It's tough being a mom!

Wow, it's been a while...  With adjusting to life with a newborn and going through the holidays, things can get a little overwhelming, but boy am I enjoying it all.  Today especially seemed to grind on my nerves.  Namely, Audrey was a lot of drama. 
Josh's bedtime is at around 6pm and I tell the girls to go downstairs while I feed him and put him to bed just to let him wind down before bed.  The girls, however, decided it would be a better idea to stay upstairs and make lots of noise keeping their brother wound up.  I separated them and put them in timeout for disobeying.  Audrey thought it would be funny to carry on in her bedroom.  After feeding Josh, I put him down, then on to Audrey.  Because of her ongoing desobedience I decided she would get a spanking and on to bed a little early, but noooo.  Audrey threw the biggest fit I have ever seen from her.  She wanted the door open, and would not stop screaming until she got her way.  I knew from this point that I had to stick to my guns and win this battle.  I spanked her again and told her to stop screaming because brother was trying to fall asleep.  This happened back and forth four times until she switched the subject.  "I want you to tuck me in!!!!!"  But I said, "No, I already tucked you in, besides, you're in trouble."  I warned her, "Audrey, if you're still screaming when I leave this room it means more spankings...  Make the right choice; you don't want more spankings." But she wasn't ready to give that stubborn girl.  She earned four more spankings after that until finally she gave up.  Her little bottom was probably all red!  It's tough being a mom!