Mamas

Sleeping on the little cot in a tiny hospital room with her baby (who is 10 years old) while she waits for the next visit from his pediatrician...

Working tirelessly to keep her twin grandchildren every day so her own daughter could return to work...


Going to Walmart at 8:30 pm to get photos developed for her child's science fair project because it is due tomorrow...


Going to a new job every morning for the financial well-being of her family while she leaves her heart at home with her 2 year-old daughter...


Raising her young son as a single mom because of circumstances no 31 year-old should ever have to face (and doing a wonderful job)...


Helping her eleven year old find the perfect dress for her sixth grade dance...


All of these are things that I have personally witnessed over the past few months. Just Mamas loving their kids! I hope all of you have had a wonderful day with your families! I know I have! Kiss your Mama today! She deserves it!



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Sleep, sweet sleep!

This morning, both babies finally slept until 7:00 am. We have been struggling with getting them to sleep in a little on the weekends. They usually wake up a litte before 6:00 am on the weekdays, but that is OK because they have to get up around 6:30 anyway to get ready for the big commute to O-Town in the mornings. Well, rising at 5:50 am the weekends was giving me some pretty unpleasant thoughts about summer mornings that will be here very soon. This morning, they both finally slept. But, alas, guess who WAS up at 5:50 am? That would be me. I caught up on the latest episode of The Tudors and ate my breakfast in peace. Not all bad, I guess.

Yesterday, the yard sale we had in our neighborhood went just great! I was able to make some mad money that I plan to spend getting some fun stuff for our patio. It is a very poorly used space at our house because the air/heat unit is there. You can't really talk to someone if you are sitting out there and it comes on. So, basically, during the summer, you can't talk to anyone because the air runs 24/7. I don't really care anymore, though. I sold our old broken grill at the yard sale, so it is time for our new grill and some new furniture, and a few pots of pretty flowers. I plan to get the babies a little pool to splash around in this summer, so we will be spending at least part of the day outside playing. Does anyone know any good baby sunscreen to use? What I have been using is SUPER greasy, and I think it annoys them a bit.


Ok, one last bit of randomness. I took a pictures of SF's legs in the high chair the other day because I just love them! I call them Davidson legs because they are just like legs that can be found on several members of my family on my Mama's side (including mine). It reminded me of an ultrasound picture of her legs. Notice the legs and the toe position. Aren't ultrasounds amazing?? (You can see Rush's butt and legs in the side of the picture, too.)


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Aunt J... aren't they SWEET??? :-)

City Fest

The new stroller was a hit!!

We had a fun day at City Fest! SF, Rush, and I went with a friend and her sweet little girl! I was very conservative with my spending... especially since there were tons of cute things there for children. I bought a pillowcase dress for Sydney Frances, and I ordered a onesie for Rush that will match SF's dress. His onesie will have a rhino on it, and it will look super studly with his new khaki shorts! I love SF's dress. We found them as soon as we got there, and there were lots of dresses there that were similar. I think these were the cutest we saw, so I am glad we grabbed them at the beginning! I think SF really likes it, too!






She was really excited to be there!! :-)

Question of the Day

Is there really a need for bumpers on the crib when your child does then when he is ready to get up from his nap?




How can I not pick up that pitiful little thing?

Would you like to go for a stroll?

I finally decided on a double stroller for the twins. This is a HUGE decision!!! I have heard so many opinions. Some insist you need a front/back or tandem stroller... but then they hit each other in the head and are hard to steer. Some swear by a side by side... but then you can't fit through doors and they can REALLY hit each other. Oh well, I finally decided what I wanted and BOUGHT IT! (Well, after a night of thinking and two trips back and forth to Columbus with my Mama.) Even if you don't have twins, if you have two stroller aged children, this can be quite the purchase. We have all seen those mothers in the parking lot screaming at children while simultaneously trying to fold or unfold a monstrous contraption from the back of the car that it doesn't really fit very nicely into. I saw that girl at the pediatric clinic the other day. She had an infant and a child that was probably around 3 or so. Well, little cutie that was three was apparently in NEED of something because this woman proceeded to scream at the child... "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!" Then, little sweetie would say something back and her Mama would yell at her again... "I KNOW, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR YOU!!!!!!" Her tone was less than friendly. Well, Mama was having a hard day apparently, and guess what? She also had to fold up that stroller. Although, she had no problem screaming at her child loud enough for the entire pediatric clinic parking lot to hear, she did manage to keep the expletives under her breath, but I could tell they were coming.. one after another.. some of them were probably at me for staring at her while that was all going on. I would have offered to help, but I had two babies with me and all. Anyway, all that to say that I wanted a stroller that doesn't make me feel like showing out in the parking lot at the pediatric clinic. I think I found it. Meet Combi Twin Sport EX...


I hope this is the beginning of a long, happy friendship. Call me if you want to go for a walk! :-)

WEIGHT CHECK

Many of you know that I lie awake at night thinking about ways to make Rush gain weight. He didn't gain as much as I would have liked between his Feb. and March. appointments. I was very anxious to find out about his weight at their appointment for their last (for real this time) Synagis shot yesterday. I am very excited about Rush's weight gain!! He gained a pound and five ounces this past month. Those two jars of baby food every night paid off! He weighs 15 lbs. 2 ounces! Go Rush!


Sydney Frantastic is also doing just perfectly fine with her weight gain. She weighed 16 lbs. 7 oz. This picture of her is of her doing her new clicking noise. If you click (or cluck?) your tongue at her, she will often do it back. This is her in action. I wish I had it on video. Very cute! Maybe I will catch it one day soon for video action. (OK.. I know it will be hard to contain the excitement as you anticipate the posting of that video, but it really is cute!)

First Easter!

We had a fantastic Easter today. We weren't able to go to church because it is still a big no on nurseries for the babies. We don't have anywhere that we go to church full time right now anyway, so we are going to work on that as soon as the two munchkins can go along with us!

This morning we woke up to find that the Easter bunny had come for a visit. He brought some new toys, books, and some baby food carrots for the babies. After cereal and fruit this morning, I read a book to the babies about Easter. I am always amazed at how attentively they will look and listen as I read a book. It is just proof to me that it is so important to start reading to children EARLY! (Sorry, teacher moment...)
Here is a picture of the Easter baskets for each baby..




We went to visit Gigi and Papa for lunch this afternoon. Both babies had Easter baskets full of goodies from Gigi and Papa. Then, Aunt Ivy and Uncle Tony brought new toys and a Baby Einstein DVD. Then, we went to Phil's parents next and visited with Gram, Uncle Chris, and Aunt Courtney. Granddaddy is out of town right now, so we were sad to miss seeing him this time.


O.K. Can y'all believe this? I mean.. can you believe it? The babies were completely spoiled at both sets of grandparents. They got TONS of new clothes!! They even got more toys from Aunt Courtney and Uncle Chris. It was like Christmas! Gram got them two walkers to use at her house. I didn't get a picture of them, but the babies loved them. They play music and kept the babies very entertained. I guess being the first grandchildren on both sides tends to lead to a bit of spoilage! It was exciting, though! (And, man, did S.F. need some new clothes!)


This has nothing to do with Easter other than that it was Easter morning, but this is how we found both babies when we went in this morning. It is very interesting to me that they frequently sleep in the same position. They were both sleeping tucked in the very ends of their cribs.


Sydney Frances getting ready for Easter!

We are ALL EARS!