Thankfully, the day did end much better than it began. We’re still recovering, but the babies took some great naps yesterday and slept well all night. And being able to turn on the AC was lovely, too!<\/p>\n
Eric’s foray into plumbing went well. My parents came up in the evening, and my dad assured him he was doing it right. They finished the project together while Mom and I made dinner and played with babies and chatted. Once the water was turned back on, we bathed the babies and put them to bed. I think my mom really liked that part!<\/p>\n
Erin is causing me great amounts of frustration these days at meal times. They still nurse 5x a day, so I know that she’s getting what she needs. But all of a sudden, she is balking about eating. It might be another tooth coming. It might be that she’s really not hungry. But she’s discovered that by rocking forward and backward, she can make her highchair move (even with the wheels locked). And she’d rather do that than eat. Actually, she’d rather do anything than eat these days: reach for Alex, play with his high chair, hang sideways out of her chair, look out the window, whatever! <\/p>\n
I’m really trying to let it go and not get frustrated, but I’m struggling. Feeding two at the same time is hard enough, and the fact that she’s undermining my attempts to make meals go smoothly is difficult. I swing between laughing at her and wanting to cry in frustration. I’m glad Eric is home this week to support if necessary (it was necessary at breakfast this morning). But I’m really going to have to figure out how to deal with this without the frustration. I know she’s not doing it on purpose to annoy me. But I’m getting annoyed because we go through this 3x every day. Grrrr!<\/p>\n
Anyway, my in-laws are on their way out this morning, and we’ll be heading to the zoo. It should be fun! So I will focus on that and not the mealtime issues. Happy Tuesday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thankfully, the day did end much better than it began. We’re still recovering, but the babies took some great naps yesterday and slept well all night. And being able to turn on the AC was lovely, too! Eric’s foray into … Continue reading