Thursday 7:14am

Brennan woke up at 11 for milk and since he didn't want all 4 oz, I just left the bottle in his crib - that was the only time I saw him and he is still asleep at 7:14!!!

Brian woke up at 5:30 with what sounded like Croop cough. I gave him a drink & he went back to sleep.

Alli came into the master bedroom at who knows what time, but not only woke me up, but also fidgeted / complained enough to keep me awake for a while until I got smart & went to the spare mattress on her floor. She just woke up.

I emailed work & school letting everyone know to expect me / us late, but I'm still going to try to get Alli to school on time.

Wednesday 11:03pm

Brennan went to sleep around 8:10pm. Brian went down around 8:30pm. Alli went down around 9:15pm - she was watching TV w/ me. Brian has since been up and awake nearly the entire time. I went in there once around 9:30 and he was totally naked because he had peed a bit in his pull-up and wanted a new one, and also wanted his Batman PJ's on. Another time he had pushed his pillow off the bed and knocked his water against the frame which made me think he'd gotten a boo-boo. Another time he actually did get a boo-boo while playing w/ his Spiderman toy. I think now he is asleep.

Brennan just woke up and would only eat 2 oz so I left the bottle in w/ him. I've got a little more clean-up in the room here, and then I'm crashing for the night. Not planning on waking up before 6am.

Forgot to give Brennan Tylenol and Alli her eye drops tonight.

Wednesday 8:15pm

Of course, Mrs Santilli dropped off Allison while I had just finished changing Brennan's poopy diaper and I was just about to change Brian's! Brian was funny - I told him I had to go upstairs to change Brennan's poopy and he looked at me and said, "Dad! Look at my poopy tail!" Can that kid possibly be any sweeter or cuter????

Georgina said that Allison was good and ate a good dinner. The boys had mac & cheese and choc-chip cookies. Brennan only had a couple bites, but it gave me a couple minutes to poop in peace. Guess it was just that time of day for the Nordman boys.

Wednesday 10:28am

Everyone got dropped off fine. Alli was done crying by the time we got to school - she cried AGAIN, this time because she couldn't be in the seat next to Brennan. It was not a fun morning and I think there's too much excitement in her life these days so I'm looking forward to her relaxing at home & watching a movie. Tonight is her night at Salsurita's so that will have to wait until tomorrow.

Miss Linda has a full house w/ Brendan & everyone. After dropping off the boys I had a jog along Forest Drive & Jones road. I made it to the Y for a shower & to get my card scanned - gotta keep track of my Y visits so we can get reimbursed. I'd like to start going every weekday and when I don't run, I can do abs or something.

Wednesday 7:02am

Not good so far. Everything tickles Allison and she's kicked me several times. Refusing to listen, too. I almost put her outside when she was screaming, but it's only 30 degrees and I thought better of it and gave her some hugs to calm her down instead. Now onto the boys...

Wednesday 2:44am

That was weird. Brennan woke up, not crying, just doing that "uh-uh-uh" thing he does to get attention. I made him a bottle and he only drank 1 oz. Maybe it was cold? After 10 minutes of trying to get him to drink it, I gave up and put it in bed with him. He had no problem with that and lay right down. Hopefully I won't see him again until 7, but I'm skeptical.

Tuesday 10:40pm

Brennan just woke up and decided to have 3 oz of milk. Guess I shouldn't be surprised. I was impressed that he ate a whole piece of pizza, but I forgot to supplement it with yogurt or anything because he stopped wanting the pizza. If he wakes up every 3 hours, that's going to be another trip at 1:30am and 4:30am........yeah......

Tuesday 9:04pm

Not a whole lot different today from yesterday. The boys were good initially, but little B was whiny from 6:30 until tub time. Alli didn't want a tub but she didn't give me any hassle. Brian didn't want a tub because we were watching Evan Almighty but when I agreed to carry him up he was fine. Brennan got Tylenol at 7, and 4 oz of milk at 7:45. Why is it Brennan can have yogurt and cheese, but not milk???

The boys had Red Baron pizza for dinner and I ate over half of it by myself - I was starved for some reason. Mrs Santilli said that Allison didn't eat much of the grilled cheese she was provided, but Alli was eating cereal the second she walked in - I even let her have cheese crackers in bed. Hey, I'm tired.

It's 9:08 now and I'm going to take out the garbage and then go to bed.

Tuesday 8:39am

Kids weren't bad this morning, but not good either. I planned to take off this morning so I slept in . Brennan tried to wake up at 6:15 with a couple "uh-uh-uh-uh" remarks, but there was no crying so I let it go and he stopped by 6:19. Alli woke up by herself at 6:55 and started getting herself dressed. In general, the kids didn't immediately do what they were told / asked to do, but found other things to do instead. Alli decided to clean up her room at one point - what's up with that?

Got Alli to school at 7:55, got the boys to Linda's around 8:10. Gonna work at the house (dishes, vacuum, trash, etc...) and then go into work.

Monday 11:05pm

Brennan woke up and had 3.5 ounces.

The big kids were good going to sleep. I read 1 book for each and that was it. Everyone was in bed by 9pm.

Monday 7:59pm

Brennan is down just now. I tossed him around playfully before putting on his diaper and he loved it. He also sat still while I got him dressed which was nice. I gave him a 4 oz bottle and around 2.5 oz I realized that I hadn't given him Tylenol and he immediately stopped drinking and put in his paci. We came downstairs and I attempted to feel his top teeth which made him reel. I gave him the Tylenol and we went back upstairs where he finished off his entire bottle without hesitation.

While doing that Allison decided to wash her hair with conditioner - oh Lord. Not sure how much she used, but the tub water feels like blood it's so thick. She & Brian don't want to get out just yet so I'm doing this. I hope to have them down by 8:30. Just by typing that, I'm sure I'm jinxing myself.

Monday 7:03pm

Georgina just dropped off Allison - both girls were pretty happy / excited. Alli had an accident and Georgina put some of Catherine's old clothes on her - overalls & panties. I'll send extra's tomorrow. G said they'll be later tomorrow as it is their Salsurita's night.

Brennan had a little more yogurt after my last post. I think I'll bring it up to the bathroom and see if I can get even more into him. Alli & Brian are eating Cheez-its while watching "Kid Songs" now. Brennan is eyeing them and.......yes! He reached in the bag and took his own cheez-it. WHen I was feeding him earlier, he kept wanting to alternate between having a bite of food and taking a drink. Is he imitating us or just learning to "wash it down"?

Monday 6:41pm

Just finished dinner w/ the boys. I had chicken fries, but Brian didn't want any. Brennan had 1.5 himself. Little B also had strawberry yogurt, some bagel, and some formula. Brian only wanted Blueberry yogurt, but I gave him strawberry because that was leftover from Brennan. He had about 2/3 of it, but then wanted Blueberry - the "white" kind. He meant vanilla and fortunately I figured it out. He had 1/3 of that so 1 full yogurt for Brian at this point. No news on Alli so I'm assuming Georgina picked her up okay. I'll put the kids in the tub around 7, and then try to get Brennan to eat some oatmeal before bed. I'll try to give Brian some more, too - doesn't seem like he ate enough.

Monday 8:32am

It's 8:30, I'm online and "working" so the morning went fine. I actually had all the kids down in the kitchen at 7am, though they were pretty finicky eaters. Alli spent a lot of time entertaining Brennan which was extremely helpful since I had to run around looking for her Barbie - we never did find it. I also got the Easter Baskets into your car, clothes for Brennan, and diapers & pull-ups for the boys. I should have done that last night, but I was tired and figured I'd be up early enough to do it.

Alli didn't want to buy and since she was doing so well w/ Brennan, I had time to make her a lunch and a snack for stay-n-play. When we got to school the green flag wasn't out yet, but Allisons assistant teacher - Mrs Jones? - got out of her car and walked right past us so I enlisted her help to get Alli inside and Alli had no problems with that. Actually, she's the one that shouted - Look! It's my teacher! She did her hair today, too :-)

Monday 5:40am

Brennan woke up at midnight and 3am - right on schedule. He ate almost 4 ounces each time. Alli was kind enough to wake up at 3am as well so I didn't have to make a separate trip. She wanted to sleep with me, but I still find the master bed / mattress uncomfortable so I slept on her spare until she decided to climb in as well. Now I'll get ready for the day.

Sunday 9:22pm

After dinner we played in the basement for a bit. Then Alli & Bri watched a Strawberry movie while I got B to eat some oatmeal. The big kids were in the tub by 7:10. I washed both of their heads and then let Brennan in. At 7:30 I took Brennan out, gave him some Tylenol, and tried to give him a bottle. He drank 3.5 ounces and appeared ready for sleep when Alli butted in to ask for help getting a dress. Yes, I was pissed, but nary a naughty word nor a cross tone escaped my lips. I put B down & tucked him in and he went right down. After getting Alli dressed I went to get Brian. We brushed teeth and that's when I heard Brennan. I lightly scolded the older kids for making so much noise that they woke up the baby and told them to pick out a book and I'd be in to read to them after I got B to calm down. B didn't want to calm down so after a few minutes I just put him back - he cried for a couple more minutes, but I didn't check my watch when it stopped. I snuck downstairs because I was tired and didn't want to read to the kids. Alli came down in 10 minutes with a nasty look on her face, wanting to knwo why I hadn't read to her. She snuggled under a blanket while we watched "Newhart" on channel 9, and "Extreme Home Makeover" on channel 4. At 9pm we came upstairs - Brian was fast asleep!!! I read Alli one book, got her some ice water, and here I am. Night-nights. I'm goign to get up early and clean up the room a bit. I did get the dishwasher run and swept the floor, and most of the laundry got done yesterday, but it'd be great if I can clean up a bit. I'll probably take a half-day on Tues or Thurs to get ready for the trip, too.

Sunday 5:10PM

Just finished "dinner" after playing outside w/ the Z clan. ZBrennan went down the slide and caught his leg, but he's walking on it fine now. Owen didn't listen to his mom and right away she said, "That's it - we're going home." Good for her - you should have seen how tight her grip was on his wrist when he was trying to get away.

Brian had most of the chicken from a lunchable; Brennan had some cheerios, 1 oz of milk (formula), half a yogurt, and a couple little pieces of chicken nugget from Brian's meal; Allison had 3 or 4 french fries leftover from this afternoon and some little pieces of chicken left over from the piece I tried to feed Brennan. At 6 I'll go with grilled cheese and see if I can get them to eat more.

Sunday 3:29pm

I just got off the phone with you and went upstairs to get Brian. Alli followed me upstairs and was reading "The Missing Tooth" book while I changed Brian's poopy diaper. When the change was done Brian got up and was walking over to his train table when he said, "She's ruining my life".

'Nuff said - I just spoke toyou on the phone.

Sunday 2:22pm

Just got back from Sams. Actually went in twice because I forgot the $5 check / coupon for Enfamil. Got diapers, wipes, pull-ups, and 1 pair of pants for work to replace cargo pants that have blue stain. After 2nd trip I got fries at Wendy's for the kids and gave Brennan bottle that I had along. He drank 3 oz, but still started griping around the country club all the way home. I gave him a paci - it disappeared. I gave him another and same thing.

Right now the kids are eating their fries - they were too hot at Wendy's. Brennan is having cheerios because he turned his nose up at yogurt, Kidz bar, french fries, and chicken nuggets. He slept until 12:30 - a 2.5 or 3 hour nap!!! I thought it would only last 45 mins or so and I missed out on a chance to play with the kids who spent a lot of that time outside on the swing set / trampoline. They also watched Strawberry Shortcake & had pop corn for lunch :-)

Expect B to go down again around 3 or 3:30 - maybe he'll sleep in the stroller if we go to the park. Brian warned us that it's really muddy, though, so we may stay here.

Sunday 10:01 am

Had a quick shower after "helping" Alli spell Brian, Brennan, Mommy, Daddy, and Nordman. Just as I finished Brian poked his head past the curtain : "There you are daddy!" He told me that Allison was calling me because she needed more ice water. I told him to tell her I'd be right down. He left the bathroom, maybe got to the top of the stairs, and came back, "Daddy - are you dry yet?" It was pretty cute.

Time to get teh diaper bag ready - heading to SamsClub shortly for diapers, wipes, pull-ups, and yogurt. Happily, I found a 1/2 full baby Tylenol so that can wait until tomorrow.