Toilet Locked

Dearest Miracles~

Today was a beautiful day, so of course we had to go out and enjoy it!  We ran an errand to Target this morning.  Grace, I carried you around on me in the infant carrier.  Joshua, you sat in the chart with daddy.  We had to get a few groceries, but there were some other things on the list that we wanted to check one .... one thing being bottles for Grace.  We've been having trouble giving you bottles little lady since you're so use to nursing.  We found a bottle today that had a different shaped nipple that is suppose to help babies go from nursing to bottles.  And, the baby should still be able to nurse even after taking a bottle.  I want to be able to nurse you on days when I'm home from work.  But, when I'm gone on wednesdays and thursdays, you'll need to be able to take a bottle for Penny.  

So, we ended up buying this new bottle and testing you this evening.  Boy, did you fuss and fuss!  It's also a learned process for daddy and I too, so we all need to be patient, and we can't give up.  You took one bottle this evening, but it was a true struggle and I hate hearing you cry little lady. 

After Target, daddy made some pumpkin bread while I nursed Grace.  Uncle Brennan and Aunt Katie came by to visit for a little afterward.  You showed them your sandbox.  Grace got fussy, but eventually calmed down.  I did a few chores around the house, including putting a child lock on the toilet lid in the bathroom near the nursery.  Joshua some times wanders in there when I change Grace.  We keep the toilet lids down anyway because of the cat, but Joshua's now getting to the point where he can lift them.  And, any source of water for a toddler, baby, or child is dangerous.  So, we locked the lid to that one for now.  The downstairs bathroom generally has the door closed at all times, and you two hardly ever go in the master bathroom.  So, we'll need to see if we need to lock the other ones. 

I did you all's laundry today since someone kept throwing up yesterday!  :-P  Speaking of which, Grace appeared fine today and didn't have any throw up incidents during the day or evening.  :-)  Yippie!

Oh, Grace I almost forgot .... you slept another 5 hours last night!  Good job!  This is becoming more of a habit.  I hope it continues.  Joshua, you need to start sleeping through the night a little better too!  :-P  Grace, we did lots of tummy time with you today and stretched your neck to the left.  You're getting better and fell asleep to the left a few times.  But, when doing tummy time, you still have a hard time moving from right to left, whereas going from left to right is a piece of cake!

Joshua drank another boost today and it was strawberry.  So, the vanilla and strawberry are a hit, whereas the chocolate was a bust.  :-P  We bought some more vanilla at the store today.  Also, you ate more chicken nuggets for lunch.  Daddy made some turkey burgers for dinner and you ate a little bit of that, but you mostly ate chicken then as well.

We started the Narnia movie 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' this evening, but we only got through 15 minutes before we had to try Grace on her bottle, and that took a hour.  :-P  So, we'll try again tomorrow to see if we can get through more.

Daddy read to us again tonight as I nursed Grace.  Tomorrow's suppose to be nice .... and it's Easter!   

Sleep tight little ones!

I love you both!

~Mommy