Jan 24 2009
Sleep over!!
My son called this afternoon and wanted me to watch his two kids while they went to the store. Of course I said yes, I’m their grandmother. My grandson is 3 yrs. old, just a couple months younger than his cousin, they are like best friends because they have grown up together and love to play and fight. The girls love the baby, she is four months old, they are fascinated with giving her the bottle, just like a baby doll. They do not like when she cries though they try to tell her to be quiet everything is alright.
It rained off and on today but it was nothing to speak of just enough to make it damp outside and then it would stop for awhile and then start up again. The kids decided to play outside and that means I am in for cleaning up muddy dirt messes. When all three of them get together they love to play in the dirt and rocks, put dirt and rocks in pockets, shoes, shirts, hair anywhere they can think of. It usually ends up all over my living-room floor. I end up having to clean it out of my bathtub too since that is where they end up. Some of the rocks are too large for them to play with but they do and always end up getting hurt, only one casualty today, a finger was scraped. You would think that after dropping them on their feet and getting hurt numerous times that they would leave them alone, not to mention that I warn them that they are going to get hurt if they do not leave them alone. I made them come in the house because it is hard when I have the baby, I am afraid that it will be more than a finger getting hurt.
The kids have not been able to play together as much as they used to so when they get together they really get wound up, bouncing off the wall type. After they came in, they ran back and forth in the living-room, jumped on the couch, jumped on my bed and dumped toys everywhere.
I fixed them supper and they could hardly sit still enough to eat, but at least that would allow them to go to sleep early. My son and his wife came back and stayed for a few minutes, my grandson did not want to go home so I said that he could spend the night since they were having so much fun.
I thought that since they were outside and did not have a nap that I would be able to get them to sleep shortly after their bath. I was so wrong, they managed to stay up much longer than I could believe. Tomorrow is going to be a grouchy day since they stayed up late. I imagine that they will end up taking an early nap tomorrow.
I end up with a headache from their screaming, the baby and 3 toddlers all at one time. I think my grandsons pitch is higher than either one of the girls but they love to scream together and you would swear that your eardrums are going to break.
Now that they are all tucked in and sound asleep, I will have to try and get rested because my luck they will get up earlier than I anticipate and off to the races again.
