Hola mamitas con estilo! Hi Stylish moms!( text in 2 languages)
CĆ³mo describir mi vida? caĆ³ticamente hermosa! Soy madre de 3 niƱos de tres generaciones totalmente distintas, Una adolescente de casi 18 aƱos, un niƱo de 8 aƱos y una bebĆ© de 2 aƱos. En este punto comprenderĆ”n lo difĆcil que es que puedan compartir algo tan sencillo como un programa de televisiĆ³n. La grande quiere MTV, el niƱo los muƱequitos mĆ”s raros del mundo como Adventure time de Nickelodeon y la bebĆ© AtenciĆ³n AtenciĆ³n o Sophia The First. SoluciĆ³n: ninguna realmente, solo que para que estĆ©n juntos en un solo espacio, la grande tiene su laptop y los dos pequeƱos sus ipads. Procuro no tener cable TV en cada uno de los cuartos porque sino jamĆ”s se verĆan. Los dos mĆ”s pequeƱos juegan mucho juntos, tenemos un parque cerca y procuro llevarlos a menudo para que se ejerciten. La grande me ayuda muchĆsimo! incluso cuida a sus hermanitos cuando papĆ” y mamĆ” quieren tener un "date night". En las tiendas es bastante fĆ”cil porque mi hija grande (que aveces se cree madre de la bebĆ©) coloca la bebĆ© en un carrito y se van por toda la tienda a mirar. Con celular en mano todo el tiempo estamos en comunicaciĆ³n. El varĆ³n siempre conmigo. En los restaurantes mi esposo me ayuda muchĆsimo con los niƱos, se ocupa del varĆ³n en lo que yo procuro que la bebĆ©( que ya come solita) coma todos sus alimentos. Afortunamdamente no tengo que ir a comprar los comestibles al supermercado, mi esposo tomĆ³ esa tarea hace muchos aƱos atras. Lo que sĆ tengo que admitir que es horrible es en el carro. Todos queremos mĆŗsica diferente, hablan los 3 a la vez, y de cada 10 minutos preguntan si ya llegamos. La grande ya pronto se va para la Universidad y me quedarĆ© sin mi ayudante, compaƱera, amiga y confidente. Juntas la pasamos super, nos reĆmos, nos sacamos selfies, nos compartimos la comida y entramos juntas al probador de ropa en la tiendas. Nos reĆmos muchĆsimo y de ella he aprendido todo lo que sĆ© de redes sociales. Pero, asĆ es la vida. Le doy gracias a Dios todos los dĆas por mis hijos no importa lo complicado que pueda ser, la vida sin ellos es inimaginable. CĆ³mo lidiar con 3 hijos de diferentes edades? Pues procuro aprovechar toda la ayuda que pueda tener sin sentirme mal por ello ( aunque nunca dejo mis hijos con nadie que no sea mi hija mayor) soy organizada, soy paciente pero sobre todo soy muy flexible, lo que se ajusta a uno no necesariamente se ajusta a los otros. Trato de ser firme en reglas universales de la casa y me disfruto el proceso. En un abrir y cerrar de ojos se irĆ”n, solo que en mi caso serĆ” uno a uno, no todos a la vez y eso me encanta.
XO,
Yohanna
In English:
Having children is a blessing. I think that now, but when I was a kid I used to say that I did'nt want children. Thirty something years later I have 3! A 17 year old teenager, an 8 year old little guy and a 2 year old toddler. They are the love of my life and if I have to describe my life, that would be: chaotically beautiful! They are in 3 very different stages in life and at this point you can imagine, that not even in my dreams, they would share a TV program! The oldest one always wants to see MTV, while my son probably wants to see those incredibly crazy cartoons from Nickelodeon and the toddler "AtenciĆ³n Atencion" or Sophia The First. There is no specific solution to that situation because I try not to have Cable TV on each of their rooms, otherwise they would never see each other. The 2 little ones play together most of the time. We have a park nearby the house that we visit often.Also,the pool is something that they enjoy all together. I have to say that my life is a lot easier because of my oldest daughter,she helps me a lot! She's very protective with her siblings and even when mom and dad want to have a date night, she babysits for us. Going shopping is quite easy because my she rides the baby in a shopping cart while I take care of my son. He's always with me. At restaurants my husband is the one that helps with the kids. Fortunately I don't have to go for groceries because my husband took on that chore several years ago, knowing how much I dislike the supermarkets. I do have to admit that it's awful in the car. We all want different music, everybody talks at the same time and every 10 minutes my son asks "Are we there yet?" In a few months my teen will attend college and I'm going to be without my assistant, companion, friend and confident for the first time. Together we laugh, we take selfies, we share food and even share the fitting room in clothing stores. Because of her, I know everything about social networks and I always knew this day was coming. I thank God every day for my children no matter how difficult it may be. Life without them is unimaginable. Coping with 3 children of different ages? Well my advise is: get all the help you can without feeling bad about it, be organized, be patient and be flexible. What applies to one does not necessarily apply to the others. Try to be firm on the universal rules of the house and enjoy the process. In the blink of an eye, they will grow up and go off into the world. In my case, I know they're leaving some day but not all of them at once and I love that.
XO,
Yohanna
