I want my mommy!

As most of you know, my mom was able to come here to Georgia and stay with us for 3 weeks.  When I first had the boys, we got in to a routine and I thought, "Okay.  I CAN do this."  And then my mom came.  It was so nice to have someone here 24 hours a day to take care of the boys, help clean, play with Lilli (or keep her entertained), letting Ben and I go on a much needed date night (TWICE), taking one screaming baby while I have the other, or sometimes taking both crying babies while I slept, helping with the cooking, getting up with Lilli at 4 in the a.m. and snuggling with her, etc.  I could go on and on about all the ways she helped and the things she did.  3 weeks is a long time to get used to the totally awesome help.  And now that its gone, or rather, now that she's gone, it's been really hard adjusting to "real life."  It definitely makes me wish we lived closer to family.  My mom hasn't even been gone a week and I feel like I can't do this.  Now before you go feeling sorry for me, I do have a wonderful husband who helps any way he can.  AND I have wonderful friends who are more than willing to help.  Ben has the next week off so that SHOULD give me enough time to adjust.  Even though I'm sad, devastated, distraught, scared, etc that my mom left, I'm so glad she CAME.  And even though I'm not a first-time mom there were still things my mom still taught me while she was here. What a great mom I have!   Oh and I should give a shout-out to my dad and Kennan and McKenzie (my youngest siblings) for letting her come.  I know it was hard not having her there and we really appreciate it!