What used to be simple

So night time routine had been a relatively simple thing over the year while the **** was deployed, but I always had the thought that it would be easier once he was home and we could split the responsibility of it again. It used to be the night was when "Dada" did shower/bath, teeth brushing, and bed. Well, obviously that won't ever happen again.

Now we are using borrowed space on borrowed time.

So the night looks something like this:

Sean goes and gets out of his clothes and climbs in the in shower, I get Seamus and get him nakie, Seamus gets away and runs out of the bathroom and thru the house OR pee's on the bathroom rug, get Seamus into the shower and he acts like it's Chinese water torture and not a warm shower. During all this Sean is throwing himself down the very small incline in the end of the bath and saying "Yay, I'n sliding Mama!" Finally everyone is in and I begin the wet process of washing and conditioning hair, scrubbing stinky little boys and trying to keep from bathing the entire bathroom...That is usually a FAIL. Lol. So I try to pull Sean out first cause he is less likely to run away nakie. Notice I say less likely. I have spent 30-45 minutes chasing nakie kids thru the house before. Fun times.

Where was I?

Oh, yeah, after the bath.

I guess it's sad my oldest doesn't ask for "dada" anymore at bed time. We do story, Jesus Loves Me song and prayers.

Then begins the fight of my life...

Convincing Seamus to sleep....But that might be another post...