3 Kids is Hard!

Everyone said three is hard and I agree wholeheartedly!  Colin demands so much of my time that Cory is left to take care of and entertain Brady and Brooke.  I think this transition has been even harder on him than on me.  We have both been feeling guilty about the lack of attention the older two are getting.
Brady has always had a way of demanding our attention, but it's usually negative attention that he's getting.  He's pestering me about something while Colin's crying; he wants Cory to play football with him while he's holding Colin; he wants me to print something for him while I'm trying to hurry and get dinner on the table before Colin wakes up.  The only one-on-one time Brady's had with me is piano practice time, and that's almost never pleasant.
Then there's Brooke who demands very little attention.  She just goes off and does her own thing, which is nice, but we also feel just as guilty about her.  The one-on-one time I have with her in the shower and while I'm doing her hair is very precious to me.  Cory doesn't have anything like that with her.
There are a lot of systems I'd like to put in place right now.  Brady needs some sort of reading incentive program.  We need to establish a chore chart that works for our kids.  We need to figure out what's giving Brooke diarrhea so we can get her potty trained for good.  Finally, we need to set up a schedule where Cory has an outing with each of the kids, and of course, get more consistent with our date nights.  The outings with Cory will be the incentive to go with the chore chart, and that's our first priority.  I have a lot of plans, but at this point I know I wouldn't be able to follow through.  I can't even remember to get Brady to practice the piano every day, and that's a great example of something Cory has had to step in and help out with.

Brady reading a Magic Tree House book to Colin

Colin sleeps a 6- to 7-hour stretch 2 out of 3 nights, so I'm still having to sleep in until about 9:00 or 9:30 just to get my 8 hours.  Then I feed him again, eat a quick breakfast and go down to work out once Colin is asleep.  Then I've got to get lunch for the kids so Brady gets out the door for school in time.  Sometimes I don't even get in the shower until Brooke's down for a nap.  My mornings are shot and I spend the rest of the day cleaning up messes, making dinner and attempting to do something on my ever-expanding "to do" list.  Colin is probably the hardest baby we've had and I CAN'T WAIT for our fussy little bugger to be more independent.  It's a good thing he's cute, of which Brooke reminds me multiple times a day.