than we do enjoying our meal and engaging in the adult conversation that at least I know I crave after being locked up in the house with these crazies every day! This particular dinner, complicated by one poopy diaper (Augie's), one bump to the head (Beata's) by a wooden pelican, lots of loud potty talk (by Elek and Kole), and a lot of frustrated screaming for food (by Hayden), resulted in us coming up with the great idea that, since Amy's parents would be in town for the coming week, we should take advantage and go out for an ADULTS ONLY dinner the following weekend!! As Steve pointed out, dinner at Publix would amazing as long as it was without kids. An actual sit down restaurant would just be icing on the cake! Amy and I made plans for this Friday tonight and....we can't wait!!!!
Saturday morning Andrew took Elek to his classmate/friend Nolan's birthday party at Pump-It-Up while I stayed back with Augie and B. This was the first time that one of our kids went to a party without the other. I felt it was important to try to separate them for this one since I've been a little worried about Elek's socialization with the kids in his class since we know that, according to Elek and B and their teachers, they mostly play with each other on the playground at recess. While Elek was having fun at bounce house central (and then later going to the hobby shop with his daddy), B and I enjoyed reading books, going for a short bike ride, and arts and crafts. It was nice having her alone but I did realize that things have changed a bit. It used to be that it was a lot easier having Elek and B one on one. Now I realize that, at least when I need to get things done and when Augie is awake, it is easier to have Elek and B together since they are able to play together. Once Augie was asleep though, it was an enjoyable and peaceful morning. When they boys got back we all hung out for a little while and then I arranged for a new babysitter, Elizabeth, from the 400 block of Deland to come over and watch the kids (while Augie slept) so that Andrew and I could go surfing with Lisa. We got to stay out for 2 hours (Elizabeth called as soon as Augie woke up from his nap and we headed home) and I got up twice!!! The feeling of standing up on the board was amazing and it felt so good to be back in the water (though it probably wouldn't have felt nearly as good if Lisa hadn't lent me her spring suit because the water was freezing!)! After getting back home I called Grace and asked her if she would want to go to dinner with just me....no kids. To which she responded, "hell yeah!" (apparently she is smarter than Andrew, me, and the Hershmans and knows well what a pain in the ass dinner out with kids can be). Before leaving for a late, 8:30 dinner, the kids watched Rapunzel (the favorite lately) while I spent some quality time with Augie on the mattress in the playroom. I told Andrew that I realized that it was probably the longest stretch of quality time that I had spent with him since we were in the hospital together over 7 months ago. Sad huh? Between house work and two very over zealous siblings, uninterrupted one-on-one time with an infant is unfortunately very hard to come by :( I so enjoyed it though. He is at the best age right now. Just a rolly polly ball of slobbery, gummy love.
Oh yikes. Way past my bed time. Anyways, after putting the kids down Grace and I headed to The Mansion for a diaper, whine, and interruption-free dinner full of laughter!
Today the whole fam went to Lowes to look for some fixtures for the main bathroom. The kids were amazingly well behaved so we stopped by Starbucks and had a special treat. Then we came home and I headed out surfing with Lisa for 45 minutes before I had to run home so that Andrew could head to boxing. I made a new recipe for dinner, chicken in a sundried tomato and goat cheese "sauce." It was more the texture of a paste that I had to pat down on the chicken...I must have messed something up. Either way though, it was delicious! Lisa stopped by to give me some decorating ideas. Then we ate and hung out till bed time. I returned some emails and now...here I am! A good weekend :)
Random:
A little worried that B might have some form of insomnia. Not that it's severe or anything but it usually takes her a good 45 minutes to an hour to fall asleep. She just talks to herself, sneaks out of her room, and talks to herself some more each night, long after Elek has passed out. She even does this when she is clearly exhausted. I don't get it. Just hope she doesn't have my sleep issues when she wakes up.
Elek is at the age where he just has a hilarious way of saying things and even funnier facial expressions and mannerisms while saying them. The other day I asked if he liked his dinner and he said "no....long pause...not at all." It sounds like no big deal but if you were there you'd have cracked up too. It was hilarious how adult like and serious he said it.
Don't know if I've mentioned this but Augie definitely knows who "dada" is and will always look to him and smile when asked "where's dada."
I started a token system with the kids to try and motivate them to help me around the house a bit and be on better behavior. Elek is working toward 30 tokens for a light saber he found at Walmart (he has one token to go) and B just earned enough tokens for her long hair head band today. I told Andrew that I can't believe that they have been capable of getting dressed as quickly as they do now that we have the token system all along. Elek especially went from 30 minutes to get dressed (seriously) to 3 minutes flat...the little stinker!
Augie sleeps from 8pm to 5 am some nights and wakes up at 1am and 4am other nights. The past couple nights it's been the latter and I can tell you that it is so much less pleasant a nights sleep than when the latter occurs. Keep meaning to do sleep training but I can't find the energy to do it!
Augie can maneuver a walker with the best of them. Frontwards, backwards, side-to-side, around obstacles, and 3 point turns. The kid is a walker champ!
Can't think of anything else right now though I know that I've been meaning to write so many other things lately. Guess that just speaks to how tired I am now that it is 12:15. Off to bed!
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