Tough Day

I was very happy to read all of the wonderful things that happened in B's day. :o) I only wish that I could write positive things here.

Tough day at school. Too many kids with too many needs. There doesn't seem to be enough of me to go around. I need to do more than put out fires all day, usually that's possible. But lately... Tomorrow will be better.

Tough night at home. Bedtime sucked. Took paci away from Haley (you'd think that would be the problem, but no...) We put them in at 7:45. The girls kept talking, and talking and talking. Then they call to us - "I need to go potty!" Then, "I need Cinderella!" (or little people, Ariel, or whatever other toy might cross their brain.) Fast forward it's 9:00 - still going. Another potty break. Then Becca starts crying for apparently no reason. (I think she was overtired.) We ignore, and ignore. We don't want to reinforce this behavior at bedtime. Finally we go get her. She says it's another potty break. But now she's crying, she doesn't even know why. She certainly doesn't want to go back to bed. (Although I did put her there.) Haley comes too, earns herself an M&M (for potty use) and we all go back to bed. More screaming. Fast forward - 9:40. Ronnie just left to go for a ride - he can't take the crying anymore. Becca falls asleep. Haley still going. Fast forward - 10:00 - give Haley paci back. Cuddle with her for 10 minutes. (Oops, almost forgot the trip to the potty again...) Rub her back ("one more time") until finally she is silent. Sigh.

I'm not into letting my kids scream for hours on end, but bedtime has become ridiculous. Definitely need to come up with a plan. Why aren't they falling asleep until 9:00? They are tired. Becca didn't even have a nap today. Too many toys in crib? Limit to 1 with books? That won't go over well, but maybe something to try for tomorrow night. Maybe we need a list of what they can have before bed (and we're not entering the room after that...)? Tomorrow will be better.

Who knows? Too tired, maybe decide tomorrow.

Sorry to be so negative. Had to get it off my chest.