Waking up at 4AM shouldn't be anything different for someone with a baby, right? But Sophie has been sleeping through the night for at least 3 weeks now. She's down around 9 PM & doesn't wake up until 7. It's wonderful to know that when my head hits the pillow I get to SLEEP! So I wake up today to a commotion; Jared, Ashton, Conner & Mallory all seem to be talking at once. One phrase sticks out and jolts me awake....Ashton says, "Conner pooped in his bed." Just what you want to hear at 4AM, right? I get up, Conner is in the dining room walking with very stiff, straight legs. Every Mom knows that walk. I'm just hoping he hasn't left a trail. I'm thinking, 'Why is Mal up?', she's annoying Jared, who is awake but not really, saying that she wants cereal. He tells her to lay down. Conner & I head to the bathroom to peel his pj's off & put him in the shower. I tell Ashton to go back to bed. While Conner is in the shower I check the damage left in his bed....not too bad, just the fitted sheet (thank heaven we have a plastic sheet under that!). Ashton was already breathing heavily, though I think he was faking. I stripped the bed and got it ready for Conner to get back into it because we are NOT staying up. I get him back to bed, throw the bedding in the washer, and head back to my room & tell Mal it's not time to be up or time for cereal. She's OK with me putting her back to bed. Good thing! I'm back in bed by 4:30.
Jared asks about what happened when we are all fully conscious this morning, he doesn't remember much. And he thinks it's rude for me to post this here because Conner will be embarrassed. Oh well....it's the joys and
privileges of being a Mom.
Mal calls her "Strawberry Fropecake"
Lexi & Rylee slept over and they put on a fashion show for us!
Whitney (also known as "Da Whitters") and Mallory....two peas in a pod.
They are both hungry....can you tell?
I love my family and sharing this day together made it even more special.
Beka got this cute picture of Sophie smiling.
We haven't had much snow this winter. We woke up today to probably 4-5 inches. I love it, since we haven't had much, though I am ready for spring! To Jared it just means more work. He's on the phone now with his landscapers making sure they are out pushing snow.
Several times yesterday both Jared & I had to tell Conner to leave Abbie alone. It's a common occurance. He is always asking for it, and last night she finally gave it to him. I got mad at him and Abbie equally. We're lucky she didn't do more damage. After we both scolded him he got a hug, and Abbie spent the rest of the evening in her kennel. Bad dog!