If you had a crying toddler for 3 days, would you go crazy? Ok, so maybe just raising a toddler can make you crazy. They are like mini teenagers with the “i do myself mommy!”, the screaming when they don’t get their way, and the forever struggle of picking up. On the upside, they still willingly give kisses and want to play with you. Sasha went crazy at the end of the 3 days.  The mommy said the baby was easy.  Easy??  The kid cried all the time ( or at least that’s how they portrayed him).  One night it took 3 hours of him crying before he passed out.  EKS!  i don’t blame her for breaking down (you know its a rough day when you have to lock yourself in the bathroom and there is no peeing). i am convinced all mommies have a great poop story or two, moments they lock themselves in a room, a little bit of guilt, and a heart bursting with love.

“It’s my party and I can cry if I want to, cry if I want to…” Didn’t you watch the birthday party and wish you were there too? Wasn’t it just sooo exciting you were jealous? My personal opinion, those two just need to head for the hills and not look back. Daton and Morgan should remain childless for a few more years. She didn’t even wipe the little one’s bottom after he had a dirty diaper. YIKES! i felt so bad for the little one!

Although Austin and Kelly got in some trouble by the nanny, i still think they would make a great couple and parents.

My favorite moment was when Isaiah was talking to Alicea about missing their mommies. i was incredibly touched! i wanted to crawl into the t.v and give him a big ol’ squeeze. He reminds me so much of my Chandlur, super sweet and sensitive, and very active. Toddlers can be so perceptive!

This is why we love our kids so much. Aside from the craziness of it all, they can be so amazing our hearts just melt.  What do your kids do that just make you mush?

Here’s the 2 minute recap……..

This post makes me chuckle.  Is there someone up there laughing at me?  i was going to talk about how Kelsey didn’t want Seanto go to work because she wasn’t feeling good and didn’t want to take care of baby Etta.  Guess what. Yesterday, i wish i could just curl up in bed and stay there because i wasn’t feeling well at ALL.  Hence, this post is a little late….sorry to all of you who may have been waiting.  i wish Kevin could have stayed home!  Unfortunately, we like to eat and have a place to call home (call us crazy).  With Kelsey and Sean i was surprised at how they changed.  i expected Kelsey to give it a good effort and was surprised at how fast she caved.  On the opposite end i was shocked that the guy who kept calling Etta “it” ended up staying home and was amazing with her.  Etta’s mommy gave Kelsey some great advice all of us mommies need to take to heart on those days we feel like failures.  When we fail, we can’t just ask someone to take our kids away (i guess you COULD however, i don’t think foster care needs anymore kids.  Not to mention how scared they would be forever.).  All we can do is sincerely say “I am so sorry and I will do better next time”.

Another amazing turn around was Kelly.  i know she is young, however, i really think motherhood suites her.  Scary thought i know!!  It goes back to the debate of young and poor or older and more stable (i opted for young and dumb.  does that count??).  She jumped in and did spectacular!  She even had dinner made when Austin came home.  For the girl who didn’t want to wear the pregnancy suit because it was heavy and made her look fat, to being June Cleaver, all i can say is WOW!

i thought it was great that some of the “daddies” decided to stay home while the “mommies” worked.  What a way to break the stereotype!  There are some amazing SAHD who don’t get the respect they deserve.  It goes back to that other argument women have been having for many years now.  SAHM versus working mama.  i just say, can’t we all get along?  Some of the mommies i have talked to express guilt.  If you are one of those mommies i say stop it!  If you are a SAHM who looks down on those working mamas, stop it!  We are all women doing the best we can.  Ok, i will get off my soap box now:)

Cheers to all you mommies out there who put in long nights and still get up and go about your day.  To all you who have had your head in a toilet (if it’s because you partied to hard, weeellll….haha)while your children look on asking when lunch is.  Once when i was pregnant, i heard my at the time 2 1/2 year old mimicking me in the living room.  It’s hard to throw up and laugh at the same time.  They take some serious work and sacrifice, BUT well worth every moment!!

Here’s a quick 2 minute catch-up if you missed this last week.

If they thought babies were hard………

Would you give your baby to a teenage couple for a few days?  Did you catch the show The Baby Borrowers last night? 

My hubby and i greatly admired the couples who allowed their babies to be used for this experiment.  i am not sure if i could do it.  Would you be able to give your babies to a teenage couple for 3 days to show them how hard it is?  Just the pregnancy suit the girls had to wear caused an uproar in one couple.  Kelly didn’t want to wear it because it was heavy and made her look fat.  i just about fell off the couch laughing.  Do i hear a little shout out from the pregnant ladies in the house?  At lease they didn’t have morning sickness too:)  The guy, Austin was such a sport.  He ended up going to baby class by himself because she locked herself in the bathroom refusing to wear the belly.  When they got home, Austin even volunteered to wear the pregnancy suit and wore it the rest of the day.  Talk about a good man!  Another couple had bedtime issues.  Etta’s mommy was so upset she went over to the house and talked to the couple.  Sean was talking about leaving her in the crib because she was going to cry anyways.  Wouldn’t you cry too if your diaper hasn’t been changed in awhile and you are expected to go to bed wet?

i think this show comes at a great time when teenage pregnancy is on the rise and these kids see the glamorous cutesy aspect of having kids.  They don’t get to see how you feel after being up all night with a sick baby, or cleaning a public diaper blowup.  i sincerely hope this is a turning for our kids.  Just i wrote before in my post about the Gloucester girls….”Our pretty babies, they just aren’t ready” Dishwalla.

Check your local listings for The Baby Borrowers.  i love their tagline…It’s not just t.v, it’s birth control!