Day 680. Last night it was once again 1:30, when I went to bed. In the morning we always hear them for a while, but try to stay in bed until 8 am. Only when they cry really hard do I get up. This morning it was Emmy who was fussing, and I was debating within myself whether I needed to get up or not. And then there was a big thump and Emmy crying really hard. I jumped out of bed and ran into their room and found Emmy on the floor. Remember, yesterday morning I had found Emmy in Tammy's bed. This morning he again went from his bed into Tammy's, but then he moved on, trying to get out of her bed, and didn't quite succeed. I picked him up and comforted him. He was alright, even though we have a metal vent on the floor at that spot. I'm surprised that Tammy hasn't tried to imitate her brother and climb out of bed.
I made their breakfast, we fed them, I cleaned and dressed them, and went downstairs with them. Randy brought me Sammy and then left to take our Covid tests to the collection site. We were worshipping God together, and I prayed for the different babies in my arms, and then I got the Bibles out. They each have to have their own Bible. I guess it's too much to ask for all of us to read one Bible together! Then I started tidying up, when I was suddenly startled by the Mobile Support lady's arrival. I had not heard her coming, nor Randy returning, who had let her in. She started playing with them, so I grabbed my computer and went upstairs to clean up and then do office work. I ended up doing some more housework, so my office work time was shortened. At least it was leftovers day.
Sonja arrived just before 11:30, and I warmed up the jars and yesterday's leftovers and mixed them together. We were talking, and she never needed to go downstairs, as I called them all up to eat. Sonja was feeding them, and I was surprised at how fast Tammy and Emmy had eaten their food. Sammy on the other hand did not want to eat at all, giving Daddy a hard time. After dessert, I cleaned them up, dressed them, and Sonja went downstairs with Tammy and Emmy, while I put Sammy to bed, and Randy started making omelets for the adults. At 12:40 the cleaning lady arrived, which was way overdue. She had been out of the country. I had just put Emmy to bed, and a few minutes later I went to get Tammy and put her to bed.
After Randy was done eating, he went to the grocery store. Sammy woke up at his typical one-hour mark, and I took him downstairs to Sonja. Emmy slept long once again, which was good, for about two hours, and I took him downstairs as well. Right now he's extremely attached to me and constantly wants me to hold him. He was clinging to me and did not want me to walk away. I sat down and held him for a little bit, until he was fine staying with Sonja, even though he was still not happy about it.
A little while later Tammy woke up, just as Randy returned. I sat down in the chair with her and just held her for a while, which is what she needs after waking up. I also made an announcement with Alexa, and so Sonja came upstairs with the boys to feed them. Emmy wanted the balcony door open again, and so it wasn't long before all three were having fun outside. All three because Sammy did not want to go into the high chair, and so I kept him and started feeding him, and then Sonja continued, after the other two were done with their jar. Emmy loves jumping on the trampolin, by himself as well as with my help. Today Sammy was standing holding on to it all by himself, and then even crawled on top.We were out there for a while, before we finally returned back inside, dressed them, and went downstairs. Once they were all downstairs with Sonja, I left to continue working.
At 4 pm Sonja had to leave. At 4:40 I stopped working to go downstairs and play with them. I opened the door, and they went outside, riding their cars and playing in the sandbox. Emmy started picking up sand and taking it inside, and I told him to leave the sand in the box. The lady had just cleaned up inside! In any case, they did not stay outside for long. We went back inside, where Sammy read a book while standing by the couch. I was also amazed to watch him pull himself up to a sitting/kneeling position on the couch all by himself.
At 5:30 Randy came to take my place, and I went upstairs to make their dinner, but it wasn't long before I had to go back downstairs, and Emmy was crying hard, clinging to me and wanting to stay with me. I finalyl gave him and took him upstairs, and of course Tammy did not want to be left behind, so she followed us upstairs. But how to make dinner with a baby on your arm! I pushed their chair against the counter, and they both stood on it, while I was cutting bread and fruit, and they were eating the whole time. They ate much better than they do at the table. Emmy still wanted me to hold him quite a few times, and I did as possible. Then Randy came upstairs, and we sat down to eat. They had pretty much eaten all they'd wanted at that point, so it wasn't long before I combined their plates and put it in the bathroom and put them into the water. They ended up eating everything there.
At first Emmy was crying and did not want to be in the water, but I was able to distract him and get him playing, and so they were all having fun. After their special milk, they all came out and went to bed in their regular order. When I put Tammy into her bed, the bottom of her bed went down, and so Randy had to fix that first, having all their attention, watching him do the job. Emmy wanted me to stay, so I sat down by their beds for a while. He fell asleep fast, but every time I tried to leave, Tammy would start crying hard, and so I stayed longer than expected. Then I made my food, ate, and started working. Now it's 1 am, and once again I cannot keep my eyes open while writing. I still have to do dishes, and then I can go to bed.
