Thursday

Well things have been less than calm and quiet around here. I haven't had a moment to do anything. I am trying to keep ontop of the house cleaning but I am failing miserably. The second I finish the breakfast dishes it is lunch time, the second I try to pick up toys there are new ones out. There are cracker crumbs all over the place, fur balls everywhere, dust is accumulating over every surface, socks, clothes and towels are thrown all over the house, there is even garbage (wrappers and tissues) everywhere.
I am still trying to figure out a routine to parent two children on my own. The only problem is that one of the children does not have a routine and once I think we are kind of into one he changes his mind. For the first two weeks of his life Wyatt generally slept during the day, today and yesterday were different. Screaming most of the day (unless being held or fed). He no longer wants to sleep in his bassinet during the day (and still not during the night). So this is less time for me to do.... anything. He does enjoy his carseat so I may have to plan some more outings.
Yesterday our garage door was supposed to be installed between 8 and 12. We had to miss one of Ethan's classes which really upset me, but I got over it. Anyways they hadn't showed up yet and it was 10:30 so I called to check in. They said they were scheduled to come out in the afternoon. I was FURIOUS, this meant I was locked up in the house with two kids when we could have gone to the freaking class. Anyways I was suprisingly calm, all I said was that we would have to rebook since we had an appointment in the afternoon. So they don't come until next week now. I guess I should learn to expect this, Alberta is terrible for customer service.
THis morning we got new blinds on the four remaining windows, so we are no longer living in a fish bowl. Michelle came over for a visit, i'm sure she walked into my house and thought she was actually at the garbage dump, but hey what can you do. Wyatt was far from cooperative today, screamed for much of the day, perhaps it is a growth sprut, I couldn't tell you. But he is lucky is so cute.
We all got a nap in this afternoon which is great. Of course my nap was with Wyatt laying on my stomach. At 3:00 we were attempting to pack up and head to Costco. For some reason Ethan was having a meltdown and Wyatt was screaming his brains out. But the second we got in the car they were both happy. Wyatt slept the entire trip and Ethan was very well behaved. We stopped at the post office on the way home to pick up a parcel, so I took the baby and held Ethan's hand and trudged in. OF course I forgot it was Rememberance Day and it was closed. Walking back across the parking lot Ethan had another meltdown and satdown in the middle of a busy parking lots and screamed. I bent over picked him up around his stomach, Head towards the grown and his feet kicking in the air and screams coming from his mouth, I wrangled them all to the car, strapped them in and headed home.
I didn't get a shower this morning, and Ethan didn't have a bath last night. Wyatt was asleep but I never know how long the sleep will last so I decided Ethan would have a shower with me. He loves the shower, he laughs and plays the entire time. We managed to get showered, dried and dressed before Wyatt woke up. We read a few books, said night night to dad and now he is 'asleep' in his room. Wyatt is still sleeping, i should get cleaning.
I haven't had any time to take any photos, maybe tomorrow.... I'll see how I do. I'm feeling good, I'm tierd but for some reason i'm in a great mood. I would like to say that we had a moment of slience today to honour Rememberance Day, but we didn't. I will take that moment of silence right now!