Adia's asleep in her bed today. We had a horrible time getting her to sleep since she's completely stuffed up. Her nose was running like crazy all day. I'm thinking she has allergies because she just kept sneezing. I don't think sleeping while being stuffed up so I can't imagine she feels different. Anyway, she's asleep in HER bed right now. I hope it lasts a long time. She has music playing, even though she complained it wasn't Mommy's music, i.e. Mommy singing.

Gramma was here for a few days this past week to help out since DiDi was away. We went for a walk to test out the new stroller again. Adia surprises me every time she actually wants to ride in it. I'm ok with it since it's one less thing I have to worry about. She's strapped in so she can't go anywhere. Leia prefers riding in the Kozy anyway.


Even though Gramma was here for quite awhile, I did have a couple days and nights by myself. Those were interesting. On one of the days I decided to give Leia a bath. I actually wanted to bathe both babies, but Mira was sleeping when Adia wanted to take a bath. I wasn't going to risk waking her so she missed out. She did get a bath the next day when Daddy was here to help.


The most interesting night and day we've had so far was yesterday. The girls slept well, Leia only waking up once to eat between 11:30 and 6. It would have been an even greater night except I woke to the sound of water trickling. It sounded like it was raining inside, which I knew was probably not a good thing. I reluctantly got up, worried I'd wake Leia, only to step into a lake coming out of the bathroom. I laid Leia down, hoping she'd stay asleep, and went to investigate what was leaking. When I lifted the back of the toilet, I was nearly sprayed in the face. The hose that fills the tank had come loose and water was just pouring out. I called Daddy in a panic, but he told me he couldn't leave work and didn't know what to do except call management. I then remembered that DiDi had taught me long ago how to turn off the water to the toilet. I did that and the water stopped immediately. I then attempted to call the manager, but there was no answer so I started cleaning everything up. I'm still very grateful that it was clean water and not the toilet backing up.

Leia had her hip ultrasound on Monday as well. I dropped Adia off at 'Nita's house while I took Leia to her appointment. Adia was super excited about staying there and wasn't too worried when I left. We waited forever to get called back for the ultrasound and by then, Leia was awake and starting to act hungry. I had no idea what to expect. It took two people to do the ultrasound. One held Leia on her side and positioned her hips while the other worked the ultrasound machine. Leia was not a happy camper. She screamed through the whole thing, but it was over really quickly. We won't know any results until Friday, at the earliest.

It was then time to pick Adia back up. Adia was at the park, playing with chalk when I arrived. She was happy to see me, but not eager to leave either. We stayed for a little while and Adia showed me her new toys that 'Nita had bought her to play with. Adia let me know it was time to go home and she feel asleep before we had even left the neighborhood. It was a good thing she napped too because it was a swimming day. I actually had to wake her from her nap so we could leave. She was super happy to see Gramma, Papa and Eck though.

The twins are still too little for swimming, so we put the stroller to good use again. I'm definitely going to get my money's worth out of it. Adia enjoyed swimming, but would periodically come over to kiss her babies. That wouldn't have been a problem if she wasn't soaking wet. Just before it was time to go, she woke them both up and they started screaming. It didn't help that they were hungry and I had only packed one bottle.






After swimming we went to Red Robin. Adia was all about Papa. She had to sit next to him and they played. When it was time to order, Adia even told our server what she wanted.


I was hoping she'd fall asleep on the way home, but she didn't. She fought sleep and was up too early this morning. I was exhausted last night, but luckily Leia slept 11:30-6:45. It was nice to have 7 hours of sleep. I had a dentist appointment this morning and when I tried to leave, Adia begged to come with me. I was hesitant to take her, but I wanted to give her a chance. She was absolutely perfect. She sat in the corner while I got my teeth cleaned. Then even let the hygienist look at her teeth. She got a clean bill of health too! When it was time for my x-rays, Adia sat in a chair in the hallway. I couldn't have asked for a better behaved little girl.

After my appointment, we went home and we all went to the mall. Adia got to play for a bit and then we walked to lunch. Adia was already starting to get tired. We walked back to the mall, Adia had ice cream and then fell asleep in the car on the way home. She was cranky when she woke up a couple hours later and didn't want to go to bed tonight. She was really happy to see DiDi this evening.

Adia was doing really well with potty training the last few days. She had only a couple accidents and pooped in the potty twice. I was so proud of her, but today she forgot all about it. Each time I asked her if she needed to use it, she'd just get mad at me. She even pooped in her diaper this afternoon. Maybe I can get her to wear her big girl underwear tomorrow so she'll use the potty again.

Don't Go to Sleep Daddy, I Have Yogurt!

Adia says the funniest things and today it was, "Don't go to sleep Daddy, I have yogurt!" or "oh gurt" in Adia's words. She wanted to share her yogurt with Daddy, even though he wasn't hungry and needed to go to sleep. I can't tell you how hard I laughed over that. She's also said some other funny things lately, but I just can't remember them all.

Nothing like a clean, big eyed baby to make you smile. Leia's generally wide eyed, she can't help it, and she doesn't sleep much.


The twins got to meet their great aunt Cindy last week. She was in love and they thought she was pretty cool too. She couldn't stay long, though, and we're hoping to have a much longer visit again soon.


DiDi's been wanting to take the girls for a walk for ages, but we couldn't figure out how to do it. We didn't have a good stroller (ours didn't recline) and wearing them can start to get heavy (it's not bad using the Kozy), so DiDi figured out a way to use her wagon. We padded the bottom a bit and used the boppies. The girls happily slept and we were able to walk. Adia didn't want to ride in a stroller, so she walked for the longest time. She hadn't napped that day and was soon too tired to walk. Gramma and Daddy ended up carrying babies while Adia fell asleep in the wagon.








Adia had her first real haircut this last week too. DiDi and I went to get ours cut so Adia begged to have her hair cut too. I was worried about her holding still or throwing a fit in the chair, but she acted like a much older child. She sat perfectly still and did everything that was asked of her. I was so proud of her and know that next time she needs her hair cut, she'll be good. She seemed proud of herself as well.




After haircuts was swimming. We left the twins with DiDi so I could actually swim. It's been 6 weeks since I was last able to get in the water. It felt good to swim and Adia seemed happy to have me there. She showed off her swimming skills by chasing us all over the pool. Eck went swimming too and had to show off his new bike. Adia loves motorcycles so she was super excited for him. He even let her sit on it.


Daddy had a training on Tuesday so Adia, the twins and I spent the evening with DiDi. We ate dinner with her and watched a couple movies. Adia even had a purple popsicle. She did a great job of not making that much of a mess with it.


Yesterday was Miracle Treat day at Dairy Queen. It was the perfect excuse to get ice cream after dinner. I thought for sure that Adia would fall asleep in the car, but she didn't. I got her a chocolate sundae while the rest of us had blizzards. She didn't eat much of her ice cream though.




DiDi's in Denver visiting family right now so Adia and I have been trying to keep busy with Gramma and the twins. Yesterday we went to Costco and today we went grocery shopping, to Toys R Us and the mall. Adia picked up several things at Toys R Us and had fun playing at the mall until some little brat bit her. Adia didn't cry, she was just super surprised. I don't think she really knew how to react. I told her that in the future, she can fight back. No one has the right to bite her and she was the right to defend herself. I really wish she had hit him. She's got a mean arm.


When we got back from the mall, Adia and I made butter. I think she was thoroughly confused by what I wanted her to do. The process also took much longer than she had patience for so Mommy ended up doing most of the work. I was surprised at how quickly it happened and it was shocking to see how quickly it went from whipped cream to butter. Adia liked the finished product though and ate it on some of her toast.


My new stroller came yesterday. I was so excited to get to use it today. Mira and Adia rode in it at Toys R Us. As usual, Mira slept through it all. When we went to the mall, the twins started out in it. That didn't last long. Leia doesn't like to be set down. She's just like Adia was and wants to be held all the time. She also doesn't sleep well. Before the twins were born I asked that at least one of them be a good sleeper and apparently someone was listening.


Of course with the next two pictures, you wouldn't believe that Leia's not a sleeper. Both girls slept well last night, going from 1:30-6:30. I actually didn't feel too tired this morning. Granted, I didn't want to get up that early, but I wasn't completely wiped out. Adia was up at 7 and looked refreshed.




Now that the twins are 5 weeks old, we've been able to start a routine. Adia's been in bed by 9 the last couple nights. That's certainly helped with her attitude. We've been trying to have dinner by 6:30, then her bath and books in bed with Mommy. The only problem is she still won't sleep in her own bed. I'm sure we'll get back to her in her own bed, but it's going to take some time.


We've also started full on potty training. We picked up a sticker chart at Toys R Us today. I figured it couldn't hurt to try and Adia immediately took to it. She'll do anything for a sticker. She also desperately wants to wear big girl panties. She's been dry the last two nights and knows when she needs to use the potty, it's just a matter of stubborness now. So, after she fell asleep tonight, I went to the store and bought more big stickers, some prizes, Hershey kisses and big girl panties. Each time she pees on the potty, she'll get a sticker. Once she's filled her chart, she gets a prize. If she poops on the potty, she'll get a Hershey Kiss. I really hope it works because I'd love to not buy her diapers anymore. Not changing another of her poopies would be nice too.

1 month old!

It's official, we survived the first month with twins and a two year old. The girls are growing like weeds. As of today, Mira is 8.8lbs and Leia is 7.9lbs. Adia was no where near that size at a month. Now I know why Mira's growing out of the newborn clothes and diapers. It wasn't just my imagination.

I took pictures of my girls today. Adia was surprisingly cooperative despite being a cranky kid day. She was actually more cooperative than Leia was. Mira slept through it all, but Leia screamed at first. Adia even said she liked Mira more because she was sleeping. Her solution to keep Leia from screaming, let Leia suck on her finger. It worked.








I had the girls by myself for most of the day because DiDi's sick. Normally it's not a problem until both babies wake up hungry and screaming and Adia wants something too.


Later in the day we went outside. Adia wasn't so cooperative then, but eventually came around.






No pictures of Daddy because by the time he got up, Adia was already asleep.