Naptime, please dont leave me!!

I'm a psycho. Plain and simple.

I have 18 month old triplets whom apparently think that i should have been a comedian instead of a pill passer as my job of choice...and i dont find myself funny, at all.

Actually, if i were them, i'd be scared of me, since well, I"M scared of me.

I've run out of patience, long ago. My 4 year old is an impatient, self reliant when she feels like it, drama queen...spitting image of her mother, and i dont want that to be the case.

I seriously fear that i am going to be the reason for my kids needing therapy and lets face it, my insurance isnt gonna pay for 6 people to talk to a shrink. No way.

I know things need to change. I know i need to change. I just dont know how to do it.

I need them to listen to me.
It's what, almost 1pm...i took them up to nap around 12, Logan goes right to sleep since he is the godforsaken alarm clock in this house and he goes off at 6am no matter what...
Lilly lays there, usually falls asleep but today, she's decided to lay there and talk to herself and you know what, this is rediculous. I'm not stupid, i'm psychic actually. I know that she's gonna lay up there till one of the boys wakes up, then she's gonna think i'm gonna bring her downstairs when i bring them...NOT. Then she's gonna lay up there, wake up the other one, and again expect me to bring her downstairs with them...NOT. The boys will eat, she'll be whining, and i'll bring her down since i dont want to screw up the eating routine because i just dont have the patience for that right now and she's gonna be superhag all night long.
I had to force Carter to go to sleep. The madder i get the more he thinks i'm just soooo frickin funny and that infuriates me to the point where i just want to act like a raging lunatic and scream and pull out my hair and punch the wall and swear and cry... Like, dude, you've been up since 6:30 am thanks to your spaz of a brother, you're tired, get a clue.
Yeah, they all share a room. Nice, huh?
Cammie stopped napping at this age. I'll be damned if they think they're done...ha ha, that's amusing. I could see myself now...The sad part is i only have to do naps 3 days a week, my mom has them the other 4 days while i work...neither of us are ready for non napping evil spawn children.
My husband you ask?? Where is he in all this you ask?? Side job. And that's as far as i'm gonna go on that matter since this is my appropriate blog... This, is not.

Remembering Maddie

Remembering Maddie

This post wasn't written by me but I support it 100% and miss Maddie's face. This post is free to copy and paste to your own blog. No link-backs needed. Just spread the word if you're so inclined.

In memory of Maddie's second birthday...

I don't think there are too many people reading this who didn't have their heart broken on April 7th of this year. That's the day we learned that Madeline Alice Spohr, whom we all knew as Maddie from The Spohrs Are Multiplying, was suddenly taken from her parents, Heather and Mike, when a respiratory infection coupled with a collapsed lung was more than her 17-month-old body could fight. Thousands of people across the country mourned with Heather and Mike, and thousands came to their support by donating to the March of Dimes in Maddie's memory.

Since then, the Spohrs, along with family and friends, have created Friends of Maddie, a fund dedicated to supporting families of critically ill or prematurely-born infants during their stay in the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with supplies, help finding temporary lodging (because the NICU isn't always within commuting distance of home), and by creating a network of support.

Friends of Maddie uses your donation to put together Support Packs for families who find themselves overwhelmed with the care of an at-risk newborn. The packs include items such as reusable water bottles, snack bars, tissues, mints, and most importantly, a tri-fold binder with a note pad and accordion file to keep track of paperwork.

"We're hopeful it will make it at a little easier for parents to keep track of everything," Heather says. "You get SO many papers, business cards, etc., every day, and it's hard to keep track of everything."

She should know. She lived the experience. Maddie's sixty-eight-day stay in the NICU is chronicled on Heather's blog and her husband Mike's blog as well. Readers across the country followed every setback and every victory. What message would she like to pass on to parents in the same situation?

"Patience. Take things a day at a time and live in the moment. Don't look down the road or things will get REALLY scary and overwhelming," shared Heather.

The reaction to the packs has been terrific, according to Heather, "We've been getting a fantastic response from everyone! We weren't expecting such a big response so we are really behind in getting back to everyone, but it's a good problem to have!"

By now, you are all wondering how you can help, right? I knew it. You people rock. What you can do:

Donate. I know, the economy is bad right now, but every little bit helps. Or...

Let your local NICU know about Friends of Maddie, or...

Do you work for a company that might bring a valuable service to NICU parents? Contact FoM. Or...

Just spread the word. Write a blog post. Copy this one. Send out a tweet.

Mike and Heather's loss is unimaginable. In spite of their grief, they have found a way to pay forward all the love poured out from thousands of hearts across the internet. Tell others about Friends of Maddie as we remember and celebrate Maddie's birthday today.


Maddie ~ Forever in our hearts.

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Small Successes

Name 5 small successes in your life from the past week. (and yes, laundry counts!)

In my life, lately it seems that anything can be a small success...This week, we actually had a BIG success!!!
For the past 18 months, we have had to sit in our kid's room until they all fall asleep. This is because we have a VERY small house, 2 bedrooms, so all 4 of the kids share a room. (We're building on this spring :O) YAY!!) In the past week, we have successfully gotten the triplets to sleep, every nap and every night, by just putting them in their beds and leaving the room! I thought that day would never come. It was so grueling, time consuming and draining to spend at least a half hour every time just sitting there, making them lay back down, get back in bed and just quit puttsying around for them to go to sleep. I can get so much more done now, leading to a few other small successes!
We took all 4 of the kids to Chuck E Cheeses this week! Thankfully there weren't that many people there so we could kinda let them run free. We got a few bumps and bruises, but we left the place with the same amount of kids we got there with!
Monday morning i was awakened by my cell phone ringing. A few weeks ago i was listening to the radio and they had a contest where you had to get on their website and write in 100 words or less why you needed a mental break. Well, i did. And i WON!! I just simply told them the truth, that i had 17 month old triplets, a 4 year old, a full time job, and no time to do a thing! I won a $550 American Express gift card and a leather hand bag of some sorts! Small success...CHRISTMAS MONEY!!!
This week i also made it home alive and well everyday and my family is happy and healthy...that's really all i can ask for :O)