We took a home day today. It was exactly what we all needed. Aaall of us.
I wrote on Facebook last night that we completely forgot to feed Laela her nighttime bottle! She has a bottle around 5:00 each evening before supper, then eats some supper with us, and then she gets a top up right before she goes to bed. We got home from the airport last night around 9:00 and put both kids to bed. Didn’t even think about it until the kids were long asleep. Brady and I decided to let it go, expect a very early wake up, and we would just nap in the afternoon. BUT Laela slept until 8:00am and then she and Dekker played their hearts out for a good half hour! Best kids ever.
We spent the morning in jammies, playing amongst the crazy mess of the basement. Laela was super unconcerned about missing her bottle, and refused to drink more than four ounces. She obviously has decided she’s a grown up. For lunch, Brady made us a batch of pancakes, which is a HUGE win with the entire family. Turns out we doddled our way through lunch because right after pancakes, it was nap time!
Dekker was sad to go down for his nap but Laela didn’t move from the spot we lay her down in for a solid two hours. Brady and I tidied up the basement for the first time in forever before going upstairs to watch some Netflix in bed. Eventually, Dekker woke Laela, and Brady went to get them up while I dozed a little. I woke up about a half hour later to screams. I went to check them out, and was met with my husband and my two sopping wet, joyfully squealing, freshly bathed children. Am I spoiled or what?! I got to see a video of all the fun they had in the tub, and how little distress there had been. It was an incredibly way to wake up.
We had a supper of fish and potatoes, which always goes over well. I love that Laela can really eat most everything we eat. Teeny little bites still, but she loves it too. We brought the littles downstairs right after supper and watched Dekker do laps and Laela crawl after him for the next hour and a half. Dekker was pretty sad to go upstairs for bed but we made it fun and they actually went down surprisingly smoothly. It was a weird switch for us about a year back, when Dekker went from LOVING bedtime to hating it with a passion. But I guess being sad at bedtime is normal, right? It went really nicely today though, with lots of hugs and kisses and considerably fewer tears than usual.
Now, as per usual, a tub is run, and I am anticipating some relaxation and snacks. But first! We must take advantage of Old Navys wicked sales and get the kids some jammies. Laela got her first pants and shirt set (rather than a sleeper) the other day and it is sooo adorable! Plus, with her pulling up and shuffling around the furniture, the feet don’t get in the way. Sooo online shopping we go!