Turd in the Tub!

It was quiet until 10 AM! 

That also means that breakfast is at 10:30 and lunch... not so much.  Eggs were on the menu and Bug eats great.  Sissy, meh.

Play was a bit more subdued today.  The frantics have dissipated and we are starting to be normal.  As normal as they can be when you can't run outside.  The dog chasing is decreasing and that is a must as the dogs are growing more and more agitated.  Another win was that nobody touched Ella's (the dog) butt hole today!  Sissy was calm enough that while watching some Daniel Tiger with Squirrel the cat (Olive) came up and sat on her lap.  These are the moments we can talk about being calm and controlling ourselves.   

Today we visited Foster Closet and got some much needed clothing articles. 4 feet now have 4 shoes.. and some warm clothes and some summer clothes, and new toys too. They even gave big sister a new bike!! Once we get a helmet for our tiny heads we will be all set to ride.  This place is so wonderful that I just have no word to describe my gratitude for them. We still have bit of a wish list.. but more on that later. The workers there are so kind and understanding of behaviors and needs. We were encouraged to take as much as we wanted of both clothes and toys.  The girls also got homemade blankets (we had to decline the Mickey Mouse one in fear of a major meltdown when the other saw it), pillowcases, and stuffed animals.  We learned that next time we have new kids we will take them only to figure out what size we need if we don't know (we needed to try shoes on) and then take the kids away.  All of the items were a bit overwhelming to them and they are good kids, but more chaotic than the average.  Sissy is very confrontational and is an instigator and we should have just gotten her shoes as we told her we would and then snuck back without her.  She is very proud of her new shoes and really would have been content without anything else. 

Rabbit and I had to decide how we were going to remedy the issue that Big Sis had not yet had a single BM. Fig newtons were rejected because... well, its just a fig cookie and we need no added sugar.  We decided to try some prune juice diluted a bit... but no need... after draining the bubble bath we found a GIANT turd.. that thing couldn't have come out of little Bug... she has been going like a "Super - Pooper".  We still haven't fully been able to wash Sissy's hair, but we are getting closer.  She did allow Rabbit to dump water on her head.  Bug however did get a full hair wash much to her dismay.  After her bath when she was very upset she did seek comfort in Rabbit, so all is going in the right direction.

I believe that I am coming down with a cold... ACCKKK!!! I cant be sick now. For 50 years now I have gotten to 'baby' myself when I was sick. Sure; I would still go to work - but then it was home to bed. Now I will need to find some sort of energy reserve to keep up with the girls that have some super hero in them and hyper activity for a secret power.

We are sorting through all we brought home, and will update on items that we still could use. So many people have offered to help or have already contributed and that truly warms my heart.  Rabbit is posting our 'Wish list' now.

I hear these girls say some sad stuff regarding everything that's happened to them the least few days, But today as we were in the car driving back from The Foster Closet -  Big sis was talking to her new/used Barbie and told her that "Everything was going to be okay". sweet and sad at the same time.

The ride home caused both to sleep again and Bug slept soundly enough that we were able to put her in her crib.  Unfortunately we had to wake her for dinner (spaghetti - yes, we invite trouble).  We just needed to not have her go down for the night at 4 and then be up at 3 AM. 

Bed was a challenge, but we won.