That’s what I said to Kris a little while ago. Aron seems to have some sort of goopy eye thing going on and I don’t know if that’s what’s causing his crying or if there’s something else bothering him. He has been a very good baby, no crying unless he’s hungry, poopied or tired, so his cries all morning lead me to believe that he’s not feeling well somehow. I’ve held him a lot, doctored his eye as best I can, and finally got him to sleep just a little while ago. In the meantime, Owen and Ivan needed lunch (which I was able to fix) and then needed refills and clean up, followed by nap time. Kris did all of this while I took care of Aron. Finally I sat down to eat lunch at about 12:45 when all three boys were asleep and asked Kris the question in the title of this post. He responded with sarcasm first but reminded me that I’ll be feeling a little stronger soon and Aron won’t always need this much attention. Still, I question, how well I’m going to handle three. One day at a time I suppose.
I’m really sort of excited by the challenge because I think it’s going to require me to make some changes that will be good for me. I need to be more alert, more organized, more active and more involved. I think I’m going to find myself enjoying each of them more in the process.
Initially it will be just a day at a time, but eventually it will all come naturally and you will be amazing with three as you were with two.
It’ll get easier. Bella had eye goop for about 8 months. Immature tear ducts were the culpret for her.
I felt near a nervous breakdown for about 6 months after I had Halle. Getting out of the house was a huge chore and so I mostly opted to stay in. Hang in there, it gets better but it takes time- lots of time. Just try to relax and enjoy the journey.
I’m glad to hear you admit that you question yourself on how you’re going to handle three children. That’s a healthy, normal question. If you didn’t question it, I’d be concerned. However, I know YOU, and though it’s a new challenge now, I know that in no time, it will be second nature to you and you’ll have a system in place that makes your household operated efficiently again. Plus, Owen and Ivan are getting older and with that age, comes maturity and delegating responsibilities. So, you’ll have little helpers before too long 🙂 I always told my mom that’s the reason she had three kids. . . so we could do all of the household chores. You’ve got three now, start training them to be the housekeeper, yard boy, and cook. You can just sit back and enjoy yourself 🙂 Or, maybe just settle for teaching them to take care of their own environments so you don’t have to.