This too shall pass...(like a kidney stone)

As a full time mom of four little rascals sometimes I feel like the day will never end, that I'm actually moving backwards (as far as getting anything accomplished) and I just want to sit down and cry!  I'm soooo far from perfect.. I'm not even in the same hemisphere.  But I really do get so much joy from being a mom. Watching my children grow fills me with amazement and appreciation for the life the Lord has blessed me with.  I can easily say that I love every day of being a mom  (but maybe not like it every moment).  Today I had one of those moments...

But at the same time, I know someday I'll miss moments like these!  And thats what I kept saying to myself as I swept up about 8 cups of this flour up, and vacuumed the carpet, and wiped down the back of the sofa, and started the laundry, and bathed my boys...

Brothers...

Cam LOVES his new baby (Okay, so this post is out of order, but I couldnt skip these pictures)!

ah, parenthood

      Sometimes being a mom is hard!  With Ava I am always asking myself "how do I teach her?" and with Cam I am always asking "what am I going to do with him?"  I never thought I would be a push-over mother.  But I am!  It is so hard for me to draw the line and keep it where I want it!  Sometimes it is easier to give in than to stick to the plan.  Which is totally counter-productive and it actually makes life harder in the long run.
    Example: We have been so busy with life lately that Cameron hasn't had a regular nap time since before we went to California!  But he really needs one.  In fact he always falls asleep before the day is over, but he does it in the car, or at the most inconvenient time.  So today we are actually home and he starts acting up, so i put him in his bed and, of course, he throws up!  What do you do? I let him go to my bed (which lasted all of 5 min before he was up playing) So do I let him scream and then sleep in his puke?  It is so hard to put him in his room because I KNOW every time I do I get to go in and clean up his lunch or dinner from the floor and bed.
   I know the answers I would give someone else in my position as a mother of three children three and under:  be kind, be consistent, and create a predictable routine.  Easier said than done...

My Cam Man

Cameron can be a complete mystery to me sometimes.  He is can be the sweetest or the meanest thing ever.  He really has a good heart though.  He will refuse to eat dinner, but then he turn around and eats bugs (yes, I said bugs), desitin, and when he threw up today I found a BAND-AID in it!  My goodness... I dont know what to do about this one!

Here he is eating sidewalk chalk:

I promise I try to feed this kid regular healthy food!

Mommy and a much younger Cam...

Have I mentioned lately that children grow up much too fast?!?