Hello…this is my life. I am a mom of 6 kids and I love it and it’s SUPER easy.. HA no it’s not. but I do love it.

There ARE times I want to pull out my hair and there ARE times where I am sure I am losing hair and I cannot possibly attend to every screaming/fighting child. Thankfully these occasions are few and far between. It’s happens in waves.

Loading and unloading the family vehicle has not been AS hard as I originally had thought it would be. Although there is a major problem while driving. Seems Anthony absolutely detests his car seat. I mean it doesn’t matter if I change, feed,cushion….nothing. And he decided to be a stinker and refuse any self soothing device.(including a bottle,which if he would only accept the “fake” texture/taste, it would be so much less traumatic for us all.) So until he accepts the fact he needs to be strapped down for these trips, we have a very LOUD car ride. I also refuse to travel by myself. I can’t do it if it’s just him and I and he screams the entire time.

So, about this “fake” bottle pacifier situation. I am at a loss. I feel it is my fault because i didn’t introduce it sooner to him. He is the first one I have had a problem with. I NEED suggestions. The poor man needs something when I am unable to get to him myself,our car rides are always at least 15-20 minutes long.(because we live in the boonies/country ) When we finally arrive at our destination, I think we have all lost a few hairs and shortened our life span by a couple years.(yes it is THAT bad).

I have had MANY people tell me it is good that he doesn’t take the bottle or paci…..OK. Maybe it’s good. BUT we cannot stop every 2 minutes in the car with a family of 8, for me to get out,switch places,take him out,nurse for at least 8 minutes,burp,get buckled again and 2-3 minutes later he is screaming all over again. Just cannot happen.(but it does…every time) He won’t even take my finger,seriously he gets more mad if I try to fake him out like that. (it’s offensive to him). I have tried to sweeten the paci with a teeny bit of sugar,but he gags. I have spent $$ on all different types of bottles and pacifiers,for him to refuse them all.

any suggestions?

I love nursing him, and will not wean him until he is over a year…but it is not ALWAYS possible to nurse on demand..and believe me , he DEMANDS! (you couldn’t tell by how big he is,could you?)

my head is about to explode right now as I type because a certain toddler has discovered where I hid the alligator xylophone and is having a field day beating it to death..( I wish the thing would die!) HA

Thats real life.