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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Gap
It has been a very eventful year and a half since I have posted. Things have ranged from wonderful to horrifying and everything in between. Less than 2 months after my last post my father was killed in a freak cycling accident the weekend after Thanksgiving. That was the horrifying. Fortunately nothing else has been that close to that end of the scale. We've had stitches, poo covered rooms, fun with potty training, problems with speech, moving, house remodeling, computer crashes, new stray cats, becoming a Scentsy consultant, and several illnesses, but nothing else has been close to as hard to handle as my dad's unexpected death. Some of the bigger challenges have been the potty training and working on the speech. Both are going pretty well now except the boys still refuse to poo anywhere but in a diaper, and during the school year they go to a program two days a week to work on their speech and following instructions (which is helping immensely). The newest challenge is dealing with being pregnant and taking care of 3 year old twin boys at the same time. So far the pregnancy alone has not been the easiest including a first trimester filled with morning sickness, bronchitis which circulated through the entire family, a stomach virus caught from one of my kiddos that decided to morph into a head cold and then relocate into my chest. It's been a fun 15 weeks so far. I'm looking forward to just feeling pregnant instead of sick. Hopefully on July 13, we will find out the gender of the baby, who is due December 13. We were very excited to find out there is just one this time. I think two sets of twins would have been a bit much to handle. With this pregnancy there are regular visits to the chiropractor, and again we are using a CNM with a birth center delivery if everything goes as planned. When the twins were born, the birth center was not an option, a hospital delivery was our only choice. I'm very excited about the opportunity for a natural childbirth in a completely different environment. So far Nativiti Women's Health & Birth Center in The Woodlands has been amazing. I'm looking forward to the rest of my pregnancy, hopefully illness-free. In the meantime I'm having fun researching baby stuff finding all sorts of things I want to do, use, or make wondering how different it will be having just one infant instead of two.
Friday, October 2, 2009
No Power
I didn't quite realize what a crutch cartoons had become in entertaining the little ones to sleep until the power went out at 3 this morning. I woke up to a loud pop as the storm blew the transformer, and then the power going out followed by crying from the nursery where there should have been two sleeping toddlers. We found the flashlight and went to check on the munchkins. I set the flashlight on their dresser so it would shine on the ceiling. They were enthralled with it. One of the things I love about children their age is how everything completely fascinates them! When they wake up during the middle of the night, the usual plan of action is to turn on some cartoons, usually Pink Panther (lots of music, very little talking), to entertain them until they fall back to sleep. This almost always works like a charm, but no power means no cartoons...not good. We changed diapers, put them back in their cribs, and brought them some milk, which they chugged down. Fortunately we have a battery-powered light in the nursery, which we left on for them (they are not fans of complete darkness), and 15-30 minutes of half-hearted fussing later we finally had a couple of sleeping toddlers.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Life with twins would be impossible without support
Life with toddlers, especially twins would be close to impossible without support and help from others. I have been quite fortunate to be abundantly blessed in this area.
First, I have been blessed with an amazing husband, who is a wonderful father to his boys. He is willing to do anything and everything to take care of his sons and help me out, and he frequently does. Fortunately for all of us, he has the neat gene, which I do not possess. Left to my own devices, I would live in a constant state of slightly organized chaos. With toddler-aged twins that state really does not work well at all. They create enough chaos of their own and don't need any help from their mother in that department. My husband is also very good at keeping me sane when I would have a tendency to lose my mind. He is great about giving me a break from the insanity when things have been crazy all day even when he has been dealing with his own insanity at work all day. I truly cannot imagine a better husband and father.
Second, I have been blessed with the most loving and supportive family I know. They are always willing to help us out no matter what we need. My mother is always there to babysit when I need to run an errand or go to an appointment even when it is short notice. She is also great about picking up items at the store for me when I didn't realize we were so low on them. My parents are a lifesaver when my husband and I just need to get away for the day or just need a whole night to ourselves. They buy things the boys need or things they just think they should have...clothes, shoes, toys, sheets. My in-laws, although they live out of town, want to do everything they can for their grandbabies. My aunt and uncle have been tremendous help. They have in one way or another supplied us with almost all of our baby furniture ( and an entertainment center designed to keep the little ones away from the electronics they so love playing with). They built one of their cribs (the other we borrowed from another aunt and uncle) and two matching chest of drawers, so each boy will have his own when he is older. One chest was built to be converted into a changing table for as long as it is needed, and both chests will have bookcases built on top when the changing table is no longer necessary. My aunt and uncle bought their highchairs for their 1st birthday. After finding out it would be much more expensive to build their big boy beds than to purchase them, my aunt and uncle bought their bed as well.
Besides all the other things my husband and family have done, they have provided so much emotional support, which has been greatly needed on some days. They help me through the challenging days and are there for me to share the joyful days. They have all made it possible to raise these boys and to be a much better mother than I could have been otherwise. I don't think it is possible to have a better network of support than I have from my husband and family!
First, I have been blessed with an amazing husband, who is a wonderful father to his boys. He is willing to do anything and everything to take care of his sons and help me out, and he frequently does. Fortunately for all of us, he has the neat gene, which I do not possess. Left to my own devices, I would live in a constant state of slightly organized chaos. With toddler-aged twins that state really does not work well at all. They create enough chaos of their own and don't need any help from their mother in that department. My husband is also very good at keeping me sane when I would have a tendency to lose my mind. He is great about giving me a break from the insanity when things have been crazy all day even when he has been dealing with his own insanity at work all day. I truly cannot imagine a better husband and father.
Second, I have been blessed with the most loving and supportive family I know. They are always willing to help us out no matter what we need. My mother is always there to babysit when I need to run an errand or go to an appointment even when it is short notice. She is also great about picking up items at the store for me when I didn't realize we were so low on them. My parents are a lifesaver when my husband and I just need to get away for the day or just need a whole night to ourselves. They buy things the boys need or things they just think they should have...clothes, shoes, toys, sheets. My in-laws, although they live out of town, want to do everything they can for their grandbabies. My aunt and uncle have been tremendous help. They have in one way or another supplied us with almost all of our baby furniture ( and an entertainment center designed to keep the little ones away from the electronics they so love playing with). They built one of their cribs (the other we borrowed from another aunt and uncle) and two matching chest of drawers, so each boy will have his own when he is older. One chest was built to be converted into a changing table for as long as it is needed, and both chests will have bookcases built on top when the changing table is no longer necessary. My aunt and uncle bought their highchairs for their 1st birthday. After finding out it would be much more expensive to build their big boy beds than to purchase them, my aunt and uncle bought their bed as well.
Besides all the other things my husband and family have done, they have provided so much emotional support, which has been greatly needed on some days. They help me through the challenging days and are there for me to share the joyful days. They have all made it possible to raise these boys and to be a much better mother than I could have been otherwise. I don't think it is possible to have a better network of support than I have from my husband and family!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Life with toddler twin boys
Life with 19 month old twin boys can often be quite challenging. It seems every day brings a new joy and a new challenge. How do I keep one from climbing his highchair while I'm trying to keep the other from picking up the cat (that isn't declawed)? What else can I use to block off this area? They are finding their way over, under, or around everything I can come up with to use! When will they decide to speak English, or any recognized language?? They are perfectly satisfied to only be understood by each other. Last week K refused to open his eyes for several hours, and we had no way of knowing what was wrong because he couldn't (or wouldn't) tell us what was wrong. Physically, they are flying right along. When one learns to do something, the other watches intently and can do the same task minutes after his brother. We are waiting for the morning we go in to get them up, and they have both escaped their cribs. I can't imagine life with only one child. Having twins keeps me laughing and figuring out answers to new puzzles they create all at the same time!
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