I have to blog about this because it is just one of those things that needs to be shared. (Well probably doesn't really need to be but I want to share anyway.) Years ago when I dreamed of being a Mom, I never dreamed of days like the last several we just lived. We ALL four got the worst stomach bug ever! It started Wednesday afternoon when Stella woke up crying during her nap. She had only been down about 45 minutes and usually naps for almost 2 hours so I went up to check on her. There was throw up in her bed! Oh no! I thought, that's weird. So I changed her and tried to get Sloane back to sleep and thought I would sneak out with Stella and deal with the puke later. Sloane didn't want any of it and they were both crying so I scooped them up and headed downstairs. Right as my feet hit the tile in the foyer, Stella starts throwing up again. Oh, it was bad! As bad as you can imagine. She's crying and trying to grab me because she's so scared and doesn't know what is going on, Sloane is just staring at her and I'm trying not to gag. I put Sloane in the playroom and grab some paper towels from the bathroom. I strip off her clothes and head to the kitchen to grab my phone and call Nick. In the process of trying to call him she throws up again!! Oh my word! What do I do?!?! So, he's in Freeport over an hour away. Seriously? Of all days! So I throw some paper towels on that mess and head to our bathroom to clean her up. Sloane follows me and thankfully is being good, just watching her poor sister in sympathy. I get Stella cleaned up and just kept her in a diaper. I made her stay in the bathroom in case she threw up again. I tried to call my mom and she wasn't available. I really didn't know what to do! It's one of those times as a Mom when you kinda start to panic because you haven't lived this part, or even thought about it! So I pray and get some composure and call my friend Karen. She often comes over after school (she's a teacher too, well literacy coach now, but teacher hours anyway!) and visits us so I thought maybe today she could come help me with Sloane since Nick wouldn't be home till 5:30 or 6:00. Luckily she answered when I called and came right away. What a friend! I mean really, I don't know what I would have done with out her that day! So, so thankful for you Karen!
The rest of the evening Stella kept throwing up every few minutes. I had called the pediatrician and they gave me a list of what to do and signs of when it was time to go to the E.R. When Nick got home finally Stella was really not doing well and I was getting scared. He called his Mom and she left church in Katy and got here as fast as she could. Luckily in the meantime, Stella settled down and fell asleep on Nick. Nick's Mom brought us dinner and pedialyte. Again, so, so thankful for her!! Stella started doing better and I was praising he Lord that maybe we wouldn't be taking her to the E.R. after all. Then, I heard it! Sloane had been asleep upstairs and all the sudden I heard her crying on the monitor. No! Not her, please, no throw up, but just as I got to the nursery door I heard her throwing up! Oh no! Right then I knew, this was going to be a rough one! This time it was on carpet! Ugh! My wonderful husband took care of that situation while I dealt with Sloane in our bathroom. Thank goodness Mamaw was here now to deal with Stella. We finally get somewhat settled, babies in pack n plays in our room, and Nick and I get into bed when all the sudden he is up again. Now it's hit him! Thursday morning was my turn!
It ended up hitting him and Stella the worst and Sloane and I skated by with a somewhat milder version, if there is such a thing!
We all felt pretty lousy from Wednesday night to Friday night. Saturday was better and I think today we are almost back to normal. I spent Friday night cleaning and sanitizing everything I could and a little more cleaning today. Hopefully we are over this and it doesn't come back to visit anytime soon!!!!!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
What a difference a year makes!
One year ago today (the Tuesday after Labor Day) was the first time I started keeping the girls all day alone. They were 8 weeks old and I was determined to start caring for them all by myself. I look back and see how crazy I was. They were so TINY! Here are the pics of me practicing bottle feeding and burping by myself the week before. I was weaning them from breastmilk and things were getting much "easier". :) 
I remember that first day so well, surprisingly! I rememeber being nervous but determined, like I said. I knew I could do it! About 2:00 in the afternoon, I was getting really tired. I found "Marley and Me" on HBO and it had just started. I had never seen it but it got me through that hard first afternoon. If you haven't seen it, it is a movie about a family and their dog. The main characters start out as a young married couple and you watch as they get a dog and start a family. Jennifer Aniston, who has no children in real life, nailed the Mom role. I was so emotional anyway and watching her struggle with being a new Mom in the movie was exactly what I needed that day. It does have a sad ending but it's a great movie about life.
I remember how long and lonley those first several months were, but how much I loved my babies and how perfect they were. Here are some sweet moments Kendra captured one visit that melted my heart then and still do.
Fast forward to a year later and they are 14 months old today!! It's so amazing how much they change in a year. They are doing something new everyday and just so much fun to watch! One thing Sloane has learned to do is open the doors so we had to get a lock for the pantry this weekend. She kept opening it for her and her sister and getting into all kinds of fun things.
I am so blessed to be Sloane and Stella's Mommy and I can't wait to see what the next year holds for us!
I remember that first day so well, surprisingly! I rememeber being nervous but determined, like I said. I knew I could do it! About 2:00 in the afternoon, I was getting really tired. I found "Marley and Me" on HBO and it had just started. I had never seen it but it got me through that hard first afternoon. If you haven't seen it, it is a movie about a family and their dog. The main characters start out as a young married couple and you watch as they get a dog and start a family. Jennifer Aniston, who has no children in real life, nailed the Mom role. I was so emotional anyway and watching her struggle with being a new Mom in the movie was exactly what I needed that day. It does have a sad ending but it's a great movie about life.
I remember how long and lonley those first several months were, but how much I loved my babies and how perfect they were. Here are some sweet moments Kendra captured one visit that melted my heart then and still do.
Fast forward to a year later and they are 14 months old today!! It's so amazing how much they change in a year. They are doing something new everyday and just so much fun to watch! One thing Sloane has learned to do is open the doors so we had to get a lock for the pantry this weekend. She kept opening it for her and her sister and getting into all kinds of fun things.
I am so blessed to be Sloane and Stella's Mommy and I can't wait to see what the next year holds for us!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Airplane!
I have been wanting to post all week and finally have a chance tonight to let you know the latest on S&S's tricks. They learned how to sign airplane! Well kind of...It is supposed to be hand raised in the air with thumb, pointer and pinkie up and the middle two down (think the sign for I Love You but hand in the air) but that is way too hard for a 13 month old so for now it's just hand in the air. I will try to get some pics this weekend and post so you can see. They are just SO busy it's hard to get clear pics!
I can't remember if I said this already but they can sign and say Dog (we say dog, dog) bad habit but it's cute. I am working hard on teaching them "sorry" and "thank you" more intentionally. They can do the sign but don't know what it means yet.
Back to airplane though, they do understand this one, and raise their hand every time we hear one. We had some drama yesterday where choppers were flying over our house for several hours and they kept doing the sign and saying da-da. They pretty much say that for anything that they can't say yet but want to tell me something. Its the same sounds basically just a little different emphasis here and there for what they are trying to say. Toddler Talk, I'm sure most of you know it better than me!
I can't remember if I said this already but they can sign and say Dog (we say dog, dog) bad habit but it's cute. I am working hard on teaching them "sorry" and "thank you" more intentionally. They can do the sign but don't know what it means yet.
Back to airplane though, they do understand this one, and raise their hand every time we hear one. We had some drama yesterday where choppers were flying over our house for several hours and they kept doing the sign and saying da-da. They pretty much say that for anything that they can't say yet but want to tell me something. Its the same sounds basically just a little different emphasis here and there for what they are trying to say. Toddler Talk, I'm sure most of you know it better than me!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
New Tricks
As you can probably tell I am trying really hard to keep up with this blog. I know it's nothing pretty and I have a lot to learn about how to do things on here but I do want to at least try and keep it more up to date.
Our sweet, adorable and precious daughters are changing and learning so much every day!! I knew that ONE was going to be a fun age but I didn't know this fun!!
I have been trying to teach them sign language since they were about 6 months old. They liked it and would do a sign here and there when I prompted them but now they are finally really getting it. They can both sign "more" and "eat" and wave bye-bye. Stella can sign "thank you" and Sloane will do it sometimes. They both love to clap and will clap whenever they like something or get excited. They can both say da-da and ma-ma and snack (nack) for any kind of food. I know I am supposed to say it correctly to teach them properly but I just LOVE that they say "nack, nack, nack" when I ask them if they want to eat or they see me in the pantry or fridge. :)
Go figure my daughters first real word would revolve around food!!
They love to look outside for birds (Sloane calls them "da") and they love to go outside and swing or play in their play house. I hate that it has been so hot but I do try to take them out there at least once a day for about 15 minutes or so. That's enough time in this heat to make us all sweaty and red faced! If I say shoes, they go right to the shelf where we keep them and grunt to put them on. It I say bath time, they go right to our bedroom door (we bathe them in our tub) and usually when I say let's eat, they will head to their highchair. Its so amazing how much they really do understand now!
But the most precious thing they are doing is kisses! Stella has been doing it for a while when we would ask her, but now she will just lean in to kiss us on her own. She keeps her mouth kind of open and gently touches our cheek or forehead. (or where ever!) She likes to kiss Sloane on the head. I used to see wet spots on Sloane's hair and not know what it was then one day I saw Stella "kissing" her and figured it out. So funny! Sloane doesn't really kiss us but she does imitate the noise. You can tell she is thinking really hard about smacking her lips to imitate you then gets so proud of herself. I thought my mom was going to cry last night on Skype watching them "give kisses". I love that they are both so much alike and different too. People ask me all the time how I know the difference and how I tell them apart. Of course it's easy for me but really I think that anyone who is around them for a little while will see how sweet they both are but so unique as well. We are so blessed!
Our sweet, adorable and precious daughters are changing and learning so much every day!! I knew that ONE was going to be a fun age but I didn't know this fun!!
I have been trying to teach them sign language since they were about 6 months old. They liked it and would do a sign here and there when I prompted them but now they are finally really getting it. They can both sign "more" and "eat" and wave bye-bye. Stella can sign "thank you" and Sloane will do it sometimes. They both love to clap and will clap whenever they like something or get excited. They can both say da-da and ma-ma and snack (nack) for any kind of food. I know I am supposed to say it correctly to teach them properly but I just LOVE that they say "nack, nack, nack" when I ask them if they want to eat or they see me in the pantry or fridge. :)
Go figure my daughters first real word would revolve around food!!
They love to look outside for birds (Sloane calls them "da") and they love to go outside and swing or play in their play house. I hate that it has been so hot but I do try to take them out there at least once a day for about 15 minutes or so. That's enough time in this heat to make us all sweaty and red faced! If I say shoes, they go right to the shelf where we keep them and grunt to put them on. It I say bath time, they go right to our bedroom door (we bathe them in our tub) and usually when I say let's eat, they will head to their highchair. Its so amazing how much they really do understand now!
But the most precious thing they are doing is kisses! Stella has been doing it for a while when we would ask her, but now she will just lean in to kiss us on her own. She keeps her mouth kind of open and gently touches our cheek or forehead. (or where ever!) She likes to kiss Sloane on the head. I used to see wet spots on Sloane's hair and not know what it was then one day I saw Stella "kissing" her and figured it out. So funny! Sloane doesn't really kiss us but she does imitate the noise. You can tell she is thinking really hard about smacking her lips to imitate you then gets so proud of herself. I thought my mom was going to cry last night on Skype watching them "give kisses". I love that they are both so much alike and different too. People ask me all the time how I know the difference and how I tell them apart. Of course it's easy for me but really I think that anyone who is around them for a little while will see how sweet they both are but so unique as well. We are so blessed!
Monday, August 15, 2011
The Children's Museum of Houston
We took the girls to the Children's Museum on Friday for their first visit. I had been once before with my friends Sherry and Krista and their babies (they were babies then) Chloe and Owen. I was so excited to take them to the Tot Spot because I knew they would just love it. They did!! They immediately ran in different directions! Nick chased Sloane and I chased Stella. They were squealing with delight and moving everywhere. Sloane really liked the light sticks and Stella liked the balls. It was so fun to just let them explore and play. I hope we can go back again soon!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
S & S Turn One!
Okay so this is about a month late but we have been busy!! I seriously don't know where July went! My blog really should be called "Our crazy life with twin one-year-olds!!"
The girls' turned one on July 6th. It was a Wednesday so Nick just met us a Chick-fil-A for lunch. We let the girls play in the play area for the first time and they had so much fun! We gave them their new chairs that day and sang to them a million times but all the rest of the celebrating (eating cake) we saved for Saturday.
I had been getting ready for this party for weeks! When you have 2 babies it's hard to get anything done during the day so every evening I was doing something for the party. It all came together really nicely and I couldn't have done it without my wonderful husband, mom, dad, mother-in-law and sister-in-law. We had tons of people here, probably a little too many for Stella, but I think everyone had fun. Sadly I didn't get any pictures during the party but Tamara took a few. I will now get to the fun stuff! Pictures!
The girls' turned one on July 6th. It was a Wednesday so Nick just met us a Chick-fil-A for lunch. We let the girls play in the play area for the first time and they had so much fun! We gave them their new chairs that day and sang to them a million times but all the rest of the celebrating (eating cake) we saved for Saturday.
I had been getting ready for this party for weeks! When you have 2 babies it's hard to get anything done during the day so every evening I was doing something for the party. It all came together really nicely and I couldn't have done it without my wonderful husband, mom, dad, mother-in-law and sister-in-law. We had tons of people here, probably a little too many for Stella, but I think everyone had fun. Sadly I didn't get any pictures during the party but Tamara took a few. I will now get to the fun stuff! Pictures!
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