Eric and Jill

I LOVE being a mom.  I love spending time with my girls and watching them grow. HOWEVER, every now and then, a day comes along that can be a little overwhelming.  Today was definitely one of those days.
It started this morning with Zoe waking up at 4:30am.  I had just enough time to change her diaper and get her bottle ready before I heard a loud thud and LaNea's sweet cry.  Poor thing fell out of her bed and woke her up enough that she wasn't quite able to go back to sleep. So we got ready for the day.
We headed to the park for Park Days at 10am.  Of course, most other mom's don't feel the need to be punctual so the next mom showed up 10:30am leaving me a full half hour of running around with LaNea with Zoe strapped on my shoulders.  We stayed at the park till about 12:15pm.  Headed home for lunch and had just enough time  to quickly study for the driver's test.
Then with Zoe once again strapped over my shoulders and LaNea's hand in mine, walked next door to the DMV.  Fortunately we did have an appointment so it only took five minutes for us to get back with our worker.  We left our home at 1:45pm and were caught at the DMV till 3:45pm.  The whole time LaNea and I were stuck on our feet.  LaNea was such a trooper and tried really hard to be patient and good.  Though a few around us didn't think she was doing too well. (Can you believe people actually had the nerve to "ssh" her and not even the workers!)  By the time we left, I had my new Driver's License on the way but still have a lot of work in order to get our two cars registered.
Oh, just since it deserves to be mentioned. Zoe also leaked out of her diaper during our lunch time.  Changed her diaper and thought I had it all cleaned up.  Didn't notice the poo on my shirt until were waiting in line at the DMV. :)
Getting home, I still have laundry to do, dishes to wash, toys to put away and two very tired children to keep happy till bedtime.
My feet are killing me, my brain stopped working the minute I finished the driver's test and dinner was more than a little bland; but all in all, I sure love being a mom even if it does include a few very long, very stressful days.