guilt

amy-
i'm right there with you on the guilt front. it's hard when you have more than one child because you can feel torn between them. reily is my sensitive one and avery is my independent one but they both demand a lot of work-just in different ways. i've come to accept guilt and lovehandles as part of the "mommy package". i just try to single them out for little things when it will just be me + one child. sometimes it's only for 15 min and it means that i pick up avery first from school and let her pick out the special treat; sometimes i color with reily while avery is napping. it isn't much and it isn't often but i think the one-on-one time is the most important bonding time. i do believe, however, that i am preaching to the choir since you are definitely up for Mommy of the Year award.
xoxo
kri