it has been a brutal couple days. the guys have been super demanding every morning & every evening-- starting at 5am (when night time seems to end for them) they're up every hour, demanding food. they're practically hysterical-- i have to actually calm them down before they can eat, they get so upset. & then they only want an ounce or two. they actually end up eating more, bc they eat more often, but they eat less at each feeding. this lasts until around 11am-noon, & then they're back on our usual schedule (3-4 oz every 3 hours or so) until around 8pm, when the crazy fussy binges start all over, except now they want 3-4 oz. every hour & a half or so. it's nuts! that will last until around 11pm-midnight, & then they sleep great until 5 am again (getting up only once to eat). val has also started having super fussy periods for a few hours every night, where he just wants to be held and walked around. he's perfectly calm & happy as long as i'm moving, but as soon as i sit down, he's screaming. i'm sure this is all perfectly normal & some sort of baby phase, & i'm sure they're going through it at the same time bc they're twins & all, but geez! i'm exhausted!!! they are almost 5 wks old adjusted... did any one else go through something like this with their LOs? are they in a growth spurt? or is this just a fun new way to wear out momma? :P
in more fun news, my best bud M & i are taking the dudes over to her mom's pool (they're really good family friends). of course we won't be swimming, (its only like 70 here & there is NO way i'm getting in a swimsuit anytime soon!) but it will be very fun to get out of the house, & D (buddy M's mom) hasn't seen the guys since they were a few weeks old. should be fun! :)
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
time to bite the bullet...
i did it...
i registered for a class this fall. i have a few months to decide, & things were filling up, so i went ahead & signed up for the one i wanted.
if i only take the one, its just over an $800 price tag, plus books. i think we can swing it. & its a late class, so N will be able to be home with the guys. now if i can just shake the guilt... this is worth it, right?
i registered for a class this fall. i have a few months to decide, & things were filling up, so i went ahead & signed up for the one i wanted.
if i only take the one, its just over an $800 price tag, plus books. i think we can swing it. & its a late class, so N will be able to be home with the guys. now if i can just shake the guilt... this is worth it, right?
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
107th Post!
I just realized that my 100th post has come & gone, & I did absolutely nothing to mark this momentous occasion! Ok, so it's not really all that momentous, but we'll mark the occasion anyways (7 posts late.) In honor of my 107th post, I think rather than tell you guys a bunch of random stuff about me (if you read this blog, you pry already know too much about me!), I think I'd like to find out a bunch of random bloggy-stuff about you!
1. Do you blog? Why did you start? Why do you keep it up?
2. Are you currently pg, TTC, a mom, none of the above?
3. What is your biggest blogging related pet-peeve?
4. Do you hang out on any boards? (WebMD, Cafemom, etc...)
My answers:
1. Obviously, I blog. I started to relieve the boredom of bedrest, & thought I'd quit once I had the dudes. Instead I found myself attached to my computer buds as a source of support & care too much about their stories to ditch the blog. it's also an awesome place to vent, or think out loud, or just document my life with my dudes (which is important to me, although probably less so to everyone else!)
2. you all know i'm a new mom! :)
3. when people disappear for ages... of course i know real life takes precedence & we all get busy, but i hate being left to wonder what's going on & if everyone is ok. it's the natural worrier in me. (or maybe it's just that i'm nosy...)
4. lately it's just cafemom, but i started on the TTCAL boards... which led to the blog. it's a vicious, escalating cycle!
1. Do you blog? Why did you start? Why do you keep it up?
2. Are you currently pg, TTC, a mom, none of the above?
3. What is your biggest blogging related pet-peeve?
4. Do you hang out on any boards? (WebMD, Cafemom, etc...)
My answers:
1. Obviously, I blog. I started to relieve the boredom of bedrest, & thought I'd quit once I had the dudes. Instead I found myself attached to my computer buds as a source of support & care too much about their stories to ditch the blog. it's also an awesome place to vent, or think out loud, or just document my life with my dudes (which is important to me, although probably less so to everyone else!)
2. you all know i'm a new mom! :)
3. when people disappear for ages... of course i know real life takes precedence & we all get busy, but i hate being left to wonder what's going on & if everyone is ok. it's the natural worrier in me. (or maybe it's just that i'm nosy...)
4. lately it's just cafemom, but i started on the TTCAL boards... which led to the blog. it's a vicious, escalating cycle!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Immunization Rant
i was going to post this on the PAL board, but didn't want to offend anyone, so i thought i'd vent here instead. i hope i don't offend anyone here, but the immunization issue really irks me, & we were stuck listening to some really obnoxious people at lunch yesterday (you know the kind who take over half the restaurant & talk really loud, so that the entire place gets to hear their "insightful" views on whatever the topic happens to be? yeah, they suck!) anyways...
yesterday this obnoxious group was holding forth on immunizations & how incredibly dangerous they are bc they have mercury in them & cause autism. ok, fine-- parents are allowed to make decision for their own children, but i find it infuriating that people are allowed to make decisions that not only put their own kids at risk (as evidenced by the return of diseases that had been considered extinct), but also put MY kids at risk. Of course we're getting our boys immunized, but it takes several years to get them everything they need, & in the meantime, if your non-immunized kids get sick, they have the potential to infect mine. & if you're going to rationalize your decision not to follow the pediatric association's advice, at least have your info straight-- shots no longer contain mercury, & studies have shown the "link" between autism & immunizations is non-existent.
most of those geniuses having this insightful discussion were my age, so i'm willing to bet they were all immunized as kids, & (other than their lack of common sense) seem to be perfectly healthy. But instead of looking at the 50 years of evidence supporting the safety & efficacy of immunizing kids, let's look only at the latest, unproven, hippie trends. good call, folks.
seriously, we can legislate to stop smoking in public to protect public health, but we let certain parents ignorantly put our kids at risk? The decision not to immunize your kids is not made in a vacuum, & while i support the idea that parents should be able to make unencumbered decisions regarding their children's welfare, when their decision can potentially impact the welfare of an entire community, perhaps the decision should be taken out of the parents' hands.
yesterday this obnoxious group was holding forth on immunizations & how incredibly dangerous they are bc they have mercury in them & cause autism. ok, fine-- parents are allowed to make decision for their own children, but i find it infuriating that people are allowed to make decisions that not only put their own kids at risk (as evidenced by the return of diseases that had been considered extinct), but also put MY kids at risk. Of course we're getting our boys immunized, but it takes several years to get them everything they need, & in the meantime, if your non-immunized kids get sick, they have the potential to infect mine. & if you're going to rationalize your decision not to follow the pediatric association's advice, at least have your info straight-- shots no longer contain mercury, & studies have shown the "link" between autism & immunizations is non-existent.
most of those geniuses having this insightful discussion were my age, so i'm willing to bet they were all immunized as kids, & (other than their lack of common sense) seem to be perfectly healthy. But instead of looking at the 50 years of evidence supporting the safety & efficacy of immunizing kids, let's look only at the latest, unproven, hippie trends. good call, folks.
seriously, we can legislate to stop smoking in public to protect public health, but we let certain parents ignorantly put our kids at risk? The decision not to immunize your kids is not made in a vacuum, & while i support the idea that parents should be able to make unencumbered decisions regarding their children's welfare, when their decision can potentially impact the welfare of an entire community, perhaps the decision should be taken out of the parents' hands.
never been kissed
no, i'm not talking about that singing scottish woman! i saw on the news recently a story about a woman about to be married who has NEVER been kissed-- she says she was saving herself for her husband to be. does that seem extreme to anyone else? i mean, i totally understand waiting on sex til marriage & thats a decision i actually really respect, but not even kissing anyone?? talk about pressure on your wedding night! i mean, how do you go from holding hands to whole hog like that?
totally unrelated, but funny-- con is working on a big poo right now & is very upset about it. (are my kids the only ones who get distressed over their poops? there is absolutely nothing wrong with them, they just scream through pooping.) anyways, he is insisting that i hold him & comfort him through it, so con & i are sitting in our own personal cloud of poop funk, working on a big one. didn't think i'd be a poop cheerleader quite this early in the game, but hey-- whatever it takes!
totally unrelated, but funny-- con is working on a big poo right now & is very upset about it. (are my kids the only ones who get distressed over their poops? there is absolutely nothing wrong with them, they just scream through pooping.) anyways, he is insisting that i hold him & comfort him through it, so con & i are sitting in our own personal cloud of poop funk, working on a big one. didn't think i'd be a poop cheerleader quite this early in the game, but hey-- whatever it takes!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
NICU Reunion & Some Scattered Thoughts
Our NICU had their yearly reunion yesterday, & even though the guys are only 5 weeks (I think my math is right) out of the hospital, we thought it would be fun to go see the guys' former nurses & docs. & it was cool to see the people who had taken such good care of our little dudes, & show off how huge they're gotten, but it also reminded me how incredibly blessed we were with our NICU stay.
We met 2 other parents of preemie twins (identical girls born at 30 weeks & boy/girl twins born at 28 weeks), & they had 60 day & 80 days stays respectively. The girls, who were absolutely darling, have struggled with delays in growth & development, & at 9 mos were barely larger than our boys. (One of the nurses actually thought the boys were older.) & the little boy half of the boy/girl twins was hearing impaired. Now, I'm not trying to say these kids are doing "worse" or are somehow less well-off than our guys-- each of them was absolutely beautiful & perfectly happy & busy little kids, just as they should be. It's just that the extra struggles they've faced highlighted for me how incredibly lucky we were (& are) that reflux & adjusted development milestones are thus far (& hopefully the only) legacies of our boys' early birth.
As difficult as our time in the NICU was, (& it had its terrifying moments-- I don't think I knew what fear was before those early days with the guys), at least it is now something we can say with some level of confidence is in our past. With every passing month, the boys get closer to catching up to their actual age, & aside from a few more tests on their hips & the continued battle against reflux, we're moving closer & closer to leaving the preemie issues in the past. The same is not true for a dear computer friend whose perfect little boy still has hurdles to cross (& I have no doubt that he will come up aces-- the kid is amazing!) & the sweet little ones we met yesterday. These kids are so amazing. After having had just a taste of the challenges they face, I am in respectful awe of them & their parents. I don't have much of a point here, I just wanted to send some love out to my fellow NICU families, & a special prayer for those who continue to fight the preemie battles with their little ones.
We met 2 other parents of preemie twins (identical girls born at 30 weeks & boy/girl twins born at 28 weeks), & they had 60 day & 80 days stays respectively. The girls, who were absolutely darling, have struggled with delays in growth & development, & at 9 mos were barely larger than our boys. (One of the nurses actually thought the boys were older.) & the little boy half of the boy/girl twins was hearing impaired. Now, I'm not trying to say these kids are doing "worse" or are somehow less well-off than our guys-- each of them was absolutely beautiful & perfectly happy & busy little kids, just as they should be. It's just that the extra struggles they've faced highlighted for me how incredibly lucky we were (& are) that reflux & adjusted development milestones are thus far (& hopefully the only) legacies of our boys' early birth.
As difficult as our time in the NICU was, (& it had its terrifying moments-- I don't think I knew what fear was before those early days with the guys), at least it is now something we can say with some level of confidence is in our past. With every passing month, the boys get closer to catching up to their actual age, & aside from a few more tests on their hips & the continued battle against reflux, we're moving closer & closer to leaving the preemie issues in the past. The same is not true for a dear computer friend whose perfect little boy still has hurdles to cross (& I have no doubt that he will come up aces-- the kid is amazing!) & the sweet little ones we met yesterday. These kids are so amazing. After having had just a taste of the challenges they face, I am in respectful awe of them & their parents. I don't have much of a point here, I just wanted to send some love out to my fellow NICU families, & a special prayer for those who continue to fight the preemie battles with their little ones.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Seriously Cute
How cute is this kid? Con was just grinning it up when we were playing just now, & I had to post this, I just love it!
And my sweet Val sleeping. Haven't been able to catch his smile yet... but trust me, it's as cute as his bro's!
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