19 months 21 days

Last night it was after 4 am before I made it to bed. This morning we got up as usual, and both Emmy and Tammy had taken their pj's off, Tammy also her diaper. Now how did she do that? She had a pj that was buttoned in the back, and a sleeping bag with the zipper on the back. The only explanation is that her brother opened it for her. Team work!

We've been sorting through boxes of clothes to organize them and found some more clothes they can already wear. That included two identical pj's with buttons on the back, which they can supposedly not get out of. So tonight we put those on them. We'll see what we find in the morning. They still had their toothbrushes, and Daddy was making them laugh for the picture.

Today was another Sonja day, praise God. They've become really attached to her, which is great. They are having so much fun with her, and Sonja is laughing just as much as they are.

Nap time has been difficult, but was easier again today. Emmy fell asleep relatively fast, compared to the last few days. I then went to get Tammy and brought her upstairs. She needed quite some time as usual to fall asleep, but was happily talking away. She wasn't even asleep yet, when Emmy already woke up crying. And his crying woke up Sammy. He didn't fall back asleep, so I finally went to pick him up and lie down with him, but I couldn't get him to sleep anymore. I ended up taking the boys downstairs to Sonja. Later that afternoon Sammy was cranky; he was probably tired from his nap being cut short.

Holding Emmy trying to get him to sleep made me pretty tired. So l lay down after taking him downstairs and fell asleep. When the girl woke up later, she woke me up, and I had to get up. It was time to feed them their afternoon meal.

After they were done and cleaned up and dressed again, they all went downstairs with Sonja, while Randy and I were working on sorting clothes. At 4 pm I stopped to spend quality time with my little ones until 5, and Randy continued on his own. And we always have lots of fun.

They did well eating their food at the table tonight, and what was left over they nearly finished in the bathtub. And then Emmy pooped into the water again - he's the only one doing that, and I still don't know how to keep him from doing it. He starts crying right away every time, and I have to comfort him and tell him it's okay. Tammy was just pointing at it and saying "kaka" (poop). We got them all out before they were done with their drinks.

Bedtime was easier tonight as well. The boys fell asleep quickly, and I was not needed. Tammy fussed for a while, but I only had to go see her once.

Now it's 2 am, the kitchen and dining room are clean, and the clothes have been put away, and I've done some office work that I will now continue doing.