If you haven't heard from me in a while, I'm sure you understand the whole busy with babies thing. If you have heard from me occasionally, say good bye because today after 2 plus years Anneleise decided to climb not out of her crib but in it.
I heard screams for help, upon entering her room I found her one leg in and one leg wedged between the bars. So because she decided to spread her wings today and I am a glut'n for punishment...she is in her bid girl bed now.
Enough said. Any sleep I was getting will now be spent sitting in front of her door waiting to see how long it will take her to escape.
They don't make a Hallmark card for this do they?
UPDATE: 20 minutes later
I found the down fall of her loving her room now and playing all day in there...it's 3pm and she is asleep in her bed!
Crap!
September 30, 2008
September 28, 2008
This is why we have no 2 year birthday picture...
This is what you get when you try to get a nice picture of a two year old. Maybe I shouldn't stereotype two year old's, but this is mine and for right now, for prosperity sake...they are all like this...right?
These are my babies!
This is me as a baby...
If one more person tells me that any out of the four children I carried and birthed look so much like Tom I'm going to hurt them, honest...test me.
I guess it is a bit uncanny how much Tom and I have in common, we didn't look anything like each other as infants but as adults we have many qualities in common.
Look through the pictures...you gotta see something of my girls in me, right, right?
It's 2 am. Do you know where your kids are?
Mine are awake staring at me like I'm stupid.
Actually Beka has a fever now, probably viral, Atty won't eat hasn't since her 8 pm feed, Anneleise has been moaning and crying since midnight...
I'm no fortune teller,but I'm guessing tomorrow is looking bleak and messy.
I don't know if I am some sicko or not but if I get to choose between vomiting and diarrhea, I'd opt for the poops any day.
Wow, what a topic to post on, really the old Whitney is in here, she is just second guessing the bowels of babies...
I'm a thinking the joke could be on me...literally.
Actually Beka has a fever now, probably viral, Atty won't eat hasn't since her 8 pm feed, Anneleise has been moaning and crying since midnight...
I'm no fortune teller,but I'm guessing tomorrow is looking bleak and messy.
I don't know if I am some sicko or not but if I get to choose between vomiting and diarrhea, I'd opt for the poops any day.
Wow, what a topic to post on, really the old Whitney is in here, she is just second guessing the bowels of babies...
I'm a thinking the joke could be on me...literally.
September 27, 2008
Sunday, sunday...
Everyone here on this home front is doing okay. We could all use some bettersleep and some happier babies, but we are doing good.
Everyone (the girls) are running a low grade fever...I guess today will decide what will happen in the health department.
I'm Halloween costume shopping, can't decide but when I do I will get the pictures up. Anneleise has a closet of things she could wear, after all it is one evening, so I will recycle hers. The girls, I just can't decide.
We have a wedding next week, Tom's brothers and I hope to get everyone to the pumpkin farm. If the weather doesn't change around here it could be Martin's vegetable produce department.
Rain, rain go away...I really need Annelise and the girls to go out to play!
Everyone (the girls) are running a low grade fever...I guess today will decide what will happen in the health department.
I'm Halloween costume shopping, can't decide but when I do I will get the pictures up. Anneleise has a closet of things she could wear, after all it is one evening, so I will recycle hers. The girls, I just can't decide.
We have a wedding next week, Tom's brothers and I hope to get everyone to the pumpkin farm. If the weather doesn't change around here it could be Martin's vegetable produce department.
Rain, rain go away...I really need Annelise and the girls to go out to play!
September 25, 2008
Just a peek of the gremlin...
here is what happens when you let your daughter host a tea party while you feed twins...it started with pretzel stixs...ended with the lunch that she stated was "yuch". Guess the lunch is greener on the other plate...Wanna see something crazy?
Okay the first picture is of Atty, the second is of Anneleise...Told you they looked like identical twins, two years apart!
Looking for a good picture of Aubrey, you;ll see the same with her and Beka...it's crazy I tell you.
September 18, 2008
Where's Whitney?
Here, but only for a moment!
Thanks everyone for the emails wondering where we are, nice to know that although I feel as though I have feel off the earth, someone still thinks of me.
We are in "hurricane" overdrive. We are calling it that because Tom goes back to work next Friday and we are so not ready. Well let me reword that, I'm not ready. I think he will welcome the change. Anneleise will I expect be depressed since her best friend will be cutting out so much hang time but I think she needs to get back in our day time routine, problem is I have to get one.
I can't believe that it has gone by so fast Tom's leave and the pregnancy etc, but here we are, another leg of life. We have had some hard days Tom and I and the next months are proving to be difficult too, but Anneleise has brought us so much hope that these two little ones will one day be giggly happy little folk and struggling will get better for them. When I think where she came from 2 years ago, wow. She has been so funny lately, I have a bunch of pictures but yep...you guessed it...no time to get them up. maybe tonight on my next feeding kick I can get a few together. Don't wait up of anything though.
I love my life , let me say this first off, however this week has been insane with Atty and Beka.
They have reached a level of maturity that has them dealing with colic...yeah me...from 11 pm till 4 am.
After speaking with the doctors today the biggest difficulty is that Atty has been on several formulas due to either allergies, calories or her ability to process the proteins and it has left her gut rough and her bumm. So now the typical colic. Poor baby. I'm very upset over the ordeal. It isn't because of the no sleep, really I got 21 minutes last night. But I am her mother and I should be able to help her but I can't. The doctor said one thing that is hard on the girls is that most babies get the colic behaviors early and they last about 2-3 weeks up to a month then they work it out what works for them and since they are newborns they are at about 2 ounces, see our girls guts are newborns this week but are on more ounces thus making the whole thing harder. Beka has turned the corner a bit with her eating, but she is still struggling to breath and seems to be grunting more especially at night. this has to be reviewed this week at the doctors.
On top of the whirl wind to get all the last minute needs to do done we have appointments for all three girls all week. We get the whole eye thing addressed and checked so that will be a weight lifted.
Today I found my self sadden and gasped when I thought that it has been three days since I have really thought in depth about Aubrey. I feel like a crappy mother. I talk of her daily but I have always said a prayer about her and our journey at night, or just reflected on the lessons and here we are three days and again she is by the wayside. So I'm blessed in so many ways that my house is so filled with chaos and noise and I can't even remember the name of the child who's diaper is being changed...three in diapers...that makes for some aerobic exercise that Jane Fonda didn't think about! especially since one of them is taking hers off and running and hiding! I'm blessed that not only will I have one to share the story of Aubrey but three, my blessing are too great in this journey alone to list them, but I'm sad that the fact is "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" in my life right now, and my Aubrey's angelic voice is being drowned out.
I know that the next few weeks will be crazy, they have promised me that there is a end to the prematurity and eating issues we are at an adjusted age of 2 weeks so if they can do anything by the book, let this be one of the obstacles and let pray that we only have about 4 weeks left.
Not asking for much,huh? Maybe we could get another prayer that Anneliese finds what she needs or lets us know what she needs to continue her increase verbal skills and growth. We were on the right track but with teething ( YES AGAIN! Ugghhh!) we are regressing and this takes up so much of her energy.
So while I'm asking for prayers my family could use one, our nephew is dealing with some pretty heavy stuff right now, seriously his life and soul is in serious jeopardy. I won't go into details now but I plan on talking about this on my other blog when I have the time to pay it the attention that it deserves but he could use some serious help, in the Divine way. I guess our whole family can in these matters.
So other tickets of conversation flapping around in my mind trying to find a way out...
weight (how many calories in air?)
postpartum relationships
embryos frozen
last pregnancy
my health
my kids future (hopefull and praying)
the economy (boy thought I had troubles)
politics (really at thins point will it matter?)
money (lack there of)
budgets ( 0-0=what?)
grocery shopping (center isle and frozen anyone?)
meals (4 oreo's, I don't even like them, and cup of coffee typing this post for dinner today)
pantry (looks like a bomb went off)
dirty house (think someone opened up a dust bunny farm!)
gardening (no our front yard isn't a hayfield!)
Aubrey
exercises (lack there of)
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Pumpkin farm
pregnant women
friends (hello....hello...what do you mean your busy?)
Did I mention my health? Gosh, I'm beat I think I am falling apart piece by piece! This last pregnancy did a number on me. Honestly I even look like a old goat!
Okay, seconds before goat girl gets cat kid up and we have two unhappy very sleepy mom.
Thanks everyone for the emails wondering where we are, nice to know that although I feel as though I have feel off the earth, someone still thinks of me.
We are in "hurricane" overdrive. We are calling it that because Tom goes back to work next Friday and we are so not ready. Well let me reword that, I'm not ready. I think he will welcome the change. Anneleise will I expect be depressed since her best friend will be cutting out so much hang time but I think she needs to get back in our day time routine, problem is I have to get one.
I can't believe that it has gone by so fast Tom's leave and the pregnancy etc, but here we are, another leg of life. We have had some hard days Tom and I and the next months are proving to be difficult too, but Anneleise has brought us so much hope that these two little ones will one day be giggly happy little folk and struggling will get better for them. When I think where she came from 2 years ago, wow. She has been so funny lately, I have a bunch of pictures but yep...you guessed it...no time to get them up. maybe tonight on my next feeding kick I can get a few together. Don't wait up of anything though.
I love my life , let me say this first off, however this week has been insane with Atty and Beka.
They have reached a level of maturity that has them dealing with colic...yeah me...from 11 pm till 4 am.
After speaking with the doctors today the biggest difficulty is that Atty has been on several formulas due to either allergies, calories or her ability to process the proteins and it has left her gut rough and her bumm. So now the typical colic. Poor baby. I'm very upset over the ordeal. It isn't because of the no sleep, really I got 21 minutes last night. But I am her mother and I should be able to help her but I can't. The doctor said one thing that is hard on the girls is that most babies get the colic behaviors early and they last about 2-3 weeks up to a month then they work it out what works for them and since they are newborns they are at about 2 ounces, see our girls guts are newborns this week but are on more ounces thus making the whole thing harder. Beka has turned the corner a bit with her eating, but she is still struggling to breath and seems to be grunting more especially at night. this has to be reviewed this week at the doctors.
On top of the whirl wind to get all the last minute needs to do done we have appointments for all three girls all week. We get the whole eye thing addressed and checked so that will be a weight lifted.
Today I found my self sadden and gasped when I thought that it has been three days since I have really thought in depth about Aubrey. I feel like a crappy mother. I talk of her daily but I have always said a prayer about her and our journey at night, or just reflected on the lessons and here we are three days and again she is by the wayside. So I'm blessed in so many ways that my house is so filled with chaos and noise and I can't even remember the name of the child who's diaper is being changed...three in diapers...that makes for some aerobic exercise that Jane Fonda didn't think about! especially since one of them is taking hers off and running and hiding! I'm blessed that not only will I have one to share the story of Aubrey but three, my blessing are too great in this journey alone to list them, but I'm sad that the fact is "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" in my life right now, and my Aubrey's angelic voice is being drowned out.
I know that the next few weeks will be crazy, they have promised me that there is a end to the prematurity and eating issues we are at an adjusted age of 2 weeks so if they can do anything by the book, let this be one of the obstacles and let pray that we only have about 4 weeks left.
Not asking for much,huh? Maybe we could get another prayer that Anneliese finds what she needs or lets us know what she needs to continue her increase verbal skills and growth. We were on the right track but with teething ( YES AGAIN! Ugghhh!) we are regressing and this takes up so much of her energy.
So while I'm asking for prayers my family could use one, our nephew is dealing with some pretty heavy stuff right now, seriously his life and soul is in serious jeopardy. I won't go into details now but I plan on talking about this on my other blog when I have the time to pay it the attention that it deserves but he could use some serious help, in the Divine way. I guess our whole family can in these matters.
So other tickets of conversation flapping around in my mind trying to find a way out...
weight (how many calories in air?)
postpartum relationships
embryos frozen
last pregnancy
my health
my kids future (hopefull and praying)
the economy (boy thought I had troubles)
politics (really at thins point will it matter?)
money (lack there of)
budgets ( 0-0=what?)
grocery shopping (center isle and frozen anyone?)
meals (4 oreo's, I don't even like them, and cup of coffee typing this post for dinner today)
pantry (looks like a bomb went off)
dirty house (think someone opened up a dust bunny farm!)
gardening (no our front yard isn't a hayfield!)
Aubrey
exercises (lack there of)
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Pumpkin farm
pregnant women
friends (hello....hello...what do you mean your busy?)
Did I mention my health? Gosh, I'm beat I think I am falling apart piece by piece! This last pregnancy did a number on me. Honestly I even look like a old goat!
Okay, seconds before goat girl gets cat kid up and we have two unhappy very sleepy mom.
September 11, 2008
Off the ledge.
Okay, so the pediatrician talked me off the ledge I was standing on the other day. We are still working on getting some good care for the girls eyes and there is reason for concern for Beka's eye sight, however, I think through some prayer and intervention I can hold it together until the 22nd in which we will take them both to the eye specialist. There is a plan in motion to get all the girls , yeah even Anenelise checked out at the eye clinic in Hershey PA.
Beka has grown leaps and bounds...like flipping huge, Atty of course needs to be different and has only gained 2 ounces in 3 weeks...they both are on the curve but opposite ends. We are not fretting yet about either the pediatrician feels that each of then are at different development stages. Beka, who has always been the bigger one, including her placenta, has probably gotten more of the prenatal meds too. She has been in her growth spurt for about two weeks now we got about another week, hopefully Atty will find hers and get her eating underway. Anneleise has found her growth spurt! WOW! she is getting so tall and her arms and legs are killing us, especially those feet! I am starting her winter clothes off in 2t but some shirts and jackets are 3t's...Were like the giant family.
Funny, I'm working hard to get everyone to grow and I'm trying real hard to shrink Tom and I. You know I think I just need to accept that out life will always entail struggles of the opposites.
Well I took about 6 minutes to type this out, have a stack of pics to upload but the girls are revving up for another session of bouncing, loving, feeding , pooping and spiting....not complaining though just mentioning it.
Beka has grown leaps and bounds...like flipping huge, Atty of course needs to be different and has only gained 2 ounces in 3 weeks...they both are on the curve but opposite ends. We are not fretting yet about either the pediatrician feels that each of then are at different development stages. Beka, who has always been the bigger one, including her placenta, has probably gotten more of the prenatal meds too. She has been in her growth spurt for about two weeks now we got about another week, hopefully Atty will find hers and get her eating underway. Anneleise has found her growth spurt! WOW! she is getting so tall and her arms and legs are killing us, especially those feet! I am starting her winter clothes off in 2t but some shirts and jackets are 3t's...Were like the giant family.
Funny, I'm working hard to get everyone to grow and I'm trying real hard to shrink Tom and I. You know I think I just need to accept that out life will always entail struggles of the opposites.
Well I took about 6 minutes to type this out, have a stack of pics to upload but the girls are revving up for another session of bouncing, loving, feeding , pooping and spiting....not complaining though just mentioning it.
September 9, 2008
And it starts...
Sunday was Atty's and Beka's due date. They are 40 weeks this week.
Thus the title, let the games and torture begin. For those who can't remember our last two years with Anneleise, every milestone was met with difficulty, she has been delayed in every area then she just takes off. We still are really only dealing with speech thank goodness she is well beyond where she needs to be on all other aspects of her life.
Now we start as the girls are considered full term to rank their prematurity...I have been worried about Beka even in the NICU and of course I was told that I am worrying needlessly at this point and that I am "uptight" over losing Aubrey. Enough said about why they felt the need to ignore me but today we got confirmation that Beka has a very serious issue with her eyes. They are far from normal or even normal for a 7 week preemie.
I won't go to the most severe case, but I will ask for prayers that what ever is going on can be corrected, I pray this for her, not that my heart isn't broken right now but I want her to see the sunset, the color blue, the ocean the mountains, her Mom...
Okay I can't go there now, I have to find good doctors for my kiddos that don't act like they are all knowing, but are...
Thus the title, let the games and torture begin. For those who can't remember our last two years with Anneleise, every milestone was met with difficulty, she has been delayed in every area then she just takes off. We still are really only dealing with speech thank goodness she is well beyond where she needs to be on all other aspects of her life.
Now we start as the girls are considered full term to rank their prematurity...I have been worried about Beka even in the NICU and of course I was told that I am worrying needlessly at this point and that I am "uptight" over losing Aubrey. Enough said about why they felt the need to ignore me but today we got confirmation that Beka has a very serious issue with her eyes. They are far from normal or even normal for a 7 week preemie.
I won't go to the most severe case, but I will ask for prayers that what ever is going on can be corrected, I pray this for her, not that my heart isn't broken right now but I want her to see the sunset, the color blue, the ocean the mountains, her Mom...
Okay I can't go there now, I have to find good doctors for my kiddos that don't act like they are all knowing, but are...
September 2, 2008
ZZZZzzzz
Yeah, I have been thinking of you guys, but we are not sleeping.
We as in nobody in our house. I have a 4 week countdown before Tom goes back to work and nobody has their act together.
Insert FEAR here.
I don't think I will ever be the planner or on schedule again. I'm just the Mom now.
I say just, when this week seems more the "The" mom because Tom on sleep deprivation leaves me to do just about everything...
Ahhh, life is grand though, the girls are good, in a every department but not eating well or sleeping kind of way, this includes our sweet independent lady Anneleise...she is sleeping but eating is getting to be a real pain.
I really do have pictures of my family, but really I can't even find the to get them here.
Birth to 3 is evaluating the girls in the morning at 9 am, I haven't done anything at 9 am since the day I gave birth to Atty and Beka....
Oh, crap o la...goat girl is stirring and she is going to wake up cat kid...gotta go, yeah I'll be right back...
Not. Maybe Wednesday.
We as in nobody in our house. I have a 4 week countdown before Tom goes back to work and nobody has their act together.
Insert FEAR here.
I don't think I will ever be the planner or on schedule again. I'm just the Mom now.
I say just, when this week seems more the "The" mom because Tom on sleep deprivation leaves me to do just about everything...
Ahhh, life is grand though, the girls are good, in a every department but not eating well or sleeping kind of way, this includes our sweet independent lady Anneleise...she is sleeping but eating is getting to be a real pain.
I really do have pictures of my family, but really I can't even find the to get them here.
Birth to 3 is evaluating the girls in the morning at 9 am, I haven't done anything at 9 am since the day I gave birth to Atty and Beka....
Oh, crap o la...goat girl is stirring and she is going to wake up cat kid...gotta go, yeah I'll be right back...
Not. Maybe Wednesday.
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