On Monday we decided to brave an outing with the two boys and got ready for the day. We roamed in town and checked out Target first. We picked up a few things that we needed but mostly that place was just a zoo. Next we had lunch at a Chinese Buffet restaurant. Henry ate well and Scott slept the entire visit so those were both pluses! Then we traveled over to Home Depot and scored a few after Christmas sales on some decorations. We bought a Christmas village and some accessories for it. Our shopping trip ended there because we had a standing appointment at the hospital to get Scott's jaundice levels checked. He had them checked on Friday before we were discharged and they want to keep monitoring them since his blood type and mine are incompatible and thus increasing his chances of getting it. Henry fell asleep in the van so Brandon stayed in the car with him while I took Scott to get his blood work done. After that we traveled back to the house and had a quiet afternoon. We had leftover ham from Christmas for dinner as well as a broccoli cheese casserole that Brandon made. That evening we took down the Christmas tree and all the interior decorations and I tided up the living room. Brandon also took down the outside Christmas tree as well as all the lawn decorations. All in all it was a productive day!
Tuesday morning came early as we had to get up and get ready for the day since Scott had his 3-5 day baby well check up at the hospital. Those appointments always take longer than necessary especially with the waiting. Afterwards we went to get breakfast and it was another successful out to eat meal with two under 2, ha! Then over to Walmart we went to pick up a few things and to have something to do. Scott is a great little trooper and so far has done well with riding in his car seat and being out & about. We came home and the rest of our day was productive. Brandon wanted to work on a project around the house this week and also give him a chance to use his new tools he received for Christmas. We decided to redo our closet. He picked up a new closet storage system from Home Depot and also decided to paint the closet. It took a few hours but it turned out great and looks so much better not to mention way more organized. I love it!
Wednesday for the most part was our catch up day around the house. Stuff had been neglected since bringing home Scott and the holidays. I had a few loads of laundry to do and the upstairs needed a deep clean. Not fun and probably shouldn't be doing housework but I'm OCD and can't help it. I'd rather get it done when Brandon is home from work and I have help. Brandon worked on the outside of the house and the garage. He got all the Christmas decorations and lights down as well got them organized into their totes and back up into the attic for another year. Henry and Scott took an afternoon nap then it was off to Home Depot (again, ha!). We picked up a few more things for the closet redo and then had a yummy dinner at Chili's. Both boys behaved; so thankful for the little things in life :)
Thursday morning we got up and got ready for the day. Brandon had to go to work for a little bit since he signed back in from his leave on Wednesday. He took Henry with him because I had to take Scott back up to the hospital to get his billirubin checked again. Thankfully it was down even more since Tuesday and we no longer have to have it monitored. We then met up at the PX to pick up a few things then had lunch at the food court. Henry laid down for his afternoon nap when he got home and I worked on even more laundry. We had a quiet night at home.
Friday was another lazy day and catch up on housework day. I still had more laundry to do, ha! Its a never ending cycle especially with having a newborn and Brandon off work. I also had to get the bathrooms cleaned.. not the most glamorous activity but nonetheless needed to be done. It was by far the most uneventful day of the week, ha!
Saturday morning we woke up early, got ready for the day, packed up the car, and headed out. We had made plans to meet my mom and aunt in GA to pick up P. It was Scott's first car trip and I was nervous how the day would go. The morning went fairly well.. no major meltdowns. We met up with them at a Cracker Barrel for lunch and a visit. P was happy to see us and my aunt was excited to meet Scott and visit with Henry. After lunch, they headed back home to SC and we had just a short drive to our hotel for the night. Since this was Scott's first travel and he is less than 2 weeks old, we decided to split up the drive and stay the night giving us only about 4 hours to drive each day. We picked a Country Inn & Suites in Calhoun, GA because there are Outlets there and that would give us something to do Saturday afternoon. Upon arriving, we checked into our hotel, got settled as well as Murray. Then over to the Outlets we went. The kids rode in the double jogger and I wore Scott in my Moby wrap. It was our first successful trip with 3 munchkins. We then had dinner at Ruby Tuesday's. Once we got back to the hotel Brandon took P and Henry to the hotel indoor pool for a while to let them burn out their energy. Then it was time to call it a night and get the kids ready for bed. Brandon and I fell asleep before midnight.. I guess that's what happens when there is a new baby, ha!
Sunday morning we slept in a bit then got ready for the day and headed downstairs for breakfast. Brandon got the car packed up and on the road back home we were. We stopped for lunch and to feed Scott about an hour or so from home. We were back at the house around 1 o'clock and got to work on unpacking the car. The rest of the day was spent putting things away, laundry and getting the van tidied up. We had pizza for dinner before our typical nightly routine began.
Can't believe Christmas Block Leave is almost over. Brandon heads back to work on Tuesday and reality will set back in for this family. Thank goodness we have our Disney vacation to look forward to in March!!! :)
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