Tidbits of Life

It’s been a fun week.  The kids seem to be healthier…somewhat…it can be hard to tell when they can’t talk.  Mom and Dad are getting over the tail end of whatever bug went around.  Sam took the opportunity of being sick to forget how to sleep through the night.  We hope we’ve got her back [...]

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Will we ever get to sleep well again?

Sam, the last couple of nights, has not slept well.  Therefore, the last couple of nights Matt and I have not slept well, either.  We’ve been letting ehr cry herself back to sleep – I’m not sure who suffers more from that, her or us.
She’s developed quite a little temper. Probably gets that from her [...]

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Presidents’ Day

Last night was one of the worst we’ve had.
Sam woke up right around the time Matt was heading to bed – 9pm.  We tend to let her cry it out and go back to sleep herself, unless it’s obvious that she’s dropped her pacifier and running into the room with a new one for her [...]

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I’m not asking for much, really!

Just when you start getting used to sleeping all night, the kids decide they’ve had enough of that nonsense and start waking up.
Last week Jessie was up every half hour to an hour one night.  She was fine after that, but Sam’s been waking up a lot at night. A couple of nights she’s been [...]

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Another weekend from which to recover

Man, were those kids cranky this weekend. Not sure what the problem was, but they were definately not happy little cherubs.
Some new developments:
Jessie now does a foot stomp when throwing a tantrum.  She stands and walks well enough that she can stamp her feet alternately while screaming. Pretty impressive for a kid with a mom [...]

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One Blue Foot

The kids need to take blankets with them to daycare for naptime.  We’ve been sending odd blankets, usually sticking some masking tape on it with their name, or the nice folks at daycare stick the masking tape on for us.  As often as not, I think the person who owns the daycare takes the blankets [...]

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Run, Forest, Run

Lately Jack’s been pretty needy.  Poor guy. He just really, really wants to hang out with us in the living room at night. 
The kids just love him.  As soon as they see him, they’re down on all fours, moving in his direction as fast as possible, quite often squealing like crazy.  Jack just looks at [...]

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Wet Monday

I’m typing this totally soaking wet from riding home from work on my bike.  Why don’t you change your clothes, you ask? Because the rest of them are in the washing machine, and besides, hopefully these’ll dry fast enough on me so that I’m dry when I pick up the kids in 30 minutes.  And, [...]

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2008

Not off to a good start this year.
In the first wee hours of the new year, the kids managed to get us up more than usual.  Sam was up twice during the night and Jessie once. Then both were up and ready to go at 6am. So much for sleeping in.  Matt & I were [...]

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Random Observations

The babies have been home for almost a week.  It’s been a learning experience.  A few things I’ve discovered:

If you heat up a bottle when the baby fusses, the baby will be sound asleep before the bottle is ready.
If you don’t heat up a bottle when the baby fusses, the baby will be screaming bloody [...]

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Poor Jack

Big, furry Jack – he’s the most georgous cat I’ve seen in a long time. He’s got great fur – doesn’t mind being brushed, except if you do his tail or the back of his legs, the color is magnificent, and he has such a full coat.  Lately, with all the hot weather, he’s been [...]

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TGIF

What a wickedly long week this one was. And it was babies, babies, babies all week long.
Monday I had an OBGYN appointment.  According to the latest ultrasound, both babies are head down again. Let’s hope they stay that way!  Although, my bladder, upon whom both heads are banging, has a different opinion.  It doesn’t get [...]

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Sleep

I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in months.  Rolling over at night is incredibly painful and a whole lot of work.  Last night I was up once every hour to go to the john.  The belly is only getting bigger, so I don’t expect it to get better. And I’m quite certain that once [...]

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Charlie gets a new toy

Charlie, the just-past-kittenhood kitty, loves to decorate.  His favorite pastime is relocating the rug that’s by the john.   He hasn’t done it in a while, but we used to come home from work, notice it was missing, and start looking around the house for it. Even when he was a little bitty thing, he managed [...]

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