6 Month Checkup!

Mom and I took the boys for their 6 month checkup on Monday. Boy I will tell you that is not a 1 person job! I most likely could have done it by myself up until now, but after this appointment, it wouldn't work if there was just one person there. They would be all over the place and into everything! We made it there and showed them off to a few family members that work at the office then it was time to go back and get it started! Things went well. They had their vitals taken and then they were weighed! Johnathan was 25 1/2 in long and he weighed 17lb 9.5oz! Jonah was 25 1/4 in long and he weighed 18lb 1oz! I can't believe they have pretty much tripled their weight since they were born! They checked out fine and the doctor supressed all of my concerns that I had. They then had to have their shots. 2 shots and a liquid. They didn't like their shots at all! Johnathan cried for a minute after his shots, but Jonah bawled for about 5 minutes! I couldn't believe how upset he was with his shots!

We went home and they calmed down and napped for a bit. The rest of the night was a little rough, but they are doing well considering they are teething and had shots. I continued tylenol while they were awake Monday and Tuesday. I just hope they aren't hurting anymore!

We have been working on their sleeping patterns. I just can't take getting up with each of them two times a night. I am just exhausted come morning time. We have been tweaking little things, like making sure they get solid food about an hour before they normally go to bed and then a bottle right before they do. I am trying to get them on a nap routine too so that they aren't sleeping sporattically throughout the day. Its hard to plan things to do around the house since they aren't consistent with sleeping. When Joey was little, I just let him sleep when and how long and how often he wanted to. With having 3 kids, I need to plan a little more. If anyone has any tips/tricks on sleep with kids (especially with twins) just let me know!

Two happy boys (who don't know what is in store!)

Jonah loves to chew on his brother's hand!

They are telling secrets on how to escape the dr!

Jonah saying, "Who me? I'm not getting shots!"

Johnathan loved looking at the paper on the exam table.

My boys are getting so big!

I can't believe how big the boys are getting. And I don't just mean Johnathan and Jonah. Joey is getting so big. Today marks a milestone. Joey no longer goes into the nursery at church. He has been getting so bored in the nursery and he is getting into trouble too. He likes to take the twins things (paci's and bottles) and when he is in the nursery and bored, it just gets worse. So we decided to send him to a Sunday School class that is meant for 2-3 yr olds. He is almost there. HOLD THE BOAT!!! Did I just say that he is almost 2? Yes I did. He will be 2 in less than 3 months. OH GREAT! I only have less than 3 months to plan his birthday party?!! OK so that is something that I need to get working on! Anyways, his vocabulary is budding so much! He knows pancakes and asks for them as well as eggs. He will take you to what he wants to eat and show you. It is so much better than him fussing because he can't communicate and let us know what he wants. He is so into watching me or mom cook. He likes to just sit there and watch every move we make. I wish my kitchen was big enough so he could do that. He knows that pans are hot and that you shouldn't touch them. He LOVES jello. And peaches. He could eat his weight in both. He also loves yogurt covered raisins. I would gladly give him those over fruit snacks since they have yogurt and a fruit. He isn't afraid of swimming for any reason. He will jump in and swim away from you if you aren't paying attention. He loves the water. He will also point out water if he sees it. When we were on vacation, there was a water feature outside the hotel and he kept saying, "Wawa" which is his word for water. He sat in my lap the other night while I read a book to him. Not a short book either. After I was done, he crawled into his big boy bed. I can't believe how big my little guy is getting. He has 13, almost 14 teeth now! I can't wait until teething is all over! It is hard!


Now onto Johnathan and Jonah. They are developing so well! They are somewhat sitting up now. They started tripoding about a week ago. They will sit there for about a minute then they will either fuss and want to stop sitting like that, or they will fall over. They are learning how to do it! I can't wait for them to sit up by themselves. They are teething horribly. They are fussy most of the day, especially at night. I wish I could take the pain away from them, but I can't. I just give them Tylenol and some oragel and hope that helps. I think that it is messing up their sleeping as well. They don't go through the night without waking up! I am so exhausted and it's hard to function some days. I just have to keep thinking that this will all be over some day! As much as I don't want the boys to get bigger, I do. I want them to be a bit more independent. I love my boys so much, but its hard. Its hard to give 3 small kids all my attention and then try to make sure the house is clean, dinner is cooked, laundry is done, and I give the dogs and my husband as much attention as needed.


Anywho, the twins have a doctor appointment tomorrow. I will find out how much they weigh and how good they are doing. I am not looking forward to the shots though. They are already teething and then they will be in pain from the shots so I think I might go insane! Please pray for all of us during the next few days!

Vacation and Family Reunion!

We had a family reunion to go to a few weeks ago. It took us all the way to Murray Lake in Ardmore, OK. It is a 10 hr drive with no stops. We tried to plan accordingly. We left at 10pm at night in hopes that the boys would sleep the whole trip. We packed snacks, movies, and things to entertain all of us. Well that didn't work. We left and stopped and got gas and food. We figured that Joey would pass out shortly into our trip. We were so wrong! He stayed up until about 1am. I tried to sleep while Marc was driving because I had worked a 12 hr shift that day. Joey then slept for about an hour or so and then woke up, which prompted us to pull over. We stopped at a rest area that had a little playground. I took Joey inside and I changed him and I went to the bathroom. We came outside and I let him play on the playground while Marc went to the bathroom. Of course since the vehicle stopped, the twins woke up and wanted to eat. We fed them and then we were on our way!

I drove for a while until I couldn't do it any more. I pulled over at the last rest area for 63 miles and it wasn't quite a rest area. It was a gas station/small truck stop. We were both going to run into the bathroom before we layed down. No go. It was closed! So we tried to put up a blanket so the light wasn't as bright and tried to sleep. Again, a no go. Joey woke up and didn't want to sleep so that shot that idea out of the water. We decided to drive a little bit and get something to eat. We stopped at a McDonalds and got some food and a potty break. I got the twins out and fed/chagned them and let Joey run around for a little bit.

We got back on the road and called the hotel and they said we could check in early. We were less than 3 hrs from the hotel so we just kept pushing on! We ended up at the hotel at 845am! I think we made good time! We got everything/everyone inside the AMAZING hotel room and got things a bit settled. We then took a shower and tried to catch a nap. Marc immediately passed out because he was so tired (he hadn't slept much in the car while we were driving.) I was up with Joey trying to get him to sleep. Even though he hadn't slept much the night before, he wanted no part in a nap.

After our nap, we got up and got something to eat. Uncle Louis and his whole clan was just arriving into Ardmore and we decided to follow them to the campsite so we knew where we were going the next few days. We went out there for a while until we were tired and the boys needed to go to bed. We went back to the hotel and started to get the boys ready for bed. I went out and picked up dinner so that we didn't have to haul the boys back out. We ate and tried to get some rest. Joey again, didn't want to go to bed. I was up with him and then the boys woke up in the middle of the night.

Friday morning, Mom, Dad, and Jesse got to the hotel and checked in by 8am. They napped for a bit and then we all went to Walmart and got stuff for lunch. We headed out to the campground and spent some time with our extended family. Uncle Louis and Aunt Karen were there and so were their two kids, Katy and Freddie. Katy's husband, James, and their two girls, Emily and Kayleigh were there. Felecia, Freddie's wife, was there with their 5 kids. Their names are Logan, Justin, Dallas, Michael (and for the life of me I can't remember the other name.) Mom, Dad Jesse, Marc, the boys, and I were all there too. We just hung out and talked for a while. It was nice to just see everyone. We headed back to the hotel and got cleaned up and went to dinner. We went to a steak restaraunt and celelbrated Marc's birthday. After dinner, we headed back to the hotel and went in for the night. Joey didn't want to sleep. He wouldn't fall asleep in his pack and play so we sent him next door to see his nana and papa. He layed with dad for a while and then he decided he wasn't tired, so he got out of bed and went and played on the floor. No one realized that he had gotten my dad's Iphone and he turned on the Ipod and was listening to music. Then he got up and was telling Jesse his body parts ie eye, nose, mouth, ear, etc.

Saturday was a busy day. We headed to Walmart and got things for the reunion. We headed out to the campground and met up with the whole family. Now mind you, out of the 60-75 people there, I knew about 20 of them. It was funny. After lunch, we decided to head back to the hotel to go swimming because the lake wasn't looking good enough to swim in. Marc, the boys, myself, mom, dad, Jesse, Uncle Jon, Aunt Jo, Jon, Mari, Israel, and Rhys went swimming. We had a blast just relaxing there too. We went back to the reunion to pick up a few things that we had left there and to tell everyone goodbye. We went back to the hotel and got things ready for the night and tried to pack to leave.

We got up Sunday morning and headed out. I think we left before 730 in the morning. It was a long trip back with Joey. He wanted down, his papa, and Elmo. I was so tired of Elmo by the end of that trip that we haven't put it in the DVD player for a while. We made it back in one piece and got ready to go back to work the next day!

One year ago...

What a difference one year makes. Last year on fathers day we found out about a wonderful present. Or should I say Presents. I was at work and Marc went up to his parents house to see his dad for father's day. I had woken up at 445 that morning with a pain in my side and just didn't worry too much about it. The pain didn't get any better throughout the morning and into the afternoon. I ended up calling my doctor and she told me to go into the ER to have an ultrasound to check everything out. I knew that I was pregnant, so they were thinking that it might have been a tubal (ectopic) pregnancy. I was petrified. I cried all the way to the hospital. I was talking to Marc and explaining to him what was going on.
My mom met me over there (thank God!) and we waited a bit for them to be able to get me back for an ultrasound. I finally got back there and my bladder was about to explode! They did the ultrasound and said that they could see a small cyst on my left ovary and that should be the cause of my pain.

The ultrasound tech then asked me if I had twins in my family. (I didn't think anything about it. the monitor was turned away from me.) I looked over at mom and was answering her and saying that yes, my mom was a twin. As soon as I turned back around, I saw it on the screen. Or should I say, I saw them on the screen. Two perfect little sacs. Two perfect little babies. I never knew that one moment could change your life so fast that your head is spinning.

I then called Marc because he was worried about me. I told him Happy Father's Day and he was insisting that I tell him how the baby looked. I told him that everything was good, everything was in the right place, and that the babies looked good. He said, "Whew! Wait did you just say BABIES?" I told him yes that we were having twins! He was excited and he said I had to tell his mom because she wouldn't believe him. Well what a difference a year makes. We have three wonderful boys instead of just having one. I wouldn't trade the boys for all the money in the world!

So upset!

Wow so this has to be one of the most depressing nights I have had in a long time. I came home from work and headed to my parents house to see my dad for fathers day. I got there and all of the boys were asleep. Ok no big deal. I was sort of upset because I hadn't seen them since Friday night. I got over it and gave dad his present from the boys. He said it was cute. (we made him a shirt with the boys handprints on it and it said papas helping hands) I was eating the Chinese food that Marc had gotten for dinner. He decided that Joey needed his shoes off since he fell asleep with only his shoes on and only a diaper. Joey woke up so cranky. He was hitting me and was only wanting nana or papa. He hadn't seen me for 48 hrs and didn't want anything to do with me. It makes me feel like a horrible mom. He wants nana more than me. That right there makes me want to quit my job and stay home with them all the time. I just want to cry and to top it all off, Marc and mom had already set it up that Joey would stay at moms tonight so I didn't have to take him there in the morning. He will still be asleep when I drop thr twins off in the morning and who knows if he will be up when I get home from work tomorrow night.
Oh well and to top it off, I didn't get a paper today. It had some good diaper coupons in it too. Booo! (sorry if this is formatted weird. I type it all out as a text message to post!

Work Frustration

I normally don't try to vent or talk about work outside of work, but since I am still at work, I think its ok. Sorry this will be a vent of sorts.
Ugh! I am so tired of people being so lazy! There is one person perticullary. Yesterday, there was a patient whose parent left and she was crying in her room. One of the PCA's brought her out to the nurses station so that she wasn't alone in her room crying. It wasn't a big deal until the baby started crying. I picked her up and held her for a bit and I had to do something, so I went ahead and put her back down. She started screaming so someone else picked her up. She had to go do something and gave her back to me. I really didn't want to hold her anymore because I was off and on busy, but I took her anyways. I held her for a bit longer and then tried to put her back down again. She screamed! I understand that the patient is little and scared, but in my job description, it doesn't say "babysitter." I don't mind helping, but I was tired of HAVING to hold her. And to top it all off, her nurse was sitting at the nurses station playhing ONLINE! UGH! If you want your patient to sit out here, take care of them, don't pawn them off on someone else. I even went in and put the patient in her crib and changed her diaper. She was tired and she went right to bed. Seems to me that I should be getting paid more to do this!
And today, she was being lazy again. Most of the staff were not busy, so we were picking up the nurses station. Cleaning up old cups, picking up scrap papers, just making things look nice for the night shift. She was sitting on her rump doing nothing except surfing the internet for ideas on her SIL's wedding which she is nonstop complaining about. I'm already tired of hearing about it and its about a year away! She asks if anyone else is so bored and tired that they are falling asleep! What in the world??!?! Get up off your butt and help clean up and you wouldn't be so tired!
Sorry that was a rant. I feel better now. Have a nice day ;)

Happy Father's Day!

Well I thought I would take a minute to wish everyone a Happy Father's Day. Especially my husband and my dad. My husband is a great dad to the boys. He is very good with them and loves them so much. He is more of a hands on dad than I thought he would be. He loves to play with the boys and loves to teach them new things. With Joey, he loves to show Joey things that he hasn't seen before!
My dad is a great man as well. When I was younger, I don't remember him being around a whole lot. Obviously, he was gone providing for his family, but he wasn't involved much in the child rearing that went on in our house. I wasn't very close to him at all. A few years back, Dad had back surgery and we tried for someone to be there all the time. Mom was there from the time she got done with work until she had to go home to sleep and I was there from about 9am until I had to leave for work at 215. We got close then. Even though we didn't really talk while I was there, it was a great bonding time. When I had Joey, things changed too. To him, I was an adult and I had given him the gift of his first grandchild. When I was having trouble breastfeeding, he asked my mom a million questions on why I was having problems and what could be done to help. He didn't directly tell me he supported me, but through my mom, I knew he did. It made me feel like I was very important.
He is a great dad to Marc in my opinion. I don't see Marc's dad showing him how to do things. My dad takes the time to do it. He shows him, but makes him do it. There is a real bond there, even though neither of them would admit it!
Anyways, again, I just want to say Happy Father's Day to everyone!