MONDAY
Having already showered in plans to get out in public, I was ready to load up the kids and leave at 10:45am when the boys finished their bottles. But the timing of this feeding meant that I was now hungry (because I showered instead of breakfast...some days these choices must be made). So at 10:45am I was now hungry and decided to fix a bite to eat. Then I needed to pump. Then bottles needed to be washed. Then I collected dirty laundry. Then it was 30 minutes until H&H needed to eat again.
It was then 1:30pm. Still at home. So I fed babies and planned to load up the car after this feeding (I'm still ready to go). We finished that feeding just after 2pm, and then I had to pump. FINALLY at 3:10pm, we were in the van and rolling down the road! SUCCESS!
Our trip to BrU was uneventful, but nice. We got everything we needed, and even picked up something for Grady. We were home again by 4:15pm and it was time for the boys to eat again (then more pumping, and bottle washing, and starting some laundry, then Grady and daddy got home). Whew!
TUESDAY
We had visitors on Tuesday last week. My grandmother, Pucky, and my Aunt Teresa came for a visit and to help me with the babies. During their visit, they fed and changed the babies and I just got to sit there and enjoy their company and relax. We didn't even turn the tv on all day and it was amazing. I LOVE visits with family!
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday I got a little too ambitious, but it turned out ok. The boys and I just hung out at the house for most of the day, and then Kevin called and said he had a meeting after work. So after their 4pm feeding, I got H&H dressed and loaded in the car to go pick up Grady from daycare. After we got Grady, I decided I needed some things from Target so why not just go pick them up.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Me and my "good" ideas.
Once we arrived at Target, I got the babies loaded in the stroller and asked Grady if he would walk and hold my hand. Nope. He looked at me and said, "I carry you" (which means I'd rather you carry me so I don't have to walk). He finally did decide he wanted to walk once we got in the store (and that's when our trip started to take a turn).
I don't even remember what all I had in mind to pick up while there, but all we had time to grab was a gift bag for a birthday gift that we needed on Saturday. Grady found a shelf of plastic Disney cups and I told him he could get one of them; however, he wanted 10. He kept trying to pick up an entire stack of cups and when I kept handing him just one he started with the "toddler in the floor screaming in the middle of Target" routine. (He rarely behaves this way, but for all of you out there that don't believe me...it really did happen and there wasn't much I could do about it.) The great thing about toddlers is that their attention span is relatively short (at least Grady's is), so the best method I've come up with to combat the stubborn toddler is to deflect to another object or activity. I got him to help me pick out a bag and some tissue paper and the tears dried up real quick and he was happy again. With a smile on Grady's face I decided not to push my luck and told him it was time to check-out.
As usual, I got in the WRONG CHECKOUT LINE! The lady in front of me was having some issues with her payment, but I had already committed to this line and had 2 people behind me. Thanks to this woman's complications, I got to purchase some additional items to maintain the peace with my toddler. (I do understand that I'm the adult, and I'm bigger, and what I say goes. However, sometimes it's easier to give in and purchase a few little items in the checkout line. That's what all that junk is there for, right?) So we finally checked out and left target with a gift bag/tissue paper, a plastic Disney cup (Frozen with Elsa, BTW), a pack of chocolate chip cookies (I'm guilty of this one), a Hershey bar, a small package of gold fish, and a bag of Cheddar and Sour Cream chips. SUCCESS!
On top of that ambitious adventure, I decided that all 3 kids needed a bath that night. I had no clue what time Kevin's meeting would be over, so instead of waiting for assistance I took on bath time. It was a fairly smooth process. Grady got to play while I took turns washing the babies in their tub on the counter. After bath, I got Grady ready for bed, and then he helped me with the twins. He's so cute with them when he wants to take care of them.
Kevin got home around 8:30pm and I had all 3 kids ready for bed. Grady went to bed as soon as he got to see Kev and then the babies ate again around 9pm, got swaddled, and put in bed. Then I actually got in bed by 10:30pm. SUCCESS!
THURSDAY
Continuing with our week of getting out of the house, I decided to take the boys into the office with me (because I needed to submit some paperwork). We actually managed to leave the house only 30 minutes later than I had planned, and we got back home around lunch time. SUCCESS!
Also, on Thursday, I attempted the whole baby wrapping thing. I've been scouting YouTube to learn how I can wrap and carry the twins at the same time. First I attempted one baby at a time (surprisingly easy and comfortable). But that extra baby complicates things.
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| One baby = Easy (look, no hands!) |
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| Harrison was not too sure about this one. I found a different way to wrap twins after I did this one that I like better, but Harrison was still not a huge fan. When I wrap Hudson, he almost immediately falls asleep. When I wrapped Harrison (even alone), he immediately went into escape artist mode and started looking for the nearest exit. The double wrapping thing may not work out for my kids. |
FRIDAY
We didn't go anywhere on Friday, but the boys did turn 1 MONTH OLD! When we woke up, I took the standard "month sticker" picture. The past month has had a lot of ups and downs (the ups are mostly related to these kiddos and the downs are with my body dealing with having these babies). I can't get enough of these sweet babies, and it's kind of sad that I only have 2 more weeks at home with them before I have to start working again. (Luckily, I get to work from home for a few months before leaving them at daycare while I go to the office all day.)
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| Sometimes the pictures mom wants to take don't turn out as planned.... |
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| Grady at 1 month vs. H&H at 1 month |
I would say that we had a great week. On Saturday, we went to cousin Lilli's 1st birthday party and then Sunday the boys made their first appearance at church. I think it's safe to say that we're settling into our life as a family of 5, and things are going pretty well.
Thank you to everyone who has made us meals and stopped by to visit and help me with the babies. We have such amazing friends and family and are so grateful for them.
Pictures from this week:
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| #twinning |
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