Three thoughts

It's been a few days since I posted, you would think with all the cold weather and days spent inside I would have posted more than usual.  The things is that I have had a couple of projects in mind and just have not been able to get them going. Being inside for days has put a damper on my creative spirit so, I have been quiet this week, just wanting to snuggle up and watch movies.

For today, I want to tell you what is on my mind.  First, I have been wanting to put into writing all three of my birth stories. I have them floating around in my head and I have bits and pieces written down but I would really like to have the stories told in one place. This, of course, is not a quick post and will take some time and thought. I plan to still post little stories of our days in between working on the birth stories.

Second, I have been looking into different blog formats.  I know, already in my long blogging career, haha! I do like boygirlboybabes but I am considering making some changes and thought I should do it now when I only have these first few weeks to transfer.  Waiting till later in the year would just be more to transfer and tweek and so why not just work on it on now.  So there may be changes coming to the name and the look, and all this thought has been distracting this week.

Lastly, I have to share my thoughts on a tv commercial meant to encourage parents to immunize against pertussis.  Have you seen it? It's the one that starts off with a mother holding a crying sick baby, and she says:

"The safest place in the world for your baby is wrapped in your arms, it can also be one of the most dangerous."

GASP!!  I understand the reference to the fact that un-immunized babies catch the disease from caregivers, but it is just an awful approach. Let's just clear the air real quick, I believe immunizations are important and save lives.  What I have complete disdain for is the fear, not that your child will get sick, but that you, the mother, caused it.

I couldn't be more disturbed by an add campaign that instills fear in a parent that holding your baby is not safe or worse that it is "dangerous".  Please!! Don't we have enough fears? Let's not encourage the thought that we are doing something wrong and that we are the reason are kids get sick and hurt.

Mothers- HOLD those babies tight in your arms, it's so good for you and the baby and it makes you a great mother!...(and you know, get their shots too...)

Ohhh! .. it's snowing again! Where's my friend the sun, to cheer me up and keep me from my inside thoughts???

It's not my plan..but it's nap time.

I'm trying so hard to get the two younger ones to nap at the same time. Sometimes it works and sometimes, well you know.. most of the time, it does not.
Today, even though I knew my youngest was tired, I tried to get them to eat lunch and then nap at 1 (it was only noon)...but as he sat on my lap eating peanut butter crackers this is what happened.  He crashed out!

Isn't that funny how I always seem to have my camera close by? I have a small house what can I say... it usually is within arms reach!

Anyway, back to the baby...Oh, I just wanted to hold him for the next 2 hours...he's so sweet and he's my baby!  Yes, he's the youngest...so he never gets to be held for hours while he sleeps or picked up at every cry, or attended to every need...he has to be put down and he has to wait since there are others here who need me too.  It's hard to be the baby, and this is only the beginning for him.  While many fret over never getting to put their baby down in the crib because babies love to wake as soon as they are laid down, here I am all worked up over not getting to sit and hold him longer...

(*I put him in the crib and he slept like an angel for 2 hours, my daughter didn't fall asleep until after he woke, but...yes, I am fortunate at least he naps!)

I admit I get it done with Nickelodeon

In the morning as I got ready for my day, I suddenly realized it was a little too quiet.  The exact right mixture of familiar sounds was not there.  Hmmm, trouble...but no,  from the bathroom mirror I turned my head to see all three of them like this:

I sprang into action with this picture perfect moment and walked briskly past them, through the living room to get the camera and walked past again to get back to my exact spot. Success! They did not even notice.  Well, yes...they were watching TV!  Gasp.... it's true...we watch tv here.  For any amount of time that it  can capture all 3 of them  (at the same time) like this-well, I take it.  I throw my hair in a ponytail, put on a some make up, make a bed or two, clean the dishes out of the sink, call the Dr to reschedule appointments, and I humbly admit I get it done with Nickelodeon! Oh, do my kids love the Fresh Beat Band!!!

I know about the studies that say no tv,  I know we should be reading or doing puzzles, I know...and we do.

I take these moments, I actually need these moments.  As it is, the house is often a wreck, without these tv breaks there would seriously be no hope in getting to anything.  My guess is, there are many many families just like mine that try their best to do all the right things all while having their own secret moments made possible by the good old tv.