Home, Home on the Range

Well, not on the range, but home at any rate. Timothy did well with the drive home and didn't fuss much about being strapped into a car seat. We took Mamaw home and got headed toward our house. By the time we got home, it was after 1 a.m.! We put the other three to bed and bathed Timothy. Daddy took care of brushing his teeth. By the way, we are going to completely fund our dentist's retirement with the dental work that Timothy will require. His teeth are awful! Anyway, I got a nice hot shower and sent Charlie off to bed. Timothy and I headed to the playroom to await sleep. I did give him a shot of Benadryl to speed up the process. He squealed with delight when he saw all the toys that were available to play with. Want to know what he played with first? Car? Truck? Legos? Nope, the purple stroller with a panda bear passenger. He had a blast. He likes the Little Tykes farm and the Weeble village. He did play with Legos eventually. Finally, at 3:08 he fell asleep. I just put him in bed with me that night. I went to sleep at 3:09, I am sure. He slept until around 6:30 a.m. and Charlie was nice enough to get him. We let the other kids sleep in a bit before getting ready for school. Yes, we sent them to school. We all went and had a live show and tell object for both Emily and Brodie's classes. We took Bethany and Timothy to Ukrop's (the greatest grocery store on the planet) for a few essentials. Mary hit the sleep wall and had to go to bed around 11:15. Charlie went to pick up Emily and took Bethany and Timothy with him. They all went down for a nap after lunch and at 3:15 we got up and departed for Brodie's soccer game. Timothy slept all the way there and all through the game. He continued to sleep until 6:30 p.m. He was one tired little boy! We picked up subs for dinner and had some play time. He went to bed around 11:30 and slept until 5:30. I got up with him, as I had a full night's sleep and we went out around 8 to do some shopping, just Timothy and me. He stayed up until after 1 p.m. and then took a nice nap. I am hoping that in the next few days we can get him back on a normal schedule. Please pray with us as we try to get him to sleep anywhere but our bed. He did sleep at the foot end of Bethany's bed for a while. We may have to move his toddler bed into our room for a while.
He has gotten to meet a few friends and neighbors. It will be interesting taking him to church tomorrow. I will post pictures separately.