Clean House

Yesterday I finally got my birthday present from my Mom, two hours of cleaning by Merry Maids. It was supposed to be last week but got postponed. So I spent the night before and the morning putting stuff away. I thought they were coming at 1pm but the doorbell rang at 11:30am. They were here. I still hadn't finished going through the dining room and kitchen but they were able to start on the two bathrooms so I was able to get all the junk out of the dining area and clear some stuff from the counters in the kitchen.

The two cleaners worked hard the whole two hours (I think it was closer to 2.5 hrs) and it looked so nice once they were done. I was a little bummed when the kids came home and we had to start using the kitchen and dining area again for dinner. But even today, everything still looked clean. (Though the kids were definitely trying to return it to its previous state, with orange peels, spilled milk, etc) .

Tonight Dylan had his first bout of being somewhat inconsolable. It definitely seemed like tummy distress and he was crying off and on for a good hour while we got Gina and Andrew ready for bed. But after an hour or so, he finally settled down and fell asleep on me. He stayed asleep when I put him down in his bassinet.

Dylan is starting to stay awake more during the day. He seemed to enjoy looking at Gina while we were in the car today and she had fun trying to entertain him.

These pictures of Dylan are from yesterday when he was 3 weeks old. The picture of Gina and Andrew is from last Sunday when they were both helping me make cookies for the holiday party.