Handfuls

The kids were basically good today, but they were all three at "top form" and were a handful. Aleksa got into lots of trouble today, which is really unusual for her. For example, she smacked Liana in the face. Hasn't done anything like that for ages. She also bit John in the neck, though she didn't do it out of anger or frustration (she was just excited). (Still got a talking-to about it though... can't be doing that.)

Liana was the Ultimate Little Mama today. She's quite a tattle-tale (any remedies for that one?), and has quite a bossy-streak. I'm sooo thankful she has a much-older brother to keep her toned down at least a bit. Liana as an oldest child would give her too much "power." I have to remind her several times a day recently that she isn't the mama and she shouldn't be telling her brother and sister what to do all the time. Only helps for about 12 seconds.

Early this morning we woke up to Aleksa crying on the baby monitor. If she has to go potty at night, she'll cry instead of get up. (Orphanage behavior... they weren't allowed to go potty at night at the orphanage. They were told that crocodiles will eat them if they get out of bed. That and Baba Yaga will come get them.) (Aleksa is terrified of Baba Yaga.) Anyway, I went and helped her to the potty and then snuggled in and finished my nights' sleep with her. She was extra cuddly and I could have stayed in bed all day sleeping like that!

I'm exhausted. Gotta go to bed now before I fall asleep here!