A Full House....& icky icky poo.

Of course I have my Noah every day..and cousin Bo, who is 11 months old...added to the mix is our other little cousin, Madie. She's 4 yrs old and comes over every other Friday to play with Noah. They get along great - even though one plays with dolls & the other plays with trains. Truth is, I love having kids over. I babysat/was a Nanny to two very precious kiddos (Jacob & Carly) for years. They're in school now and I get to spend time with them every other month or so - they're still a very big part of my life. It was never just a job for me - I love them! Over the years of keeping kids & then having my own, I learned a very important lesson: never, and I mean never, sit down with a plate of food until you know every child in the house has gone to the potty. I feed the kids first, clean up the mess, have them go play...then I normally sit down with my lunch thinking I'll have a few moments to breathe. Big mistake- -they always poo when I'm trying to eat. Noah can take care of business himself, but I always like to make sure his hands are properly washed, etc. Bo, the baby, always craps his dipe & alot of the time its the explosive type that goes everywhere. Today it was cousin Madie. My butt had just hit the chair - my plate just placed on the table- then she tells me she has to "go". I give up. My lunch will start when ALL kids in the house have already done their business, even if I have to wait hours. It's just hard for me to wipe butts & then go back to my plate like nothing ever happened. Is this just a thing that happens only at my house or are there other moms that have to deal with poo [specifically] during lunch-time? Off to clean, clean, clean. Shhh...

Morose Monday

So this morning started out a little rough: from Noah finding a pill (herbal) in his bedroom floor to my house being a complete disaster! But as the day has progressed it has thankfully gotten better! My house is now soo clean and the laundry pile is getting smaller. Jake and Carly (7 and 5 years old: they're my little cousin's whom I have kept since birth) have been here all day. They play very well together and Noah loves them like they're his siblings. . .might as well be, they were raised together! I love those little kids like they are my own and I'm very close to them.
I just started reading Eclipse two days ago and so far so good! I'm already panicking because there is only one more book of this series left and I don't know what I'm going to do when I've read them all! Maybe I should go ahead and start preparing myself for the end by googling more vampire love stories ;D

Noah just went to the potty and stripped down to just his shirt so I have to go and get him dressed! Noone wants to see the moon this early!

Here's the kiddo's at playtime