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2011-05-08T11:44:00.001-07:00

Noa and Elijah helping dad cut the grass!

2011-05-08T11:32:00.001-07:00

Isaac took me to lunch at I Hop for mother's day! we had a wonderful lunch! dad hung out with Noa and Elijah.

Working Mom to Stay At Home Mom

2011-04-26T20:28:00.001-07:00

So from January until April I went back to work at CMT. I was filling in for someone on maternity leave so it was just a brief period. It was a great experience for me! I think I really needed the break from the kids. A friend from church, Karen, kept the kids while I went back to work. She was great for them!!!
We learned that me getting home at 6:45 every night was not ideal for our family! It was hard on Jay because he got stuck with the difficult time with the kids. He had to pick them up come home get them fed and ready for bed. I would get home just in time to put them all to bed. I loved working but mainly for the social aspect of it.
I realized that a "working mom" and a "stay at home mom" are two completely separate jobs! They are both hard jobs and both have thier advantages and disadvantages! Being back home now really makes me appreciate being able to stay home!! I love spending time with the kids. I was thinking this morning it's nice to have the "freedom" to be able to do whatever during the day. Yes I have to drag kids wih me but it's nice to be able to run to the store on the middle of the day when no one else is there. And hang out with other moms as your kids run wild around you. And plan a day to the zoo with friends. Although working full time you do have all day adult interaction! Which is always nice so you don't feel like you brain is going to cookie mush. This also gave me a great respect for working moms. To find the balance between work and your family can be hard. Finding anytime to clean my house, cook, or do laundry was very hard!! So for me this break back to work is just what I needed. If anything it helped me to appreciate staying at home with my kids!!!

They are getting big!

2010-11-30T22:16:00.001-08:00

I haven't posted in forever!! But they did something really cute today (which actually they do often, but today I just decided to write it down!) They were holding hands while drinking their bottles. Elijah was holding Noa's hand. At one point Noa was trying to let go but Elijah had a strong grip. You could tell she was trying to break free. They are so fun to watch!!
Not sure what I posted last but Noa is walking now. We declared her a walker before she hit 10 months!! She walks all over the place. Her big thing right now is to carry something and walk. The first time we notice this she was carrying a diapers box. It was empty but about the size of her. Elijah is a really fast crawler!! He has started taking a few steps to keep up with his sister. He is now taking about 4-5 steps at a time. But I think he realizes he can get places a lot faster by crawling!
Isaac turned three and we are learning how horrible the threes are!! I finally got rid of the paci!!! I threw it in the trash can. One morning he was fighting with Noa over it and being mean to her so I said that's it! And threw it away. We watch the trash men come get it and everything! He has had a hard time with it but is starting to get over it. We talked about how the trash men took it to another baby who really needed it and their mommy washed it for them. :)

Today...

2010-09-13T20:50:00.000-07:00

We had a great day today! We got out around 10 and were planning on feeding the ducks by Granddaddy's house but when we got there there were no ducks. Noa and Elijah were still sleeping so Isaac and I decided to go to the park in Mt. Juliet. We had a great time!

Isaac played on the monkey bars, played in the sand, Noa and Elijah played in the sand for the first time and ate it, and decided it didn't taste very good. But yet continued to eat it! I finally had to take them out of the sand! YUCK!

They all got to swing! Noa and Elijah shared a swing! First time swinging. I actually was able to take some pictures of it all too!

We then walked to Sonic to get lunch. Isaac asked why are we going to Sonic and I said because Mommy didn't pack our lunch, why mommy? because I didn't think we would be out this long and I didn't really have time to pack before we left I was just thinking about getting out of the house! Isaac - Oh! :) We have officially entered the "why" stage! Everything is "Why" now! My favorite saying is "Why, Because" he answers himself I guess:) We had a great lunch. It turned out to be a little longer walk then I had thought it might be in my head... And of course no shade... I think they all enjoyed it more than getting in the car and driving there.

Afterwards we went over to my parents for a little bit. Isaac took a nap in the car. (Don't worry the air was on and we have monitors so when they wake up we hear them:)!) The twins were good entertainment while we were there! They are getting to a great stage! They kept fighting over toys. Well mostly Elijah would take everything Noa had. At one point Noa was entertaining herself by going back and forth between two toys. It was great entertainment for us all:)

Today I have been thinking a lot about our friends' brand new baby. She was born Saturday and they took her home and had to go back to the hospital last night. I don't know many details at all, I just knew two things: to pray! and that she was not breathing on her own. This had me thinking back to what we went through with Isaac when he was first born. I was thinking today that it is amazing how much you can love someone who you have only known for a few days, or even just a few minutes! I remember when they were telling us all the bad news about Isaac how hard that was!! Then I just started thinking about all the crap we had/have been through together. How before Isaac was born I went through so many health problems and then Isaac was born and he had problems and then we were given twins... ? And Elijah had trouble with his lungs in the beginning. Then I started thinking about what a blessing they are and how perfect they are all now! The twins are hard. Very hard! But I just started thinking that God gave me two when I only expected one. He entrusted two lives at once to me! I was given two more children to love and watch grow when I was only expecting one. And I'm pretty sure that it would have only been one more! But God knew we needed two more! That just makes me feel so special!! And to think of all the stuff we went through to get to this point where we are now, it really seems like nothing. Yeah in the moment, it was horrible, unbearable, but looking back now it has brought us to where we are today. And who we are! One bible verse that I have held on to over the pass 5 years is Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." This sure has played out in my life! Boy did he prosper me:) Not sure my reason for blogging all this. I think mainly for myself, so I can remind myself that life isn't about the day to day its about the lifetime of memories and where you end up! Sometimes we get so caught up in the day to day we forget to look at the big picture! We got word tonight before dinner that the precious little baby I had been thinking and praying for all day today, is doing really good. They have taken her off of the ventilators, and they said all their prayers have been answered! We still don't have many details but we are still praying for this little girl and I just keep praying that she turns out as perfect as my three who all came into this world as miracles!!! God is so GOOD!!

Thursday nights

2010-09-09T20:31:00.001-07:00

Thursdays are very different now. Jay's job changed recently and with that his hours changed. They are a lot better than they initially started out but still not great. He works everyday 8-4:30 except Thursdays he works 1-9pm. He doesn't like his new position at all which is no good. Working is never fun and it's even worse when you don't like what you do. Anyway, so he is home in the mornings on thursdays which has been nice! It gives us a chance to get a few things done. But then I have to put the kids to bed by myself. And that's no fun! Most Thursdays my dad has been coming to help me but tonight he didn't feel good so he stayed home.
Well things went pretty well. The twins took a little power nap around 5:00 so that allowed me to get dinner ready for me and Isaac. Then we all had dinner together. I fed the twins some squash. Elijah kept coughing like he had something caught in his throat. And kept acting like he was going to throw up. Well after a while he did. It wasn't too bad of a mess because he was in his high chair so it just all went on his tray and him. Well they all needed baths anyway so this just made the decision final. So I attempted to give them all a bath. I left the twins in the high chairs while I got everything ready. Then I put everyone in the bathroom and shut the door. Isaac is great in the tub!! So he just gets in and does his thing. I started with Elijah since he was covered in puke. Do you remember me mentioning that my children don't sit still, well that's in the tub too!! I have a little seat that they can sit up in which helps a little. Elijah was climbing out of it though trying to get soap and all isaac's toys. At the same time Noa was trying to climb in the tub to get isaac's toys also. So I get Elijah out and trying to get him dressed as Noa is still trying to climb in the tub. Head first I might add. So now it's Noa's turn. So now Noa is climbing out of the chair and Elijah is trying to climb in the tub. At one point they were both about to go head first into the water. As Isaac is laying flat in the tub spinning in circles. Oh yeah in the middle of all this i thought i heard someone in the house. So when I got Elijah out I ran through and locked all the doors! So finally I get everyone out, safely I might add, and get every in their pjs! WHEW!!!!
I started getting everyone in bed. Started Isaac a movie in our room and he laid down. Got Noa a bottle and started trying to get her to sleep as Elijah is crawling all over the two of us. Finally I just laid in bed with all three and the twins fell asleep. Got them in their beds and got to go lay down with Isaac. Right before he feel asleep I was hugging him and telling him how much I loved him. I told him "I'm sorry it's so crazy sometimes" and he said "I'm sorry too!" So cute!! I love that little boy!!!
Goodnight:-)

Communicating

2010-09-09T18:26:00.001-07:00

The twins have started communicating to each other. It's really cute! They just mumble back and forth and sometimes Elijah screams a little. I can just imagine what they are saying... Noa: "I'm hungry" Elijah: "just be patient. Mom is putting Isaac down for a nap. She'll be back in a min. And all attention on us!" Noa: "well I'm tired and hungry. I hope she feeds me first so I can go to sleep" Elijah: "me too! Then I'll get all the attention to myself!"
Haha. Then later I was trying to get Noa to sleep and Elijah was crawling on her pulling her hair everything. They are so funny!!!

Abby

2010-09-06T21:17:00.000-07:00

So Abby is Isaac's new imaginary friend. It is so cute and funny to hear him talk about her. So showed up one night after riding in Granddaddy's truck. My dad, Jay and Isaac went down to Murfreesboro to look at some patio furniture. On the way back Jay texted me and said that Isaac was just talking and talking and was not stopping. When he got home he continued to talk. We soon discovered he was talking to Abby. When I asked him where Abby was he said, "right here" as he shrugged his shoulders and pointed. Like duh mom don't you see her... He continued to tell me all about Abby. Her parents were at the store. She has two babies, a brother and sister like him. She has a backpack that carries everything she could ever need! She usually is wearing pink and/or princesses. Abby goes to school with Isaac. One day his teacher said he didn't nap the whole naptime he was talking to Abby. The next day during naptime at home he came out several times to tell me what Abby was doing or what she needed. The other day Isaac was riding in granddaddy's truck and Isaac was talking so granddaddy was answering him and talking back. Well Isaac told him to quit talking to him he was talking to Abby. It is so funny!! Abby has been good and bad. When he doesn't want to do something if we tell him Abby is doing it then he usually does it. But when Abby kept Isaac from taking a nap two days in a row... it was time for Abby to go home for the night.
One night he was sitting around talking on his phone. He loves to call people on his phone and talk and talk!! Well he was talking to Abby about coming over. Jay's friend Don was on his way over so we told Don to "pick up" Abby on his way here and told Isaac that Don was bringing Abby with him. Well, when Don got here with Abby Isaac stood at the door as disappointment rose on his face we realized that he was expecting a real Abby. So we had to explain that Don brought Abby. So then there was the other Abby. Who we are guessing is real... I found out that there is an Abby in his class at school. I have asked him several times if the other Abby is from school but he says she isn't. But imaginary Abby lives on. She eats with us and sleeps with us. Showers with us and has to be buckled in when we go places. It is great!! I love that he has such a wonderful imagination!!!

Busy Week

2010-09-06T21:01:00.000-07:00

Well, I felt like I had to get on here and post something! I've been thinking about it a lot. So much has been going on it is so hard to find time to get on here and post stuff. We stay pretty busy! The twins are now 7 months old. They are all over the place!! They are both crawling and Noa has been pulling up for over a week now. Elijah just started over the past few days pulling up. They are movers!! I guess I just have very acive children! I was at a friends house the other day and their 7 month old was just siting... I said I didn't know babies could just sit! Mine never have. Elijah actually started crawling before he ever sat up. I came home and told Jay, did you know that there is actually a stage where babies just SIT!?!?!! None of our children have ever done that! We got a "play yard" its a fence in the living room to keep them in. They hate it, but at least we have a place to put them if we have to do something for a little bit. They have no reason to hate it. All their toys are in there. The only time they seem to like it is if we are in there with them, or if they are in a perfect mood! Not hungry, not tired, not poopy, thats pretty much never... ha. Elijah had his first tooth break through Thursday night. We went to the MTSU game. Well, let me just tell you about our most 2 active days, probably ever!!

Wednesday I decided to take them all to the zoo. We have a zoo membership and I hate to just waste it. The temperatures are starting to go down a little so I thought why not. Its either sit at home and listen to them all whine about being in the play yard or get out and do something!! So I decided to get out! They all fell asleep on the way there. Which was good because I was able to get there and get everything ready to go in without screaming kids. So I figured out the best way to travel through the zoo by yourself with 3 kids. I'm sure most people don't even attempt this! We have a side by side double stroller, like an umbrella stroller x2. So I was able to hook the wagon handle around the handle of the stroller. So all I had to do was push the stroller and it pulled the wagon. It was quite ingenious and I got A LOT of compliments on it!! A lot of people told me I was a super mom:) That made me feel good. They were probably thinking in their head "insane super mom"... ha:)

We started our zoo trip to see the elephants and giraffes. I learned to start here first or you don't make it. There is a huge hill to get up to them so if you go at the end you are way too exhausted to get up that hill. So I started our zoo visit pushing the double stroller pulling the wagon up this huge hill!! Talk about a good workout!! Only to get up there and the elephants weren't even out yet!! They need a sign at the bottom of the hill that says, "don't bother climbing this hill yet, you aren't going to see what you want to..." ha:) Luckily the giraffes were out!!

Isaac had a blast! He road the carousel by himself (well with Abey, see post "Abey") while the twins and I watched. The twins seemed to have a good time until we got in the never ending loop! There is this one loop in the zoo that I can never seem to get out of, and I always seem to be in the middle of it when someone or all of them get tired. This time Elijah started fussing and Isaac wanted one of those character drinks. And told me about 100 times that he wanted one before we got out of the loop. We finally got out and had lunch. Everyone was in great spirits during lunch! Then we headed home shortly after. I was so sore that night!!

The Flamingos!

Lunch

Yes, this is Noa trying to stand up in the wagon!


All of us at the zoo. If you look real close you can see the top of Elijah's head!

So then on Thursday, Isaac had school. That morning Jay was home because he has a new schedule now and on Thursdays he works from 1pm - 9:30pm. We aren't loving it but it is nice to have him home a little during the day! We didn't do much just took Isaac to school and ran a few errands. We had plans when Isaac got out of school to go over to his friends and go swimming. So we went over there and all swam. The twins love the water! And Isaac really loves it! Sometimes I'm afraid too much! The pool wasn't crowded at all so that was nice. At one point Isaac was jumping in this float, kind of like flipping back. He was having a blast but making me a little nervous. I told him to be careful. I was feeding Elijah during this also. I was about to take a picture because he was having so much fun. Well right then he jumped back a little too far and flipped in the water. I jumped up to get him. By the time I got to him he was already standing and ok. He was pretty upset though. It definitely scared him! He wanted to go home after that. Luckily another lady was there with her daughter who had a bunch of toys there and she invited him over to play tea party. He was all about that! And was back in the water before long! But not doing any more flips.

Well, after the pool I decided to head down to Murfreesboro for the first MTSU football game of the season. My parents were going. Jay had to work late so I figured why not... I almost turned around and went back home before I even got there. Elijah screamed pretty much the whole way down. Then when I got there I had a parking pass for the closest parking lot, which was full. I'm thinking you've got to be kidding me!! Luckily, they just opened another one not too much farther away. So I found that before I lost my mind and went home. It didn't go too bad, and we actually made it to half time!! Isaac again had a blast!!! And they were all so stinkin' cute in their MTSU gear!!
Isaac hung out with my parents while I juggled the twins (with help from my mom and some others). I decided that Isaac is why I do all this craziness! I want to entertain him as much as possible and I know it isn't much fun being cooped up in the house with the twins so I try to get out with him as much as possible. And we have fun, that's all that matters! Well, Elijah then cried the whole way home. Remember when I mentioned earlier that Elijah had his first tooth come in. We got home and they all went to bed pretty easily. Jay was home to help also!

This is the end of half time.

Isaac is watching the band as I am loading up the twins.

Ginger (mother of triplet!) is helping me keep them happy:)

So yes all this in two days!! Friday, my dad took Isaac for a few hours for me so I could go grocery shopping. I had Noa in the shopping cart and Elijah in the pack on front of me. It surprisingly went really well. I finished about the time they started getting restless. I had one lady tell me, "you are good at what you do! I don't think I could do that" :) That made me feel good. Better than the people who say, "you are crazy"! Ok not many come out and say that but you sure can read it on their faces!!

Had to post this!

2010-08-30T21:46:00.001-07:00

It's no wonder I don't keep up with my blog as much as I would like. But I just had to post this tonight because it's priceless and I know one day I will want to remember this...
So tonight we are getting ready for bed. I had just fed Elijah, Jay was putting Noa to sleep and me, Isaac and Elijah are playing in the play area. (We now have a big gate in the middle of the living room to keep the twins in! They are moving now so the only way I can keep them contained was to get a fence! So we have a big play yard, I believe that's what it's called! This is to keep them from getting into things that they don't need to get into! Or so I thought...) I was working on the computer and Elijah was entertaining himself while Isaac was singing really loud and doing flips or something trying to burn off some energy before bed. Well Elijah comes over and starts crawling on my legs. Then he starts coughing and I notice at that point that something is in his mouth. So I reach in to get it because he seems to almost be choking. And it's a bandaid!!!! One of isaac's that must have come off or something. The good thing is Isaac just puts bandaids on for no reason, so it probably was not one that had covered a wound, but still... So once I got the bandaid out of his mouth he just starts vomitting all over me!!!! So I'm sitting there holding Elijah, as Isaac is watching all this, covered in puke. I start trying to quietly trying to yell for jay because I knew he was trying to get Noa to sleep. I finally got Isaac to go "whisper" to him that Elijah just threw up and I needed his help. It worked and Jay came in and we, all 3, me, Elijah, and Isaac got in the shower. No Isaac did not get thrown up on. He just loves taking showers with us;)

2010-08-18T09:20:00.001-07:00

Noa and Elijah playing in thier exersaucers from melissa:) they loved them the first time now they don't like them as much:(

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2010-08-18T08:30:00.001-07:00

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Its been FOREVER!

2010-08-11T22:44:00.000-07:00

Well its late and I probably should go to bed but I was just on a friends blog and realized how long it had been since I posted something. I'm sitting here holding Elijah. No they are not sleeping through the night yet. I think it is harder with two because we can't use the 'ole cry it out method because they will wake the other one up so we pretty much go running in as soon as they make a peep and try to do whatever to get them back to sleep. Not that we are good at the cry it out method anyway;) It never worked that great with Isaac. We are both weak and just give in:) They will be 7 months next week! So hard to believe they are getting so big! I ordered some pictures the other day from their 8 day old photo shoot. It was so good to look back! I barely remember those days!! Makes me sad! Its all pretty much a blur... Guess I should go back and read my blog now:)

They are doing great and moving all over!! Noa is sitting up perfectly! She mostly gets around by siting up and falling over, then rolling or scooting where she wants to be. She has been pulling up on things lately and trying to stand up. Crazy!! Elijah isn't sitting up yet but he is a mover!! He can army crawl anywhere he needs to be! Yesterday I was on the back porch with Isaac getting him set up in his little pool when Elijah comes crawling out the back door! Got to watch that boy!!

They have started eating a few solids. Bananas, peas, avocado, and squash. Elijah is a great eater. Noa is catching on:) She likes to spit it out a lot!

Here are a few pictures Melissa took when we went to the lake with the Weber's. Isaac was totally not interested!!

Our streak of bad luck...

2010-06-25T18:52:00.001-07:00

We are in the middle of everything going wrong!! I was just thinking of all the things that have gone wrong lately and I thought it would be great to write it all down so one day I can look back and laugh. Or say, oh that's why we are in debt!!! Let's see it started when our septic messed up. I think I wrote about that already. (see "what a mess" April 14). So after that happened, our garage door broke because the plumber guy left the air pump in front of it so when jay went to open it the garage door bent all up. Then our lawn mower broke. It runs but the blades don't go down to cut the grass. Kind of important! Isaac has 7 cavities My mac crashed. Luckily I didn't loss everything (well I hope not, still waiting on that). Oh yes, and today, jay borrowed our neighbors lawn mower to cut our grass since ours is broken. And yes he broke it. He kind of fixed it so that's good. We went to Chuck E. Cheese tonight just to give isaac a little treat and the power went out while we were there. I'm scared to think of what could come next!! Hopefully we are due for some good luck to sprinkle on us!!!

Another Roll

2010-06-13T21:50:00.001-07:00

Noa rolled over tonight. She has been trying even before Elijah was and I was for sure she would roll over first but he surprised me. She was actually reaching for isaac's train and rolled over to get it. She loves grabbing and holding things!! I put her in the bouncey thing that hangs from the doorway today. She enjoyed that a lot too.
Isaac wanted to go to the park today so we went to the outlets where there is a playground there. Jay wanted to go there. It was good because the twins could be in the ac while Isaac played on the playground. It was hot!!!! As we were walking to the playground we passed childrens place. Isaac saw all the clothes and I think I said that's where they have your clothes. Well we played a little bit on the playground until he got too hot I guess because he said I want to go see isaac's clothes. So we went in childrens place and he picked out a whole outfit for himself. Shoes and all. And he picked something out for the twins too! He was really cute.
We are working on no paci!! Let's hope I can stick with it!! It helped that we have lost them all and we couldn't find any. I'll let you know how it goes!!

So lesson learned...

2010-06-11T21:56:00.001-07:00

Don't expect to get two babies asleep outside when it's 90 (ok it was probably only 85) degrees. Plus humidity!! :). And I'm sure the loud music didn't help either.

At one point I was thinking camping would be a fun get away. I'm rethinking that now!!!

Sometimes it's just time to go!

2010-06-11T20:43:00.001-07:00

We'll start with last night... Isaac spent the night with Whitney. It was great. Of course the twins didn't sleep all night but it was at least a relaxing evening before they woke up! Then this morning Jennie offered for Isaac to come over. She already had plans to watch Drew. So I had the whole morning with just the twins. Made me realize that yes, having twins first is easier!!! But on the other hand I wouldn't trade the time alone we had with Isaac for ANYTHING!! Anyway, it was still a crazy morning but we finally got out and tried to look for a father's day gift. Not successful. Went to Jennie's and picked up Isaac and Drew!! Whitney was helping all day setting up for Relay for Life. So he came to chill with us rather than be out in the 90 degree heat!! Thankful isaac took a long nap. Drew and I watched a movie and hung out with the twins.
Oh yes I must mention that while we were at Jennie's Isaac came up to Elijah while I was holding him and hugged him and said, "My missed you" Adorable!!! I said "did you tell Noa that too?" he said "yes". I said "did you miss mom?" he said "no" "did you miss dad?" "no" I said "well we didn't miss you either" ;) I thought that was so funny!!
So Isaac finally wakes up and he is very attached to mommy and wants me to hold him constantly! I finally decide we just have to go!! Of course I have to stop at walmart and get formula.
We finally get to Relay for Life and I have enough stuff to stay for the whole weekend! I loaded up the wagon and stroller. Drew pulled Isaac in the wagon while I pushed the stroller. Until we got to the grass and it was too hard for drew to push. So at this point I'm pushing the stroller and pulling the wagon. A lady walking behind us said, "I think we are going to the same place can I help you?" of course I took her up on her offer!! We get there and Isaac found the bouncy thing and him and drew had a blast!!! I fed the babies one at a time. Elijah fell asleep on Troy's chest. So cute!! Then it started... Elijah started to get upset. I think he just got hot. And I couldn't cool him down enough in the 90 degree heat!! Then Noa started. I said I think it's time to go now. I get everything loaded up and Troy is helping me to the car. Isaac wants to go play on the bouncy thing again and Troy tells him no. So he starts crying. So all three babies are crying as I'm leaving the park. Crazy!! We finally get everything loaded. Elijah continued to cry the whole way home. All the way to the red light right before our house. Thn he finally fell asleep. I got them all in with all our junk! And got them all in bed. Whew! What a night!!!!

Rolling...

2010-06-09T11:41:00.001-07:00

Well Elijah rolled over yesterday. It's funny because he can roll over to his stomach but he hasn't gotten rolling back very well. He has done it a few times but most the time he rolls over to his stomach and gets frustrated that he can't roll back over.
Last night was horrible. Isaac was up all night throwing up. So today I've been exhausted. And it's been constant. Everyone is napping now so I'm going to try to go nap too!!!

Naptime

2010-06-09T11:34:00.001-07:00

I'm sitting here with two babies in diapers (only) laying on me. It's so cute!! I was nursing Elijah and Noa was fussing so I was trying to calm her down so I started to nurse her and she feel asleep before she ever got any milk. And Elijah feel asleep soon after. They are so adorable laying on me!! Isaac is in the bedroom sleeping. He woke up earlier screaming but must have been a dream or night terror bc I kept telling him to come in here and he never did. So all 3 are asleep but I'm tied down and can't do anything! I'm scared to move or they will wake up. I keep trying to nap myself but I'm too uncomfortable;)
The summer has officially begun. Today was isaac's last day of mothers day out:( but I'm excited about this summer and all the great things we can all do together!!! Last summer I was pregnant and miserable!! This summer I hope will be lots better!!!

Mother's Day

2010-05-13T11:32:00.001-07:00

I had a fabulous Mother's day because I have a fabulous husband!!!! It started Friday night. Jay kept the kids and let me go out. Sarah B. and I went to the Frist center. They were having a free night because of the flood. Then we went and ate Mexican. We had a wonderful evening. At the end of the evening we were talking about how we got away last year for mothers day. I said who would have known this mothers day that I would have 3 kids!!! Saturday morning jay had to do stuff around the house so I took the kids out. Mt. Juliet had a huge yard sale at the park so we went to that. Isaac pushed Elijah in the stroller and I carried Noa. It wasn't long before they got hungry. I got Isaac the worse snow cone ever made. They packed the ice so hard he couldn't eat it. I went back to the car to feed the babies. We just sat in the parking lot and I fed the babies while Isaac ate his snow cone. He dumpped some of his blue snow cone in the stroller. We soon left. I had Isaac in his car seat in the back and I was putting the twins in. I looked back at Isaac and he was just sitting there in his seat. He must have given me a smile or something because it just made me smile. I looked at him for a while and I thought to myself, "this is all worth it!!" just to see a little human that you created that is so perfect! That is what makes being a mom so great. I remember when I was little and I think she still does. My mom would just look at me and say I love you! I would always be polite and say I love you too:) don't get me wrong I did love her;) but I never knew why just out of no where she would say it. Now I understand!! And I find myself always saying it now to my kids. Saturday night we all went over to the Webers and had a great time!! Sunday we all slept in until 9:15!! Jay and I got everyone ready for church and Jay took them all early so I could get ready alone. That was great!!! Of course I was late though. For Mother's Day Jay asked me what I wanted. I told him a flower for each child;) and chocolates if he had to get me something else. So Sunday morning he gave me a huge bag of chocolate. Then when I got to my parents he had picked three roses for me! Then monday I got a package in the mail. He had gotten Mary Helen (a good friend of ours who makes jewlry) to make me a necklace special for mothers day!! It is beautiful!!! I love it!!!! So that is my great mothers day story!!!!

2010-05-13T09:19:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we picked piper up from school and isaac had to hold her hand! so cute! he is the lady's man. there is another little girl at his school who he holds her hand when they go outside.

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Rain, rain go away.

2010-05-02T21:08:00.001-07:00

Well it's been the big flood of Nashville. We got out yesterday in the crazy mess! Once we got everyone loaded in the car in the pouring rain we didn't want to take them out. No matter how bad it was!! Once we all got in the car we went to home depot because jay realized that the plumbers left something undone and water was pouring in our crawl space. Luckily we have a big crawl space. So we have a river under our house but nothing in the house! So we are thankful for that!! Although new carpet would be nice! ;)
So we left to go to Murfreesboro for Kathleen's birthday party at bounce u. We left really early so we could get a present. So after jay spent forever in the pouring rain trying to fix the house and all the kids were sleeping in the car we finally headed down to Murfreesboro as the twins started screaming. So we finally het to the party place and we were early so we decided to go in because the babies were screaming and hungry. The employees were very nice and helped us in. We weren't in there for 2 min when Lori calls and cancels the party. Tornado warnings were around their house. So I ask the guy how much it would cost to let Isaac bounce for a little bit. He said they just had a party and he coud just go in there and bounce some. A few of the girls who worked there held Elijah. They loved it!! And he did too. He was flirting. Cooing and laughing at them. It was really cute!! Isaac had the whole room to himself to bounce. He loved it!! We then went over to lee and alexis' for a little bit to calm the babies. We finally headed home arond 7.
Today we have stayed home all day!!! I've actually gotten a little down today!! It's been a good day. Hopefully the sun will be out tomorrow!!!!

Doctor and Walmart

2010-04-29T21:35:00.001-07:00

I took all three to the doctor today. Noa was screaming last night and pulling at her ear. Isaac has had a cough forever and Elijah is congested. So I figured I would just get them all checked out since I would have to take them all anyway. Well Noa has an ear infection. But on the ear she isn't pulling on. Hmmmm... Isaac just has bad allergies. And Elijah is fine. I put a humidifier in their room so hopefully that will help!! We. Shall see.

Then we all went to walmart. I think the next time I'm crazy enough to take them all out again, which will probably be soon because I'm crazy like that, I'm going to count how many people say oh wow you have your hands full!!! Everyone has to comment. Which I do love the attention but I really think the novalty of having twins makes things take twice as long. Not to mention just the fact of having two babies slows everything down!! And man I'm starting to think half the world is made up of twins! If they don't have twins then they know someone who does and they tell me all about it;) which I do get some good advice;)

FWD:

2010-04-26T19:32:00.001-07:00

troy said this looks like a master skill! impressive!

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Some days

2010-04-21T10:21:00.001-07:00

Some days are a lot worse than others. This morning was one of those days. Isaac is getting to a phase where he wants to be held all the time. I don't know if it's because he isn't feeling good or because he has been so tired lately. Probably a combination. It's getting old though and I can't handle it. This morning everyone was crying. And I think they just all wanted attention. I just don't know how to divide my attention between them all. And I'm sure it's only going to get harder. I was late taking Isaac to school. And there was no way I was packing a lunch so he got a sonic corn dog for lunch. He was happy!! After I got him to school I just sat in the van on the Lebanon square and fed Elijah. Noa slept. I was going to just drive around but Elijah was screaming so I figured I better feed him.
Then I decided I would go get them weighed just curious how much they weigh now. Noa weighs 9 lb. 8 oz. and Elijah weighs 9 lbs. 4 oz. That's how much I weighed when I was born!! I love having little babies!! As long as they are healthy:) and they are!!!

Three Months Old

2010-04-20T21:01:00.001-07:00

The twins are three months old today. We went to the outlets in Lebanon and got them some new outfits with money their great nana sent them!! They had to have some cute outfits for their 3-month photo shoot!! Although I still had to buy newborn size. Three months clothes still look so big. It won't be long though!!! They are getting so big!!!

Atlanta

2010-04-19T22:51:00.001-07:00

This past weekend we made our first big trip. We went down to Atlanta so my grandmother could meet the twins. We had a wonderful visit. We left Thursday and drove to Chattanooga and spent the night with Mary. Then got up Friday morning and headed to Atlanta. It was good we broke up the trip. Noa didn't enjoy traveling to well. She did great for the first hour then would fuss for a little. I usually could get her calmed down for the rest of the trip. We stayed with my aunt and had a wonderful visit!! I will post some photos.

What a mess...

2010-04-19T22:46:00.001-07:00

Things have been pretty good on the baby end. Jay's family was in town last week. Thursday thru Monday. It was his mom (who is from PA) his brother (from CA) and his daughter - 9 (almost 10) and son - 6. We had a good time with them. We stayed very busy!! Friday we went to the zoo. Saturday we had a picnic at an outlook over nashville. Then went to centinial park then to the opryland hotel. Sunday we pulled weeds at a school for church - Worship Without Walls. Then went for a hike at couchville lake. Monday before they left we went to Don Fox park. You know it's a good park when you drive in and the kids in the back yell "WOW" :) Then I took them to the airport.

So the big mess... The day before all our company arrived my dad and Jay noticed that our back yard was very soggy. Seems that our septic tank was leaking or full or something. So my dad calls his plumber to come over to take a look. A few years ago they put a sewer line in at our house. We have been avoiding connecting because we knew how much it would cost. Well we decided to go ahead with it since we were going to have to do something anyway. Well my dad's plumber said he could do it for us. To make a really long story short. He messed it all up and left the job when he hit rock and left a huge trench in our front yard. We now have someone else on the job who knows what they are doing!! And they are close to finished!!! A week and a half later... We are around $6000 into this project. Ugh!! The last thing we needed.

Wonderful Husband

2010-04-06T02:31:00.001-07:00

I just woke up and it's 4am. I went to bed around 9:30. I must have been out because I didn't hear a thing last night. When I first woke up I was wondering if the babies had been sleeping this whole time. Well since I was up figured ivwould go ahead and pump. I noticed there was a bottle out for Noa and one in the fridge for Elijah. Jay must have been up with both of them. Not sure when he was ip but I never heard a thing!!! He is so wonderful to just get up with them and let me sleep!!! Hopefully he wasn't up all night!!

We cleaned house last night. We had to have the putmans over to watch the twins while we cleaned. Noa screamed most the time. We finally got her calmed down. Good thing they were here we would have gotten nothing done!!

Happy Easter!!

2010-04-04T22:41:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter weekend. We went to the church Easter egg hunt yesterday and Isaac had a great time hunting eggs, bouncing in the bounce thing and seeing the Easter Bunny. We had their picture all made with the Easter Bunny. All the youth took turns holding the twins, so I had a little break to just walk around and visit:)

Today we went to church and then had lunch over at the Simpson's. Isaac and Drew got to hunt more Easter eggs. They had a blast. Isaac was so tired though. Elijah is breaking out in a rash. At first we thought it might be a heat rash but it isn't on the parts that they say it typically is. He has it all over his arms and legs. We talked to his doctor and she thinks it might be a rare rash. She was going to ask her dermatologist friend. I sent her a picture text so she could see what it looked like. I love our pediatrician! She is great! So he was up half the night last night and you could just tell he was miserable! Poor guy!! Noa seems to be doing a little better. She is still pretty fussy though. Maybe we are just getting better at knowing what she wants:)

So today since everyone was nicely dressed up all I wanted was a family picture of all of us. My mom wanted one of all the kids. When we got to the Simpson's Drew had already changed clothes. Mama bribed him to change back. So he changed and then Isaac was in a mood so he would not sit and have his picture made for anything. So we got Drew with the twins. By this time both the twins had gotten upset so they were both screaming.

This is a picture of the twins in their Easter outfits. My mom got them for them and it wasn't an easy task:) She actually got them outfits to wear on Easter before they were born. Last week we realized that they were size 3 month and the twins are still wearing newborn clothes. So she went looking for something else. She found these matching outfits but she had to drive to Cool Springs to get the other one. Crazy!!

I was able to get a picture of me and Isaac. We actually got a good one.

Then I decided ok if I got one of me and Isaac I can just get one of me and the twins. So Elijah was alseep so I thought I would try it. Well Isaac came up so we tried for all three. This is what we got... It actually captures my life perfectly!!! :)

Happy Easter!! :)

Good Friday

2010-04-03T16:08:00.001-07:00

It was truly a good Friday!! The twins slept good Thursday night. Or were at least on a good schedule!! Noa slept from around 11 to 5:30 or so. Elijah was up once throughout the night but I fed him and he went right back to sleep. When they both woke up they were in good moods and ate well!! I was able to feed them on the porch as Isaac played. It ed so nice out!! We loaded up and headed to Charlie Daniels park. We were meeting my sister and Drew. Drew had a friend who was having a birthday party. They invited us to come too!! So we headed to the park and got a free lunch! Isaac got to play and everyone else got to hold the twins while I ate;) we came home and I couldn't get Isaac to nap. Jay got off work early. Then my parents came over to watch all the kids while jay and I went out!! We went out with Melissa and Chris for Melissa's birthday. We headed down to Murfreesboro and ate at Chuy's. It was really good! My parents said Noa screamed most the night :( poor thing!! By the time we got home they were feeding the twins and Isaac was asleep. We put the twins down and Noa slept until 5:30 this morning. Elijah was up once throughout the night. What a great Good Friday!!

2010-04-01T21:21:00.001-07:00

The twins at our picnic!

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2010-04-01T21:17:00.001-07:00

Today at the park.

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Picnic

2010-04-01T19:58:00.001-07:00

Well all morning I just wanted to go on a picnic. We all slept until 7:30. Noa slept a little longer. She is my sleeper in;) once they started eating they couldn't stop. It felt like they ate from 7:30 until 10:30. Then they were ready to eat again at 11:30. Between bottles, diapers and screaming I was able to pack our lunch, pump some milk, and get dressed. Finally I just put them in car seats and left. They were screaming. The minute I walked outside they stopped crying. Isaac didn't want to get in his seat. He wanted to drive. So we had to have a little chat. All loaded up and headed to park and Isaac fell asleep about 2 min out. Of course!! So I sat at the park in the car for a little bit before I woke Isaac up. We had our picnic and it was great!! Isaac played on the playground. I got a lot of looks and several people saying you have your hands full!! I just smiled and said yep!! :) Of course I parked on the other end of the playground so I had to carry Isaac and Noa was in my wrap pouch thing and push the stroller across the whole park!

Getting better??

2010-04-01T00:21:00.001-07:00

It seems that the no dairy might be working. She is still fussing some but not as bad. I don't want to speak to soon though. Jay had a hard time getting her to sleep though. I was on Isaac duty. He wanted me to come to bed with him. So I had to get him to sleep. When I got up around midnight to feed Elijah Jay was sleeping with Noa in Isaac's room. (Isaac sleeps in our room) We shall see...

Fussy Baby

2010-03-31T00:12:00.001-07:00

Well I haven't been keeping up with the blog that well lately. But everyday I think of what I could say on my blog I just don't have a chance to write it;)
Well we are starting to think Noa has colic. She cries a lot!!! The medicine doesn't seem to make that big of difference now. It might help her a little right after she takes it but that's it. When I looked up colic baby online the discription fit her to a tee. I am going to give up dairy and see if that helps any. Since Isaac is allergic it might be worth trying for her. Plus I read that cutting out dairy helps colic babies. We will see. Tonight we thought it was already working. It was around 5 and she wasn't screaming. Which usually it's like clock work. She took a bottle great and was doing good. Then it hit... It was probably around 6. We all got in the car and went to walmart. She fell asleep and slept through most our walmart journey. Then near the end she started. I could easily find jay in the store just follow Noa's cry;( we got her calmed down while Isaac ate a hamburger. She then cried the whole way home. I finally got her to sleep half way through Lost;) I missed the first half though because she was screaming.
Today I had to come home after I took Isaac to school and take a shower. I was hoping they would just stay asleep in their carriers while I showered. Noa started fussing so I fed her to try to calm her. I could not calm her. I finally had to call Kim to save me. She came right over and held her while I showered. It took most of my shower time for Kim to get her calm and finally asleep. Of course Elijah just slept in the Moses basket through my entire shower. I was thinking today that I guess this would be just as hard if I just had one colicy baby. Thank goodness only one is colic!!! I can't imagine if both were.
Yesterday Sarah Lou came over and helped. The boys played, well sort of, and we got some cleaning done until they both started fussing (the babies that is). It was great to have her here! I'm starting to realize that I can do this by myself it just makes it a lot easier on me if I do have help!! Last week I went the whole week by myself. I realized then that I still need help and that this is hard. Really HARD!!! I'm making it though day by day. I hear it does get easier. They say between 3 and 4 months colic goes away so if that's what it is we can hope for that soon. Another 2 months.
I remember saying when they were about 2 weeks old. I'm sure glad I have such great babies!! I can't imagine why God would give someone with twins a colic baby. Oh my I guess I'm eating my words now. Thanks God! I'm sure you are somehow making us stronger through this. Just haven't figured out why or how yet!! ;)

2010-03-25T12:37:00.001-07:00

Nap time!

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FWD:

2010-03-24T11:39:00.001-07:00

Eating lunch!

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2010-03-24T09:26:00.001-07:00

Figuring it out!

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It's been a while

2010-03-22T21:05:00.001-07:00

Well I haven't posted for a few days. As you can see I got out Saturday night and took our youth to the predators game. Jay is great about trying to get me out when he can. We had a great time! My whole family came over and helped jay out while I was at the game.
Elijah and Noa will take turns getting up now at night. We are learning that at least one of them will stay up until midnight. It never fails you get them both down and get in bed yourself and your back up in a few minutes. So right now I'm holding Noa just waiting her out;) Elijah is in bed. Once they are down though they usually sleep pretty good. Until about 5am.
This morning they did really good. Isaac and I got up first. Then Elijah woke up. I got him fed and settled before Noa woke up. I never wanted to get them off the same schedule but now it's easier for them to be a little separated. When I'm by myself it's easier to feed them one at a time while Isaac is here. They still pretty much sleep at the same times so that's good!
Today we all 4 laid down for a good 2-hour nap. It was great!! Tomorrow Isaac goes back to school!!!! And I have to take the twins for their 2-month checkup.

2010-03-20T19:53:00.001-07:00

The youth at the predators game!

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Minus one

2010-03-18T01:53:00.001-07:00

So my sister took Isaac to spend the night. We were hoping to get a little time together. Well that didn't happen. Noa was very fussy. They took turns all night fussing. So we both finally just passed out. We are feeding them now. Seems like they hopefully will go back down easily.

Catching up.

2010-03-18T01:49:00.001-07:00

I forgot to mention that they weighed the twins and Noa weighed 7 lbs 10 oz and Elijah weighed 7 lbs 9 oz!!! He is finally catching up to her!! Lately he has been eating a ton and she hasn't been eating as much. I think because she hasn't felt very good. She has been eating like half of what he does. So Elijah is chunking up!! ;)
Oh yeah and while we were at the doctor on Monday, Elijah rolled over!! I had him laying on his tummy on the exam table and he rolled over to his back. They are growing up!!
I had two of our youth come over yesterday and help all day while they were out for spring break. It was great to have four extra hands!! They just held the babies while I got to get some stuff done around the house. It was great having them here!! Thanks Ally and Haley!! :-)

The follow up

2010-03-16T20:26:00.001-07:00

Noa seems to be doing a little better. They said her wheezing sounded better today. She hasn't been coughing as much tonight. So hopefully the treatments are working and she is getting better!
Elijah's test results came back and showed his bilirubin count was slightly elevated. He was at a 10. They said it is called breastmilk jaundice. They aren't going to do any treatment. They are just going to watch his levels. We go back next week for their 2 month check up. They will check again then.

Back to doctor

2010-03-16T04:52:00.001-07:00

Well I took Noa and Elijah to the doctor yesterday. Noa's cough is really bad. I started hearing her wheez Sunday night. At the doctors office her wheezing was really bad. They had her do a breathing treatment while we were there. It did help clear her up some so they sent us home with a penguin nebulizer for Noa. Isaac has the panda one. So we currently have two children on breathing treatments. Noa has to do hers every 4 hrs and Isaac 3 times a day right now. While we were there I had Elijah's billi Ruben checked. So they had to draw his blood. Poor guy he was just along for the ride, he thought;) We go back today. The doctor wanted me to bring Noa back so they can listen and see if she is any better or getting worse. She doesn't sound much better. :( Elijah now sounds like he is getting a touch of it too. They said it was a virus like maybe brocholis (not sure how to spell it, but the baby form of bronchitis.) He mentioned RSV too. But he didn't say that's what it was. Guess we'll find out more today. Noa is sleeping good she just is very fussy when she is awake and you can tell she doesn't feel good. Jay is staying home from work today because he is starting to feel bad. Ugh!! I just hope I can stay well!!!!

So I was thinking yesterday about my day and what all goes on so here is what I came up with: Enjoy;)
In my 24-hour day I enjoy:
30 dirty diapers
14 bottles of milk
9 breathing treatments
6 times a pumping
4 hours of sleep
3 wonderful children
2 nebulizers
And a husband getting sick!

Sounds fun huh:)

It's been a few days.

2010-03-14T22:28:00.001-07:00

Things have been going pretty well. Noa is still fussy. The medicine has been helping but she still fusses and arches her back like her stomach is hurting. Elijah is a little fussy when he eats but nothing compared to Noa.
We made it to church this morning. The twins are off schedule right now. Elijah must be having a growth spurt because he eats like crazy every 3 hours like clock work!! Noa is eating almost half of what Elijah is. He's going to catch up to her!!! Last night jay and I each had a baby to feed. They were on different schedules. And right now if noa is sleeping I don't want to wake her. Anyway Noa ate at midnight then didn't eat again until 5am. Elijah was up every 3 hours jay said. Jay had Elijah and I had noa!! Worked out well for me!! ;)
We took them to youth tonight. And Isaac. Of course everyone loved them.

One more thought for the day...

2010-03-10T19:24:00.001-08:00

I was thinking today... How did I have one child with no problems first. And now I have two at once with acid reflux or something that is making them so unhappy. Not sure who thought that was a grand idea... We are figuring it out though!!

Hump day.

2010-03-10T17:30:00.001-08:00

I took Isaac to the doctor this morning. It seems that it is just his allergies. So that's good to know. At least it isn't anything the twins can get. Kim came over this morning to watch the twins while I took Isaac to the doctor. It was a nice outing for the two of us. Our doctor gave Noa some medicine to help with her fussing. If it's acid reflux then this will help. If it's colic then nothing helps:( but I gave it to her at 3 and she has (so far) only fussed when she was hungry. She passed out after I gave it to her!! Hopefully she will sleep good tonight.

Fussy Girl

2010-03-09T17:41:00.000-08:00

So we are trying to figure out what is wrong with Noa. She is so fussy. We are not sure if it is colic or acid reflux. Something is going on though! She just cries all the time. Well not all the time. I have been able to get all three of them to take a nap at the same time. So that has given me a little time to get something done! Jay finally just got her to sleep or at least quiet. Isaac is sick:( He has been saying all day, "I'm sick, need to go to doctor" :( I will probably try to take him tomorrow.
Well I'm watching Lost now we will see if I make it through this epidoes.

I did it!!

2010-03-08T22:37:00.001-08:00

My saying all day was "I can do it!". Today I was by myself all day with all 3 kids. And I did it! I didn't even cry!! Came close but made it through. Isaac was great. The twins were very fussy all morning. There was not a minute that I wasn't trying to calm one down. I'm trying to figure out their eating schedule. I talked to their doctor today and she said feed them whenever they are hungry as much as they want. I feel like if I do that I'm feeding all day. And I was today! So I'm trying to find a happy medium. I have decided that bottle feeding (my breastmilk) is better for me during the day. It's a lot easier to drop a bottle if Isaac screams than stop nursing. I'm just trying to figure it all out!!!
I wanted to get to the store all day. Yes with all three. There is probably a reson it didn't work out! I was planning on going after the 9 am feeding. By 11 I was trying to Isaac dressed and realized it wasn't going to happen. Especially if I wanted Isaac to nap at home and not in the car. So I just waited until jay got home and Isaac and I went.
Today was our anniversary. We didn't do anything special but had a nice night!! Seven years. Crazy to think about. Who would have thought 7 years ago we would have three kids now!!

2010-03-07T21:05:00.001-08:00

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Sunday

2010-03-07T20:00:00.000-08:00

We made to church this morning. Isaac stayed home with grandma. He isn't feeling good:( so jay and I took the twins. All the new providence babies were there. Photo below! It was great to see them all together. Jay's mom left. The end of our live in nanny.
When they left it was constant with the twins. They were very fussy. My dad was coming over he was just running late. When he got here he took Isaac to the store. I fed the twins and still couldn't get them calm. Then I gave them both bottles. My dad and Isaac got back. I got isaac ready for bed. And finally got the twins down! Then got to enjoy my dads dinner.

Thursday

2010-03-07T00:01:00.001-08:00

I had a big outing today with the twins. Jay's mom stayed home with Isaac while I went to my 6 week check up with the twins. I left at 9:30 and didn't return until 3:30!! I asked Chris if she thought I had abandoned her! Ha. After my appt which went great! I met two friends from CMT at Panera and they helped me feed babies while we all had lunch and caught up! It was great I saw several people from CMT who were coming in Panera for lunch. After we got the babies fed I loaded them up and headed to target. I had needed to make a target run for days so I finally decided that I would just go ahead and go. The hardest part was trying to carry two boxes of diapers while pushing a double stroller. When I got home Jay was pulling in from work at the same time I was getting back. Isaac had a great day with grandma!! It's great for him to get some one on one time!!

Saturday

2010-03-06T23:37:00.001-08:00

Today was Jay's birthday. We had a nice day. His mom is still in town. We went over to my sisters for a birthday lunch. They all had the crud so we all kept our distance. We had a nice lunch over there and headed back home. Isaac wouldn't take a nap when we got back but he did lay in bed with jay for several hours while jay napped. The twins got to go on a walk with grandma.
I asked my parents to come over and help Chris (Jay's mom) with the babies so I could take jay out for his birthday. We figured a 1:1 ratio - grandparent to child was pretty good!! So we got to get out for a couple of hours. This was my second night out in a row!!! I went out last night with some girl friends. Had a great time!! So good to get out!!
When we got back Noa had been up and fussing the whole time we were gone. What are we going to do with her??? I'm rocking her now. We just fed them. I think she is back asleep. I think Elijah is wide awake though. Of course!!

Wednesday

2010-03-05T21:20:00.001-08:00

Jay's mom came in today from PA. Isaac was in school. I loaded up the twins and we went to pick her up. I was actually late because the twins were both asleep and I was enjoying a little peace and quiet! We were able to meet Jay for lunch. Then we went to pick Isaac up from school. Jay's mom made us dinner. Its great having her around!!

The Twins

2010-03-03T16:25:00.001-08:00

Ok so I think I'm off on my days. 40 days of keeping up is pretty good!! I'm going to still update and try to update daily. But I'm tired of counting the days;)
Yesterday was good. My sister came over early and helped which was great. Then Jennie came over for a little bit too. So I got a shower and some dishes done.
I've been trying to watch Lost but it's just not happening. I keep falling asleep every night during it. Last night I saw most of last weeks episode but fell asleep before the new episode even came on.
Jay and I did the 9:00 feeding then both fell asleep on the couch with the babies:) then we woke up at midnight and fed them and got them in bed!!
They slept until 6 this morning. It was nice to get 5 hrs of sleep at once!! Of course Isaac woke us all up! I had a great morning. Everything went well and the babies were good all morning. I was actually late to pick up jay's mom from the airport because I was enjoying a little peace and quiet!!
So jay's mom got in town today. She is staying through Sunday. She will be a big help!! We had lunch with jay. It's been a great day!!

The Twins: Day 41

2010-03-01T22:31:00.001-08:00

This morning was hard!! The babies were crying constantly and I didn't know what they wanted. Isaac was getting into everything because I couldn't pay him much attention because I was having to give all my attention to the babies. I finally got them to sleep and my sister got here to help. The rest of the day they did great. I got a nap in.

The Twins: Day 40

2010-02-28T21:09:00.006-08:00

Another long night. Jay was up with Noa. Then I got up to feed Elijah and was up a while. I actually fell asleep pumping. Not pretty!
Today I realized why people have nannies and maids!! Mary cleaned our house. It's nice. Now only if we can keep it that way. I had to pay bills so she held the babies while I got a few paid.
About to go to bed. Rocking Elijah. He was fussy. Jay is with Noa she just keeps screaming:(

The Twins: Day 39

2010-02-28T21:09:00.001-08:00

This morning we got off schedule a little. It was a rough night. Noa was fussy all night. So when Elijah was up at 5 ready to eat I just brought him in bed with us and fed him there. Noa was up not long afterwards.
Jay decided to go running. Everything was going well. Then Isaac wanted some ciniminon rolls that I told him I would make for Well I had to feed Elijah a bottle first. Noa started getting upset. Isaac got upset. So I had two babies crying as the other one was chillin on his bottle.
Mary came in town. We ordered chinese and hung out with the kids while jay went bowling with the youth.

The Twins: Day 38

2010-02-27T21:56:00.000-08:00

Today was just constant feeding. Isaac was great. It was a great day but just constant. I would feed then burp, the give Elijah a little from the bottle, then change diapers (usually all 3), get babies to sleep, then pump, then entertain Isaac for half an hour before it all started again!!! Crazy but fun on a weird way!!
Noa has been fussy tonight. My mom and I have been trying to get her down. My mom finally got her to sleep then it was time to feed again!!

The Twins: Day 37

2010-02-26T02:48:00.001-08:00

Well today I got adventurous. I have been wanting to get down to Murfreesboro to visit with Salena and Josie and give Isaac a day to play with Elias at Sarah's. I had been planning on today because I didn't have any help signed up and it seemed like a good day. Well that was before I was nursing all the time... It turned out to be a great outing it just all took longer than expected!! Everything had to woven around feedings. So this morning I fed the twins and i only had one hour before the next feeding. Not enough to load up three kids and drive to Murfreesboro before the next feeding. So I decided to give them bottles their next feeding so I could get out the door quicker. So it ended up being around 11:30 before I was on the road. And I needed gas and lunch! Of course now close to Isaac and Elias' naptime. Isaac fell asleep on the way down there. We finally got to murfreesboro. I dropped off Isaac then headed to salena's.
Salena and I had a great time. We just fed babies. Well I did two feedings there because it wasn't worth going down for one feeding. So I didn't leave salena's until after 5. I went to get Isaac. He had a great time!!! We finally got home and of course it was time for the babies to eat again. So jay had bottles ready for them. My parents ce over for a little visit. I laid down with Isaac around 8 and was out!!!
It was a busy day but great!!! I love to be able to accomplish big tasks like that!!

The Twins: Day 36

2010-02-25T21:46:00.000-08:00

Today was all nursing, all day. That's pretty much all I did all day. It feels great though that I can and they are doing so well. Right now the feedings are taking about 1 1/2 -2 hours. And they are eating every 3 hrs so I have about an hour of downtime.

The Twins: Day 35

2010-02-24T19:05:00.001-08:00

Today was a good day. I'm starting to feel like. A real person again!! I took Isaac to school this morning. It was great to know that I could do it!! It was pj day at his school so I didn't have to dress him so that made it a little easier. Of course I had to dress the twins so they looked cute;) I got home and had help waiting from my sister and Amy and Abigail. So I got to work on paying medical bills. Fun!!
Tonight the lactation consultant came. It went really well!! We learned a lot!! The twins nursed. She showed me how to feed them both at the same time for time effincency and how much and how long to feed them for. It was very informative!!!
After she left jay and I got to spend a little time together because all the kids were sleeping. So that was nice!!!

2010-02-23T00:36:00.001-08:00

Cuddling in moses basket!

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The Twins: Day 34

2010-02-22T23:59:00.000-08:00

Well I officially sick of pumping!! I have been for a while but I'm really ready for the twins to start nursing. Tomorrow I have a lactation consultant coming to help me with the twins. I tried tonight to get them to eat a little and they aren't quite getting it. They do pretty good with the shield so we go that route for a little while. Jennifer, a friend from church who has twins, came over today and really encouraged me! She brought her twin boys over who are about 10 months and crawling all over. Isaac loved playing with them. She has been breastfeeding them and she gave me some advice. One encouraging thing she said is that she was pumping mostly until their due date. And the twins due date was just this past week (the 18th) so that is encouraging that I'm not really "behind." So much is different with preemies and twins! I'm hoping to be even more encouraged tomorrow when the lactation consultant comes out.
The twins were really good today! They slept in their Moses basket most the day. They just cuddled up. They are so cute when they are cuddling!!

The Twins: Day 33

2010-02-21T23:16:00.001-08:00

Another busy Sunday. We made to church this morning. We didn't quite get to the early service though. But we were early for the 10:30 because Jay was thinking it started at 10.
After church we went over to my sisters for Drew's birthday. It's next weekend but they are going to be out of town so we celebrated it today. We had a great time. Drew is 6 years old. So hard to believe!!
When we left all the kids fell asleep so we thought we would run a few errands and take advantage of that time. By the time we got home it wad time for jay to leave for youth. My parents came over to help me out. It's amazing how much an extra set of hands help!! I was w

The Twins: Day 32

2010-02-20T23:54:00.000-08:00

February 20 - One month old! Hard to believe its been a month. On one hand though it seems a lot longer!! Today was a great day! Jay took Isaac to the zoo and I stayed home with the twins. Its amazing how fast the day goes by and you can get absolutely nothing done! It is just constant with them. And the down time I do have I usually find myself just sitting and holding them for an extra min or two that turns into half an hour. And when you are on a 3-4 hour eating schedule half an hour is a lot of precious time for sleeping babies!! At lunch time I realized I had to make myself go eat! I got them both fed and asleep. Every time I turned around though there was something that needed to be done. Baby clothes folded, dishes to wash, clothes to wash, toys to pick up... but I had to eat! So I finally got lunch. As soon as I finished lunch one was up crying! Constant!!
My bible study friends from college all came over tonight. It was great to have them all over! Good times! And Salena and Matt even made it over with Josie!!! Josie and Elijah are the same size. So cute!!! I took a picture of the three of them, I'll post it soon!
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HA!! Just fell asleep for a second with my finger on the o;) Time to head back to bed!!!

Isaac at the zoo

2010-02-20T10:31:00.001-08:00

Isaac at the zoo with dad looking at the elephants!
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2010-02-20T10:12:00.001-08:00

Awww:-) he's saying why am i always her pillow?

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2010-02-20T10:06:00.001-08:00

Finally enjoying some sunshine!!

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The Twins: Day 31

2010-02-19T23:43:00.001-08:00

So of course since Ivey had baby duty they slept great!!!
Ivey headed home today. Whitney came by and took her to the airport. They were both nervous about leaving me with all three kids alone. Well not nervous but they felt bad. I got Isaac down for a nap!! Theft wasn't too bad. Well I was hoping to get a few things done while they all slept. Before long both babies were sceaming. I finally decided to feed them. I finally got them both calmed down. I decided to take some pictures of them. I feel bad that I never tale pictures of them. There just isn't ever time!! So I finally took some. One month pictures I guess;). Not long after that Jay got home.
I decided to go out. I needed to get Drew a birthday present. I finally got out! All alone!!! I drove!!! I felt so free!!! :-)
I bought Jay and I steak and shrimp. It was good!!! Isaac actually ate some steak. He really enjoyed it!!!
Bed Time!!!!!

2010-02-19T12:54:00.001-08:00

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2010-02-19T12:52:00.001-08:00

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The Twins: Day 30

2010-02-18T23:32:00.000-08:00

So today was the twins actual due date. Feb. 18th. Crazy!! It's been a good day. Not to much going on. Jay didn't get much sleep last night. He was up with Noa. Not sure what her deal is. I think she was hungry. Who knows.
Trot, Whitney and Drew came over tonight for dinner. Drew played us a song on his new guitar that he just learned at guitar lessons. Isaac loved having Drew over!! They ran all over the house!!!
We decided tonight was Ivey's night to stay up with Noa...

The Twins: Day 29

2010-02-17T23:25:00.000-08:00

So today we took the twins for their one month check up. They are 4 weeks today. They are growing so big!!! Noa now weighs 6 lbs 7 oz. And Elijah weighs 5 lbs. 8 oz!!!! That is how much Isaac weighed when he was born;) They had a great visit!! They still have thrush so they are getting new medicine for that. She wants me to get treated also so we don't keep passing it back and forth. So I called my doctor about getting treated and while I had the nurse on the phone I thought I would ask her about driving. She gave me go ahead to drive!!!!! She said my scar looked great yesterday and as long as I wasn't on pain medicine I could drive. I feel free!! I haven't driven anywhere yet but at least I know I can now!!
Went to the Ash Wednesday service. Jay and I decided to take turns to the different services. He went to the early one and I went later. It's easier than backing everyone up and taking them out. Even though I can drive I had already made plans with Kim to come get me so I just kept those plans. It was a great service!!

The Twins: Day 28

2010-02-16T23:58:00.000-08:00

Today was a busy day!! The twins were suppose to have doctors appointments this morning but I decided to move them to tomorrow because there was snow on the ground and still snowing. I figured it would be safest to stay home. But I still had to go to my doctor this afternoon to have that staple removed. So my dad came and got me and we loaded up the van. That was the first time I did that without Jay. Whew!! Isaac was ready for a nap. We decided to just ran thru and grab lunch. By the time we got it in the car Isaac was asleep. So my dad drove us all and he sat in the van with all the kidos while I went into the doctor. It didn't take long at all. They said my scar looked great!! When I got back to the van everyone was sleeping including my dad;)
My cousin Ivey was flying in so my dad brought us all home and then went back to the airport to get Ivey.
My mom came over and my dad got back with ivey. We had a house full for a little bit. Then jay got home.
Noa was up most the night. I finally got her to sleep on my chest in the living room on the couch. We slept for about 2 hours then it was time to eat again.

2010-02-16T07:47:00.001-08:00

Isaac thought they should both have bows in their hair:-)

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The Twins: Day 27

2010-02-15T23:18:00.000-08:00

At our early morning feeding we realized that there was snow on the ground. It was covered. Guess it must have snowed over night. We got the early feeding finished before Isaac woke up! That is always exciting! He actually let us go back to sleep until 8:00 this morning! That's even more exciting!!! Jay was off today so it was nice to have a little down time at home. We were suppose to go to Murfreesboro to see Salena, Matt and Josie but with the snow and waking up late we decided to stay around the house.
I took a shower this morning and noticed that they left a staple in me from my incision from the c-section. So I have to go tomorrow to have that removed. The twins have a doctors appt in the morning also but if the roads are bad I might just reschedule it.
I realized tonight when I laid down next to Isaac in our bed (yes, he sleeps in our bed, one day we will work on that... but today is not that day:) I realized how much I love my children!! You know this is hard at times but man do I love them! And I have a great husband who loves them just as much as I do and loves me! Even when we don't get to spend much time together because we are feeding babies or changing diapers or entertaining a two year old... we still know how much we love each other!

The Twins: Day 26

2010-02-14T19:32:00.000-08:00

Week 2 of making it to church! We actually made it to the 9AM service this morning. I was up at 5am feeding the twins. Everyone baths and dressed and were in the van by 8:35! After church we decided to go to the Chinese Buffet. Started out pretty crazy. Noa woke up fussing and Isaac wasn't in the best mood. It turned into a 2 hour lunch. I got Noa calmed down and as we were ready to go Isaac started eating...
Jay had youth tonight. Thankfully, the Putman's asked if Isaac could come over and play. I'm not sure what I would have done if he stayed here. The twins were constant the whole time Jay was gone. Judy came by to pick up some laundry and helped me hold one of them while I changed the other. Then Whitney and Drew came by and helped hold babies for a little bit. They ate dinner with me and had to head out. Before they left we laid both the babies down in their crib. As soon as they were out the door Elijah was up crying. I changed him and then Noa started waking as well. I got them both in my wrap and carried them around while I was trying to make their bottles. They were both screaming. By the time I got both bottles made they were asleep. I finally got to sit down! We just sat for a while. Then I got them both fed right before Jay got home. Whew, what a night! I told Jay I was expecting to put them down and get some stuff done around the house! Yeah right like that happened!!!
BTW... Happy Valentines Day! I took a few other pictures of the twins. Isaac didn't want to have anything to do with pictures so its just the twins. And Noa was all fussy... So not the best but it captures our Valentines day! I'll post them soon!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-14T15:16:00.001-08:00

Happy valentine's day from Elijah! My brother and sister were fussing so i got to be the camera hog:-)

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The Twins: Day 25

2010-02-13T21:38:00.000-08:00

I got another good nap in this morning. Its always nice for others to come play with the babies while I sleep!! :) I set my alarm to wake up in an hour. The next thing I knew it was 3 hours later. So that was pretty much my mid morning. Of course I was up at 4:30am. I was feeding the twins and Isaac woke up and he was ready to start the day! I let Jay sleep. He cuddled with Elijah and I fixed Isaac breakfast.
Jay went out with the guys to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch. When Linda left I thought it should be easy to get Isaac down for a nap and we could all nap until Jay got home. It didn't work that easily. Of course. Both the twins started fussing, Isaac was kicking his door in his room because I finally just locked him in there hoping he would fall asleep. After a while he just started playing in his room. Jay finally got home and of course Isaac laid down with him!
I was dying to get out of the house. So after a late decision we loaded up and went to Best Buy. It was 7:30 before we left the house. By the time we got everything ready and then the twins got hungry and Jay decided to feed Isaac, it took us forever to finally get out! We got a few good looks at Best Buy pushing our huge stroller around the store, but I'm sure that is just the beginning!
It was good to get out. I realized today that I have been dependent on other people for 3 1/2 months now. Between bedrest and the c-section I haven't been able to drive at all. So I have had to rely on others to take me places. I have to say it is starting to get old!! I'm ready to drive!! Just to get out every now and then gives you a little sanity!!

2010-02-13T06:12:00.001-08:00

Isaac taking a nap with noa and elijah.

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The Twins: Day 24

2010-02-12T23:33:00.000-08:00

Another good day!! It was like a party this morning we had so many people over to help:) It was great! Jay woke up and helped me get the twins started eating. He set up this system where we could feed them in the boppy and set a towel across them and not even have to hold the bottles! (see photo below) So I laid in bed with them next to me eating. Isaac was awake so we turned a movie on for him. We got to lay there for a little bit. Jay had to leave for work and of course it wasn't long before Isaac was up ready to go! I put both the twins in this wrap I have and fixed breakfast. They loved it! They just slept head to head. It was so cute! Allison got here a little after 8 and helped me out. Then Sarah J. came over and they both held the babies. Then Karen and Ryan came over. Isaac was running circles around Ryan. He was so excited to see him. Karen and Sarah watched the babies and Isaac while Allison took me to the store. It was great! I got to get out and get some things we needed. And of course more snacks!! :) Everyone left and I put Isaac down for a nap. Salena called me as I was putting him down and of course the twins woke up too. Isaac wanted to hold them so I put a twin on each side of him. It turned out to be great because it pinned him down so he couldn't squirm around. By the time I was off the phone with Salena Isaac was asleep with a baby on each arm and Noa was crying next to him. It didn't even phase him. He was out!! I'll send a picture of it. It was so cute!! Right when he fell asleep Jay got home. We had a nice dinner. And shortly after headed to bed.
Well, one week down of Jay back at work. It wasn't bad at all. Probably worse on him:( Hopefully things will get better once we get a good routine down!!

2010-02-12T04:53:00.001-08:00

Feeding time:) one system Jay came up with for easy feeding:-)

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The Twins: Day 23

2010-02-11T23:06:00.000-08:00

Today was a good day. The morning started off kind of crazy but things got better after getting all 3 kids fed. Sarah B. came over and helped all day! I was able to take a shower and a long nap!!! Isaac and I laid down from 1:00 to 5:00! Sarah had cleaned and dinner was ready when we woke up! I told her I needed to hire her as a nanny:)
We went to offer group tonight. It was good to get out. I know Jay was exhausted but he knew that I needed to get out. Everyone was very excited to see the babies!!

The Twins: Day 22

2010-02-10T22:32:00.000-08:00

This week is going by so slow!! Today was a good day. Isaac finally had school. He got to take his Valentine's to school. And pictures of the twins. He fussed a little leaving and it was hard to get him to go with Christin to school. He didn't want to leave the twins:( He cried, but Christin said as soon as he got to the car he was fine. Which I figured he would be.
Jennie came and helped me today. Its great to just have an extra set of hands!! I got a good 2 hour nap in between feedings. Christin and Piper brought Isaac home after school and they stayed and played a little. Jay got home soon after that. We are both like zombies right now... We just do what we have to every night to get ready for the next day. We are making it through though!! I have to say it is hard but its all worth it when you look at those two precious babies! And that one adorable 2 year old!! And to see him look at them just steals your heart away!! He loves them so much!! I'm so glad for that!

Night, Night!

The Twins: Day 21

2010-02-09T23:28:00.000-08:00

This morning was a little rougher than yesterday morning. Jay got to go in later because of the snow so he was here a little later this morning. Which you think that would have made things easier. He got to sleep in a little more. I was up most the night with Noa. She was fussing a lot throughout the night. We are starting to think maybe she has her days and nights confused. She is fine throughout the day, just sleeps all day long. Last night she ate at 1am then was up at 2:30 crying. Nothing soothed her so finally I fed her more. She ate. Then ate again at 4am. So it doesn't seem like she is having stomach problems.
Everything was going good and then Jay left and it went crazy! Both the babies started crying they were hungry. I was trying to calm them and get their bottles ready. Isaac was being good but right at my side wanting to help. I was in the kitchen trying to get their bottles out of the refrigerator when I almost dropped Elijah. It was awful. Luckily I caught him before he went down! He just reared his back and basically jumped out of my arms. It scared me to death!!! I went and put them both down in their Moses basket and just let them cry while I got their bottles ready. Then Isaac wanted to stand in his rocking chair with the refrigerator door open. So I had to tell him no and get him down. He started screaming so I had 3 screaming babies at once. Finally I got both bottles ready and all set up for the feeding. Isaac got over his fit and came in to help me feed the babies. We were all better at that point! Right at the end of the feeding my dad gets here! Of course, perfect timing:)
Better go finsh pumping so I can get some more rest.

The Twins: Day 20

2010-02-08T21:28:00.000-08:00

Today was Jay's first day back to work. He was up at 3:30 am with Noa this morning. He ended up staying up and getting ready for work and going in. I don't think he could go back to sleep. Poor Jay! He came home exhausted from work. He and Isaac went to bed around 8:00. I stayed up and just finished the "last" feeding of the night. They seem to be going a little longer between feedings. We will see how long they will go tonight!! We have a system now where we can feed them alone. It works pretty good. I'll have to post a picture of our system soon:)
My day was great! The morning started with Christin and Piper coming over. Piper played with Isaac. It was great for him to have a friend over!! Christin helped me with me morning feeding. Then Alexis came and helped out tons!!! Thank you both you helped me out so much!! Alexis thank you so much for cleaning!! And letting me take a good long nap!! Isaac slept from 1pm-5pm (maybe even 5:30). I finally laid down about 2:30 and slept until 5 or 5:30. It was great. Oh yeah, I almost forgot. My sister and Drew came by too but I was napping so I didn't even see them. They held Noa. Jay got home I think around 3:30 and came and napped with Isaac and me.
Its been a great day! So thankful to have such great friends who are willing to help me out!! Thank you, Thank you!!

The Twins: Day 19

2010-02-07T20:49:00.000-08:00

The twins were introduced to the Youngs' crazy lifestyle today!! At 7:45 this morning we decided to go to church. It started out with Jay and Isaac going so Isaac could get out of the house and have something to do. Then when Jay and Isaac got out of the shower Jay asked Isaac if he wanted to take the babies to church. I told Jay that we weren't going to make it to the 9am service. I got ready as Jay got all the kids ready. By 9:45 we were in the car ready to go to church. It was great to be back at church! The twins were the stars of the morning!! Everyone wanted to see them. We just had them in their car seats in the stroller as everyone strolled by and took a peek:) After church, Isaac fell asleep in the van on the way home. We got home and fed the twins and ourselves and all got a good nap in. Then it was off to the next event!
We had a Youth Super Bowl party tonight. We loaded everyone up and headed to the Lane's house. There we found some great babysitters!! All the youth loved the babies! Of course how can you not?!? ;)
It was a very busy day but a great day to get out of the house and back to reality. Jay starts back to work tomorrow. We will see how next week goes!

The Twins: Day 18

2010-02-06T20:42:00.000-08:00

We had a rough night last night. Of course the night Isaac spends the night at his aunt's and we expect to get lots of rest, is the night Noa is up all night! She wasn't up all night but she was fussy a majority of the night. We think she had a stomach ache. I'm sitting in their room now. She is a little fussy again tonight but hopefully tonight will be a better night!
Isaac came home ready to see his babies!! He missed them and us last night. He is so sweet to them! We had several visitors today. It was great to see Carrie and Tiffany. And also see the Crass'!!
I got to get out a little tonight. My dad drove me to Old Navy so I could look for some pants. I found two pairs. I hope they fit ok.
Its been a great day!!

2010-02-05T21:05:00.001-08:00

earlier today. isaac feeding his little sister. he loves to help with the babies!

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2010-02-05T20:53:00.001-08:00

Josie Wenneborg

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The Twins: Day 17

2010-02-05T20:32:00.001-08:00

When your day starts at 5AM, mornings seem to last forever! Isaac has started getting up at the 5AM feeding. And he doesn't go back to sleep like we would like for him to! Jay took him out and they ran some errands. Got another snail for his fish tank. We were able to all get a good nap in this afternoon! His friend Owen came over and they played for a little bit and then he went to spend the night with his Aunt WeWe (Whitney). Jay had a date night planned for us!! My parents came over and watched the twins. We went out to eat at Logan's and went to visit Salena and Matt and their new addition, Josie! She is precious!!! It is so great to see what God can do and how wonderful he is!! We are surrounded by miracle babies!!!

It was great to get out tonight. Even if it was just for a little bit. Jay and I thought about going to a movie but we figured we would both fall asleep during the movie:)

The twins are starting to be awake more and more. They are still good babies though! They are both in bed and we are heading to bed soon! With Isaac at Whitney's house we are hoping to be able to sleep in a little in the morning after the 5AM feeding!!

The Twins: Day 16

2010-02-04T19:30:00.000-08:00

We got out to Cracker Barrell this morning. All 5 of us and Granddaddy met us there. Everyone loved looking at the twins! Only the beginning of much attention I'm sure;) everyone would say how cute the twins were then see Isaac and say oh you have your hands full!!! Ha!! Oh do I know it;)
After Cracker Barrell Jay dropped me off at Target. Had to get s few things. Whenever I'm out I feel like I'm in a constant daze. Not sure how much of that is the pain meds and how much is lack of sleep. Probably both combined!
All 5 of us had a great afternoon nap!

The Twins: Day 15

2010-02-03T18:05:00.000-08:00

Not much going on today. Last night we got a little more sleep. We fed them at 1 am and then not until 5:30 am. Very nice to get s little rest!!! Of course Isaac got up at 5:30 when we got up to feed the twins. We turned a movie on for him and got a little more sleep. I slept more while jay fed him breakfast;)
I think we are all starting to go a little stir crazy. We aren't use to being in our house this much. We are usually always on the go.

The Twins: Day 14

2010-02-02T12:05:00.000-08:00

We took the twins back to the doctor today. They are back over their birth weight!!! Yay!!! Noa weighs 5 lbs 2 oz. And Elijah weighs 4 lbs 6 oz. They are doing great. We can come off the strict feeding schedule and let them tell us when they are hungry. We will probably still stick to a schedule just for our sake!! We are hoping though they will sleep a liitle more at night now!!
The doctor said they have thrust though. So we have medicine to treat that now.

The Twins: Day 13

2010-02-01T20:45:00.001-08:00

Today we got out!! We went to the grocery store. We were able to drop Isaac off at the Putman's so it wouldn't be totally crazy with all 5 of us at the store. The twins did great. Jay had one buggy with them and I had one buggy full of junk food. That's about all I got. I've been wanting to snack constantly since I've been breastfeeding so I needed to stock up. And oh did I!!! We were a little late on their feeding and Elijah let us know!!! The whole way to the Putman's! We stopped there and fed them. Isaac had a great time over there!!
We had some vistitors and great food delivered to the house!! Thanks Dawson's and Darlene!!
Went to bed early. Up for 9:00 feeding and heading back to bed!!

All napping!!

The Twins: Day 12

2010-01-31T03:01:00.000-08:00

Two weeks home!! We got to play out in the snow with Isaac. He loved it!!!

We bunddled up the twins for a family picture out in the snow. They seemed to like it. Their snow suits were huge on them!!! Their feet weren't even long enough to fit in where the legs go!! Still so tiny. Noa is getting to be a little chunker though;) Elijah is growing just still so little.

My parents headed home today. Still snowy and icy out.

Whitney, Troy and Drew came over for dinner. I got a great nap in before they came over!!! Drew loves holding those little babies!!!

The Twins: Day 11

2010-01-30T03:03:00.000-08:00

It's now Saturday. Snow still covers the ground. My parents spent the night. We all took turns with the night feedings. Just hung out at the house. And ate a lot. Jay got out in the snow to buy a bottle cleaner. Something much needed!!!! He came home with a new cell phone too.

The Twins: Day Ten

2010-01-29T02:51:00.000-08:00

The big snow day. It started snowing this morning around 10. And just kept snowing and snowing and snowing. My parents came over to get snowed in with us and to help with the twins and Isaac.
Jay had to cancel Warmth in Winter for the youth because it snowed so much we couldn't get to Murfreesboro. So sad!!
Beautiful snow though!!!