Challenges at Home

Another tough day adjusting at home.  Santiago had a few less melt-downs and I hope that he is starting to feel a little bit more secure.  The kids seemed to take turns today getting hurt.  Christian fell and cut his lip.  Santi was running and bonked his ribs on the end table.  Juan Manuel smacked his head on a door. 

The kids are still so wild, we feel like we cannot turn our back for even one minute without an injury, a fight, or having something get broken.  It is exhausting.  Thank goodness my mom is here to help, and I can't say how helpful it is to have an extra person here.  We can at least tag-team a little bit more.  I think that we had been hopeful that being in our own home would make things easier, but so far that hasn't necessarily been the case.  Parts of it are easier, parts are harder.

Just to keep life interesting, our hot water heater bit the dust today.  Please, no!!  Jason has been pulling it apart, and he should be able to get it fixed, but it is just one of those extra things that seems like such a pain.  Plus, to get the kids their bath tonight, we had to boil water on the stove and mix it with the cold water in the tub.  Luckily, we got the tub water warm enough for the kids to bathe.  While Jason was carrying hot water back and forth, I was entertaining the kids with a makeshift puppet show and dancing and singing in the living room.

The kids are testing the limits as much as ever.  Jason and I were able to sneak away for a walk with Ruby this morning...it was our first grown-up alone time in the last month, and it was WONDERFUL!!

We are still tired from all of the travels, but starting to recuperate on that front.  I finally found the camera, but didn't really have time to take any pictures today.  I've got to snap some of the kids with Ruby, they are too cute together.  Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to sneak up on them and get some candid shots. 

Off to bed for now, we have to get our rest while we get the chance.  The kids are practically getting up with the sun since we've been home, so we have to get to bed nice and early to be ready for a new day!