Wacky kitty cats

Carter got up early last night.  It hadn't been long since he ate so we didn't give him a bottle.  I tried giving him a paci and rolling him on his back, but he was still crying.  We ended up leaving him and after about thirty minutes or so he went to sleep.

Carter and Aubrey got up around 4:30 so we gave them each a bottle.  After changing their diapers they both went back to sleep.  The boys got up late today which was kind of nice.  We were actually able to get a few things done in the morning (including taking showers).  Simple things like taking a shower becomes a chore with four little kids.

After eating breakfast and playing for a while we went to PetSmart, BB&B, a few other stores and Target.  We weren't really looking for anything, but we just wandered around because the kids really like seeing different things.  Erin had Calvin and Brayden and I had the babies.  Calvin and Brayden would say "go get dada" and Erin would push them close to me.  Then they would each grab on to one of my legs and laugh like crazy.  They almost pulled me over a few times.  Silly kids.

We noticed that the cats were clawing the carpet so we picked up a scratching pad with catnip.  We set it up when we got home and the cats went crazy over it.  We'll see if it prevents them from scratching the carpet.

Everyone had lunch and then took a nap.  The babies needed to be in their swings to sleep again today.  Carter and Aubrey fell asleep for short naps while we were out shopping.

I was able to play NBA Jam again when the kids napped.  I have to say that I'm getting better.  It's nice not having to do any yardwork for the next few months.  All my free time on the weekends had been spent doing yardwork since we moved into the new house. 

After everyone got up from their nap we went for a walk.  Calvin and Brayden were in the wagon while Carter and Aubrey were in the jogging stroller.  We actually took a long walk today since the weather was so nice.

Carter is all over the place when we set him on the floor.  He's still not crawling, but he's a belly-flop/breast stroke-type movement to go forward.  I'm really impressed by how well he moves.  Aubrey still doesn't move around that much.  She'll rollover here and there, but she's going at her own pace.  I'm thinking that we'll need to set up the gate soon.  We have one of those gate/fence things that sets up in an octagonal shape.  We used it with Calvin and Brayden to keep them away from areas that we didn't want them to go.  We have foam mats that we put down under the gate so that the floor is soft.  We may set it up in the Living Room since we never use that room anyway.  Although I think we'll set up the Christmas tree in that room so we'll see.

Carter is almost in twelve month clothes and he's not even eight months old yet.  Of course twelve month clothes are normally worn between nine and twelve months old, but it is still early.  Aubrey still has a few weeks or maybe even month in her nine month clothes, but Carter can start wearing his twelve month clothes now.

My stomach still isn't back to normal.  I ate a few bites of my lunch and then threw the rest away.  Still don't have much of an appetite.  I ate dinner, but now my stomach is upset.  Maybe I need to stick with cereal for the time being.