…with two potty training toddlers, who are doing it! Which is awesome! But they are definitely in the realm of needing Mama’s help A LOT, with reminders and clothing especially, and cleanup on occasions too, and its really time consuming! Egads!
…with continuing wake ups. Because right when they were JUST starting to sleep through the night, at least every now and then, they now wake up to needing to PEE IN THE POTTY at night. What??? This was not on my radar! But I cannot go back. This is the right thing to do.
….with twin toddler shenanigans that are in full force. The biting. The possessiveness. The neediness. The testing. The ignoring. The independance! Its exhausting.
…with too many commitments — school, gymnastics, appointments, playdates, and volunteering & social stuff that tends to spiral out of control reaaaaaly fast, I’ve discovered. I need to simplify and cut things out, and thats hard.
…house and yard maintenance. Its seems like I can keep things under control for awhile, and then everything starts to crumble and I am not sure why. I think its the good weather, causing me to spend more time outdoors, and take the girls places, which is great! But takes away from the other stuff.
…blogging. I want to write and post and take pictures but then find myself sucking hours away editing a million photos. I am finding tons of fabulous bloggers to read and follow, but need to balance that with working on my own stuff. I have a bunch of ideas for my blog, but the technical stuff takes HUGE amounts of time and energy that I do not have. Blah.
Gotta go — crying baby! And exhausted mama.
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I only have the one potty-training toddler and I’ve overwhelmed. That’s fantastic that they’re taking to it though! Yay!
I think I’ve been overwhelmed by house maintenance ever since my twins were born. There’s just not enough time to get it all done, and when I do have time, there’s always something else to do that seems more appealing. I definitely need to focus more attention in this area.
And then there’s the toddler shenanigans… (big sigh). My kids are very into mischief making these days- purposely doing things they know they’re not supposed to (and never even used to think about). I try to redirect and give them the attention I know they must be craving, but sometimes other things (like making a meal, cleaning up a mess, or using the bathroom) just have to be done. I am so looking forward to the day when impulse control sets in a bit more.
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Good for you for sticking with the potty training, even through the night. My two are in undies during the day, but wear a nighttime diaper at night. They seem okay with this for now, and hopefully, down the road after they transition into toddler beds, it won’t be too tough to get the nighttime training going.
My twins are not yet two – just another week or so! But I can so relate to what you are going through. We’ve yet to start potty training, but they are really interested when they see big brother go, so I think it’s something that is right around the corner for us.
I can totally relate! (except for the twin part, although my stepbrother has twins, so I’ve seen what the dynamic looks like!) I’m potty training my son right now. And yes, good weather and fun outings=falling behind on everything else. I tell people my house is a mess because we are getting out and doing stuff. It’s not because I’m lazy, I swear!
Oops, that last comment was mine.