NOAH&KATIE
  • Welcome
  • About Us
  • Connect With Us
  • Follow Us (blog)
  • Support Us

Playing House vs. Real Life

2/5/2013

1 Comment

 
Growing up I remember my dad telling lots of people "Having one kid is playing house, two kids is real life"

I finally get this!

Ellie was like my little doll- if we were out and about she always had matching outfits, with accessories (hair bows or cute shoes).  The diaper bag was neat and stocked. We were playing house.

Now with Ellie and Josie - we're in real life!! We're in "get out the door while they are both happy even if it means the house is a disaster and all of supper is still on the table" stage.  To best describe what I'm talking about, I feel the need to post about our trip back home from WI yesterday.

(Times Approximate)
1:25 Arrive at McDonalds
1:26 I change J's diaper and go to the bathroom 
1:28 Noah orders ice cream for us
1:29 They don't have bibs for Ellie (and we don't have one either) so she uses a plastic bag tucked into her shirt to keep ice cream off of her
1:30 Katie feeding Josie
1:33 Ellie's spoon falls on floor, I give her mine. I don't need ice cream anyway.
1:35 Josie spits up- I try to clean that up
She spits up more
I go to feed her again
1:36 Josie has blowout diaper
1:37 I'm back changing her diaper AND her outfit
1:40 As I go to walk out of bathroom Josie spits up again- all over me and the floor
1:42 Ellie is done with ice cream
1:43 Noah goes to change Ellie's diaper, not possible in men's bathroom
1:44 I tell Ellie to wait, I'll change it later. Still feeding Josie.
More spit up.
1:45 I continue to feed Josie and try to keep Ellie from running away while Noah goes to the bathroom
1:46 I decide I do want a few bites of ice cream, but I don't have a spoon.


I'll spare you from continuing this-- but I'll just say, we ran out of clothes and burp clothes for Josie, Ellie knocked over the "Caution/Wet Floor" sign, I went into the bathroom 6 times?? And it took us over an hour to make a quick stop- just feeding Josie and getting a little ice cream. 

2:35- Finally back on the road

 I told Noah, we have a great marriage, a relatively very well behaved 1 year old, and a content baby, what would this be like if those things weren't true?

All I can say, is we are living REAL life!   
And as crazy as it is, I love it!

-Katie
1 Comment
Aunt Laura
2/6/2013 04:14:51 am

I'm definitely feeling this too... although with less spit up. My version of this story is from last night: Me, still in my dress and tights from work but with slippers instead of boots, stirring the spaghetti sauce with one hand while holding a half-naked baby with a runny nose who has just been BIT by her sister, who I'm banishing to her room in a very stern voice over the noise of the microwave and boiling water for noodles. We made it through the night, but just barely. Haha.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Follow Us

    Stay updated with ministry and family life through our blog.

    Categories

    All
    Baby
    Christmas
    Ellie
    Freshmen
    Friday Updates
    Katie
    Life
    Ministry
    Navs
    Noah
    Pictures
    Prayer
    Pregnancy
    Random
    Site Updates
    Spring Break
    Stp
    Thanksgiving
    Things We Didn't Know...
    Video

    Archives

    December 2016
    December 2015
    June 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    November 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010
    January 2010
    December 2009
    November 2009
    October 2009
    September 2009
    August 2009
    July 2009
    June 2009
    May 2009
    April 2009
    March 2009
    February 2009
    January 2009
    December 2008
    November 2008
    October 2008
    September 2008
    August 2008
    July 2008
    June 2008
    March 2008

"More potently than by any other means, change the university and you change the world."  --Charles Malik

© 2009-2019 Noah Haas
Picture
Photo used under Creative Commons from Grandpa & Grandma T.