Libby's Sip 'n See and the rest of the week

WEDNESDAY (April 30th), Libby slept really great.  Actually, that whole week was Libby's best week of sleep in her life so far.  Her sleep that week ranged from 5 - 7 1/2 hour stretches.  Needless to say, it was a great week for me as well.  David didn't have to work until the afternoon so he helped me get the girls ready and out the door so we could get to Bible Study fellowship on time.  It was our last week of official BSF with childcare, the next week was just a sharing time so the kids were not invited.  I really wanted to go so that Haley and Emily could have one last week and say goodbye to their teachers.  Libby did really well.  I fed her before we left the house and then I ended up feeding her again right at the end of lecture.  Haley's teacher was actually teary-eyed as we were picking up our kids.  I am guessing they were mostly tears of relief after a long year with 2 and 3 year olds!  After Bible study we came home and David helped me feed the girls lunch before heading out on his trip.  Then I put them down for naps.  After they woke up we laid low until it was time for Wednesday night church.  I made Mexican rice with chicken because it is easy and I had some leftover chicken.  I fed Libby right before we left so that I wouldn't have to feed her while we were there which worked out nicely.  Libby actually stayed in her infant seat during the entire meal time and then I took her out and held her while Haley and Emily were in their class.  Another Mom helped me carry everything out to the car and load up to go home.  When we got home I gave the girls a snack to eat while I fed Libby and then I put them to bed.  I let Libby lay with Haley in her bed while I read the Bible story and tucked Emily in.  David got home shortly after I put them to bed.

THURSDAY morning David didn't have to leave for work again until later so he helped me get the kids out the door to go to women's Bible study.  We were meeting at the Ferguson's house and they have a great set-up outside with a swingset, sandbox, and trampoline so Haley and Emily were busy playing the whole time.  Libby was busy sleeping most of the time so it worked out pretty well with all three.  After Bible study we invited Julianne, Jay, and Carrington over for lunch since David had already gone to work.  We made peanut butter and jelly and the kids ate and played while we talked.  It worked out well because then Haley and Emily were definitely ready for naps by the time they left.  David got back in time for dinner which worked out well because he could watch the kids while I finished getting it ready.  Mimi had cooked some chicken and shredded it and put it in the freezer so I used that for chicken enchiladas.  I think we went to the gym then after dinner to take a walk.

FRIDAY David did not have to work and I didn't have anything so we just slept in and then went to the gym.  I walked outside with Libby in the stroller while David swam and took a shower.  Then he did his Bible study with Libby while I showered, it worked out nicely.  The childcare people asked if we were going to put her in there but I feel like she is way too little to be in there yet!

Emily has been taking her backpack to the gym since Libby uses the diaper bag now!

After the gym we ran by the church where we were going to be meeting on Sunday to help unpack and store some stuff.  Bonnie Mason and Meg Freeman had everything loaded in their minivans so the girls and I basically watched while David helped them unload it all.  After that we went to the library to return some books and check out new ones.  Haley was pretty excited to find Frozen in the dvd section.  After the library we came home and had lunch and then the girls went down for naps.  When they woke up we loaded up and headed out to pick up some stuff at SAMS for church.  David set up a church membership and then we got stuff like toilet paper and trashbags and other random things he had on his list.  The girls were pretty excited about SAMS.  I wore Libby in the bjorn and then tried to keep Haley and Emily in the cart.  At one point they decided they wanted to walk and that was no good, keeping them together is like herding cats.  After shopping we came home and had dinner and then I made some popcorn and we had a family movie night watching Frozen.

Libby fell asleep during Frozen

\SATURDAY morning we slept in nice and long.  The first thing we did was cuddle:

Haley and Libby

All three of them.  Poor Libby is probably thinking, "get me out of here!"

Daddy was making the older girls laugh

After breakfast and showers we decided to head out and do our major grocery shopping.  It was a little trickier with three but not too bad.  Libby rode in the bjorn and Haley and Emily took their regular spots amid the groceries.  It was getting close to lunchtime at the end but we held them off with the free cookies for kids at the bakery.  When we got home we fed them lunch and then put them to bed.  While they slept David did some stuff for the church and I think I took a nap.  After they woke up we went out to get some stuff to make hostess gifts for our baby shower the next day.  In the south when they do baby showers, the people who help put the shower together are called 'hostesses' and they are given hostess gifts.  When we got home we fed the girls dinner and let them play for a bit.  As soon as they went to bed, David and I worked on the gifts.

Libby thought running errands was nothing to stay awake for

It's a good thing David remembers how to use the sewing machine!

SUNDAY morning David was leading worship so I set my alarm for extra early so I could get out the door with the girls.  I got ready while they were sleeping and then I woke them up and fed them breakfast and got them dressed.  It actually wasn't too bad.  Saturday night Libby had slept her longest stretch of 7 1/2 hours so I was feeling pretty good.  During church Ella Freeman, a high school girl who baby-sits for us sometimes, sat with me and helped with the girls.  Haley and Emily took full advantage and had her holding them quite often.  It really should have been no different than a normal Sunday with those two because Libby stayed sleeping in her infant seat during the whole service.  After church we came home and ate lunch and put the girls down for naps.  Then, at 3pm, we woke up the girls and went to the Mason's house for our Baby shower.  It was actually a Sip 'n See since Libby is already born.  The fun part was that it was a shower for the whole family.  Haley was so excited to play at 'Caroline's house' because she loves Caroline.  By the way, in case you don't know, Caroline is the Mason's oldest daughter, she is maybe nine?  Anyways, Haley and Emily were busy playing the whole time and I held Libby or helped pass her around.  There is another couple in our church who is having a baby in late May so it was actually a joint shower with them.  I know that sounds kind of awkward but it was all very laid back and relaxed and it was only for church people.  We didn't open any gifts at the shower and it really just felt like Wednesday night fellowship time.  Anyhow, here are some pictures of it:

The gift table

The game table

The food table, after the food was taken off, we were a little late in taking pictures.

We left the shower around 5:30 and came home and kind of ate dinner.  I say kind of because the shower had lots of desserts and we weren't super hungry.  I then left with Libby for a MOPS planning meeting with the other coordinator, Janette.  It was my last planning meeting since I won't be returning as co-coordinator next year.  It actually took longer than I thought and when I got home David was just putting the girls down for bed.  

Libby in her Sunday best

That's all of my catch-up for now!  I'll try and post this past week sometime soon!

Haleyism:

Haley loves to hold and cuddle Libby.  It is super cute but actually kind of a lot of work because she's not super good at it yet so I have to stay right there to support Libby's head.

Emilyism:

Emily is thirsty all of the time.  Probably her second most requested thing is water, the first is cookies (whether we have them or not, she is often saying 'I want cookies').

Libbyism:

Despite Libby's amazing week of sleep, more recently she has gone back to 3 - 4 hour stretches at night.  boo.