-Olivia has more sense than eight other kids put together. We arrived at church just before 11 pm. Olivia saw the dark church, the cushioned pew in the back, and her blanket that we'd brought with us and immediately decided it was time to go to sleep. She made herself comfortable and missed the whole service.
-Gretchen runs out of batteries at 1:30 am. The girls didn't fall asleep before it was time to wake them up to get ready for church, and Gretchen did not think that sleeping on a pew was a valuable use of her time when there were candles and lights and bells happening. She was clearly tired but fought it until she finally succumbed (unwillingly) out of sheer exhaustion.
-Kaitlyn doesn't mind lights or singing, but sudden bells bother her. Every time people started ringing bells, she would start squirming and whining before settling back into nap. The same thing happened the next day at vespers.
We spent a lot of the week in various states of illness. :( Bryan and Olivia were recovering on Saturday and then we went to a midnight service, causing small setbacks for both of them. I had a fever Monday night, recovered for 36 hours, and then got sick again on Wednesday night. Gretchen was pretty mopey for a day in there and had a fever, but has been since. Side note: Gretchen is much more cooperative for pictures when she's not feeling well.
Kaitlyn had her three week growth spurt near the end of this week. She outgrew newborn outfits seemingly overnight and decided that hunger was her constant companion. On Friday she nursed every half hour from 5:30 pm to 11 pm. Then Bryan fed her 4 oz of formula before she finally allowed us to put her down for bed. Thankfully, she spent the next six hours sleeping off her binge before waking to eat again. I'm hoping that she will return to her previously agreeable schedule in a day or two -- though I wouldn't mind keeping the six hour chunk of sleep at night. :)
The highlight of the week? We got a trampoline. Bryan put it on a list of things to save for a while ago, and we were about three quarters of the way there so when the house sold we bought it. Now we have a 12-foot trampoline (complete with net enclosure) in our backyard. The girls are very excited and Olivia hopes that "the big man [who] brought the mail" visits more often since he is apparently the one who anticipated her need for a trampoline. :)
Pictures:
Three sisters:
Another decorated egg:
Kaitlyn does tummy time. She often thinks of it as bonus naptime. :)
Gretchen and her baby rest on the floor:
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