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Elisabeth Hasselbeck has had many roles in her life - daughter, art student, shoe designer, Survivor contestant, wife, The View co-host, and many others, but her favorite by far is Mom.

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Week of December 31: A Mom's Gotta Do...

As I write, I am on the eighth hour of Taylor being in my arms. The poor little guy has had a rough day. Lots of gas...which means lots of attempts to comfort him – be it feeding him, changing him, sitting on a ball while holding him, bouncy seat swaying, singing, feeding again. Running the water in the sink seems to help him the most, and the sound nearly puts me to sleep!

So I am sitting on the most comfortable chair I could find, with the laptop on a cushion, Taylor in a sling on me, and a bowl of grapes balancing on the arm of my seat. A mom's got to do what a mom's got to do (I began using that phrase when Tim caught me sneaking in a couple of lunges at 5 am, in the dark the other day, after a feeding.)

He is smiling a lot...and I am totally denying the notion that it is due to the bubbles in his tummy! Either way- I love to see his little face brighten up! ! I wouldn’t trade this for anything.

Other than that, I feel as though I am living in wrapping paper! There are pieces of sticky tape everywhere, as Grace has been "helping" me with each present. The only problem is that she keeps telling everyone what is in the wrapping. We were putting a friend’s gift out for her to take home, and Grace blurts out-"There are BOOTS in there!!!" Too cute!

I took both Grace and Taylor to the park yesterday and figured I could feed Taylor as soon as we got there...and play with Grace at the same time. Just as we approached, he starts wailing, she wants to be on a swing…so I pop her out of the stroller, pluck him out of the baby carrier, throw on my "Hooter Hider" (it’s a cover-up for breastfeeding- that is the best name yet!), he starts chomping away, and I grab Grace with one arm and try to insert her legs into the bucket swing. I thought that was hard, until I tried to get her out! Without a doubt, I bit off more than I could chew…as Grace was wanting me to go down the slide (which I could not) and Taylor was wanting me to just feed him, and stop moving all around the place. In trying to please everyone, I ended up satisfying no one. That is the hardest part about adding another into the family- making sure everyone has what they need. I guess you just do what you can.

Sometimes- not so well! I put in a pizza for dinner tonight, and was wondering why it was taking so long to cook...and realized that the cardboard was still on the bottom!

We had a great pizza party, despite the near hazard, and now- I am off to grab an hour of sleep!

Elisabeth

See you soon!