Another day at the job

I worked 15 hours and 20 minutes straight yesterday. Not one lunch break or second to myself. Really. This is coming off of 4 days of straight vomiting for every member of my family..first char, then me, then adam, then the baby (lilly didnt catch it). This is coming off of 5 sleepless nights. sleepless nights, I say. My day started at precisely 6:07 (this is considered sleeping in for choo), and I finally laid down at 9:11 pm and got the baby finally to sleep (for the first freaking time all day) 9:27. I fell asleep at 9:30 wondering if I was cut out to mother two under two. As if that wasn't hard enough my mom is back in the hospital, hopefully for a shorter stay this time around.

Some saying being a stay-at-home mom isn't really work. I beg to differ. Sure, I got to walk to the park, laugh with my son, smile at my cooing daughter, even witness her first series of belly laughter but I also: (those of you that know my hippie side from hs and college will be surprised and impressed at my homemaker ways)

1. made breakfast for my whole family (for charlie this means, toast, eggs, oatmeal)

2. did 8 loads of laundry including washing the sheets of both beds (should I remind you of the vomiting)

3. cleaned up the entire house including our bedroom (major feat...still not complete), both bathrooms and the kitchen

4. walked both kids to the park, baby in ergo, charlie in stroller, played at the park, and walked back with charlie in ergo baby in stroller

5. made lunch for everyone.

6. nursed the baby, and cleaned up her vomit immediately upon completion of nursing. (5 times)

7. Changed countless diapers

8. Made my first green smoothie (fruit with spinach) and watched my son devour his and finish mine.

9. clean the kitchen again, and vacuum

10. closely monitor charlie playing with the baby

11. put charlie down for a nap

12. tried to make a sick baby happy 

13. made minestrone...

14. talked to a new tutoring prospect's parent

15. played with charlie and kate

16. took lilly out for a walk

17. made a salad and minestrone soup, and then like 5 other mini-meals for charlie to eat

18. tried to put charlie down to sleep..only to have to walk away because baby was soo tired she needed her mommy, 

19. dealt with both children screaming and crying for me for over an hour, until the baby was calm again, and charlie was ok with daddy putting him to sleep.

That is a lot in one day. Usually I get a break when the baby sleeps, but since she is still a wee bit sick I never got that break. I laid down tired and defeated daydreaming about a trip alone or even with adam to a distant land, I would only need a day alone....

oh, and charlie started his day this morning at 4 after going to bed last night at 9...here we go again.