7 Months

My little babies aren't so little anymore. They just turned 7 months and I can't believe it. They are so adorable and growing everyday! It is pretty amazing how different they are and how much they have changed in the 7 months they have been here. I love it, there is nothing like watching someone learn new things every single day.

Lily. Lily is our spitfire. Nothing holds this girl back, seriously, nothing. She has been crawling for over a month now, which seems insane to me. She looks just like a little bulldog when she is crawling, she turns her hands in and scrunches up her face, it is too freaking cute. But, she is all over the place, like seriously all over. And she is fast, I finally told my husband that we HAD to get a baby jail or I was going to lose my mind. Our wonderful baby jail arrived this week and it is heaven! Baby jail is also known as, the gated community, the baby confinement center, and Isabel calls it the baby cage.

Mr. Max. Max is our laid back baby. He is exactly like his daddy. Nothing gets him excited. He isn't overly motivated. He has just started to think about crawling. Once in a while when he thinks no one is watching he will get up on his hands and knees and start rocking, but he doesn't push it. He is such a little sweetie though, he will lean in and give me kisses and he waves too. I never knew how much I would love having a little boy.

All in all, our days are getting easier. Sure, I have days where I feel like I'm going to lose my mind but it is way easier than it was when they were 3 months old. I feel like we are finally getting a hang of this twin thing. They are easier to take out, they eat less often, and they are sleeping much better. Nap time is starting to get a little more consistent, we still have days where it isn't perfect, but that happens. I love watching them grow and seeing them accomplish new things, but at the same time, it breaks my heart that they won't be small forever.

Back to Work.

After over 9 months of being off of work, I'm going back this month.

I have mixed emotions about it. I mean, it's really hard to get super excited about going to work. It's work. But at the same time, I've worked to build a clientele for 4 years before I had the babies and I hated to give it up. There were people that I missed and people that I didn't miss so much.

I don't know how many of my clients, I will still have, since I've been off for so long but I'm hoping to get a good majority back. I'm excited about making money again, I hated not being able to contribute to our household financially and we have lots of projects that we want to accomplish around our house, that it will be nice to have an extra paycheck.

All in all, I think it will be good for me to get out of the house a little more. There are a few things I'm sad about, but the pros outweigh the cons in this situation I think.

Nap times are so unpredictable in this household. Sometimes I will get a lovely 1-2 hour nap from the twins in either the morning or afternoon, other times they won't nap for more than 3o minutes for either nap. It is so frustrating! Of course, they always seem to take awesome naps during the weekends and save their sucky naps for me when I'm home alone. It's impossible to get anything accomplished during the week, when I have no idea what nap time is going to be like.

Isabel was this same way when she was a baby, she didn't start to take good, long naps on a regular basis until she was well over a year old. I'm so hoping Max and Lily can figure it out sooner than that. I feel like we are constantly struggling over sleep, night time sleep is just as frustrating as naps. Some nights we will get an awesome night and no one will wake until morning, then the next two nights they will each be up at least twice. I'm struggling trying to come up with someway to make it more consistent, but no matter how many things I try nothing seems to help. I guess we just have to go with the flow at this point. We have done everything in our power to help them sleep better. I know this is a phase, we dealt with the same issues with Isabel but it is hard. And it is twice as hard with two babies. I love sleep, I just don't understand why my kids don't.

This is a rambling post (sleep deprived! remember?!) and I need to go tend to my babies, who aren't napping (imagine that!).

Growing up

I can't believe it, my babies are 6 months old. Where does time go? They are changing so much, I love watching them grow and change but at the same time it breaks my heart. They aren't those tiny little babies we brought home from the hospital anymore.

They have finally slept through the night, which was amazing. They aren't consistently sleeping through the night yet, but at least we know they can! Isabel still loves them, although, she loves Lily the most. Max is my baby and Lily is her baby, she tells me this daily. If I call Lily my baby, I get corrected that No, she is not.

Lily is crawling, she is going to be our determined child, if she sees something she wants she goes after it. Max isn't crawling, he is rolling all around the living room, but hasn't thought about crawling yet.

Everyday continues to get easier, we still have hectic, crazy days but that's life with multiples I guess.

Project 365

Last year after I got my camera I heard about the project 365, where you take a picture every day for a year. I thought it would be a fun little project but I was so sick with morning sickness and just being pregnant with twins was hard enough that I decided not to do it. So I am doing it this year. So far, so good, but we are only 3 days in. Anyways, I opened a new blog to post all my pictures at.

http://kaiteedidproject365.blogspot.com/

Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas filled with food, family and of course lots of presents for the kids. The holidays are a lot of work but worth every second when you see the look of excitement on your child's face. Today was wonderful.

Hoping everyone had a blessed holiday!

The difference a year makes

Last Thanksgiving I was about 6 weeks pregnant and so miserable with morning sickness, I could barely eat. We had an ultrasound scheduled for the Monday after Thanksgiving and I remember my brother joking that it was going to be twins. I never would have dreamed in a million years that I was actually pregnant with twins! It's amazing to look around and see how much our life has changed in the last year. It has been a trying year, but worth every second.

Last Thanksgiving we were a family of three, this Thanksgiving we are a family of 5. Wow.

I have so much to be Thankful for this year.

I am thankful for my wonderful husband, who has proven over and over again how amazing he really is. He took such wonderful care of Isabel when I was sick, then on bed rest and then in hospital. He was there for me encouraging me every time I said I couldn't stand being pregnant anymore. He has been an awesome Daddy to the twins, helping so much more than I could ever expect. Countless times, he has gotten up with the babies to do night time feedings because I needed the rest, even though he had to work in the morning. He is simple an amazing man and I am lucky to have him.

I am thankful for the amazing big sister that Max and Lily have. Isabel has been an awesome big sister. She loves to help out, she loves giving them kisses, and she just loves being around them. I love that she genuinely loves them. She has adapted to the role of big sister amazingly well.

I am thankful for two healthy and happy babies. I cannot begin to say how thankful I am that my wonderful Lily and Max were born full term and healthy, especially after the PTL scares we had. When I was 32 weeks and 4cm dilated I thought there was no way I would ever make it to 38 weeks. I am thankful for every extra day my babies were able to stay cooking.

I am also thankful for my amazing family and friends, I cannot imagine where we would be without our families.

These are the most important things I am thankful for not only today, but everyday.

Happy Thanksgiving!