Hot Mess Mommy Express

Dear Rhy Guy,  Over the last year, it goes without saying that your life has drastically changed! It used to be you and me against the world. I just want you to know that even though you are big brother now, my love for you will never change. You will always be my first baby and I am so very proud of the little boy you are and the man that you will become.  I'm sorry that I am not always readily available like I was in the past. But know that your needs are still among my top priorities and even though I can't always be right there, right now, that I'm always doing my best to give you and your sisters the best care possible. I love our little moments; our evening snuggles when the babies are asleep, our movie dates, our games of tag and I love taking you with me on my outings.  I promise to always make that extra time for you, just you. It's important for us to reconnect whenever possible. Thank you for being my little helper with the babies and for loving them...

"Twins....what's that like?" This is a very common question from many strangers when I'm out and about. My response is always "It's great!" But there is so much that goes into that statement!  What's it like from my experience? Well let me tell you! Overwhelming Amounts of Love Working full-time means that I'm missing my babies for 8 hours every day. But the moment that I walk into the door, those two little faces light up and suddenly it's like the weight of the world disappears. Walking into their room first thing in the morning and seeing those early morning, sleepy smiles....there's nothing like it! I could go on and on! Everything Times TWO  Yep, everything! Two bottles first thing in the morning, two servings of baby food, two burp cloths, two diapers at a time, two baths, you get the idea! It really is not that much different than caring for a single baby, just do everything twice!  Crying It Out Have you heard those...

Seven months old and SITTING! To some this may not seem to be all that exciting, but to any mom, it's a huge milestone! It's one of those things where you don't want to rush the baby stage, because it's so wonderful, but once they start sitting up, it becomes a whole new adventure. I love seeing them taking in the new perspective; no longer staring at the ceiling, but really taking their surroundings in. And of course, this opens up a whole new world of toys! I love that cute little wobble too; that cute little dance that they do while trying to maintain their balance. Thanks to the new carpet, which we installed just in time, we are spending a lot more time on the floor playing. Now that they are sitting up, they interact a lot more, converse and can watch their big brother with much amazement.  The next phase will be crawling, so at this point, everything can definitely slow down. We all know, that it's going to be a challenge chasing these two, but we are ...