We've had such a hectic week that it's been really hard for me to get anything done around here. I've had a really bad head cold that has slowed me way down, Ashleigh is struggling in one of her classes in Middle School so we've been busy trying to help bring her grade up, Adam has had a run of ear infections, diaper issues and now rashy issues and as of yesterday Travis is now coming down with the cold that I have. So all in all our family has been going in all directions about as fast or slow as we can and my house cleaning has been tossed to the side for this week most of the week.
However, it's Saturday afternoon, I am feeling a little better, Adam hasn't had a poopy diaper all day, his rash is getting a little better, Ashleigh is working on her homework, Travis is playing his game and I've just sat down to my nice clean house all alone! Just me and the two little people in my belly. I guess when your pregnant your never really alone :-) I am sure it's more alone than I will be 3 months from now!
I've only got about 3 more loads of laundry left to do and the rest of my weekend will be lazy, lazy, lazy!!! Well, maybe not the whole weekend but at least until Adam wakes up, Ashleigh is done with her homework and Travis gets hungry ... but up until that point my time is all my own. Grant it I had to get up at 5 AM this morning to make it happen but since Adam was up anyway it worked out just fine!!
Plus once Adam went back to sleep I got to go to a consignment sale this morning to pick up a couple more things for the kids. I love consignment sales but as my pregnancy progresses it's getting harder and harder for me to go. The sales are only in the fall and the spring so I am limited on when they have the sales so I've had to suck it up and go regardless of how I feel but today was my last one for the fall because I do not need anything else! This time I was looking for a double stroller, more baby gates and some 18 month clothes for Adam. I had thought that Adam was going to be in 24 month clothes this winter because he is easing into 24 month clothes this summer but apparently winter clothes don't fit the same as summer clothes because none of the 24 month stuff I bought him fits :( I did find him some really good deals on some winter clothes so now I think he will be all set!
Travis and I went back and forth on weather to get a triplet stroller or just a double stroller and finally settled on a triplet stroller. After going to sale after sale I finally found one through a lady in the Mother's of Multiples club. I was so excited -I would say we but let's face it - Travis wasn't all that excited :) Only probably is the thing is huge and it's hard to get in and out of the car, it doesn't fit very well at all and it's an over all pain! So long story short we decided that we now need a double stroller so I can take the boys to the doctor and stuff by myself and then I'll just put one baby in the Baby Bjorn and the other two in the the stroller :) We'll see how it works out once they get here but the triplet stroller will be nice if we ever decide to venture out as a family - all 6 of us :-)
Lastly the baby gates! I had gotten two gates to keep the little monster out of trouble and I had a 3rd plastic gate the would have worked fine if Adam wasn't such an animal! He pulls himself up and shakes the gate until it comes apart so he can get into the office. It's one of those plastic gates that fits together into a circle but I was using it as a straight gate to keep him in the playroom. Long story short - I needed a stronger gate to replace that one and we needed a gate to keep him locked up somewhere upstairs without closing a door so we got another gate for the boys room so I can put him in there and fold clothes/work upstairs and still be able to keep an eye on him. He sure is a handful. I love him to death but he can be a pill. He's getting to where he smacks our hands and throws stuff so we are going to have to start up the discipline train so he doesn't get to out of line ;-) I am not looking forward to that because it's so hard for them to understand but I also don't want to be one of those parent's who can't take their kids anywhere because they can't behave and Adam is well on his way to being that kid so we've got to nip it in the bud :)
Well that's a summary of our week. Next week Adam will be getting tubes in his ears so I am sure we will be busy with that. Went to the doctor last week and the twins are doing fine so we don't have any appointments next week for the babies. Hopefully Travis will survive is cold and no one else will get it :)
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From a mother of twins, it would be wrong for me to not warn you to slow down and simplify your life!!! If you are really doing all these things...girl!!! :|
I didn't get a twin stroller until the girls were 6 months old. Even the stroller we got we hate. Everything is bulky and only works so well. If you get a tandem, you have issues because they will fight over who is in front. The side by side isn't any better, because now we have Mandee the sippie cup queen steal Emmalee's when hers runs out. (Plus, as they get bigger, they are harder to push.) Neither type of stroller works well anywhere. Some you can't even get thru the door...nevermind getting around the racks and aisles at stores!! I have those cheap umbrella strollers and use those instead. The girls are much happier. For the first six months, we used a stroller frame that the car seats clicked onto and loved that. I still have it. It was a lifesaver for the car.
Unfortunately there is nothing to prepare you for what you are about to go thru...multiple births take a toll on your body. I am still paying for it almost three years later. You need to slow down!! If you don't have it, chances are you don't really need it.
Adam's ear surgery is a minor blip...don't worry yourself. (I am talking about the letter you sent where Adam said you were worried.) Caitee had it twice and there were no problems. She was so relieved after she had both. (You are supposed to be avoiding stress...remember??)
And another helpful hint...if you want to have a little bit of sleep with the twins...keep them in the same crib until they are a year old. They are used to being in a confined space together, and it will make your life so much easier (and theirs) if you keep them together until they are too big to share a crib. That is what we did with the girls at the advice of our pediatrician (who was the pediatrician of the murdered quads mom, Sheila Belush before they moved to Florida). Even to this day, they like to sleep together sometimes. And I let them. (We will have a big girl bed when we can trust them...right now they get into too much; especially Miss Emmalee who likes to lather herself with lotion, toothpaste, butt paste, vicks vapor rub, chapstick, and powder...at the same time.)
And as far as you go...I cannot stress it enough how you need to slow down and take it easy. As those boys get bigger, more can happen and you need to let them "bake" for as long as possible. From personal experience, I cannot stress that enough.
And if you are having problems sleeping...let your OB-GYN know...you need your rest now and there is something they can give you for that. Remember, Zoloft is a good thing and is usually recommended for mothers of multiples upon giving birth. I never had a panic attack in my life until I had the babies. Dr. Harden told me it would be anxiety attacks or depression afterwards...there is no getting around it. Super Mom is a myth...it is so not a reality.
Oh...when you have to take them to the pediatrician, here is what I did. Since I didn't have my mom (or Mark the majority of the time) around to help me, I would take the whole day off. I would schedule one appointment in the morning, and one in the afternoon. Then I switched them out at daycare. This was great because I got to spend quality and precious "one on one" time with each baby and it was less stressful on me (and on them as well.) Doctor's offices don't have the room for those big strollers, and the nurses aren't so helpful. When they are getting shots and you are having to undress, redress, and comfort them...it is better to do it one a a time. It takes more time out of your schedule, but it is so worth it. Mandee is always a champ at the pediatrician's office...but Emmalee is so afraid and shots literally freak her out. So this really worked. Just something to keep at the back of your mind...
Off of my soapbox...take it for what is worth.
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