B+C+B+C+B+C: mother of the year

Saturday, October 9, 2010

mother of the year

Last night around 3am I was up with one of the babies... can't remember which one... probably didn't even know at the time which one... and he or she was cryingcryingcrying. I was so frustrated... baby was well fed, burped, fully clothed, it was nighttime.... WHY WEREN'T THEY SLEEPING?!?! I was bouncing around the house, re-swaddling, singing songs, ssshhhing, swinging... nothing worked. Baby still whining. I was so tired my head hurt. Finally Brian came out to see what was wrong... (I had been trying to let him get more sleep, since he had a long day at work behind and ahead of him)... and he asked if I had checked the diaper.

Duh.

Totally mustard-filled.

Changed it and got baby back to sleep.

You'd think with 3 kids I'd have this whole infant-thing down. But I find myself having "mother of the year" (sarcastic toned title) moments all the time. Every day it seems like. Just stupidstupid mistakes. It's one thing when I'm honestly trying as hard as I can to do everything I know how to do right... but when I mess up on the obvious stuff... I question whether I should quit this job and go back to just teaching swim lessons. At least none of my kids ever drowned.

If Brianna, Courtney, and Bennett make it to adulthood unscathed... it will be a miracle.

5 comments:

gilliay said...: been there, done that. You don't know how many times I've thought about making a checklist to mark off at 3 AM. Usually the idea comes up after a situation like this. Poor kids! They'll survive though!; October 10, 2010 at 9:31 PM
Debbie said...: There there Chelsea...it will all work out. Before you know it, they will be almost 18 and you'll be going off to college WITH them and there will be lots more chances to "get it right". But you won't get it ALL right- but I believe YOU will get more right than wrong. Change the diapers first!; October 11, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Malerie said...: I'm sorry. I know how you feel (on a smaller scale of course). Hang in there. You're a great mom.; October 11, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Unknown said...: Your being too hard on yourself. I think every parent has those mother/father of the year moments. When you start to question yourself, just look at your little angels and see how truly happy they are. They wouldn't be that way if you were are terrible mother. I think you are awesome!; October 11, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Joolz said...: Still do it all the time. Last week the teething was causing wicked diaper rash and the runs. I can't count how many times she burned because I forgot to check!! Keep up the good work and if you didn't make a few mistakes we would all hate you! :)

-Julie; October 12, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Saturday, October 9, 2010

mother of the year

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