A day in the life

I promise I will update with some pics but I had to document this day:

It starts with the kids not getting up until 8:15 and it is, of course, my day to car-pool (we usually leave at 8:30). I let them eat half their breakfast and then pull them kicking and screaming out of their high chairs to change diapers and dress them. Have to pack a lunch for J&J in case we're out, organize the house for the cleaning ladies (which is a much harder task than it sounds) and load the spare car seat into the car. Not to mention the fact that I'm already miserable b/c the weather is in the 30's...rainy and cold and I didn't have time for coffee. Kids have no coat or shoes actually ON them because there was no time...but I did bring them.

Get Brooke to school and rush over to the library to meet Jared's EI teacher. Get J&J out of the car to find out that the library is CLOSED! Have to load them, um wrestle them, back into the car, screaming again to go to our new location- Barnes and Noble. Get them back to the train table and someone smells ripe. Take Jenna to the bathroom and change her. Get back out to Jared and Miss Merion to find that I need to go back to the bathroom with Jared. I break the tabs off of the clean diaper as I'm changing Jared and hope that no one poops because I realize that in my morning rush, I did not restock the diaper bag and need to use my last one.

Jared and I go back to the train table to find that Jenna has pooped AGAIN! At this point I have already spent 15 minutes in the smelly, dirty B&N bathroom and am hoping that I have a spare in the car. Out in the rain to the car in my too long pants that are now soaking on the bottom- damn short legs. Luckily, I have an extra diaper. Third trip to the bathroom...ok everyone is clean and smelling like roses!

EI session is over because our whole hour was spent actually getting to the location or in the bathroom and yet I'm ok with that b/c other than diaper changes I was picking up books that they kept throwing wildly off the shelves. Rush back home to meet Brooke's ride home to find that I can't go home yet b/c the cleaning ladies are still there and the floors are wet. So I take three miserable, tired kids out to lunch and grocery shopping! I am a glutton for punishment!

Along the way I find out that my dad is home with the flu (hmmm, swine?) and can't babysit so that I can get a much needed color/cut at the salon. Mike promises me he'll be home in time. I have my US weekly all ready!

4:05 I find out that Mike is an hour from home and I'm already 5 minutes late for my appt. PMSing and totally annoyed I go in to get the kiddos up from their nap to find that Jenna has taken her pants off, thrown her diaper over to Jared who seems utterly confused because taking his own diaper off has never occurred to him, and she has peed all over her freshly changed sheets and bunny-bear. No clean sheets. I have to ghetto-wrap a twin sized flat sheet around her crib mattress.

What a day.

I sit here now, hair appt rescheduled, kids in bed, apology sushi and wine, clean house...everything is OK!

Playing Catch-up

So much has happened since my last post. Ummm, just about a WHOLE year....between the my moms of multiples board, facebook, and real life...I never have time to update the blog and not really sure if anyone reads it anyway. If you do, please feel free to leave a comment...Amy that means you b/c I think you're the only one.

Really it's the mobility factor more than anything that leaves me no for the things I would like to do. As soon as these kiddos started crawling around 7 months and walking around 11 months our world completely changed. Life with two walking twins and a 4 year old is definitely challenging. I knew this was coming and appreciated every minute of their stationary, sleep-filled, bottle-drinking newborn days. Now, they're all going different directions and are into everything. If I'm not scraping food off the tile, I'm picking up things they throw over the balcony, pulled out of the cabinets, dumped out of the laundry basket, or picked out of the trash. They all have blossoming personalities and opinions and moods!

I love seeing the little people they are becoming. Brooke- mommy's little helper, miss independent who is so smart and strong willed and sassy. She amazes me everyday with the things she knows and is learning in school. She's writing her name, knows all of her letters and letter sounds can spell, knows many of the states and facts about them. and is actually spelling and reading some words. She has such a good heart and wants to make sure everyone is taken care of and is always in the know.

Jared, my quiet, laid back little guy who waits until he is sure he can do something before he even attempts it rather than trying and making mistakes. He went from taking one step for 2 months to fully walking. He loves to know what everything is and has been saying "what's that" long before "mama". He is so much like his daddy- not a care in the world, likes to just hang out and watch what's going on. He's loves animals, balls, and anything he can throw or bang. He's also my flirt and loves to flash his smile and baby blues, engaging anyone who is willing to pay attention.

Jenna is my snuggle bug. She always wants to hug and kiss and is filled with so much love for her family especially "booke"(Brooke) and "rarry" (Jared). She is talking so much now and it's so cute hearing her say full sentences. She truly loves life and is always laughing and smiling. She is such a girly girl and is already into hair clips, purses, princess crowns, shoes, cell phones and baby dolls.

So far, at 18months it is my favorite age because of all the cute things they are doing but it has also been the most challenging.