And then there were 3

Shawn left on Monday. He is gone now for the next 5 1/2 weeks. My first night alone with the boys was a nightmare. Caleb didn't want to get a bath and fought me all the way the stairs, the baby decided he wanted to eat while Caleb was brushing his teeth, so I had to run downstairs get a bottle and the bouncy chair all the while I hear Caleb upstairs yelling, "mom, I gotta pee, I gotta pee!!! When I get upstairs Caleb is screaming and there is pee all over the floor. The baby is crying, Caleb is crying, I'm crying. It was awful. And then once I got Caleb into bed he was up every hour crying because his daddy got him sick before he left....Yes, Caleb is sick with a terrible cold where he has snot running down his face at all times and can't breath through his nose, hence the non-sleeping. Oh what a night!
Now last night I was prepared!!! I brought a bottle upstairs prior to bath time, I had the bouncy chair ready in the hallway, I had the humidifier running in Caleb's room, the Vick's rub ready, and I took a deep breath before telling Caleb it was bath time....of course he fought me up the stairs, but this time I didn't have the baby in my arms and I was ready for the fight. Needless to say, things went better, not perfect, but better. It's a hard adjustment going from one baby to two and then to be a single parent is really difficult. I don't know how single parents do it everyday, all the time. My heart goes out to them. They deserve a paid weekend vacation once a month!!!
Riley has been a blessing child, thank goodness. He's the best sleeper ever, so I get 3 to 4 hour bouts of sleep, but I still feel so tired during the day. My great accomplishments these days are if the kids are still alive at the end of the day. I've had the same basket of laundry sitting on my coffee table now for 3 days. I'm not sure if it'll ever get put away. Oh well.
My plan today is to get Caleb out of the house for awhile and maybe get some clothes in the washing machine. Tomorrow, I'll try to get them in the dryer......I haven't had to make dinner because all my wonderful friends have taken care of that for me. I've had homemade chicken soup, jambalaya, pot roast, salad, and there is more in my freezer. I have been blessed with a great support system. I'm not sure if and when I'll get thank you cards out to everyone for their support, but I hope everyone knows how much I have appreciated the phone calls, cards, flowers, packages in the mail, e-mails, and meals. Thank you all for thinking of us. We are feeling the love :-)