Tomorrow my twins will be staying the night at Grandma's house. They have never spent the night away from me before. My oldest two will be having a sleepover with their cousins, a first with that set of cousins. I am a bit more apprehensive about the toddler duo. Potty training I would say is about 95% done. Hopefully they do good for Grandma. With my big household I do 2-3 loads of laundry every day so it isn't a big deal to throw in an extra pair or two of underoonies and sweatpants. I am enjoying a break after 9 years of changing diapers. Grandma's streak is more impressive, she hasn't had daily diaper changes in 23 years.
Bear will be going with her father and I to Billings to spend the night before she having dental work done in the morning. I am trying not to let my nerves show. She will have IV sedation. She is terrified of needles, she has cried and held my hand with wide scared eyes watching me have blood work done. No food after midnight, clear liquid cutoff at 3:30am. A recommendation to keep her up late and hopefully she sleeps up until the appointment.
I want to see about taking her to the movies. She has never been to the theater before and it could be fun. Maybe order good to go and veg out in the hotel room, maybe go swimming. Something fun, that she doesn't get to do often being the middle child of 5. Also lets be honest, something I don't often get to do being the mother of 5.
Bear isn't an adventurous eater, but she also isn't hard to please. She is not a great sleeper, so I have a feeling keeping her up late won't result in her sleeping in. We have a theory that she just lays quietly in bed listening for signs that someone else is awake. She is often the last to fall asleep and the first to wake up out of all of her siblings. When she is asleep she is a deep sleeper, but I sometimes wonder how many hours she actually does sleep. I have crept quietly into a dead silent room to hear a cheerful "oh hi Mommy!" A while back I had decided that I should start jogging in the morning, never did get up earlier than her.
I am actually also feeling some severe mom guilt over this whole dentist thing. She had just turned 2 a few month before the Twinks were born. I was (maybe still am) in survival mode. I didn't prioritize brushing teeth for her like I did her brothers. She loved to brush her teeth and went and did when and if I reminded her brothers...but uh 2 year old aren't known for doing a great job. She has some pretty severe cavities, enough she may end up with crowns and not just fillings. I feel terrible. I let her teeth get this bad, and it could have been avoided.
When we get home my husband will leave to help my folks ship calves, and then see what is left that needs combined. I am hoping for no breakdowns and my FIL being able to finish up at least the safflower. Time is flying, but always work remains. Now I am off to finish packing for multiple children heading multiple directions.
