I think summer has arrived in Raleigh. It has been in the 90's the past couple of days which makes things interesting with 2 kids! We had a great day yesterday cause my play group met at a girl's neighborhood pool. It was such a great pool cause it had the little fountains for the kids to play in and there were parts where the water was only a foot deep. Ellie is obsessed with three things. Water, Anna, and Daddy are the highlight of her day. She is trying to play games with Anna. She takes her toys like the play phone and puts it up to her ear. She also loves to try and put a bottle in her mouth. She gives her hugs all the time and says "Ahhnnnaaa" in this russian like accent all the time! I've also started to notice that by the end of the day she really wants to see her daddy. She loves it when the garage door opens and she knows that daddy is about to walk in the door. Mike has been really busy this week. It seems like he's had something almost every night that he had to be at so I've been creative in trying to get out at night till bedtime.
I've also decided I no longer have a newborn. Anna is for sure becoming more like a 4 month old who can no longer be on our schedule. It is going to get interesting. I normally do all my errands, seeing friends, etc... in the morning. She is really fussy if she doesn't get her morning nap. Which means on most days we can go somewhere around lunch time, but have to be back by 2:00 because of Ellie's nap and then Anna also needs a nap at that time. It is great that I can put them down at the same time in the afternoon and at night now. It allows us to have a break and spend time together. I can just tell that I am going to now have to organize two kids schedules instead of Anna just sleeping in the car etc...A stay at home mom really is like a home/baby manager. It takes a lot of organization and energy that is for sure! Anyways, I hope you are all doing well. We miss you all!
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Cool pool...is that in a neighborhood in Raleigh? I talked to Annette yesterday, she said it was painfully hot there! Cute pics of Ellie! She is still so tiny and petite...what a sweetie. The schedule drama makes me laugh...it's amazing how your whole day revolves around naps, doesn't it? Today I had all 3 boys at the mall of america to play at legoland...it takes forever to get organized and get there, and within 30 minutes, Barrett (the 1 year old) threw a major "I need a nap" fit! So, back home we headed and I wondered why we ever left?
Oh my, I'm not sure if I'm ready for two. But I know what you mean...your day is just so choppy. It's like okay, I have exactly 30 minutes to run all of my errands. Doesn't it take that long to get them in and out of the car!
oh goodness... now i'm scared to have two! :) i already feel like my life is dictated by abby's sleeping schedule! that's awesome that your playgroup met at a pool... how fun! our playgroup took a break for the summer (most of the moms have elementary school age kids as well... plus kinston is definitely a BEACH town... everybody packs up for a week at their beach house all summer long!) it was great to see you and the girls the other day... too bad we aren't still all in the same area... the kids would LOVE to play together!!!
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