Back to the drawing board...

I had a master plan this morning. Last night Erin slept til 5, ate, then went back to sleep and slept till 8. This is pretty good night for her. Usually she is up between 3 and 4 and then up between 5:30 and 6:30 for the day. So I was happy, but it threw off our whole schedule. Normally in order to go to the gym, I'll put her down for her morning nap asap, around 9, then get the twins ready and when Erin wakes up feed her and head out the door. But the Kids Klub is only open til 1 and today I wouldn't be able to put her down for her nap until at least 10, more realistically 10:30 and she wouldn't wake up until probably 12 so I'd never get any kind of workout in before 1. Are you following all this?

So my big plan was to leave the house at 10 without Erin sleeping so that she will fall asleep in the car, then I'd drive around for a 1/2 hour to let her get a catnap in and then go to the gym. It all went so horribly wrong. She started crying as soon as we left the house and didn't stop for the next 45 minutes. Finally, out of desperation, I pulled into the side parking lot of a 7-11 and nursed her on the floor in the back of the van. It's the only thing that can calm her down. So after 15 minutes I put her back in her seat and she fell asleep after driving around for another 10 minutes.

Needless to say after all this Allison & Bridget are ready to get out of the car. It's been over an hour. So they start whining and complaining. So I just let the baby sleep 15 minutes and then we went to the gym just to shut them up. For anyone that cares, that's an hour and a half of straight crying in a small enclosed space. And people wonder why mother sometimes go nuts. But Erin was actually pretty good at the gym. So I guess my plan worked a little? Yeah, I guess not.