Refreshed

After a very LONG week, I am feeling very refreshed tonight and very energetic.  After all, it is almost 2 am and I am still wide awake!  Honestly, this week has been a bit rough.  I can't even remember if I posted about this or not, but the twins had decided to quit napping since they got their toddler beds.  And it has been HARD!  I depend on those nap times to re-group, and catch up on my house stuff.   I decided to just not fight it and let them stay up, which meant they were ready for bed by 7:30 or 8 pm.  That was nice, but by that time, I was ready for bed too.  No problem, except for Henry needing more feedings past those times.  I felt very "zombie-like" with all that going on.  My dad was here yesterday at nap, Carson was snoozing but Emmy was bouncing off the walls.  He went in their room and had her asleep in like, 5 minutes.  I thought, OKAY, I can do this!  It worked for him, right?  Right!  WRONG!  I spent 30 minutes in there today trying to get them to sleep.  When they started jumping on my back yelling "horsey", I threw my hands up, told them I was going to check on the baby, and I left to re-group.  Finally, they fell asleep, both of them.  Amazing.  I was SO THANKFUL!  Henry and I slept a while in the recliner.  Meme called just as I woke up and we chatted a while.  I had no idea what was in the works....but at 7:00 pm I got a phone call from my Dad.  He said they were on the way to our house.  To pick up the twins and take them to dinner so Dustin, Henry, & I could go eat somewhere.  Really?  I was amazed and SO, SO, thankful!  Somewhere in some of my conversations with Meme she must have realized my exhaustion and need for a break.  Honestly, I LOVE my children, but I do feel so refreshed after a short break.  I think it's healthy for all of us.  I had not been away from them since Sunday night when Henry & I went to my Nanny's for a little while to visit and eat supper.  We hurridly got them dressed and mid-way Dustin says to me, "where are they taking them?".  My reply, "I don't know.  Why?".  :-)  I never though to ask.  As it turned out, they went to Ruby Tuesday.  We went to Mexican and it was very, very nice.  I got a free fried ice cream too!  Don't tell Amanda-we are on a diet together...... My favorite waiter said he was bringing me one since I hadn't been in there in FOREVER.  We used to go in there ALL THE TIME.  Literally, I'm ashamed to say I've eaten there twice in one day.  That's how much I love it.  Now, I couldn't tell you the last time I ate IN there.  We get take out about once a week, but that's it.  Probably my last eat-in there was December with Dustin, before that was whenever my friend Danelle and I ate there last. 
Anyway, my whole point in all this was, it was just what we needed and I didn't feel guilty because the twins got to do something really fun-eating with Meme, Poppy, and Aunt Lys.  The twins think Poppy walks on water.  They really do-he is a super-fun grandpa.  They have one of those long pop-up tunnels and Poppy crawls through it after them-just for an example of how fun he is. 
Anyway, it was also the first time I've really let someone else take my kinds somewhere in public like that.  Really, it is.  I am SO overprotective of them.  I need to lighten up a bit because I remember how fun it was to do stuff like that with people other than your parents.  Yes, I know, I am NOT cool.  :-)  Haha. 
I have to say, we are SO BLESSED to have so much love and support from our families and friends.  We had meals almost every night for the first two weeks after Henry's birth, which was amazing.  I had no idea we would get so much help from everyone.  I guess I thought that was just after your first baby.  It really did help so much because I didn't have to worry about dinner.  Papa also gets Carson every day to "help" him feed the cows and do some farm things.  It is so cute because when he gets here, Carson automatically goes to the closet to get his coat, shoes, and hat.  Emmy went to spend the afternoon with Meme one day this week.  It's just little breaks that have helped me so much.  Henry is easy!  :-)  I forget how much newborns sleep. 
It's funny because yesterday I was going to take all 3 kids to Target because I needed to get a prescription.   Dustin convinced me to wait till after dance class.  I used to say that people shouldn't complain about taking one child out somewhere, one was easy compared to two.  Now, I'm thinking no one should complain about taking two out- two is easy compared to three!  I guess it just keeps on going!  Hahaha! 
Oh, and I've started "wearing" Henry!  It's working out wonderfully.  I had ordered a Moby Wrap before he was born.  I practiced with it but never could get it tight enough to where I'd feel comfortable putting him in it.  I sent it back and then pulled out two carriers I had from Amanda I think.  They may have been yard sale finds, I'm not sure.  Anyway, I worked with them till I figured them out.  I got one tight enough to where I'd feel comfortable with him in it.  I tried it out and worked beautifully.  We were able to go outside Wednesday and get fresh air, the twins got to play.  It was so nice, and it felt good to be able to take them outside and also take the baby.  It gave me freedom, much like how I felt with my double strollers and the twins.  I also have to put in a plug for the carrier that Carson STILL fits in, the Playtex Hip Hammock.  It's for bigger kids, like 15 pounds and up maybe.  I used it a bunch when we took the twins to the beach at 9 months, and like I said, he still fits in it.  I can also use that with Carson, put Henry in the back of the stroller in his car carrier/seat, and put Emmy in front.  So, I have two options for getting out of the house!  Yay!  I have to have freedom and be able to go out by myself with the kids.  It's just because I'm so very independent. 
I am rambling a lot, so I probably should try to wind down and rest.  It will be morn before I know it.   Luckily it's the weekend so I have help from Dustin.  I will post more later.  I need to try to get pics up too.....I haven't tried that since I got my new camera-which I LOVE by the way!!!  It's awesome.  Meme misses the camera.  I'm sure she'll adjust to her brand new one soon.  Then in a few years, I can get that one from her when she upgrades again.  :-)