What a Day!

So many of you mothers out there can relate to a day like mine was today. It started with a game of basketball which is great exercise for me right now. Then off to shower and get ready for the day and do it in 45 minutes before I have to pick up Reeghan from preschool to take her to her Kindergarten check-up. I walk up to the school gates and I have to pull her out but I guess during school hours the gates are locked so I had to walk alot farther to go get her. I pick her up and then off to the doctor's office we go.

I was a little nervous to take Paetan along with me. We hadn't been to the doctor for quite a while so I don't know exactly how she would handle it. Luckly the new office we go to has a bigger waiting area and had a movie playing. I had to fill out paper work and then the nurse asked me to get a urine sample from Reeghan and that totally threw me off. I guess when they come for their 5 yr old checkup they have to pee in a cup! I was a little confused and thought, "man I hope she has to pee" So I packed us into the bathroom and Paetan went first and I was hoping that if Reeghan heard her that she would have to go as well. Well she did it! I was so excited because that situation could have been a long ordeal. I was giving praise left and right about how well behaved they were being. We got into the room and they continued to be obedient until the SHOTS! Man was that quite the dramatic scene. Paetan starts crying because I am trying to console Reeghan as she is getting poked with needles and I am trying to hold Reeghan still but Paetan is insisting that I hold her right then and there. I am just grateful that the nurse was quick! So that was the doctor.

When we got home Reeghan took a 3 hour nap. I guess those shots really wiped her out! But when she woke up she was so whiny and needy! Paetan quickly caught on as well and they were both doing it at the same time while I was getting dinner ready. I am sure thats happened to many of you! Times like these I just need to sit and just laugh for a little bit!

Bedtime has been quite the issue with Paetan and I have been watching the show Super Nanny and have incorporated her technique with saying Goodnight the first time, second time she comes out preceed to tell her its bedtime and then the third time say nothing to her at all! Man was that hard. I did it about 1 month ago for the first time and it took about a hour till finally she caught on that I wasn't giving in. So she was great for a little while and then recently she has been coming out alot more. Especially this evening! I worked and worked on being consisitent with taking her back to her room and then I just broke down and it doesn't help that I am pregant either. I just started thinking about my whole day and how negative I was toward them at times and how I haven't been the best at putting myself first especially spiritually. Things just flooded my mind and I was just overwhelmed.

During this break down Paetan came out and I took her back to her bed and just fell to my knees beside her bed! I couldn't do it on my own anymore! I needed help! I wasn't into my prayer like 1 minute and I heard Reeghan say, "Mom are you crying?" I told her I was and she said, "Are you crying because Paetan is no staying in bed?" I told her that was one of the reasons and that I was just having a rough day and I was sad. She then said what every parent loves to hear, "Mom, can I pray for you?" I then just broke down and told her that I would love her to pray for me! What a special moment for the two of us. Then Paetan caught on as she always seems to do and asked if she could pray for Jesus Christ.

After that moment I just thanked my Heavenly Father for these girls and allowing me to be their mother. I felt an overwhelming amout of love in that moment and I came to write it down immediatly after it happened.

I encourage all you mothers and fathers out their to take time after special moments like this one happen in your lives. Remember, Remember! I felt the hand of the Lord in my life this day through my daughter Reeghan! Thank you, Reeghan!