A Hug!

If a smile is blogworthy (is that a word?), than a hug is, too. Especially when it comes unexpectedly from Megan, not the most affectionate kid in our family. For you to fully appreciate this sweet hug, I feel the need to set the scene a little. Welcome to my morning a few days ago:

I decided, ambitiously, to head out to West Portal Playground to meet Sara, Melissa and Sabrina for a playdate. At the beginning of the day, I naively thought I'd actually get there before everyone else so the kids could play longer at the park. Ha! I got there a half hour late, and I was exhausted from the morning's events. In the span of a few hours, I:

-gave Tessa and Annie a bath (a more regular activity now!);

-wiped up the gallons of water that my "helper"Bridget dumped on the floor in between the cupfuls she washed each babies' feet with;

-dressed and nursed two screaming babies;

-placed each baby in a swing in a failed attempt t get a small nap in before we left;

-barely survived another torturous breakfast with my two anorexic daughters who like to do everything but eat at the table. (These activities include, but are not limited to: "playing the piano" on the kitchen table, spilling juice as often as possible, fighting over the Ariel fork, asking for items that they end up not wanting after all, tickling each other, and suddenly deciding to take a break to use the bathroom. Throw in a couple time outs, and me yelling, "Eat! Right Now!" often enough for that to be a common phrase in Megan's dialogue with her dolls, and you get the picture.)

-cleaned up after tortorous breakfast;

-followed Megan and Bridget into the bathroom, while nursing Annie, to wait for Bridget to poop in her potty (is it too late to warn you of the graphic nature of this post?). I'l spare you the details, but the poop ended up everywhere but the potty, and I ended up cleaning the floor, and changing my pants. I guess I didn't really spare you that much. Suffice to say, Bridget is intent on potty training herself right now, a task I'm not quite prepared to undertake, but am going along with;

-gave a Pocahontas Pez to each girl. When Bridget gets one for using the potty, Megan gets one too;

-listened to two babies cry while I hurriedly dressed two very picky dressers;

-packed the diaper bag;

-packed a somehwat passable lunch for the park;

-ran a load of laundry;

-finally dressed myself;

-sat down on the floor in our bedroom to put my shoes on, and must have audibly sighed, because Megan came over and gave me a big hug and kiss on the cheek, totally unsolicited!

I'm pretty sure that has never happened before! I must have really looked like I needed a hug!