Life lately

Life lately has been hectic. Motherhood has been at an all time challenging high. August is beyond rambunctious. I can't take my eyes off of him for a second! Yesterday he took off while I was busy juicing. I heard him in the garage and when I went out to check on him he was gone. I hopped on my bike and checked in the cul de sac where he would normally go if/when he takes off. He wasn't there so I started calling his name and getting more panicked. I turned at the top of our street and saw his little scooter parked on a sidewalk that leads to a pond. PANIC set in! I threw my bike down and ran to the pond and there as my little boy, only wearing a shirt and a dracula cape and that is it! He was running back and forth talking to the geese (thankfully they didn't peck him!) Life is just exhausting lately. Elly won't nap and the only time I can take a deep breath and relax mentally is when August is in his room with the door closed. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but for me this is new. Elyse was 5 when Levi came along and Levi was almost 5 when August came along. This baby toddler thing ain't for the faint of heart! I don't think I really understood how hard it is for moms with a lot of little kids that are close together. Now I know how incredibly chaotic and stressful it is to be taking care of 2 little ones who need me completely all the time! Phew!