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Only 11 days in...

Only 11 days into the new year (Hello 2020) and it has already slapped me in the face more times than I can count. I can handle what is thrown at me. I can take on the obstacles and stress. My kids on the other hand, cannot. And they shouldn't have to but here we are.

Kara turns 4 on Tuesday and she had already had 2 surgeries. Later this month we have a consult with her surgeon to see if she needs surgery #3. Her ears keep filling with fluid and causing hearing issues. Which is why she is also in speech therapy.

Serena just turned 2 and is already showing signs of having the same issues as Kara. She has failed 2 hearing tests, which we go in to retest this week so that will probably lead to her having a surgery.

And my little man, my little baby boy Logan has to go have an EEG done and we have to meet with a neurologist because hes having spasms and we need to make sure hes not having seizures. And on top of everything, his iron is low so we have to add blood test to our routine every couple weeks until it's at a level they like.

My calendar is full from now until April with appointments and consults which will probably turn into surgeries and hospital stays. It's a lot to process. It's a lot to plan around. I have to have this kid at this appointment this day so the baby sitter needs to watch this kid or get this kid from school and so on...

I keep telling myself that when it's all over they will be okay but honestly I don't know that for sure. I dont know that something serious isn't wrong. But I have to be hopeful. I have to find a light at the end of a tunnel somehow. Not just for my kids sake but for my sanity.

It's going to be a long and bumpy road but I'm ready. 2020 is coming in swinging and I'm prepared to fight back. We got this. I got this.

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Stay At Home Mom Struggle pt.1

Okay so before I get into this, YES sometimes being a stay at home mom is a privilege/a blessing/etc. YES I know some people would love to stay home with their kids, etc. But let's not make this is not about that. So with that being said...

I have officially been a stay at home mom for 2 years. I temporarily quit my job in October 2017 just a few days before my youngest daughter was born. I was supposed to go back when she was a little older BUT I got pregnant with my son when she was just 2 months old so temporary turned to permanent. So now I'm a stay at home mom of 4.

I love being a mom. I do. But at the same time, I just wish things were different.

My fiance, who works a full time job anywhere from 40,50,60 hours a week, comes home and only sees what DIDN'T get done not what DID. He just sees that the floor didn't get vacuumed, the dishes aren't put away, yes there a bowl of cereal left on the kitchen table. He sees a mess and thinks "Wow, she didn't do anything today."

He doesn't see that I woke up at 7am, got the 2 older girls dressed, ready & sent off to school, diaper change after diaper change, I made breakfast, lunch and dinner, did 7 loads of laundry (washed, dried, folded, put up), I got the girls off the school bus, checked the mail, helped with homework, bathed 4 kids and got them ready for bed, then even snuck in a shower for myself. And even after the kids went to bed, did I? No. I stayed up did the dishes, wiped the table down, laid clothes out for everyone for the morning, did another couple loads of laundry before finally going to bed myself at 1am just to get back up in 6 or so hours.

He doesn't see that I was on my feet from the time I opened my eyes until I laid down for bed, he doesn't see what do DO just what I DON'T.

Raising 4 kids is not just hard, it's nearly impossible. 4 kids, 4 different personalities, 4 different schedules, 4 different everything. Every day is a battle.

Rylynn (8,the oldest) is going through a "I don't want to listen" phase. I have to repeat myself 2-3 times for her to do anything I ask. Kara (3, preschooler) is very bossy, she will demand things. I don't know how many times I hear "Turn on my PJ Masks, mama!" in a day. Serena (2,toddler) is my little trouble maker. Always getting into something, always making a mess, always doing something she shouldn't be. Terrible two's = hell on earth. And my son Logan (13 months) is a EBF mama's boy. If he's not latched to my boob then he's glued to my hip. Makes it nearly impossible to do anything.

But my fiance doesn't see it because he works all the time. He doesn't see exactly what I do, the struggles I go through on a daily basis, the 100 messes, the tantrums, the timeouts, the playtime, the snuggles. He doesn't see all that I do with and for these kids in one day. He doesn't see the stay at home mom struggles that I deal with.

It's not that I don't love my children because I do. I love that I am able to stay with them, watch them grow up, not miss a single moment but at the same time, I wish I was appreciated a little more than I am.

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Oops, I did it again...

I keep telling myself over and over, "update your tumblr, start posting every day, vent a little" and then life gets in the way. So here I am. Starting again. Lets aim for a weekly thing from now on. 😂😂😂

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Toddlers are evil.

Oh yes. Oooohhh yes. Toddlers. Are. Evil.

My little princess decided to CUT HALF OF HER HAIR OFF.

ASDFGHJKL!!

Cute but evil. So evil.

Love her to pieces but so evil...

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An Average Day

So an average day for us looks like this... but with 4 kids, every day is slightly different depending on how they kids want to act.

7:30am: Wake up

8am: Make breakfast

8:30am: Wake the kids, eat

9am: Clean up

9:30am: Get kids ready

10am: Play time

10:30am: Snack

11am:

11:30am

Noon: Make lunch, kids clean up toys

12:30pm: Eat

1pm: Logan nap, clean up, movie for kids

1:30pm:

2pm:

2:30pm: Snack

3pm: Play outside

3:30pm

4pm: Start dinner

4:30pm:

5pm: Dinner

5:30pm: Clean up

6pm: Wind down for night

6:30pm:

7pm:

7:30pm: Snack

8pm: Bath

8:30pm: Pjs & story

9pm: Pick movie

9:30pm: Kids lay down, lights out

10pm: Prep for AM

10:30pm: Wind down

11pm: Go to bed.

Every day is different but we try to stay at least a little bit functional... 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Meet my squad.

About mom

22

Mom³, Stepmama¹

Likes to binge watch Netflix

Enjoys cooking & baking

Runs on Target, Starbucks & Amazon Prime (basic, I know)

About dad

24

Dad⁴

Recently became a truck driver

Plays video games 24/7 (average young adult male)

Enjoys working on vehicles

Big sister

Soon to be 2nd grader

Sassy (beyond belief)

Has a tablet attached to her 24/7

Idolizes Jojo Siwa

Great big sister

Middle sister

Starts pre-k in the fall

Had a speech delay until age 3

Very smart for her age

Obsessed with Toy Story

Sour patch kid (sour then sweet)

Little sister

Little tater tot (super tiny)

Started walking at 7months

Obsessed with Elsa (Frozen)

Human garbage disposal (will eat anything)

100% a daddy's girl

The Boy

Just started walking

Has 2 teeth (& 2 coming in)

Mama's boy

Exclusively breastfed

Our last baby

Now that you've met the family, please enjoy the chaos to come. ♡

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Rebranding this tumblr...

Rebranding this tumblr from (RaisingWildFlowersAndWildLife) to (MomGroupDropOut)... hoping to start venting in the daily and gaining followers. Stay tuned for that chaos in which I live my life.

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