Girls Girls Girls

This picture makes me laugh.  Ava with a bruise on her cheek holding Emory who doesn't look amused by the situation at all.  Then Eden trying to help Aspen smile which is not working.  This is our life.

The twins are 5 months old now - and I'm starting to feel like I have a slight grasp on life again.  So often, Boyfriend and I, find ourselves marveled over the very idea that we had two babies at the same time.  We now are parents of twins.  How did that happen to us?  And how do we do it?  Something I didn't know until I became a mother of twins is that there is this "secret twins club" that exists out there in the world. Once you have twins, you automatically are a member.  Anyone and everyone with multiples is instantly united with that bond to each other.  What I always thought to myself  before having twins was, "How on earth does a mother handle and function with two babies at one time?"  Then I suddenly had to do it.

And what I do, is just do it.  Luckily, they are the sweetest babies on the planet.  Life at our house is just super crazy busy.  NON STOP.  Out of the 4 girls, there is always someone needing something or other.  And then, when they are all settled, there's a house that needs tending to, or food to be made, or phone calls to return.  Somehow I wish I could slip in some shut eye... sigh.  That will come later in my life.  Right now is my season for baby kisses and dark circles under my eyes.  And I have found the joy in it.

 Emory Susan 5 months old

Leaving the house by myself with all four of the girls can be crazy, but once I'm out, I have a feeling of empowerment.  I can do this.  I'm The Mama.  These are all my little chickadees.  I get plenty of stares and comments though.  The most popular comment is "You've got your hands full!".

My expectations of everyday life have drastically changed!  Such as...

...what a clean house looks like.

...if my childrens' outfits match or if their hair is perfectly combed.

...my own personal appearance.

...how often any of the girls are bathed.  It used to be almost nightly, but that is a JOKE now.

...what a homemade dinner consists of.

 Aspen Kathleen 5 months old.

I totally know I have people out there wondering if I'm able to nurse these two chickadees.  I mean I bragged about my fancy pillow and all.  Well in the beginning, I used that pillow every day all day.  I tried to nurse both babies. I tried really very hard.  It was a circus act.  All three of us were horrible at it.  I think Emory might have been able to have a good go at it, but Aspen was not happy.  We tried this for the first two months.  I would nurse and then pump and then finish their feeding with the pumped milk.  Do you know how much time this took????  Ridiculous.  Nursing has never been easy for me.  Well I couldn't keep nursing and then pumping, so we decided to finally skip the first.  What I'm saying is... I only pump now.  They still are getting the good stuff, but it's from a bottle which has it's benefits.  I admittedly do not enjoy pumping.  To say the least, I hate it.  Oh well, it's only for a period of time.  

Hey, are you wondering how I feed both babies every day?

Aspen, my legs, Emory  (5 months old)

These bouncy seats are my greatest tool.  I plop them in and pop the bottles in their mouths.  Sometimes I can get the big sisters to help out, but more often then not that becomes more of a chore than a help.  I can go pretty quick this way.  Both the babies and I know what to do and how to do it when we settle into this position.

These babies are my new addiction.  They are so yummy!