Hey peeps!
How was your weekend?
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Mine...eish!
Well, it was both relaxing and calm and crazy busy! I know it seems like a
contradiction but that is honestly how I feel about it!
I’ve been
asking Hubby Dearest for a calm, quiet weekend at home for MONTHS now!
Literally, it has been more than two months since we had a weekend where we
just didn’t have plans constantly!
So this weekend, I got my wish....sort of.
Friday
night was spent at home doing....well, not much of anything! It was lovely!
Hubby wanted some hamburgers so we mixed that up and enjoyed ourselves
thoroughly! After a very restless week the previous...well actually a couple of
restless weeks; Hubby and I decided something needed to change in our routine!
It started
with naps and bedtimes! LJ has been waking up around 5:30 each morning. He naps
at 9 am for something close to 30 minutes. Then again at 12 for 30 minutes.
Maggy would bath him around 2:30 and he would sleep again around 4 for maybe an
hour! Then at night we would rock him to sleep and he would lay in his pram or
on the bed with me or we would attempt the cot. Most of the time he woke up
after an hour and it started the routine of constantly rocking him to sleep
over and over again until finally I just climbed in the bed with him!
Lil Mister
would sleep at 10:45 each morning until close to 1 and then at bedtime he has
been falling asleep in the lounge while we watch TV.
I can
never accomplish much on a Saturday because while one sleeps the other is
awake! This week of #teamnosleep did me in.
Friday
night we switched LJ to an evening bath again. The winter is over here and now
he can begin to bath with Lil Mister at 6 pm. So...they both bathed, then we
all ate dinner. After dinner, we played blocks and read stories and calmed
down. Just before 8, I sat down with LJ and a bottle. Instead of normally
letting him gradually feed off a bottle for hours, I didn’t allow him to have a
bottle at all from 5:30 when I got home until now. He had eaten dinner and had
water. Just no milk. He drank the whole bottle! Then I and Hubby kissed him and
gave hugs and laid him in his crib.
And....he....screamed!
And he cried. This went on and on for about an hour. Finally, I noticed the
cries waning until there was utter silence. I went to check on him....he was
asleep....standing up with his head resting on his arms holding onto the side
of the cot! I wanted so badly to get a picture for you all, but alas the flash
would have woke him! I laid him down and covered him up and went to bed myself.
Lil Mister
had also been laid down in his bed, but being the big boy he is....he said
prayers, called for me a few times and that was it. He went to sleep.
Saturday
was the first day LJ had to stay up past his morning nap. He did wonderfully.
He started getting fussy but we all went outside and played. Eventually the
boys were covered in mud and we headed back in for baths.
After baths, LJ got a
bottle and again...drank the whole thing! He fell asleep while drinking. I laid
him in his crib and it was peace for....wait for it....wait for it...AN HOUR
AND A HALF!
Oh yea
people! I gave Lil Mister snacky while LJ drank his bottle and then took Lil
Mister to his bed. I tucked him in, read him a story and he too went right to
sleep! I was so completely proud of them!
In the
meantime, I was busy in the house. LJ woke up about 30 minutes before Lil
Mister and we got together and headed quickly to the shop.
That
afternoon as Hubby and I were cleaning the kitchen we were a crashing sound and
a whooshing sound and then a loud POP!
We rush to
the lounge to find ourselves knee deep in water, LJ giggling like a mad man,
and a Lil Mister sitting dead still. Sure enough, the fish tank was leaning
against the wall and water was rushing out.
A photo
would have been lovely at this moment but....Hubby was so furious that I didn’t
dare risk the consequences. Instead, LJ went outside to play while Lil Mister
got sent to his room. He knew he wasn’t supposed to play there.
(Now before
you start your judging, understand our kitchen/lounge is open plan. So it’s not
like the kids were left alone in another part of the house. Hubby and I were
talking as we were washing and drying dishes. Lil Mister was just very very
sneaky....not quite sneaky enough though!)
The next
hour and a half were spent cleaning up 130 L of water. Luckily the fish were
saved and swimming happily in a much smaller tank!
I’m
blessed to say that the rest of the weekend was relatively simple. LJ only
cried for about 30 minutes Saturday night and again Lil Mister put up no fight!
Sunday
morning we spent at church and got home just in time for their naps. LJ fell
asleep during his bottle and Lil Mister was out before I could tell him to
cover up!
We lounged
all day and relaxed the evening! LJ was down to 15 minutes last night! So,
we’re getting there! I’m so proud of them and Hubby and I for doing this!
How was
your weekend?
XOXxx
Shana Danae..
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