This basket was their Easter basket.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Monday, April 24, 2006
Sunday at the Shriners Parade
We spent Sunday in St. Charles at the Shriners Parade. David played the drums in the pipe band and I and the girls sat on the side of the street under a great bid tree with lots of beautiful shade. It was a really nice time and Grandpa was happy to see all of his girls there. After the parade they were handing out free hot dogs to the paraders and there families. The twins waved to the clowns till there little arms were worn out. Abi and Josie are old hat at these parades but this is the first one that the twins could actually enjoy. Every time one of those little cars would drive by they would just about jump right out of there skin. It was a really great time.
Easter Pics
These are Easter pics taken at our house Sunday monrning with Grandpa Bill and Uncle Billy and my group.
Saturday, April 22, 2006
YEAH!!! For teething tablets!!!
Char has been very fussy for the last couple of evenings and even at nap time during the day. Lastnight I gave her teething tablets before bed time and she only woke up once. It was a miracle! They are both not sleeping through the night again. That was a short lived thing a couple of days ago. I know it will return again but for now...Sleeping with Mom and Dad and Josie is the way to go I guess. We will also be putting up a new bed this weekend for Abi and Josie. They got a nice large wooden set of bunk beds from Aunt Liz and Uncle Dave. The bottom is a full and the top is a twin. When we decide to put the twins into big girl beds I was thinking of just getting a full or queen for them to share since they sleep together now and I am sure they will always want to sleep together. Maybe when they are older they might want to sleep in there own beds but I think this is what we are going to do for now. Anyway, It is a beautiful Saturday morning and I am going to go play with my girls.
Friday, April 21, 2006
more babies???
David and I were talking tonight right before we were going to bed about more babies. I had said that if we had four boys instead of four girls and it was me asking to try one more time, would he still be wanting to try again.
What if the tables were turned and we had four boys and I was saying..."Please Hunny, can't we just try one more time for that girl?" I wanted to know honestly what would be his response and he said that yes, if i wanted to try one more time for a girl when we had four boys he would go ahead and try one more time.
I think he is full of crap. That is the honest to goodness truth. I just don't want him to be dissapointed because he didn't get his boy. Don't get me wrong, I would love to have more children. I am not sure if we could afford any more. But I love having kids and who wouldn't want to have a dozen more. I always wanted to have a big family but I just don't want him to be dissapointed.
I know he loves his children. I want him to have his boy, but not at any cost.
I have my limitations. He says it is all about wanting to pass on his family name and I know what guy doesn't want to have a boy. He has these expectations of what it would be like to have a son and so do i but we can't keep having babies just to keep trying for that boy. I will be praying a lot about this in the months to come. We have come to a compromise on the cirumsision issue. Our pied said that it was strictly a cosmetic thing. So I think having her say that to him just helped my case on that issue.
I know he will love the baby(s) just as much as he loves the others. That is not the question here. I just want to make sure that his heart is in the right place.
I am going to make him do some major soul searching on this one. He says he has already made up his mind but I have been living with this man for ten years and I think that i know better.
I guess that it is not really that big of a deal since I know that he will love the baby(s) with no question. I guess i am just questioning because i am not sure how I feel about having more. I always say I want more but the truth is i am not sure. I am leaving it up to God. He knows what I can and can't handle. God never gives you more than you can handle. I never thought that I would be able to handle having twins but I think that I have done an okay job. I love being a Mom. It was what i always wanted to be when I was a little girl. I love my job and i woudn't have it any other way. I say job because raising four kids is a full time job. It is the most rewarding job I have ever had and don't ever want to do anything else. David is the best Daddy and Husband a woman could ever ask for and I am lucky to be a part of this family. Right now I am just thinking of my Mom and how she showed me how to be a great mom. I want to thank her for that. Now that i am thinking about my Mom I am thinking about David's Mom, Shirley and how I would like to thank her for being such a great Mom. I don't know her but I see her work as a Mom through her son. I tell my Aunt Sue all of the tme when she is complaining about her boys not picking up or helping her out around the house that by her not setting them straight and getting on to them she is making them to be bad husbands. Some pore girls some day are going to have to work there butts off for the first couple of years to mold these boys into good husbands. That is not the way you want to spend your first years of marriage. Am I right ladies? Well, I got off topic again. I am a talker. I can't help it. It is my ADHD.I have things that I feel I want to say and what beeter place to say it than in your own journal.
PS. I miss my sister. I don't know why I am thinking about her right now but I am and I would just like to say HI to my sis. Missin you in TX. I wish I could just take a few days off and just come see you. Maybe I will talk to David and see what he thinks. You, Me and the great state of Texas. (no kids) :)
Just us. I think I deserve it. Especially since my trip to DC was cancelled. :(
Oh well there is always 2008. Also I think the bag pipe band is wanting to take a trip. That would be fun again. They are a great group. We went to NYC in 2002 I think? I can't remember if it was 01 or 02. Anywho it was a lot of fun.
We are going to the parade in St. Charles on Sunday. That will be fun. The kids love the parades.
What if the tables were turned and we had four boys and I was saying..."Please Hunny, can't we just try one more time for that girl?" I wanted to know honestly what would be his response and he said that yes, if i wanted to try one more time for a girl when we had four boys he would go ahead and try one more time.
I think he is full of crap. That is the honest to goodness truth. I just don't want him to be dissapointed because he didn't get his boy. Don't get me wrong, I would love to have more children. I am not sure if we could afford any more. But I love having kids and who wouldn't want to have a dozen more. I always wanted to have a big family but I just don't want him to be dissapointed.
I know he loves his children. I want him to have his boy, but not at any cost.
I have my limitations. He says it is all about wanting to pass on his family name and I know what guy doesn't want to have a boy. He has these expectations of what it would be like to have a son and so do i but we can't keep having babies just to keep trying for that boy. I will be praying a lot about this in the months to come. We have come to a compromise on the cirumsision issue. Our pied said that it was strictly a cosmetic thing. So I think having her say that to him just helped my case on that issue.
I know he will love the baby(s) just as much as he loves the others. That is not the question here. I just want to make sure that his heart is in the right place.
I am going to make him do some major soul searching on this one. He says he has already made up his mind but I have been living with this man for ten years and I think that i know better.
I guess that it is not really that big of a deal since I know that he will love the baby(s) with no question. I guess i am just questioning because i am not sure how I feel about having more. I always say I want more but the truth is i am not sure. I am leaving it up to God. He knows what I can and can't handle. God never gives you more than you can handle. I never thought that I would be able to handle having twins but I think that I have done an okay job. I love being a Mom. It was what i always wanted to be when I was a little girl. I love my job and i woudn't have it any other way. I say job because raising four kids is a full time job. It is the most rewarding job I have ever had and don't ever want to do anything else. David is the best Daddy and Husband a woman could ever ask for and I am lucky to be a part of this family. Right now I am just thinking of my Mom and how she showed me how to be a great mom. I want to thank her for that. Now that i am thinking about my Mom I am thinking about David's Mom, Shirley and how I would like to thank her for being such a great Mom. I don't know her but I see her work as a Mom through her son. I tell my Aunt Sue all of the tme when she is complaining about her boys not picking up or helping her out around the house that by her not setting them straight and getting on to them she is making them to be bad husbands. Some pore girls some day are going to have to work there butts off for the first couple of years to mold these boys into good husbands. That is not the way you want to spend your first years of marriage. Am I right ladies? Well, I got off topic again. I am a talker. I can't help it. It is my ADHD.I have things that I feel I want to say and what beeter place to say it than in your own journal.
PS. I miss my sister. I don't know why I am thinking about her right now but I am and I would just like to say HI to my sis. Missin you in TX. I wish I could just take a few days off and just come see you. Maybe I will talk to David and see what he thinks. You, Me and the great state of Texas. (no kids) :)
Just us. I think I deserve it. Especially since my trip to DC was cancelled. :(
Oh well there is always 2008. Also I think the bag pipe band is wanting to take a trip. That would be fun again. They are a great group. We went to NYC in 2002 I think? I can't remember if it was 01 or 02. Anywho it was a lot of fun.
We are going to the parade in St. Charles on Sunday. That will be fun. The kids love the parades.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Co-Sleeping with twins+
I am not going to post a picture with this one for now because I would like to leave this blog G rated but the twins have been sleeping in there own bed for the last couple of days and last night they both woke up at 1:30. I brought them to bed with me and they BFed ALL night long. My neck is killing me this morning.
I was used to this before and could sleep through it all night long but it has been a couple of days where they went to bed at nine and woke up at seven. It was wonderful. I should have known it wouldn't last. Char is suffering with allergies along with me. I am going to go to teeter creek herbs web site today and order us some allergy and asthma herbs. I have every thing under the sun right now in my herb cabinet but no allergy and asthma. I got off topic here.
I woke up at 5 this morning to josie laying on my head because when she came to my bed in the middle of the night, like she always does, there was no room for her. So she decided to lay across the top of our heads. Yah, she needs her own place to go in our room. Maybe a pallet on the floor or something. My room is not big enough for much else. I love Co-sleeping, I would just like to be able to move in my sleep too. My neck is killing me because they each slept latched on in the crook of each arm and I didn't get to move at all. Every time I would try to break them off and lay them next to me they would cry and root. Lastnight was a needy night. I am not complaining, just stating the facts. If we get prego again right now David is going to have to start lactating. If we have needy nights with three babies I am in deep dodo. If anyone IS interested in a picture of this say so and maybe I could just label that article MA. Some of my family will be reading this and I am not sure if they would want to see my boobs anymore than they already have. Especially since I get so much slack from them on my extended breast feeding. (different post, different day)
I was used to this before and could sleep through it all night long but it has been a couple of days where they went to bed at nine and woke up at seven. It was wonderful. I should have known it wouldn't last. Char is suffering with allergies along with me. I am going to go to teeter creek herbs web site today and order us some allergy and asthma herbs. I have every thing under the sun right now in my herb cabinet but no allergy and asthma. I got off topic here.
I woke up at 5 this morning to josie laying on my head because when she came to my bed in the middle of the night, like she always does, there was no room for her. So she decided to lay across the top of our heads. Yah, she needs her own place to go in our room. Maybe a pallet on the floor or something. My room is not big enough for much else. I love Co-sleeping, I would just like to be able to move in my sleep too. My neck is killing me because they each slept latched on in the crook of each arm and I didn't get to move at all. Every time I would try to break them off and lay them next to me they would cry and root. Lastnight was a needy night. I am not complaining, just stating the facts. If we get prego again right now David is going to have to start lactating. If we have needy nights with three babies I am in deep dodo. If anyone IS interested in a picture of this say so and maybe I could just label that article MA. Some of my family will be reading this and I am not sure if they would want to see my boobs anymore than they already have. Especially since I get so much slack from them on my extended breast feeding. (different post, different day)
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
first post
April 19, 2006
This is my first post to my new journal. This is going to be alot of fun. I hope everyone enjoys reading it as much as I will enjoy writing in it. I thought I would put this picture of my girls in here because they are going to be what this journal will mostly be about. It is time to put the babies to bed here so I will try to do this again later tonight. :)
PS. This picture was taken at Bee Tree Park in South County just a couple of weeks ago while the girls were on spring break.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
