20 months 13 days

The night before last, all three slept through without milk. Last night Emmy cried for milk around midnight, and it was very surprising that Sammy wanted milk just before 4 am, when he has slept through the night for most of the past two weeks. Tonight he was waking up crying quite a bit in the first few hours after going to bed, and I gave him milk some time around 8:30, which satisfied him. However, Emmy woke up and was jealous, when he saw me holding Sammy.

Last night I went to bed just before midnight. This morning we heard Sammy crying again for quite some time between 7 and 8, but it wasn't that hard that I needed to check on him. He finally did get quiet, and then it was Emmy who was crying. I ended up getting up before 8 am, and Emmy was naked once again. When Randy picked up Sammy a little later, he said that his arm was stuck between the bars somehow, so that may be why he had been crying.

After breakfast I took Emmy and Tammy downstairs and played with them, and then Sammy after Randy dropped him off, and a little later Randy took my place. I had once again tried to put a bow into Tammy's hair to keep her hair out of her face, but she just won't leave it there but takes it ou right away. Maybe she'll get used to it at some point, as it's really cute on her.

After cleaning up and putting a chicken into the oven, I started doing office work. It was already 9:30, so I only had less than 90 minutes to work. Then I went to the kitchen to cook potatoes and vegetables to go with the chicken. Sammy was really cranky and crying a lot downstairs, and so was Emmy. To the point that I finally went downstairs to get Emmy, who was happy to be in the kitchen with me. I was able to keep working, as he did not insist on me holding him. I kept giving him things to explore that kept him busy. I was really glad, when Sonja arrived just before 11:30. She went downstairs with Emmy, and there was no more crying at all, just laughter. It wasn't long before everyone could come upstairs to eat.

All six of us ate at the table today. They love eating chicken, and like potatoes and vegetables a lot as well, and so nearly everything was eaten. Plus watermelon and yoghurt.

I cleaned them up, and the boys went to bed, while Sonja went downstairs with Tammy. Emmy was rather tired, and with a little help from me, it didn't take long for him to fall asleep, and then the girl could go to bed as well. It took her a little while, before she fell asleep.

After cleaning up, I went to work again. At about 2 pm the boys woke up, as well as the girl. Normally Tammy keeps sleeping at that point, and so that short nap showed the rest of the day, making her a little cranky. Everyone went downstairs to play, while I continued working a little bit, and then called everyone upstairs to eat at 2:30. It was cereal with fruit jars, plus bread with peanut butter, and of course watermelon for Tammy. Emmy still refuses to eat peanut butter, while his siblings love it.

It was sunny outside, and not really cold, and so it seemed a good idea for them to go to the nearby playground. I had so much work that I decided to stay home, even though I hate missing out on the fun with my little ones. They left at about 3 pm, and already returned just over an hour later. The pictures Sonja sent me show how much fun they had. Emmy was able to climb up the ladder to the slide, but then couldn't get up to the top without help. I uploaded a video showing it.

When they came home after 4 pm, we took their clothes off, and Sonja and I went downstairs with them to play, and we had fun with them. They now always want to put shoes on inside the house, so we put them on their feet, and they were happy. Tammy wanted to swing - with her baby. And I had Sammy for much of the time, and he was standing for quite some time.

At 5 pm I went upstairs to get their food ready, and half an hour later they came upstairs to eat. As always, they finished their food in the bathtub. One time Emmy said "kaka" and started crying, as if he had pooped, but we kept showing him that he had not, that there was no poop, and after a while he was satifsfied and continued playing happily. His panic had also affected Tammy who was looking to find out where the poop was. Today we finally got a picture taken of our new animals with suction cups that they love playing with. They really keep them busy.

Then it was bed time. And like I said in the beginning, it was Sammy who needed some attention. I was in the kitchen getting my food ready, when I noticed that something was bothering Tammy, keeping her from sleeping. When I checked on her, I saw her three rabbits and twin dolls with her, and was wondering what she wanted. Then she pointed at something under Emmy's bed. It was the weird, green pacifier that is one of a kind that she wanted, so I got it out for her, and she put it into her mouth. Tammy never uses pacifiers but sometimes she wants that one for some reason. She was happy and went to sleep not long after.

Now it's nearly midnight, the kitchen and dining room are clean, the food for tomorrow is chosen, and the office work I was interrupted while doing never got finished and will have to wait until tomorrow.