We made it home yesterday, the 4 hour drive took us 6 hours and it was not the easiest of trips. Kylie was awake for the first 2.5 hours, insisting on "one day" stories and complaining about being "uncomfort." Cooper was a little fussy but then fell asleep. Liz drove (thank goodness) so I could stay in the back and nurse Cooper and entertain Kylie. So Kylie finally fell asleep at exactly the same time Cooper woke up (and started crying, then screaming) and we slowed to a dead stop on the road, ahhhh. Long story short, Kylie slept the rest of the way, not sure how because Cooper was upset every time I put him back in his car seat. He would not nurse, or suck on my finger. Toward the end of the drive I resorted to shaking the car seat rhythmically while shushing and holding a little singing moon for him to look at, it worked for a little bit, yay. But we eventually made it home, I don't have any idea how I would have made it back if Liz had not been with me, I seriously think it would have taken me 10 hours, or I would have had to pull off and get a hotel for the night and continue the drive today.
We made it home in time to go to Ama and Papa's for dinner and walk down to the bowl for the dress rehearsal of Hairspray! By the way Cooper had three big blowouts that evening, I guess it was his tummy that was bothering him during the drive, poor guy. We enjoyed catching up with Ama, Papa and Marta, and Hairspray was really fun. Kylie actually watched most of the first half but then enjoyed running and playing with her daddy the second half, she missed him so much.
This morning Craig headed to work and we all went to breastfeeding group. It is so fun to see all my mommy friends and their babies, Kylie and Cooper really enjoy it too. After group we asked Kylie where we should do to lunch, "Panera Bread" was her response, so off we went. We enjoyed lunch with Kerry, Amy, Michelle and all the babies, a total of 5 adults and 5 kids, once again thank goodness for Liz helping us out. We came home, Kylie took a nap, Cooper pretended to take a nap, he was so sleepy but he would close his eyes for 5 minutes then wake up like he had napped for hours, silly guy. Then afternoon Mish came over to play and we decided to do a bubble bath in the little pool out front. Coopie got to spend some good time in his whale tub and Kylie and Mish "cooked birthday cakes" with all the bubbles. Then it was dinner time, a short visit from Ama and Papa, play time with daddy and off to bed.
We are going to try and start getting her to bed earlier, it has been hard on Craig and I to have no time in the evening to talk about life and the important decisions we have to make with work and schedules, etc. So hopefully we will have an earlier night tomorrow even though we plan to go watch some of Hairspray again. During our trip to Portorville Kylie slapped Lala across the face, then smiled. I was unsure how to handle it, but I took her to the other room and talked to her about what had happened. Tonight she slapped me in the chest and looked at me and smiled. I guess it's time for Craig and I to talk about our plan when it comes to agreseive behavior, I know some of it is adjusting to having a little brother, some of it is being tired and some of it is simply being 2. But Kylie has been such a sweet little girl, so cautious and gentle, it is weird to see this side of her. I hope we find a way to manage it that feels good to all of us.
More to come soon,
Natalie
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