This is what transpired a couple days ago....
I was putting the twins down for naps. Fisher was in his bed almost asleep so I started with Hunter. I held Hunter for 30 minutes trying to rock him to sleep. He will only go to sleep if he is held. So after 30 minutes or rocking and no luck I thought I would try just laying him in his bed to go to sleep on his own. After a couple of minutes he started to cry which woke Fisher up after a few minutes. I thought I would let them both cry and see what happened. Well, in about 2 minutes Justin was in their room and in Fisher's crib. I got Justin out of there all the while trying to keep my patience and closed the door on 2 crying babies. After a few minutes Fisher stopped; I figured he went back to sleep. I started looking around wondering were Justin was.... on the toilet trying to do his own paperwork (he wont call for me when he is done). So I was trying to get him taken care of, Hunter is still screaming and has only held his breath once, and Fisher is back to crying. I go in the twin's bedroom to find that Fisher had pooped up his back. So I changed him and Hunter is still crying. I take Fisher out cause I figure he is done with his nap. A few minutes later I go in to check on the crying Hunter to find that he has thrown up. It was all over his clothes, in his helmet and all over his bed. So I get him out and clean him up and change his clothes. I hold him for 15 minutes and he finally goes to sleep.
I called Tyler in tears for words of encouragement. Justin saw that I was crying and this is how our conversation went:
Justin: "Mommy, you're not sad."
Mom: "No, I am not sad. I am just frustrated. Hunter wants me to hold him all day and I can't just hold him all of the time."
Justin: "I will hold him all day in the rocking chair by myself. I will hold him and then put him in his bed when he falls asleep all by myself."
Justin brought a smile to my face. He is so willing to help me and sometimes I just get to frustrated with life to notice. I was happy the rest of the day!! Thanks Justin.
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3 comments:
So cute!! It is hard to not get so busy with the little ones, that the bigger ones get pushed to the side! You are an awesome mom!
Oh Hill, what a day! I am ready to come back out and "play", tell me your schedule and we can figure something out!
Oh this totally made me bawl. So, so sweet. I have to tell myself every day that life is a thousand little moments and when people ask me how I do it with twins I say; "an hour at a time" I'm sure that's how all mom's feel though. :)
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