Shower

Colder temps are back, but fortunately we are not seeing the heavy snow that other parts of the country are experiencing.
I have been busy getting things organized. We are in the process of moving the bunk beds, double bed and dresser into one room and then one room is empty with nothing but toys. The boys have such a hard time cleaning up and I, of late, have not been very diligent and making them do it. So, the hope is that one room is strictly for sleeping and dressing and the other room is all play. This will mean no tripping over toys in the middle of the night, no toys stuffed under beds, hopefully with lots of floor space to play no toys strung all over the house, etc. We will see how it works.
We have also put B on a reward system as far as the tv and computer. Seems like he is getting lazy and that is all he wants to do, not get outside and play. I bought some popsicle sticks and each one is 5 minutes. He gets them for a few chores around the house and for whenever we feel like he deserves one, obeys well, etc. (The other day him and some friends were playing and one little boy was not being nice to the girls and B stuck up for them, so I took the opportunity to praise him and reward him with minutes for standing up for the underdog) So far the last 3 days he has only had about 15-20 minutes a day but he does not seem too bothered by it. Hopefully he will learn about saving up his 'minutes' and having to make choices as to whether he would rather play a computer game or watch cartoons/movie. Again, we will see how it goes but at least the last couple of days it has taken away from falling into too much tv, particularly with nice weather around the corner.
We all seem to be at the tail end of a cold that keeps lingering. I think just about everyone here has dealt with it for weeks. I am confident that mine will not go away until after the baby is born. Oh well, if that is the worst of my pregnancy, I can handle it. I have my 20 week appt next week. Half way through!!!
With J being sick, his cold has settled into his eyes and he looks pitiful. He did not get a nap today, so guess what happened today during their shower. He fell asleep. At 5:30. We decided to let him sleep and hopefully he will go all night!