Day 644. Last night it was 1:15 am before I made it to bed, and now it's half past midnight and I'm extremely tired. I really need to make up for some of the missing sleep, as I've been really tired.
This morning we got up at 7:40; it was Emmy who did the most whining, making me get up earlier, and he was fine. We fed them breakfast, then went downstairs, where we praised God and prayed together, and read some Bible stories together. When Randy arrived, I went upstairs to clean up and then start doing office work. Today was supposed to be baby jar day, but I made fish and sweet potatoes for Randy and me, and there were plenty of potatoes for the kids to eat, with their ham pasta. Tammy couldn't get enough of the potatoes.
After dessert, cleaning them up and dressing them, Rand took them downstairs, while I cleaned up and dressed Sammy and put him to bed for his nap. It was the usual 12:15 pm. Then I started cleaning up, and at 12:40 I went to get Emmy and put him to bed as well. I believe this was the fastest I've ever seen him fall asleep in the afternoon. He made no sound and was gone fast, and then I could put Tammy to bed, who always plays for a while first.
After cleaning up I went back to doing office work, but only for a while, as I had to make their dinner-to-go. I had just started, when Emmy suddenly woke up crying at 1:30, and Randy sat down with him, and Emmy went back to sleep. Sammy was also awake, and I knew he was done sleeping after 75 minutes. I took him to the kitchen with me, where he spent some time in the swing, and then on the floor exploring the area. When Emmy woke up for good, he went downstairs with Randy, and I took Sammy there too. I continued working, and when Tammy was still not up at 3:10, I called the boys upstairs anyway, as we needed to get going if we wanted to leave on time. Tammy absolutely refused to go intot he chairs, so she stayed with me at first, and then started walking around. At least she was eating today. Emmy was in his chair and eting. Then we dressed them and got ready to leave and left on time to take the 4:20 train to church.
We arrived a few minutes before the service started. The kids saw the worship flags in the front right away and headed there. They then used them during the whole worship time, and also spent a lot of time watching the other kids and adults dance. One time Tammy fell on the stairs and burst her lip open. There was so much blood, it was shocking. I went to get something to clean it up. She was crying hard at first, but not for long. Her lip looks rough.
At 5:40 we went upstairs to the toddler room, where we sat down to eat dinner at first. It wasn't long before they got more interested in the toys than the food, and at 6 pm the program started. Randy brought Sammy up just before then. They did a great job listening, though I'm not sure how much they understood. Then they could continue playing, and I continued putting food into their mouths, as they were not done eating. Randy came for Sammy at 6:30 and told me that the service had already ended. The kids were still playing, and were quite interested in the workbench tonight. They also went down the slide a few times. The five of us left together to return to the sanctuary and pack up to go home. We saw our friend Anna, which was nice, and left together with her. We took the tram, and then the train with steps, and arrived home just after 7:30 pm. Then we got them ready for bed and put them to bed. All three were wide awake for quite some time, having fun, while I was cleaning up. At 8:30 our food was delivered; Tammy had just gotten quiet. We went downstairs to eat and watch a movie, which was nice. Then I went back to work, and now it's nearly 1 and I cannot keep my eyes open any more.
