I was really getting behind in my work and the boys weren’t napping very well so I finally caved and hired a nanny. All I can say is HALLELUJAH! I am a fool for not doing it sooner. I didn’t want to because we really don’t have the money and because I work from home to be with my kids, but man, the help is fab.u.lous! (Read on …)
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. We were in Victoria, BC that day, and I was greeted with a card Calista made on some wrapping paper she found in the suite. Then, I was treated to breakfast — which was Cinnamon Toast Crunch with rice milk and a bagel with jam, since we didn’t have much food on our last day there — and a bouquet of mini roses, trimmed from the faux flowers on the table in the kitchen. It was very cute. (Read on …)
…there will be more to my day than trying to get babies to sleep, right?
I am so tired. I was up until 3:30 am working, and then up with the boys to feed them a couple of times last night and up for the day at 8:00 am. All I want to do is nap, and as tempted as I get when the boys are in their room, I know it will just set me further behind with my work. I have GOT to get more daylight work hours logged so I don’t have to stay up so late at night. I fell pretty short on hours last month, and short on hours means short on income, which we can NOT afford. (Read on …)
I’m here. Tired and busy, but here. :)
The boys are doing great. They turned six months old on the 19th of April. Nate weighs 13 pounds 15 ounces and Ace weighs 11 pounds 15 ounces. Big boys!! (Read on …)
I don’t know what their deal is lately, but the boys are not having it when it comes to sleep!! I went back to putting them in their swings after the whole transition to crib fiasco and naps are ok again. But now bedtime is a nightmare! The screaming, the whining, the fussing, the flailing around… and the boys are just as bad! He he… (Read on …)
I think I am slowly losing my mind. You see, originally, we had the boys napping in their swings. We’d swaddle them, plunk them in there and they’d sleep for 3-4 hours at a time. Sweet. But a few weeks ago, I decided they need to start napping in their cribs and learn how to sleep on their own. As I type this, they are in their swings, so perhaps that gives you an indication of how it’s going… (Read on …)
One year ago today, our babies came home to my body. In just two hours, it will be exactly one year since Skip and I met up at Dr. B’s office and had two gorgeous blastocysts transferred back to my womb. And now, those two are fighting nap time while taking a little ride in their swings. I can’t help but smile when I look at them and think of all we went through to get to where we are now. They are certainly miraculous little guys and were worth every bit of frustration, disappointment and tear shed that led to their arrival into our lives. If you’re interested in a trip down memory lane, my post-transfer blog entry can be found here.
As you may or may not know, I make all of our baby food. Calista never once had baby food out of a jar as it was all home made. This time around, I have to make twice as much, and my old method wasn’t working as well, as I had to make new food too often. So I came up with a better way and wanted to share it with anyone who might be interested. (Read on …)
