Day 972. Last night I went to bed at 1 am, hurrying as much as I could, as Emmy was sitting on the kitchen floor next to me, waiting for me to go to bed. He watched me with interest put the dishwasher soap in and turn it on, as I always do that at night and so they don't get to see it. He then listened to the dishwasher while I was getting ready for bed.

Day 971. Last night it was nearly 1:30 before I went to bed. Not smart. And it was quite a rough night with a lot of activity. Emmy came and left, Tammy came, Emmy came again, it was tight, and my arm went numb under Emmy's weight. And he was up early, then fell back asleep, then was up for good at 6:50.

Day 970. Last night I went to bed at 12:45 am. I woke up, when Emmy came at 7:15 to lie down next to me. After some time he got back up and woke his sister up, who then also came. Sammy woke up last. Tammy and Emmy found two packages that arrived last night and ripped one open and had the contents everywhere.