Throughout this blog I have mentioned extended family many times, but I have never exactly went into depth about everyone! My parents are Alicia and Samuel. I have 3 siblings, my older sister Amanda, and my younger twin brothers Alex and Tyler! As you can tell, twins run in the family. Amanda is 42, 4 years older than me. She is with Jeremy, and they have 2 kids, Alexis and Ashley. Alexis is 13 and Ashley is 6. Amanda is also pregnant with a baby boy and due this fall! They live in Florida with my parents. Alex is 30, 8 years younger than me. He is married to Katelyn and Katelyn is expecting a baby girl in August! Alex and Katelyn live in California with me. Tyler is also 30, and he is with Carlie. They have 5 kids 10 year old twin boys, Jaden and Frank, 8 year old Sammy, 4 year old Lily, and baby Elise! They live in Florida with Amanda and my parents. As you can tell, they were married young like Jeff and I.
Jeff also has quite a large family! His parents are Marise and Gerald, and they live in California with us. He also has three younger brothers, Jake, Emmett, and Gale. Jake is 35, 3 years younger than Jeff. He is married to his third wife, Jane, and has 4 children with her, 7 year old triplets Bay, Daphne, and Jessica, and 3 year old Charlie. He also has 2 kids with his second wife, 14 year old Alicia and 12 year old Aubrey, and 1 with his first wife, 18 year old Grant. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington with Jane and his children with her. Emmett is 32, 6 years younger than Jeff. He lives in Seattle, too. He is married to Rosalie and they have 2 kids, 8 year old Sal and 4 year old Jess. Gale is 28, 10 years younger than Jeff. He also lives in Seattle. If you can't tell, Jeff grew up in Seattle and his parents moved to California with us! Gale is married to Eveleyn and they have 1 baby, 3 year old Ginny, and are expecting a baby boy this winter!
Everyone has also been asking us about birthdays. We mentioned them in one of our first posts, but no one knows that so I thought I would tell birthdays again! I am 38 and my birthday is August 16. Jeff is also 38 and his birthday is March 18, I am older than him! Adrian turned 16 this past Wednesday, May 28, another post about her birthday coming soon! Braylie is 12, her birthday is October 11th, while Gage is 8 and his birthday is November 24th. Jamie is 4 and his birthday is July 14th, he's almost 5! Emery and Nolan are currently 6 weeks and they were born on April 18.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Crazy Announcement | 6 Week Update
Hey everyone, I have amazing news! Jeff got a call while we are here at Blogger Fair, saying that he got the job! We are all thrilled, we have been waiting for this to happen! I am so happy that we will finally have a normal financial life. Currently, we are on many loans from the bank and have been struggling, as you all know. But, this new job he has pays even more than his past jobs, so I am hoping that by the end of the summer everything will be completely payed off and we will be back to normal.
Emery and Nolan are 6 weeks old today! It's so crazy, I feel like they just turned 1 month. They both are doing absolutely amazing with breastfeeding. They both eat plenty and are gaining the normal amount of weight for their age. Also, they both can lift up their heads by themselves during tummy time! I can tell that they are so much stronger than they were last week and every day they make little bits of progress. Throughout the night they are also doing well, they go to sleep around 8 and wake up around 1 and 6 to feed, and then wake up at 8-9am. I am so thankful that they are sleeping so well and that I can get a good nights sleep! There was one tough night last week that we were up almost eery hour with Emery. She wasn't feeling very well, I think her stomach was hurting her because she kept spitting up and was all gassy. She is fine now, so I'm hoping it was just something random!
Leave post suggestions below, and I'll see you next time! :)
Emery and Nolan are 6 weeks old today! It's so crazy, I feel like they just turned 1 month. They both are doing absolutely amazing with breastfeeding. They both eat plenty and are gaining the normal amount of weight for their age. Also, they both can lift up their heads by themselves during tummy time! I can tell that they are so much stronger than they were last week and every day they make little bits of progress. Throughout the night they are also doing well, they go to sleep around 8 and wake up around 1 and 6 to feed, and then wake up at 8-9am. I am so thankful that they are sleeping so well and that I can get a good nights sleep! There was one tough night last week that we were up almost eery hour with Emery. She wasn't feeling very well, I think her stomach was hurting her because she kept spitting up and was all gassy. She is fine now, so I'm hoping it was just something random!
Leave post suggestions below, and I'll see you next time! :)
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Money Troubles
Hey everyone! I know my posts are usually positive, but a lot of you have been asking why we aren't staying at the hotel where Blogger Fair is actually occurring. The truth is, we are suffering deeply with money problems. I've decided to be completely honest with you guys and not hold anything back.
Obviously with 6 kids, money has always been a bit of a problem. We have been able to get by, except for the past few months. In the end of March, Jeff got laid off. He got a part time, 2 days a week position somewhere else, but it doesn't make up for the 60 hours per week job he had before. I can't work a lot, just some of my online work. It doesn't add up to much, and we are really struggling. We are surviving off of his 20 hour a week job and my blog. We didn't have the money for a hotel, we barely have enough for groceries.
Jeff applied for 3 positions, all paying what he used to get, and he will get a call Monday if he gets the position. He applied for 14 jobs before this, all he wasn't accepted. We are hoping and praying that he will get one of these jobs, please pray!
Obviously with 6 kids, money has always been a bit of a problem. We have been able to get by, except for the past few months. In the end of March, Jeff got laid off. He got a part time, 2 days a week position somewhere else, but it doesn't make up for the 60 hours per week job he had before. I can't work a lot, just some of my online work. It doesn't add up to much, and we are really struggling. We are surviving off of his 20 hour a week job and my blog. We didn't have the money for a hotel, we barely have enough for groceries.
Jeff applied for 3 positions, all paying what he used to get, and he will get a call Monday if he gets the position. He applied for 14 jobs before this, all he wasn't accepted. We are hoping and praying that he will get one of these jobs, please pray!
Summer Plans
We have a crazy summer ahead, but that won't stop us from having fun as a family! :)
This summer we have a lot of traveling going on. The kids love to travel and so do I, it's just going to be hard with small babies! Our first trip is to Seattle, Washington in June. Jeff has extended family there and has been wanting to visit for the longest time. This summer we finally decided to make the trip! We are flying out Monday, June 16th and staying until Saturday, June 21st. It is only a 2 hour flight, so I'm hoping that we can make the trip more often!
Our next outing is to the beach in July. We go to Ocean City, New Jersey with Jeff's side of the family every year. This year we are going from the 5th of July until the 12th. We rent a house out, it's so much fun! The end of June we go to the beach again with my side of the family, this time Ocean City, Maryland! We are going July 26th until August 2nd. (a week)
The last, and biggest, trip that we are doing is Hawaii! I have always wanted to go to Hawaii again, and we are making a grand occasion out of it. Since Jeff and I will be married 20 years in August (we got married at 19) we are going to Hawaii to renew our vows since Hawaii is where we got married! We think it is important to show the kids that their parents will always stay together, unlike some. Our anniversity is August 18th. We are leaving the 15th, and staying for 2 weeks, until the 29th! The kids go back to school September 2nd, so we will make it home just in time.
Hope you enjoyed hearing about our summer plans, leave post requests below! :)
This summer we have a lot of traveling going on. The kids love to travel and so do I, it's just going to be hard with small babies! Our first trip is to Seattle, Washington in June. Jeff has extended family there and has been wanting to visit for the longest time. This summer we finally decided to make the trip! We are flying out Monday, June 16th and staying until Saturday, June 21st. It is only a 2 hour flight, so I'm hoping that we can make the trip more often!
Our next outing is to the beach in July. We go to Ocean City, New Jersey with Jeff's side of the family every year. This year we are going from the 5th of July until the 12th. We rent a house out, it's so much fun! The end of June we go to the beach again with my side of the family, this time Ocean City, Maryland! We are going July 26th until August 2nd. (a week)
The last, and biggest, trip that we are doing is Hawaii! I have always wanted to go to Hawaii again, and we are making a grand occasion out of it. Since Jeff and I will be married 20 years in August (we got married at 19) we are going to Hawaii to renew our vows since Hawaii is where we got married! We think it is important to show the kids that their parents will always stay together, unlike some. Our anniversity is August 18th. We are leaving the 15th, and staying for 2 weeks, until the 29th! The kids go back to school September 2nd, so we will make it home just in time.
Hope you enjoyed hearing about our summer plans, leave post requests below! :)
At Blogger Fair!
Hey everyone, we are finally at blogger fair! The whole family has been looking forward to this for the past few months, and we are all so excited that it is finally here.
Yesterday I spent the whole day packing and getting ready to leave. Our family friend, Jules, came over to watch Emery and Nolan so I could give packing my full attention. When Jeff got home from work and the kids got home from school, we headed to the airport! Our flight left at 7, so we left the house at 4. We got through security/baggage and had about 30 minutes to grab some dinner before boarding. On the plane, I sat holding one baby and our family friend Jenny, who was coming along with us, had the other twin. They aren't old enough to have their own seats yet, obviously! Jeff sat with Jamie and Braylie, and then Adrian and Gage sat together. It was a 5 1/2 hour flight, not too bad! The kids were so excited to go to Florida, because they got to see my parents, and miss a few days of school! We arrived in Florida around 11 and my parents came to pick us up. We are staying at their house with them, because it is definitely cheaper than a hotel! Jeff and I are in a room with Emery and Nolan, Adrian, Braylie, and Jenny, and then Gage and Jamie were with my parents in their room!
Today Jeff and I went, with Emery and Nolan of course, to a panel of Youtubers I was really eager to see! I met some of my favorite people on Youtube, which was an amazing experience for me! Jenny was with the kids at the park, where we met them and played for the afternoon! We are planning on spending the night relaxing with extended family, and then our meetup is tomorrow, and our panel is Saturday! So many great things to come :)
Yesterday I spent the whole day packing and getting ready to leave. Our family friend, Jules, came over to watch Emery and Nolan so I could give packing my full attention. When Jeff got home from work and the kids got home from school, we headed to the airport! Our flight left at 7, so we left the house at 4. We got through security/baggage and had about 30 minutes to grab some dinner before boarding. On the plane, I sat holding one baby and our family friend Jenny, who was coming along with us, had the other twin. They aren't old enough to have their own seats yet, obviously! Jeff sat with Jamie and Braylie, and then Adrian and Gage sat together. It was a 5 1/2 hour flight, not too bad! The kids were so excited to go to Florida, because they got to see my parents, and miss a few days of school! We arrived in Florida around 11 and my parents came to pick us up. We are staying at their house with them, because it is definitely cheaper than a hotel! Jeff and I are in a room with Emery and Nolan, Adrian, Braylie, and Jenny, and then Gage and Jamie were with my parents in their room!
Today Jeff and I went, with Emery and Nolan of course, to a panel of Youtubers I was really eager to see! I met some of my favorite people on Youtube, which was an amazing experience for me! Jenny was with the kids at the park, where we met them and played for the afternoon! We are planning on spending the night relaxing with extended family, and then our meetup is tomorrow, and our panel is Saturday! So many great things to come :)
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Our Family!
You all have been asking for pics of us, so I finally got around to it! :)
This was me about 4 years ago, right before Jamie was born I was a food model!
Jeff sent this selfie to me last week when he was at work, saying he missed me! <3 love him
Adrian models just like I did, this is one of her most recent summer shoots for a magazine!
Everyone says Braylie looks like me, her hair is the exact color of mine, except in this pic she has blonde highlights!
This is Gage this past fall right before his big basketball game of the season!
I love this photo of Jamie, he is so precious! <3
Nolan is starting to recognize me and has been reaching for me lately!
Emery has been getting so big, she's bigger than Nolan now!
Hope you enjoyed these photos of our beautiful family! Everyone says that Jamie and Adrian look like Jeff, while Braylee looks like me! I looked so similar to Nolan when I was a baby, while Emery and Gage don't look like anyone yet to me! Leave your opinions below :)
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Conceiving Troubles
Hey everyone, I have been getting requests to talk about having babies and if it was hard for me. The truth is that it was very hard for me to get pregnant, and then keep the baby!
I had Adrian when I was 23. Jeff and I got married at 19, and since he had a lot of money we wanted to have kids right away. I got a job, and we started trying 4 months after we got married. It took us 8 months to get a positive pregnancy result, and we were so happy! We were both 20 and thought it was perfect timing to have a baby. Sadly, 13 weeks in at my ultrasound we saw that my baby had no heartbeat. We were devastated! I couldn't believe that I lost my poor baby. After I was recovered physically and emotionally, we were trying again. I made TTC videos on Youtube, documenting this time of my life. We spent a year trying to get pregnant, and nothing was happening. We made a visit with a fertility clinic and found out that I have a lower amount of eggs than normal and that I wasn't infertile, but having a baby would be tricky. He thought it was almost a miracle that I had become pregnant before!
With the news in hand, we tried harder than ever before. A year later, still nothing. We decided to do artificial insemination because we were both 22 and desperately wanted kids! 9 months later Adrian was born, a happy and healthy baby girl! We were thrilled and definitely wanted more kids. When Adrian was 18 months we begin trying, thinking it would take a while. So my surprise, I became pregnant within 2 months! Sadly, we lost the baby at 9 weeks. I became pregnant a year later, and had a successful pregnancy and had baby Braylie! We obviously wanted more kids, and in a 3 year period I had 6 miscarriages. Apparently my doctor had been wrong, that we could conceive, just not keep the baby. Finally, we had baby Gage and we were so happy! After losing 8 pregnancies, I was absolutely devastated and couldn't handle another.
Even though we had troubles, Jeff and I still wanted more kids! Our dream was 6 kids. When Gage was 2, we began trying to conceive and this time it took us a year to become pregnant and we were successful in having a baby boy, Jamie! When Jamie was 2 we decided to have another baby, and I became pregnant right away. At our 12 week ultrasound, we discovered triplets! We were so happy and couldn't believe it. Only a couple weeks later we lost all 3 of the babies due to an unkown reason. I was completely devastated, I didn't even want more kids if I would have to go through all of this pain and loss to get them. I had lost 11 babies in a 13 year period. Jeff convinced me to keep trying, and I'm so glad that I did! 6 months later I became pregnant and had Emery and Nolan.
If any of you can relate to my story, please comment! My doctor is unable to identify my mixture of infertility and miscarriage rate. I would love to relate to another women just like me! :)
I had Adrian when I was 23. Jeff and I got married at 19, and since he had a lot of money we wanted to have kids right away. I got a job, and we started trying 4 months after we got married. It took us 8 months to get a positive pregnancy result, and we were so happy! We were both 20 and thought it was perfect timing to have a baby. Sadly, 13 weeks in at my ultrasound we saw that my baby had no heartbeat. We were devastated! I couldn't believe that I lost my poor baby. After I was recovered physically and emotionally, we were trying again. I made TTC videos on Youtube, documenting this time of my life. We spent a year trying to get pregnant, and nothing was happening. We made a visit with a fertility clinic and found out that I have a lower amount of eggs than normal and that I wasn't infertile, but having a baby would be tricky. He thought it was almost a miracle that I had become pregnant before!
With the news in hand, we tried harder than ever before. A year later, still nothing. We decided to do artificial insemination because we were both 22 and desperately wanted kids! 9 months later Adrian was born, a happy and healthy baby girl! We were thrilled and definitely wanted more kids. When Adrian was 18 months we begin trying, thinking it would take a while. So my surprise, I became pregnant within 2 months! Sadly, we lost the baby at 9 weeks. I became pregnant a year later, and had a successful pregnancy and had baby Braylie! We obviously wanted more kids, and in a 3 year period I had 6 miscarriages. Apparently my doctor had been wrong, that we could conceive, just not keep the baby. Finally, we had baby Gage and we were so happy! After losing 8 pregnancies, I was absolutely devastated and couldn't handle another.
Even though we had troubles, Jeff and I still wanted more kids! Our dream was 6 kids. When Gage was 2, we began trying to conceive and this time it took us a year to become pregnant and we were successful in having a baby boy, Jamie! When Jamie was 2 we decided to have another baby, and I became pregnant right away. At our 12 week ultrasound, we discovered triplets! We were so happy and couldn't believe it. Only a couple weeks later we lost all 3 of the babies due to an unkown reason. I was completely devastated, I didn't even want more kids if I would have to go through all of this pain and loss to get them. I had lost 11 babies in a 13 year period. Jeff convinced me to keep trying, and I'm so glad that I did! 6 months later I became pregnant and had Emery and Nolan.
If any of you can relate to my story, please comment! My doctor is unable to identify my mixture of infertility and miscarriage rate. I would love to relate to another women just like me! :)
1 Month Update!
Hey everyone, the twins are 1 month old! It is so crazy, considering I feel like they were just born.
Emery is doing amazing with eating lately! As you know, she wasn't a big eater, but this past week she has been really picking it up! She eats every 2 hours now (except during the night) and feeds for about 30 minutes every feeding! I'm really relieved, because she wasn't gaining much weight, if any, so I'm sure everything is okay now! She still doesn't like to sleep, I nurse her to sleep. Although lately she has been falling asleep in my arms when I rock her, so it's really nice not having to worry about nursing her to sleep, except when I put her down for the night! Emery loves tummy time, and can hold her head up when she is on her stomach! She can't hold her head up if I sit her up yet, though.
Nolan has still been eating well, he is quite a chunky boy! No worries about weight with him! He eats about every 3 hours (except during the night) and eats for about 40 minutes per feeding, sometimes more! Nolan can't hold his head up yet during tummy time, although he is so close! I'm predicting in the next week or so he will. He can sleep anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. He loves to sleep and eat!
Now on to their bedtime schedule/routine. It has slowly gotten easier for me to master this and I wanted to share it with all of you! If you didn't know, we have 2 co-sleepers attached to the bed because it is easier for me to just grab them and breast feed instead of going into their room. First, I bounce Nolan and he falls asleep within minutes. With Emery, I rock her in the rocking chair and nurse her. It usually takes about 15-20 minutes to get her down. This usually happens around 8:00. When they were first born, they woke up every 2 hours to feed. From about the time they were a week old, they woke up at the same times during the night, which was such a relief to me to tandem breast feed them because it is quicker and easier! In the beginning, I just fed them and when they were done put them right back down. I noticed that if I burp them first, they sleep much better, so that's what I have been doing! Ever since they were 4 weeks old, they have been waking up about every 4 hours! Last night, for example, I put them down at 8 and they woke up at 12, 4, and then 8 for the day! I am getting about 6 hours of sleep now, which I am so happy at! Usually I only need to change their diaper once during the night.
Yesterday the twins had their 1 month check up at the doctors! He said they were both doing fine and there was nothing to worry about. That made me so happy, becasuse a mom's worst nightmare is that you are doing something wrong and your baby isn't the healthiest he/she could be. I am so thankful that I have 2 happy, healthy babies :)
Emery is doing amazing with eating lately! As you know, she wasn't a big eater, but this past week she has been really picking it up! She eats every 2 hours now (except during the night) and feeds for about 30 minutes every feeding! I'm really relieved, because she wasn't gaining much weight, if any, so I'm sure everything is okay now! She still doesn't like to sleep, I nurse her to sleep. Although lately she has been falling asleep in my arms when I rock her, so it's really nice not having to worry about nursing her to sleep, except when I put her down for the night! Emery loves tummy time, and can hold her head up when she is on her stomach! She can't hold her head up if I sit her up yet, though.
Nolan has still been eating well, he is quite a chunky boy! No worries about weight with him! He eats about every 3 hours (except during the night) and eats for about 40 minutes per feeding, sometimes more! Nolan can't hold his head up yet during tummy time, although he is so close! I'm predicting in the next week or so he will. He can sleep anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. He loves to sleep and eat!
Now on to their bedtime schedule/routine. It has slowly gotten easier for me to master this and I wanted to share it with all of you! If you didn't know, we have 2 co-sleepers attached to the bed because it is easier for me to just grab them and breast feed instead of going into their room. First, I bounce Nolan and he falls asleep within minutes. With Emery, I rock her in the rocking chair and nurse her. It usually takes about 15-20 minutes to get her down. This usually happens around 8:00. When they were first born, they woke up every 2 hours to feed. From about the time they were a week old, they woke up at the same times during the night, which was such a relief to me to tandem breast feed them because it is quicker and easier! In the beginning, I just fed them and when they were done put them right back down. I noticed that if I burp them first, they sleep much better, so that's what I have been doing! Ever since they were 4 weeks old, they have been waking up about every 4 hours! Last night, for example, I put them down at 8 and they woke up at 12, 4, and then 8 for the day! I am getting about 6 hours of sleep now, which I am so happy at! Usually I only need to change their diaper once during the night.
Yesterday the twins had their 1 month check up at the doctors! He said they were both doing fine and there was nothing to worry about. That made me so happy, becasuse a mom's worst nightmare is that you are doing something wrong and your baby isn't the healthiest he/she could be. I am so thankful that I have 2 happy, healthy babies :)
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Update!
Hey everyone, sorry that I haven't posted recently! Things have been so busy and stressful. The twins are almost 1 month old, I can't believe how fast everything has been going by. Last week, my parents were here, like I mentioned! But, instead of staying until Wednesday they decided to stay until Saturday! It was so great for me to see them again.
This past week I have been working like crazy! I have been neglecting my housework for the past few weeks, so I dedicated all of Monday to cleaning! The twins went with our babysitter for the morning and I cleaned everything. It felt so good, I am always happier when everything is clean! Monday night for dinner we went to our friend Jule's house. She is a single mom of 4, can't believe how she does it! Her kids are 15, 13, 7, and 4, just around my kid's age. Jule is also 7 months pregnant! Her husband just passed away, so we wanted to see her and have some fun since she is sad all of the time.
Tuesday the kids had off from school for a Jewish holiday, and I took them to a nearby waterpark! It is finally getting warm here in southern California, and thought it would be a great treat for them all! Jeff also took the day off to go with me, and my mother-in-law watched Emery and Nolan. It was a fantastic day :)
Wednseday, and today I just relaxed around the house. The twins are growing up so fast, I want to spend as much time with them as possible! Emery and Nolan can lift their heads up briefly and turn them from side to side while on tummy time! I'm so proud of them, it's a big accomplishment! Also, Emery has become even more clingy. She is completely fine when I am gone, but if I'm in the room and she hears me and someone else is holding her, she will throw a fit until I come to her! Nolan also likes being held, but he doesn't care who. I will be doing a more in depth update once they turn 1 month, so stay tuned! :)
This past week I have been working like crazy! I have been neglecting my housework for the past few weeks, so I dedicated all of Monday to cleaning! The twins went with our babysitter for the morning and I cleaned everything. It felt so good, I am always happier when everything is clean! Monday night for dinner we went to our friend Jule's house. She is a single mom of 4, can't believe how she does it! Her kids are 15, 13, 7, and 4, just around my kid's age. Jule is also 7 months pregnant! Her husband just passed away, so we wanted to see her and have some fun since she is sad all of the time.
Tuesday the kids had off from school for a Jewish holiday, and I took them to a nearby waterpark! It is finally getting warm here in southern California, and thought it would be a great treat for them all! Jeff also took the day off to go with me, and my mother-in-law watched Emery and Nolan. It was a fantastic day :)
Wednseday, and today I just relaxed around the house. The twins are growing up so fast, I want to spend as much time with them as possible! Emery and Nolan can lift their heads up briefly and turn them from side to side while on tummy time! I'm so proud of them, it's a big accomplishment! Also, Emery has become even more clingy. She is completely fine when I am gone, but if I'm in the room and she hears me and someone else is holding her, she will throw a fit until I come to her! Nolan also likes being held, but he doesn't care who. I will be doing a more in depth update once they turn 1 month, so stay tuned! :)
Monday, May 5, 2014
Fun Weekend/ 2 Week Update
Hey everyone, we have had a fun but busy weekend and I thought I'd share it with all of you! Friday night Adrian was sleeping over at a friends house, and so was Braylie. My brother in law wanted all the boy cousins at his house for the night, and Gage and Jamie went with them. So, Jeff and I had the house to ourselves with Emery and Nolan! It was a lot of fun, we just relaxed and enjoyed each other's company since we rarely have alone time since the babies were born. Obviously, we didn't do anything to serious since I just had babies ;) Gotta wait till the 6 week mark for that!
Saturday we spent time with my parent, who are visiting from Florida! I haven't seen them in about 2 weeks so I am so happy to be able to spend time with them. We went out to each with them Saturday night, and then they took the kids and Jeff to church Sunday while I stayed home with Emery and Nolan. Sunday afternoon we had my brother over, and the kids had a good time playing while us adults just caught up with each other! My parents are staying until Wednesday, and I'm sure we'll have more good times together until then.
Now on to Emery and Nolan! They are doing amazing, considering that they are only 2 1/2 weeks old! This past weekend, their sleeping schedule changed for the better. Instead of waking up every 2 hours, now it is every 3! I think it is because I try not to let them sleep all day long, because then of course they aren't tired in the evenings. I have been so happy and much more awake! I know it's not that big of a different, but it is to a body who used to get 4 hours of sleep and now gets almost 6! Saturday night they were up at 11, 2, 5, 8 and then up for the day at about 9!
Emery still loves tummy time, and is doing very good at it! She can not hold her head up, but I think she's getting pretty close! Emery can also tell my voice apart from others! Sometimes she is crying when someone is holding her, but if I come up to her and talk to her she calms right down. She is definitely more attached to me than she was last week, which sure is cute but just hard when I want to get things done! Emery still has trouble sleeping, and I nurse her to sleep every night and nap times. She doesn't particularly like eating, but she eats enough and I'm not worried about it.
Nolan is the opposite, he loves eating! He sometimes eats just for the sake of eating, I can tell he isn't hungry, he just wants comfort and likes the boob I guess! Nolan has longer periods of alertness than last week, but he still loves sleeping! He can fall asleep anywhere and at any time. He has been making eye contact with me a lot this week, I can tell because his eyes focus on one thing (me) and don't move. I think he finally recognizes me as Mommy! I love my babies so much and can't believe how much they've grown :)
Saturday we spent time with my parent, who are visiting from Florida! I haven't seen them in about 2 weeks so I am so happy to be able to spend time with them. We went out to each with them Saturday night, and then they took the kids and Jeff to church Sunday while I stayed home with Emery and Nolan. Sunday afternoon we had my brother over, and the kids had a good time playing while us adults just caught up with each other! My parents are staying until Wednesday, and I'm sure we'll have more good times together until then.
Now on to Emery and Nolan! They are doing amazing, considering that they are only 2 1/2 weeks old! This past weekend, their sleeping schedule changed for the better. Instead of waking up every 2 hours, now it is every 3! I think it is because I try not to let them sleep all day long, because then of course they aren't tired in the evenings. I have been so happy and much more awake! I know it's not that big of a different, but it is to a body who used to get 4 hours of sleep and now gets almost 6! Saturday night they were up at 11, 2, 5, 8 and then up for the day at about 9!
Emery still loves tummy time, and is doing very good at it! She can not hold her head up, but I think she's getting pretty close! Emery can also tell my voice apart from others! Sometimes she is crying when someone is holding her, but if I come up to her and talk to her she calms right down. She is definitely more attached to me than she was last week, which sure is cute but just hard when I want to get things done! Emery still has trouble sleeping, and I nurse her to sleep every night and nap times. She doesn't particularly like eating, but she eats enough and I'm not worried about it.
Nolan is the opposite, he loves eating! He sometimes eats just for the sake of eating, I can tell he isn't hungry, he just wants comfort and likes the boob I guess! Nolan has longer periods of alertness than last week, but he still loves sleeping! He can fall asleep anywhere and at any time. He has been making eye contact with me a lot this week, I can tell because his eyes focus on one thing (me) and don't move. I think he finally recognizes me as Mommy! I love my babies so much and can't believe how much they've grown :)
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Day in the Life! 5-1-14
Hey everyone! The twins are almost 2 weeks old and we are finally getting back into the swing of things and not feeling totally overwhelmed 24/7. I decided to do a day in the life today, blogger style!
I was up at 12, 2, 4, and 6 throughout the night with the twins. They usually sleep 2 hours, I'm just glad they are on the same schedule so I can feed them both at the same time now! I got up at 6 and got myself breakfast and dressed/make up on for the day. At 6:30, Adrian came down and I made her breakfast and she was on the bus by 7. Jamie woke up at 7:15, which is sleeping in for him! I think he is still recovering from his sickness. I made him breakfast and dressed him, then he played in his room while I woke up Braylie and Gage at 7:30, and they both got ready. Gage was feeling good, and he was on his strep medication for almost 48 hours, so he was okay to go to school! Jeff woke up at 8 and gave the girls their bottles (breast milk of course) while I made breakfast for Gage and Braylie and helped them get ready! Jeff drove them to school at 8:15, while I put the girls in their bouncers and bounced them with my foot while I got work done on the computer. At 9, Jamie wanted me to play with him, so we played together until 10 when I had to feed the girls. Jamie loves watching them eat, he thinks its cool!
I made Jamie and myself lunch at noon, and after we ate I fed the girls again. It feels like my whole day is breast feeding, since the girls are still on a 2 hour schedule! At 1 I put Jamie down for his nap, and I spent time with the girls! They are usually asleep all morning, except when they are eating, but lately early afternoon they have been awake and alert! I have noticed that they are much more alert now than they were last week. We had some tummy time, and then at 2 they were getting hungry so I fed them and put them down. I did some more work on my computer and then cleaned/did the dishes until Adrian got home at 2:45. She got Jamie up from his nap at 3, and played with him while I kept cleaning. The house has become such a mess lately, because I am so occupied with the babies 24/7! I forgot how much attention a newborn needs, let alone twins! At 4 the other kids got home, and Adrian fed Emery her bottle and Jeff fed Nolan his bottle. It is so relaxing when someone else can feed the babies, because breast feeding is exhausting! But, of course, I do love breast feeding and wouldn't stop it for the world.
We had dinner at 6 and I fed/played with the babies while Jeff helped the kids with their homework. Then, Jeff played with Emery and Nolan while I gave Jamie his bath and put him down around 7. He was so tired, so he went to bed early tonight! At 8:30 Gage went down, and Braylie went up to her room around 9:15. Emery is sleeping on me while Jeff cleans with Nolan strapped to his chest. I have just been working, I feel like all I do is breast feed, work, clean, and change diapers! It is my life now, but I wouldn't change it for the world.
Overall, today was a pretty good day! I had a fun time spending quality time with Jamie, since he doesn't have school Thursdays. I can't believe that Emery and Nolan will be 2 weeks old tomorrow! Time flies by so fast with babies, and I am cherishing every moment I have with them, because I know in the blink of an eye they will be all grown up.
I was up at 12, 2, 4, and 6 throughout the night with the twins. They usually sleep 2 hours, I'm just glad they are on the same schedule so I can feed them both at the same time now! I got up at 6 and got myself breakfast and dressed/make up on for the day. At 6:30, Adrian came down and I made her breakfast and she was on the bus by 7. Jamie woke up at 7:15, which is sleeping in for him! I think he is still recovering from his sickness. I made him breakfast and dressed him, then he played in his room while I woke up Braylie and Gage at 7:30, and they both got ready. Gage was feeling good, and he was on his strep medication for almost 48 hours, so he was okay to go to school! Jeff woke up at 8 and gave the girls their bottles (breast milk of course) while I made breakfast for Gage and Braylie and helped them get ready! Jeff drove them to school at 8:15, while I put the girls in their bouncers and bounced them with my foot while I got work done on the computer. At 9, Jamie wanted me to play with him, so we played together until 10 when I had to feed the girls. Jamie loves watching them eat, he thinks its cool!
I made Jamie and myself lunch at noon, and after we ate I fed the girls again. It feels like my whole day is breast feeding, since the girls are still on a 2 hour schedule! At 1 I put Jamie down for his nap, and I spent time with the girls! They are usually asleep all morning, except when they are eating, but lately early afternoon they have been awake and alert! I have noticed that they are much more alert now than they were last week. We had some tummy time, and then at 2 they were getting hungry so I fed them and put them down. I did some more work on my computer and then cleaned/did the dishes until Adrian got home at 2:45. She got Jamie up from his nap at 3, and played with him while I kept cleaning. The house has become such a mess lately, because I am so occupied with the babies 24/7! I forgot how much attention a newborn needs, let alone twins! At 4 the other kids got home, and Adrian fed Emery her bottle and Jeff fed Nolan his bottle. It is so relaxing when someone else can feed the babies, because breast feeding is exhausting! But, of course, I do love breast feeding and wouldn't stop it for the world.
We had dinner at 6 and I fed/played with the babies while Jeff helped the kids with their homework. Then, Jeff played with Emery and Nolan while I gave Jamie his bath and put him down around 7. He was so tired, so he went to bed early tonight! At 8:30 Gage went down, and Braylie went up to her room around 9:15. Emery is sleeping on me while Jeff cleans with Nolan strapped to his chest. I have just been working, I feel like all I do is breast feed, work, clean, and change diapers! It is my life now, but I wouldn't change it for the world.
Overall, today was a pretty good day! I had a fun time spending quality time with Jamie, since he doesn't have school Thursdays. I can't believe that Emery and Nolan will be 2 weeks old tomorrow! Time flies by so fast with babies, and I am cherishing every moment I have with them, because I know in the blink of an eye they will be all grown up.
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