Waking Up

Today has been a day for sure. It started last night when Frog woke up at 3am. Much earlier than normal, so I knew that it was going to be a 2 bottle night. Ugh. I know I shouldn't get frustrated, but I do. Especially since Monday night they went 12 hours with no wake-ups. I know they can do it. I know once should be enough. But Frog just can not (will not) settle himself down. He has to have a bottle to go back to sleep.


He has one or two more months of this left and then he'll just have to figure it out himself. (I will not be like Leah Remini with a 3 year-old who wakes 10+ times a night for a bottle.)

They are also on another nap strike. Naps have been much shorter than normal lately. I hear them 'talking' on the monitor and go up there and both are usually playing with their blankets or hands or feet. (I have to hang blankets around Frog's crib where his head is. Otherwise he'll just lay there and look around. Usually when he wakes up he yanks them down and starts chewing on them.)


The best news is that I finally found some size 3 Huggies Overnights. I hope they work! (And I realized that if they go all night with no wake-ups, he doesn't pee through.)


We actually went out to eat with them tonight (Logan's- so plenty noisy to cover fussy babies if need be) and they did pretty good. I think we're at the point where we can get them highchairs and let them look around. He's much happier if he doesn't feel confined and can see all around him.


We're also on the brink of getting their big car seats. On one hand I'm glad because carrying them in the infant seats is getting to be too much. But then getting them in and out of the house will be a huge pain in the ass now. I guess I'll use the stroller back and forth. (We don't have a garage.)


We bought their swimsuits yesterday. (Children's Place on sale! Hers was $8 and his was $7. Score!)


And I've been applying for jobs like crazy today. Two assistant front office manager jobs with different hotels. I do think I'd enjoy being back in the hotel business. One is downtown and I think that would be fun. It's a fairly large hotel too. (The other is at one of the casino. Yes, even though I said I was done with the gaming industry.)


There really was more I wanted to say. Can't think of it now though.



Gina