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A Day In The Life..

December 22nd, 2012 . Posted in bySarrahbaby, day-to-day life | No Comments »
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This is my first post about a day in my life as a mom of three girls, a wife, and someone who stays at home. I don’t know how this will go because, in my opinion, my life is boring but I am hoping someone will get something out of it. Anyways, let me begin..

I woke up this morning after getting up twice in the middle of the night for my youngest to eat (8 months old) actually feeling like I got a good night sleep. I thought to myself, hey this might actually be a good day. I was wrong. Terribly wrong lol. My middle child, Elizabeth, woke up first. She woke up in a horrible mood. She was so mean and cranky. As soon as I brought Elizabeth out into the living room my middle child, Amber, woke up as well. So here I have two little girls who fight all the time cranky. Next thing I know I have a fight on my hands. Amber sits down to read a book and Elizabeth decides she wants the book.

Right now, my husband, David, and I, have been trying hard to find the right form of discipline to get through to our children because they have been out of whack lately.

So this time we tried just sitting them on opposite couches to calm down and wake up a little bit more. Well, this did not work. Anyone have any other ideas other than timeout, spanking, yelling, or taking things away??

So anyways the morning goes on and I keep trying to get the girls to calm down and be nicer and get along and listen so on and so forth. Lunch time comes around and the girls are still acting insane. Of course I can’t eat lunch until they get laid down for a nap because I will never get to finish it lol. So I sit the girls down and give them some Chicken Noodle Soup. Elizabeth throws it on the floor and Amber only eats two bites. So lately I am trying to get it across to them that they have to eat what I give them when I give it to them. They think they should be able to eat whatever, whenever, and wherever they want. So I put them down for their nap about 30 minutes early. Elizabeth goes right to sleep and Amber never takes her nap.

Luckily, and unluckily, David is laid off at the moment so he could stay home while they were napping (Chloe too) and I could go to the grocery store to get food for Christmas Dinner and my grandfather’s birthday dinner tomorrow night. THE GROCERY STORE IS JAMMMMMM PACKED!! I couldn’t even get to all of the things I needed because the store is so packed. Luckily when I come home the girls are still napping so I can grab a quick lunch and spend some time with David. That is what I wish happened anyways.

When I came home David was organizing things in the house and I got to work washing dishes and the counter tops. After about 30 minutes of that all three of my girls wake up. At that point I thought I would never get anything done. LUCKILY, my mom stopped by and I let her watch the girls in the living room while I got some laundry put in the washer/dryer and I finished up in the kitchen. NOW I can sit down.

Chloe is playing nicely in her jumper, Elizabeth and Amber are getting in trouble every few minutes. I cannot get these children to quit acting like this. And talk about RUDE. My oldest daughter out of nowhere has obtained the rudest nastiest attitude ever. It is horrible. Anyone else dealing or has dealt with this?? Please give me some advice lol. So we make the girls sit on opposite couches again and put a movie on for them. At that point it was time for me to start dinner. Holy geez non stop work lol. I have to keep leaving the kitchen to get onto the girls to leave Chloe and her jumper alone and to stop fighting because my Mom is playing on her cell phone lol. So dinner was suppose to be Italian Sausage. I had 6 links of it and 3 out of the 6 ended up burnt. Bleh.

What a day. Finally though we got to all sit down for Italian sausage, buttery pasta, and steamed green beans. It was a good dinner. Then the girls went off to play and I started dishes. David kept on organizing things this whole time by the way lol. Finally it is bed time (mommy relaxation time haha).

I sit down and play Call of Duty Modern Warfare with David for a little while and now as I write this he is watching How I Met Your Mother. I am going to sign off for now because I am exhausted from the kids behavior, shopping, and cleaning. Hopefully someone can give me some advice about the kids or hopefully someone got something from this. Like, life is exhausting being a mom but totally worth it. Good night all 🙂

Prenatal Screening and Spina Bifida

December 21st, 2012 . Posted in teen pregnancy & parenting | No Comments »

A little over three years ago, I learned that I was pregnant. I was young and it was unexpected and terrifying. I’ve always loved children, my own mother had me young and did an amazing job and I had an overwhelming amount of support! I could do it, because in the end it would be worth everything. I spent the first three months huddled on the couch with horrible morning sickness, quickly learning I was about to be a single parent and I thought the worst was over.

At the end of my first trimester I went for the integrated prenatal screen (IPS) a screen for abnormalities in the baby, Down Syndrome being the most common found. When deciding to do the test I did my research and learned that because of my age, family history and the fact that I am a healthy person the likelihood of anything being wrong was slim to none. The test was quite simple and non-invasive, a round of bloodwork, an ultrasound, and another round of bloodwork.

I went for the first set of bloodwork with my biggest fear being the bloodwork itself, I’ve always hated needles. I was ecstatic about the opportunity to see my little baby during the ultrasound. I forgot about the test entirely until the second set of bloodwork, then carried on as usual, I was confident nothing would be wrong, how could it be when the little baby in the picture was so perfect? The day I got the phone call my world stopped, the doctor needed me to come in to discuss the results, something might be seriously wrong, I couldn’t breathe.

I was a wreck the next 2 days waiting for that appointment. The results were in there was a positive for Spina Bifida, I knew what Spina Bifida was, and I knew what the future would look like if it was true. I was sent to a geneticist who asked about family history, and given a more accurate ultrasound. Then came more waiting.

It was by far the scariest and longest couple weeks of my life, weeks where I cried myself to sleep every night, where I broke out crying in class almost daily. Finally the appointment came where I saw the geneticist again for the official results. I had a slightly increased risk (0.37% when the average is 0.1 – 0.2%) but it was very likely my son would be born healthy!

Honestly there were still times I worried for him, I very rarely felt movements during my pregnancy, he was late learning to sit and he never really crawled. Today watching him run and play outside, I remembered that time when I was told he may never be able to do any of those things, it hit me with such force I found myself yet again crying over the results from that test. This time they were tears of joy, I am beyond thankful for my little wild man and his ability to run and play and be his wild self. I will never take it for granted, and when he’s old enough I will share this story with him so he too won’t take it for granted.

Every woman of child bearing age should be taking a multivitamin containing at least 0.4mg of folic acid daily. This reduces the chance of neural tube defects by approximately 70%. To learn more about Spina Bifida please visit http://www.cdc.gov/Features/SpinaBifidaProgram/index.html

Poem: “Just Like Me”

July 27th, 2011 . Posted in blogging/internet, teen pregnancy & parenting | No Comments »
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Here is a poem one of our members wrote… Even though it’s from a ways back (when we had our Communities), I just had to share when I stumbled upon it! 🙂



Author: Justine Aubrey


The stick turned pink and that was that,

the day my old life left and would never come back.

My friends dwindled as my belly grew,

I felt alone, scared, and with out a clue.

Married, with child, at such a young age,

I watched my friends go out and play,

college, the party life, and who knows what else,

sometimes they came around, but I was always by myself.



A baby brought a joy to my life,

and also the reality that I was a mother and a wife.

People starred at the child I held, ones I used to identify with myself.

They didnt understand that my duties were at home,

sometimes it was so difficult, young and on my own.

2 a.m. feedings for us meant two different things,

while I sat up feeding baby, they were drunk eating pancakes.



They didnt understand why I couldnt stop what I do,

to go hang out with them, they didnt have a clue.

Alone, with a child, a husband, as his wife,

I felt trapped and alone, nothing for a life.

Searching with my keyboard, I came across a place,

with women just like me, young, married, kids,

curiousity struck my face…

Young Married Mommies, a group of girls like me!

I was shocked, I was excited, and most of all relieved!

My heart always told me, that life was right on track,

even though my new life took some getting used to,

and my old life would not come back.



I met wonderful women, who understood my pains,

they understood the importance of what was to be gained.

They related to my hardships, never once was judged,

for they understood being a young married mommy,

and filled my heart with love.

We share our stories, we laugh sometimes, we vent, complain and give advice.

We send congrats and internet hugs, and welcome with open arms,

to girls just like us.



I have shared the birth of one more baby,

some members did the same.

we’ve added others to our group,

with open minds and loving hearts,

because these women are just that way.

I may not see them face to face,

but thats alright to me,

and when my husband goes off to work,

sometimes I’m lonely,

but wth out fail, I can head to the net

and click just one, two, three,

and there is always something going on,

with the girls who are just like me.

March Break / Spring Break

March 16th, 2011 . Posted in by Kris, day-to-day life | 1 Comment »
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Well it’s a whirlwind at our house (as usual) and I know I haven’t checked in for a while (we’ve been sick) but I wanted to chat a little about March Break and what kind of activities you mommies did with your kids. What kind of child care do you rely on when they are not in school and what kind of activities do you sign them up for? For those of you with younger tots, this is something you’re about to get tossed into, so listen to what the older mommies suggest! lol 😉

I had been *really* stressed out about this coming week for basically all of 2011 to date!!! But it has gone really well so far. We had planned to send DS to the same camp as last year and now that he is older he could go to the full day option instead of just the half day for preschoolers. I called only last week to register (I know, a bit late) but luckily they had space. Luckily I had done my research and knew there was a discount for putting a camper in for the full week because the administrator distractedly tried to just charge me the daily rate x5! No thanks! My son *loves* the camp to bits. I tried to pick him up early on the first day and he would have none of that: “But it’s not pick up TIME, Mom!” and he sent me away.

As for my (much-older) DD, she wanted nothing to do with any camp. My DH joked that any idea coming from us, even if we could find a “sit around and go on Facebook and text your friends from your cell phone all day” camp somewhere, she would refuse to go just on the principle that it had been suggested by her parents. We are that hated and horrible these days. I offered her many many options including a babysitting course (you’d think the chance of making cash of her own this summer would be enticing! but no…), singing lessons, Hip Hop camp, dance camp, gmynastics camp (with or without her little bro), you name it – we researched it. But no, she insisted she wouldn’t have enough time to spend with friends or go shopping even if she were enrolled in a half-day program. And without her grand-parents to back me up (who had her more than half the week), I knew it was a fight I couldn’t win. If they were the ones having to drag her out of bed, you can be sure they would be saying “Don’t blame me, blame your big bad mommy who is making us all go through this camp thing” (have I mentioned this are my ex’s parents? her bio-dad’s folks? oh yes, it’s fun…).

But I did have a (small) victory this week… I suggested one morning that we go for a manicure at a local spa. “Invite a friend” I said, “My treat!”. She insisted everyone was busy, she wouldn’t be able to find anyone, blah blah blah. I asked her to put out a note online and on her texts and sure enough, there was a friend who was able to come along. So as usual, she ended up having a great time getting her nails done with her friend (and getting a Frappucino and having a leisurely chat session at the coffee shop) and it killed many hours during which she was not just moping around in her pyjamas bored.

Once the spring break is over for us, DD will go back to her dance lessons and we intend to put DS into gymnastics at the same place he’s done these camps a couple years in a row! They’re also both signed up for soccer this summer. We’ve had different sets of grand-parents help out with the “funding” of these activities because they can definitely get pricey, but I would definitely say it’s worth it. I started when the kids are young with little swim lessons and things like that (as babies, you go in the pool with them and then starting from around age 3, they go on their own) and it’s great to have one or two activities to keep them active during the week, especially when at least one of those extra-curricular activities is a sport or other physical activity.

So I suspect if the Question of the Month for March Roll Call on the YM Boards is about Spring Break, I can now just link over here! lol 😉 but either way, I’d love to also see some comments over here too from YM mommies and others… what do you usually do for March Break? What activities have you found to be good ideas for your kids during the year? What about summer? How do you keep them from being bored during the holidays?

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