I know we've been on a "blogging break" for over a week and I do apologize.
It's been crazy around our house! First of all, we got some exciting news- we are expecting another baby! Yes, baby # 3 is on the way! :-) How exciting, huh? We are surprised and feel so blessed. I can't wait to see how the twins do as big brother & sister. I know they will be great, they love babies!
As for the twins, Carson is recovering nicely from surgery. His incision is doing good and it hasn't slowed him down a bit. He doesn't like when I put the ointment on him, but it's necessary so we get through it.
The crib situation is solved for now. (Knock on wood). We have two lovely crib tents on the twins' cribs. Actually on Carson's crib and cousin Hunter's crib. Emilynn's original crib is ruined. We had to modify it so much that it's not safe to re-use. :-( Does that make me sad? A little. I am sentimental but it is just a crib. I will take a picture of it and let it go....even with all the precious teeth marks where she's knawed on it. Okay, maybe I'll keep a little piece of that part......
I guess we'll trade it in for a new one when BabiesRUs does the big trade in. We'll see. They actually like the tents okay. I like them a lot, knowing they are safe and can't ramble through the house or get hurt falling helps me sleep better. I tried to make the tents fun, we really played them up when Daddy was putting them on. I kept telling them how exciting it was to have a tent to sleep under and we'd put them in, zip them up, kiss through the mesh, press noses through the mesh, and they really took to them.
I caught a lot of grief from grandparents, etc. saying to just get them toddler beds. Honestly, why rush it? I just cannot lay in their floor trying to get them to sleep at night like I know so many with toddlers have to do. I am going to hold on to them sleeping in cribs as long as I can. My kids have to have a good nap consistently each day and go to bed on time. They need it and will even go to their crib for me to lift them in. It's just how we've always done it, routine from day 1. I can't give that up, because it keeps me sane. Truely, it does. I know I can count on nap at 1:30 no matter how crazy the morning gets. I know they will go to bed at 9 no matter what and I can finish up my household chores that I can't get done with them underfoot. I know we'll do toddler beds eventually, but for now, cribs work for us. Plus, Dustin works sometimes at bedtime and then how would I keep two kids laying down and in bed long enough to fall asleep? I just can't imagine it yet.
We are on day 9 with no hot water. Yes, you read that right. I am trying to be optimistic and I KNOW there are so many people in the world with no water at all, so I am very grateful for cold, running water. Building wells for villages in Africa is a mission that is very dear to me. So, instead of complaining about not having water, I'm just going to REALLY be grateful when it's back on and not take it for granted. Hopefully by the end of this week we'll be back in business with our second new hot water heater (LONG story). For now, we shower at Papa's house or Meme & Poppy's (they bathe the kids for me, so I LOVE going there-hehe).
Tomorrow is our 18 month check-ups, so I will post on the latest "stats" for the kiddos. I know Emilynn is heavy! That girl is tall and solid. Carson weighed 26 pounds before his surgery, and I know he's small for his age. We'll see what the dr. has to say about that. He doesn't eat as much or consistently as Emmy, nor does he drink as much milk. He did insist on his milk in a cup today, so we may be getting away from the ba-ba. Although cups are called ba-bas at our house too. Kind of confusing. I want to get them totally off ba-bas before the new baby arrives.
We are going to have 3 children 2 & under. Crazy! :-) But so much fun!
I have a ton to do......the new nursery is a junk room right now.....so lots of organizing and moving stuff around will have to be done. I've already been strategizing what I'm going to do if we go places. Notice I say "if". It's already hard with the two little ones. I think instead of a triplet stroller (although I saw a nice one on amazon-and for not much more money you could get a quad stroller, and have extra space for a neice or nephew or bags.......just an idea!) I could either put both twins in their stroller and put the new baby in a Moby wrap. OR, I could put the new baby in it's carrier in our front/back twin stroller in the back, Emmy up front, and carry Carson in his hip carrier that he still loves and is light enough for. I know I'm crazy for thinking of this already, but one of my biggest fears with having the twins was, "Am I ever going to be able to go anywhere with them by myself?". I HAD to have a stroller that would let me, for my own independence. I just don't like to ask for help. That has been one of the biggest lessons God has taught me with twins, to ask and accept help from others.
Actually we have four strollers, so we probably won't buy anymore.
I actually let the twins walk with me into the supply place to get the water heater part on Monday. The man working the counter being oh so clever says to me "Boy, you've got helpers today." I just looked at him and said "I haven't had hot water in over a week, I am desperate." Isn't everyone such a comedian?
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