Parenting Doesn't Come With an Easy Button

Wow... I started this blog almost a month ago and I am just now getting to post for a second time.  So much for my once a week postings idea.  Life gets busy, especially when you have children; especially when you have one special needs child and a four month old!  I am very fortunate to have such a wonderful family; however, we have some days that are just hectic for us all.  I'll give an example of a day.  THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE... I do not believe in schedules, especially with young babies who need to eat when they are hungry.

Example day:

7:00 am  Tabi wakes up and I feed her cereal
7:30 am  I go lay back down with Christopher to nurse him.
7:40 am  Get Christopher Changed, and Tabi dressed.
8:00 am Wait for the bus to take Tabi to school.
8:15 am Put Christopher down for a nap
8:45 am Once he is asleep, do some house work... usually start washing diapers, dishes, pick up... etc.
9:30 am Christopher wakes up and I entertain him for a bit
10:00 am time for my breakfast... and I'm usually very hungry by now!
10:15 am Christopher usually wants to go back to sleep by now
10: 30 am Check e-mail, pay bills if needed
11:00 am laundry! Time to put Christopher's diapers on a wash cycle
11:15 am Christopher wakes up
11: 20 am Change and feed Christopher
11:25 am Christopher is usually fussy by this time so I spend the next hour rocking and singing to him.
12:30 am  Christopher falls asleep, usually by this point he will stay asleep for a few hours
12:35 am Time for me to get some school work done, tutor other students until around 2pm if Christopher doesn't wake up.  If he does, I usually am back and forth between him and my computer
2:30 pm  Meet Tabi off the bus
2:35 pm  Make Tabi a snack
2:40 pm Help Tabi with Homework
2:50 pm Diapers!  Oh no I ran out and forgot to put them in the dryer.... grab a cover out of the wash and blow dry it..... and use a burpie as a diaper flat and make a "diaper" for Christopher... I also have to go back to the dryer by this point and start the dryer full of diapers. 
3:20 pm  Rock Christopher and feed him, he's fussy... maybe gas? .... also help Tabi with homework
4:20 pm  Baby is asleep, now I need to have dinner done by 5:30 so Tabi will have a bath and get ready for bed in time by 7:00.
5:30 - 7 pm  Dinner, nap for Christopher, Tabi gets her bath, I have to fight her to brush her teeth, Christopher wakes up crying, Tabitha is dressed and ready and in bed.  Now it is time for a bedtime story..... etc. 
7:15 pm Back into the kitchen to warm Tavis' dinner, clean up, put food away, etc....

Ok... I'm going to stop because I'm getting tired thinking about it! lol I also realized I forgot to mention all the times Christopher spits up on me and himself and we have to change. I'm glad I have time to blog right now!

So.... Does parenting come with an easy button? Absolutely not. Do I want parenting to come with an easy button?  Sometimes!  I feel that way right now as I type with one hand and rock Christopher with the other.

The thing is I love my children no matter what. I love my Daughter Tabitha Jade for  the creativity she brings to my life, the laughter she brings to my life.  I love her for who she is and I thank her for opening my eyes and heart to the world of Autism.  She is absolutely amazing and has changed me forever.

I love my Son Christopher Dracen for being the wonderful little boy he is.  For someone who is so little he can melt my heart with his smile and nurture my soul.  I am happy to be a part of his journey of life and watch him grow even more.  I thank him for opening up my eyes to other natural parenting concepts.  From the day he was born at home into his Daddy's arms unassisted, I have learned very much about myself.  He has changed me forever. 

Both of my children have changed my life forever.  Although parenting is hard, life with my children is defiantly better and I wouldn't have it any other way.