Joys of Motherhood
Chapter 16
Rating-PG
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from 7th Heaven. Don't own. Don't sue.
Summary: A fanfic about Lucy, Kevin, and their kids. Takes place 7 years from now.
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Glenoak Child
Mommy Diaries
A Day in the Life of a Glenoak-area Mom
Lucy Kinkirk is a Glenoak mom of Jenny, 7, Adam, 6, Hannah, 5, Joshua, 4, Rebekah and Rachel, 3, Caleb,2, and Aaron, 14 months. She is expecting her ninth, tenth, and eleventh child in 4 months. They are to be named Noah, Nathan, and Grace. She is married to Kevin who is a police officer on the Glenoak police force.
5:30 a.m. -Wake up to the sound of the alarm going off. I have to get dressed this morning or I'll never get the chance. And I try not to wake Kevin up as I head to the bathroom.
6:00 a.m. - I'm dressed and I hear cries coming from the baby monitor. Aaron's up.
6:05 a.m. - ROUND 1: I pick Aaron up from his and Caleb's room and successfully get him out before he wakes up his brother. I take him downstairs to give him his morning bottle and his baby food. Today its peaches and apples.
6:45 a.m. - ROUND 2: Time to wake Jenny and Hannah up. I almost trip over their Barbie dolls and make a mental note to tell them to pick up their toys when they get home. They mumble as they get dressed in the clothes I laid out for them last night.
6:55 a.m. – ROUND 3: I head into Adam's and Joshua's room. After telling Adam to get dressed my sleepy 4 year old Joshua climbs in my arms. I try to head to Rachel and Rebekah's room with him in my arms but it's unsuccessful. I put him down in the playroom and let him play while still in his pajamas.
7:00 a.m. - ROUND 4: I trying to wake up the twins but they seem content lying in bed all day.
7:10 a.m. – By now one of the twins is up and dressed. Today it's Rachel. I manage to get Rebekah out of bed. I leave her room to get Joshua dressed. I'm surprised to see Rebekah still up when I get back. I get her dressed and she runs off to join her sister and brother in the playroom. I try to hurry because I have carpool duty today.
7:20 a.m. – ROUND 5: Time to wake Caleb up. The most difficult child to wake up but he decided to be nice today and gets up in record time.
7:25 a.m. - I hurry down the stairs and start breakfast, which consists of oatmeal. When Jenny, Hannah, and Adam are done I help them get their shoes on and lunches in their hands along with their backpacks. Kevin comes down stairs dressed for work. He kisses me goodbye and leaves.
7:45 a.m. – My sister Mary walks her kids down to our house and says goodbye to Charlie and Christina. I load them, along with my kids, in the car and we pull out of the driveway.
7:52 a.m. - We pull in front of my brother, Matt and his wife, Sarah's house. Sarah walks Megan and Nicole to the car and helps them get buckled. The kids are double buckled with one another and we still have John to pick up.
7:58 a.m. - We pick up my nephew John at my brother Simon and his wife Catherine's house. And hurry to the school. Luckily Simon lives 4 minutes away from the elementary school.
8:02 a.m. – We arrive at school and I help Jenny, Charlie, Christina, Adam, John, Hannah, Megan, and Nicole out of the car. I wonder how we are going to do this when Cassandra, Joshua, and Anna start school next year.
8:15 a.m. – I manage to pull out of the school parking lot and head to the grocery store. Upon arrival I manage to get Rachel and Rebekah in the two seats below the handle, Caleb in the basket seat, and Aaron's car seat to stay across the basket without any major incidents. I grab Josh's hand and convince him that walking is fun. We need only four things: milk, baby food, diapers, and formula.
9:15 a.m. - So much for my "without incident" trip. Rachel and Rebekah decided knocking over boxes of food and watch Mommy try to bend down is fun. We've spent $123.89. So much for my short, four item list.
9:55 a.m. – We return home. I leave Aaron in his car seat in the play pen where no one can bother him. I have about 10 minutes to put the groceries away before the house erupts into chaos.
10:16 a.m. – I went over on my time limit and Caleb has single handily manage to unroll all of the toilet paper in the bathroom. Much to my dismay.
10:24 a.m. – I've cleaned up the mess and I fulfilled my craving for chocolate. I start lunch (soup) and set the table.
11:00 a.m. – Everyone has eaten. I take Joshua, Rachel, and Rebekah upstairs and put them down for their much-needed naps.
11:15 a.m. – After giving Aaron a bottle he falls asleep and I place him in the crib for what I home will be a long nap. I place a very sleepy Caleb in his bed and he promptly falls asleep.
11:17 a.m. – What a strange sound…silence. I start on my to-do list: Dishes, laundry, vacuum, and a much needed nap for a very pregnant mom.
12:00 p.m. – I wake up refreshed from my nap and start on my to-do list.
1:33 p.m. – Where did the time go? I've complete the dishes and two loads of laundry. Everyone but Aaron is still asleep. I carry Aaron downstairs and put him in the swing in our bedroom where I fold laundry.
2:25 p.m. - My mother calls and remind me that Catherine and Simon's anniversary is the 19th. I promised to watch Anna for them. Josh wakes up and comes downstairs saying he's thirsty. Aaron is still content in his swing.
2:35 p.m. - I have to wake Rachel, Rebekah, and Caleb up so we can leave to do carpool.
2:45 p.m. – We get in the car and drive to the school.
3:02 p.m. – Jenny gets in the car followed closely by Charlie and Christina. Adam and Megan get in next. Followed by Nicole, John, and Hannah. Their all talking a mile a minute as we pull out of the parent loop.
3:58 p.m. – After dropping Charlie, Christina, John, Nicole, and Megan off, we return home. Jenny and Adam head straight to the kitchen table to do their homework. I put Aaron in the saucer and let Hannah color a picture for daddy while Rachel, Rebekah, Joshua, and Caleb watch TV.
4:15 p.m. – I check Jenny and Adam's homework. Then I suddenly remember today is Tuesday and I send Jenny upstairs to change for ballet. I throw five cans of soup in the crock pot and grab some baby food for Aaron. After throwing coloring book and crayons in my bag we rush out to the car.
4:34 p.m. – Only four minutes late for Ballet Jenny runs in while I unload everyone else. I find a spot to sit down. The kids sit on the floor coloring. I start feeding Aaron his dinner-sweet potatoes and chicken with wild rice.
5:39 p.m. – Jenny's class lets out a little late. She's very excited because the instructor showed them the outfits they are going to wear for the recital.
5:46 p.m. – We walk into the house and are meet by the wonderful aroma of an almost done dinner.
5:49 p.m. – I put Aaron in his swing for a cat nap while Adam, Jenny, Hannah, Rachel, Joshua, Rebekah, and Caleb go outside to play on the swing set.
6:02 p.m. – After putting in some rolls for dinner I head outside to play with the kids. I sit on the bench swing on the porch, stroking my round belly, while watching them play. The sound of the garage door opening draws not only mine but also the kids' attentions. Daddy's home.
6:15 p.m. – We sit down to eat and almost on cue, as I take my first bite, Aaron cries.
6:21 p.m. – I finish my dinner with Aaron in my lap.
6:24 p.m. – Kevin clears the table and washes the dishes so I can start bathes.
7:46 p.m. – Eight sets of pajamas, one diaper, eight ear cleanings, and seven sets of teeth brushed later, I've got eight great smelling kids. I tuck Jenny all the way down to Caleb in their beds and kiss them goodnight.
8:07 p.m. – I fix Aaron's last bottle for the day and head back upstairs to the rocking chair in my room.
8:23 p.m. – Aaron is done with his bottle and I tuck him in bed.
8:55 p.m. – I finish the last load of laundry, make Jenny, Adam, and Hannah's lunches for tomorrow, and put their backpacks by the door.
9:14 p.m. – I sit down on the couch for a must needed break. Kevin rubs my feet as we tell each other about our days and he talks to my belly.
9:55 p.m. – I check on the kids on last time and go to bed myself, ready to wake up and do it all over again tomorrow.
Another A/N- I'm as so tired so I am just going to post this for you guys. New chapter should be out soon but I posted two today. Updates only come if there are reviews.