Hiding Again=)

My wonderful hubby has come home!! I am hiding again in my basement to get away and detox for a few....

You know the feeling...

The twins were cranky today and still are...possibly fighting and being healed of the virus that the big kids have.

My oldest son spent half the day dragging and sleeping in the bed and I haven't yet convinced him that veggies REALLY DO help fight off a sore throat...not to mention gargling. That he thinks is disgusting. My dancelover is also dragging and laying on the couch most of the day....I had to utilize my 3yo to entertain the babes as the sat in boucy chair and swing whining. I took turns holding them till the crankiness edge wears off and then swich....all this while I prayed off the achiness I have been fighting off. God will have to sustain me and heal these kids up b4 I SCREAM =) Oh never mind, I did scream "BLAH" and walked out with my dinner down here....

Now I have a little peace and quiet. Britt is now again handing me a crankpot baby but I am sending her off with directives to change the drenched dribbled tshirt first. The truth is the twins are SOOOOO cute. They are hard to resist even when cranky. Uh oh here they come...gotta go.

AHHHH!!

I am hiding in my basement AWAY from the kiddos! Need A BREAK....the twins are fussy b/c it is bedtime and the kichen is dirty while the kids finish dinner @ 9pm.... I think MAYBE school is not so bad when we are forced to have a tighter schedule in this house.

I am pleased that the babies are smiling away at 3 and half mos....and squirmy is getting the hang of sleeping for extended hours! YAY. I don't wake her her up when her brother awakes like the books say! I just leave her be! Awesome. I personally would rather deal with one baby at a time. I may get less sleep but it is more sane in my book!

A 7th new singleton child...the easy way

My older bunch have a new addition.....my 13yo godchild who is here for the summer....there is not much difference between 6 and 7 kids really...EXCEPT for the teen part....

One of my favorite sayings is "Everone should be 10yo". This is way before the hormones set in and the mood swings and the really serious chats that affect their lives....We can still play American Girls and Polly Pockets. Ahhhhhhhhhh refreshing is my 10 yo dd

The good news is we have another set of arms to pass the twins around.

Now I have 4 names to call for help instead of 3. This is truly a win-win situation. I even get to sharpen my teen skills as I deal with attitudial days of my godchild and my kids. Some days I go from really high after our INDOOR water fight (don't ask) and really low after I notice they stayed up into the wee hours of the nite to raid the kitchen and leave the mess for am.

The only other tricky thing about all this is that it seems with teens is that it seems like i have to do more spy work to understand where they are since they are so independant. I can't even tell when my12yo isn't choosing to eat since he doesn't feel like before he goes to play sports outside for hours. I find out once illnesses begin....migranes...ughh

In all these cases alo prayer goes a long way...

Liking 3mo Twins=)

Well the babes are 3mos old now and it is getting less hairy=)

YES they are still waking at nite...BUT there is a sense of flow now MOST of the time. I am so glad.....

The smiles they give us are priceless...we like to prop them in their Boppies(TM) and fluff a few pillows behind them. They love to smile and "laugh" at each other....especially squirmy. She is a social butterfly. SO she tries to make eye contact with Lil Guy and grins...it is a riot to watch. he seems to warm up more slowly.

Another blessing is the fact that my 3yo is not being scolded as much for the new baby rules. Yes he still climbs all over and around them on my bed but they seem more durable so we don't worry so much. Also, he gives them little toys they can barely hold. He also gives them MANY MANY kisses to a fault. Sometimes when he finishes with his love pecks the babes are left crying. This whole scene is a riot....fun stuf.

We never wuite got my milk up enough for the breastfeeding so we still use Good Start. They seem to like it and go fine back and forth. The 3oz snack bottles have now been sublimented too with water because it is HOT.