Catchup

This morning and afternoon was a little crazy around here. A lot of crying! Kiley is eating and eating and eating lately! Before Kara could easily outeat Kiley but now the opposite is true.... and both can eat more than Abby does right now.  Her appetite isn't still 100% and I just have that feeling that something is a little 'off'... I took her in thinking it was ears but they said everything there was good. She's running these periodic fevers at night and has lost some weight. Right now I'm just working on getting her to eat as much as she can throughout the day. The hardest part is not giving her all snack like things. Meals she has almost eliminated but she will occasionally eat snack type foods.

I called her GI doctor thinking he knew more about her history but sadly he was out of the office for a week and they told me to call her primary doctor. After that I just figured I was being crazy and let it be. But she still isn't acting quite herself. Guess I'll just watch it and see... always a puzzle. As long as she doesn't lose anymore weight. 3lbs in 10 days is enough! (Wish I could do that... lol)

Watching Kara and Kiley play together is such a joy. There is absolutely nothing like it and they are so cute together. It's amazing how quickly they have grown up. Their birthday is just around the corner and I need to get working on setting something up.

My little climbers are up onto everything. The other day I found Kara up on top of the trunk in the living room climbing onto the satelite box. Ach! They climb onto everything and over everything. It can be really hard making sure they aren't getting into things. They also love the walker and zip up and down the halls but oh they get mad when they crash or the other baby gets involved lol. I think I need to find another walker...

If you noticed the photos have been slim lately... it's because I lost my point and shoot or misplaced it... hopefully I will find it soon. I feel 'naked' without it :P

Kara is walking!

She took 5 steps unassisted the other day and boy was she proud! I love the baby toddles! My babies are growing up...

Making Cupcakes...

Stay Tuned for Episode 2... the massive cupcake bomb.... :o) We had a good time making them, even if I don't like cake and she only licks off the frosting...

October!

Tom thought that my blog looked lonely. I did try to get back in here to write but of course when I did Blogger was down. It's tough to have time to sit down and think... usually if I'm sitting still long enough I'm sleeping.

So Updates:

Abby's surgery went well, she did have her adenoids out and they are continuing to bother her. They said it may take up to 14 days for her to truly feel better. We got to the surgical hospital at 6:30 am... we left at 1pm. It was a long long long day. I bought Abby a princess doll and that was a huge hit, she played with that for a long time. The Child Life Specialist was really good and tried hard to keep Abby happy. Of course just before surgery Abby decided that she was absolutely not going to wear her gown top. After fighting with her for a bit to keep it on we gave up. But at some point I hid her pajama top in my surgical attire or space man suit... which wouldn't have been such a big deal but after coming back from them putting her to sleep... I threw away the space man suit. Thankfully I remembered later and only had to do a little digging to get the shirt back out. UGH! She was absolutely miserable when she came out of surgery. And did I mention how hard it is to hold your child when they fall asleep under anesthesia? Even if it is a simple procedure... still hard. When they came back to get me they were taking her to Peds... to which I was like... what? What I think happened is that she was so upset that I wasn't there when she woke up she was making herself sick. Her blood pressure was all over and she was vomiting. After "mommy hold you" she calmed down some and actually slept a little on my shoulder. When she woke up again all she wanted to do was go home... she was too out of it to walk out but she was trying with all her might to get me out of the door even if she couldn't stand. We had to wait a little longer because she was on a stronger pain med since the Tylenol wasn't helping her out at all. My poor baby. I sure hope this helps her out...

We had a recheck and so far all the girl's ears look good. I know how quickly that can change but wow... wouldn't it be nice if we got a break from ear infections for awhile? I think we have had our fair share.

Kiley is so cute.... she says 'uh oh' now.... and of course I love to have her do it so the catch phrase around here is 'uh oh'....

Kara is just moments from taking her first steps. She is getting braver and braver and more steady on her feet. It is amazing how quickly they figure that out. They are both teething right now so that makes it really hard to get sleep at night and they are super cranky. Thankfully tonight they were having a good time with each other! They are both obsessed with climbing up stairs or anything for that matter. They love climbing on chairs and standing on top of them too. It is getting harder and harder to keep track of everyone. 

I updated my childproofing... Abby has figured out how to climb from the toilet onto the sink and open up the medicine cabinet. Now usually she is just going for her princess bandaids... but I don't want her in there at all! Too many things she could get into.

Speaking of princess bandaids... it was so cute. Abby probably poked her eye or something similar to that and was so sad she wanted me to put a princess bandaid on her eye. How do you explain to a two year old that it isn't possible to put a bandaid on her eye?

Abby is also in a dress phase... she honestly... has worn dresses and only dresses for at least a week straight now. Good thing I have plenty of dresses for her to wear! If the weather gets much cooler that may have to change but for now we will just let her play princess. 

We are enjoying the beautiful weather... and hope that you are too! 

5am wake up call

Well we need to be at the hospital tomorrow morning at 6:45am for Abby's surgery. Another early morning! Nothing like waking up on your day off at 5am. But hopefully this will help her to start feeling better. She was really having a rough day today and missed her mommy. I guess she cried a lot and was just out of sorts. Poor thing I could tell she wasn't feeling very good when I got home. She just rocked for awhile with me in the rocking chair, didn't want to go outside to play and later colored in her princess coloring book. It has been tough being away from the girls so much this week and they certainly want me a lot when I get home.

Isn't she gorgeous. I love when I can actually capture a shot with her looking at me.

Kara is being a dare devil and likes to climb up onto the bouncy zebra and then stand on top of it. We have even caught her balancing on one foot on top of it. Such a silly girl! My mother in law has a picture of her up on top of it but I don't have it on my computer. I will have to share later though because it is too funny.

Kiley is standing unassisted now! Where did my babies go? Kara is also doing it and trying to take steps but generally sinks down to the floor. They think it is absolutely wonderful and get so excited they tip over. They are getting really close to sleeping through the night now. Kiley generally wakes up around 3am and Kara will get up around 5am.

Well.... sadly I need to go to bed and get some sleep. I slept hard last night as school has been busy.

ZZZZZZ tired!

Blog? What blog...

Good grief I've been just drowning in school and sick babies and homework and housework... is that enough? Lol and I'm sick with some nasty cold like thing now too. Probably because of all of the above. But finally I've come back to write down a few things that have been going on.

Kara is just steps away from taking her first step (clever eh?)... She can stand on her own and is really thinking about taking that first step. The moment she decides she will do it! She is also really starting to babble and I'm pretty sure she is calling me mommamommamomma and will chase me down saying it. So cute :o)

Kiley has been lately waylaid by the nasty bug she has had since Thursday night. The fever started then and has been going on since. She is so miserable and has been hitting temps like 104 easily. I took her to Acute Care but the doctor was awful and barely looked at her. She just said... oh history of ear infections. Here is an antibiotic that I won't explain to you. UGH

Abby is in full fleged princess mode and refuses to wear anything but dresses. SO cute. She loves anything princess related and I swear we have watched Cinderella like 20 times in the last few weeks. She also really loves her hair right now and wants to have pretties put into it.

... but I'm tired and sick like so should hit the sack. Have a good night hope to see you sooner next time!

I'm tired

Abby is scheduled to have tubes placed, allergy testing and possible adenoid removal. Kiley and Kara are to be seen in two weeks again for a recheck of their ears as their is still quite a bit of fluidy gunk behind their eardrums. It has been an overwhelming week... this battle is not easy to win it seems.

Today I feel like throwing in the towel. A few other things are stressing me out and I feel so stretched and disheartened. Getting up at 6am and being up with the girls so much probably isn't helping much. I'm sure tomorrow will be better. At least I didn't find a spider in my mouth from my coffee today...

Finding the time to Post

Can you tell? I'm struggling to find the time to post right now. And to be fair it isn't like I'm not busy. School is in full swing and the girls and housework keep me hopping. We returned from vacation the other day and I feel so scattered with everything! Hopefully things will fall back in order soon.

Kiley and Kara are growing up so fast! They clap their little hands and are trying so hard to stand on their own. When I sing "If you are happy and you know it" They get so excited and clap and clap. They are also starting to recognize their names now and when they are in trouble. Once on vacation when Grandpa L told them they needed to go to bed Kara buried her head into my shoulder and started crying. It was so funny.

I have really noticed that Kara is a little more shy in certain situations and needs more time to feel confident in her surroundings. She will want to be held longer (or the whole time) and if you aren't holding her she wants to be next to you at all times.


They are starting to sleep a little better but have had these nasty colds with coughing and runny noses so I think that wakes them more then they would normally. At least no ear infections for them! Well... I should say the doctors thought Kara had one while we were on vacation because she had greenish yellow drainage from her ear. But a few good drops and that took care of it thankfully.

Abby on the other hand hasn't been so lucky. Since her last ENT visit she has had two more double ear infections. She woke up the other night screaming owie owie owie and has a runny nose. It's hard to believe that the powerful ZPAC wouldn't have killed her infection... we have an appointment on Tuesday so we'll see what they say.

The vacation with Tom's family was so much fun though even if it was difficult at times and exhausting. There will be many special memories to cherish. I promise that I will write a post here soon so that the girls can read about it someday.

Abby loves dressing up like a princess even if it is just a sun dress. I also got her 22 'new' dolls from Ebay that have clothes and shoes and accessories. She loves to play with them and even bribed daddy into playing with her. I found her a princess backpack on clearance that all of her little dolls will ride around in with her.

We watched my brother run in a Cross Country meet the other day. He did so well! He has worked really hard so it is fun to watch him compete. It was hard that the weather was cold (38 degrees) and the girls weren't thrilled with that. Abby was a little weepy.

Football

So this isn't about my girls... and I know we are all due for an update on how the weekend and road trip went. I promise I'll try to find some time this afternoon to check it out. For now I had to write a bit about one of my brothers. I took this picture of him the other night and I thought it embodied the typical Senior Football player. Guys... they don't smile, they don't look 'cute' or happy... they are supposed to look cool and macho ... and like a football player.

You probably can't tell by the picture. But he has a 'boot' on his foot from a football accident that occurred a few weeks back during football practice. It was his senior year and all of that hard work and devotion was shattered in one unfortunate event. So... while I was working on senior photos with him it was a given that we did a few football shots despite the fact he won't be able to play this year.

I still feel a little bad for him... it must be tough to have to sit out knowing that was your last year to play. But that's life... things happen. I've been impressed with his attitude about it. And boy I've learned... it's hard to do senior pictures when you are dealing with crutches. Things are just a lot more work.

Still I wanted to share the photo of him. Because I thought it embodied his spirit so well... and yes I do have ones of him smiling too :o)

We all need a little laughter.

As I was browsing craigslist a little to see what wonderfully overpriced materials people were trying to scam me with. I ran across a multiples website selling things for multiples.


Exhibit #1 Twin High Chair

That's right... it's a 'twin' highchair. Forget chairs all you really need is a table, with two holes cut out of it... so that you could dangle your children in the center. I love sitting in the middle of a table don't you?


Exhibit #2 Twin Carrier

Just in case one baby isn't enough you can strap this nifty device onto your back and your favorite dolly can go for a ride along with you. Doesn't this look comfortable? I have to admit things are so much easier to do 'hands free' with two babies or 1 baby and a hunk of plastic strapped to my chest. It will only run you about 130 dollars.... So... is the doll included?

Exhibit #3 Comfort Labor Pillow

I'll let this little number explain itself.

"COMFORT, POSITION, RELAX, CALM

Wow, what this little silkie pregnancy pillow can do. Perfect for unlimited positioning, hugging, stroking, and squeezing.."

I'll give Tom credit with this response.... "Is this a 'having baby' pillow or 'making a baby' pillow"

And finally..... the Triplet Carrier....

The pack horse look is in style right now

Hope you enjoyed... I sure did.