Even so, my mind is racing with questions of what would happen if the girls stayed with us. How are we going to do lessons? How are we going to transport them? How are we going to do bed time and showers?
Easy, you just take it one day at a time.
Things that I noticed so far:
- When little girls get together it seems to always be play time
My wife and I did our best to accommodate. We had to take both cars in order to get them to the park yesterday and it then use the baby bjorns to hold the little ones as we ran around chasing the more mobile of the two. It would have been more fun if we could have done it earlier in the day. - Baths aren’t that hard
Bath time was done doing two by two and it wasn’t that difficult, because I’ve found that kids (or at least the ones I’ve seen) like water. If anything it was difficult making them wait their turns and making sure they don’t drown each other. - Dinner
Well, it’s a good thing my wife and I have moved away from eating fast food and the like and actively plan and prepare meals in advance. It saves money (2 adults and 4 kids… yikes!) and time (just heat and eat). - Discipline
This was an awkward subject for me to handle. On one hand, I’m a parent who is raising his daughters in a way I feel is right. On the other, these aren’t my children and I don’t know what they are expecting. I don’t spank, but I expect that what I say should be followed.
So far, we haven’t had any big issues other than the older one pushing her sister down and a misunderstanding on what it means to share. Strangely enough, it’s my own daughter who's been giving us the most trouble. It could be because she’s two now and wants to express herself with the word “No” or she’s embolden now that we have company.
Either way, I got my eye on her…. - Bed Time
This is actually, where things get a little more tricky. Thankfully, these girls sleep through the night, but it just begs the question of where do they sleep. We pretty much put the oldest one in my daughter’s crib, her sister has her own portable crib and our girls slept with mommy in the bed.
Leaving me on the couch and I have to say it’s probably the best night of sleep that I’ve had in days.
4 comments:
As an expert babysitter now, let me say that four girls sounds much less athletic than two boys and a girl.
your own blood will test you while the strangers will be leery of strangers wrath. They have just enough extra fear in them to keep them in line until they get comfortable.
if you think that was fun, you should try three kids and three dogs (this was an upgrade from 2 children and 2 dogs all of which were 1 year old). Its like a chaotic cartoon in fast forward. each character having their own personality and dealing with each other in their own unique and sometimes dangerous way.
children sir, are an adventure. diapers are an adventure as well.
oh boy! You will have to fill me in later.
Despite the posting... Things did not go as smoothly as my husband portrayed. None of the four girls know what it means to share. They constantly grab things from each other (very roughly), knock each other down, push each other, throw things at each other, etc... This experience, although really not as bad as what I was expecting, makes me grateful for only having two daughters. On a side note... It was funny to see how other adults looked at us, each strapped with a baby in a bjorn and holding the hand of a toddler. The two girls (that are not ours) are VERY pale in complexion, people were probably thinking "that guy (Mandaris) needs to get a paternity test." haha
Good luck, Mando!
It was good to read your blog!
Cheers!
Mike
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