Jan 28 2009
A day of recovery
Since my son and daughter-in-law were having issues the other day, they had called and ask if I would watch the kids, so they dropped them off. The girls were excited and loved every minute of the time their cousins were here. It’s funny because they see them quite often, being kids it does not take much to excite them though.
From the time the door opened to let them in until late that night the excitement was in the air. Three toddlers, one 2yr. old and two 3 yr. olds and one 4 mos. old baby. Surprisingly, the baby was even excited because she is at the age where she wants to see whatever is going on around her. She loved watching the rest of them run and play and when it came to screaming she joined in. It is a wonder that I did not get a big fat headache, or that the neighbors did not call the police to say that I must be abusing children inside my house, the screaming was loud. I would try and persuade them that they could play without having to scream, but they felt otherwise. They should have been so tired that they couldn’t keep their eyes open but like I have said before they are the energizer bunnies. I put them to bed about ten times that night and finally they went to sleep but at different intervals. The baby was great she went to sleep and slept the whole night.
The next morning the energy came back and they were off and running again, inside and then outside, all day long. I was afraid that they would want to take a nap because they were still tired from the day before, and I was right. Again in different intervals they all fell asleep. Peace and quiet for now but am I going to be sorry when they want to stay up all night?
A reprieve came when my son called and said that they were missing the little ones and that they were on their way to pick them up. My grandson was so tired he did not even care that they were here. My son had to carry him out. The girls usually wake up when someone comes in the house because the dogs bark, but not that day. They slept for a while and I woke them up, fed them their supper and gave them a bath, hoping that this would help them get to sleep at a decent hour. They managed to last a little later than I wanted but finally gave in.
The next day and they are back on track again, up in the morning no nap and to bed at a decent hour. Now if they would just stay asleep it would be great but for some reason they keep waking up. I hope that they will get a good-nights sleep and they can enjoy themselves tomorrow.
