I just ran out of one of my daughters' rooms because I almost had an anxiety attack.
I have random clothes scattered throughout the room because I am sorting. This is a thing you have to do when your kids are always growing. I'm putting away the 9 month clothes and getting out the 12 and 18 month ones. I am putting away the 24 month and some 2T as well.
Georgia is now in a 2T and 3T. She's almost as tall as Ellie. Ellie is in a 3T, 4T and maybe some 5T.
( if you don't know kids clothes, you're saying what? But, its not important, don't worry )
But you're asking "Why did you almost have an anxiety attack?"
Because I had a flash forward.
A premonition.
A psychic encounter of what is to be.
And all I saw was....
...clothes.
I have three girls and right now we have an endless amount of clothing. Several large gallon plastic bins full of clothing, on top of the already full dressers and closets. In my future I saw mounds of teenage clothes strewn across their rooms, and mounds of laundry piled up in front of the washer/dryer. ( this is already true, mind you ) But right now, they're small clothes. They don't take up too much space. The more they grow, the bigger they get. And if my wardrobe is any indication of how my girls will be -- I am in serious trouble.
Yes, I have a lot of clothes; a lot less these days because I have whittled it down significantly due to weight gain and loss through pregnancy. I had lots of clothes because my profession was business professional and I wore a suit or dress clothes to work on a daily basis. When I came home I would change into something casual. So, I had two wardrobes pretty much. I have a million tank tops and until recently, I had more jeans than a person should own.
What happens if my THREE girls are like this?
Crap.
I am in trouble.
We are going to need more room, more space, more closets, more storage. We're going to need more hangers and dressers and everything needed for more attire. Winter/summer storage closets, etc. Yikes.
And the never ending laundry. I have a remedy for that, though. I am going to make my kids do their own laundry once they are old enough to help. It's never bad to make sure they know how to do this for when they're on their own eventually.
Plus its the least they can do for free room and board and carrying them and then childbirth.
Daughter, let me tell you about childbirth and how much pain mommy was in -- the least you can do is sort your laundry and take clothes out of the dryer.
Thanks. Love You!
So you will understand why a future glimpse gave me the shivers and caused my blood pressure to shoot through the roof.
I'm hoping that because they are all so close in age, they will be able to wear each others' clothes and that will help keep the number of clothes down. And Maybe they will be able to wear mine and borrow my clothes from time to time? That would be nice. I hope I'm cool enough and I don't have a "mom wardrobe" not worthy of borrowing.
I could only hope.
"Honey, I think we're going to need a bigger closet."
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