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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Cliff Notes
So I haven't really blogged in over two weeks. We've been super busy. And then super sick. And we're not quite over it, so I must get to bed soon. But I felt like hopping on here and catching up a bit first. The last two weeks have included...
- Fun with old friends.
- A houseguest (the good kind, that cook meals for your family and help with your kids)
- My helpful husband being away for a much deserved night of Baseball and respite when the illness first began. I'd like to think I appreciate David on a daily basis, but I really, really realize how much I appreciate him when he's gone and I'm up until after 2am settling one child only to get up with the other at 6am.
- Pink eye, for (eventually) all four of us. That sucked. A friend and fellow twin momma sent me a text asking me if I knew where we had gotten in from, to which I replied "Satan".
- Learning the hard way that I am allergic to Sulfa meds.
- Attempting to work from home. Since my job has me interacting with patients who either just had, or are about to have, their chest cracked open, my doctor nixed the idea of me heading to the office while I had pink eye. To which I must say HATS OFF to those of you who work from home with toddlers. I don't know HOW you do it. It was impossible to work while they were awake, which means I spent every sweet moment of nap time working away.
- All four of us coming down with nasty colds. We're still not totally over it (and we're on day 8), with stuffy noses and two out of the four of us still hacking...but I no longer see The Grim Reaper pacing up and down the hallway. So, that's progress.
- Watching older kids, that I've known since birth, play with my babies.
- A shameful amount of Baby Signing Time. Seriously. There were days Luke and Abbey watched this more times than I can count. When your toddlers are sick and fussy, and you are sick and fussy, it's all about survival.
- Binkies, all day long. Again, survival.
- Tantrums. And while the majority of them were thrown by the toddlers, a decent percentage were from the adults in this home.
- Take out Chinese food.
- Giving thanks to God for the foresight to buy a brand spankin' new washer and dryer set when we found out we were expecting twins. On that same note, a word of advice to first time moms of infants out there: save your burp rags, they will become snot rags later. You're welcome.
- Being so sleep deprived, sick and stressed that I actually called hospital security and bawled over the phone claiming my car had been stolen or towed...only to have them send out a guard who drove me around and found my car in the exact same spot I had been looking, just one floor up. Embarrassing? Yup.
- Having a deep cleaned house. When an illness passes through our home, I operate under the (futile) idea that I can combat the illness and make it go away quicker by sanitizing EVERY SINGLE nook and cranny of our home on a daily -sometimes twice daily- basis.
Alrighty. That about covers it. If you come back tomorrow, I'll post some pictures of the cutest little almost-16-month-olds you've ever seen!
- Fun with old friends.
- A houseguest (the good kind, that cook meals for your family and help with your kids)
- My helpful husband being away for a much deserved night of Baseball and respite when the illness first began. I'd like to think I appreciate David on a daily basis, but I really, really realize how much I appreciate him when he's gone and I'm up until after 2am settling one child only to get up with the other at 6am.
- Pink eye, for (eventually) all four of us. That sucked. A friend and fellow twin momma sent me a text asking me if I knew where we had gotten in from, to which I replied "Satan".
- Learning the hard way that I am allergic to Sulfa meds.
- Attempting to work from home. Since my job has me interacting with patients who either just had, or are about to have, their chest cracked open, my doctor nixed the idea of me heading to the office while I had pink eye. To which I must say HATS OFF to those of you who work from home with toddlers. I don't know HOW you do it. It was impossible to work while they were awake, which means I spent every sweet moment of nap time working away.
- All four of us coming down with nasty colds. We're still not totally over it (and we're on day 8), with stuffy noses and two out of the four of us still hacking...but I no longer see The Grim Reaper pacing up and down the hallway. So, that's progress.
- Watching older kids, that I've known since birth, play with my babies.
- A shameful amount of Baby Signing Time. Seriously. There were days Luke and Abbey watched this more times than I can count. When your toddlers are sick and fussy, and you are sick and fussy, it's all about survival.
- Binkies, all day long. Again, survival.
- Tantrums. And while the majority of them were thrown by the toddlers, a decent percentage were from the adults in this home.
- Take out Chinese food.
- Giving thanks to God for the foresight to buy a brand spankin' new washer and dryer set when we found out we were expecting twins. On that same note, a word of advice to first time moms of infants out there: save your burp rags, they will become snot rags later. You're welcome.
- Being so sleep deprived, sick and stressed that I actually called hospital security and bawled over the phone claiming my car had been stolen or towed...only to have them send out a guard who drove me around and found my car in the exact same spot I had been looking, just one floor up. Embarrassing? Yup.
- Having a deep cleaned house. When an illness passes through our home, I operate under the (futile) idea that I can combat the illness and make it go away quicker by sanitizing EVERY SINGLE nook and cranny of our home on a daily -sometimes twice daily- basis.
Alrighty. That about covers it. If you come back tomorrow, I'll post some pictures of the cutest little almost-16-month-olds you've ever seen!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
You wanna know...
...what looks more ridiculous than a 30 year old woman with pink eye?
A 30 year old woman who has an allergic reaction to her pink eye medication.
I look like I got in a fight.
And lost.
A 30 year old woman who has an allergic reaction to her pink eye medication.
I look like I got in a fight.
And lost.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Pictures
Who says towels are just for after baths?
It must be genetic...
Cheesin'...
Ah, there's a real one...
Wrestling together is so much fun...
...until it's not...
It must be genetic...
Cheesin'...
Ah, there's a real one...
Wrestling together is so much fun...
...until it's not...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
My new love
I've never really been one for purses.
I don't think I've ever spent more than $30 on one. It's just not my thing. In fact, I've rotated between the same two purses for years now. I appreciate a cute purse, sure, but I could never bring myself to spend three digits on one, or even, say $62.
It's not that I'm so great with money, because I'm not. But my trouble comes in the form of piling far too many $15 or $20 items into my cart at Target or Old Navy or even Costco, thus creating a very high number at the check out register.
But recently I allowed myself to splurge and spend more money than I was comfortable with on...
a diaper bag.
Yes, a diaper bag.
Seem like a lot of money to spend on such a thing? Well, before you think such things, hear me out. First, look at how cool it is...
I know.
I love it too.
And it's incredibly practical. Really.
My favorite part about it is it's a backpack. I had been wanting a backpack style diaper bag since I found out we were expecting twins, but I had never been willing to fork out the money before now. It was a combination of trying to go places with two toddling toddlers, each needing to hold my hand while the over-one-shoulder style diaper bag we've had hits one of the kids in the face while I'm constantly trying to keep it from sliding off my shoulder, and finding a smoking deal on ebay. This bag retails for $120, and I got it for $62 with free shipping. At that price I know it shouldn't be a problem to get our money back reselling it when we're done with it.
I've had it for over 2 weeks now, and I freaking love it. It makes my life so much easier! Birds sing louder, the grass is greener, I've lost 10 pounds... Ok, none of those things, but seriously, I wish I would have dove in and purchased one sooner! It makes being out and about with the twins so much easier.
So, I guess I'm officially a 30 year old mother, with a minivan and a mortgage, who spends more money on a diaper bag than she does on anything else she wears. And I'm okay with it. =)
I don't think I've ever spent more than $30 on one. It's just not my thing. In fact, I've rotated between the same two purses for years now. I appreciate a cute purse, sure, but I could never bring myself to spend three digits on one, or even, say $62.
It's not that I'm so great with money, because I'm not. But my trouble comes in the form of piling far too many $15 or $20 items into my cart at Target or Old Navy or even Costco, thus creating a very high number at the check out register.
But recently I allowed myself to splurge and spend more money than I was comfortable with on...
a diaper bag.
Yes, a diaper bag.
Seem like a lot of money to spend on such a thing? Well, before you think such things, hear me out. First, look at how cool it is...
I know.I love it too.
And it's incredibly practical. Really.
My favorite part about it is it's a backpack. I had been wanting a backpack style diaper bag since I found out we were expecting twins, but I had never been willing to fork out the money before now. It was a combination of trying to go places with two toddling toddlers, each needing to hold my hand while the over-one-shoulder style diaper bag we've had hits one of the kids in the face while I'm constantly trying to keep it from sliding off my shoulder, and finding a smoking deal on ebay. This bag retails for $120, and I got it for $62 with free shipping. At that price I know it shouldn't be a problem to get our money back reselling it when we're done with it.
I've had it for over 2 weeks now, and I freaking love it. It makes my life so much easier! Birds sing louder, the grass is greener, I've lost 10 pounds... Ok, none of those things, but seriously, I wish I would have dove in and purchased one sooner! It makes being out and about with the twins so much easier.
So, I guess I'm officially a 30 year old mother, with a minivan and a mortgage, who spends more money on a diaper bag than she does on anything else she wears. And I'm okay with it. =)
Monday, June 27, 2011
Um, no.
No. We are not doing this.
My children got up at 5:09am on Saturday. In turn, they went to bed before 6pm on Saturday evening.
They woke up at 5:20am yesterday, which was to be expected after such an early bedtime.
But last night, bedtime was 7:00pm, so there is no reason, I repeat - NO REASON - for us to be starting our day today at 5:24am.
Not. happening.
They've been diapered, binkied, lovied and rocked. And they are back in their cribs protesting.
I am in the living room, coffee percolating in the kitchen, in protest as well. We are not going back to before-6am-wake-ups here. Nope. Not gonna do it.
My children got up at 5:09am on Saturday. In turn, they went to bed before 6pm on Saturday evening.
They woke up at 5:20am yesterday, which was to be expected after such an early bedtime.
But last night, bedtime was 7:00pm, so there is no reason, I repeat - NO REASON - for us to be starting our day today at 5:24am.
Not. happening.
They've been diapered, binkied, lovied and rocked. And they are back in their cribs protesting.
I am in the living room, coffee percolating in the kitchen, in protest as well. We are not going back to before-6am-wake-ups here. Nope. Not gonna do it.
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