Right on time

It wouldn't be a true holiday week if the kids weren't sick, right? Pink eye has struck this house. We've never had pink eye before, thankfully it doesn't make the kids feel crappy and is just more annoying. And let me tell you how much fun it is to put eye drops into an almost 5 and 3 year old. UGH! Two times a day! Yesterday after naps, Finn's eye was practically glued shut with goop. I knew right away what it was, even though we've never had it. Jack had a blocked tear duct when he was born and everyone and their mother would constantly come up to me in public places and tell me that my baby had pink eye. UGH. It was so annoying. But to be fair - it did look the same. I'm just not sure why strangers insist on sharing their opinions with other strangers. Anyways...after I saw his eye, I looked at Jack's eye. And voila, crusty tear ducts. Perfect. I really didn't feel like bringing the entire crew to the dr.'s office. I figured I'd bring in the sickest looking one, hope we get the drugs, and just give the drops to everyone that needed them. We saw a great doctor, got Finners diagnosed with Pink Eye, healthy ears (I had her check them because Finn has been out of control cranky lately), and she even gave me a refill on the order just in case the entire family gets the goop. This is amazing because I really don't want to pay $25 or bring in more kids to tell me what I already know. Plus I think you can buy pink eye drops over the counter at Target nowadays. So yes...here we are cooped up inside today so we don't germ up anyone else.

It's only been a day and a half with Jack not having preschool and I'm already losing my mind. The TV has been on a ridiculous amount. They won't stop snacking. They either play fantastic together or are fighting like cats and dogs. The only thing I've got going for me is that I can work on getting Leo on a napping schedule. He's been challenging us at nighttime, I don't know what to do. I wish he'd just stop waking up. It's just so easy to feed him to put him back to sleep, but I'm not sure that's the best answer. Then again he's only 4 1/2 months.

Speaking of sleep. I'm in a dilemma with Jack. I can get him to nap every week day after lunch. However, this makes bedtime SO challenging. When he doesn't nap during the day, bedtime is usually a breeze. But when I don't make him nap, he won't do ANYTHING by himself. He won't sit for a movie, he gets up and wants to play something with me. He won't read books by himself, he wants me to read them to him. If I am cleaning, he insists on helping me. If he's playing with his phone, he insists on asking me how to spell everything under the sun. I can't catch a break. I need to find something that will keep him busy and quiet and give me the break I need.