My mother in law helps when she can. The problem with her is she's addicted to pain killers and anti-anxiety drugs so there are times when she is so out of it she falls asleep during conversations--sometimes in the middle of a sentence--or says totally crazy stuff. For example, one time I called her because one of the kids was sick with a stomach bug and I needed to run out to get a prescription for Zofran that had been called in. She was totally doped up and told me to put them in my flower garden and then started laughing. I was just like, "Never mind...." She also complains if they laugh, giggle, talk a little too loud, pretend to be cars, argue, etc. Hello--the girls are 4 and 7. They do that kind of stuff. Siblings are always going to argue, especially as children.

There a few other people who have offered but I guess my pride keeps me from asking. I don't want people to think I can't handle things or am lazy. We can't afford to put the middle one in daycare while the oldest is at school and don't quality for any of the programs offered by outside agencies due to our income. I think I'm just going to have to say screw it, hand my husband the baby since he's willing to stay up and go to bed after the two oldest do. I'm heading toward being admitted to the hospital so fast it's not even funny.