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Chaos

Just so I don't forget, I am writing down what happens at certain times of the day: 7:30 to 9:30 Asher wakes talking. He talks and talks and he doesn't really stop until bedtime. I nod and agree and try to answer all of his questions. I am tired. I have had two shifts of sleep two hours each. Adirah wants to crawl. If the front door is open, she crawls out the door, so I close the door quickly when I need to open it. Asher announces "I need to poop" and he goes to the bathroom. But Asher is afraid to be alone lately so he likes to have the door open when he is in the bathroom. He always wants to be somewhere that he can see and hear me. Since I have a short break from Asher's demands I decide to wash some dishes. But Adirah is crawling more quickly now and she likes to crawl into the bathroom. She smiles and squeals with glee as she pulls herself up on Asher's leg. I hear Asher screaming from the bathroom "Get her off me!" I go into the bathroom an...