Exhausted by the end of the day!

And no, I'm not referring to the kids! :lol:

I can't believe how much more energy having 2 toddlers takes! I'm not one to play the "singleton vs twins" card often, and truly having twins hasn't been a very difficult experience for us, but I will say, at this age and stage, these two little people can exhaust me like nothing else can!

All day long it's change butts, wipe faces, wipe snotty noses (we're sick right now), feed me, I'm thirsty, I'm hungry, don't climb on that, don't pull that over, don't empty my cabinets, stay out of the garbage, don't push your sister, don't hit your brother, why are you dumping all the toys out, blankets belong on the couches, pillows belong on the couches, don't push the buttons on the tv, why are you emptying my bowls out, please take a nap, please go to bed, don't splash water all over the bathroom....etc etc etc.

I love it. I adore them. But I am SO ready for bed myself when the time comes at night! :lol: Maybe I'm just getting old.... ardon:

 

Danielle, it's not just you!! I WOHM, but on days when I'm home with the boys I feel like I'm running from the moment they get up, until the moment they lay down. And honestly, they're sometimes such a handful that when I come home from work, I sometimes miss the relative quiet at work! :lol: Two toddlers take an incredible amount of stamina. I don't know what it's like to have children other than twins so I don't know if it's harder, but I can say without a doubt that they are exhausting! Many weekdays I go to bed not long after they do, and I nap almost every weekend day just so I can keep up with them. ardon:

 

Danielle, I don't have two other children on top of my twin toddlers, but I know with just two of them...most nights I pass out as soon as my head hits the pillow :lazy: They wear me out!

 

Amen to the tired, and I have a 4 week old to add to the 20 month old twins. I think I walk around half asleep most days. I wonder if it ever gets better.

 

I'm glad you posted... I think this "job" is just tireing! It's well worth it, but I am also pooped by the time I get to sit down at night. I work part time, I usually get home by 4. Work is hectic, but quiet. I have a great amount of energy and most days it's not enough. You're not getting old...it's part of being a mother...

 

you sound like my mom did when we were kids!

i'm also usually pooped by the end of the day but am so determined to have some me time that i stay up too late & make the tiredness even worse. :laughing:

 

This week has been AWFUL. Thanks for posting this. Most of the time I think my boys are just dandy and we have a pretty good time. Every once in a while something's going on where every day is worse than the last (Office Space, anyone?!). Right now it's like that b/c Sebastian has decided that 2 naps were 1 nap too many! :gah: I miss the days of 2 naps so bad! I could shower in the morning and clean up the kitchen. Now I have to try to do stuff while they are awake and I'm beginning to :drown: . Sigh.

 

I could have wrote that post. I'm so tired. This is far harder than newborn twins. They will be 2 in February.

 

Ugh. Sounds like my life. Children that want one nap but don't seem to want it when I think they should have it. We either end up with an extremely long morning or afternoon. Getting stuff done and showering is becoming more difficult. Cranky babies and cranky Mommy!!! Plus I'm sick and both of them are too, so we are just a huge snotty mess right now. It will be a miracle if my husband doesn't catch it. And why does my child understand "go sit in your chair or bring mommy that book" but not the word "NO". They are starting to get curious with the cabinets, climbing on the couch, getting into everything. I am exhausted too, you guys are not alone :hug:

 

Same thing going on with me here and my 17 month old twin boys. I also have a 2 1/2 month who is starting to "wake up" to the world around him and wanting to stay up longer. I feel for for you....3 babies is TOUGH! :help:

 

OMG age is not a factor as I'm 26 and don't have any other kids except my twins and I am always exhausted. I have no clue how you do it with 4!!!! I really don't!

Oh and I play the "twin" card very very often ;-))) LOL

 

Mine are 39 months old and I've never EVER been this tired in my life. EVER.

 

I couldnt have wrote your post better myself. I think you've been tape recording me at my house. EXHAUSTED is an understatement, and yet, here I sit on TS *Sigh*

 

I'm laughing and crying while reading your post because I thought I actually wrote it and then forgot! :rotflmbo: We have 4 girls: ages 7,5, and the twins who will be 2 at the end of January. Very similar to your family I see. Some days I feel like I'm about a half a second away from going crazy! It's a good thing I love them so much. One of my twins is soooooo challenging that I actually joke and say that I want to throw her out the window....but then I want to run around outside and catch her because I love her so much....but your email describes her to a T...pushing the buttons on the TV, getting in the closets, climbing up the furniture, crying, crying, crying,etc, etc.... Oh, I hope we both survive!!!!! :hug:

Shannon