Frazzled Mom of little ones!!!?

Question

Hey all this isn't really a question its a "help me cope" I am just frazzled this morning. My baby is sick, my preschooler is being needy, my kitten has worms, my house is a wreck and I have my "in-laws" coming for dinner which I haven't gotten to the store yet to buy stuff for! :( Anyone else having a "Frazzled" day???

Answer 1

Look at the bright side... at least your husband isn't sick.  That would make it even worse!  Chin up - you're at the pits - it HAS to get better.

Answer 2

I have three kids under five and I am almost always frazzled. When everything is crazy I try to take a deep breath, accept the chaos, remind myself that it's temporary and just deal with it. If I give it a few minutes the craziness almost always passes and I have a few moments of calm - and I really try to appreciate those moments.

Answer 3

Order dinner from a decent restaurant this evening, and pick it up.

If the baby is really sick, make a doctors appt. If he just needs some mamma doctoring and extra TLC, try a nice bath and rub him down in some pleasant scented oil. Put him in the swing and let him be rocked to sleep while you tidy up enough to make do.

Make an appt. at the vet for kitty.

While baby is resting, put some snacks on the table and some juice and (assuming your home is sufficiently baby proofed) tell the eldest one that "mommy is going to take a nap."

Your in-laws can get over it. Like they haven't been there before.