Carter got up around midnight, but went back to sleep after plugging him with a paci. He got up again around 2:45 and got a bottle. Aubrey got up at 4:00 and got a bottle. All four kids got up around 7:00. I'm not sure what time Erin got up, but she was up cleaning or something when the kids woke up. I didn't get up until the kids woke me up.
Carter is almost able to push himself up to a sitting position. I really think he'll be crawling within a month. He is doing great. He's not doing the eye rolling thing much anymore. We will see him do it a little from time to time, but it is less frequent than it was a few weeks ago.
Calvin and Brayden actually ate very well this morning. After eating their french toast they ate a few bowls of cereal. We always make sure that we have their breakfast ready and at their table before we get them out of their room in the morning. We find that this helps reduce any morning fussiness.
A little while after getting everyone fed and dressed we decided to head out to Barnes & Noble. Barnes & Noble is a great way to spend some time if the kids are getting a little fussy. Calvin and Brayden love to look through books. Aubrey and Carter are pretty easy and are content to do just about anything. Erin handed Aubrey a new toy called a Winkle and she loved it so much that we bought it. After Calvin and Brayden had their fill of looking through books they played with Lego Duplo blocks. They were making towers with the blocks. Barnes & Noble had a table set up with a Lego block base plate for building with the Lego blocks. The kids absolutely loved it. Their previous daycare place had Lego Duplos and they would play with them all the time. The boys probably need to get some for Christmas this year.
After Barnes & Noble the boys were asking for french fries so off to Burger King we went. I got a burger and a large french fries thinking that it would be enough to share with the boys. Burger King must have skimped on the fries because the boys ate them all and I didn't get any. When we got home I had to make my own french fries. Everyone went down fairly easily for their nap.
Erin's younger sister and her daughter came over today to help out. Erin still has a lot of discomfort so she asked her sister to come help today. Erin's friend from work that had been staying with us went back home Friday. She was a big help, especially in the evenings.
I was actually able to play the PlayStation 3 today for the first time in about a month. I don't have anymore outside work to do so I actually get to relax while the kids are napping. I played NBA Jam. Aside from the modern players and better graphics it's just like the game I remember from my childhood. I can remember playing the game at the arcade. I also remember that the original arcade game made you pay a 25cents for each quarter of the game. It costs a dollar to play a whole game. Looking back that seems like a rip off. Oh well. Anyway, I wasn't very good at playing, but I put the difficulty level on easy and that made me look like a superstar. It would be nice to be able to update the roster or trade to make rosters more current. I'm a Knicks fan so it would be great to have Carmelo Anthony on the team. Once again, oh well.
After the kids got up I took Calvin and Brayden and we went to new daycare place just to check it out. The lady that will be watching them was working for the previous daycare lady so the boys already knew the people. The boys seemed to have fun. Brayden was hopping around like a frog which was quite amusing to see. The daycare place is kind of small so we'll see how it goes. We may need to find another place, but we'll give it a month or so. It's not easy finding someone that can watch four kids and do it from 5:30 to 5:30.
The boys and I went to Harris Teeter (grocery store) to get something for dinner and everyone loved Calvin and Brayden. I picked up some meat stuffed pizza. I have to say that the pizza was awesome. We rarely shop at Harris Teeter because it is a bit out of our way, but they have great stuff. Calvin and Brayden were really hamming it up for the girl working the pizza bar. I can see them turning into a couple of ladies men when they get older.
All the kids were very well behaved today. They went to bed without any fussing at all.
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