Fabulous Weekend

Two posts in one weekend; things MUST be going good, eh?

I can't say enough good about this weekend. What is funny about this, however, is that it's one of the few weekends my mom and Ken didn't come up to help out and give us a little break. Out of the past 11 weeks, my mom has been here 9 of them I think! It's weird not having her around. I even said to a couple of my friends this past Friday, "Can you even believe my mom made other plans this weekend?" I'm kidding, of course. Sort of.

Anyhow, Friday was low key and relaxing. Our nephew Hunter came up for a weekend visit and to go hunting with Tim Saturday morning. It was nice to see Carrie for a very short visit as well. I also made two homemade meals this week; one on Thursday (a roast with potatoes, onions, and carrots) and a pork roast with BBQ sauce on Friday night. On Saturday, I was able to get a workout in, which was one of my many goals of the day. It ended up being my only one reached, as the babies were rather needy the first part of the morning while Tim, Hunter, and Gage went duck hunting.

Saturday afternoon three dear friends and their kids came for a visit. Marilyn, Jaci, and Leah. They brought dinner, did my dishes, held my babies, picked up, AND brought diapers!!!! What awesome, wonderful friends. Seriously, ladies. The whole day meant a lot and I was sad to see you all go.

The babies slept for the ENTIRE, and I mean ENTIRE night on Saturday. They were down around 9pm and didn't get up until FOUR A.M. !!!!!!! Then, they both went back down and slept til between 7-8. CRAZY! Tim stayed home w/ all three boys on Sunday after church and I did a little bit of shopping and errand running. We will just be sitting down now for a homemade dinner of chicken soup that Tim made.

See....life is getting better! Every day!

Time is flying....sort of

Yes, I know it's been 2 1/2 months since these little men arrived into our world, and although most days it feels like time is flying, I'd be lying if I said it didn't feel like 2 1/2 years sometimes. The past months have been fun, challenging, stressful, exciting, and tiring to say the least. We all know how much work one baby is; when you make that TWO babies, things just get crazy. We've already changed bottles, formula, dealt with two eye infections, (one each), colic (ongoing), and now today a bout of diahrrea. It just seems like if it's not one thing, it's another!

But with all negativity aside, we are surviving. The boys are starting to respond to us and smile and coo. That makes the hard times worth it. They are starting to hold their heads up well, and actually are not minding their tummy time as much as they had been. It is going to get easier every day, and I just have to keep telling myself this. Here are some pictures of the past couple of weeks.

Growing up...L.andon and Bronson.
Landon was 9 lb. 7 oz. and Bronson 9 lb. 15 oz. at their two month check up.
They are most likely a good pound heavier than that now.

Nana has her hands full.....ya think?

My cute little stinker. He is wearing one of the babies hats.

Mama DEFINITELY has her hands full!
(But she truly loves every minute of it!)

Gage took this photo, all by himself. I really like it. It's been awhile since Tim and I had a nice picture together.

God Bless Our Boys

It took me a bit but here are some pictures of the twins' baptism day.
We had a very small gathering of just our immediate families present for the day.

Godparents for both boys are my sister, Katie, and our nephew (and Tim's godson) Hunter. He's 14!!!

My mother in law Judy made these beautiful blankets out of pendalton wool (sp?). She then had all their basic information embroidered on them. A little warm to wrap them up in for now, but PERFECT for a picture opportunity!

B,L

8 Weeks

Some things I have learned over the past 8 weeks of my life:

1. Sleep Deprivation is scary. It is no wonder that throughout history it has been used as a torture tactic. It makes you think, say, and feel really weird things, and can almost be dangerous.

2. It is okay to let a baby cry. Especially when your two arms are full and one of your feet is used to rock an infant seat of the crying baby. You have to be okay with listening to a newborn wail if you know they are fed, dry, and just plain wanting to be held. We all learn patience in life; a multiple must have to learn it earlier than most.

3. It is really easy to confuse your children. If you don't keep notes, you do not remember who you fed at what time if you try to keep it in your head.

4. It is possible, but not necessarily effective, to scold your toddler from across the room when your hands are full of babies. It does work to try to take toys away with your own feet/toes, if they are standing close enough to you.

5. A simple rule of "What is said between the hours of 10pm and 6am cannot be held against us" is okay if both you and your husband are okay with it.

6. Hairy legs are okay as long as you shave your armpits when you are taking your 6 minute daily shower.

7. Colick happens to the best of us.

8. A glass of wine per evening is okay.

9. Crying daily is okay, too.

10. Twins are the most challenging, wonderful thing to have ever happened to me and I cannot wait to be able to laugh about these years.....
but it will take awhile to get there!