I am tired. I think I am too old to have 3 babies and an elderly dog. I certainly am too old and tired to update this blog. What was the universe thinking? And then what's next, perimenopause? I'm reading this disturbing article about it and I realize thinking back to Grammy Jean's experience, unless I luck out, the 5 of us Murphys are in for it. Fingers crossed.
Ok, let's move on. Lani seems to moving out of the really awful period of being a 3 year old, going on 13, smarty mouth and emotional wreck. A combination of gentle coaxing, star charts, extra alone time with mom, timeouts and (mom's) angry outbursts seems to have worked magic. She is such an adorable charmer now, so good with her sisters and a good conversationalist. Ah sweet reward, please let this phase last at least 6 months. Chris and I deserve it.
Cari is my sweet angel right now. Loving, funny, a character, utterly observant, obsessed with shoes and all things girly. She understands and is patient about the household routines. Like Lani, she is a fabulous listener, esp at the tender age of 17 months. If I had 3 Cari's, I'd probably try for 3 more. Well, not really, but she is a ridiculously easy child (for now).
Arden is my toughest child at the moment. She almost never listens and is easily upset. Arden doesn't seem to understand (or at least doesn't particularly like) our household routines and complains about them a lot. Clingy and fussing/crying about 50% of the time. I think she is teething. She is making me think about wearing ear plugs around the house to drown out the sound. Please, please let this phase end SOON!
Yeah, yeah, this too shall pass ;-)
Love,
Jen
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Easter was very nice. The weather was warm, sunny, and cooperative. We stayed with Gramma Rose in NJ and spent a lot of time in her huge yard. Got to see some family, including Eugene and Judy and that whole side. They had a lovely party on Sunday which we had to leave partway thru to get home.
The girls hunting for eggs in Gramma's backyard. They had no idea what was going on. They each ended up with one egg, thanks to some grown-up intervention. Lani, on the other hand, proved that she is ready to go head to head with the big kids!
It was a shorter than normal visit thanks to Chris' work schedule. We had to squeeze the egg coloring in after Alana's bath. I think it was probably close to 9pm in these pics. As you can see, she really got into it.
Yes, this is my arm. Let it not be said that I never let myself be photographed.
Gramma Rose wanted a "nice picture" of her three granddaughters in their Easter dresses (which are all Lani's old dresses). Umm, yeah, well. You can see how they willingly sat for the pic. At least I didn't have to pay a professional for this. (They don't do much better than me!)
Yikes! Backing away...slowly ;-)
Shoe fetishes come in all different sizes...
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