After a few days of using packing tape to keep Payton's diaper on, Chris and I went to the mall last week, where there is a Target, to get potty chairs. He convinced me that we don't need two potty chairs, but only one. Mind you, this is to save $18.00. I realized two days after having one potty, that this is just not going to work. They were both nude, fighting over a potty in the middle of the living room, Payton's bare butt sitting on top of Killian's thigh as the poor boy is trying to pee in a potty that's not equipped for him. So, even if he did manage to pee, he would either pee straight up in the air, or onto Payton. How's that for an encouraging first time on the pot? Not so much. So, needless to say, I'm going back to Target ASAP for a second potty.
On Tuesday, the twins and I met up with Cindy and her triplets for a walk. We had been trying to get together for months now for a walk or playdate, and it finally worked out! Cindy is a friend of mine, we went to high school together and were acquaintances after that, then we reconnected after I found out she was having multiples. Her babies are so adorable. It was so nice talking to someone who I can relate to and who "gets it". When all your free time becomes time that you do laundry or go grocery shopping, that a dinner out with your husband is as exciting as going on a vacation, that going to grab a cup of coffee at Starbucks is either just not possible or takes an hour and must be planned at just the right time, and that your schedule is your sanity! You break that schedule you have perfected and you just may go insane for a day, well, at least I will.
Cindy has got it together! She and her husband have those babies sleeping 12 hours a night. Way to go guys - incredible job! And I just may start using their bathtime routine. Here are some pictures from our walk.
To update you on the no bottle and sleeping. It WORKED! Now that there is no morning bottle for them to wake up for, they are sleeping in until about 6:30. Not that I can sleep in that late because I have to get up for work or do my C25K program. Oh well, at least I can sleep until 7 on Saturdays. :)
Today we tried something brand new - story time at the library. I've never tried that before with them and we LOVED it. We sang songs, read 4 stories, and had a huge bucket of books to look at. I will definitely be going every week. And the time is perfect - 10:30 to 11:00, then we come home, have a snack, and it's nap time. And the best part - IT'S FREE!
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