The Past Week or so...

..has been a lot of nursing, a lot of napping, and a few other things thrown in.



Well, we got home from the hospital last Sunday. I took a nice nap and then Mommi brought the "big" kids home, plus some ham wraps and brownies (yummy thank you). It was good to have the kids home. We all really hate to be separated.



Monday was Lee's graduation ceremony at HACC. There are obviously very good reasons why I didn't have to go, but it was really important to me. The odds were stacked against Lee earning his associates degree, but he persevered and did it anyway. I can't even say how proud I am of him. He has also been working at Pizza Hut as a manager now for basically his entire college degree, and that is a big deal, too.



Nan helped me with the big kids, and Julius nursed in the wrap during the ceremony. It was long. My FIL came with an uncle, plus my SIL and her kids - all those left early because my neffie poos are not at a good sitting still sort of age. Also our great-Aunt Mary (Nan's sister) came. That was nice. Plus Jon Whaley came to show his support for his buddy. Lee and Jon have been friends since school. Thanks for coming, Jon, it meant a lot to Lee.



The kids were very good.



Tuesday we did nothing, and it was very, very good.



Wednesday I got some work done on the house. I got the living room almost all dug out. Lee had to go back to work Wednesday night, so I went to Nan's to let her hold the baby.



Thursday we napped and nursed. Joe and Nicole came over in the evening to watch Smallville and Supernatural with us (I don't watch Supernatural, it's too scary for me) and then make plans for Creation '08.



Friday I went to see my Mommi in the morning. I am not really supposed to be driving by myself yet, but I figured since she was so close it wouldn't hurt. We had a nice bonding time.



Then Lee had to work all night Friday. The kids and I sat, all four of us, snuggled on the couch and watched Scooby Doo. I am trying very hard to spend lots of time with Boo and Liv so they don't feel left out. I think we are doing fine. They really don't seem jealous to me. They love their little brother and want to spend time with him and touch him as often as I will let them.



Over the weekend, the entire family developed a cold, including the little goblin. We are all snorting snot now. Since he can't blow his nose, he gets really mad. I now actually know how to use those snorty snot bulb thingies they give you in the hospital (totally clueless with the first two kids). Lee made my dryer work - yay! Mommi, the plug you had was the same one we already had... the opposite of the one we needed! Sad. But we were able to pick it up at Home Depot!



Now Monday was another big day. Lee was scheduled to go to Millersville (his college in the fall) for an information session. He asked me if I would go with him. I said I would love to, but I wasn't ready to leave the baby yet. So he said fine, we would take the baby! That's Lee for you. So we asked Nan to watch Boo and Liv (she gets lonely without them on Mondays anyway, and said as much). We went to HACC first to trade our textbooks back, then drove down to Millersville. It's nearly an hour drive. Hopefully he will be able to get all his classes on two or three days a week to save on gas. When we got there, he got his student ID, did a driving tour of the campus, then we went to the information session. Julius slept in the sling during the hour chat. At one point, he was snoring and the teacher asked if there was a dog in the room, then got a good laugh out of it - he said, "Oops, don't tell the baby I said that." Afterwards we got to talk to the Admissions director and Lee got a few questions answered.



Tuesday was Lee's birthday. I didn't have any presents for Lee and that made me a little sad, but he asked me to make him a white cake with chocolate frosting. Yay! Haha, of course Julius decided that he was sick of the "cold" thing and chose to cry the entire time while Lee was at work. I made the cake anyway, with him strapped to my chest and crying. THe kids caught wind of the fact that it was Daddy's birthday and wanted to make him presents. So I set them free on the "Pajama Sam Fun Shop" - one of those things on the computer where kids can make cards and what-not. They made two birthdays cards, a decorated door hanger, and a puppy dog mask, and put them in a gift bag. Then Elijah gave his Daddy his Superman movie cards, and Olivia gave him my baseball glove. I had a bag of chocolate caramels that I'd been hiding from him, and stuck that in there. Boo was upset that there were no balloons, so he hung Blankie Blue One and Scratch Pinkie (the kids security blankets) from the windows in lieu of decorations.



Lee brought pasta home from work for dinner. We had our little party. I asked Lee if he wanted anything else for his birthday - he said yes. He wanted a glass of coke, and for me to sit next to him on the couch and play his favorite video game (Final Fantasy X) for him while he watched and fell asleep. LOL Soooo I brought him a glass of coke, and then I sat next to him... and fell asleep myself instead. I slept for almost three hours... while he played his game. It was a good nap, with Julius laying on top of me the whole time. It's always a good idea for Mom to take a nap while babies sleep, right?! :) :)



We are all still sick, and Julius is very cranky, but we will be fine soon enough. The great thing about having more kids is that its easier in general. Lee and I are so much more patient and confident that fussiness doesnt phase us so much.




I have just a few things I want to get done today. I am going to go get the rest of the pictures downloaded so maybe I will be able to post them later.