Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Triplets?
Everyone always tells me they think Marie looks so much like Grace and Greta. What do you all think? Do they look alike? Can you tell who is Grace, who is Greta, and who is Marie? I don't think they look much alike at all. And, in case you are wondering, I picked goofy pictures on purpose because I thought the good ones in this outfit would be more recognizable because a lot of you have seen them before.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Batman and Robin
Xander said, "Daddy goes with me like Batman and Robin."
He's also said recently-
"Mommy, you know what my super power is going to be when I grow up?" No, What?
"Making Babies."
And, while looking over at Marie after she did something cute, "Mommy, why do we have love?"
He's also said recently-
"Mommy, you know what my super power is going to be when I grow up?" No, What?
"Making Babies."
And, while looking over at Marie after she did something cute, "Mommy, why do we have love?"
Friday, December 7, 2007
What a Day!
Can today be over, please? I've had way too much exposure to bodily fluids.
Hmmm...where to start? I guess I'll start around 1am when Marie woke up and decided she was not going to be happy anywhere but on top of me. Ok...not really a big deal except I kept trying to put her back and she kept resisting which made for not so much sleep for me. I think next time I'll just give in and let her stay from the start! Then, during one of my more awake trying to put the baby back in her spot times, Jon says that the girls have been up since 4am! It was about 4:30. The day never starts off well if people are up at 4am. So, I put the girls in the baby beds and went back to bed so I could then oversleep until 7am and then only have 30min to get all 4 kids, up, dressed, and fed so we could get X to school on time!
-Off topic, but this really bugs me. So, Xander's school has a traffic/crossing guard outside in the mornings. People can drop their kids off between about 7 and 7:55 and not be late. We are usually driving in around 7:35/7:40 and the traffic is very light. When we are late and pulling in between 7:45-7:55 the traffic is extremely heavy! So- why does the crossing guard go off duty every day at 7:45- 10 min before school starts!! Just when we need her, she packs up and leaves!---
Ok, back to my day. After we drop X off, I get the girls ready for a birthday party we were going to. Greta didn't eat any dinner, so she is very hungry and keeps asking for food. I keep giving her food (bananas, cheese, strawberries, nothing bad) and then eventually we get on the road only 15 min later than I planned. Not too bad. My new GPS is working wonderfully and I make excellent time and show up right on time. The day is looking better. It was looking better, until I looked in the rear view mirror and saw Greta vomiting all over the place!! Because of an unfortunate recent pee in the parking lot incident, I have no spare clothes and my friends don't have any either. Greta and my car are now nasty! Eventually I get Greta reasonably clean and put her coat on her instead of a shirt and we go in. It is a very cool fire station tour but none of my girls are willing to cooperate in the least. I keep trying to sneak away to clean up the car some more but they are hanging on my legs like leaches. So, we stay for the entire tour and while all the other kids are happy and into it, mine stay attached to my legs and will not even try to have a good time. Marie, on the other hand, was very happy at first and decided to coo at the firemen! Towards the end of the tour, Marie gets tired and starts screaming, so when it is over, I clean out Greta's seat, and we skip cake and ice cream at the playground and just go home.
The girls go directly to bed (crib and pack n play) when we get home and I try to chill out. Then I hear Grace screaming she has to go potty. I go up there but I'm too late. She has pooped in her crib and it is a mess. Great. I get to clean up a big stinky poop and puke mess all in the same day!
Then, X gets home from school and we head out to taekwondo. I forgot his belt on testing day which was totally my fault this time because I told Xander I was getting it. Luckily, Master Chang let him test anyway. We always sit outside the taekwondo studio because the girls are too restless to stay for class. The girls were actually behaving and I'm talking to another mom when I heard what sounds like a gunshot. It wasn't a gunshot, it was Grace flipping over in the plastic chair next to me and hitting the concrete! Ahh...puke, poop, and now blood! She manages to only end up scraping one hand pretty badly and a little on her knee but there's enough blood, tears, and screams, to freak out everyone around us including Grace. I had to pass Marie off to some strange Dad while I dealt with Grace and another mom insisted on bringing an ice pack from a neighboring restaurant over for Grace. Grace was not happy about the ice pack and spent the next hour crying. We'll know tomorrow how bad her hand is. I can't tell yet if it is just scraped or if it will also be bruised or possibly sprained.
I'm tired now! In case you are wondering, Greta is not sick. She just puked because she tends to do that if she goes too long without eating and then eats too much.
Hmmm...where to start? I guess I'll start around 1am when Marie woke up and decided she was not going to be happy anywhere but on top of me. Ok...not really a big deal except I kept trying to put her back and she kept resisting which made for not so much sleep for me. I think next time I'll just give in and let her stay from the start! Then, during one of my more awake trying to put the baby back in her spot times, Jon says that the girls have been up since 4am! It was about 4:30. The day never starts off well if people are up at 4am. So, I put the girls in the baby beds and went back to bed so I could then oversleep until 7am and then only have 30min to get all 4 kids, up, dressed, and fed so we could get X to school on time!
-Off topic, but this really bugs me. So, Xander's school has a traffic/crossing guard outside in the mornings. People can drop their kids off between about 7 and 7:55 and not be late. We are usually driving in around 7:35/7:40 and the traffic is very light. When we are late and pulling in between 7:45-7:55 the traffic is extremely heavy! So- why does the crossing guard go off duty every day at 7:45- 10 min before school starts!! Just when we need her, she packs up and leaves!---
Ok, back to my day. After we drop X off, I get the girls ready for a birthday party we were going to. Greta didn't eat any dinner, so she is very hungry and keeps asking for food. I keep giving her food (bananas, cheese, strawberries, nothing bad) and then eventually we get on the road only 15 min later than I planned. Not too bad. My new GPS is working wonderfully and I make excellent time and show up right on time. The day is looking better. It was looking better, until I looked in the rear view mirror and saw Greta vomiting all over the place!! Because of an unfortunate recent pee in the parking lot incident, I have no spare clothes and my friends don't have any either. Greta and my car are now nasty! Eventually I get Greta reasonably clean and put her coat on her instead of a shirt and we go in. It is a very cool fire station tour but none of my girls are willing to cooperate in the least. I keep trying to sneak away to clean up the car some more but they are hanging on my legs like leaches. So, we stay for the entire tour and while all the other kids are happy and into it, mine stay attached to my legs and will not even try to have a good time. Marie, on the other hand, was very happy at first and decided to coo at the firemen! Towards the end of the tour, Marie gets tired and starts screaming, so when it is over, I clean out Greta's seat, and we skip cake and ice cream at the playground and just go home.
The girls go directly to bed (crib and pack n play) when we get home and I try to chill out. Then I hear Grace screaming she has to go potty. I go up there but I'm too late. She has pooped in her crib and it is a mess. Great. I get to clean up a big stinky poop and puke mess all in the same day!
Then, X gets home from school and we head out to taekwondo. I forgot his belt on testing day which was totally my fault this time because I told Xander I was getting it. Luckily, Master Chang let him test anyway. We always sit outside the taekwondo studio because the girls are too restless to stay for class. The girls were actually behaving and I'm talking to another mom when I heard what sounds like a gunshot. It wasn't a gunshot, it was Grace flipping over in the plastic chair next to me and hitting the concrete! Ahh...puke, poop, and now blood! She manages to only end up scraping one hand pretty badly and a little on her knee but there's enough blood, tears, and screams, to freak out everyone around us including Grace. I had to pass Marie off to some strange Dad while I dealt with Grace and another mom insisted on bringing an ice pack from a neighboring restaurant over for Grace. Grace was not happy about the ice pack and spent the next hour crying. We'll know tomorrow how bad her hand is. I can't tell yet if it is just scraped or if it will also be bruised or possibly sprained.
I'm tired now! In case you are wondering, Greta is not sick. She just puked because she tends to do that if she goes too long without eating and then eats too much.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Babies!
The girls and I went to a friend's house today who has 2 little babies about Marie's age. Grace and Greta weren't so sure about the older twins (about 15months old) but once they went down for a nap they enjoyed playing with their toys and their little brothers. For once, I actually had my camera and got some pictures of the 3 babies. I think they look so sweet together! I need to find the picture of Grace and Greta with our friend in PA's baby to put next to this one. I think this is the best picture of all 3.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Girly Girl
Ok, I know I've been a very bad blogger for the past week. I have no excuse. I just wasn't in much of a blogging mood. I promise to be better!
Grace and Greta are about as girly girl as it gets, but this post is about Marie. I'm sure most of you have had the experience of dressing your baby girl in pink with a big bow and still everyone assumes she is a boy or asks if your baby is a boy or girl. So, tonight I decided to take Marie to the store with me after I had already put her pajamas on and, as crazy as it is, I seriously thought of putting her in something more girly because I thought people would assume she was a boy. I don't have a picture but she had on a white footed sleeper with yellow, blue, and green little stars on it. There are no ruffles, frills, or anything to fancy it up. It is pretty much a "boy" outfit and not even a girly boy outfit but I like it so I've kept it.
I put Marie in my pouch, which is also a gender neutral brownish color. She was wide awake and happy and smiling the whole time in the store, and we got a slew of "she is so cute" comments. Excuse me, she?? I was amazed. Here I was feeling bad for taking her out looking like a boy! Every single person who said something to me right away assumed she was a girl, and there were at least a dozen because she was being especially cute and the pouch always gets comments. Nobody even asked or hesitated about if she was a boy or girl! I feel a little silly, but I'm so proud! My baby is a girly girl.
Grace and Greta are about as girly girl as it gets, but this post is about Marie. I'm sure most of you have had the experience of dressing your baby girl in pink with a big bow and still everyone assumes she is a boy or asks if your baby is a boy or girl. So, tonight I decided to take Marie to the store with me after I had already put her pajamas on and, as crazy as it is, I seriously thought of putting her in something more girly because I thought people would assume she was a boy. I don't have a picture but she had on a white footed sleeper with yellow, blue, and green little stars on it. There are no ruffles, frills, or anything to fancy it up. It is pretty much a "boy" outfit and not even a girly boy outfit but I like it so I've kept it.
I put Marie in my pouch, which is also a gender neutral brownish color. She was wide awake and happy and smiling the whole time in the store, and we got a slew of "she is so cute" comments. Excuse me, she?? I was amazed. Here I was feeling bad for taking her out looking like a boy! Every single person who said something to me right away assumed she was a girl, and there were at least a dozen because she was being especially cute and the pouch always gets comments. Nobody even asked or hesitated about if she was a boy or girl! I feel a little silly, but I'm so proud! My baby is a girly girl.
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