Today Was A Day

Today has been one of those days. It’s been rough. I’ve wanted to cry. Brody and Tyler have cried. Through the hectic and hard day there was still so much good. Extra snuggles, lots of time spent together playing, and some very very sweet moments.

It all started around midnight. Brody work up screaming and crying. I went in and settled him and he went back to sleep in about 15 minutes. I get back in bed and just drift off as he starts screaming and crying again… at this point its only 12:30am. I go back in there and can smell some funk… he had pooped. Easy fix I change his diaper and make a bottle and he is back asleep around 1:15am. I go back to bed.

It is now around 3:15-3:30am and this time both Bryan and I wake up to Tyler screaming and crying. We check the monitor, and he is standing up…that’s a bad sign sometimes he will do this, but he is still laying down and after a few minutes he falls back asleep on his own. We know if he is standing, he will not stop crying until one of us goes in there… trust us we have tried that whole “cry it out method” and Tyler would cry for hours if we let him. Bryan goes in there and starts to rock him and I go back to sleep. I wake up again to Tyler screaming and crying (I thought Bryan had come back to bed, but he was still in Tyler’s room with him). Its now around 5am. Bryan gave Tyler some milk, that usually helps and puts him back to sleep, but Tyler was still wide awake. I take over around 5:45am so Bryan and try and get another hour or two of sleep. I’m rocking Tyler and he is just talking away singing different parts of songs. Its now 6am and Tyler hasn’t gone back to sleep yet. I decide I will put him back in his crib and turn on Disney Jr (he loves TOTS and Puppy Dog Pals). Usually this works and he will lay in his crib and fall back asleep. Well, it didn’t today. After about 30 minutes he was screaming and crying and trying to climb out of his crib. So, I guess that means its time to get our morning started. I make breakfast, get Brody up, and even put on some makeup and fixed my hair all before 8:30am. The boys don’t usually wakeup until 8:30am so that’s impressive for us. Haha We all eat breakfast and were having fun- Tyler is being silly!

We go play in the living room for a little bit and Tyler is being so sweet to Brody giving him lots of hugs and playing with him. We are all playing, and I am reading to them and life is good. We go up stairs so I can take Brody’s 9-month-old pictures since I didn’t yesterday. Tyler wants to be right in the middle of all the pictures. I get Tyler a toy to distract him and I get Brody’s pictures taken! Brody was being very serious today and would not give me a smile. LOL We are all still hanging out in Brody’s room and I am changing Brody’s diaper when Tyler starts to play on the rocking/recliner chair. I just know he is going to fall and hurt himself, so I keep telling Tyler to sit and get down… he is not listening. A few seconds later he flips over the side of the chair and hits his head. It immediately started to bruise and swell up. I text Bryan to come up so he can hold Tyler as I give him a good look to make sure he didn’t hurt himself anywhere else.

Tyler now has a huge gooses egg and bruise on his head (it looks like it hurts) so we put an ice pack on it and give him some medicine. Finally, its lunch time and that means its almost nap time! We finish lunch and I get Brody down for his nap. Since it has only been about an hour and a half, I have Tyler lay in bed with me and we snuggle so I can monitor him. Bryan and I are familiar with the concussion signs and what to look for. Tyler and I snuggle and nap. When Tyler wakes up Kitty Catfish is sleeping on the bed too! Tyler goes over and starts cuddling with Kitty Catfish. Kitty Catfish is such a good boy and lets Tyler climb all over him… Tyler really was being so sweet. We all play and then we got ready for dinner. After dinner we took a bath… the boys love bath time! After their bath we all play in Brody’s room and read some!

It was the perfect ending to a crazy and chaotic day. I had plans to run errands and pick up some around the house. Obviously, none of that happened and the boys and I stayed in our pjs all day. Even though I didn’t get anything done that I had planned on doing today was still a good day. Yes, it was a rough day, but I got lots of extra snuggles and spent quality time with the boys. The boys were so sweet and loving to each other today and played so well together. These are the days we must take a step back and remember to find all the good that did happen. Don’t let a not so perfect day ruin your entire day, week, or month. Push through and remember that tomorrow is a new day and a fresh start! Today was hard but the hard days help remind us not to take the good days for granted. If you are having a hard day, take a deep breath, and remember everything you are thankful for. Don’t focus on the bad instead focus on the good.