May
this morning, i found dog food scattered all over each room of the home, then i decided to take a quick shower, figuring they (i have two toddlers 12 months apart) should be ok for 10 minutes- i don't what i was thinking! they decided to do a craft- there was glue all over the hardwood floor and salt and all my tubes of fine glitter spread on the counter and on the floor. after i borrowed my neighbors swiffer sweeper sheet to clean it up, i took the trash out and the bottom spilled out week old smoothie all over the floor. that's when i noticed the dirty little pee foot prints from where my daughter had wet her pants and walked out of the bathroom. oh, and they’d already taken all of my older daughter's stuffed animals out of their bins earlier this morning.
no- each day is not like this, but they’re far busier than my first two kids who weren't born so close together. i've heard that twins (or like twins) is double the trouble, and now i know it's true. after i was done crying, they cleaned up a lot of it, but sometimes i don't feel i can keep up with them. it's those days we just go out- so i am off to lunch with them.
does anyone out there have a story that might make me feel superior?
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Yesterday morning, my four year old(he’s autistic, and is on a 2 year old age level) suddenly decided he didn’t feel like using the potty anymore, and peed all over the baby’s playpen. After changing his clothes, I put everything in the wash and went to finish cleaning up the floor. While I’m in the middle of this, the 16 m.o. baby climbs onto the table and knocks a vase full of fresh flowers all over my notebook. I run to salvage my work and as I get her off the table, I notice that the 4yo is sitting in the corner with a jar of peanut butter, which he has used to paint the cabinets, oven, floor, and step stool. So I take his peanut butter clothes off of him (he’s peed in his pants, too) and as I take them to the laundry room, I tell him to go get dressed. I then grab a rag and start trying to clean up the kitchen, only to see that the baby has taken full advantage of my lack of attention and is now on the table again. I grab the baby, finish mopping up my homework, clean the peanut butter up(squirming baby still in one arm) and go back to the living room to complete cleaning the peed on carpet. Wouldn’t you know it, DS has now pooped at the other end of the living room! I clean him up(he’s still sitting in it) put one of the baby’s pull-ups on him, and put both of the LOs in their rooms until I finish getting everything cleaned up.
As it happens, I needed a fecal sample from DS for the Dr., so after cleaning the carpet, I grabbed the “sample” DS had left me, got the babies dressed and headed for the doctor’s office. Tire blew out less than a mile from home, we met a tree head on at 55 mph, and ended up spending the rest of the day at the emergency room. After a while, DS got fatigued of being good and stripped all of his clothes off. We were alone in the room, and I was strapped to one of those backboards, so I didn’t see it/couldn’t do anything about it if I had. He then proceeded to go both #1 and #2 in the hallway right outside the room, then went streaking down the hall in nothing but his (now incredibly disgusting) socks.
After they corralled my son, my husband FINALLY showed up, and DS started behaving after that, thank goodness.
I hope that helps – we all have days when the tiny hooligans are worse than usual, I certainly hope tomorrow will go more smoothly for you 
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yeah when i was growing up i had me and then 1 brother and 2 sisters my one sister got a bead stuck in her ear and one of us ate a penny don't worry ure not alone
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The following happened on ONE DAY at my home when I had a toddler and a newborn.
My son locked the doors behind me when I went outside to pick up a spilled trash can (I had my keys with me.)
He left a facecloth in the upstairs sink so it blocked the drain, he left the water running and accidentally locked the door behind him. He came downstairs and ate his lunch while the sink overflowed and flooded the upstairs restroom.
He found out that his older brother's Star Wars figures made a cool “plink” noise when they hit the dining room chandelier.
He clogged the toliet and tried to fix it by jamming a roll of toliet paper inside to “push” the stuff down while he held down the flushing handle (first floor flood)
He bit me on the leg while pretending to be a tiger. (We had just finished a book about wild animals.)
He tried to ride a rocking horse DOWN the STAIRS. (No worries, I stopped him in time.)
Obviously, letting this child out of my sight for even a minute was a dangerous proposition. I learned to change diapers at light speed:) I only showered if another adult was in the home. LOL
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My sister has 4-year old quads and 6 year old twins and a set of twins in the oven and she says that multiple children make you put things in focus as to what is truly important- that your kids are healthy and happy, even when things are chaotic, which in her case is all the time. And to answer the expected question, NO no fertility drugs and yes multiples run in our family - she and I are twins and my father is a triplet. Tie a knot and hang on one day you will wake up and they will be teens!
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Don't feel bad, you’re not alone. I’ve a 2 1/2 yr old, and a 15 month old, they feel like twins when they gang up on me.lol. One day my 2 yr old woke up and came to my room, but i just let him play around me and stayed sleeping. i woke up and found my liquid foundation all over the place, the same thing happened a while ago except he smeared vaseline all over the place, including his curly hair (the worst part is that we were having a suprise party for my sister).. ppl actually came over and saw his crazy hair..it was a funny disaster. The vaseline didn't wash out, i just let dry and absorb into his skin.
so, just rest and try to keep them under your supervision. i either take a shower when they’re sleeping, or while husband is home,
good luck
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When I was a kid my tiny brother and sister would wake up at about 5 a.m. every morning. They would go to the kitchen and get milk, eggs and flour. They climbed up on to the counter using chairs and poured it in a bowl. They would sit and mix it up and then pour it all over the floor, walls and each other. My older brother and I would walk in to the kitched and they'd be sitting there on the counter top with eggs, milk and flour all over themselves, the walls, the floor, the counter and anywhere else they could manage to pour it before getting caught. So, there was a whole gallon of milk, a dozen of eggs and a bag of flour everywhere. We would have to clean it up and bath the children before our mother got up or we got in trouble too.
With my children I’ve bad days each now and then too. I'll be washing dishes after cooking breakfast and turn around and the 3 year old is pouring his milk in the floor or the 4 year old doesn't want his breakfast so he’s flipping pieces across the room. They don't do it often but they’ve their days.
I try to prevent messes like you mentioned. They know they aren't allowed to have glue, scissors and other art supplies without permission but it doesn't always stop them. I keep all of that stuff put up in the closet so they can't reach it to avoid big messes like my siblings used to make.
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the way I figure it–this is just a very busy age! I’ve a 3 yr old and a 20 month old–everytime I turn around there are kitchen utensils out of the drawer-toilet paper rolled out all over the floor-the whole toy chest dumped over-cheerios covering the area rug-snot running down noses–etc, etc, etc…it's a never ending cleaning spree!! But…this too shall soon pass….
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When I used to instruct nursery at church, one of the older girls- our little “ringleader”- always had great ideas. On more than one Sunday we’d toddlers who decided to race across the classroom during cleanup time- and they wouldn't stop with their own feet, either. They always stopped by running into the wall on the other side of the door. So we were always trying to keep them from running down the smaller children and/or plowing their own faces into hard surfaces.
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I know how you feel. I’ve a 22 month old and a 2 1/2 month old. It seems like every time I turn my back for 2 seconds my home gets destroyed. This morning he gave all his breakfast to the dogs while I was giving his sister her bottle. Then went in and tore all the sheets and stuff out of her bassinet. Pulled his diaper off 3 times, put his noodles he was supposed to be eating for lunch in his hair and ears, then fell asleep in his chair in front of the table while trying to climb down. My son is always into something.
Good luck to you. These days happen to everyone with more than one child. Take a deep breath and just try to laugh about it. It will seem funny later on tonight when they are asleep.
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Yes, toddlers are busy!
However, you might ease some of your troubles by teaching them what they can and can’t play with. I think taking preventative measures is good, and also teaching them not to touch some of those things. It might be a good idea to make sure they don't have access to the dog food and craft supplies. And leaving them, even for 10 minutes, is a recipe for disaster, in my mind. Put them in one of their rooms, if it's safe, and shut the door while you take a shower. Or in their cribs with some books and stuffies.
I think we all have days like this, but there are things we can do to help prevent that too. Good luck!