Ended 2012 with a...

19 months - note to EK

My little baby is getting so big!! I mean really a real pony with a side part! Big girl! You really are showing toddler signs now, talking up a storm and very intuitive. Poppa is so good at teaching you (so am I but he is really good). He said today he wanted you to be a heart doctor when you get big. I said why so she can care for us when we are old! Really be whatever you want to be but be big! Don't settle for medium strive for BIG!

Loves: playing with baby, momma and poppa, playing with the iPhone, vacuuming or sweeping

New words: you try to say a lot, apple, up, banana, pops & Mimi, poppy and lulu, Sarah, love to sing twinkle twinkle and you have the tune to abcs, EEIO

Animal sounds your the best!! Elephant with the arm trunk is classic and my favorite is the monkey, poppas is elephant

Food: kinda in a whatever here, love steak, shredded cheese, oatmeal with sprinkles, apples, yogurt

Note to littles -2months

2 months and you have taught your momma so much. You have challenged me in so many good ways and truly I will be a better person from being your momma! One thing you have taught me to be better at is a big life thing that I want you to always work on. Don't judge others as you don't know their story and the story of life really does effect how someone may be acting or reacting. I learned so much from sitting in the hospital each day, walking in and out, and watching people in the halls (your momma may stare sometimes!). But really so many people dealing with so much and then after you leave the revolving door it was a big world where the average joe doesn't know what is going in your life. Just remember this when dealing with others. Never an excuse to not give 100% and never give up but does mean everyone will take their own road.

You both are amazing and at 2 months you are so strong, already lifting and holding your head. You LOVE the bath! We are working on eating and I think right now the bottle will be our answer. Littles, you are little power houses doing a lot of sleeping and eating!

Lots of love,
Momma

So we meet again...

Pump (said in ek tone). Yes I thought we had said our goodbyes but it's best we start again. We had the littles 2month check up on Friday (doc x2 takes twice as long!) which means weight check. MM was up to 6 lbs and MF was 4lbs 4 oz. 2oz over 12 days is not the gain we want for mighty. This means we are back to fortifying the breast milk and watching how much she eats from the bottle. For me if one is on a bottle then both. So back to pumping ... Don't think I didn't have my curse words with that pump but after a good long run yesterday I know in my gut that bottles will be better now and maybe in long run. It already seems to be helping after just one solid day.

EKs face below sums up all of our feelings at the end of the 2 hour check up. 5 people in a little room with all our stuff and eks glitter shirt leaving a touch of fairy dust everywhere = long mid morning. Along with the normal 2 month check and shots we had to be tested for RSV. The littles have a pretty good cold and let's just say I held my breathe while we waited for the verdict. She said positive would mean head to hospital and negative close monitor. HOME we went after that appointment thank goodness! So littles still aren't released by doc to be around other kids and best to continue to keep them home. Oh man! I know it's best but this momma likes to go! Good thing we just got a new panera with a drive through! Gain some weight and get to feb( doc says rsv season peaking now so downhill now!) and watch out world 3 in bows will be on the loose!

Holly Jolly Christmas Day and after

I love the holidays and this year we got the greatest gift x2 and we were all home to enjoy it. I did not miss the packing and unpacking if the car at all this year. We lounged in jams (even poppa!), baked cookies for santa, watched Home Alone by the fire, and went to bed wondering what HoHoHo would bring 3 good little girls! Ek loved it all! points to stroller and says HoHoHo! Morning was spent playing and eating poppas best pancakes! snuck in an afternoon run before friends came bearing wine and dinner. Perfect cold winter day! Next day we had more fun family visit. A fun lunch and chats! I an sad to see the holidays end but ready to take it down. I won't lie had it down on the 26th after family left, ha! We also snuck in a photo shoot with A, post coming soon!!

A very MERRY Christmas from my family to yours!

'twas the night before

It was a house full of family with lots of Christmas joy! There were a lot of EK dance parties and puppy chasing. We enjoyed a lot of food and sweets. The girls loved the family snuggles. It was a weekend full of holiday fun. We were sad to be missing the king and queen and hope king feels better soon. Santa made his first visit and boy o' boy we are lucky! Best Santa, lulu and poppy, and aunts and uncles ever. It was a Very Merry Christmas!