bouncy, bouncy, bouncy! fall off!

Our day began at 5:45 am today. When I went to get our alarm clock, Jacob, out of bed he was hot and sweaty. I knew it wasn't going to be a good day. Jacob has had a fever and diahrrea all day which has caused him to be extra fussy and clingy. I think he's teething. In fact, I'm pretty sure he is since he went through 3 shirts and 2 bibs. We sat and watched a Jana Alayra DVD pretty much all morning because it was the only thing that would calm him down. He fell asleep a couple times while the DVD was playing too which was nice. I called Lawrence at work and asked him to come home for lunch so I could take a shower. I was hoping for 15 minutes of peace, but that didn't last long as Joshua wanted some time with me since Jacob had been hogging my attention all morning. When Joshua wants to shower with me, I'm pretty strict about him not jumping around or goofing off too much because I don't want him to slip and fall and get hurt. Ironically, what I've been attempting to prevent happened today and he wasn't even goofing off! Lawrence just chimed in with "I let him goof off and nothing happens. Not yet anyway." Thanks a lot. Joshua slipped and hit his mouth on the ledge in our shower which turned into 20 minutes of bleeding and excessive crying which woke Jacob up. Did I mention that Joshua only wanted me? Thank goodness Lawrence was home to help me out otherwise I don't know how I would have gotten through 2 kids screaming and demanding to be held. Wow, what a day!

It's frustrating days like these (which thankfully happen few and far between) that make me want to go back to the corporate world and let someone else deal with the crankiness. And to be guaranteed adult conversation with someone other than my husband every day. I rarely voice frustration about this because I feel that since I made the choice to be a stay at home mom, now I need to suck it up and deal with it. But even as frustrating and annoying as it is sometimes, there is no one else I would want to cuddle, kiss and nurture my children through these times. The thought that all Jacob needs is to see my face and his face lights up does it for me and (usually) melts away my frustration. I'm so thankful to be able to stay home and raise my children. I'm so thankful that my husband has a job and goes to work every day for his family. Most importantly, I'm so thankful for God's provision for our family and for entrusting and believing that I'm the best Mommy for Joshua and Jacob.

After one of Jacob's many mini-naps today, I decided we needed to spend some time outside and enjoy the beautiful June day that God made. Joshua was playing some game he made up called "Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy! Fall off!" Jacob was actually laughing. Oh how I love his laugh! Jacob even entered his comfort zone and walked around for a few minutes without whining.

Enjoy!