Thoughts of a Woman

The Wedding (July 23rd 2011, 3pm.)

2011-08-02T09:41:00.006-04:00

The Wedding was so incredible. Turned out the ceremony was held on a beautiful white bridge crossing parts of Lake Michigan. Everyone looked fantastic. The flowers were all real, and the family that came was my favorite part ( other than getting to marry my best friend). I don't have all of the photo's yet, but I do have a few my sister and mother were able to get before and after. I will post more pictures and any video's as I get them from our professional photographer.

Entrance to our Honeymoon resort. We stayed for one
night, it was very nice.

Me My Mother and My Dad

My Husband, His Mother and his Dad

Staging photo's for the phatogragher. ( I hope she edits the background)

My older Children were in the wedding, Mike in the back, Anna and Jordan on the bench.

This was right after the wedding after we crossed the bridge.

Love this photo, trying to wrestle all the kids to stand straight and smile...

Taking a 12 hr trip

2011-07-10T10:39:00.004-04:00

We are leaving Sat. the 16th for a 12 hr trip up to Northern Michigan. I'm excited but worried about the kids being cooped up for so long.

My fiance' of 5 years and I finally got married May 28th. this year. The family wanted a real ceramony, so we are having a celebration with the repromise of our vows July 23rd.

Here's my wedding dress (the day I found it and tried it on).

simple, nothing too fantsy. We are having it on the beaches up there, the men are all wearing Hawiian style shirts( Navy blue and white) Khaki shorts and sandles. My girls are wearing something summerish navy blue dresses. hope to have alot of good pictures to share once we get back.

We had a pretty good 4th of July weekend. we had nice cook out with friends that Saturday, and Monday the 4th went out with the family to watch fireworks. We took a video, but it's pretty long and I don't know how to Edit very well lol. Near the end of that night, Abby was getting sick to her tummy and threw up on me twice, then I was holding her and calming her and my tank top strap broke, so I had to use my poor sick baby to cover my bra covered boob. LOL! all in all even with all that happening it was a fun evening.

wish us luck on the trip with the kids.

Domination and cute pictures.

2011-06-20T16:11:00.005-04:00

It's been along time since I posted anything new. No excuse from me tho, I have time.. maybe it's just laziness.

My biggest trials with the Twins now is Chris has become almost abusively dominate over Abby. If she is standing by our sliding back door looking out the window and he wants to stand where she is standing, he will literally push her down whether it be by shoving her aside or putting his hand over her face and shoving her backwards. He also will not allow her to have toys. she has to hide most times so she can play with a toy so he doesn't slap it out of her hand so he can have it. We do try to correct this by sitting in the room with them and showing him nice versus mean, how to share and not to hit or push. I try showing more attention to him, I try everything I think I should in order to get my point across. He just Can not grow up being a bully. I can not and will not allow it. So I'm going to read up on some techniques and try those as well.
They are both walking now. Abby is stiff legged it's so cute my lil robot. Chris is galloping across the room. they are not talking. They have no interest in it at all. We talk to them all day long, make sounds with them and sing to them.. we have read books to them etc.. just no interest. I know they will talk someday. I just hear some parents saying their children are talking already or that their kids walked 3-4 months before mine did. Can I really use the excuse that Preemies start things later than others?

Here are some pictures of my cutie pies. I'll try and post more pictures and stuff soon.

My Daughter Prom 2011

2011-05-06T20:09:00.006-04:00

My Daughter is on her way to Prom tonight. This has been an amazing experiance for her and I and His parents. She looks so Grown up. My heart is melting.. yet I am so proud!!!!

Climbing Fears

2011-04-26T13:23:00.002-04:00

If anyone can give advice it would be great!

Abigail has been climbing on everything! I have tried putting her in her play room with nothing to climb on and she will find SOMEthing to climb on. I don't just mean crawl up on. I seriously mean if a rocking chair is with in her reach she won't just climb up and sit on it, she climbs on the arms of the chair and pulls herself up to the very top back end. I'm so scared she is going to fall and hurt her self or worse!

I let her explore her new found ability too. climbing the stairs, climbing on me and Daddy. I wish I had some kind of soft foam mat and foam stairs I could put in their play room so she could explore with out hurting herself or her brother. She has already climbed out of her crib and fell, she was ok. We dropped her bed down to the lowest hinge.

Walking is just not in her plans, I think she feels the need to climb up rather than walk straight .. lol

Gah the worries are thick, and I just can't dedicate every moment with just her.

Chris is doing great, he's letting go more often to stand and or take a few steps by himself. He loves to wrestle and tackle, a true boy he is! they both are ending up with lil bumps and bruises on their legs from the daredevil stunts they are both pulling. It's been a while for me, does it get worse or better from this point?

Easter 2011

2011-04-25T06:50:00.003-04:00

We didn't do anything for Easter this year. I did however play dress up with the babies for pictures. I mean even if you don't have an Easter event, you still gotta fake it for pictures. right? Anyway....

The other day Chris started letting go of things while walking more often takes about 3 steps then tumbles to his bottom. I really think he's going to walk in a couple of weeks. of course I thought that a couple weeks ago too. lol They are slower in their development than the older 3 were. Chris is also starting to point at things that catch his "need to know" interest. I also try and think of short term words they can get with out sounding stupid. lol calling food - Bits, Or drink - cup, wanting held I call it- Up, sleepy time is- Ni-night.

We have been dealing with a lay-off. my husband got notice about 3 weeks ago about the lay-off happening in June. So he has till June 1st to find another job. Things are tight right now for us. it's been hard. I mean it's always tight but right now is especially. He will get some money from the company to probably get us by for 1 more month. But my Husband is so awesome, We won't need it! I have no doubts he will find a way to provide for his family like he always has. He has been offered a couple of Jobs already but felt he was over qualified to do them. which is true, you don't put an engineer on his butt all day answering phone calls. lol He has interviewed for a couple and has about 40 resume's out right now. so keep us in your thoughts.

Here are some pictures of the babies on Easter day. we just did it in our front yard.

Long over due!

2011-04-03T18:06:00.008-04:00

It's been so Long since I have actually Posted here. Sorry to those that read this blog.

Life Has been busy. My Oldest daughter is getting ready for Prom in May. I'm so excited for her!
This is what her Dress looks like =)

My oldest son is getting ready for High School next year, so we have been looking through the list of classes he can take. Of course to keep him o the right track for college we are trying to keep him in classes that will look good on resume's in his future.

My second older son is doing very well in School. Huge improvment from past years. His behavior has improved a ton and his grades are blowing me away! I'm very very proud of him!

The Twins are doig great! They are cruising around like champs. Christopher has walked on his own a couple of times but just a one step, two step, splat! on his butt! Abby doesn't think it's a real good idea yet. She is having nothing to do with the independance of being on her own. lol
Pictures will follow my post.

The wedding for B and I is coming up here soon. His Mom has planned 98% of it. We will wedd in her garden up in Michigan. This is nothing fancy, I wasn't going to even wear a wedding dress.. but the closer it gets here the more I'm leaning towards a casual wedding gown. I just don't know yet. I feel bad she is planning all this by herself. It is hard to help her living so far away.

We finally gave in and bought a new Van. I like it. We bought a portable DVD player to go in it for trips with the kids.

Here are the pictures of the Twins, enjoy!

Twins are 13 months old. Pictures

2011-03-11T07:55:00.006-05:00

First time the Twis had a Corn dog. They did Great!! they ate about 75% of it. I was impressed with how they hadled it. =)

Babies 1st birthday

2011-02-25T16:10:00.000-05:00

December and Christmas 2010

2011-01-07T09:32:00.010-05:00

Christmas 2010

I think only People that have more than one baby in their house could imagine ( truly imagine) How busy I have been, and with Ending the holidays and we also had my mother in law with us over Christmas.. it's been next to impossible to sit down for 10-15 mins and upload photo's to this blog. I hope you all enjoy the pictures. I have several. + a short Video of Christmas morning. My Camera on Christmas morning decided not to let the Flash work, so I had alot of very dark pictures that did not come out well. The video was a pretty good one. Hope you take the time to see it =)

I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season. and a safe new year. We did. In fact The new years eve night my husband was working and I was in bed watching the Ball drop.

As I said above My mother in law came to visit over Christmas. It was fun and exciting . These are her fist grand children so, The first Christmas with them was super important. I'm glad she was able to join us. Most of my pictures did not come out very well, so I will post the one Good picture I did get of her with the Babies.

Both babies are pulling up to stand on their own and walking using the furniture for balance. Christopher has been building confidence and Letting go standing for a moment by himself then either gently sitting down, or grabbing back a hold of something. Abigail is my little climber. She tries to climb on top of the toy box, she has climbed out of her crib ( and fell) :( , she has tried climbing into the Dishwasher, she climbs into the shelves of their changing table. I am a tired Mommy =)

All the big kids got everything on their wish list to Santa. Gosh, Santa sure lets the kids now days get away with alot more than when I was a kid. =)
We felt so blessed to have been able to do the things this year for Christmas that we wanted. I have had many years in my past that the kids were lucky to get 1-2 gifts from me for the holidays and that was it. I had even relied on Toys for Tots a couple years. So to have been able to have such an amazing Holiday with the kids this year It brought tears to my eyes and I felt so proud. Not just proud of myself, but proud of everyone around us.. my entire family.

Here's to a Healthy and Prosperous New year!

Enjoy the Video!

Twins 9 months old

2010-12-05T09:12:00.011-05:00

Christopher and Abigail are 9 months old now. They are 2 very busy Bees. They have discovered the most awesome thing they will ever learn. Balance. They sit alone like champs and climb on everything.
We got them 2 new toys to help their next stage of learning. They are push and ride toys. They really enjoy having them so far. We needed to upgrade the toys they had been playing with because they were sooooo bored. The other toys were no longer "fun". We are moving onto sound and learn, push and learn type toys.

Chris is pulling himself into standing positions. that brings on a whole new anxiety for us. He has bumped his head a few times falling, but If I remember correctly, bumps and bruises are all apart of their learning process.

Abigail has this crazy flexibility. This child can sit with her legs completely straight out.

She is very verbal. She says Mama, Dada, Baba, Hiiii, Blah Blah... Yes, Didn't you know Blah blah is a word?! It's Abby for, "I'm flippin Tired Lay me down!"

Chris isn't as Vocal but he can say things too. He says Mama, and "my bubba" ( his brother) and lots of working sounds out with his tongue and shapes of his mouth.. he knows how to cry very well ;)

Abigail, is also doing lots of tricks. She stands on her head alot. I just think she likes looking at the world differently than everyone else! ;)

My Mom and Step-Dad came to visit this past week. It was a very good visit. They have a Dog named Scooter, the whole time they were here, all he wanted to do was watch the guinea pig. I think they are pals forever.

It was wonderful to see my parents. I miss being so far away from them. I miss spending the holidays with the family. It is what it is. the Jobs are here, Not there. Here are some pictures of the grandparents.

Playful Things

2010-11-09T10:27:00.006-05:00

I'd like to start my blog post off with a Thank you to a blog friend. I have followed this lovely Lady since early 2009. She is ending her blog for now, to grow with her beautiful new family with out feeling obligated to share private wonderful moments that should be shared only with immediate family.
Leah, Thank you for allowing so many people to share your moments with you. Some moments very private and some very emotional. I am sure you will be missed very much.

The Twins are learning so many things so fast. I just can't keep up with everything they are doing. Not many new words are being babbled, but Abigail sat up by herself yesterday for the first time! She was laying on her tummy, and I watched as she did the splits, raised her self up with her hands, and walked her hands into a sitting position. I was so delighted to have been able to see this "First". Of course I didn't have the camera on, and no pictures were taken, she also has not done this trick again (yet) but, this was by far one of the coolest firsts I have been able to witness! As I stated on my last blog post, The babies and I during the day usually play a game or two, and this is what we played yesterday!

We played Traffic cars!!

OK, Kinda lame I know.. but come on!!! Using our imaginations is what makes empty boxes so much fun!!! They had a blast =)

Later in that day they were playing so well together in their play chairs. I only caught the last part of the cuteness, but I took a video of it. Right before the camera went on, they were laughing so hard at each other. Christopher is "sharing" his toys by handing them to his sister ( sometimes), Other times He steels hers and her bottles and her snack, and tries to take her socks!! he is defiantly the dominate Twin. Lets hope she learns to hold her own ;)

This morning was probably the cutest. They were playing with their new keyboard and I swear it looked like , Schroeder and Lucy van Pelt From the Peanuts Cartoon.

They are both getting into everything. Slowly but surly driving me insane =) I gate off everything I close all doors, and clean up after all 5 kids! My 11 year old still needs to learn to keep his "little "toys picked up and kept in his room. I'm constantly running to get things that don't belong in ones mouth away from baby fingers.

They are showing interest in feeding themselves. They are eating less from me and try steeling the spoon out of my hands. Of course the spoon is always full of food when they try to take the spoon so this goes all over them , the chair, me and sometimes into their hair. So funny.

We have had some bad health news in our family. Not that it's really bad, but we are having to go through huge diet changes in our family. Big Daddy has high cholesterol, and a high blood sugar count, The Doc put him on meds to help protect his kidneys, and regulate his sugar level. He put him in the category of borderline diabetic. This only saddens me because I thought he was very healthy and I didn't think my cooking was doing him harm. I am now revising my shopping lists every week at the grocery store. I am also learning how to cook much healthier ( which is awesome). All in all this was a wake up call for me, that we are not young kids anymore. We are middle aged adults that potentially develop serious health problems if we don't eat right. I know Duh right? I have for so many years shopped cheaply to be able to serve 5 people on a very low budget. That would mean Hamburger helper , Home style bakes, Sausage and cheesy potatoes, spaghetti and chili, Anything I could make for 5 to make sure we all got enough to eat with out spending 300$ a week on groceries. Now? Things are slightly going to rise in our grocery budget. but, That's OK. I love my husband and kids We can surly go with out something every week so we can spend it on healthier foods. Maybe we can lose some weight in the process ;)
Speaking of losing weight. I have not lost much weight in the past few months. Not because I don't want to, but because I will miss all the tasty foods that I won't be able to eat once on a strict diet. I am not big on exercise either, how ever walking 4 flights of stairs with babies in my arms several times a day cold count for some exercise. right? Most of the ugly weight is in my butt thighs and tummy.. so I guess stairs only really helps legs and thighs? But what about sex?! Couldn't that count for some butt and tummy exercises? Tell me what you think!

Halloween Fun LOADS of pictures!

2010-11-01T07:24:00.011-04:00

This was the Twins first Halloween. Boy did we have fun! I got a lot of pictures of all my kids So I'll keep my post short. Following the Halloween pictures I'll do a short post and more pictures of the last week or so. The babies and I have lots of fun, I play games with them even tho they aren't sure what I'm doing, I get lots of giggles out of them and they cry less! Yay for Mom's! Now on to the pictures!

Mommy and the Twins

Daddy and the Twins

Face "plant" (Literally)

Dragon "Grrrr"

Iphone 4's are yummy!

Thinking about Grazing

My Oldest Daughter and her friends the day before Halloween at a party

Then they went to eat Chinese! ( I'm so jealous) lol

Anna and her Boyfriend. Look out Anna!!!!

My Son Mike- Ninja stylin'

Jordan was a ghoul, or maybe it was a zombie.. who knows! Great costume!

Our Treats we worked so hard being cute for! .. yummmmm!! (No, they didn't eat all this it was for props!)

So last week I tried playing games with the babies to keep them from being bored. We played Pirates!

Arrrrrrr Matey! Give us all your milk! and we won't give you headaches!!! Arrrrrrrgh!

Of course the only treasures they found were mommy hugs and kisses!

Then in the kitchen Christopher was being silly and climbing under Abbys walker.. too cute!

Milestones and Silliness

2010-10-17T08:56:00.008-04:00

The Twins are reaching milestones we are very proud of. Of course all parents think when their baby says the first word it's the most amazing thing on earth. or When they first crawl or smile, or giggle out loud. I realize that sharing these small wonders online with complete strangers they aren't as appreciated as they are with family, but I still need to share because I do think saying their first word or first real expressions are amazing.

I share in video form because when they get older, and they ask me "Momma, what was my first word?" I can come back to this web page, play a video in real time and let them listen to how it sounded.

Abigail was the first to make a real word. and she does know who "Dada" is. She also knows who "Momma" is. She has been saying these words now for about 4 days. This is what it sounds like.

Chris is expressing himself by Growling. yes like a little puppy dog growl. it is as cute as it sounds. Here is what it sounds like.

I found the neatest invention ever I think. It's called a Fresh food feeder. Here is what they look like. We put cookies in them and we plan on letting them have a bit of their Halloween candy in them as well. you could put fruit, veggies, anything really. they lock closed so they are unable to choke on pieces.

I had posted I think about the new bath seats we purchased to help make bath time more fun and safe. Found them on Ama.zon. com for 21$.

We have been Sick with colds here. The twins and I have had a nasty cough, runny noses, and from what I felt, body aches. We start to feel better then something else comes up. Now it's stuffy nose with a dry cough. My body is tired. So I can only imagine how the babies feel. Such a grown up sick yucky feeling for 2 small babies. I'm sure we will get better soon.

We are looking forward to Halloween. Grandma Rachel ( My DH's Mom) will be making Twin Pumpkin costumes for the babies. Hope they get sent in time.

Here's a few random pictures I took. Happy Halloween everyone!

So Handsome

My First Pony Tail

Chris Sleeping on daddy! Warmest safest place in the world!

Silliest grin In the world!

New Pictures, New Adventures!

2010-09-27T08:40:00.011-04:00

Abigail and Christopher Have been introduced to a sippy cup. They did pretty well, thank goodness they are spill proof! Chris thought it was a new chew toy till he discovered his formula inside. They both thought it was a new neat way to drink after breakfast.

Christopher had a Fantastic time getting into the diapers on the changing table. I took a small video of his adventure!

We found these really cute Elmo and Cookie Monster toys for the babies. When they shake the toy the mouth flops open and talks and giggles!

They are both eating very well. I had started solids by counting how many spoonfuls they took in a sitting, Now I'm counting the jars! The big kids want to try it as well. lol

Took another short video of Abigail Crab crawling. a Photo too. This little girl has SPUNK!

We bought new Bath chairs for the babies. They were just too big for the little tub. they were making huge messes on the floor and It was just time to get them into the "big kid" tub =) I only got 1 picture of Chris in it, bath time is just soooo busy!!

My oldest and her boyfriend went on a date at an apple orchard picking apples. How fun for her! I love this photo of them together, it almost looks professional.

Isn't young love beautiful =)

Fun with Chris and Abigail

2010-09-11T09:29:00.013-04:00

Chris and Abigail have gotten to the very playful and most adorable stage of babyhood. Their giggles will make you laugh till you cry, and the curiosity of 2 on the move will make you gasp with anxiety. My 2 munchkins are into everything! Just a week ago they were still content with rolling from side to side with a few toys in their path. Now?! They will do anything it takes to find out what that string is hanging off the coffee table, or what is in that trash can ( Oh! lets tip it over and find out!!) They are staying up longer and napping a bit shorter. Up till about 2 weeks ago they were still napping every 2 hours and playing in 1 general place. Now they are up for about 4 hours and playing EVERYWHERE. So I gated off a playroom for them for safety reasons, and took everything out of that room that could be potential danger. I'm sure there is some danger as nothing is perfectly safe, but I did what I could in the play room to feel safe enough to let them play long enough to go to the bathroom, or make a cup of coffee. lol

I have truly enjoyed getting ready for this up coming seasons changes. Baby clothes shopping I have to admit is one of my favorite things to do. I love love love looking at the adorableness and imagining my cutie pies in them. I bought shoes for them even tho they don't walk yet. Mostly to keep their socks on their feet. It could be 20 below 0 in the house and Abigail would pull her socks off and grin with her accomplishment. She loves her feet. Chris on the other hand is getting so chunky I put shoes on his feet so his pants don't fall over his feet and when he attempts to crawl his pants shimmy off his tooshie. He is about the size length wise to wear 6/9-12 months cloths, but he is so chunky I have to buy 18-24mo. and 2T stuff to fit him with a little give. So length is a problem, we just roll his britches up =)

They are eating so well. Their favorite thing to eat of all things are green beans and corn. I feed them fruit and cereal in the morning with juice to drink after. They only drink about 2oz of juice at a time. For lunch it's usually squash, or carrots maybe some peas. For dinner it's their favorite green beans and some fruit. After Dinner we get a bath and play in the water and get mommy soak n wet. then we brush our gums and new bottom teeth and bed time shortly follows.

I Love the time I get after bedtime. they fall asleep pretty easily. Love that I can take a shower I have real time to read a book or watch a movie and fall asleep watching home and garden channel. I have to say, I never thought 20 years ago that I would be the person I am today. I would have seen myself as boring and old, I'm comfortable tho. I love the life I live, and the Man I so adore is always there for me.

I Made 2 short video's of the babies. I don't think they are more than a minute and a half each. enjoy!!

Twins are 6 months old + 2 weeks!

2010-09-06T18:54:00.004-04:00

Can not believe the Twins are 6 months old now. and Boy do they have their own little personalities! Not that I ever thought they wouldn't but they are sure shining through. Abigail is more than just chatty, Abby has a squeelie, high pitched, make my ears bleed, scream. She's not even crying.. just yelling at her toys, or her feet. She is growing very long and skinny. She is into 12 months stuff now, because the length between her shoulders and her diaper is very long. I am just so in love with her tho, gorgeous smile and the girliest little giggle you could ever hear!

Christopher still has his grumpy attitude. He just likes things the way he wants things. Can't change his mind, Can't trick him, If he wants his Mommy, his mommy better move her booty faster or he will just make sure the entire house knows that mommy was too slow! lol He has a great since of humor tho. We play shake our head no, we play stick our tongue out, and eat mommies face off. LOL! That last one I'll just have to get a picture of it. I pretend to be a monster eating his chin, he responds with I'll eat mommies cheeks off!.. lol He is so Darn close to crawling, he just hasn't takin' off yet. I'm sure he will when I least expect it.

My big kids start school tomorrow, I will miss their help during the day but it will be nice to only have to answer to the twins for several hours.

Feeding your Big family on 4$ a week

2010-08-31T15:35:00.000-04:00

I saw this video and my Jaw dropped to the floor.

Holy Moly..

2010-08-30T20:02:00.003-04:00

The Twins had their 6 month check up and shots last Thursday. Love going to see the Dr. but hate those shots. This round of shots they got their first set of flu shots. They go back in 30 days to get the second and last round. Christopher weighed in at 19lbs 8oz and 26 1/4 inches long! Abigail weighed in at 14lbs 8oz and is 25 3/4 inches long! The babies are growing so so fast. They both have 2 teeth now (that was no fun). Neither of them are crawling yet. Both are scooting.. but not officially crawling. Abby does the graceful Crab crawl.. lol so so funny. And Chris still scoots on his belly with his head dragging the floor.. poor baby will end up with rug burn on his four head if he doesn't pick that melon of his off the floor. (lol)

All the big kids start school next Tuesday. I'm kinda excited to get a break from all the "can you take me here?" "can you give us pool money?" "can we take over the world?" it's exhausting...
Of course you do it cause you don't want your kids to think your lame, but Gosh I just can't explain how tired I am.

I hope to post more pictures soon. We have some pictures of the babies at the park swinging on some park swings. They loved it =)

Our Zoo Trip

2010-08-24T16:37:00.003-04:00

We went on a Zoo trip Monday. We had so much fun. The Zoo here isn't that Big, but we got to see a lot of animals you don't see every day =) The babies haven't been around a lot of animals at all, so what a perfect time to get them to not be afraid?! We did the petting zoo with Goats and lambs and ducks and such. then got to see other animals in cages ( makes me sad) they also had a wagon ride so we could go out onto a huge opening where the buffalo roamed and zebras ran and deer grazed and camels sun bathed.

We really want to do this again when the babies are older and can interact with the animals a little more. they still clench their fists so we couldn't get them to hold animal feed to feed the goats and lambies. It was a wonderful afternoon tho. After the Zoo we went to this wonderful spot like a small river inside a city/shopping center. Lot's of beautiful little shops, restaurants, and you could rent small boats for 4$ to go on the small river. We had wonderful steak gyros and home made french fries with this amazing blend of spices. It just melted in our mouths! The cook of the restaurant was wonderful and very pleasant you just can't ask for better service!

Little Miss 6 months old

2010-08-19T09:34:00.002-04:00

I Don't know if anyone is having a hard time viewing the video's. Sometimes when You upload video's from firefox( web browser)Internet Explorer Users are unable to see the video. My youtube Name is x0morningglory0x I upload pictures There first, then link them to my blog.

I hope you enjoy the video's of the kiddos =)

Twins are 6 months old

2010-08-19T07:22:00.000-04:00

Learning to Crawl

2010-08-19T07:16:00.002-04:00

Christopher Hijacks the Video Camera!

2010-08-06T18:10:00.001-04:00

Ohhh Geezzz! the Twins are Mobile!

2010-07-25T11:20:00.002-04:00

I knew this time was coming. I really did.. I think I'm some what of a seasoned Mommy. I just had no idea that is was coming so quickly! I mean they are just 5 months old.. they can't be on the move yet!! Excitingly true, they can be. Christopher is belly crawling all over the living room floor... Abby is rolling now as well. She is be hind him on Physical development, He is behind on the Verbal development. She makes her mamama sounds and lalala sounds and putts her sweet lips together with just the right amount of spit to make spitty sounds.( described right?) He loves to coo and yell at his toys, and stick his tongue out to make spitty sounds too. Abby has also discovered her feet. She enjoys grabbing her toes and just holds on to them for dear life. The are both putting everything into their mouths that they can get their hands on. I guess running the sweeper more is in order. I'm so worried with all that is going on here at home I won't see that small plastic piece they will find deep down into the carpet and slip it quickly into their mouths.

I have alot of anxieties about this new territory I'm facing. A single baby is some what easier to keep things in control, 2 babies on the move has been some what chaotic. I know it's just going to get crazier. I am very much enjoying watching my life. As a mother that is home with her children all the time, I am able to watch our lives. Enjoy the moments most do not get to see. I am very Thankful for this. I won't be that hard working Mom that has to hear of the "firsts" from the sitter, or won't even hear the "firsts" because the sitter is busy with 5 other children. I will get too spend all my waking moments playing with them teaching them, and pure loving them.

Don't get me wrong, I know exactly what it's like to be a full time working Mom with more than 1 child. I regret having to be that single working mommy. I was very limited on time with my children. I missed most of the firsts. and I wasn't told most of the time that they started crawling or that they took their first steps. I also went through not knowing one of them had a first tooth till the next day! It's very hurtful and hard to go through that. So I count my blessings and very happy that I can share this with the last 2 babies I will ever have.

My older children are doing well =) My 14 year old just had a birthday and is now 15! We didn't do alot this time but he did get to have pizza, cake and presents and went swimming. He was happy enough to be able to go swimming and play his new games. If he was happy, I am happy.
My daughter is thinking more about her future. I'm so glad she is. She is a junior next year in high school, such an exciting time yet very stressful. This year she starts thinking of the college she wants to attend. She also needs to start applying for scholarships and her father and I need to start talking about how to afford her higher learning. She is a wonderful artist and is very passionate about it. Now she just needs to make it through this year having to take 2 history classes and pass them. This is her weakest subject. everything else was passed with a C and higher. Wow, so much to say about my daughter. This is a whole blog post in of it's self. too make it a quick one at this time, she has alot on her plate at 17 years old. I love her and she is a very strong person. I have no doubt we will over come her stressful time in life. And finally my 11 year old. He is struggling with things himself. He has a hard time understanding when people are having fun and being mean. He gets very upset when people are saying things to just have fun with him. He takes it very literal and to heart. We are trying our best to be sensitive to this. This is also a separate blog post as there is a lot to say in this matter. As some of you already know, he is going to a camp for kids with anger issues. He was caught up in a mess with other kids there a week ago and they got into a bit of trouble. Of course he was punished by us as parents and by the Camp councilor's. Every day I sit and think of new ways to get through to him, hoping that he will "grow out of it". Being a bully is just so unacceptable in our family. We didn't raise him this way. What in the world makes him think this is "ok"? Maybe I'll ask my self these questions for the rest of my life. Maybe he will grow out of this and become more mature in the next couple of years. What ever the future holds, I am just lost in the present and trying to hold things together in his life. Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong. I'm not letting him fall down and really feel the aftermath.

Life as a mother I have to say is wonderful, challenging and fulfilling. If I can get through this and be sane, then I can get through anything =)

Picture Frenzy!

2010-07-21T11:45:00.005-04:00

I was unsuccessful at finding my camera cord, There for I bought a new one from Ama.zon! I have a lot of pictures we have taken So I won't waist any more space from my boring writing... Enjoy the kids =)

Pictures of Grandparents Visit

2010-07-08T08:04:00.006-04:00

My Mom and Step Dad Visited the last week of June. I don't have many pictures because I still can't find my camera cord. Here is a few pictures of the visit.

Grandpa Jim and Abigail out on our deck

Grandpa Jim and Christopher out on our deck

Grandma Susan Feeding Abigail

It was a very nice visit. My Step father recently had a pacemaker/defibrillator placed inside his chest. He gave all of us a huge scare. He hates that he is unable to be as active as he normally is. He loves to work in his garden, mow his lawn and play with his dog Scooter. He can do these activities, but now he is limited at how much he can do for short lengths of time. He doesn't like that at all. They stayed for 2 days but left early on the 3rd day. He was just tired and needed to go home and rest. Besides, The heat right now in Washington DC is almost unbearable for a young healthy man.
My Mother is due to retire very soon. She has worked at the post office for over 25 years (?). She sure has earned her right to rest and live comfortably with her husband. I can't wait to see her rest more and be able to do as she pleases with him for the rest of their lives!

Thanks for the pictures Mom! When I get that camera cord found, I have some very cute pictures to share here on the Blog :)

If I Were A...

2010-07-02T08:30:00.002-04:00

If I were a Camera Cord where would I be?

So, I lost my camera cord it seems. The pictures I promised on my last post I haven't been able to upload :(

My Mother and step-Dad came to visit, it was a very nice visit. I miss them dearly. I took pictures but now can't upload them. How sad! My mom said she would e-mail me her pictures so I can upload those. It might be a few more days before I can share them. I hope everyone has a safe and fantastic 4th of July weekend!!

4th of July in Washington DC

Thoughts of a woman

2010-06-26T11:08:00.002-04:00

My thoughts this week on life in general~

The Twins are really doing a lot of new things. Grabbing for their toys, eating their toys, and not wanting to lay down any more even tho they can't sit up yet. So of course this means there is A LOT of holding babies in this house recently. Holding while we cook, holding while we do laundry, and yes I have almost gotten to the point where we may need to hold them while its mommies Bathroom time. They are curious, they want to do more than lay and swat at toys. They are so eager to go some where that They are scooting on their backs across the floor. I try to do tummy time with them, but they both hate it on thier tummies. They would much rather be on their backsides. I guess because they can see more? These were also the only children I had that HATED their baby swings. They will not , would not, sit in them at all. I am going to take the swings back to the Once upon a child store take my store credit and look at what other toys they may be interested in. Christopher really likes his stand up toy, but he will only stay in it for about 5 minutes Max!. I have no doubts they are teething now. But so far it's not unbearable. (YET) I haven't been very good about taking pictures through out this week. I will have to take several today just to make up for it. I hope to come back in a couple of days and post the pic's for you all. I know my posts aren't nearly as entertaining as pic's of the sweet faces of children.

My daughter's Math teacher called yesterday to inform me, that She signed up for an Honors Trigonometry class this year. If she was serious about the class that she needed to come into the office this week because the class already is doing work for the year. They have a booklet of homework for this summer and it is due the first day of school! (OMG!) The teacher was pretty sure this may have been a mistake on my daughters part not realizing what an honors class was exactly. She is super smart but an honors class I think just may be too fast for her. So, I spoke with Anna, and she said she ment to sign up for the Trigonometry course not the Honors course. lol. We must fix that this next week or she will fail the course she sign up for, for not doing the homework.

My 11 year old Jordan, Starts a summer camp this summer. It's a camp for kids that have anger issues. He is on medication for his Bi-Polar disorder, But he still struggles with anger management. He also has low self esteem. He is such a wonderful kid, I just wish he knew it :(
We work with him 24/7 on his issues. Sometimes you think your breaking through and other times you feel like your starting from the beginning. Dispite his problems, he is amazing with the babies. It's about the only time you see a gental side of him. I would trust him over all my older children with the babies.

My husband has a cold right now, So I feel like a Mommy of 3 babies instead of 2. Poor thing I know he feels bad, But WOW men are whiny when they are sick! I can't wait for him to feel better.. lol Chest colds are not fun! Warm tea and a hug is what Dr Mom orders!

This is all for now, I will get some pictures and get them up in the next couple of days.

Have a great weekend!

Happy Fathers Day Grandpa Ed

2010-06-18T18:51:00.000-04:00

The Gramma Visit

2010-06-16T09:11:00.012-04:00

Last Saturday around 2am we got a Visit from my Mother in law. I love her visits. She and I seem to have a really great friendship. Sister in law came as well. I have only met her a couple of times.
We had a good time visiting and shopping, Gramma even made my 11y/o a chocolate birthday cake! yummm!! (as if I don't have enough weight to take off).
The babies got new outfits, and a new dresser. Thanks Gramma!! :) I will post pictures now. the twins are being fussy so I should make this quick.

Gramma and her First Grandbabies

Their Auntie Anji

New outfits for Christopher

New outfits for Abby

My first Scrap book kit

Gramma enjoying good coffee, conversation and feeding Abigail

My 11 year old , Jordan and baby Bro Chris watching cartoons

My 11 year olds Birthday...

2010-06-14T10:33:00.010-04:00

It has been a week since my sons birthday stuff happened. We got a visit from my DH's Mom and Sister. So this whole past week we have been busy talking, and catching up on life.

I will post pictures of the birthday today and hopefully tomorrow post pictures and captions of the Gramma visit :)

Ok! The Birthday had some bumps and hurdles but we made it work out. The night of his birthday (Friday)we were going to go bowling eat cake and pizza at the bowling alley. We went bowling and ate pizza but I forgot the cake :( So we ended up having cake the next day.

Saturday, Dad and the two older boys were going to go play Lazer tag!! How fun right? That was his gift from us to him. They got to the place and found out that they must be a party of 6 to play. and all birthday reservations get first dibbs. so... They didn't get to play lazer tag :( They did how ever go to a fun zone with Lot's and lot's of games. Arcade games and ball throwing games etc... They had a lot of fun, I'm just super disappointed that he didn't get to play lazer tag.

He got other gifts of course from Grandparents. A skateboard from His G-ma Rachel and money from G-ma Susan.

Really Busy!

2010-06-10T07:13:00.004-04:00

So sorry for the missing update on my son's birthday party. I have all the pictures taken and stuff. My MIL and SIL came to visit this past Saturday morning at 2AM. LOL I had no Idea they were coming that early. Good thing I was up with the babies!

I also have Pictures of the trip with them. Just keep checking. They leave this coming Sunday. I will probably post then!

Pictures Taken this week! with a new toy

2010-06-04T11:27:00.005-04:00

Most of these were taken of them and their new toy. Chris just LOVES to be held "standing"" doesn't like laying down or sitting. So, Abby can get Mommy and Daddy time to we decided to get this jumper toy. He loves it!! He still doesn't really know what to do with it, but he loves to "stand" in it :)
Abby looks like shes being swallowed up in it, I had to take a picture of her and how big the toy is compared to her. She is still content with laying and sitting on our laps or under her other toy.

I will be doing a double post today As it is the 10 year olds birthday!He is 11 today. He still doesn't know whats going to happen today, but we are going bowling and eating pizza and for his present he is going to go play lazer tag!! how fun is that?!! I hope to get pictures of this so we can post about his birthday tonight. If not tonight then maybe tomorrow :)

Things I'm learning

2010-05-27T14:07:00.004-04:00

The Stuff I'm relearning as a mom of twins is....

~ It's ok if they cry.
~ It's ok to not be in the same room with the babies 24 hrs a day 7 days a week.
~ It's ok to let nature happen on it's own and take care of my needs like taking a shower, eating dinner, going to the bathroom.
~ The choices your older kids make on their own is just not always my fault.
~ It's also ok to buy myself something new once in a while. Mom's need pampered too.
~ I am also learning that some children are ready before others to try new things.

There is so much more to this list but for now this will do. I'm writing these things down because I guess I'm reassuring myself that it IS ok to let babies cry sometimes in order to take care of your own needs. In my case, I would smell bad, be starving and be bloated from not using the bathroom if I never let the babies cry. I would be completely insane if I worried about every decision my older children make. I have done my best as a mother to teach them right from wrong, and the proper way to handle themselves in uncomfortable situations.
I also think that no matter what DRs say, it's really up to you as a parent to know when your children are ready for new things. They see your children once every 6 months. I live with my children 24/7 I know when my child is ready. I know what is best.

I have a lot of thoughts just scrambling through my brain. None of them would sound very well put together if I typed it all down here right now. All it would do is confuse the reader , which is you. Do you ever just have so much to say and don't know how to start writing it all down to make since?

I'm not sure if the plan to get married n July 4th will happen or not. Government offices are not open on that holiday. We may have to choose a new date. I want something easy to remember, and I don't really want to wait any more. I think 5 years is long enough to wait, don't you? As far as I'm concerned.. We could just go tomorrow sign the papers make it legal and be done. lol B's Mother is coming to visit again the first of the month, maybe that would be nice to do it then so we would have a witness. hmmm.... added MORE to my already millions of jumbled up thoughts.

I took more pictures of the babies. I'll post one of each...

Pictures Taken this week!

2010-05-21T17:19:00.007-04:00

Never just right.

2010-05-17T13:33:00.003-04:00

I know my Title sounds like a complaint... but it's not, well maybe it is... Seems my house is never just right. It's either too loud and I'm exhausted, or it's too quiet and I'm exhausted..lol It's very Rare that I can get both babies happy at the same time. Almost always we have 1 baby crying. My neighbors must think I'm neglecting them. sigh, why do we care so much about what others think of us? we all care .. or we wouldn't shower everyday, do our hair/makeup, wear matching clothes, keep our houses clean etc... you get what I'm saying. So far I have written what? 4-5 sentences and I have gotten up 6 times to care for crying babies. Please do not get me wrong, I'm NOT complaining about caring for my children, I'm complaining about the lack of rest / sit downs / sleep. These are things I took for granted after each of my children Grew old enough to not need tended to every moment of the day. I will take it for granted again one day, but for now.. I want to write down just how much I miss relaxation. One day in 4-5 years from now, I can look back at this post and remember how much I missed being able to sit and enjoy 1 T.V. show, or more than 4 hours of sleep with no interruptions. I also want to look back at these moments, just when I feel like I'm the worst mother in the world, That I'm not a bad Mom, I have worked my Ass off every day and night for all 5 of my beautiful children for well over 18 years.

rereading what I just wrote it looks all ran together. I think this post should just be titled "Thoughts of a tired Woman."

My Feiance' Came home yesterday and with out warning says to me, " I think we should set a Date" I know I haven't touched on this subject much and most of you that don't know us well may think we are already married. But we are in fact engaged and have been now for 5 years. We have been a couple for 7 years. It was a very big surprise that he would drop a bomb on me like this out of the blue. I do not want an actual wedding. I think spending ungodly amounts of money for shiny stuff that no one will even notice or care about and a dress I will wear once, is ridicules. I think I want to go to a justice of the peace and have it done legally and do a celebration just he and I over a dinner out. Kids can baby sit the Twins for 2 hours. We have spoken with the kids, and they understand and don't care about having a wedding either. This isn't either of our first marriages, I just don't see a reason to make a big deal out of something like this. We live our lives every day very loved and Blessed.. why is it necessary to make one day more joyful than the next? We celebrate everyday by showing love to one another with out going broke or needing a loan. I have a beautiful ring and he will too and a piece of paper that will bind us legally. Anyway... I'm thinking of making the date July 4th. easy for him to remember, and if we are ever at a time in our lives that we are not financially able to celebrate, we have all of America celebrating around us, we can participate free.. lol Sounds bad doesn't it? I think it sounds realistic.. Not a fairy tale futuristic thought that I may not make true.

Gosh I sure had a lot to say with this post .. I hope it makes a little bit of since and not just thrown together. Here I go again, why do I care what other people think? This is my Blog ... I'm writing my thoughts. :)

have a nice day all.

Video of the babies Playing :)

2010-05-09T15:26:00.000-04:00

Pictures Taken this week!

2010-05-07T11:42:00.013-04:00

Abby wants to eat that cupcake!

My Dad on his visit last weekend :)

It's so hot even the squirrels are laying in the shade!

Another Family Visit- Babies on Schedule(almost)

2010-05-03T08:23:00.003-04:00

Another one of my family members came to meet the Twins and visit for a couple of days, My Father. It was a short and sweet visit. My Dad is the type that can't stay in one place very long. He has to be on the move all the time. He would come to our house, stay a couple hours then need to leave to go do something. I don't blame him for being board here. I mean we don't really do a whole lot. My dad is a Sports Fan and could watch sports 90% of his life. We are computer junkies here, put us both together and we bore each other to death. lol! We love each other very much, he also enjoys his Grandchildren, He just bores easy. The last day he was here, we had a cook out. hamburgers and brawts Yummm! we also had some good old fashion potato salad and chips and dip.
I actually Got our Mother's day cards out in the mail for an on time delivery(this almost never happens). I have always been very bad at card sending. I have a stack of cards I have bought for birthdays and other wonderful celebration days but it's like putting a stamp on the envelope to too much work... ( I know ... I know...) I guess I'm forever labeled as The families procrastinator. I'm ok with that as long as they all know I mean well, and I love them all very very much.
The babies are over their colds for the most part. Still some sneezing going on, but meh, a little sneezing never hurt anyone. :) For the last couple of nights the babies have both slept better than they ever have. at least 3 hours stretches instead of 1-2hrs. I will admit I have started the babies on a little rice cereal in their milk at night to help with keeping them satisfied for longer periods of time. Dr's of course don't recommend it till they are 6 months old, but honestly? It's not hurting them .. they are still getting the same amount of nutritional value through the milk I put it in. They just eat less often... At first I was worried that it would harden their stools, and give them tummy aches.. but they have been on the cereal now for a week and they are actually pooping better then they did the past 3 weeks. Maybe one doesn't have anything to do with the other. The babies are also starting to realize when it gets dark outside it's time for bedtime and quiet time. Around 6pm we start bath time, then we have about 40 mins on the floor for tummy time and for their activity mat, Then the Madness begins. around 7:30pm it starts to get a little darker outside and they just KNOW! it's time to settle down.. so the crying and the fighting sleep begins. It's fun tho, by the time they are done fighting sleep. It's 9:00pm my older kids go to bed for school at 9pm the house gets quiet, I lay them in their beds after a bottle of formula and cereal feeding.. and it's so blissful watching them fall asleep. I can usually lay my head down on my pillow by 9:30- 10pm and sleep till around 1am-ish.
From this point on in the babies lives, It just gets better :) we are not in that horrid Boring stage of newborn infant sleep all day and all night stage, they are awake a lot more during the day and sleeping better at night. soon they will be up all day and sleep all night and I'll forget what this very tired mommy feeling was.

I hope everyone has a great week.. When I get new pictures I will post them. :)

Welcome

2010-04-23T13:00:00.004-04:00

This is my front door. I like my Kid friendly welcome wreath. Thought I would share it with you. Every season I change the bear in the center related to the season, and change the message related to the season too. So much fun and so easy. A lot cheaper than buying a wreath for every season as well!

Going to leave you this weekend with a couple of cute pictures we took yesterday playing with the babies.

Can I help you Bro?! Please don't cry....

Holding hands with Daddy....

Sick Babies, Tired Momma

2010-04-21T14:50:00.006-04:00

The Twins still have this spring cold I'm near the end of mine. To add to their discomforts, They both have Thrush. Just in case you don't know what Thrush is, It's a build up of yeast in a babies mouth, sort of like a yeast infection for women, it creates an itchy burning inside the mouth for them :( It looks like tons of white spots on the tongue, roof of the mouth, sides of the mouth and lips. If your not sure if it could be left over milk, Thrush will not wipe off.
So The twins are struggling with feeding time. They are hungry so they cry, but when you feed them and they start to suck I think they are crying because it burns? I'm just assuming because I don't know what thrush feels like, but I do know what a yeast infection feels like and that's pretty uncomfortable. On top of that they are congested from the cold, sneezing like crazy and just plain Not happy babies.
I must have been a good mommy because they are both sleeping soundly long enough for me to post this update. ( knock on wood)

Me holding Abby as I blog:

Christopher Finally not screaming:

My wonderful husband came home from work this morning after 10 hours of 3rd shift and allowed me to go up to our bed lay my head on my very missed pillow and sleep for 3 hours straight!! I haven't felt this good in days :) I sure love him... :)

To top all these wonderful illnesses Chris screams like he does because the Dr thinks he may have some acid reflux. We were given medicines for the Thrush and for the acid reflux ... I hope the Dr is right because that can be treated.

New pictures with captions.

2010-04-19T07:07:00.007-04:00

What a huge age gap between my 2 daughters. both so beautiful :)

My older sons have Nintendo DS's and they took photo's of the babies messing around and added Mario character faces .. too cute
Princess toad ( I think it is)

Little Mario

A couple of great pictures of Abby ... It's hard to get Chris's Picture with out him crying ( he's a bit colicky)

This is a picture of a cake my 15 year old had to make for a school project. They had to create an edible plant cell It really turned out well, and was a Big hit with the kids in class. There is gummy bears, gum balls, marshmallow fluff, Blueberries, and Gram crackers, all on top of a yellow golden cake with white whipped frosting.

I'll take more photo's soon and get them uploaded. right now the babies and I have a little spring cold running mild fevers, coughing, sneezing with runny noses. We will be back 100% soon.

My 15 year old

2010-04-16T14:21:00.003-04:00

My Fifteen year old boy came home for the second time this year all excited and hands me his Honor Roll Certificate. Now, I can't tell you in words how proud I am of this boy. This is a Boy that struggles everyday with Aspergers Syndrome. I'm sure many of you have heard of this before. Until you live with a child with Aspergers, you don't realize just how amazing these kids are. If you haven't heard of Aspergers Syndrome Let me give a short Definition.

Asperger syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder, and people with it therefore show significant difficulties in social interaction, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical use of language are frequently reported.

If You want to learn more about this there are amazing websites that are highly knowledgeable about this Autistic behavior. Click here for a basic read up.

Back to my son and his wonderful achievement....
This Honor Roll Certificate is the 3rd one he has gotten since the end of last school year. I am truly amazed at his abilities, even tho he doesn't communicate well with other people.
He really has a hard time when he speaks. He gets so mad at himself for not being able to bring his thoughts to his mouth for words. As his mother, I am able to help him with out him feeling embarrassed. My son is just the sweetest boy you could ever want to meet. Very, very polite and extremely helpful. He has little issues tho that are hard for people to understand. Like, his sensitivity to noise. Sometimes I wonder if loud noises actually hurt his ears. He is also very paticular about little things like, how he wears his socks, anything other than soft cotton against his skin he says really bothers him, He loves hugs, but long touching or closeness is an issue. usually our hugs are very quick but sweet.
All of his teachers for many years now have always made a point to call me just to tell me what a true joy it's been to have him in their class rooms. He gets aggravated at other students when they aren't following the rules. He will come home to tell me all about how the kids in his class would not follow the teachers rules in class that day. He says, "They are too rotten for me Mom" lol.

Here is a picture of my handsome boy. :)

Omg! Babies are growing so Fast!!!!

2010-04-08T19:30:00.004-04:00

Well the Title sums this post up. We went for weight checks today, and the babies are growing sooo fast!!! Christopher Brandon M weighed in at 8lbs 13oz, Abigail Madeline M Weighed in at 7lbs even. Chris is 201/2 Inch Long and Abby is 196/8 inch long. It's been amazing watching them grow so fast!
They are awake alot more in the afternoons now, and right before bed time they are cranky for about 1 hr. That 1 hour of crying and throwing fits though really wares them out! so they fall asleep around 9-10pm and sleep till about 1am. Then they are up every 2.5 hours.
Here are some Photo's of them at 1.5 months old.

Abby and Chris 1.5months old! April 2010

Aunt A, Mommy and Abby April 2010

My Sisters Visit

2010-04-06T07:04:00.005-04:00

My Sister came to visit this Easter weekend to meet the babies and to help out! It was wonderful to have her here. I'd keep her if I could! We went shopping a couple of times and had a Great time! She made reservations at a spa for me to have a pedicure. I had never had one, it was really amazing and felt sooo good. They rubbed my feet and lower legs painted my toe nails we had great conversation they made me some Hot tea to help me relax. I felt like a Queen for a day :)

We colored Easter eggs Saturday night, and put Easter baskets together for the older kids. We didn't do much for Easter day though. We did take a walk down to the park with the whole family. Pictures of that I will upload at the end of this post. We also had fun in my Garden. Weeding and mulching and planted a new pretty bush. The weather has been perfect here for her visit.

Today, she leaves for home. I will miss my sister greatly. We love you A!

My Sister and I with the babies

Me and My 5 Children

My Older daughter and the twins
(sorry It's sideways)

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T17:55:00.003-04:00

Happy Easter everyone!

Boy and Girl clothing Giveaway.

2010-04-01T07:18:00.003-04:00

My Twins are growing like Little Weeds!! I don't know what their current weights and lengths are, but They have officially graduated from their preemie clothes. Since in the Beginning of my Pregnancy I originally was having triplets, I have A lot of preemie stuff. Way more preemie stuff than newborn. and since I have Boy/Girl Twins, I think giving away these clothes should be fairly easy!
So, If you have a blog and follow me or know of people that could use the help with clothing, I want to help out! I think that Mom's of multiples need to help each other out. not just help with advice, but help with baby items as well. Raising more than 1 baby at a time is way more expensive than I imagined it to be. we are a 1 income family, I am a stay at home mom of 5 children. We live pretty well with the 1 income, but I would like to find ways to help make raising these twins a little bit more cost effective. I realize I could sell the clothing to make money, but that's not what I want to do here. I love helping others. In return I would hope that others would be willing to help me. :)

This is what I am hoping happens. Others visit my blog and read about the clothing give away's and post on their blog about what I am doing and post a link to my blog so others can post what their needs are. I will put my email address somewhere on my blog publicly so if you don't want to post a public comment your welcome to email me with your needed items. If this goes well and people take the clothing, then I will make sure to post what sizes and or sex of clothing I am out of. I won't be doing furniture give aways only because the cost of shipping is just too much. I can also take the furniture to once upon a child store for in store credit towards new/used items.

Everything I send out will have been washed with Dreft and dried. I will not send anything that is torn or stained. However, I may send something that is missing a button cause that is easily fixed with a needle and thread. I can also take pictures of the clothing and send via email so you can see what your getting.

Twin Tuesday!

2010-03-30T16:44:00.002-04:00

The Question of the week over at Twin Tuesday 's Blog is:

What do you look forward to, when your children get older?

I have to say for my twins I look forward to more sleep! They are newborn twins and are only sleeping 1.5 - v2 hrs at a time, and Not always on the same schedule so by the time I'm done changing, feeding, Rocking and singing one to sleep I have 10 minutes to prepare for the other one ( this usually means More coffee!!). I'm relying on my 17 year old to baby sit during the day for mommies much needed energy boosting nap.

I also look forward to when they are old enough to play together. This will be so much more entertaining than a single baby being so board that they do naughty things just for something to do... hmmm, maybe the "getting into stuff" will be Twice as bad with twins? I'll bet I'll be bald with in 4 years lol! But, more than 1 is so much more fun you will never really know " who did it!"

I can't wait till they are eating more solid foods, This will help contribute to sleeping longer at night! the lack of sleep is making it hard to truly enjoy both babies. If any one has tips on how to get them on the right track to sleeping at night please post some advise. With one baby it was easy to get sleep patterns corrected, with Two I have never met such a huge challenge.

I look forward to potty training Twins. What an achievement That will be. I will feel like I'm on top of the world if I can get through these challenges I'm facing and still have my sanity!

1 Month old- Pictures

2010-03-26T12:06:00.007-04:00

Abigail says," Hmmmmm Should I wake him?"

BIIIGG Yawn .... from such a little guy.

Miss Big Bright Eyes!

yummm, Fingers are yummy!

Miss Abigail and her big Brother! (my 10 year old)

More Pictures to come. They just don't do a lot at this age. They sleep, poop and eat... LOL! In a few months they will be more entertaining. :) Untill then, it's pretty much just pictures of them in new outfits.
Hope you enjoyed the few pictures I uploaded. If I get new ones from Grandma's or Daddy I will upload those soon.

Let the Madness Begin!

2010-03-23T06:55:00.002-04:00

Today will be my first full day and night alone with the Twins. My DH and I have been taking shifts to care for the twins. Since he works 3rd shift he takes the night shift, so he can stay on schedule. I take the day shift. This of course gives us no time together as a couple. I do long for a little romance. I miss my DH badly. So for 4 days a week, I will be getting next to no sleep, short winks now and again. I plan on talking to the kids and asking them to take 2-3 hr a day baby sitting duties for an exchange of 50$ ( maybe more ) a week to split between them. They will enjoy the money during the summer to go swimming with :) I think that's a fair deal to keep Mommy sane.

I really don't have a lot to update. Unless you want to know how many diapers I change a day or how often We feed the babies, or How great my older kids are doing. Well, we do have challenges with our 10 year old, but that's to be expected. He will always be a challenge. My older son is autistic if you didn't already know, He has issues with the babies cries, but only because he is very sensitive to noise. He's learning to leave the room so it doesn't upset him. I know he loves the babies and is always concerned with how they are doing. My oldest (Daughter) is starting to help more. She knows I need her help at times and is always willing to stop what she is doing to help burp babies or change one or feed one if I'm busy with another. So, the Kids have taken on the Twins very well. I hope very much and try my best to make sure they don't feel left out, or feel like we don't love them as much. I'm always giving hugs and asking about their day and making sure they don't need anything from me. Before the babies were born I would just let them come to me for stuff, now I make a point to go to them. Who knows? Maybe I am getting on their nerves lol!

I still haven't gotten around to getting new pictures uploaded. I procrastinate A LOT!! I will regret it I'm sure. I'll get to it. I promise!

Feeling Better

2010-03-18T08:50:00.004-04:00

I am feeling so much better than I have in a long time. With the help of pain meds I am able to descend the stairs to my basement to wash baby clothes. I even separated our darks, whites and colored clothes! Sounds like such a small task but for me that was huge! I might even attempt to do some dishes and wipe down the kitchen today. We will see though, the laundry bit took more out of me than I had anticipated. I go back to the OB again today to have my incision looked at and to talk more about my health.
The swelling I have delt with for many months has almost completely gone away. I am able to put normal shoes on my feet now! They do swell up if I try to do too much. At last weeks OB appointment I had lost 20 lbs after the delivery. I hope to get a new weight check today to see if I have lost more. I hope I did since the swelling is almost under control.
I still wear a lot of my maternity clothes, not because I'm too fat for my regular clothes but because of the incision. Ugh C - sections take forever to heal!

The babies are growing like lil' weeds! last week at their pediatrician visit Christopher weighed in at 5lbs 4oz , Abigail weighed in at 4lbs 11oz. Abby I think is just going to be small and dainty. Christopher is our lil piggy! he LOVES to eat. He is getting better at latching on and his nipple confusion he once had is no more. I just think he wants what he wants when he wants it. lol!! Of course Mommy and Daddy are more than willing to give them both anything they want when they want it. They both still want a bottle nipple when they are really hungry. Mommies milk doesn't just come spilling out all the time. They just love when I breast feed them. I don't know if it's a gassy smile or if they are truly in Bliss but they both have the cutest grins on their faces when I'm breast feeding. Abby likes to have her hand in the way to squeeze the fatty part of my breast, it's so cute. Christopher enjoys holding my finger when he's breast feeding. I will have a lot more pictures to share soon of them and the Grandma visits, but for now I will share these :)

A Happy Abby

A Happy Christopher

Breast Feeding and Turning my Health around

2010-03-09T16:43:00.002-05:00

Since the scare of the bleeding, and having to recover from another surgery, my breast milk started to diminish. I was severely dehydrated and anemic. My milk supply is coming back slowly but surly. I started an herbal supplement called Fenugreek . This helps lactation. I've been on Fenugreek now for about 3 days, it IS helping a lot. I'm able to pump out 2-3 oz per breast now, where after the bleeding incident I was barely able to pump out 1/2 oz. I think since i've been out of the hospital, the babies have been fed with a bottle so much that they are being nipple confused. My breast is soothing to them and helps them relax and fall asleep, but when they are really hungry, they do not want me, they want a bottle that will instantly spit milk into their mouths. This makes me sad and cry a lot. I love the closeness I have with them when they latch on and feed from me, I just wish I didn't have to supplement formula and bottles. Be for the bleeding problem, Abigail was almost completely breast fed. She didn't even like nipples from bottles. Now it's somewhat of a challenge to get her to enjoy me again. I refuse to give up tho. They are small and new and will learn the difference. So until then I will continue to pump as often as my life's time will allow, and keep my milk supply up best I can.

Turning my health around has been very difficult. I'm in a lot of pain all the time even my pain meds are not doing the job most times. My swelling in my feet ankles and legs have not gone away. If anything it's gotten worse by climbing to just past my knees. I can't bend my legs to squat. It's a challenge to bend them enough to climb stairs. I go to my Doctor tomorrow for the first time Since I delivered the Twins and after the hemorrhage scare. I want them to tell me this time what I can do about this swelling. I'm tired of hearing, "this is normal" , "It will go away in a couple of weeks", I want to know!!! I put my feet up above my heart most of the day, I drink more water then anyone in the world( lol). Could putting my feet and legs in a Sana Help? doesn't that help poor circulation? Should I be seeing a massage therapist? or maybe a specialist for poor circulation? I'm just tired of the "beat around the bush" answers from the doctors.

If I can get a straight answer tomorrow, I'll try to get on here and post what they recommended. I hope everyone out there is doing well. I read blogs daily even if I don't comment.
I hope to post pictures of the babies soon. I just haven't had the energy to do it lately.

I almost met Death.

2010-03-06T06:59:00.002-05:00

Wednesday night(March 3rd) Things seemed normal in my house. I was still recuperating from surgery, People needed sleep so I told them to go take 2 hr naps and I would look after babies. this was around midnight. At 2:30am, I was breast feeding Abigail and rocking her, when I felt what i thought was just a small rush of blood between my legs. I have felt that before I wasn't too alarmed till I stood up. I then felt what I thought to be a small baby passing threw my birth canal. then a HUGE GUSHhhh!! of Blood.. I was standing in my bathroom at the time. First thing that popped into my head was my tummy has ripped open. I screamed up the stairs for my Mother. My wonderful Mother is here for 10 days to help us out. I was too scared to move. My Mom came and took Abigail from my arms and told me to hold a towel tight against my tummy and tuck what is left over of the towel between my legs. I begged her to call 911, she did. I kept saying for a long time, Please don't let me die, too many children need me. You can't let me die!
Went to the hospital and they got a doctor to find out right away, is she bleeding from the tummy or is she bleeding from the vagina. Turns out I was passing very large blood clots threw my vagina. I passed the largest blood clot at home measuring at 22" in diameter. They did an ultrasound to see how many clots were growing.. my uterus was full of them. Doctor did a DnC on me to clean my uterus out, and check for blood leaks. They cauterized the leaks, thank god! If there was ever a day I thought I met death, that day was the day. It is very hard to relive by typing this, but I think that day makes me realize just how precious my family, friends, and life in general truly is.

My Birth Story- Februray 24th 2010

2010-03-03T07:09:00.004-05:00

I'm very emotional about my Husband not being able to make it on time. I completely understand and was never mad, Just sad he missed such an important event. I hope you enjoyed my birth story.

Here are some pictures below of the babies first week... getting to know their family!

Birth Story coming very soon.

2010-03-01T19:53:00.002-05:00

Hey guys, just wanted to let everyone know That I am doing as well as can be expected. My Birth story is coming in video form. It's taking my DH and I to record it, because there are several hours in that day that I can not remember. I think after being put to sleep and all the pain meds I have been on it has caused a bit of short term memory loss. Even now I'm having a hard time remembering what people say to me, or if I had said it to that person already. I am also very emotional. I'm extremely inlove with my complete family now. Having the babies here with us has changed our lives in the most spectacular way. My son I was having problems with is now trust worthy, reliable, and most of all gentle.
My pain levels are still pretty high, and I feel sick a lot. I am Anemic now. I lost a lot of blood during the C-Section. I also had never had a breathing tube stuffed down my throat before , so that's a new soar throat and slight breathing problem I have never had. My Doc told me pretty much what happens is your body shuts completely down. It shuts down so they can pull my intestines out of my body lay them on the table to get to the uterine wall to cut again.
I greatly appreciate the love and support you my readers, friends, and family members have given me through out this year.

They Arrived!

2010-02-24T09:07:00.000-05:00

Christopher & Abigail February 24th 12:04 AM both 4lb 9 oz

Ultrasound picture of Christopher- 35 weeks

2010-02-17T21:41:00.003-05:00

Isn't he Precious!

So in this Picture, Christopher was sucking his thumb. On the real time ultrasound you could actually see the sucking motion of his mouth. I didn't upload Abby's picture because it just was hard to really see what you were looking at. I will get to upload real pictures soon, I'm really anxious now. I want to hold my babies, kiss them, and rub their tiny feet.

Tonight I have had A lot of cramping and contractions. I will worry later if it keeps me from sleeping. Every time I stand up it feels like my insides are going to fall out... lol Walking is still a challenge, I just have so much pressure around my cervix I can't put my legs together, so I waddle really slowly.

Another Adventure- 35 weeks

2010-02-16T21:22:00.004-05:00

Boy has this day been a Adventure! Started early at 5am. Got up cause I couldn't sleep. came down stairs to my couch ( my new best friend), decided to step out onto my Deck to see what the temp was outside for my kids, and BAM!! Slipped on some black ice and down I went! Right onto my tailbone. It happened so Fast I didn't have time to catch myself. I hit pretty hard. I came back inside to lay back down, worried this may cause labor or bleeding or water to break, It didn't tho. I had a couple contractions, but nothing to count. Around 8am, I called my OB to let them know what had happened. I asked should I be worried? Should I have an Ultrasound done? They had me come in an hr earlier than my scheduled appointment. They took me back right away the heartbeats were strong.. Good!! There was little movement all morning and I was feeling very very bruised and like My pelvic bone was aching. I had a hard time walking and putting my legs together. My cervix hasn't changed still 2-3cm, and 70-80% effaced. The Doc sent me to Labor and delivery to have a biophysical + NST(non stress test) done.

The Ultrasound took a long time, I was happy to see them. Christopher is pushing hard against my cervix with his little behind so he is breech still. Abigail is also breech still and above him around the top of my tummy. Abigail weighs 5lbs 3oz and Christopher weighs 4lbs 11oz. we got a wonderful picture of Christopher sucking on his thumb. In real time we could watch him actually sucking. He looked happy and content. Abigail was turned around so we couldn't see anything except a head FULL of hair. It looked curly :) for the picture tho she did hold up 2 fingers like she was giving us a peace sign. I should scan them and post them here. :)

The NST went very well. only had to do it for 30 mins. The nurse called the Doc to let him know all looked good. He told her to tell me I can go off the tributaline ( this helps slow my contractions). The babies look so good that he doesn't want to stop labor now that I'm 35 weeks!
Next week I'm going to discuss possibly scheduling the C-Section maybe for 37 weeks. they both should be well over 5lbs each their lungs would be well developed since I had the steroid shots, and I just can't take this discomfort.

I am home now and very very tired! I wanted to post this update tho. I am going to take some Tylenol and head to my comfy, warm bed. I will work on getting the ultrasound pictures posted tomorrow.

34 weeks - At hospital again

2010-02-12T18:11:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone! I am 34 weeks pregnant with the Twins! getting closer and closer.

Last night, around supper time, we started counting contractions. They were coming every 5 mins almost on the nose for 2.5 hours. I was getting menstrual like cramping with them, and my back hurt tremendously. We called the on call Doc and he said he didn't want to mess around, I should get to the hospital to be watched and Given the meds to stop labor if they could. I was confused as they had said they wouldn't stop labor after 34 weeks. The doc thinks we can make it to 36 which is obviously safer.
We have made the final decision to have a c-section if one of the babies was Breech. I also said I wanted an Epidural right away when that day came. I told him, I'm not even trying to be super woman... No pain if I can get complete relief. I have had 2 natural Births, I know what I won't be missing.. lol!
We went back into the Doc's office today for my weekly check. My cervix hasn't changed but He can feel the babies head in position. I think that's so cool he can feel my babies head. I'm a little jealous at the same time. I wish I could touch my babies :(
I'm going back again this coming Tuesday. My swelling has gotten A lot worse. my BP was 130/80 and I'm seeing Spots or they look more like shooting stars. My urine is still clean so No Toxemia or Preeclampsia yet but my symptoms are sooo plenty he is worried that protein in my urine could be a next symptom we have. Not sure, but maybe we are doing a visit to the Doc 2x's a week now till they are born.
I'll do a new update then unless something happens!

My youngest playing in the snow!

2010-02-09T02:20:00.004-05:00

Here is a cute Video of my 10 Y/O playing in the snow. The Music is a bit loud so watch your volume or turn it off :) Enjoy!!

Photo of me at 33 weeks

2010-02-06T11:42:00.004-05:00

I wanted to get a new photo up of me at 33 weeks pregnant with the twins.

This week my Uterus was measuring at 43 weeks. It's very heavy, like carrying around a 30lb pumpkin that you can't put down.

33 Weeks Twin Pregnancy- Changes

2010-02-03T16:16:00.002-05:00

Just got back from the OB. My cervix has changed again. He was able to push on the babies head that was head down in my pelvis. He thinks that Baby B has changed positions with Baby A. So now, Baby B if I went into labor tonight would be delivered first. My cervix didn't change A lot but it's at 2.5ish and 75-80% effaced. The Doc said they look really good on the Ultrasound, so good in fact if I went into Labor between 34-36 weeks He would only give me fluids to help stop labor. So 1 more week and I am free to deliver if they want to be. No more Yucky meds YAY!
The Older kids are super excited and can't wait for them to arrive. Daddy to be has things all arranged at work so he is pretty much on call for Labor duty. It's amazing the family leave he gets for being a new daddy. He will get 10 days paid family leave, + take all the vacation weeks for this year which is 3 weeks and any sick leave he has left. In all he thinks he can get at least 30 days approved to be home with me and the babies to help with my recovery and to help with babies in the middle of the night.
Having these babies is all I can think about. It is my main topic of conversation to anyone. lol
I realized in the middle of the night last night, that Christopher has a baby bunting snow suit, but Abigail didn't so I found one online for about 33$. It should be here by next week if not sooner. While I was shopping in the middle of the night, I was also thinking about what I would wear after my C section. I would think Pants would be uncomfortable near the stitches. So I looked for something I could wear even after and threw the summer. It's a strapless halter top long cotton dress. It is very pretty, I can't wait for it to arrive. Even tho it is still winter I know I can wear a sweater over it. I also think it will be easy to breast feed in a halter top.
My latest symptoms with this pregnancy has been vomiting. It's like I don't have enough room in my tummy for food, so anything I eat wants to come right back up. I mentioned it to the Doctor, he said as it's not "normal" it's not unheard of. He said not to worry unless it becomes an issue with fever. I also have been having some loose stools. I think that's normal tho since eating has become an issue with me. I love to eat, and I am hungry all the time, It just feels like it doesn't go down. Oranges have been so far the only thing that doesn't make me feel sick as heck.
I'm sorry this has been such a long post. I just have so much on my mind, and my family gets tired of listening to the same topics lol.

32 Weeks- Great news!

2010-01-27T16:52:00.004-05:00

This week your baby weighs almost four pounds and could be up to 19 inches long. And though that's a head-to-toe length, your baby is actually back to a curled-up position in preparation for birth.

This morning I went to my MFM. We did the ultrasound that showed how much the babies weight!

Christopher is at 3lbs 12 oz
Abigail is at 3lbs 11 oz

I'm so happy that they are at a healthy weight for this stage of my pregnancy. I was worried they may be under weight. They are both Breech and facing each other it was cute but again we didn't get good pictures :( . This was my Last visit for the MFM's office!! Wooohooooo =D

Later in the day was my OB appointment. My Blood pressure was good, my weight hasn't gone up much. I hope this means I'm losing my normal fat and the babies are most of the weight now.
My cervix hasn't changed, Still 2cm 70% effaced. I'm happy about this. I'm actually going to make it to my goal of 33-34 weeks. Of course the Doc's wanna see me get to full term. who knows, It just might happen.
I go back to my OB next Wednesday. Lets hope there's still no changes :)

31 weeks OB Appointment

2010-01-18T10:53:00.002-05:00

Went to my appointment this morning, I addressed the headaches I've been having. My Laptop Is the culprit. Since I've been on bed rest, I've been using my Laptop for online usage. He prescribed Tylenol 3 with codeine to help me rest at night. Then he checked my Cervix. My Silly cervix has dilated another centimeter. Now, I'm 2 CM dilated and 70% effaced. I wasn't admitted to the hospital cause I've been a good girl and not walking around or up and down stairs. I'm doing everything the hospital could do for me at this point.
Next week at the MFM I find out what the babies weigh and length. I'm pretty excited to find out. They should be around 3-4 lbs each. After that appointment I get to Race back to my OB with the results of the Ultrasound and another cervical check.

I want to Congratulate Dakotapam, and RobYn on having their twins. RobYn hasn't posted Pics yet, but Pam has. Check her beautiful girls out!!

Belly Pictures for 30 weeks.

2010-01-15T05:41:00.004-05:00

Here are a couple new belly pictures of the twins. I am 30 weeks. Sorry they are blurry.

This was me in the Hospital last week.

I'm still Home

2010-01-12T20:30:00.003-05:00

I am still at home! Nothing has changed as far as my cervix goes :) I'm so happy to hear all the good news this week. The swelling in my feet have gone down a lot. My Blood pressure was elevated for Monday's appointment it was at 140/80. The doc had me lay on my side for 5 minutes then the nurse rechecked it and it was back to normal 102 / 60. Thank goodness! ( I think I got those numbers right.)
The ultrasound went very well today. It turned out it wasn't a level 2 ultrasound, just a normal check. I get to find out how much they weigh in 2 weeks. I'll be 32 weeks then :)
The babies looked really good!! kinda cramped but they still have room to move. Abigail was looking right into the camera at us, so the pic I have is of her face on. Christopher's picture was a profile picture as always. we didn't get a 3d scan :( I'm getting so anxious to meet these two.

My DH was facing layoff's today, 1400 people in the company were going to lose their jobs today. We got a phone call at 7pm from his boss, stating that he was SAFE!! no lay off for him. I'm so happy for him. I mean we would have lost our medical ins. in 30 days. That is too close to having the babies with out medical ins. What an insane bill that would have been. Feels good to know we will still have the great coverage that we currently do. :)

I took some pictures tonight, but I can't figure out why they won't upload to this computer. So, I'll do another post showing some pictures another time. DH will have to work his magic on this computer.

Still at home!

2010-01-09T16:07:00.003-05:00

I am so happy that I am still at home! I am the most uncomfortable I have ever been but Home makes that "ok".

My contractions are still coming threw the meds, but they aren't nearly as hard. Needing to Pee makes me contract, standing makes me contract, turning over makes me contract, so does sneezing and coughing. I am happy to say tho that they are not regular any more.
I have had a headache to beat all headaches. Throbbing and very painful almost blinding. I have never had this before. Usually an extra strength Tylenol will take care of aches like this, but for 2 full days now and several Tylenol later it is still throbbing. I have also had to poop a lot more. not quite diarrhea but very close. The last symptom I've been having last few days is extreme sore Breasts. just a simple light bump makes them hurt and ache. They are also very warm to the touch, like a fever. Oh I also can not sleep very well laying down. I feel like I'm suffocating. So, I sleep mostly sitting up with my head propped up with pillows for comfort.

The babies aren't moving as much as they were. I know they are ok, cause they do move, but they are not kicking me constantly now. Christopher is sitting very very low and Abigail is around the middle and sometimes squirms to the top of my belly. When she goes to the top it hurts a lot. She likes to snuggle I think up to mommies breast. She is more active than He is right now.

This must be the time the babies are starting to plump up. I have been really really hungry. I feel like I could eat my whole kitchen. This is the first in my pregnancy I have felt over whelmed with hunger. I'm trying to space out eating. so my personal weight gain isn't effected too badly. mmmmmm KFC sounds really good about now!

I go in on Monday for my OB cervical check up, and to my MFM on Tuesday for the level 2 ultra sound. My OB wants me to continue seeing the MFM for a couple more visits. He said it's just too early to stop seeing them yet. Sigh!!! I just wanna be done. Pain in my Tukas to travel to see the MFM. It's only about 20 mins away, but driving threw Washington DC traffic, it takes an Hr or more.
I will update more on Monday or Tuesday. If I'm not in the hospital.

fFN test Results

2010-01-06T10:44:00.003-05:00

Yesterday at 1pm, was my appointment at the hospital for the fFn Test ( See the link in previous post for the Info).
While waiting on the fFN test my contractions were coming regular and strong enough to make me tear up. The Test Came back Positive. So they gave me 2 shots of terbutaline and 5mg pill form every 4 hrs by mouth. I was in the hospital over night. No change in the cervix!!! still 70% effaced and 1 cm dilated. I was released from the Hospital this morning around 10am. Hubby bought me some much needed breakfast and now I'm at home in the bed. I can't Tell you how scary it is to think that my body is preparing for delivery already. It's just too early. Maybe in my 30th and beyond weeks, but not at 28-29 weeks :(
I'm super tired right now, I will write more updates etc.. soon. Everyone take care.

My Eventful Day at the OB

2010-01-04T16:41:00.002-05:00

Today I'm 29 weeks. Went in for my weekly check and my cervix has changed once again. I'm 70% effaced and 1 CM dilated. They sent me to the hospital for a Non-stress test and to start receiving steroid shots for the babies. I will get 2 shots this week and I will monitor twice this week. I go back in tomorrow for my ffn test ( fetal fibronectin test). This ffn test will check a hormone I release when I can go into labor with in 2 weeks time. If the test is positive, then I can bet the babies will arrive with in the next 2 weeks Possibly longer. If it is negative, then I should be fine for 2 more weeks, in that time another test will be performed. I was surprised at how many contractions I was having today. A lot of back cramping and pressure between my legs. I was so scared that this was it. I would love to make it past 32 weeks. That would put me into the first week of February. Keep us in your hearts and prayers.

My New Years Resolution!

2010-01-01T06:38:00.003-05:00

My New Years Resolution Is to Survive the year with 5 children!

Keeping up with demanding Twins, 2 Teenagers and a Tweenie bopper is going to almost kill me!

Happy New Year all =D

Mondays appointment - 28weeks

2009-12-29T17:23:00.003-05:00

Sorry this is a day late. Monday went to my OB and had a cervical check. It's still intact but it has softened. I guess it's like, instead of plastic it feels more like a soft sponge. He said losing the mucous plug is ok, not to panic. I told him I didn't want to see my MFM anymore. He asked me to go 1 more time, for the last lvl 2 ultrasound. This will show the weights of the babies and lets us see that the babies are growing properly and one isn't smaller than the other. So my last visit with my MFM is January 12! Silly to be excited about the last visit. I should be sad that it will be the last time I will get to see them till the day they are born. Not having to deal with DR's with horrid bedside manors is pretty exciting tho. lol My Labor and Delivery experience should be a wonderful journey not a miserable one.

I'm thinking about getting my hospital bag and the babies bag ready. I know it seems early, but my body is going through so many changes. There's just too many signs to pretend like it's going to be much longer. I can't pretend everything is still ok. I know the signs, I've been here before. Last thing I want is to be unprepared and wait for water to break to pack my bags, or expect my DH to pack them for me. I mean.. He will forget my makeup!!! lol

I'm also feeling like there's so much to be done! Babies laundry for 1. I haven't bought diaper rash creams, or powders, or baby bath soaps. The babies don't have a baby bath yet. My house is a mess from not being able to keep up on it. I've considered hiring a maid crew to come in and get things ready, but that's just too expensive. I want my carpets cleaned, walls washed, air ducts vacuumed, I wish my tummy wasn't so darned big so I could get down on the floor and scrub my hearts content. I want to scrub my cabinets inside and out. NOTHING is clean enough. Maybe I have lost my mind. I'll bet it's in the dryer along with all the lost socks!

Some people I follow Are due to have their babies very very soon. Robyn Her twins are due in a couple weeks. Dakotapam Her Twins are due any day. Kelly, Her triplets are so close she is already in the hospital to help keep her blood pressure down also to be ready for the any moment delivery. My Love and heart goes out to all of you. Please have a safe and joyous delivery.

Happy New year everyone! This will be the New year I will never forget :)

My Christmas Suprise

2009-12-26T07:40:00.002-05:00

Christmas went well in our household. My youngest got that perfect gift he always wanted. He has asked for several years for an electric guitar and we were able to do that for him this year.
After the all the gifts were opened and breakfast was done, we were all relaxing for the rest of the day. I made one of my many trips to the ladies room, and I lost my mucous plug. I was worried. I know it can be a sign of labor. I called the Doc's office and they put me threw to the doctor on call. he said that my last cervical check seemed still too long to have gone into labor this quickly. he wasn't too concerned with the loss of the plug, but to watch and count contractions. If I felt pressure or had more than 4 contractions in an hr to go ahead and go to the hospital for monitoring. I just knew things were probably ok. I took it easy the rest of the night, laid down when I needed to. everything is still fine. I have an OB appointment on Monday, I'm gonna make sure they check the cervix. Usually when you lose a mucous plug it means your cervix is dilated a bit. I wanna stay pregnant till February, I know they will be so much more developed and healthy by then.
I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday, I'll do another update on Monday after I see the Doctor.

27 weeks With the twins!

2009-12-23T18:49:00.004-05:00

Finally made it to my 3rd Trimester, YAY!! Went back to the MFM today, and my Cervix hasn't changed .. awesome :)
My MFM and some of the staff can be real jerks. Bad bedside manors and have treated me like crap a couple of times. I had to ask AGAIN for i think the 5th time to send a copy of the records to my OB. My OB has had me sign release forms, and has called that office several times to get copies of my records. When I mentioned it again today the Dr.s responce was, we have been treating you like we are your primary Dr. I told them 3 times now that my OB is my primary Dr and they will deliver the babies. The only reason I was going to the MFM was because I was high risk. Other wise I would not drive an hr out of my way to see a dr for OB care. I have an appointment again next Monday to see my OB, I think I'm going to let them know I'm NOT going back to that office. They are rude and very impersonal, and just can't seem to get their "shit" together. The only thing I will miss is the Ultrasounds I receive every time I go in. At this point I know my babies are growing very well, and I have a great team of Drs here that can deliver my babies in the city I live in. Our hospital just recently highered a team of MFM's for high risk deliveries, so if I am in need of an MFM when I deliver There are some on call for this hospital. Sorry for my Rant here, I'm just still mad at the way they treated me today.

So The babies are doing well. Today on Ultrasound they were both breech and they are facing each other like they are hugging or kissing. It was really cute. Of course the sonographer was in such a hurry to get done her pictures were crap. So the best picture I could get was the top of each of their heads while they were facing each other. Not even worth scanning and showing you guys. :(

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!

I want to send our love and hugs to Dakotapam
She is due any time to deliver her Twin Girls!! You are so Blessed Pam. Good luck with your delivery You are in my heart and thoughts honey.

Glucose Testing

2009-12-21T21:32:00.002-05:00

Last Friday I had my OB appointment and did the Glucose test. They drew my blood before my check up with the Doc. They told me results wouldn't be in till Monday(today). They only Call if their was a Positive on the Diabetic test. Hurray!!! No phone call that means I'm ok!!!!!!

My OB wants to see me every week. So My MFM will see me one week and my OB will see me the Alternate week. I find out Wednesday if my Cervix is behaving or if it's shortening some more. I'm sure I will have more to update on then. Everyone take care and I'll get a better update on Wednesday.

Good News and Bad News

2009-12-15T21:07:00.002-05:00

I'll start with the Good News! everyone likes Good news :)
The babies were active and healthy on the ultrasound scan we had today. Abigail weighs 1lb 11 oz
Christopher weighs 1lb 12 oz. Hearts are beating healthy, nothing looks abnormal. :)

Now some Bad news. My Cervix last couple of checks was at a strong 3.5 - 3.2cm.
With all the harder contractions I've been having lately, my Cervix has shortened to 2.5cm. The Dr. told me to come back next week and if it has shortened anymore than this she will start doing Steroid shots to develop the babies lungs faster. She has me on 2.5 mg's of Terbutaline. This is suposed to quiet my uterus. I am on bed rest (as often as my family will allow). The Dr. assured me that we have 2 more weeks and we are in a more safe zone to deliver the babies if necessary. However before 30 weeks we would be facing NICU with the Twins. I'm Making my DH carry the cell phone to work with him since he works nights. I sleep with our house phone in the bed just in case. I am also only 5 mins from the Hospital.
I have another appointment Friday with my OB for my gestational diabetes testing. Wish me luck on that. Since my Father is diabetic, this concerns me of course. So I hope to update more on Friday if I learn anything new.

One of the ladies I follow in Blog world Corrine Is due any minute to have her baby. I want to send my Love to her in England and hope she has a safe and happy delivery! What a wonderful Christmas Gift!!

Love and Hugs to you all

Showing the Nursery and some Babbling

2009-12-12T20:29:00.000-05:00

25 weeks

2009-12-08T20:15:00.002-05:00

I'm 25 weeks now with the Twins. My Body is going through a lot of stress. Not stress from life, but stress from being so heavy. My Right foot now most of the time looks like an Elephant foot. My ankle swells along with the foot making it almost impossible to bend. I've grown out of some of the maternity clothing I purchased in the beginning. I wear mostly sleep cloths and slippers. I only dress If I need to leave the house for appointments. Feel like such a mess... lol

The babies are moving almost non-stop now. I get my moments where they are quiet and not moving as much. Abigail likes to push a foot or an arm under the rib cage. That kinda hurts. Christopher pushes down really hard on my Pelvic bone with maybe a foot or his head? Not sure. It hurts too. Sometimes it's painful to sit upright. I love feeling them though. All of this is expected.

I purchased the second crib today. It's still in the babies room in the box. I hope to get my DH to put it together tomorrow after he sleeps. I can't wait to get it all put together. I also purchased 3 more crib sets. I love them, I will take pictures soon and post them here. I bought Abigail's first little dress. I can't wait to show that, and Christopher has his first pair of jeans. Adorable!

I'm still stocking up on diapers and Bottles. I'm going to use the Drop-ins style of bottle. Less air, and Less mess! I'm still in the market for a nice diaper bag. I also haven't purchased any ointment for diaper rash creams, powder, soaps... etc.. I'll get it done. the crib was a #1 priority so I could start finishing up the nursery.

Christmas shopping is going very well this year. We've gotten some really nice gifts for the kids and some good ideas for each other. =D I'm excited about Christmas this year. We have so much to look forward to after the holidays!

More updates to come hopefully soon with Pictures!!

In love Completely

2009-12-01T05:22:00.002-05:00

I am feeling so In-love with my family and unborn children. This is such a powerful feeling Not sure if I can really describe it, but Do I really need to? The Emotions have been flowing very powerfully for a few weeks now. Caused by being pregnant? Maybe..
I look at my DH and sometimes just weep silently, Tears flow down my cheeks, Nose starts to run. I just can't get enough of his touch , smell, voice, and just his sense of being.
My living children are so very precious. Love hearing their laughter and even their bickering. I have this wonderful stable home environment for 3 living , well mannered kids. When they leave to go to Friends Houses, our Outside to play, The over whelming feeling of "Missing them" comes over me lately. I want so badly for their to be a couch big enough for all of us to sit together and just snuggle. I tell my children often that I love them. I tell them so much they may not really hear me when I say it. I Love their hugs. I love all the little silly things they do, I love that my 17y/o daughter is still immature enough that she does these little annoying things, you just think to your self.. what is going threw that girls head! but I love it.... I love that she's still not all grown up yet. Although she thinks she is. lol
My unborn children are growing at such a fast rate. I love that I was blessed enough to be able to have more children with the one man in this world that has shown me the deepest love I have ever known. There is nothing more intimate than a Man and a Woman being able to share the beauty of parenthood together. weather it be by adoption, IVF or naturally getting pregnant. Doing something this amazing together is a very powerful connection. I love that his children are kicking me from the inside. They are awake alot. I watched my belly the other day as I watched T.V move around like aliens were inside me lol. That was amazing and so beautiful.
My Life is so full of love right now I just needed to share it with my readers.

Latest pictures of the twins 23 weeks

2009-11-25T22:10:00.006-05:00

Christopher- 23 weeks- I think he was Smiling :)

Christopher again- 23 weeks- Sleeping so soundly

Abigale- 23 weeks- She was Hiding behind her feet ... shy maybe?

Abigale- 23 weeks- Still shy...

I have a lot to be Thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. My unborn children are healthy, I am still healthy, My Living children are healthy and my Husband is healthy. We have a beautiful home, working vehicles, Money in the bank, My DH has a great Job able to work over time. We have food in our cuboards and in our tummies. We have Beds to sleep in and heat to stay warm.

I have so much in my life that others only dream about. I am very Thankful!

Breast Feeding classes.

2009-11-23T20:25:00.002-05:00

Went to my Nutritionist this morning. Was a good visit. I had alot of questions concerning breast feeding etc... She took me to the clinics Breast feeding Nurses. They took time out of their busy morning to sit and talk with me about my concerns. They were amazing at explaining things to me without making me feel stupid. Yes, I should know about breast feeding, right? I mean I have had 3 other children before , right? Wrong! I was miss educated before on how things worked exactly. I assumed when the baby/babies were born that I would produce milk right away. They mentioned to me that It can take a week or more to start producing actual milk. I was worried about the babies losing weight right away from not getting the milk they needed. They assured me that the babies will be getting what they need right away. Newborns have a stored up Nutrition from being in the womb. They will lose some weight and that is completely normal. They may not start gaining real oz/lbs for about a week - 2 weeks. The first bit of drops from the breast are the most nutritious called Colostrum. Colostrum is our body's way of giving our newborns Protein, Vitamins, Minerals, and Antibodies that help protect out newborns from bacteria and viruses. Even if a mother doesn't breast feed for a long time, its important to try and get your babies to drink the colostrum that will come the day your baby is born.
With my other children, I did try breast feeding. I always gave up a couple days into it because I thought I was starving them , like I wasn't producing milk at all. Come to find out I was giving up several days before my milk would have even came in. I feel so bad now that I gave up so easily. My sister made breast feeding look so easy. It never seemed like she struggled at all. I plan on trying to ride out the frustrationn with these babies. I want to breast feed, I want the best for my babies.
So, I start actual breast feeding classes January 7th next year. They will visit us ( me and the babies) in the hospital and will travel to our home once we get home to help show us comfort and other techniques. I also plan on pumping and storing milk. I hope to get the babies used to the breast and a bottle so my Dh can help with feedings.

I go to my MFM this Wednesday I'll update again then.

22 week OB appointment.

2009-11-20T18:57:00.002-05:00

Today we went to see the OB. Had a cervical check up and heartbeat check. My cervix is still long and closed .. the heartbeats are strong and healthy. They gave me my Bottle of glucose drink to do right before my next appointment. So we will find out in a few weeks if I have Gestational Diabetes or not. Kind of concerning since my Dad is Diabetic. I'm sure all is fine.
I see my MFM next Wednesday, so I'll get to see the babies on ultrasound. Always love seeing them. I'll beg for more pictures so I can post them :)
Not alot more going on here, just the basic chaotic house hold stuff :) We decided to have our Deli make our Thanksgiving Dinner this year. I won't be standing on my feet and cooking for hours this year. YAY! My older 2 children will be at their fathers house for thanksgiving, so It will just be the 3 of us.
Hope everyone enjoys the upcoming holidays!

22 weeks

2009-11-16T07:17:00.003-05:00

I'm 22 weeks pregnant with the twins this week. My sleeping has become better minus getting up 3-5 times a night for the restroom. I'm getting hungrier everyday all day. Trying not to gorge myself. Eating an apple and a slice of cheese seems to stop the need so much. My feet continue to swell makes it hard to walk around and up and down stairs. If you knew the lay out of my house (some of you do), Then you know that My house is 3 stories tall. My bedroom is on the 3rd floor, I spend most of my time while I'm awake on the first floor, my kitchen is on the second floor. This makes it very hard to keep up with house cleaning. My laundry room is on the first floor, I am still cleaning the laundry, but I have stopped taking clothes up stairs to the bedrooms etc.. trying to get my kids to keep up with taking them up has been a challenge. My poor DH has been working so hard, even on his days off he has been moonlighting. I feel so bad asking him to clean the house and cook. In 2 weeks the Dr will put me on "bed rest" I think what will happen is, I will move myself onto the couch on the second floor, this way I can keep up with the cooking, also be close to the kitchen to eat for myself, and bathroom is close. My contractions are happening a little more often even while I'm sitting down and resting. I just breath deep, drink water and not move. We only have a couple more things to buy for the babies to truly be ready for them. We need a playpen some more bottles and still need 1 more crib. So far the friends of my Dh that have offered a crib as donation have not been home when we try to pick it up. We may be spending a couple hundred on a crib here soon.
I have a DR appointment coming up this Friday, I will try to update with great news even if it's a short post. I have another appointment coming up next Wednesday with my MFM. Those appointments are a bit more thorough. I hope to get more Ultrasound pictures.

I want to be this calm

2009-11-10T05:20:00.002-05:00

I was just browsing threw some you tube video's and came across this video. It completely touched me how extremely calm she was and what a wonderful environment for a newborn to enter the world hearing Mommy Sing to him/her. I cried, and still have tears coming down. I hope many of you who read here get to watch this.

Breast pump

2009-11-07T21:53:00.003-05:00

I finally made a decision On a Breast pump. I've been looking at tons of different ones from different stores. The price of some seem very over priced. The one I purchased was very reasonable in price had over 40 reviews and all but 1 review was excellent. the one review the woman stated that she used it 10 times a day for a few months and the moter burnt out. I can safely assume I won't be pumping 10 times a day. That seems excessive.

I paid 55$ for The Mi-Pump at Wal-mart.

I like the Bag and it seems to come with everything I'm going to need. Now lets hope I produce the milk for the pump to get. :)

20 week Dr appointment and Ultrasound Scan

2009-11-04T19:01:00.004-05:00

Today's appointment went better than the last appointment. It was the same Dr. but he was in a better mood it seems. My cervix has lengthened from 3.4cm to 3.9cm. He said it has to do with gravity depending on what I do that day. So, Taking it easy and not standing on my feet so much will help relax my Braxton hicks and keep my cervix nice and long.

Here is a Ultrasound Picture of Abigail:

Here is a Ultrasound picture of Christopher: The top Picture with Christopher's was supposed to be both babies together, but she had a hard time fitting them both in the Photo.

They are both weighing about 12oz each, their heart developments look Great and healthy.
They seem to be laying, Abigail on top sideways and Christopher on bottom sideways.

My OB appointment is on Friday, If i hear anything new I will post again on Friday :)

20 weeks Pregnant with twins

2009-11-03T07:47:00.002-05:00

I am 20 weeks this week! I can't believe It's been this long already. Seems like just yesterday I was going through IVF , injections, 2 ww's etc...

I have a visit with my nutritionist this morning. The only thing I dislike about going to the WIC office is there are so many women that are scheduled for the same time. So once we get here It's first come first serve. My Appointment is at 10:50 but I plan on being there by 10:15, A bit early I know. If I'm lucky, My name will be one of the first from my time frame.

tomorrow I have my 20 week ultrasound scan. It's a level 2 ultrasound. I sure hope they give me some pictures tomorrow. I hate that they print out pictures for my file, but don't think to print out just 1 of each of the babies for my own record keeping at home. My last visit with my MFM (Maternal Fetal Medicine) didn't go so well. The DR was on edge about something, and took it out on me. I am hoping for a different DR in the office so I don't have to deal with him again. He ruined my day that day and seeing my babies on ultrasound should be a great day. If you didn't hear what happened the last visit, I do a quick recap. After the great ultra sound for my 18 week visit, We went to the DR's office to sit and talk with the DR. He mentioned Bedrest for me at 24 weeks, and I giggled. Not a rude giggle, just a giggle to my self thinking yay no more house work, and yay no more cooking. He looked at me with a annoyed look and said, WHY do my patience think it's funny when I say bed rest?! This is not a joke, your here because your high risk. pretty much at that point I told him what I thought, I didn't hold back. I left the office in a bad mood, and was not happy the rest of the day.

I also have an appointment with my regular OB Friday. These DR's I love and last visit with them I made it very clear that I wanted them to deliver my babies, and if I could leave the MFM's office and strictly see them I would. My OB made it cleear that they are my primary DR for this pregnancy they would be delivering the babies Unless something serious goes wrong and they have to include my MFM. I think My MFM thinks they are my primary care, I hope this gets resolved between them.

All the illnesses we had here at the house is all gone! yay!! No more sicky kids. I have been able to rest a little better as well. Still get up several times a night for the bathroom but that's understandable. I can feel the babies getting stronger and kicking more and more every day. The other night I was laying in bed and I felt Abigail move and I sware it made me laugh out loud! It tickled my side so bad!! lol My feet still keep swelling, sometimes I can't even bend my ankles. I'm a bit concerned I plan on telling the DR just in case it's something wrong. I doubt it is, It seems to happen if I walk too much. My Braxton Hicks ( False contractions) Has been happening a bit more frequently. Still drinking tall glasses of water to stop them. Lets hope it doesn't change my cervix.

I will do more updates tomorrow and Friday about my DR visits.

Happy Holloween from My kids to you!

2009-10-31T18:43:00.006-04:00

Video I made for youtube.

2009-10-28T06:12:00.001-04:00

Sorry I looked bad in this video, I had been up since 3:45am with a sick kid.
Near the end shows a belly shot.

19 weeks

2009-10-27T05:02:00.002-04:00

This week I'm 19 weeks along. When I look online this is what I find about my baby and the development.

Your baby now measures about 5¼-6 inches (13-15cm) and weights about 7 oz (200g). At this stage of pregnancy sebaceous glands is busy producing vernix, a white protective covering that covers your baby's body before birth. (Vernix and amniotic fluid are responsible for that positively intoxicating baby smell.)

We know from last week that my babies are measuring beyond that already!! How wonderful :)
However when you look up how much weight i should be gaining, that concerned me a little. heres what they have to say.

Your total weight gain at this point is between 8 and 14 pounds (3.6-6.3kg). Of this weight, only about 7 oz (200g) is your baby. The placenta weighs about 6 oz (170g), the amniotic sac weighs another 11 oz (320g). The uterus weighs 11 oz (320g); your breasts have increased in weight by about 6½ oz (180g) each. The rest of the weight you have gained is your increased blood volume and other maternal stores. Your heart is working twice as hard as it did during your pre-pregnancy days due to your vital organs increased needs for blood. Your uterus and skin need twice as much blood as they did before you became pregnant and your kidneys need 25 percent more.

I have only gained 4 lbs so far this pregnancy, unless in the past week I have gained ALOT more. so, is the placenta large enough for each baby? Am I eating enough? Is the sufficient Fluid in each sack? everything is going so well with this pregnancy so far ( considering it's more than 1 baby) I can't imagine something would be wrong now. I will bring this up at my next appointment.

Apparently I am seeing the Dr every 2 weeks. Both Perintologist and OB Dr's have me on their schedules up to December now. My OB seems to think that my Peri is starting my bed rest a little early. I couldn't agree more!! lol, why start bed rest before seeing signs of any cervical changes? I mean I can see if he saw signs that I may have an incompetent cervix, or if my braxton hix were strong enough to be alarming, but so far everything is good. I know when is too much, and I'm not too head strong to know that I need to sit down and rest.
My long shopping days are slowing to 20 min shopping days now ( which sucks) and more and more of it is being done online. I love traveling to shops going threw everything looking for the best deals possible, then feeling victorious enough at the end of the shopping escapade to treat my self to a lunch out!! or even just an Icecream :)

I've decided to buy some crafts for myself to do while I'm laid up on my couch. I need to still feel like I'm doing something to bring these babies into our home and make a real place in my house for them. So I decided to buy Sheets of Styrofoam Thumb tacks and The best looking Fabric for each baby I can find, and make nursery letters for their walls. Spelling out their names, and maybe making Block letters ( Like what is on my Blog). So Why Styrofoam , Thumb Tacks and fabric? This is so if one letter get broken or lost I can make a new one. The fabric and thumbtacks are for when the babies do Grow up and will want something other than Teddybears or pink and blue, we can buy new fabric when they are older to suit their personalities.

Fever Update

2009-10-25T19:36:00.004-04:00

Well our little fever boy Has been fine today like nothing was ever wrong. It's so strange! Last night I had to go to the restroom of course, around 2am, I checked on our little sickly boy and sure enough his fever had returned 103.0. I gave him more Tylenol i stayed up for an hour to check on him, it came down. so i went back to bed.. slept till 6am checked on him again after restroom break and fever had stayed away!! YAY!!! he slept till 9am, checked fever again still gone! wooohooo!!
the fever has not returned ( YET!) I'll be checking him threw out the night tonight to make sure its gone for good. I'm still debating weather to send him to school on Monday or not. Maybe I should call the school in the morning to make sure? I don't see why keep him at home if his fever has stayed away all day and doesn't return tonight.

I am still well, so far have not caught any sicknesses. ( knock on wood) I am cautious and wash my hands very often threw the day, more so than I would normally.

I'm coming upon my 19th week in my pregnancy. Ugh I feel like I'm way more than this. 2 babies in the tummy just seems sooo heavy. I'll be taking new Pictures soon. not sure what day, but I know it's been a few weeks since I've done any. Just want to keep the record of this pregnancy going, since it's my very last.

I hope everyone that reads here and thier families are well. stay safe threw the holidays coming up.

Morning

Fever in the house

2009-10-24T22:20:00.003-04:00

Today my 10 year old started getting fevers, First we noticed a fever of 102.5, That came down with some Tylenol. About 2 hours later it went back up to 101. That came down with a cool bath. Then this evening it went back up to a very scary 104.3 again cool shower more Tylenol, and and ice bag to help get it down faster.
A friend of mine reminded me of Popsicles for kids, It helps keep fluids in them and keeps the internal temp down. This will be the first thing I do in the morning for him. I did call the hospital to ask about flu symptoms etc.. I asked if he should be brought in, they said he would be ok to come in because 60% of their patients right now are there for the flu/colds, but I could not bring him because I'm pregnant. So I told them the only person that could bring him in was my fiance' . They seemed ok with that. Unfortunately His work was short people, so no one to cover his shift tonight, he had to leave for work. A hospital run would have to wait till morning.

At the moment my son is in his bed with a normal temp. I think as long as he can keep fluids down, and the temp is dropping with meds that we are doing all we can and all the hospital could do if we took him in. It's so hard when your child gets sick and Your in a position that you can not snuggle your child into comfort. I have been in tears several times today because I wanted to hold my little boy. I'm so glad he understands. He has been a very brave little boy today going threw these fevers like he has.
Please keep my son in your prayers, and thoughts. His fevers need to come down and stay down for good. also pray he doesn't get any more symptoms. Vomiting etc .. could really be dangerous along with these fevers.
I'll try to update on his progress soon.

18 Weeks

2009-10-21T17:44:00.003-04:00

Today we went to the Mfm Dr. Ultrasound was done. Heartbeats sound strong, they look big measuring 3 days ahead of my actual pregnancy. Baby A is measuring at 5 inches and baby B is at 6 inches. Weights seemed big at 7 Oz and 8 Oz. My cervix looks good at 3.5cm.
I've been experiencing some braxton hix. Nothing too strong and only once or twice a day. I drink water, it helps it go away and stay away. In 2 weeks I go back for a Level 2 Ultrasound. Not completely sure what that entails I just know that the ultrasound is a bit more extensive. Seems for the next 4 visits they have me scheduled every 2 weeks. At 24 weeks he says he will put me on bed rest. I told him it will have to be couch rest because I am a mother of 3 and my life doesn't stop just because I'm pregnant. I will be careful tho. I don't have family and I haven't made any friends here in my new city, so it is just me and DH and my teenagers. Everything will be fine. Because, I SAID SO!

I am 17 weeks and 3 days!

2009-10-17T05:58:00.005-04:00

Week 17:

Amazing how much they have grown. I am feeling the difference in their size now. My tummy showed so early in this pregnancy My DR. said that would be normal since this wasn't my first pregnancy.Christopher stays really low down by my cervix. It's so hard to do certain things with him in that position. I know he will pretty much remain there till he is delivered. I think I will be thankful for bed rest coming up soon. It's getting heavy already, It's going to suck once he gains more weight and the fluid sack gets heavier. lol
Abigail is just chillin, she stays on the right side of my belly button, once in a while I feel little feet bumps on my right side like under the rib cage. I have a feeling her annoyances will come very soon. Kicking mommy in the ribs, or maybe grabbing a hold of the rib cage and acting like a monkey? ( kidding) cute thought tho.
I go in next week for a full scan by ultrasound, and my level 2 ultrasound will be 2 weeks after that. I'm looking forward to seeing them. I haven't heard a heart beat in over 2 weeks. I never rented a fetal doppler like i wanted to, so the time between visits is somewhat stressful on the mind. I desperately want to hear them. I have even thought about fibbing to say " I think something is wrong" just so the DR will put his doppler on my tummy... Sad aren't I? I won't tho.

We finally got my 10 year old moved in to my 14 year olds room. I'm sure they will miss the privacy. It's working out well, They don't stay up at night talking or playing. The babies room is coming along slowly but surely. A friend of our's is going to give us another crib we just haven't went to pick it up yet. only thing is the cribs won't match, they may not even be the same color of wood. I'm not even sure I care enough to re stain the one coming. Safety and cleanliness are my only real worries. I just want the babies to have beds. The older kids have all gone through the stuffed animals they have and donated decorations for the room. It's sooo sweet. Can't wait to be able to video tape the room or at the very least Pictures to post.
DH has started to calm down a bit about our finances. I don't know how long it will last but I hope he knows how much I appreciate his careful planning. He is doing what all new daddy's do It's very attractive. He's been talking to my tummy at times, hoping the babies will recognize his voice once born. He is also waiting to be able to feel the babies move on the outside of the tummy. I feel them pretty often, but it's not yet powerful enough for him to feel. I think that time is coming very soon :)
I hope everyone is enjoying their Fall Season. I love all the colors here. I should take pictures of the Tree's but until I do I thought I would take some Pictures from off the web of DC in the fall time.

Comment

2009-10-15T17:53:00.001-04:00

I think my Comments link may have been broken. I clicked on it and I wasn't able to leave a comment and a few people have left a message via YouTube about this issue. I think I fixed it. I hope.

Latest Video

2009-10-15T06:22:00.003-04:00

I made a Video showing the baby swings and the twin stroller I wrote about on here a couple weeks ago.
The beginning of the video my Husband is making fun of how many times I "Ummmm" when I speak.. lol
I am currently 17 weeks and 2 days pregnant today :) I Feel ok, My belly is getting bigger and heavy when I roll over in bed. It takes more effort to walk up and down stairs now as well. Th babies have been calm this past week not moving as much as i had hoped, but I'm sure all is fine. Christopher's feet get stuck near the groin area where my leg and body meet, That gets uncomfortable. Aside from that, all is well!

Links to baby stores I have used

2009-10-10T11:43:00.003-04:00

I wanted to post Links to a few baby stores I have used. Really affordable and soft cotton clothing.
I recommend :

PreemiesRUs

Baby Mall Online

BlueSky Rocket

Once upon a Child

I have used Yard sales and stuff too.

16 weeks

2009-10-06T06:16:00.003-04:00

Feeling more movements this past week, of course nothing big enough to make others believe me. (place pouty face here). I have been sleeping better this past few days, I'm so very thankful for that. I'm still getting up early, but better 5am than 3am :)
I won't go back to the Dr till the 21st. which is fine with me. I have so many Damn appointments coming up, older kids and Dentists and Counseling appointments and my prenatal appointments with Both my Dr's. I'm not sure but my next MFM appointment They scheduled me for every 2 week appointments for the next 2 visits. ugh it's just going to get even more challenging as we get farther along. I wish I didn't need an MFM, I wish I could just go to my normal OB Dr. he is sooo much closer!
It's almost time to start moving my 10 year old into my 14 year olds room. (Sorry boys) My MFM starts bed rest at 24 weeks I have 8 more weeks to get the babies room in order. I won't be able to pick anything heavy up after that so I really need to get that stuff done. We may need to repaint the room the boys are sharing so I need to get that done as well. Ugh so much to do, and not enough help! I am looking forward to getting the room for the babies put together. I won't do anything spectacular. Can't really change the color on the walls because we rent. You can do alot with stuffed animals and other neat shelves and toys. The babies won't care two hoots, lol. I didn't choose a Theme for the nursery other than just Teddy bears.
I'll be posting a Video soon of the latest buy's for the babies.

15 weeks 2 days with Twins!

2009-10-01T18:45:00.003-04:00

My MFM Visit went well! Christopher is laying across the lower level of my pelvic area long ways
(ouchie) and Abigail is laying Up and downward on the right side of my belly button. They are about 4 inches in length and 2.5 oz in weight. My Cervix is measuring 3.5CM. He said that was a great length. :)

I have been down with a cold the last few days. Head cold and chest cold. Now I have this nasty cough and can't breath through my nose. I felt Awful till yesterday, now it's just annoying. All the coughing is making my sides hurt, I hope it's over soon.
Other than the cold, I have felt pretty good. I am only Tired because I can't seem to sleep past 3:30 am.

Dh and I bought the babies each a portable swing, and a twin stroller. That was our latest purchase. I plan tonight to go to PreemiesRUs and buy 2 packs of diapers. I want to start building my diaper stash now, because making ends meet can be tough with my big family.

Take care everyone!!

Past and Future

2009-10-01T04:44:00.003-04:00

The past 3 posts were just a little something about my children. Sometimes writing about myself feels so selfish. I really wanted to talk about my big kids! :) Show you what challenges I face on a daily basis. It's tough to raise an autistic kid and a Bi-polar child at the same time. Most times I kinda feel like a person with multiple personalities because I can not be the same tone with both my boys. 1 son needs harder parenting, the other needs softer parenting. I have to be those at the same time. I think I'm copping well with out losing my mind. :) completely lol.

My Future post will be later this afternoon. I go to my MFM to check the babies heartbeats and see my angels on Sonagram. I can't wait. I am feeling alot of movements lately. little turns and pokes, nothing big, I can't feel it on the outside yet. I hope my family can feel them in a couple weeks. My DH is getting anxious :) If I don't write a post I may do a Video, I haven't been keeping up on my Video Logs.

See you in a bit!