Kristeller Mama

Redeemed. A work in progress. Wife. Mama of 👼👱‍♀️👱‍♂️. RN. Dreamer.
Most days I'm trying to decide whether to nap or clean while the kids nap....

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

Texts you get from the nanny when your 3 yr old creeps her out....

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

Baking Valentine's Cookies - to be honest, I intended to do this WITH Helen. But here I am doing it while she's asleep. 😬
I feel a little bad about doing it without her. But it's been a… https://t.co/qc0UYFn5pq

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

Encountering strangers while grocery shopping with 3 y.o.:

3: Hii!! I peed in the potty!!
S *giggling speechlessly*
3 (beaming, feels encouraged to share more): And a tiny little poopoo, too! (demonstrating poo size with forefinger and thumb).

#oversharing #momlife #toddlers

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

@StranDadAbroad @dad_on_my_feet Genius.... I'm making a mental note.

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

Update: after a few more songs, it grew quiet in there & I thought she'd finally gone to sleep.
But then an exclamation broke the silence: "Oh. MY. GOOOSH!!!"
Followed by more singing.
And now: "Maaaaaaaamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"....

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

Naptime:
(3 playing with Elsa Barbie)
Elsa: Helen! Helen!
3: What, Elsa?
Elsa: Helen Helen Helen!
3: What what what?!! What. is. it?! 🤣🤣

And now:
strains of "Let It Go" coming from the bedroom.

Anyway... how's naptime going at your house?

#toddlers #naptime #momlife

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

You know you're 1. old and 2. a mom, when you want for your birthday not to start with a dirty house, so you wash dishes, sweep, scrub, and do laundry before going to bed.

#itsadisease #myhouseneverreflectsmywork
#momlife

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

@susan356 I just learned about her yesterday and love what she jas to say about hospitality!!

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

Ok, the divorce part was a joke. Lighten up, people.
🙄😂

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

We are new at the church we've been attending, and today I embarrased myself because I didn't know how they did part of the service....
My husband could hardly stop laughing (silently).
And that is how I know I married the wrong man.

#howchurchledtomydivorce

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

I call this "Y THO"

#toddlerstrikesagain #ytho https://t.co/KZBLRvXhW9

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

@MomOnFire 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

3 playing with her bath toys, saying in a strained voice: "Help me? Help me?! I'm in trouble!" Immediately followed by a calm voice: "I'll be with you in just a minute".

I promise this scenario has never happened in real life for her. 😳

#toddlers #crazychild #shouldibeworried

[Thomas Nelson @ThomasNelson]

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
- Martin Luther King, Jr. ("Strength in Love", 1963)
#MLKDay #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

Got home from work to find:

Naps had: zero
Potty training done: minimal
Fun had: infinite
Love shared: infinite
Happiness: busting at the seams
Smiles: everywhere

My awesome in-laws saved the day!

#grateful #whocaresaboutnaps #happybabies #happyinlaws

[Chaotic Doll☕🍷🍺⛈️💋🔥👙 @SassyKeeper]

@devtheory72

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

Harrowing evening with 3. Barely recognized her for a while there.

And no, I do not want to hear "just wait till she's a teenager". Kindly stuff it.

#momlife #toddlerlife #toddlermom #Godblessbedtime

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

Already a whole year...!
#MyTwitterAnniversary

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

@sweatsntopknots 😳 I thought $1.28 apiece was a lot.... My son's wild streak gets hold of him every now and then, and he shoots the food from the pouch all over the place instead of eating it. My soul dies a little each time.

[Kristeller Mama @ItsAJollyMess]

@saltymamas Samoas - 1,000,000 boxes for me please!!!