So today was an extremely busy day. Thanks to the sleep Gods, as Catherine and Christina both slept through the night until 7AM. Catherine was eager to go as she knew the itinerary for today: Gym, Clowns, Birthday Party, Halloween party, sleep. So it was a fun day for sure for her. Christina was laid back, just wanting to eat and look around.
First stop: the gym. Catherine was still tired and cranky on the way there but did OK. Christina was looking around, falling asleep at times. At the gym, everyone loved out little shark and she had brought her baby shark with her! It was clear though that she had limited energy for the gym, falling and laying down several times. She even came out for a breather before the end, which she never does. I guess a 2 pound shark suit does use up more energy! Anyway, Christina loved looking at the kids running and made cute sounds when she saw her sister.
We then returned home with a plan to see a clown at Honey Dew's grand reopening...We wanted to go with Cindy but Christina fell asleep. So, at some point, we had to wake Christina up so Cindy could feed her and go to work. Catherine was getting restless. We finally went to see the clown...which made her a cute green elephant...that flew away in the wind as soon as we stepped out! Securing an elephant in a balloon shape is not as easy as it sounds. I felt really bad as she seemed to like it but it was not the best looking balloon animal I have ever seen.
Which brings me to the rant of the day: how come adults feel like they should wait in line FOR their kids (meaning the kids are eating their donut and standing not in line, looking so disinterested) to get a balloon shaped into an animal? And I'm talking about 8-9 year old kids. Catherine waited patiently behind the freaking adult and then got a smaller, not as elaborate looking balloon as the freaking adult who stayed in line for her kids! That was really frustrating. At least she saw the clown juggle but this was totally wrong. And another thing: I tried to get a donut for Catherine as well as coffee for me, waited patiently in line and adults are trying to cut us off to get freaking raffle tickets! Again, I am there with a 2 year old and a 3 month old and the adults totally pushed through...this is a sad society we live in folks...OK rant over.
We stopped at a pharmacy to look around (remember, I felt guilty and Catherine really wanted to go) and we saw skeletons being sold. I told Catherine: "Scary!" She responded calmly: "Papa, they are just toys, not real". I was comforted by a 2 year old. We then went home after a walk to wait for Cindy to get home. Christina was suppose to be hungry but only had an once of milk, and spent most of the time smiling and cooing at me...those moments are great. When Cindy finally got home, we got ready to leave for the party. Catherine, exhausted, finally fell asleep in the car. We got to the party and I spent 45 minutes in the car with her. And if someone says: "Just get her out of her seat and let her sleep on you at the party", they do not know Catherine. Stopping the motor on the vehicle wakes her!
At the party, she did good, played with her little friends from last week and enjoyed competing with others for toys. I'll write about this a little longer some other time but I saw a full-time mother at home at the party and I gave her all the props in the world for staying at home. It is much harder than it looks and this little leave taught me that. Christina was a little more cranky and had trouble sleeping. We went outside to play and helped unwrap gifts before we had to go. We left early so that we could go to the Halloween party and hopefully, the kids would sleep in the car. Well guess what? I slept (No, I was not driving) and Catherine stayed awake and Christina cooed all the way home.
We changed Catherine and Christina in their costume and went to the Halloween party at the daycare. Catherine was good but clearly out of it. She did the hokey pokey too much and fell on the floor, to dizzy to stand and she "turned herself around" to the ground. She spoke little, tried all her best to dance but was only doing it in 1-2 minute bursts. I saw other kids there out of control and Catherine and Christina handled it well. Almost had to call DCF/DSS on one parent...but that is another story for another day. Christina was surprised by loud music but let us comfort her back to calmness. Catherine definitely had fun but was too tired. We left, got home and went to bed. Except for me, I'm writing this blog.
All in all, a great day! I'm ready to crash now.
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