I survived!

I survived my first week alone with TWO kids. We had a very long week but I am not in an insane asylum which is a good thing. I realized that I need 18 hands. Carter found his lungs and cried more this week than he has his whole life, because I was trying to juggle both of them at the same time. Madison has done her fair share of crying and coincidentally it was at the same time as Carter, maybe to test my patience or to see how fast I would start crying too! By the end of the week it started to get better and I know in the coming weeks I will get it together. Madison is still doing great with him. She is continuing to test her boundaries especially when I am tied up with him, which I think is normal. We will see how next week goes, wish me luck!
A couple of Maddieisms:
1. I asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween. She said "Dora" and I asked her what Carter should be and she said "Boots" (she used the funniest tone like 'duh Mom' what a silly question.
2. I tell her a lot to get away from the swing while Carter is in it. The other day she was messing with him and I walked up to move her and she put her hands out and said "Back up Mommy, Back it up".
3. Today we were in the car and Carter started crying. Maddie says "Little Buddy, stop crying, stop crying" and then yells "bam it". I think she was saying "Da-- it". I was trying so hard to tell her that that was a bad word and we don't say that word, but I couldn't get my composure. Brian was laughing so hard I couldn't make a straight face. Needless to say she was very confused at being disciplined while we were hysterically laughing. Great parenting, huh?