Taking the Wheel...

So my last post was a bit of a downer but that is okay cuz it felt really good to vent it out. I am feeling a lot better about things the past few days. I decided that part of the reason my kids and my dog were not listening too well was partly because they were getting away with it! duh! So I decided to kick the dog out of my bed and put him in his crate (thanks Charonne). He didn't even put up a fight! Now whenever we leave the house or go to sleep he goes in his crate. Just by doing this he has been a lot better behaved. I also pulled out the squirt bottle and whenever he does something I don't like I spray him in the face. It has made a world of difference so far.

As far as London sleeping. Well I had a few people suggest it is night terrors and I think it very well could be. So I am making her a more comfortable environment and keeping her to a better schedule. I also made sure to just put her right back in her room the last time she woke me up and I turned on some music for her. She has been doing a little better. Not a total 180 but progress for sure.

My dear friend Courtney called me and gave me some GREAT suggestions and really helped me to accept that my house will not be picture perfect at all times. Charonne always tells me just to make sure the dishes are done and my bed is made and it will make all the difference. So I have been focusing on those two things and go from there. I don't worry about the playroom being spotless at all times cuz they will just mess it up anyway and I sure don't want them to feel like they can't be kids. So I am working on just having them help clean it up once an hour or so before bed. The rest of the little messes I am just going to have to let go a bit. But not to much ;). So all in all I feel a lot better. I am sure I will have many many more days of frustration and I will also have days when life seems perfect. So I will continue to do the best I can do. Thank you all so much for the kind words and all the advice I got on London's sleeping. I will be sure to update more on this subject in the future because I think it is nice to relate to other moms who are going through the same things.

P.S. We finally got our family pictures done and I can't wait to post them here! They are all over my facebook but I am going to wait till I get them edited to post here. More to come! :)