Our post nap did not include putting our big girl underwear on because we had been unsuccessful all day and I frankly did not wish to clean up any more. Sissy had no regrets to what she was doing and it didn't phase her that she had peed next to our bed. Since Bug was not well and Sissy was already being difficult and not minding boundaries we opted to stay in for the evening (we had been to the park in the morning). It was a good decision. After dinner (where I was a bit lazy and served Chipped Beef (ham) on toast... aka Shit on a Shingle) the duo settled very quickly and we went to bed by 9 PM and slept quickly. When I served the toast Sissy thought it was great and started in on her plain toast. She was unsure of it when we put some of the "gravy" on it, but then had more than one piece. Bug ate little, but then again, she wasn't feeling well.
During the night Bug was a bit cranky and then around 5 AM was not happy at all. We gave her some ice water and when I held her she stopped fussing, so I just had to have her sleep with us and we managed another 2 hours.
This morning was a bit of a whirlwind as we had to visit school. After Squirrel went to work I fed the duo and when they were done I was able to send Sissy up to get herself dressed. She did it! I'm going to start picking her outfits out every night and then start a routine where she dresses herself. Some of her underwear have characters only on the front so that helps her put them on correctly. We have also taught her about where the tags go in clothes so they are going on in the right direction. Shoes are also going on correctly!
Off to school we went. I stayed in Bugs classroom with her and Sissy went to her future class. Bug was quite fussy for the first few minutes because her sister was taken away, but after 10 minutes or so she started to follow me as I played with a few items. When our time was up Bug was content enough that I could have left her there. When we went to get Sissy her class was outside and she was doing very well. No fussing and didn't even come running over, but kept playing. She will do very well.
We wore our big girl pants to school and had no issues. After our school visit we went to Target (I wanted to check out booster seats) and we did very well. For about 1/2 our trip Sissy was walking and Bug riding. After a bit Sissy was not minding so into the cart she went, but did not fuss and we were able to finish shopping. We didn't pick up any seats, but I know what they have so I should be able to check out Meijer and then make my purchase (we need 2, one for each for Sissy since I'm doing school drop off and Squirrel is doing pick up). We did however grab a giant box of diapers on clearance (even if we don't need them I can take the extras to the foster closet) as well as some shoes for Bug and new shorts and a sweatshirt for Sissy. Bug is always stealing Sissy's pink sweatshirts so since it was on clearance and pink I figured it wouldn't hurt as it will be good for both girls.
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| Bug's new shoes... just a tad big since they are a 6, but the 5 was a tad too small. |
After Target we got home and I quickly served up some lunch and realized that I had not had any coffee and therefore was not tolerating all the whining well (Sissy is a terrible whiner). Sissy did not have any accidents while out and when we got home went protesting up the stairs to the big girl potty... she did however use it! This self-sufficient kid likes to also dump and flush her own so hopefully we move her over to the real "big" potty so that I'm not having her accidentally dump it on the floor.
We played a little after lunch, but there was no fussing when I said it was time to go upstairs. Sissy didn't like that I read Bug's book first, but they both went down for their naps. Bug is up already (only an hour) but I do have to wake Sissy in a half hour as we have a family visit this afternoon. With all this activity we will probably go to bed early again tonight!
Our visit this afternoon is close to their biomom's house. She hasn't done a visit in 3 weeks, I wonder if she will show today. It is right at our snack time so I'm going to be kind and take one with us as I know she won't even think about it.
Well, time to pack that snack. At least our diaper bag is fully packed from this morning's outing. Bug's meds are kicking in after her nap as well so she isn't a crazy furnace child.
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