I am a mom of 3 children..one in college...7th grade and 4th. boys are the younger 2. I missed every baseball game last season and every basketball game until tonight. (I hit my head 6months ago too).

Kids understand a lot....maybe not the preschooler..but just keep up the rest when they are in school. Don't worry about the house being messy or if you have to order dinner in....just rest. Harder said than done...but I finally gave in...my house is not the way it used to be but one day it will look the way i want it to. And....they are happy to eat pizza more often than I would like them to...so I gave in there too.

Earplugs help muffle some of the sharper sounds...try that.

Think of games that maybe you can separate them for...or choose quiet things....like color a nice picture to mail to grandma or something like that.

GOod luck