We survived a whole week without Matt/ Daddy. Matt had his first work trip abroad and traveled a VERY long 23 hours to Sydney and Melbourne Australia. He left St. Patrick's Day and returned this past Friday. It's funny how previously I didn't get nervous about Matt flying but now with the girls, my stomach feels like it is in a knot until I get a text from him that says "here!"
You might wonder why...besides the obvious I depend on Matt completely to take care of us, financially that is. Something I am still coming to terms with but god help us if something ever happened to him because on my nursing salary I could not afford to take care of us and afford our mortgage. Let alone I just would miss the crap out of him and would hate to be a single mom.
We stayed busy to help pass the time. Uncle TJ came to visit and stayed with us on Friday and Saturday. We celebrated St. Patrick's Day weekend drinking Guinness, eating some chicago favorites ( Dimple's Donuts, Portillo', and some good ole deep dish Chicago Pizza). We also went to our friend's house (Henry) who is 6 months old, went to story time, had a few friends over, and had a baby sitter for some me time and a little nursing work I needed to take care of.
The week was long in the sense I was soo ready for Matt to come home, but it felt super fast since I was so busy. I'll share a few pictures that Matt snapped of his quick trip. He even picked up some cute souvenirs for the girls and I.
Monday, March 27, 2017
Monday, March 20, 2017
In a blink of an eye
In a blink of an eye my little babies are growing into toddlers. No longer do I have the days of sitting and cuddling them as I stare at them sleeping in my arms. These crazy little girls are 8 months and busier than ever.
We had an appointment at the doctors for a nasty cold this past week so I can officially say that the girls weigh 17 lbs 11 oz. Funny that they way exactly the same because they eat very differently. Maddie still prefers her milk, either from the bottle (formula) or momma's milk. Emma loves her food. Their really isn't much that girl will not eat except for something spicy. She didn't like my chili.
The girls are trying so so hard to crawl. Maddie can slither away like a little snack army crawling all over the floor. She prefers to sit these days if she is not moving. If she lays on her tummy she just whines and whines until I pick her up or bring the toy that she is begging for. She still is my needy baby and would prefer to be either on or very close to me. She likes me only at an arms distance or else she puts on a good tear filled show. Of course I am a sucker for "my baby" and she's got me wrapped around her little finger so I am always right there by her side. Maddie attempts to babble and talk and loves to say "Hey." It's like her little secret code word she uses with her dad. He says it and she repeats it back. Her smile is infectious and although a handful sometimes melts our hearts 1000 times over.
Emma can get on all fours and rock her self (Maddie can too, just not as well) and can also army crawl. If I had to put money on it, I'd say Emma crawls before Maddie. But last week I would have said the complete opposite. Emma said her first "word"... momma and I nearly cried. She also says baba, baaa, and other sounds but momma was the first word that sounds like an actual word. She is precious as pie and just the most easy going baby. I wish she liked to cuddle more but when she does I hold her tight because I know it's little these days. She is my little busy body wiggle worm. She is always on the go, moving about.
This momma is still hanging in there. I have not been blogging because life seems to be just flying by in front of my eyes. Matt has been incredibly busy with work, working 80+ hours every week for the past 2.5 months so I have been a "single" mom trying to raise twins, keep my house some what clean, and work in the evenings. It leaves little time for me to do fun stuff like blogging, however, I have missed it.
If you have tried to look at the blog I also have been terible at blogging because they have not updated their Iphone APP so it is not as convenient to blog. Hope life is great for everyone. Keep following us along...
Life is about to get real interesting chasing these girls around!!
We had an appointment at the doctors for a nasty cold this past week so I can officially say that the girls weigh 17 lbs 11 oz. Funny that they way exactly the same because they eat very differently. Maddie still prefers her milk, either from the bottle (formula) or momma's milk. Emma loves her food. Their really isn't much that girl will not eat except for something spicy. She didn't like my chili.
The girls are trying so so hard to crawl. Maddie can slither away like a little snack army crawling all over the floor. She prefers to sit these days if she is not moving. If she lays on her tummy she just whines and whines until I pick her up or bring the toy that she is begging for. She still is my needy baby and would prefer to be either on or very close to me. She likes me only at an arms distance or else she puts on a good tear filled show. Of course I am a sucker for "my baby" and she's got me wrapped around her little finger so I am always right there by her side. Maddie attempts to babble and talk and loves to say "Hey." It's like her little secret code word she uses with her dad. He says it and she repeats it back. Her smile is infectious and although a handful sometimes melts our hearts 1000 times over.
Emma can get on all fours and rock her self (Maddie can too, just not as well) and can also army crawl. If I had to put money on it, I'd say Emma crawls before Maddie. But last week I would have said the complete opposite. Emma said her first "word"... momma and I nearly cried. She also says baba, baaa, and other sounds but momma was the first word that sounds like an actual word. She is precious as pie and just the most easy going baby. I wish she liked to cuddle more but when she does I hold her tight because I know it's little these days. She is my little busy body wiggle worm. She is always on the go, moving about.
This momma is still hanging in there. I have not been blogging because life seems to be just flying by in front of my eyes. Matt has been incredibly busy with work, working 80+ hours every week for the past 2.5 months so I have been a "single" mom trying to raise twins, keep my house some what clean, and work in the evenings. It leaves little time for me to do fun stuff like blogging, however, I have missed it.
If you have tried to look at the blog I also have been terible at blogging because they have not updated their Iphone APP so it is not as convenient to blog. Hope life is great for everyone. Keep following us along...
Life is about to get real interesting chasing these girls around!!
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