Cranky Morning, Better Afternoon

This morning we were pretty busy. Noah got up a little before Evan. We had breakfast and then took a short walk. Then, we went to the library and then to HEB. We needed to pick up a few more things for playgroup this afternoon. Evan was really cranky for some reason. We got comic books at the library and Evan wanted to bring his into HEB. He wanted to sit in the cart and read it. Evan never sits in the cart. I was just getting a basket since we only had a few things to pick up. Evan complained throughout the whole store he kept crying that he didn’t want to walk. Then he was crying because I wasn’t buying certain things.

For lunch neither kid ate very much.

I put Noah down for an early nap and he actually slept.

Noah got up around 3:15pm and playgroup started at our house at 3:30pm. It was a good turnout and we had a nice time. The kids played outside for a little bit, but it was hot and muggy so we all came back inside. There were mostly girls at the playgroup, but Evan and Noah didn’t seem to mind. Everyone played well together.

For dinner we picked up Salt Lick for us and Lisa. Lisa, is a mom from our playgroup that recently had a baby. We signed up to bring them dinner tonight. We dropped off the dinner at their house and then came home to eat our dinner. Again, Evan and Noah didn’t eat much. Evan ate a lot of the bread, but not much else.

The boys are playing with GeoTrax now, and in a little bit we’ll put them to bed.

Little Sleep

Last night I had a hard time sleeping. Then, the boys were up at 7 something after Lizzy started barking.

We had playgroup today at Lisa and Siena’s house. Evan and Noah had fun. The kids played outside for a little bit and then up in their play room.

When we got home Evan and Noah played outside while I got lunch ready.

Noah just wouldn’t nap. I tried a few times to put him back to bed, but he didn’t want to nap.

Around dinner time I started not feeling good. Morry picked up Wendy’s for dinner.

I’m worried I may have the virus the boys and Morry had. I hope it doesn’t last long.

Morry is reading a book to Evan and Noah while I write the blog. I hope the boys, and everyone, sleeps well tonight.

Busy Busy Busy

Today was a non-stop day. In the morning I got our dinner ready for tonight – crock pot corned beef and vegetables.

Then, I took the boys to the gym. Evan threw a fit leaving and I was worn out by the time we got to the gym. I was hoping to get there earlier. Morry was leaving as we got there and he wasn’t able to see the kids since I had already put them in the childcare.

I had been on the treadmill for 25 minutes when they called my name over the loud speaker. Noah needed a diaper change. I just went ahead and stopped my workout. I decided to take the boys in the pool so we went in the family changing room so that we could all get our bathing suits on.

Evan and Noah had a great time at the pool. Evan enjoyed it so much he threw a fit when it was time to get out. The family locker room is really nice and each private stall has a changing area and shower. The boys really enjoyed taking a shower in there.

When we got home I gave the boys lunch and then put Noah down for a nap. While I was making more of the freezable dinners (meatballs this time) Evan was playing nearby. I looked over to check on him at one point and he was sleeping on the floor. He must have been pretty worn out from swimming and the temper tantrums he threw.

At 4:15 Blanca came over and I went to tutor two students.

When Morry got home he took the boys to Evan’s sports class.

On my way home I stopped at Lisa’s house (from the Mom’s club). I returned some dresses she let me borrow and lent her my maternity clothes.

Once we were all home we ate dinner and then put the boys to bed. Evan came out of his room at one point, but them seemed to fall asleep pretty easily.

Last Minute Playgroup

We were supposed to go to someone’s house today for playgroup but she got sick. I offered to have people come over to our house at the last minute. I figured it was better than not doing anything today. We enjoy the playgroups and our house was already a mess anyway. I warned people that I didn’t have time to straighten up the house. Bodar came with her 2 kids and Lisa came with her daughter. We had a nice time. Evan enjoyed playing with the two girls his age. Noah mostly played by himself. I put out some snacks and made coffee. We all had a nice time.

Since Evan and Noah snacked throughout the playgroup they didn’t want lunch. I put them down around 1:30 and they both slept for a long time. Noah got up around 5 and Evan 5:30.

For dinner we went to Joe’s Crab Shack. Evan ate really well. We shared a crab and shrimp platter. Evan ate all of the shrimp and lots of crab. He also ate some fruit we brought from home. Noah just ate a few things we brought from home. There was a really loud, big party near us. They were screaming. It was really annoying. At one point they were so loud it scared Noah and he started crying. Besides that dinner worked out well.

We just got Evan and Noah ready for bed, but like always, they are both still awake. We’ll see how the night goes.

Bookstore

We had plans to meet Yenis and Kevin and Lisa and Sienna at the park this morning. We drove over there, but since it had rained a little last night the park was too wet to play. We decided to go to Barnes and Noble. We got coffee and watched the kids play with the train table. They all had a good time. Even Noah enjoyed playing with the trains. Evan was kind of clingy for some reason. He wanted to sit in my lap a lot. Evan said he wanted his own coffee. Occasionally, I’ll order him a non-coffee drink like Strawberries and Cream. I told him no, but I’d make a smoothie for him when we got home.

When we got home Evan reminded me about making a smoothie for him. He drank some of his smoothie and then said he wanted to go upstairs and get his blankets and then lie down on the floor. We went upstairs and I told him he could lie down in his room. He played in his room for a long time. While Evan was in his room I took Noah outside and gave him a haircut.

When I put Noah down for a nap Evan was still up and playing in his room. I got him ready for his nap and eventually he fell asleep.

We got our new DirecTV receiver today. Morry had to set it up this time, rather than the repair guy. There is an option when you set it up to choose if you have one line or two. Morry chose 1 since we just have one line coming down right now. We are wondering if the repair guy chose 2 and that’s what was causing all the problems. After Morry set up the new receiver it seems to be working well. We’ll see how it does tomorrow.

We went to Joe’s Crab Shack for dinner. Evan ate a ton of my crab. He’s never had crab before. I wasn’t sure if he would eat it, but he loved it. He only wanted to eat the meat from the legs though. I had to make sure to keep the meat together and in a long strip. He didn’t like eating the little stringy pieces.