superwoman.

july 27, 2009.
hadn't had all 3 boys by myself for a full day in awhile.

so it went...

6:30 am. daddy up. babyboys up. diapers. clothes on. in the bouncers. thank GOD for daddy.
owen up. diaper changed. clothes on. breakfast made. owen eating. thank GOD for daddy.
mommy up. coffee now. breakfast later.

7:45 am daddy gone.
nooooo please noooooooooooooooooo when will we win the lottery so he can stay?

7:46am baby einstein on.
boys happy.
mommy dressed. more coffee please.

7:47 am playtime with all boys.
please owen don't scratch. please owen don't bite. please owen don't lay on their heads. please owen don't take their pacifiers out their mouths. good boy owen.

owen helps mommy put dishes away. owen helps mommy put load of laundry in machine. baby boys happy. note to self: owen never watched one second of tv. second note to self: standards lowered with multiple children. third note: thank you tv.

owen placed in baby jumperoo while mommy puts babies down for nap.
9:00 am... babies asleep - HOORAH.

mommy and owen play arts & crafts and have a snack.
finger painting... forth note to self: owen is too young for this. keep paint hidden for months.
playdoh - score!
coloring and stickers - score!
owen happy.

10:45am... hear the brothers.
brothers up!
owen in mommy's tub while brothers nurse.

einstein happy time.

11:30... daddy home for lunch. CHA CHING.
food fest. babies happy. owen happy.
play with daddy.

almost 1pm. owen whiny.. time for nap!
1:10pm. all children sleeping.
thank you Jesus lord.
daddy back to work. thank you state of LA for daddy's boss never paying attention to long lunches.

1:11pm. mommy lays on ground staring at ceiling for 3 minutes for mindless activity.

1:14pm. text brother to beg for help this afternoon. brother says yes. LOVE HIM.

1:15pm. mommy up. cook shrimp scampi for dinner minus shrimp plus chicken. rename to chicken scampi. make banana cream pie for dessert. chat with daddy online thanking him for being awesome.

2:47pm. all 3 awake simultaneously. PERFECT.
one baby up. diapered. in bouncy.
second baby up. diapered. in bouncy.
owen wailing.
owen up. diapered. snack administered.

einstein time again? crap. mommy already so tired of einstein.
babies nursed. owen einsteined.

3:15pm. uncle doose arrives. thank you jesus lord.
owen playtime with doose in backyard.
jack in jumperoo in mommy's bathroom.
parker staring at jack from bumbo.
happy babies.
mommy jumps in shower keeping eyes on babies.

babies watch mommy dry hair. put on make up.
check on owen and doose. suggest bikeride to playground. suggestion taken.
helmet on owen. water in sippy, emergency diaper and wipe pocketed on doose. off they go.

4:00pm. babies back down for catnap in order to last until nighttime.
4:30pm. owen back. in tub for early bath.
5:00pm. daddy home early. thank you jesus lord.
babies up.

5:15pm. doose fed. daddy fed. owen fed.
mommy feeds brothers applesauce.
5:30pm. doose gone. owen plays with daddy.

6:00pm. mommy fed. mommy nurses. mommy changes into scrubs.
6:15pm. daddy starts to bathe brothers. owen repeating mommy i miss you, mommy i miss you upon sight of scrubs.
6:30pm. everyone's day is ending.

and mommy is now heading to work for 7pm.

take that june cleaver.
i win.

get out while the getting is good.

this evening we took out our brand new double stoller! we strolled the babies around the mall and ate outside at camille's sidewalk cafe. hot DAMN do people like to stare at twins... its either that or they are staring at my gorgeous husband... probably both. but the babies loved the stroller... its so nice and light. what a lovely evening.. with my very favorite company.. minus one!

as hard as it is to pack it up and get us out... i'm starting to find that all of the hooplah is totally worth the mental reprieve of the change of scenery from the house. as much as i do adore my house. in light of that... we were on the go today!

had a great time with katie, mack and kevin hanging out at the house visiting. katie and i were laughing at how many babies we could cram into one room... and owen wasn't even with us! speaking of - i miss him terribly when he's in new orleans... i'm not sure how much longer i can take him being gone for days at a time - especially when he seems to grow up more and more each and every day!

can't wait to see him tomorrow... planning to go to new orleans and do something fun..

bought an overpriced hardback book today from borders. Dr. Laura's new book about stay-at-home moms... i'm so desperate for a pep-talk about staying at home that i didn't even care about splurging... whoops!

i love the babies more everyday. i divulged a guilty secret to brett about just now really being able to enjoy them more than in the beginning... is that terrible? i do love them so much. and more thankful for all my boys everyday. as crazy as everything is... the most important thing is how much we love our boys so so so very much. everything else pales in comparison.

mom blogging.

i think i'm really going to start trying to document our day to day lives to remember that although things are totally insane... life is good. and we are lucky. we love our lives. and our boys.

ive come across some awesome mom blogs...and i desperately want to put pictures up along with our stories. so this is my small daily goal. and maybe it will help my writing skills.. because i think i used to be good at it.

owen has been kidnapped by my parents this week. we miss him so dearly- yet it does allow for quality time with the twinkles who by the way turned 3 months yesterday. they are so happy and precious lately. smiling, laughing, squealing... i think i just decided this week that we may in fact survive the year. but up until now it was debatable. and it has definitely taken a village to get us this far. a village of mainly grandparents. and occasionally friends who are willing to put up with our circus. B and i most definitely feel like suddenly we are a traveling circus... but we do adore our circus and always remind ourselves how much.. "long days.. but short years" - thank you Barbara Bush for those words.

i am overtaken with guilt on how much i neglect my dear husband these days. but at the end of most days i truly feel like i have been beaten with a bat and i would pay someone a trillion dollars to just let me get in my bed and close my eyes. the constant entertainment of Owen at 21 months old is a job in itself.. not to mention almost exclusively breastfeeding 2 other human beings intermittently during the day and night. i'm tired just writing that. nursing has become so much more enjoyable just this week... and only when i feed them one at a time. otherwise it is partially miserable. but i'm trying to sort it out. i know it is best for them.. although most people in my life are telling me to give it up. sometimes i want too-- but deep down i mostly don't. they are so sweet. jack is so happy and laid back. parker is such a mama's boy and still loves to be snuggled most all the time. owen has been so sweet to them lately and i think most of his adjusting is now settled... although still has major mommy moments every now and again. just this past week or so his "mama" and "dada" has turned into "mommyyyyy" and "daddyyyy". its so adorable. i love his words. i love his voice. i LOVE him. so much. and miss him when he's away. i know my parents are helping by having him. but he is ours, after all. and we'd like him back. or truly i'd just like to move to new orleans so we can all be together.

in case i forget later... i want to have "movie mondays" on this blog and post weekly videos.
this already seems like more than i will be able to do... but i want tooooo???? hope so.

here's to trying!

6 weeks afterwards.

our babies are beautiful. we are so in love with our children.
at the very same time, i'm trying to adjust to a whoooole different life and chapter of motherhood. the hormones are still in a serious uproar...

highest weight during pregnancy was at the high risk appt the day before the twins arrived: 297 lbs. holy mary.
6 weeks later i'm 248.
may it please continue to drop.

Lord, please help me keep it together for Brett and the munchkins. as of now i feel like i'm hanging on by a thread!

my. my. my.

well team?
at this juncture, i'm 30 weeks pregnant for the twins.
i suppose just a fewwww things have happened since the last entry.
i was thinking that as life is about to become insanely busier.... this blog will be the only way i hope to keep up with all things the boys are up too. did i mention we're having 2 more boys?

soooo, weight. ha. ha. hahaha. HA. 278 earlier this week. i had Owen 2 pounds ago. i am disgusted. but trying to remain calm knowing of the beautiful children we will have in the coming weeks. it is an understatement to say i have sooooo much work to do on myself after their arrival. yes i've thought of weight loss surgery of some sort. i have such a long way to go. it is so overwhelming... i keep all of that so pent up inside that it is no wonder i'm on edge most of the time and my patience has worn so thin. with the help of God i will somehow find a way to balance it all and get my head on straight.

i'm growing two humans. no it was not planned. we haven't really plannned much of anything since we got married. we just said, whatever happens happens. now this is happening. overwhelmed. scared. excited. all of it. 3 kids under two years old. ok God, this is funny. You're a funny one. You say we can handle it? and obviously we trust You. but this is a good one. so what is to become of our apparent abilities to procreate the earth so easily??? that shall remain a mystery for now i suppose.

Owen will be 17 months old in 2 days. He's the sweetest little person on earth. We are so amazed at him. He's so smart and picks up on things so easily... learning more every day it seems. We adore him so much-- its hard to imagine loving the twins as much but of course we know it will be just as much love suddenly tripled as soon as they arrive. We still can't actually believe that this is happening. Can you tell?

I truly hope to keep up with everything by writing it here.... If anyone reads this, please pray for us! To be continued...