Two Months

Jan 18

Brooke...

7lbs 14 oz

 Erica...
7lbs 3oz

I have one baby with acid reflux, and the other addicted to her binki and the moments are rare that they're both asleep at the same time and the big kids are playing nicely somewhere, but I'll take those moments when they come. This week I went for a walk/jog around the block by myself! That was a miracle. My goals everyday are to do one load of laundry from start to finish (much easier than one big laundry day), do some sort of exercise (squats while holding a screaming baby count), read scriptures (or listen to them on the ipod), and make sure the bottles are washed (no choice on that one). So far I have only failed on the laundry one day. And I've been really liberal on what I consider exercise. Last night I wanted to smash something against the wall I was so tired, but a prayer and babies sleeping from 10-3 sure helped. We have had mild colds, but we need lots of prayers that nobody gets the flu. We have tried to stay away from people which makes for a lot of stir crazy days, but it's better than sick babies!  Ryan has been a huge help to me, but he goes back to work more starting tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes. Mostly, I just spend most of the day in awe that I have four kids and I have no clue how to take care of them all, but we are starting to see progress with everything so I have hope that we will figure it all out soon!

Do You Laugh or Cry?

Over spilled milk that is...a whole gallon of it...we chose to laugh. I woke up late after a sleepless night and walked into the kitchen to see Rachel desperately trying to wipe up the mess. But I knew enough to know she wasn't the culprit. Where was he? Hiding behind the couch. He only emerged when he gathered I wasn't going to yell at him. He was just trying to feed himself  after all. However, after a day it is not so funny anymore--can someone please come over and mop and clean the carpet so we can get rid of the sour smell??

My Favorites

Brooke found her thumb (1/12/13)

Rachel's Got Talent

I wanted to post this before I forgot. I thought it was so funny...

Deja Vu

Adam and Rachel 2008

Erica and Brooke 2012

Countless

I've spent more hours than I can count in this chair. I think I needed to have twins again just to make extra sure I got my money's worth. It's easy to feel stuck, but I'm trying to enjoy it more this time around. At least I have some entertainment this time...

Girls

My girls with their matching blankies...
Rach E has slept with hers for years and now the new girls can too!
Thanks Sierra!
After taking these pics I remembered that adam has a matching blue one but it's in his memory box so too bad.

E on r