Aubrey got up a few times Friday/Saturday night. Once again I gave her some Tylenol and eventually she went back to sleep. Carter woke up around 4:00. Erin fed him and then put him back down. Aubrey got up about the same time and I fed her and put her back down. She woke up again around 6:00 because she had pooped. I got her changed and came downstairs. Erin had just finished her shower so she watched Aubrey while I went to get my shower. When I came downstairs Erin was feeding both Carter and Aubrey.
Both of the babies got baths after eating their breakfast. Aubrey was a little fussbucket in the morning. She just hasn't been happy about anything.
Calvin and Brayden didn't get up until about 7:30. We gave them breakfast and then they played with their train set. It seemed like none of the kids were in a very good mood. Carter and Aubrey have runny noses and are coughing a little. I'm sure they're not feeling well and that's why they are grumpy. Calvin and Brayden are two year-olds so I'm sure that's why they're grumpy.
Eventually we got everyone ready and went to the Living Museum. We have easily got our money's worth buying a year's pass. They had some barnyard animals there that the kids could pet. We knew Brayden would be timid, but after a few minutes he would actually walk up to them. He seemed to really enjoy the rabbits. They boys were running around on the trail. Calvin just took off at one point and Erin had to chase after him.
The babies slept on the car ride home. Carter was able to take another nap. Aubrey didn't nap at all. The batteries in her swing are dead and we didn't have any more good C-batteries. Guess we'll have to pick some up. One of the things we'll have to make sure of in the future is to always have an ample supply of all types of batteries.
Calvin and Brayden went down late for their nap. At least they slept. They actually napped for quite a while. While they were napping Erin took Carter and Aubrey out for a walk. While she was out I got a few things done around the house. I also took a short nap.
Calvin and Brayden weren't much better after they got up from their nap. They continued to be very fussy. Nothing seemed to make them happy.
Sunday wasn't much better. It started with Brayden being really upset in the morning. After a while he was happy again, but then Calvin was upset. The babies still had runny noses. Aubrey really hates it when you wipe her face. Every time we wiped her nose she would cry which would just make her nose run even more. Seemed to be a losing battle.
After what seemed like a very very long morning we got the kids ready and went out to Wal-Mart for a short shopping trip. We did some shopping earlier in the week so we didn't need much. After Wal-Mart we went to Erin's parents for New Year's lunch/dinner. The kids actually seemed much happier there. I suppose sometimes they just need a change in scenery.
On our way home all the kids fell asleep in the car. We stopped by Target and Erin ran in to get a few things. She picked up an powered Thomas the Train for their train set. We gave it to the boys when we got home and it was an instant hit. Of course the boys were very fussy again when we got home.
We put the babies down to bed early. Calvin and Brayden also went to bed early. It couldn't come soon enough with how everyone behaved. Not a great way to start a new year.
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