Things have been rough. Rough days, rough nights and they take turns and the boys take turns as to who has a bad day and who has a bad night. And then there's ABIGAIL--she has been a true champ with all of the changes that have occurred in our house. Our other saving grace has been family and friends--without them we'd be lost and even more sleep deprived then we already are.
We have help two nights a week, from Nana and Grandma, mainly so that I have help in the mornings when we all wake up and everyone is looking to eat. Yesterday was a very rough day and thank goodness Nana was here to let me sleep in a little, take a short cat nap and watch two fussy boys while Abigail and I got out to Target and Marshall's to do some shopping. A rough day was then followed by a long evening for Guy and I and and even longer night in which I spent most of the night on the recliner with both boys and me getting very little sleep. However I did bed time with Abigail and not only did she say prayers with me at the same time we sang her book "Hush Little One" together which was a very special moment.
Most days I'm not even sure what day it is, yet even with a long day and night yesterday today we were out the door and almost on time to go to a sing along at the mall for a singer who Abigail enjoys seeing. Thankfully our friend Leah was there and she not only held a baby but watched Abigail as she danced with Carson. I sometimes wonder if it's worth the hassle to get out of the house, especially on a time frame but seeing friends and getting out is good for all of us. We then had a nice relaxing lunch afterwards.
This afternoon Abigail had difficulty napping, meaning she didn't nap but was still in a great mood--lucky for me because Ryan was already starting to have a rough late afternoon. The early afternoon went well. Abigail and I even had a chance to snuggle and read a bunch of books a great time for me since she and I get so little one on one time. Then shortly before dinner Ryan again started to have a rough time of things, even though he was fed and had a clean diaper. After dinner Abigail climbed up on the couch with I think it was Justin..and she laughed as Justin was touching and "tickling" her hair, face, arms and various other places--she thought it was so funny and it was very fun to watch the interactions between her and her brother. But again in a brief moment where both boys were settled Guy and I shared more special one on one time with Abigail when we were BOTH able to put Abigail down to bed,. She was really good again tonight about saying prayers like a champ and sang the book with me for Guy. The moment of silence was short lived and as we were putting her in her crib both boys started serenading us. The boys were again fed and didn't calm down after eating at 8:15 until around 9:30--for about 15 minutes, although the quiet time did feel like longer than that. This time of night generally tends to be a rough time of night but thankfully Grandma got here and held Justin and Guy held onto Ryan. Justin seemed to settle down, but Ryan not so much. One thing Ryan really did enjoy doing was looking at a blanket of ours that was close to his face and black and white.
In all of this craziness our silver linings have truly been help from family and friends and most importantly Abigail. We can't say enough about how well she has done with all of this, perhaps better than the rest of us--then again she's sleeping--but that in and of itself is a blessing. She continues to impress us everyday not only with the changes but in new things that she's learning. She now has her colors down pat, she's doing more and more gross motor skills including jumping, dancing and following directions with dances. She's still talking up a storm and is super polite, today in the car after sneezing she said "God Bless you Mommy." So even though times are tough and I often feel like it's grey skies ahead, but I know that there is always a cloud with at least one silver lining.
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