Third Wheelin' Mother

And it's Friday! This was definitely a LONG week! Actually, long Friday morning. Today started at 5:55. Lucas woke up crying due to a nightmare and wanted me to sleep in bed with him. Later on that morning, he used Purell and massaged it all over his hair. He also unscrewed my sweetened ice tea bottle and poured it all over the carpet right before we were leaving the house. Lastly, he temporarily got lost at the library because he ran off somewhere. Where's my drink?! 

Like I mentioned before, the Shinn kids are great when they're getting along and playing together. Sometimes I feel like I'm getting kicked out of their secret clubhouse meetings. Lucas has been very exclusive with his partner-in-crime, Charlotte, while they're doing who knows what in his room. Since he's extremely loud, I can hear him reading to her, jumping on the bed with her, and of course, ripping his room apart.

I know when I'm not wanted...

 Cramped up watching Barney

 Showing off goodies on the couch

 Mommy trying to be cool and joining the cool kids

 Walking with sissy poo to the library

Good-bye infant tub! Hello "shower with Char" time

Sometimes I just feel like I'm third wheeling them. I'm like the kid in school who tries too hard to belong or something. They only want me around when 1) they're hungry, 2) they're fighting with each other, or 3) sometimes they just want to hang out with their mother. I hear a lot of "Mommy, go outside", "Mommy, go downstairs and make dinner" (hey, it's still 9am buddy!), "Mommy, go clean!".

And because I feel like an outcast now, here's what I do to retaliate:

ROAR!!!!!