And breaaathe

Wake up. Pick up baby and give a kiss. Put baby down. Use bathroom. Kids follow me to bathroom. 4 year old has been awake for an hour and wants to tell me everything he has thought of in that hour. 2 year old is hungry. Baby just wants to party. And scream. Leave bathroom. 2 year old is still hungry. Baby needs diaper changed and is following me to kitchen. I open the blinds. 2 year old is STILL hungry. Baby is also hungry and wants to be held. Quickly pay bills. Put on music for kids. Change babies diaper. Feed baby. Make breakfast, which is interrupted by my 2 year old again telling me she is hungry. Hold on child, I am making breakfast. Put baby in high chair, get food and let him eat. Get big kids food. 4 year old spills his milk. I instruct him to get a towel and clean it up. He does. They want more. I still haven't sat down. Get another pancake on each plate, make my own and sit. 2 year is now thirsty, which means I have to get up and get water jug which i left in the kitchen. I ask her to wait so I can finish eating. She tells me she's thirsty. I think I heard and answered her the first time? I get up and retrieve a drink for my child who sounds like a broken record. Fill her cup, and fill mine. Kids finish eating and go play. I get up and start sweeping the floor so my baby can't eat breakfast leftovers and anything else left behind i haven't noticed. In the middle of sweeping 2 year old tells me she needs to poo. After 3 times trying to understand, I finally hear her say she pooed (past tense). Oh no. I set broom down and run to the bathroom. No poo in the toilet, instead it's in her pants. Gross. Baby is in the bathroom and 2 year old is wondering what to do. Poo is now down her pants. Take pants off, rinse them off, and set aside. Put 2 year old in bathtub and wash. Remove 2 year old from tub, send to fetch clothes. Wash baby's hands. Take baby out of bathroom so I can clean bathtub. Baby is now back in bathroom standing against bathtub. Remove baby again so I can finish washing. Call 2 year old back to trim finger nails. Wash her hands. Repeat with 4 year old and baby. Baby HATES having his nails trimmed so I invite two remaining kids back to distract him. Finish, wash my own hands for the 50th time so far today. Remove dirty laundry from bathroom and close the door. Return to kitchen to find a pile of dirt I had to abandon to help my 2 year in bathroom. Baby is now crawling towards it as though I have centered it all in one convenient place for him to find. Quickly push him away and finish sweeping so he doens't eat dirt. Put broom away. Look up at clock. It is 11am. What?? Baby is not tired, but needs clean clothes. Change baby and sit down to nurse. Baby falls asleep. Put baby in bed. Kids want me to play. I'm not sure I have sat down yet at all this morning. Time for kids to go outside. Dress older kids, send outside. They continue to come back inside. I send them back. They come back. I see a yellow lego come flying in from outside. Door closes. I tell my kids if they door opens again I will lock it. Next thing I hear is my 2 year old screaming from outside. I remind her that if our neighbors hear they will probably call the police. She stops screaming. I sit down, have a sip of my coffee and the door opens again. My 4 year old wants me to come outside now. I tell him I will come soon. I close door and lock it this time. And breeaaathe. Timem for 5 minutes to have conversation with a friend before I go outside and see my childrens ice sculpture. How has your day been so far?