Sunday, October 19, 2008

Pregnant Mom+Three Busy Boys - Dad = a bad day at church

I thought yesterday we had reached a new low, but you never know how much lower you can sink until you do. Church, all forty-five minutes of it, brought us to a new low. Ryan couldn't be there today so I was on my own - pregnant with three kids. Things were ok until the sacrament portion when Parker found that he can reach the light switch and turned the lights off. Shortly after that, Ollie fell off our pew and banged his head. I took him out while he wailed, then went back in once sacrament was over. We were doing well for five minutes until Ollie hit his head again and I decided to move us out to the hall. I was thinking the kids would calm down once they had more room and wouldn't have to be so quiet. NOPE! Parker climbed the drinking fountain and sat in it while I was chasing Ollie. Parker ran across the stage while there was a class going on in the gym. Bryce who was supposed to be watching Ollie was busy playing with his toys and lost track of Ollie who was trying to climb the same drinking fountain Parker did, but found he's too short to manage Parker's stunt. I felt overwhelmed and decided to leave once the tears started pouring down my cheeks. 

4 comments:

Rachael said...

How sad! I'm sorry Bonks!!

andre'a said...

Oh Thitho, I'm so sorry! I know it's still fresh but in a few more years we'll all laugh about this. And you'll miss those busy little boys when they're towering over you. I bet you'll even miss their maple syrup spills and fingerprints on everything. You're building eternity. I'm so proud of you!

andre'a said...

Thitho, I love the mathematic equation. It's a very nice touch!

Monica said...

Thanks you guys! After two days I'm starting to feel normal again ~ not so much like I've been hit by the bus of kids that is my life.