Wow...really?

So I wanted to tell you that our first night out of the hospital was uneventful....that's what I wanted to say but no. I reflected a bit before I wrote today for 2 reasons:

1. Will my constant whines about the crazy moments make you think that having a large family is a bad idea?

2. Will you think I'm posting too much during such a hard time when I should be focused on the kids?

Well, just know that my life is generally wonderful, happy and fun. It's full of cute moments! Millions of hugs and tender moments that I don't need to blog about because blogging is my therapy. I blog when the younger two are napping, either at night or during middle day naps. It's how I vent my frustrations and share my victories. I love to write, I always have.

SO,

After all that has been said ALL the kids are sick except Zack. Abby and Grant weren't feeling so well last night and Tres and I were so tired from all the non-sleep this weekend so we didn't even notice that our king sized bed was full of kids till we hear "UUURP!" and my hand is all wet.

The smell was unmistakable before the light gets flicked on to revealed that yes we had been barfed on...and the cherry on top.....Grant barfed all over our bedspread and

ALL OVER ABBY'S HEAD!

***AND REMEMBER OUR DRYER IS BROKEN!***

NICE ONE! (....and yes I am uttering bad words under my breath!)

SO... we washed up and went back to bed and now fast forward to the doc this morning. We are getting out of the car to take Melody to her 11:30am appointment. Grant chooses then to reveal that the shoes that were on him, he took off BEFORE he got into the car. HOW did I miss that???

SO I can't use my cell to call the doc because, wonder of wonders, it doesn't work properly. I can hear them but no one can hear me...(more bad words under my breath....)

I get home and I call because I know they go to lunch at 12. So I say this;

"Hi. I was just in the parking lot but my son forgot his shoes and we had to go home to get them. So can I still come in or am I too late?"

BUT

All she heard was that my son had shoes now and I was already in the parking lot.

"Come on in." she says.

When I come in, the front desk chica looks frantic and ticked off at me.

She's like, "I thought you were in the parking lot!"

I'm all, "Well I was, but remember I said I had to go home to get shoes? I called from home."

She says, "Oh, well, the doctor had a doctors meeting at the hospital, and now she's going to be late."

Me: "Ok, do you want me to..."

She cuts me off, "No just stay we will take you back right now".

So they rush me in and weigh and everything else super fast and the doc comes in and I apologize.

She understands but still she's late, ya know what I mean.

She checks her oxygen 96%..."Melody is straddling the fence right now, if even one thing changes take her to the hospital stat.", she says.

That was a total of 10 minutes from the second I walked in till I walked out. Wow! Normally you spend a good hour at the docs! She was still thorough.

Anyhoo, Melody doesn't want to eat much right now so here we are straddling the fence. Fun.

BUT, if these are the moments you must pass through to have a beautiful, fun, fulfilling life than it's worth it. I think as a Mom you want to spare your kids from everything and if I could I would. I have found that faith in God, The Eternal Father and in His son, The Lord, Jesus Christ, takes you through hard times in peace knowing this whole frail existence is in God's hands.

I feel the full gravity of the situations I go through but not the wild frantic panic that does you no good. I thank God for that. He gives me my clarity of thought in making decisions and I truly felt extra energy when there was none in my stores. I promise that He is real and tangible and waiting for all of us to tune into Him....He's always speaking to us,

always.