Comments on: Whose idea was this anyway? http://momalom.com/2009/03/whose-idea-was-this-anyway/ Sisters | Life | Three Kids Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: We Didn’t Celebrate our Blogiversary (but we did put together a list of Blogs by Moms of Three–or more–Kids) — Momalom http://momalom.com/2009/03/whose-idea-was-this-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-6029 We Didn’t Celebrate our Blogiversary (but we did put together a list of Blogs by Moms of Three–or more–Kids) — Momalom Mon, 24 May 2010 19:29:45 +0000 http://momalom.com/?p=6#comment-6029 [...] not that we forgot that we’ve been blogging for a year (since March 13, 2009). It’s just that, well, it didn’t come up. Sarah and I so rarely see each other in [...] [...] not that we forgot that we’ve been blogging for a year (since March 13, 2009). It’s just that, well, it didn’t come up. Sarah and I so rarely see each other in [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://momalom.com/2009/03/whose-idea-was-this-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Sarah Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:58:00 +0000 http://momalom.com/?p=6#comment-4 NO. We DIDN'T really know. All I knew was that it meant chaos. I've always been eager for chaos. Welcomed it in my life. Maybe having that third will finally satisfy that need for craziness I've always had. And yet, with three boys, I can't stop thinking about having a little girl. So will there be more? Gosh, NO TIME SOON!!! And maybe that want for crazy, that need for imbalance, that reaching for drama (perhaps) isn't too far gone after all.... NO. We DIDN’T really know. All I knew was that it meant chaos. I’ve always been eager for chaos. Welcomed it in my life. Maybe having that third will finally satisfy that need for craziness I’ve always had. And yet, with three boys, I can’t stop thinking about having a little girl. So will there be more? Gosh, NO TIME SOON!!! And maybe that want for crazy, that need for imbalance, that reaching for drama (perhaps) isn’t too far gone after all….

]]> By: Jen http://momalom.com/2009/03/whose-idea-was-this-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jen Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:10:00 +0000 http://momalom.com/?p=6#comment-3 You're right. We knew. But it wasn't a rational knowing. It was satisfying an urge. A mothering urge. The need to complete a family that wasn't messy enough, loud enough, loving enough, full enough with ONLY four people. We knew. But we didn't REALLY know. But isn't that true for any big life decision? You take the leap and you learn how to land safely for the rest of your days. You’re right. We knew. But it wasn’t a rational knowing. It was satisfying an urge. A mothering urge. The need to complete a family that wasn’t messy enough, loud enough, loving enough, full enough with ONLY four people. We knew. But we didn’t REALLY know. But isn’t that true for any big life decision? You take the leap and you learn how to land safely for the rest of your days.

]]> By: Sarah http://momalom.com/2009/03/whose-idea-was-this-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Sarah Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:41:00 +0000 http://momalom.com/?p=6#comment-2 What were you thinking? Well we weren't that naive. We knew, or at least had an idea, that three would bring more chaos, more trouble, more noise into our world, but it also gave us the opportunity to love more, to see our children love more. Another soul in the house means more diapers, more wipes, more tears and fights, but also the idealism of more smiles and laughs and love. Undoubtedly, our children love each other. While the little ones aren't quite capable of knowingly displaying that affection for their older siblings, their eyes light up with curiosity and amazement when the big ones waltz around them playing kazoos and making up rhymes. <br/><br/>Mostly I find that it's just as easy to sit here and talk about the sweetness of a child as it is to remark on the battle that they bring to us. But living it? All I tend to feel is that battle - and the need for my will to grow stronger on a daily basis so that I can somehow wear them out, exhuast them before they exhaust me. It's exhaustion just to think about it. To feel like motherhood is simply some sort of tactical game where you have no choice but to defeat the challengers, and becoming the champion of every moment, every tantrum, every plea takes a new approach every time. Phew. What were you thinking? Well we weren’t that naive. We knew, or at least had an idea, that three would bring more chaos, more trouble, more noise into our world, but it also gave us the opportunity to love more, to see our children love more. Another soul in the house means more diapers, more wipes, more tears and fights, but also the idealism of more smiles and laughs and love. Undoubtedly, our children love each other. While the little ones aren’t quite capable of knowingly displaying that affection for their older siblings, their eyes light up with curiosity and amazement when the big ones waltz around them playing kazoos and making up rhymes.

Mostly I find that it’s just as easy to sit here and talk about the sweetness of a child as it is to remark on the battle that they bring to us. But living it? All I tend to feel is that battle – and the need for my will to grow stronger on a daily basis so that I can somehow wear them out, exhuast them before they exhaust me. It’s exhaustion just to think about it. To feel like motherhood is simply some sort of tactical game where you have no choice but to defeat the challengers, and becoming the champion of every moment, every tantrum, every plea takes a new approach every time. Phew.

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