Juggling Kids

One of the trickiest things with multiple kids, is carving out one on one time with each of them. It's not an easy task to give each child your undivided attention, especially when they're all asking for it at once.

Mom guilt sets in a lot over here.

Giving three babies the individual time they all want is impossible.

I am a people pleaser by nature; and one of the hardest things is looking into the face of a disappointed child.

Sometimes you just have to accept that you can't be everything to everyone.

People tend to say the middle child has it the hardest.

Liv definitely proves that point.

Before tiny sister was born, Livia was very independent;

content and easy going.

But now that someone else has taken over mom's lap,

she has a sudden need to be held;

ALL THE TIME!

She will crawl on my lap and just push her little sister aside

(reminding Gemma that this was her lap first)

Livia's new favorite trick is to latch on to my leg, making it nearly impossible to walk.

"Can't ignore me if you can't move!"

With Mikah demanding attention with her 2 year old attitude,

and everyone swooning over newborn Gemma,

I don't want Livia to feel pushed out of the spotlight.

So this past weekend I had the perfect opportunity.

We took Liv to a wedding shower for some of our friends, and left the big and tiny sister with my parents.

Let me tell you, Liv soaked up EVERY moment of being an only child for the night.

She was the life of the party.

Her smile all night was priceless.

I wish that smile would never leave her little face.

Being a parent to multiples isn't easy.

There are only so many hours in a day.

We can't be in two places at once. (Or in my case 3)

And unfortunately moms were only made with 2 hands.

As hard as you try to be supermom, it's impossible to keep them all happy all the time.

So don't give yourself a guilt trip every time you see a little one unhappy.

Even though they can't have mom time all the time,

they are growing up with built in best friends by their side.

I want each of my girls to feel like they are the center of my world.

And my 4th baby (also known as the dad of the family) needs love too.

I can't give 100 percent to everyone all the time,

But I can make them feel loved and that's the best this mom can do.

Livia's night out as an 'only child'