Thursday, April 9, 2009

ONE LITTLE BOY

SO ALL STARTED WELL THIS MORNING FOR US. BIG KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL, LITTLE BOYS FED AND DRESSED. THEN IT STARTED; JUSTUS GETTING UPSET AT MATTHIAS FOR BREAKING HIS LINCOLN LOG HOUSE. SO THEN IT STARTS JUSTUS TELLING MATTHIAS NO AND MATTHIAS SCREAMING AT JUSTUS. AND IF THATS NOT ENOUGH I CATCH MATTHIAS PLAYING IN THE TOILET AND WATER ALL OVER THE FLOOR. SO HE GETS IN TROUBLE FOR THAT. THEN WHILE I AM TENDING TO ORION; JUSTUS COMES YELLING TO ME "MATTHIAS IS PUTTING BABY WIPES IN THE TOILET." NOT ONLY DID HE PUT BABY WIPES IN THE TOILET HE ALSO PUT 3 DIRTY DIAPERS IN THE TOILET AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLUSH IT WHEN I CAME IN. YES HE GOT A SPANKING FOR THIS. AFTER CALMING DOWN A LITTLE I CHANGED HIS DIAPER AND THEN THE DRAMA STARTED AGAIN. SO WHILE I WAS NURSING ORION ON ONE SIDE MATTHIAS WAS SOBBING ON THE OTHER SHOULDER. AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF JUSTUS WAS PLAYING WITH MY HAIR TOO! WHEN THIS ORDEAL WAS OVER DAVID CAME IN THE HOUSE NEEDING MY HELP. WHILE I WAS PUTTING MY BOOTS ON MATTHIAS BANGED HIS EAR ON THE WALL AND THE TEARS STARTED AGAIN. SUCH DRAMA FOR SUCH A LITTLE GUY. THEN AS I CAME IN THE FRONT DOOR MATTHIAS HAD GOTTEN AHOLD OF THE TAPE AND HAD IT IN A BIG WADE PLAYING WITH IT. SO AFTER TAKING CARE OF THAT MESS AND PUTTING THE TAPE AWAY HE PROCEEDED TO FALL FACE FIRST OFF THE BENCH AT THE TABLE. YES WE HAD MORE TEARS. AND EVEN WHILE I AM TYPING THIS HE SMACKED HIS FACE AGAIN ON THE ROCKING HORSE. SO I ASK HOW MUCH CAN ONE LITTLE BOY DO IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME? I AM ALSO WONDERING HOW THE REST OF OUR DAY WILL GO.....

5 comments:

Bethany said...

Definately. It is a bad day. Do you need a break? Nap time is right around the corner right? If not, I am right next door.

Lela Paden said...

Thanks Beth! Thankfully nap time came early today at 11:00. And Jeannie took them later this afternoon too!

Bill and Amanda said...

Wow! That is quite a morning!

Anonymous said...

Hope it got better as the day went by.What some adorable pictures of you's.Love Mom

Woodruffs said...

I was going to say, sounds like someone needs a nap! Poor little guy!