"Mama's gunna buy you a Honeybird…"

Life has been a pretty fantastic blur here lately, though I am not going to complain about being blessed with 3 kids.  In the last week I have braved a trip to Wal Mart and Target with the kids.  The Walmart trip was a little rough on me physically, but the kids were great.  Riley and Tate entertain each other and Blakely sleeps in the car seat.

I am at the point where I don't know what day it is or if I ate lunch.  The 3am feeding feels like a dream and when 6am rolls around, there's no turning back, I am out of the start blocks for the day.  At 6am I feed baby, put her down, wake up the boys at 7am, feed them,  send them off to play, clean the kitchen, 9am Tate goes down, feed Blakely, put her down, clean some more….you get the picture. 

Blakely sleeps great during the day and night, which gives me time to read tate a million books  spend with the boys.  The only thing I miss at this point is spending time with Ryan…right now we are tag-teamers amongst the children…anarchy could happen at anytime…we are out-numbered now. 

(I really have a new respect for mom's with 4!)

Physically my recovery has been easy peasy! (compared to Riley and Tate)  Which is a blessing considering I still need to pick up a 25-pounder.  I really feel ALMOST back to normal…my belly still giggles like a bowl full of jelly and I am still hanging on to some water retention…my feet are still swollen at the end of the day.  Nursing is like second nature to me by now, I got a 7 month break and didn't miss a beat.  It's actually easier with each kid….10 min. here, 10 min. there... burp and DONE!

I have mastered things like nursing and reading a book to Tate and picking up objects with my toes.  I find myself spreading-{not stretching}- my love to the new baby, the toddler and the little boy…I give kiss after hug after kiss after hug…and I can't forget about Papa Bear…oh yeah and I get a shower and put makeup on once in a while.

Riley still likes…no wait, he says he LOVES her?  He is only interested in her when her eyes are open.      He is very gentle with her and very loving with her…I'm not sure what's gotten into him.  He is still mildly abusive to Tate, so it's not a complete change.  Here is video of Riley singing Blakely some lullabies to calm her hiccups…but he just can't seem to remember the words...