The Haase Family: Adjusting Every Day.....

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Adjusting Every Day.....

Most of my posts focus on pictures of the kids and all the great times we have together as a family. I love working on our blog so that I can look back and remember the great times we share together. However, I think I just might start writing about a few of our "tough" times too! I also need to remember these times - when I look back and read about them, they will probably be funny (then, not now!) and I can also remember that somehow, I "survived."

Soooo, I will begin by venting about the very stressful day I had yesterday. I recently went back to work after being off all summer. At the beginning of my summer, I was trying to adjust to being home all day. Well, now it seems like I'm trying to re-adjust and trying to desperately multi-task all my different roles: mother, wife, teacher, etc. I was exhausted when I got home from work yesterday and not one of my daughters seemed to take that into consideration! :) Analisa is DEFINITELY entering the teenage years and her attitude can take a toll on me. She was truly upset that one of her 3 year old sisters took a bite out of a mango she had been eyeballing (yes, I said a mango!). She wanted that mango so bad, but would not eat it! Ridiculous?? ABSOLUTELY! So, while I'm dealing with the mango situation, I begin to tell the twins that it is time for their bath. Lily proceeds to take her clothes off. Layla, on the other hand, begins to kick and scream and throws herself on the floor. Since Lily had no clothes on and was ready for her bath, I thought I would grab her first. Well, while I was dealing with Layla, naked Lily was standing in the corner and trying to pee! I was at my wits end! Not to mention, I had loads of laundry to wash/fold, dinner still to make, and the list goes on and on and on..........

Somehow, the twins were bathed, Analisa ate the mango, and things were back to normal. When Freddy got home, I vented to him for some time. While talking with Freddy, I realized that when the twins were born, I was physically exhausted. Now, I am not only physically exhausted, but mentally exhausted as well. They can talk now, they want to bargain, they want me to know that they have a "voice"......and the whining (oh the whining!!) is endless. And their older sister is doing the same thing.....when does it end?!

Still, I can't imagine life differently. Somehow, we all made it through a crazy evening. Each child was happy and playful toward the end of the night and they each went to bed peacefully. And, things were better today...... :) I love this pic of the girls - not exactly "picture perfect", but sums up "craziness."

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Liliana had a little accident.......

Well, I would have never guessed it, but Liliana is the first out of the three cousins to have a cast put on. I thought for sure it would have been Dominick!!! LOL! She had a little accident after the big Cardinals game on Sunday. Freddy took her to urgent care and they thought her wrist had been fractured. They put a splint on her and a little sling . . .she kept calling it her "purse for her arm." :) I had to follow up with the pediatric orthapedic doctor. We were really hoping that we were overreacting, but no such luck. Lily has a fractured elbow and has to have a cast on for a few weeks. The doctors were so impressed by how well behaved Lily was during the entire visit. Lily didn't make a peep and was so extremely cooperative. Now, if it had been Layla, we would have probably have needed to sedate her to put a cast on! Lily is still as active as ever and is adjusting very well to her new little cast. Layla is taking very good care of her sister and kisses her little cast throughout the day. Layla has been sleeping with Lily lately......so cute. :)

THE HAASE'S CHRISTMAS, 2009

Well, Christmas has come and gone . . .but what a fun time it was!!! Analisa got almost everything she asked for . . .webkinz, Imagine DS games, Sing it for the Wii. Funny thing is she seems to be having most fun with her new sketch pad and colored pencils! :) The twins still didn't quite understand what was going on, but it was so much fun watching them open their gifts. Their favorite gifts were their new baby dolls, a karaoke machine and musical instruments!!! We spent Christmas Eve at Paula's house and were able to enjoy Christmas morning with Paula, Jenny, DJ and Dominick. Dominick got so many cool cars! It was tons of fun hanging out with all the kids Christmas morning. Freddy and I had such a great Christmas with our family this year and look forward to many more memories.

Happy New Year!

Happy 2009!!! Our family is very excited for this new year. We hope to do a little more traveling with the kids, celebrate a few birthday's (Analisa will turn 11 in May and the twins will be 3 in June!!), Freddy and I will celebrate our 4th anniversary in November (hopefully in San Francisco again!!) continue working hard and enjoy our family and friends to the fullest. We will also welcome a new nephew in late April/early May! One more cousin that the girls get to play with!! We STILL need to potty train the twins and hopefully they will begin preschool in August. I know this year will be very, very, busy but it will also be a year full of adventures and good times. We celebrated the New Year with Johnny and Del and the kids . . .what a great time we had!!! Of course I "fell asleep" before midnight, but I was woken up in time to ring in the new year. Here are a few pics from our New Year celebration!! We hope to celebrate again next year with the Carnelia's!!