OMG...Dr. PHIL

Okay so I have to bitch about something for just a minute. Today I was watching Dr. Phil while cleaning the living room during baby nap time. It was about how Stay at Home Moms have 30-40 leisure hours during the week (according to the Washington Post or something). WTF??? Have they visited my house? 30-40 hours? Seriously? How am I missing that. I thought I would share my typical day at home with 3 kids under 2. (I can only say that for a few more days.)

5-6am- Porter wakes up and needs to be fed/changed/burped/entertained. Make Jesse's coffee ( I Know- I am too sweet!!) Dogs have to go out/eat.

8:30- Twins up. Changed/dressed/fed. Clean up after feeding them. Play with them.

9am- Porter needs to eat. Still in process of working on cleaning up twins breakfast.

11:30- Fix lunch for kids. Feed them. Clean up after them. Change their diapers. Etc.....

12- Feed/change Porter

1:00- Nap for Twins. Play with Porter. Hope he takes a nap.

1-3- Some free time to clean. Maybe eat. Wash clothes. Take a shower. That is only if Porter cooperates and takes a nap too.

3- Kids up. Snack. Change diapers. Play. Feed Porter.

6- Dinner. Cook.Feed.Clean up after kids. Feed Porter.

7-Bath. This is quite the process. Water flying everyone. Making sure no one drowns. Make sure Porter is entertained (he tends to be fussy during twins bath)

8- BED.....ahhh. Feed Porter. Put him to bed. Then clean. Wash sippy cups. Sweep/mop floor. Feed dogs. Feed Jesse and I. Clean up the kitchen.

Hope and Pray everyone sleeps all night with no crying, whining, and waking up.

Now. Keep in mind during those free times I am entertaining kids. OH how I wish they would sit on the couch, eating bon-bons, and watching Soaps with me. But that just doesn't happen. Every hour or so they get bored of the room we are playing in and have to move to a different location (kitchen, living room, outside, playroom, bedroom....you get the point. With the exception of nap time, it is seriously non- stop. My kids are active. They don't sit still very often. Sawyer might watch an episode of Dora or Go Diego Go, but he is by no means sitting still during this time. He is climbing on the furniture, running over Danner with a car, throwing a ball at the dog, dumping all the toys on the floor, skinning his knee, bumping his head, wanting some "MILL" or "COOkie". Well you get the idea. Porter is crying, rolling over, having a leaky diaper, wanting to eat, needing a pacifier. Danner is the laid back one playing quietly or telling on Sawyer, stealing Porter's socks, yelling at the dogs, needing more milk, etc. I am NO way complaining about my job. I LOVE almost every second that I can spend with these kids. I wouldn't change it for the world. I am so lucky that Jesse makes enough money so I can stay home with our kids......LUCKY!! BUT.....I think some people don't understand how busy your day can be. You are on call 24 hours a day. So someone needs to tell Dr.Phil to take a visit to my house.......