Day: July 10, 2015

broken record

I feel like a boring, broken record, but my life has been SO freed up by how much the girls are playing together recently. Maybe Mary’s language has improved, or maybe they’ve been forced to problem solve without me because I spend so much of this pregnancy in bed–but whatever the reason, I can go for hours without being interrupted these days. It is kind of amazing. I feel guilty about how much I like it.

Also, we had FHE tonight since we couldn’t do it Monday or Tuesday. We played a personalized family history game that Candace commissioned for us a while back. We learned so much! And the girls loved it because for all the correct answers, they received “jewels.” It was fun.

Also, Lydia melted my heart with this sweet dinner song she made up.

After I emerged from my forty-five minute treadmill work-out, I discovered Mary feeding Puss, Lydia's stuffed cat. She was measuring cereal into a bowl for him.
After I emerged from my forty-five minute treadmill work-out, I discovered Mary feeding Puss, Lydia’s stuffed cat. She was measuring cereal into a bowl for him.
Mary goes to bed late, wakes up early, and half the time she skips her nap. Without the binky, sleep has lost all appeal to her. Finally, at 2 pm, I put her in front of a movie so that she wouldn't fall asleep at 5 or something horrendous like that. Turns out it didn't matter--she slept until 6:30pm (just what I was trying to avoid), and now she's wide awake.
Mary goes to bed late, wakes up early, and half the time she skips her nap. Without the binky, sleep has lost all appeal to her. Finally, at 2 pm, I put her in front of a movie so that she wouldn’t fall asleep at 5 or something horrendous like that. Turns out it didn’t matter–she slept until 6:30pm (just what I was trying to avoid), and now she’s wide awake.
While Mary was napping and I was cooking dinner, Lydia splashed in puddles while Abe drew on the basketball court.
While Mary was napping and I was cooking dinner, Lydia splashed in puddles while Abe drew on the basketball court.