Yoga at the Gym

This morning Evan woke up around 8am and Noah a little after.

We went to 24 Hour Fitness so that I could try out their Yoga class at 11am. I dropped off the boys at the childcare. While I was dropping them off I saw two moms from the Circle C Moms club. The Yoga class was pretty crowded. Overall, it was good, but since I was in the back I couldn’t see the instructor so well. I had to look at what the people in front of me were doing. It wasn’t quite as good at the breast cancer yoga class, but at least this way I had the childcare there at the gym. Evan and Noah did well. Noah was happy to see me and he was not crying.

We came home and had lunch. Neither Evan nor Noah ate very much.

I put the boys down for naps and they slept well.

Morry had to wake Evan up when he got home so that they could go to Evan’s sports class.

It sounded like Evan had a good time and did well in the class. There was only 1 other kid there today. They did hockey today and Evan made a lot of goals.

While Evan and Morry were at the Little Gym I got dinner ready. I had put corned beef in the crock pot earlier. I cut up some veggies and got the mashed potatoes started. I also got Evan’s lunch ready for tomorrow. Noah was being very demanding and it took a lot longer than usual to get everything done.

When Evan and Morry came home we had dinner. Evan and Noah ate a ton of corned beef. They loved it! Evan also ate all the vegetables I gave him (tomato, carrots, and red bell pepper).

Evan and Noah are now eating Pez candy that we got them for Valentine’s Day. As soon as they are done we’ll put them to bed.

Walk, HEB, Doctor

This morning Noah didn’t want to get out of bed. Each time I tried to get him dressed he got upset. So, I left him in his crib for a while and he was happy. Finally, I decided it was time to fight him and get him dressed. I wanted to go for a walk. I had everything packed in the stroller. As soon as Evan, Noah, Lizzy, and I stepped out of the garage it started raining. It wasn’t raining hard so I went ahead and walked around the block. Evan walked some of the way and sat In the stroller the rest of the way.

After the walk, I let Lizzy inside the house and then we went to HEB. Evan and Noah were very good at HEB. I had a lot of shopping to do. I saved $38 in coupons, though I did spend a lot too.

When we got home the boys at a little and then went down for naps.

Blanca came at 3:00 so that I could go to the gastroenterologist. I wanted to get checked out since I have been nauseas for a few weeks now. She wants to do a scan to check out my gall bladder. I’m not sure when that will be. I have to make the appointment. She said it could just be stress or a virus causing the discomfort, but wants to check it out anyway.

After the doctor I tutored 2 students.

When I got home Morry was getting dinner ready. We had chicken wings, veggies, and soup (for me).

We just gave Evan and Noah baths and now they are in bed.

Newflower

This morning Evan woke up right as Morry was leaving. He must have heard the garage door. Evan was screaming for Daddy, but Morry had already left. I got him breakfast and a movie in the gameroom.

Once Noah got up, we went to Newflower to get some groceries. Evan and Noah were pretty good there, and I let them get their free cookie at the end of our shopping. Noah made a mess, as usual.

When we got home we ate lunch. Evan ate really well and ate all of the veggies on his plate.

Evan and Noah took good naps, though Evan ended up sleeping on the floor by his gate.

For dinner we had rotisserie chicken and corn soup.

After dinner we took a walk around the neighborhood.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Evan’s crying for Daddy right now.

HEB

Last night, I was awoken twice. The first time, Noah was crying and I had to go in there to give him his pacifier. Then, a little before 6am our smoke detector went off. It went off for just a few seconds. We keep having problems with our smoke detectors going off in the middle of the night. It really, really annoying.

Evan woke up at 7:30am. That’s late compared to when he has been getting up. Maybe he’ll continue sleeping later, and later. We’ll see.

I took the boys and Lizzy for a run.

Then, we went to HEB. We had a lot of groceries to buy. I saved $20 in coupons, but I spent a lot too. Evan and Noah ate a lot of samples of HEB.

When we got home they had cereal straws and oranges. I put them down for naps after that.

Evan and Noah took good naps and woke up around the time Morry got home.

For dinner we had chicken and shrimp tacos. Morry called it shrimpy shrimp. I bought salad shrimp at HEB for Evan and I. It was already pretty small, but we when heated it up it got even smaller. Evan and Noah both ate well at dinner. Evan had a lot of vegetables and shrimp. Noah ate cheese and tortilla.

After dinner, Morry played a few songs on Guitar Hero and then Evan played Wii Baseball.

The boys are in bed now. Hopefully, we can sleep the whole night without interruptions.

Another early start

So, again we had a rough night. Noah woke up multiple times. We just let him cry and eventually he went back to sleep. Then, Evan woke up crying at 7:14am. Ugh. He started doing this forced cry. When I went in there he said he wanted to play Geo Trax.

I got the boys dressed and fed. We took Evan to school. He gave Wendy and Natasha their cards and brownies. I think Evan was disappointed that he didn’t get any brownies, though I did let him have one later after school.

I went to the bank to deposit some checks. I drove up to the teller window. I’m not going to be depositing any more checks through the ATM.

Noah and I met Melissa at the lake. We walked the 3 mile loop. It was nice, but a little hot out. Noah did really well and only got a little fussy at the end.

Then, Noah and I went to HEB. I had a lot of shopping to do and Noah did very well. He ate a few samples (some streusel thing and a little cupcake). When we went to put the groceries in the car, I had forgotten about both strollers (regular and jogging) being back there. I had to place the bags in various places around the strollers. Luckily everything fit.

By the time we finished at HEB it was almost time to get Evan. There was not really enough time to go home so we just got to Evan’s school a little early. Evan was very excited to see us. I put Noah down on the floor so he could play too. Evan wanted to stay a little longer and do the songs with everyone before we left. The kids gathered on the carpet and sang a few songs. After the second one, I told Evan we needed to leave. I had the groceries in the car.

We got home and I opened the back of the car to get the groceries. Things must have shifted, so when I opened the back door a bag of groceries fell out and hit the ground. Guess which bag that was? The eggs, of course. Only a few broke, but it was still a mess.

I brought the boys inside and put the groceries away. I let Evan eat a brownie while I fed Noah. Then, the boys went upstairs for naps. Noah napped, but Evan did not.

Blanca came at 4:00. I tutored and got home at 6:00.

Morry made pizza and I made the salad for dinner. Evan insisted on sitting at his red table. He almost always sits at the dinner table with us. He ate a lot of veggies and dip (ranch dressing), but just the olives off his pizza. He didn’t sit still and was all over the place. Somehow Evan was under the little table and tipped it so his whole plate of food fell off and on to the carpet. We told him that next time he needs to sit the table with us.

We gave the boys baths and Evan was a real pain. He didn’t want to be washed. Then, he didn’t want to get out. He was just overly tired.

Evan and Noah and in bed now and it sounds quiet. Let’s hope they both sleep through the night and late in the morning.

Gardening

This morning I took a walk with Evan, Noah, and Lizzy.

Then, we went to the Meridian park and met up with Yenis, her mom, and Kevin. The boys played at the playground for about 30 minutes since Yenis had somewhere to go and we needed to get home for lunch. At the park Evan found some roly-polies and I let him hold one. He liked the way it tickled his arm. Noah kept trying to poke it.

We ate lunch and then I put Evan and Noah down for naps. Noah napped, but Evan did not. I heard him playing in his room the whole time. When I went upstairs to get him he was playing bowling with his soft soccer balls. I saw him rolling the balls and asked what he was playing and he told me bowling.

I cleaned the coat closet and had everything pulled out of it. Evan found a ski mask and had a good time putting it on and wearing it around the house. He thought it was for water, but I had to explain to him it was for snow.

For dinner I made a cornbread casserole with ground beef.

After dinner we went in the backyard to plant the veggies and herbs we go the other day. Evan, Noah, and Lizzy all enjoyed playing in the backyard while we worked. Evan and Noah went down the slide together. Noah even went down on his own once. Morry was watching him at the top of the playscape and Noah just decided to go, head first, down the slide. He wasn’t scared at all. He loved it.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. I just heard Noah make a little noise, but it sounds quiet in Evan’s room.

Middle of the night crying and morning tantrums

Evan woke up around 1am last night and I had to go calm him down and put a different CD in his player. Then, Noah was crying around 4am. I changed him, and gave him gas drops. We thought maybe his stomach was bothering him. I tried rocking him but he was very active and didn’t want to stay in the chair. I let him crawl around his room a little bit and then I noticed he was acting tired again. I put Noah down in the crib and fell back asleep pretty easily.

This morning Evan and Noah were very difficult. Evan would not get dressed and then didn’t want to come downstairs. I left Evan upstairs while I brought Noah down and got Evan’s breakfast and Noah’s bottle ready. Then, I came back up and carried Evan downstairs while he was crying that he wanted to stay upstairs. While feeding Noah Evan pulled one of the boxes of toys off the shelf and kicked it. I ignored him, but then he kicked it more so I had to stop feeding Noah and put Evan in time out. At this point both boys are crying hard. They calmed down after a little bit.

I took Evan, Noah, and Lizzy on a walk. It had been a while since I had walked. Either the weather was bad or someone was sick. We walked to the elementary school and I let Evan play on the playground for a little bit. He found a ball there but it was deflated and folded over. He still had a good time playing with it anyway. He threw a little bit of a fit when it was time to go, but I told him I had apples for him in the stroller and that made things better.

Evan and Noah didn’t eat much for lunch. Evan ate some veggies and a little bit of mac and cheese.

They both took pretty good naps. They slept until Morry got home.

We made cheesy foldovers and soup for dinner.

After dinner we went to HEB. Right before we left we noticed Noah was wet on his side. We thought Evan poured something on him, but then realized it was a blowout. Luckily he did this before we left and not while we were at HEB.

Evan and Noah are in bed now. It is quiet in Noah’s room, but it sounds like Evan is still up.