Shake-up ...

After 15.5 months I was finally able to get our family back on a schedule/routine. Our life had been wacky and crazy ever since Gabriel was born. It's amazing how one little baby can turn your life upside-down and that craziness can snowball out of control. We'd been so crazy out of control that the kids didn't have a set lunch time, they always went to bed past 8pm because I was never able to get dinner started at a decent time. Ugh. It was exhausting ... I was always tired and pissed off and my children were suffering.

It came to a head on Sunday after a very busy week last week ... totally worthwhile busy, but still it was crazy. When I woke up on Sunday, I had a pile of laundry at the foot of my bed that had been there since the previous Monday, and the worst part was that the following day was laundry day again. Unacceptable! And the part that really put me over the edge was Gabriel's constant crying all day long. Clinging to my leg and screaming his head off. All of his basic needs were being met, but how could let things get so out of control that I can't remember the last time I PLAYED with him?!

So, day 4 of routine. Things are ok, but still I'm getting it all figured out. It doesn't help that Aitana has been sick because I'm not getting good sleep at all. I am trying to get up and get moving even so, just to keep us on schedule. There has been more yelling and crying this morning already than I would like, but nothing is perfect. I just need to take a breath, say a prayer and keep on going. I must keep this up long enough to make this routine a habit and then hopefully it'll be easier.

My kids have definitely been better behaved over the past few days, so I can see it working!