It suddenly hit me as I reached up and put the clean nappies into the airing cupboard!! OH! my God! What on earth is happening, how am I ever going to cope. Whatever was I thinking, that it was all going to be plain sailing??
My eldest was ten and the next lad was eight, I had survived traumas of the pediatric special care units, bringing home new babies that had been wired up and tube fed. Babies that refused to take a bottle or sleep one of which could and would cry and scream for hours!! Got through ear, nose and eye infections, sun burn, sickness, sleepless night endless lonely days with no one to talk to. A bout of measles, not to mention mumps, chicken pox ect . Been though the day nursery blues and finally they were settled into school and were acting like humans… well almost.
What had I done. I had thrown the dice and I had hit a ladder which I had slid right down. So two weeks after proudly and confidentially( well I had done this all before and twice) bringing home a new baby . I realized I had it all to do again but now it going to be more complicated! Feed wash and dress baby after an early hours night feed. Get boys up make sure they eat their breakfast and wash, have all their homework and kits and lunch boxes then put baby in pram and walk the boys to school. After that walk up town and do the shopping, get home feed the baby do as much housework and cooking as time and baby will allow, get baby out of cot or swing chair put in the pram. Dash up to school, either walk boys to a friends or an after school activity go home feed baby , get the boys ( with baby of course) feed them make sure they do their homework before the TV can go on! Bath, feed and put baby’s night wear on, put him to bed sort out meal for husband if he was coming home , he was away or often very late due to his line of work. Collapse, and that was only on a good day when everything worked to plan.
I sat by the airing cupboard and wept!…………..
willowdot21 
May 01, 2013 @ 12:10:22
ah Sweet Willow, such a traumatic time…and so much on your shoulders… It’s at such times we find our strength and test our mettle…We cope,we have to, but the fear and worry remains as memories to look at and ponder about … Warmest of hugs… always your friend… xPenx
May 01, 2013 @ 15:10:29
Thanks Pen, do you really like the post it is a departure from my norm, I thought I might throw in a few memories! from those mad, mad days! Hugs for ever!
May 01, 2013 @ 12:25:20
A perfect mother indeed, and all credit to mothers all over the world doing this on a daily basis as looking after children and babies, shopping, cleaning and chores aplenty are hard enough, so much so that the days are just not long enough and do the husbands and partners always appreciate that fact? NO THEY DON’T, which is a real shame on them I think.
Have a wicked rest
of Wednesday Willowdot 🙂 xxxx
May 01, 2013 @ 15:13:09
Perfect……….. No anything but , tired irritable and plain scared!! I thought I might just let a few memories out of the box, a departure from my normal style but I feel an urge to share. I hope I do not bore you all to death! You enjoy your week!! 😉
May 01, 2013 @ 15:18:05
You, bore us? Never…
Right now go and sit on
the naughty step for even
thinking of such a thing 😦
Don’t worry I will sit next to
you and guess what? I have
a large, wait for it…
A large packet of sweets so let’s
be extra wicked and eat them all 🙂
Have a lovely evening Willowdot 😉
Andro xxx
May 01, 2013 @ 15:21:16
Thank Andro I could happily sit on the naughty step with you !! 🙂 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
May 01, 2013 @ 15:23:10
🙂 😉 Good to know that Willowdot
but I am still having the liquorice ones 🙂 lol
Be good, or just wicked like me 😉 xxxx
May 01, 2013 @ 15:26:19
I shall have to fight you I love liquorice ummm! :0) 😉 🙂 😉
I am going to be so wicked
May 01, 2013 @ 15:28:19
Yes well okay then I will share
them but don’t blame me if I get
all sulky on you 😦 lmao xxxx
May 01, 2013 @ 15:29:49
Now now there is no need for the sulks !! you know what happens to boys that sulk! ………………….
May 01, 2013 @ 15:31:34
GULP…
Don’t Tell Me 🙂 lol
Okay I am being good 😉 xxxx
May 01, 2013 @ 15:34:34
Round one to me I think, now may I have that sweetie please!, you can share my cushion!! 😉
May 01, 2013 @ 15:37:13
Here’s a couple of soft centres and a nice juicy lollipop for you, I know when I am beaten 😦 lmao Thank you for the cushion though 🙂 xxxx
May 01, 2013 @ 16:11:17
you are so welcome!! 🙂 😉
May 01, 2013 @ 16:12:48
I will catch you on the naughty
step again soon Willowdot 😉 🙂
Andro xxx
May 01, 2013 @ 16:15:01
No doubt , I shall look forward to that! 😉 🙂 😉
May 01, 2013 @ 16:16:13
Me too 🙂 😉 xxx
May 01, 2013 @ 16:17:08
😉 😉 xxxxxxxxxx
May 02, 2013 @ 18:05:44
Yep, I only have two but the youngest is 20 mths… not quite as busy as you but good Goddess, I’m busy enough! I can certainly relate 🙂
May 02, 2013 @ 19:53:44
You certainly will have your hands full with two little ones. I was looking back thirty years to a fortnight after my youngest was born….. the blue meanies just set in!! They did not stay forever though! 😉 xxxxx
May 02, 2013 @ 20:14:42
Now the worrying, stress, and busyness is past, I hope they are fond memories for you 🙂
May 02, 2013 @ 20:32:08
They have caused me worry , grief, and the greatest joy ! I would not change a second!
May 04, 2013 @ 07:26:29
Willow, wow. My gosh I had no idea… Kudos to you for carrying yourself through.
May 04, 2013 @ 08:07:21
Noeleen thanks, happily it was all years ago and we all survived 😉 just as you have hugs
Mar 07, 2014 @ 16:06:53
How I remember those days. 😀 I only had one child and she was a miracle. Still, life was not a parade.