Adam and Julia

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Help!!! My twins refuse to sleep at night!

These two are the culprits. Ya, they look all cute in their jammies...but you should see them at 1,2:30, 3:45, 4:15, 5:30 in the morning. You get the idea...... help! And, no they are not it a cage. More like a baby jail...I mean playpen. Hey. It works for us!!

Where did my great sleepers go????????

For the past couple of weeks, sleep in out house has gotten progressively worse. I attributed it at first to teething, and then colds, and then those damn helmets. Now, I don't know what to blame it on. Do my children secretly hate me?????

When they were 4 months, my kids miraculously started sleeping through the night. Like 8-12 hour stretches. They cried at first when put down, but after about three days, they were champs and went right to bed, slept all night and would wake up at 7-8.

Now that they are 8 1/2 months old....almost 9....wow.....they are waking up at least 2 times a night each. C wakes up 6-8 times, stands up in her crib and creams at the top of her lungs until I come in. AAAAGGGHHHHH!!!!!! A usually sleeps through it, but sometimes wakes cause sister is so darn loud.

I have started going to get her, trying to comfort her, leaving the room, by the time the door is shut he is screaming again, going back in, repeat, and then giving up. I take her in the guest room to lie down with her for a second and inevitably fall asleep until the other baby wakes up crying. This has gone on for a week now. Mommy is spent. I realized last night at 3:45 that I was in the guest room with two babies in bed with me, two empty cribs, and my spot in bed all cold because I wasn't there. I finally put them back in their cribs only to be woken up by sister screaming at 5:30. WTF!!!

I need help!!! What do I do???? Will she be 16 and still want to snuggle with me? I appreciate the fact that I am so snuggly...must be this damn baby weight, but mommy needs her bed back, and babies need their beds too.

So moms....what did you do? Should I separate them? Should I turn of the monitor...eek. Should I take ambien and just forget about it....lol..jk...promise...don't call CPS. Did your littles do the same thing? Am I just weak and crave sleep? ADVICE PLEASE!!!!

And in the meantime....please vote for my kiddos. They are cute most of the time, promise. We are now in 10th place!!!!

Come vote for my child in this week's Parents Photo Faves contest!

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Thanks!!!!!

Julia

xoxoxoxo

Mommy needs wine!!!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Vote for AJ and Caroline

Blogging friends........

I need your help!!!!!

Twins are expensive, and this contest will help us keep our little ones in diapers and not trash bags and paper towels. Please, please, please vote for Caroline and AJ. Vote every day!!!! We have until the 12th and there are 29 other cuties in front of them. (So, naturally, we are in 30th place right now.)

Please, bitte, por favor!!!! (ok. I only know please in three languages....sorry)

I will split the winnings with ya ;)

On another note...the score is tied. AJ and Caroline both have two teeth now, but C one-uped her brother by pooping in the tub the other night....lol.

Sleep is horrible right now with teething, growth spurts, crawling, trying to walk...help!!

Did I mention that I would love for you to vote????? :)

Hope you all have a great day!!

xoxoxoxo

Julia

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

what we r up to today...

Making baby food right now. Have some apples, strawberries and blueberries in the fridge. I am going to lightly steam them and leave a bit chunky and mix it all together with a dash of cinnamon. Sounds yummy to me. Hopefully the kiddos will like it. They are not to fond of strawberries. ?????????

I really need to clean my house and do laundry. Does anyone know of the free fairy who does this for you??? If not, this may take all weekend..lol.

The babies LOVE pineapple juice. Well....like 15% pineapple juice and the rest water...but they love it!!!

I need suggestions for good lunchtime, veggie stuff. I know you mom's have some good stuff out there. Share away!!

And now, a few pics for you in no particular order!

cheers!

julia

Yep! The helmets are back. They are having a harder time with the 2nd ones. Perhaps it is teething and colds mixed with hard plastic and foam on their heads. Needles to say. Sleep SUCKS right now!

Miss C loved her first pancakes!

We tried roast. They really like to play in it. A little went down, but they loved the flavors/

Mr. A loved his first pancakes too!!!

Not so fond of the roast, but loved the carrots!!

Little Miss Attitude striking a pose on the car at the head Dr. God help me when she is 16!

Mommy, I wanna go fast!!!!!

Ride 'em cowgirl!

Giddy up!!!

Naked babies after bath playing in the floor in their room. I tried to pick one without their "parts" all exposed and stuff.

Their favorite thing to do after bath is to stand and watch the water go down while banging on the side. Love their little legs and butts!!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

TVT....Life has been CRAZY!!

What a better way to update you all on all out happenings around here than with a good old TVT! So, here goes.....

My babies are 37 weeks 1 day old today. I carried them for exactly 37 weeks 1 day. They have officially lived in the real world longer than they lived in me. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. My little itty bitty babies are now big old movers and shakers. What happened?!?!?!
My surgery went ok. I had some complications and lots of bleeding. It was pretty uncomfortable and painful for about a week. Just finally stopped spotting after very large doses of progesterone. It is not something I want to go through again.
I had to help out a loved one over the past week. They were addicted to opiate pain medication and had to go into detox. They are doing great, but it is a long road ahead of them. Prayers needed. I can't help but think that Rob is helping guide them.
I had sex!!!
I also took a bath for the first time in 14 days. I LOVE baths and they are MY time. It was awesome, with lots of bubbles!.....ok. I took two. There, I confessed.
Both kiddos are back in their helmets. They are adjusting great to the second one. I got so used to their little heads, and I am starting to miss them again. But, it is for the best.
Tooth count: AJ - 1 big one. Caroline - 2 little ones. She got her second one last night.
Caroline is crawling, standing, trying to walk, pulls up on everything. My active little girl. AJ is army crawling, rolling everywhere and starting to pull up. He is just a bit chunkier and doesn't care much for the whole moving everywhere thing.
I have lost 9 lbs since starting weight watchers. Woo Hoo!!! FINALLY back to pre-pregnancy weight. Now to get this infertility weight off.
So many people have gotten preggo since I have been on here. Yeah!!!!!! God is good and working in all our lives.
I wrote my brother's best friend in Africa yesterday to tell him about Rob's death. It was only a few weeks ago that I finally found his email address among his things. Rob was fortunate enough to travel to Africa to do mission work a couple years ago when he was sober, and he made great friends. Still, it was so sad to have to tell Isa about Rob. Brought back every emotion I have tried to cover up. Missing him still.

Have a great day!!!

Julia

Saturday, January 21, 2012

D & C question

I need advice.

I had my D & C and Hysteroscopy on Thursday. Since then, I have been in pretty bad pain and have been bleeding a lot. My Dr. told my husband that the cramping should be minimal and that I wouldn't bleed much, but that is not the case. It feels like a really bad period and I am bleeding bright red. It isn't gushing, but it is definitely more than I expected.

Those of you who have had this procedure, did you experience the same thing? I am just wondering if I should call the Dr. or wait it out for my body to heal.

ouch!

julia

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The results are in....surgery it is!!

Yep. You read that right. Another surgery.

I went in today for the results from my biopsy last week. I had to cancel the pap portion of the appointment because I am STILL bleeding. 22 days now. WTF?!?!?!

No, I do NOT have Cancer. Woo Hoo!!!!!

Apparently, I have Disordered Proliferative Endometrium. Pretty much, that means that I have really fucked up periods. My body is all out of whack from two years of fertility treatments and a twin pregnancy. I am also very estrogen sensitive, I can grow a polyp like nobody's business. So, having a daughter didn't help my lady parts.

Basically, my body is having multiple periods. It is like if you mow a lawn three different lengths. When one is ready, you only mow(shed) that section. When the next section is ready, it is mowed (sheds) and so on. This creates one loooooong, painful period.

My Dr asked me if I wanted more kids, and I immediately said yes. We talked about it, but it hasn't been a topic of discussion with the doc until today. I would love at least one more. We have 4 frosties. I wouldn't do a fresh cycle again, but I would give my littles a chance. One at a time...lol. He said we could try more bc pills and hope they work, but they haven't so far. And. I am taking two a day. And, I am sooooo sick of hormones in my body. The second option is to do a D and C and "restart" my cycle. This way, everything will be on the same timing. He said it should work. If not, we will see from there. He did say that the sooner we try for number 3, the better. He said a year is good, but 3 may be too long. He also said that I will probably have to have hysteroscopies every time I try to get preggo, D and C's every time my cycle goes out of whack, and who knows what else. He recommended that, when I am done having children, I have a hysterectomy. This isn't going to go away. Just become more inconvenient. Awesome!!!

So. I am having a D and C next week on Thursday, the 19th. I elected to go ahead with it and forego the bc pills route. Granted, I am still on them to hopefully clear things up. But, like I said before.....I am SO TIRED of hormones!!!! Plus, it is not like I can get knocked up anyway!

I have never had a D and C before. What are they like? What is the recovery like? Will my children survive my mother and Adam taking care of them for two days? Will I??????

I go back in a month to address the whole cyst/fibroid issue.

On a fun note. I made a lasagna for a friend of mine who had surgery. I have decided that I like making things for people. I feel like a little homemaker. And, she doesn't have food poisoning yet!

OMG!!!! A whole post without talking about A and C. They were angels at the Dr's office. They love to be loved on, and the nurses love to do that! Oh ya. C crawled out of her bath seat today while I was lotioning brother. If you have one, WATCH your kids. If I hadn't been there, who knows what would have happened.

Julia

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

300th Post

I have been thinking long and hard about what my 300th post would be about, and I decided to do it based on what makes me happy. My blog has transitioned from a family blog to an infertility blog to a parenting with twins after infertility blog. Some of you have been here the whole way. Some of you are new. I am so thankful for each and every one of you and your support over the past 3 years. Without this community, I may not have gotten through that bitch IF! Tomorrow I find out the results of my uterine and endometrial biopsies and we decide what to do about this huge cyst. (21 days of period and still going strong. I now take 2 pills a day to boost progesterone and hopefully make it stop.) I don't know what the future holds, but I do know one thing. I was blessed with 2 miracles. 2 miracles that at some times in the past, I was not sure I would ever have. My miracles make me happy.

So, without further adieu, here is my happiness.