I have been a bad blogger for a while. I have been so busy...ugh. Lots of news to share and certainly when I have more time I will do a full update.
Outline:
1. Pediatrician visit a few days ago, twins got shots...it killed me.
2. G is walking like a pro now. Only a few days from her 1 year bday, we got pictures, I will send them via newsletter soon. (Jen, I still need your address...)
3. J went from our cool cat to a baby in misery...he is cutting teeth. I though G was bad...ugh.
4. Allergies suck, for a 1 year old, a mommy and a daddy. What a great gene to pass onto your children!
5. Grandparents from both sides are coming into town tomorrow. We will have a very full house. We thought 5 bedrooms would be enough. We don't even have a guest room...is it time for a move? We are looking...I will email links soon enough.
6. K the nanny has been reduced in hours to just morning and 3 nights a week. We are getting the hang of it I think, and it will be nice to eventually not have that expense.
7. We are taking a vacation with the whole family... I am talking 50+ people to the Hamptons. My great great grandparents, great grandparents, now my grandpa and soon us, will inherit a house on the beach. Amazing...think Great Gatsby meets Kennedy compound, meets the episode of Sex and the City at Richards house. I love it there. We spent summers there as kids...I can't wait to do this every year with our brood.
That's it for now...time to head to work...yes, that's other news. More about that later.
Love,
KKGJNV (that totally looks like a crazy mixed up name for a version of the Bible...lol.)
sdg
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
4th of July weekend... and "walking"
Hmph. No fireworks this year...again...which bums me out. I know I shouldn't sulk...even being as pregnant as I was, I was able to watch Thunder, so technically, I got my dose. On the other hand, it seems like every year we have something else happen that makes us miss the show.
We got an additional sitter last night, as well as KN, so K and I went to some friends for dinner and some cards. We haven't done that in ages and it was really good for us I think. We ordered pizza, I had my first beer since being pregnant (pump and dump ladies! :) ) and played spades. A lot of fun, but I had the mommy separation anxiety a little bit. I called 7 times in the course of the 5 hours that we were there, so I felt like the biggest nerd in the universe, but seeing as G's ear infection is flaring up again, I was worried about her. The doctors are starting to think they need to give her tubes for a while so that it doesn't have an effect on her speech any further. The speech therapist that we saw said she is a little behind in what she should be doing at her age, which worries me even more. I may be over reacting, but who knows.
The twins have been so active lately, it is wearing me out. J is the cool cat of the family and is probably the easiest.baby.ever. Such a sweety. I definitely think V had her first smile a couple of days ago (which I got on film shockingly). It might have just been gas or something, but it was pretty darn cute. I was testing the light with a test picture and she smiled right up at KN. Super cute. AND drum roll please....
G took her first steps yesterday!! Lots of milestones lately. She kind of tottered back and forth between the three of us, with a lot of help and then on her 5th try to me, she took about 4 steps before collapsing in my arms. She was thrilled with herself and with the fact that we all went nuts about it! I was so proud.
N slept through the night last night amazingly! They shouldn't be doing that yet, in my opinion, but you won't hear me complain. Although, I checked on him numerous times to be sure he was still breathing and so forth. Why is it that I just couldn't simply enjoy the extra sleep...but instead was up every three hours anyway to check on him? Another milestone. My kiddos are all growing up so fast... maybe it seems faster when they are all doing the same things at the same time almost, being that they are all under 1 for another month.
Ok, so last night...
K and I got home at around 12:30, and headed to bed almost immediately. Kiddo's were all asleep and the new sitter left. KN was also in bed, so it was nice to just slip into pj's and get into freshly washed sheets (which is probably one of the best things in the world, other than baby smiles that is...) So I was looking forward to at least 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep, when K starts cuddling with me. Now, don't get me wrong, I am a girl, I like to cuddle, but when it involves being enveloped in someone's arms to the point of suffocation, I get a little claustrophobic! He was pretty much asleep, so to escape his arms wasn't an easy task. The fact that we had one less baby awake last night should have meant that I feel rested this morning, but instead of getting more sleep, I woke up this morning for church with the worst crick in my neck from finally having to give up on not being cuddled with all night. I know that sounds cruel, but really...being that it never really happens much (because we are not big cuddlers), there wasn't a comfy position going on.
Alright, enough complaining about something that should have been a really good thing because of the fact that we have had quite a bit of tension since the twins were born.
Time to get a shower while I have everyone in bed. We may go to the park after dinner... we'll see. More later!
We got an additional sitter last night, as well as KN, so K and I went to some friends for dinner and some cards. We haven't done that in ages and it was really good for us I think. We ordered pizza, I had my first beer since being pregnant (pump and dump ladies! :) ) and played spades. A lot of fun, but I had the mommy separation anxiety a little bit. I called 7 times in the course of the 5 hours that we were there, so I felt like the biggest nerd in the universe, but seeing as G's ear infection is flaring up again, I was worried about her. The doctors are starting to think they need to give her tubes for a while so that it doesn't have an effect on her speech any further. The speech therapist that we saw said she is a little behind in what she should be doing at her age, which worries me even more. I may be over reacting, but who knows.
The twins have been so active lately, it is wearing me out. J is the cool cat of the family and is probably the easiest.baby.ever. Such a sweety. I definitely think V had her first smile a couple of days ago (which I got on film shockingly). It might have just been gas or something, but it was pretty darn cute. I was testing the light with a test picture and she smiled right up at KN. Super cute. AND drum roll please....
G took her first steps yesterday!! Lots of milestones lately. She kind of tottered back and forth between the three of us, with a lot of help and then on her 5th try to me, she took about 4 steps before collapsing in my arms. She was thrilled with herself and with the fact that we all went nuts about it! I was so proud.
N slept through the night last night amazingly! They shouldn't be doing that yet, in my opinion, but you won't hear me complain. Although, I checked on him numerous times to be sure he was still breathing and so forth. Why is it that I just couldn't simply enjoy the extra sleep...but instead was up every three hours anyway to check on him? Another milestone. My kiddos are all growing up so fast... maybe it seems faster when they are all doing the same things at the same time almost, being that they are all under 1 for another month.
Ok, so last night...
K and I got home at around 12:30, and headed to bed almost immediately. Kiddo's were all asleep and the new sitter left. KN was also in bed, so it was nice to just slip into pj's and get into freshly washed sheets (which is probably one of the best things in the world, other than baby smiles that is...) So I was looking forward to at least 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep, when K starts cuddling with me. Now, don't get me wrong, I am a girl, I like to cuddle, but when it involves being enveloped in someone's arms to the point of suffocation, I get a little claustrophobic! He was pretty much asleep, so to escape his arms wasn't an easy task. The fact that we had one less baby awake last night should have meant that I feel rested this morning, but instead of getting more sleep, I woke up this morning for church with the worst crick in my neck from finally having to give up on not being cuddled with all night. I know that sounds cruel, but really...being that it never really happens much (because we are not big cuddlers), there wasn't a comfy position going on.
Alright, enough complaining about something that should have been a really good thing because of the fact that we have had quite a bit of tension since the twins were born.
Time to get a shower while I have everyone in bed. We may go to the park after dinner... we'll see. More later!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Oh and one more thing...
I am setting up an email list for those of you who want more details than I feel comfortable with sharing with the blog world, as well as for pictures! Send me your email and we will get you added.
After a bit of a hiatus...
My my. It has been a while. First off all, I want to congratulate another twin blogger mommy on her two little boys born on the 22nd! They are adorable Jennifer!
Routine has settled in here and it is SOOO nice to not have to guess as to when things will happen and so forth. With four, you realize how important structure is in family life! Today, all 6 of us went to the park. I had only driven by before, never actualy to the park and I was stunned. It is no more than a mile from our house and it is like entering a nature preserve. It is almost 10 acres with a large lake and a 3 mile walking path. There is a playground and numerous shelters around the lake with machines full of bird and fish food. There were probably a thousand geese (I am an exaggerator, but this is NOT an exaggeration! ) Tons of them! And there was a family with little fuzzy baby geese. K, G and I fed the turtles that would come to the surface when you walked on the docks out from the shore. The turtles were so cute! Needless to say, I was so impressed by the park, I took all 4 by myself today (crazy, I know!) and I actually wasn't overwhelmed. G will sit and just stare at the geese. She was enthralled. So funny, because they are all about twice as big as her! The other 3 slept the entire time. We have rigged up one of the fitness stroller deals to fit all 4 (not for long, but for now it works) and so I did a walk/run of the 3 mile trail. We stopped and ate lunch. G is so grown up, eating so many solids now, I am so proud of her. I nursed all 3 while we were there. Normally, I wouldn't do this in public without good reason (screaming bloody murder in the mall was a good reason last week!) but it was a nice day out and there weren't all that many people there that day. I covered up with a blanket and everything was great. Until, that is, I got CUSSED OUT (!!!) by a woman saying that I ws exposing myself and that it was public indecency and a lot of other garbage. I apologized, respectfully told her that I understood why it made her uncomfortable and left it at that. Well, she still was getting upset, then G got upset, and the J and then the twins and pretty soon I had 4 tired kiddos screaming because they knew mommy was upset. What a peaceful setting for a not so peaceful confrontation. Of course, after she left, then my hormones or something got the best of me and I started crying. It was probably a very sad scene to walk up on. Other than the little explosion, it was a pretty relaxing day and went fairly well for being by myself with all of them.
Tonight, we came home and Ken made me dinner (steaks on the grill with asparagus from the garden and baked potatoes) I was very impressed and so touched. Marriage counseling has done wonders. Still not perfect, but will it ever be? We have a daily "checklist" with a twist (Mom, and Linda, stop reading now!) where we have certain things that need done every day (whether it be feedings at 8, load of laundry, running the dishwasher...stuff like that) and whoever ends up with the most checks gets to choose one thing that they want the other person to do for them. Originally, our therapist was doing this to rekindle some sexual chemistry...but yesterday...I was not feeling it. I was exhausted and really just wanted to sleep. Ken asked me seductively what I wanted and I was like, will you vaccuum out my car? haha! I rolled over and fell asleep. Poor guy... lol. This mornin I woke up and owed him one, so because Katie agreed to take Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Ken and I et some Mommy and Daddy time to "sleep in" (ie. 8:30). Do you guys remember the days when sleeping in meant 11?
I should probably try and get some sleep. Oh wait....I can't. Our cat PEED on the bed tonight! I am IRATE! I am a pretty even keeled person, but smells are it for me. And cat pee is the WORST! So the sheets, comforter, mattress pad and everything are in the wash. I will probably be up for a couple of more hours while everything dries. Anyone have suggestions on how to prevent this from happening? She has done this 3 times this week! I am getting very sick of being a sleep deprived mom that can't go to sleep because of a cat! I slept on the couch last night and hated myself today for it. That kind of makes me feel old. To be sore from sleeping on a couch. hmm...
Alright, well I just heard a buzzer, which is my signal to switch everything over and to do the rounds on the kiddos. More soon.
sdg
Routine has settled in here and it is SOOO nice to not have to guess as to when things will happen and so forth. With four, you realize how important structure is in family life! Today, all 6 of us went to the park. I had only driven by before, never actualy to the park and I was stunned. It is no more than a mile from our house and it is like entering a nature preserve. It is almost 10 acres with a large lake and a 3 mile walking path. There is a playground and numerous shelters around the lake with machines full of bird and fish food. There were probably a thousand geese (I am an exaggerator, but this is NOT an exaggeration! ) Tons of them! And there was a family with little fuzzy baby geese. K, G and I fed the turtles that would come to the surface when you walked on the docks out from the shore. The turtles were so cute! Needless to say, I was so impressed by the park, I took all 4 by myself today (crazy, I know!) and I actually wasn't overwhelmed. G will sit and just stare at the geese. She was enthralled. So funny, because they are all about twice as big as her! The other 3 slept the entire time. We have rigged up one of the fitness stroller deals to fit all 4 (not for long, but for now it works) and so I did a walk/run of the 3 mile trail. We stopped and ate lunch. G is so grown up, eating so many solids now, I am so proud of her. I nursed all 3 while we were there. Normally, I wouldn't do this in public without good reason (screaming bloody murder in the mall was a good reason last week!) but it was a nice day out and there weren't all that many people there that day. I covered up with a blanket and everything was great. Until, that is, I got CUSSED OUT (!!!) by a woman saying that I ws exposing myself and that it was public indecency and a lot of other garbage. I apologized, respectfully told her that I understood why it made her uncomfortable and left it at that. Well, she still was getting upset, then G got upset, and the J and then the twins and pretty soon I had 4 tired kiddos screaming because they knew mommy was upset. What a peaceful setting for a not so peaceful confrontation. Of course, after she left, then my hormones or something got the best of me and I started crying. It was probably a very sad scene to walk up on. Other than the little explosion, it was a pretty relaxing day and went fairly well for being by myself with all of them.
Tonight, we came home and Ken made me dinner (steaks on the grill with asparagus from the garden and baked potatoes) I was very impressed and so touched. Marriage counseling has done wonders. Still not perfect, but will it ever be? We have a daily "checklist" with a twist (Mom, and Linda, stop reading now!) where we have certain things that need done every day (whether it be feedings at 8, load of laundry, running the dishwasher...stuff like that) and whoever ends up with the most checks gets to choose one thing that they want the other person to do for them. Originally, our therapist was doing this to rekindle some sexual chemistry...but yesterday...I was not feeling it. I was exhausted and really just wanted to sleep. Ken asked me seductively what I wanted and I was like, will you vaccuum out my car? haha! I rolled over and fell asleep. Poor guy... lol. This mornin I woke up and owed him one, so because Katie agreed to take Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Ken and I et some Mommy and Daddy time to "sleep in" (ie. 8:30). Do you guys remember the days when sleeping in meant 11?
I should probably try and get some sleep. Oh wait....I can't. Our cat PEED on the bed tonight! I am IRATE! I am a pretty even keeled person, but smells are it for me. And cat pee is the WORST! So the sheets, comforter, mattress pad and everything are in the wash. I will probably be up for a couple of more hours while everything dries. Anyone have suggestions on how to prevent this from happening? She has done this 3 times this week! I am getting very sick of being a sleep deprived mom that can't go to sleep because of a cat! I slept on the couch last night and hated myself today for it. That kind of makes me feel old. To be sore from sleeping on a couch. hmm...
Alright, well I just heard a buzzer, which is my signal to switch everything over and to do the rounds on the kiddos. More soon.
sdg
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