Expectations and Our Growing Family | Blissfully Domestic

Today was one of those days where it was a little harder to remember the fun and laughter that are possible in a large family.  I was already close to running late to pick up my eldest from the bus stop when my middle child wet her pants all over the living room floor.  As I ran for the towels, my youngest asked to get out of bed.  With a poopy diaper.

Dont they understand what it means to have good timing?  Wet your pants, if you must, when we are just hanging out having a good time.  Not ...

two minutes before it is time to walk out the door.  Bowel movements are good in the morning and at bedtime.  Not when there is already a puddle flowing across the floor.

By adding another child to the mix, arent we just asking for one more badly timed accident to deal with when pressure is already building?

These are the moments when panic builds.  Thankfully, after they are all (clean and) put into bed and sound asleep[44], I can look back over the day and see that I actually managed to cope with even a seemingly impossible situation.  Maybe I can even stop to find the humor[45] in it.

And Im back to pleasant expectation of the newest challenge adventure that will be added to our family experience.

Melanie is a wife of one, mother of three and friend of many. you can find more of her attempts to stay sane at her blog, tales from the crib and at the Chicago moms blog.

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