One day this will be funny

I had one of those mornings today…

It started when Riley woke up at 5:45am – just after I got out of the shower. I reluctantly went to her room and tried bounce her back to sleep. I had her on the brink and then DH opened a door to let the dogs out (which makes a chime go off). I tried half-heartedly to get her to sleep again and then gave up.
Diaper change was next – that’s a battle no matter what time of day. Riley thrashed and cried as if I was pinching her all over. Fun.
Then I took her to my bathroom to finish getting ready. She will usually sit on the floor and play with mommy’s lotion bottles. She would have NONE of that today. As soon as I bent over to put her down, her legs came up. She was mad! I was forced to pry the screaming baby off of me so that I could at least get some base and mascara on…oh, and some clothes too.
DH brought her milk, but she wanted nothing to do with it. She finally gave in and took a few drinks – which was the only quiet time of the morning. I had a constant whining baby on my leg.
After I was finished getting ready, I took Riley to get dressed. I stood in front of her closet choosing her outfit, while she continued to scream. I gave her some Baby pain reliever in hopes that the distress was due to her teeth…plus she loves the stuff. I got her dressed with only a little issue.
Then it was time to leave…and it took three times today.
I’m spoiled – DH typically “makes” me my water for the day (we are trying to save the world one water bottle at a time, so I have started using a refillable container with water from home). The first time I went out the back door to put Riley in her car seat I noticed that my water wasn’t in my car. So, I went back in and filled my water with a crying baby.
Off to the car seat again, turn off the kitchen light, turn on the alarm, close the back door, open the car door…ewww, what’s that smell. Of course, Riley has thrown up! (Poor baby has cried so much that she’s upset her tummy) Luckily it only got all over her, her car seat and on the door of my car – I’m still clean. So we go back in the house, turn off the alarm, and change Riley’s clothes. She was not pleased.
Third time to leave the house – by this time my dogs are quite confused – we made it. We dealt with a bit more traffic than usual, but Riley fell asleep on the way to daycare. She looked precious.

One day this will actually be funny. This morning it was quite frustrating…BUT each time I got aggravated because I couldn’t even hear myself think over Riley’s crying, I said to myself “Thank you God for this child. She is a true blessing in my life.” I said this and I truly meant it – I began by using it as a calm down device, but it’s the honest truth. I know that every single second with her whether she’s crying, laughing, puking, or whatever is so unbelievably much better than any time without her. So I am thankful for her and every day that I get to be her mommy – and this thankfulness through all the rough I believe is a gift from the boys.