Rough Day

So yesterday was a pretty rough day.

We started out tired because Eric and I went to dinner and a hockey game with his brother and his wife.  It was fun.  I was glad to go.  But bedtime at 11:00 is hard, especially when no one tells the kids that wake-up time should also be 1-2 hours later.  And Alex had started screaming just as we got home.  So it wasn’t a smooth transition to bed either. 

Then Erin woke up with a cough and runny nose.  Just…boom…there it was.  At 6:30 a.m.  And she’d only been over the last cold for about 4 days.  *sigh*

On the other hand, they were pretty good all day, so that was nice.

But we had an earlier nap so we could get to Megan’s 4-month checkup in the middle of the afternoon.  I was going to take the twins to Karen’s house for the appointment, but with the arrival of Erin’s cold…I didn’t think that would be very nice of me.  So off we all went.  All three of them did great, though!  And the doctor’s office wasn’t very busy, so we were in and out.  And everyone was in a great mood. It was nice.  Oh, and Megan is now almost 15 lbs., and everything looks great.

On the way home, Alex started to act cranky.  But I didn’t think anything of it.  We had a normal afternoon.  I got dinner on.  Alex wouldn’t eat much of anything.  I started to figure he was cutting another tooth.  Still didn’t think much of it.  Played some more until bathtime.

And that’s when things really went downhill.

The bath was still running when he and Eric went into the room.  And out of nowhere…Alex throws up.  On the floor, down the side of the tub, into the tub of fresh bathwater (with bubbles).  I had to clean the whole bathroom while they played with Eric.  He seemed to be feeling better, but just as I finished…he did it again.  He got the guest bed, himself, the carpet (multiple spots), and a rug.  So, I started cleaning again, while Eric quickly washed everyone off (I’d run a new bath after cleaning the tub).  Into jammies and into bed.

Sigh of relief.  Hopefully, that is the end of that.

Nope.

Two more episodes before everything settled down, one of which happened just as Megan wanted to eat once more before bed.  And by then it was 9:30.  I’d gotten almost no writing done. And I was brain-dead.  So I went to bed.  I figured that, after a day like that, I deserved it.

As for today, we’ve had no episodes today so far (though there were some spots on the pad we put in his crib for the night…I’m not sure when those happened).  And Erin’s nose isn’t running much today.  And Eric took the garbage out for me.  And God and I did some business this morning.  And we made it to the grocery store this morning (and got a spot right by the door).  And the lady opened a register to check me out instead of making me wait in a line.  And I even got the mail into the mailbox on time today.  SO…today has gone somewhat better so far.  I’m thankful for that.  

I just hope the weekend goes more like today than like yesterday!

And on that note…happy weekend!  

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