Blake's family is all coming in today. I take the boys to school while Blake got the babies ready to be out most of the day. It's hard to believe Addie is four months old already. She is growing up so fast, and it breaking Blake and I's hearts. We were lucky to get her and we know there is no way we would be able to get pregnant again. We also know that four is a good number. We were ok with four. I'm brought out of my thoughts as I pull back into the driveway. We literally have 15 mins till we have to go and I'm not dressed yet. I head in praying Blake has the babies dressed and ready.
As I open the door I immediately know this is a war zone. I hear Apollo yelling no at the top of his lungs and I can hear Blake telling him to put his clothes on. I hear Addie screaming her head off too. So I head to the living room where all the noise is coming from. Apollo is running around butt naked with Blake sitting on the couch, his face in his hands, and Addie crying on her mat. Yep we are gonna be late. I walk up behind the couch placing my hands on his shoulders and bend down to kiss his cheek.
"Are we having a rough morning cowboy?"
"Gwen next time I'm taking the boys to school."
I laugh grabbing Apollo as he runs by me. I turn him around so he is looking straight at me.
"Apollo enough. You are to go over to Blake and put your cloths on. Do you understand me?"
I'm using my mom voice now and not the happy one. He looks at me as tears pull in his eyes and he shakes his head yes. I put him down sending him to Blake as I walk over to Addie and pick her up.
"I changed her into her cloths and put her on the mat. She was fine for like ten minutes and then she started screaming and I can't get her to stop." Blake tells me
"Baby girl what's wrong. Shhhhh?"
It's then that I place my hand on her back and figure out why she is so upset. She has poop up her back. One of those gross mom moments.
"Babe she has poop up her back that's why she is crying. I'm gonna go change her and get myself dressed."
I look over and see Apollo fighting putting his shirt on.
"Apollo Bowie Flynn knock it off. Right now."
He stops fighting and his head drops. Satisfied he will listen now, I head to Addie's room to change her. Picking out her clothes is just as bad as me picking out my own clothes. It takes me five minutes of back and fourth before I settle on a tutu Endy got her. When I'm satisfied with her outfit and headband I take her to my room. I already have my clothes out, thank goodness or we would be really late. By the time I get downstairs Blake has Apollo ready and has the baby bags by the door.
"Ready to go sunshine?"
"Yep just gotta get Addie in her car seat. Oh can you run into Addie's room and get her blanket I forgot it."
"Yep on it."
We finally get loaded in the SUV, both of us letting out a sigh of relief.
"Only 20 minutes late leaving sunshine. Pretty decent for a morning outing."
I bust out laughing because the thing is it's truth. None of us are morning people. Getting the boys up and off to school is a nightmare, especially the mornings Apollo goes to. They are cranky, I'm cranky, Blake is even cranky most mornings. So to then have to have the babies ready to go right after I get back, is just a nightmare.
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