Family Day

We spent all of Sunday hanging out as a family and it turned out to be a very nice day. Baby J slept from 9 until 4 this morning so I woke up fully rested. I was reading the Sunday paper and enjoying a yummy cup of coffee at 5:30 this morning. It was relaxing to be up while the rest of the house was sleeping (minus Baby J). We went over and took care of the neighbor's house about 8 this morning. Our neighbors went away for a few days so we fed their horses, chickens, bird and fish while they were gone. The kids enjoyed taking care of this mini-farm over the long weekend. They were hands on helping feed. The only downside - we killed one of their fish! Daddy and I agreed that all these animals were alot of work : -)

Daddy Piper built the kids a roller coaster mountain this morning and they were riding down it in their wagon. I personally thought it was a bad idea but they enjoyed it. I enjoyed getting a ton of laundry done and then watching them come down the hill. I even took a ride once! We are going to finish the family day out by going out to dinner at a local restaurant where the kids can roast marshmallows. Should be fun!

Baby J did what he does best - slept the day away. I am so worried with how much he sleeps. He is still sleeping like a newborn, about 20-22 hours a day. I even did an internet search to find out about sleepy babies but everything that has to do with sleep pertains to how to get babies TO sleep, not how to keep them awake. He is getting enough milk so that's fine but I am worried about the non-stop sleeping. We see the dr this week for his 2 month checkup so I can discuss it with him. He is just not developing the same way my other 2 did. He does hold his head up and he even rolled from his tummy to his back the other day. He doesn't really smile in response yet. He does wake himself up to eat though, I don't have to wake him for that. This mothering stuff is a full time worryfest!

p.s. We just got home and it was the most fun we have had taking the kids out to dinner. In fact, I think this was Baby J's first dinner out. Of course, he didn't get to eat his dinner since he can't nurse without seeing his milk and it was dark outside thus he didn't eat. L&S had a blast dancing to the live music and devoured their burgers and smores. L wanted me to stand on the dance floor like some other mamas were doing and this was the first time she noticed I am not as tall as most mommy's are. She looked at them and looked at me and said "Why are you smaller than the other mommy's?". It was pretty funny. Today and tonight were FUN, FUN, FUN!! Thanks Daddy Piper for coming up with a fun outing for us!