I meant to put this here. It was kinda funny and yet, not really at all. Jack, the very wonderful husband, got some chocolate to I guess keep me sane during all this sickness? Okay, no he got dark chocolate, I think he got it for him. We also had some dried mangos. These were both on the counter when we left for a little bit yesterday. There was also a pan of what was supposed to be banana nut bread. This did not turn out. Yeah, my stuff still doesn't turn out all the time. Very frustrating. So we left, we came home. HE ATE THE CHOCOLATE!!! Grrr!!! Doesn't he know that it is so bad for him? And the amount he ate. So we are keeping an eye on him. He has eaten chocolate before, but you know, Huck is getting old. I am not sure why it has never bothered him, but still when you see how much he eats...Anyway, he ate the chocolate. He got the mangos down, but thank goodness, he didn't eat them. I may have had to hurt him. And the pan of what was supposed to be banana bread, really I can't even say it was banana bread, it really is just what was supposed to be banana bread, was down on the floor, empty. So, I thought well at least the dog liked it. We went about our day and then that night Jack was getting the girls in bed. And he yells out to me, we need to wash the girls sheets. Why? So Natalie and him come out of the room with handfuls of what looks like cat throw up. I was like gross!! Get something to clean that up!
But no, it wasn't cat throw up. It was what was supposed to be banana bread. Even my dog wouldn't eat it. But then he didn't eat the mangos either, and everyone knows that mangos are good. But yeah, the what was supposed to be banana bread, umm, not so good.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
all three of them
So in the last post I said that Gwen was sick, right? Well a few days after that, Laylaspent almost all day in bed. And then Natalie. It is so much easier when the older ones get it. Gwen is still sick but the older ones are doing much better. I can say though that this past week has been very not fun. I was doing two loads of laundry a day just to keep up with diapers, the steam cleaner never got put away and the dishes, oh the dishes...And they weren't even that hungry. Jack was home for a
little bit yesterday, we have the house looking a bit better now. So here are some pictures, some older, but I just hadn't gotten around to putting them up yet.
This is Layla with puff sleeves. They love Anne of Green Gables. If you have seen the movie Anne wants puff sleeves. So the girls go around stuffing play silks into their dresses so they can have puff sleeves. It kinda makes them look like football players, but if they ever show you just tell them that their puff sleeves are beautiful, okay? They love them and the looks on their faces when they do this...well it is too cute.
Natalie using my pouch to hold her baby. She has her in a nice cradle hold. I was pretty impressed as I didn't help her at all. She also never really saw me use a cradle hold, I usually do a hip carry with Gwen. She was holding her baby so sweetly.
And who needs a highchair? Really? Gwen just sits on the table to eat. Right in the middle of the rest of us eating so she can pick what she wants from the rest of our plates. Yeah, her table manners may not be great, but she is really cute. You know Huck loves her.
little bit yesterday, we have the house looking a bit better now. So here are some pictures, some older, but I just hadn't gotten around to putting them up yet.
This is Layla with puff sleeves. They love Anne of Green Gables. If you have seen the movie Anne wants puff sleeves. So the girls go around stuffing play silks into their dresses so they can have puff sleeves. It kinda makes them look like football players, but if they ever show you just tell them that their puff sleeves are beautiful, okay? They love them and the looks on their faces when they do this...well it is too cute.
Natalie using my pouch to hold her baby. She has her in a nice cradle hold. I was pretty impressed as I didn't help her at all. She also never really saw me use a cradle hold, I usually do a hip carry with Gwen. She was holding her baby so sweetly.
And who needs a highchair? Really? Gwen just sits on the table to eat. Right in the middle of the rest of us eating so she can pick what she wants from the rest of our plates. Yeah, her table manners may not be great, but she is really cute. You know Huck loves her.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Kick on in now second wind
except I am sure I have more than 2 more hours to go.
Gwen started throwing up on Sunday. I think it was Sunday. It was sometime. I am tired. She seems to have mostly stopped throwing up, though every time she burps I kinda get scared. But she is still really fussy and I don't think we are done yet. Jack commented before he left for work today that he didn't sleep much because of her crying, so he is sure that I feel like crap. He would be correct. Right now I am just thankful that no one else is throwing up. Gwen hasn't gotten dehydrated, so that is good. But I know she is pretty miserable. It is hard when they are this sick this young, ya know? She is usually such an upbeat little baby, I have really been missing her smiles, laughs and yes her jokes. Those of you with little one year olds know the jokes I am talking about. They think they are so funny, but they are. And now my baby gets so tired that she crawls into my lap and just falls asleep without nursing even.
So here is where I need a second , third, fourth, fifth wind I am sure. Not so much for this sickness, we will catch up on sleep soon i am sure. But for the two week quarantine that went into effect yesterday. We don't know for sure this is rotavirus, but we are treating it like it is. So that means making sure that my slobbery baby doesn't slobber on something and give this to someone else. That makes things hard on me, and mostly the girls. No pool for two weeks.
Please pray that I do not go insane.
Gwen started throwing up on Sunday. I think it was Sunday. It was sometime. I am tired. She seems to have mostly stopped throwing up, though every time she burps I kinda get scared. But she is still really fussy and I don't think we are done yet. Jack commented before he left for work today that he didn't sleep much because of her crying, so he is sure that I feel like crap. He would be correct. Right now I am just thankful that no one else is throwing up. Gwen hasn't gotten dehydrated, so that is good. But I know she is pretty miserable. It is hard when they are this sick this young, ya know? She is usually such an upbeat little baby, I have really been missing her smiles, laughs and yes her jokes. Those of you with little one year olds know the jokes I am talking about. They think they are so funny, but they are. And now my baby gets so tired that she crawls into my lap and just falls asleep without nursing even.
So here is where I need a second , third, fourth, fifth wind I am sure. Not so much for this sickness, we will catch up on sleep soon i am sure. But for the two week quarantine that went into effect yesterday. We don't know for sure this is rotavirus, but we are treating it like it is. So that means making sure that my slobbery baby doesn't slobber on something and give this to someone else. That makes things hard on me, and mostly the girls. No pool for two weeks.
Please pray that I do not go insane.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Hail
So almost everyday for a week now we have gotten hail and or snow. It isn't fair. But right now may be the worst I have seen. It is huge and coming fast. I may post another picture when it stops...
Poor dog
You know, I remember when I was little going to my grandma's house and dressing up her cat, her poor poor cat, in my doll clothes. That poor cat. The girls have dressed up Huck a few times. They did put the bead necklace that was Jack's. They gave us all necklaces when we entered the fairy kingdom...So at least that was green. But the shiny pink shawl? Well, I guess it is better than the time we caught Huck cross dressing. In case you never heard that story...Way back when, Huck got into my stencil paints. I guess he found christmas red to be especially tasty, he had it all over his mouth and nails. He looked like he had lipstick and nail polish on. It was a pain to get off our carpet though. 
And some more pictures of Layla's face painting. I so need to learn how to do this. She looks so spritely.
And on a totally unrelated topic. Jack and I were talking about people's quirks. You know, those odd things about people...and I realized something. I need to change the ways I do things. I have quite a few friends who say that they can't say no. That isn't my problem. I volunteer myself to do these things over and over again. And yet I myself cannot ask for help. And it may be my imagination but when I say I need help there are few people who answer. So, what I am teaching my girls? To go out of your way to help other people, I swear I have a serious problem with this. I make up things to do, but never ask or expect other people to help you. So yeah. I guess this is my way of saying I feel like being a bitch from now on. I feel like I have been walked on. And what gets me is I see Natalie doing it. I don't think anyone will walk on Layla, but Natalie? So I need to stop. It also wouldn't hurt if I could learn to ask for help, eh? One thing at a time, first stop doing so much.
I read an article recently about keeping your cup full as a mom. Actually, I need to rephrase that, I saw the article, I couldn't read it. I saw a few things and pretty much said, "well, that isn't realistic for me, blah" I tell myself that refilling your cup is a silly concept, for me at least. Which may be why I have had a hard time getting anything done lately. Okay, it might also be partly Gwen. I had a very short period where she was decently easy. And now it seems like I must be on the floor at all times, ready for her to nurse whenever. She is also going through some slight separation anxiety. Or maybe it is just annoyance with me not sitting on the floor as her personal milk machine. Okay I am feeling slightly worn out There is nothing in my cup but it seems like I am trying to give away my cup also. Hey, at least then I wouldn't have to worry about filling it, right? How is that for optimistic?
And some more pictures of Layla's face painting. I so need to learn how to do this. She looks so spritely.
And on a totally unrelated topic. Jack and I were talking about people's quirks. You know, those odd things about people...and I realized something. I need to change the ways I do things. I have quite a few friends who say that they can't say no. That isn't my problem. I volunteer myself to do these things over and over again. And yet I myself cannot ask for help. And it may be my imagination but when I say I need help there are few people who answer. So, what I am teaching my girls? To go out of your way to help other people, I swear I have a serious problem with this. I make up things to do, but never ask or expect other people to help you. So yeah. I guess this is my way of saying I feel like being a bitch from now on. I feel like I have been walked on. And what gets me is I see Natalie doing it. I don't think anyone will walk on Layla, but Natalie? So I need to stop. It also wouldn't hurt if I could learn to ask for help, eh? One thing at a time, first stop doing so much.I read an article recently about keeping your cup full as a mom. Actually, I need to rephrase that, I saw the article, I couldn't read it. I saw a few things and pretty much said, "well, that isn't realistic for me, blah" I tell myself that refilling your cup is a silly concept, for me at least. Which may be why I have had a hard time getting anything done lately. Okay, it might also be partly Gwen. I had a very short period where she was decently easy. And now it seems like I must be on the floor at all times, ready for her to nurse whenever. She is also going through some slight separation anxiety. Or maybe it is just annoyance with me not sitting on the floor as her personal milk machine. Okay I am feeling slightly worn out There is nothing in my cup but it seems like I am trying to give away my cup also. Hey, at least then I wouldn't have to worry about filling it, right? How is that for optimistic?
Saturday, March 29, 2008
More Fairy Festival
The reason we stood in line for about an hour...pretty amazing, eh? Natalie told her that she wanted a night with a tree and a moon. And Layla wanted flowers. I am not sure what they paid this woman, it was free for us, but it wasn't enough. I wanted my face done, but as there was a good long line behind us I decided not to:( next time, right?
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