Week 6

Monday - Week 6 We needed a day to recouperate - so we stayed home, did some laundry and put the girls to bed early tonight.

Tuesday - Week 6 This morning L woke up at 4am and I was so tired and asleep that I just laid her in bed with us and she fell asleep right away. Then when I woke her up to feed her at 6:30am she was more interested in smiling at me than eating, so hopefully she won't be starving as soon as she gets to daycare. I laid L down in M's bed to wake her up and she turned and gave L a kiss and then after haggling over the outfit got dressed and hair combed no problems. As I was giving M a kiss in the car she asked if I packed a sandwich and apple for lunch and a snack "just in case". She is so cute and smart and a woman after my own heart.

Tom came to meet me for lunch today - it was a nice change of pace from eating/pumping at my desk every day. I was busy in the afternoon and then time to go get the girls. Barb volunteered to come babysit again tonight, so she arrived shortly after we walked in the door. M was excited to tell Barb all about her day and what they were going to eat for supper and see if she would play "the candy game" with her. So I fed L and T & I were out the door without having to use jumper cables to start the car this time. We had a nice supper and even did a little shopping. I love the girls to pieces but T & I do need time to remember how to be a couple once in a while. Hopefully we can store this up and have it work until the next time we get a sitter :-) Once we got home, T put M to bed and I fed L and got her to bed before I fell asleep in the chair and T put me to bed.

Wednesday - Week 6 L had her 4 month Dr. appt this afternoon. Dad went to pick her up from daycare - hoping to sneak her out and come back to get M after the appt, but she saw him and so she came with. She was really good - other than needing to find the bathroom as soon as we got there and asking for her snack (that we promised her if she was a good girl) every 2 minutes she was really good. L did great! She is 27" long (100th percentile) and 15 lbs (80th). They gave her 3 shots in the leg and an oral vaccine. She didn't even cry for the first two shots and after we put her in the carseat and she was done crying. Once we got home G John played with her while Austin and M played. We ordered pizza for supper and gave the girls baths before T & A went to see the movie "Transformers". L fussed a little after the bath, not sure if it was her legs or just hungry. Dad went home and Mom and A stayed at our house. **First night for L in the crib not the cradle**

Thursday - Week 6 Mom was taking both M & A today so we only had to get three of us out the door in the morning, for some reason that seems a lot easier. I didn't ask T but it was very strange for me to only pick up one girl from daycare. We met Mom and the kids for lunch @ Culvers, unfortunately some of the fun was overshadowed by M not wanting the hotdog we ordered her and wanting A's chicken strips but after one bite not wanting that either - and the girl doesn't like french fries and said she didn't want her ice cream either if it meant eating her hotdog. It was still nice to see them, but I could live without the drama all the time.

After work we packed up L and went down to G&G Z's for supper. It was fantastic - bacon wrapped burgers and sweet corn. We said our good-byes to Austin (as his flight was supposed to leave at 7am Friday morning) and took the girls home to bed.

Friday - Week 6 L was not herself after getting shots and woke up a few times during the night - I sleptwalked into her room to give her the pacifier and then back to bed. I got up and pumped and made sure T got up and ready for work. When he left he convinced me to go back to sleep as the girls were still sleeping (it didn't take much to convince me). I heard the garage door and laid down in bed - until he came running back up the stairs saying Austin's flight got cancelled and could I watch him as Mom had to go to work. So from dead asleep to in the shower and dressed in 15 minutes before they got there. L woke up then so the three of us hung out, watched some cartoons, and made coffee cake before M finally woke up at 9:30am. She must have been really tired, but very excited that Austin was back to play again today. Poor M was still tired and she and Austin needed some adult supervision to stay on an even keel this morning so we all went outside and played on the swingset - all four of us taking turns swinging and pushing. We piled in the car and met T and Grandma for lunch - in order to avoid fights and get M to eat we picked BK. Then after lunch L and I went and got everyone's swimsuits (she slept on the way home and back) and met T and the kids at the park. We went swimming at Terrace Park for almost 4 hours but everyone was having so much fun. T & A did the waterslides together and the girls and I hung out in the zero degree entry pool the whole time. L did great - didn't mind getting splashed. M was getting tired towards the end and was content to just stand on the sidewalk and watch Dad and Austin come off the waterslides. G Val showed up after work and got to see the kids play. Then we headed back to our house to shower before going out for pizza. Austin has a hollow leg - that boy can eat and he stays so skinny. We said our good-byes for the second time as his flight was now to leave Sat at 8:30am.