So, I finally gave the twins baths by myself! I was so proud! I went to Babies R Us and bought this cup that kind of molds itself to their heads so you can't get water in their eyes when you rinse their hair. Eric thinks it's totally pointless, but I say, if it helps me get over my fear, then it's worth the four dollars!
I started with Addison because she's not as wiggly and I washed her hair with baby shampoo and I accidentally got water in her eyes, but she didn't cry, and she wasn't hurt, so that totally empowered me. I got her all lotioned up and changed into jammies and then it was Jackson's turn. Man, does that kid move! He was so slippery...I got nervous near the end (of the 30-second bath) and I probably missed some parts, but he was clean...for the most part.
I was so pleased with myself that I texted Eric and told him!
But, within 30 minutes, they were all dirty again from the oatmeal.....o, well. I had two clean kids for a minute.
Baby steps....
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Big Scary Dogs
Last night, Eric, Guiness, the twins and I went for a typical evening walk. It was beautiful weather.
Eric LOVES dogs...of all kinds. We noticed two HUGE dogs in the distance and Eric was totally intrigued by them.
I told him he could go check them out and that I would stay with the twins and Guinness. So, he jogged over to them and started chatting with the friendly owner. The dogs were English Mastiffs. Diesel was over 200 pounds! And Brooklyn was about 130 pounds. Well, when the smaller of the two noticed Guinness, he tugged on his leash and the owner was preoccupied, so she dropped the leash and the dog comes charging toward me, Guinness and the twins!!! I was scared speechless and stiff. I couldn't move a muscle.
Eric screamed, "Let Guiness go!! Move the stroller!"
I did.
Before either the owner or Eric could reach us, Guiness and the dog started "playing." They rammed into the twins' stroller, and sent it 360ing in the street. Luckily there were no cars and no one was hurt or bitten. But it was very loud and chaotic and my heart was beating SO fast. I was frightened!!
THEN.....we met a woman in her 50s who is a twin. Her twin is a boy and her mom had 3 sets of boy/girl twins and then two singleton children!!!! That woman is either a saint, or a nutcase!!! The woman we ran into, Bev, runs a daycare just blocks from our house. We asked if she had any room. She didn't, but she said she'd keep us posted.
What an adventure!
Eric LOVES dogs...of all kinds. We noticed two HUGE dogs in the distance and Eric was totally intrigued by them.
I told him he could go check them out and that I would stay with the twins and Guinness. So, he jogged over to them and started chatting with the friendly owner. The dogs were English Mastiffs. Diesel was over 200 pounds! And Brooklyn was about 130 pounds. Well, when the smaller of the two noticed Guinness, he tugged on his leash and the owner was preoccupied, so she dropped the leash and the dog comes charging toward me, Guinness and the twins!!! I was scared speechless and stiff. I couldn't move a muscle.
Eric screamed, "Let Guiness go!! Move the stroller!"
I did.
Before either the owner or Eric could reach us, Guiness and the dog started "playing." They rammed into the twins' stroller, and sent it 360ing in the street. Luckily there were no cars and no one was hurt or bitten. But it was very loud and chaotic and my heart was beating SO fast. I was frightened!!
THEN.....we met a woman in her 50s who is a twin. Her twin is a boy and her mom had 3 sets of boy/girl twins and then two singleton children!!!! That woman is either a saint, or a nutcase!!! The woman we ran into, Bev, runs a daycare just blocks from our house. We asked if she had any room. She didn't, but she said she'd keep us posted.
What an adventure!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
What's in a Name
Eric and I have been calling the twins by different names. We haven't really shortened their given names....when we refer to them, it's usually by Jackson and Addison or AddiLo....but we do call them some pretty funny things...at least it's funny to other people when they hear us and say, "What?"
I call Addison “Pitty Yady Geel" (Pretty Lady) most of the time, or Gorjis (gorgeous) and Eric calls her "Beautuful." One of my favorite things is hearing him say, "Good Morning Beautiful!" to her when he wakes her up. He has been calling Jackson Yackson and Mr. Wiggles and I call him HaBUDdy (derived from Hi Buddy). With my ADD, I say HaBUDdy over and over and over until he just starts giggling. Eric thinks there is definitely something wrong with me....he's probably right!
Grammona calls them JackSONE and AddiLo
PapaBear calls them Jackson and Attison
Uncle Marcus calls Jackson L3 (for Ellsworth...since he's the third Ellsworth) and he calls Addison Little Mama.
Grandma Lois called Addison her Special Girl and she calls them both LilaVen....its Swedish and I don't know how to spell it.
I wonder what they'll call each other...hopefully nice things!
I call Addison “Pitty Yady Geel" (Pretty Lady) most of the time, or Gorjis (gorgeous) and Eric calls her "Beautuful." One of my favorite things is hearing him say, "Good Morning Beautiful!" to her when he wakes her up. He has been calling Jackson Yackson and Mr. Wiggles and I call him HaBUDdy (derived from Hi Buddy). With my ADD, I say HaBUDdy over and over and over until he just starts giggling. Eric thinks there is definitely something wrong with me....he's probably right!
Grammona calls them JackSONE and AddiLo
PapaBear calls them Jackson and Attison
Uncle Marcus calls Jackson L3 (for Ellsworth...since he's the third Ellsworth) and he calls Addison Little Mama.
Grandma Lois called Addison her Special Girl and she calls them both LilaVen....its Swedish and I don't know how to spell it.
I wonder what they'll call each other...hopefully nice things!
Monday, September 10, 2007
Weekly Update
Weekly Update
I haven't written in here in so long....over a week, which is a LONG time in the life of twins. Last Friday, the twins went to two high school football games, and last Wednesday they went to a swim meet. At the meet, Addison stared intently at the swimmers, like, "OK. I get it. I can do this." And Jackson just ate his toes!
Addison went to the doctor for the rash on her face and we found out she weighs 17.5 pounds! She's definitely healthy.
Jackson started crawling....not totally, but he propelled himself forward this weekend without using his face! We were so proud!
I know I said don't believe what you read, but I was reading about kids who have trouble eating, and it suggested that we try feeding them in the morning, NOT in the evening, when they are really tired.....DUH! Wish I would have thought of that! Jackson has actually eaten his breakfast for the past three days!!! It's been lovely. For the first bite, he makes a crazy face, like, "What is this?" Then, when he realizes it's yummy, he gets all extra excited and squeals!
Funny story: Their natural bedtime is around 8 p.m....no matter when they've eaten prior to that, they are ready for the bedtime bottle at 8. So, the other night, Jackson fell asleep in his vibrating chair and I was debating whether to wake him and feed him or just put him to bed. I decided to wake him up, so I gently touched him arm and whispered, "Jackson," and he was SO startled! He jumped wide awake and started screaming. Of course I jumped and then Addison looked at me and she saw the horrified look on my face and she started screaming.......
Addison is a blankey girl! She is calmed when she has a blanket to hold when she's sucking her thumb. It's so fun! Jacskon still loves his "passy." He can't quite figure out yet how to get his thumb in his mouth.
Jackson is teething...we think! He was crying all night. I finally decided to cuddle him because he was having such a hard time. Then, I remembered that cousin Michelle gave us some Baby Orajel and said that was helpful. So, I found it at 3 a.m. and put some on his gums. He make another crazy face and started to scream!!!! I cuddled him and he seemed to settle down, but not entirely. I cuddled him the rest of the night.....so hopefully he got some sleep, because mommy didn't. But Addison slept....which is good. When one is fussy, the other one is usually good.
I haven't written in here in so long....over a week, which is a LONG time in the life of twins. Last Friday, the twins went to two high school football games, and last Wednesday they went to a swim meet. At the meet, Addison stared intently at the swimmers, like, "OK. I get it. I can do this." And Jackson just ate his toes!
Addison went to the doctor for the rash on her face and we found out she weighs 17.5 pounds! She's definitely healthy.
Jackson started crawling....not totally, but he propelled himself forward this weekend without using his face! We were so proud!
I know I said don't believe what you read, but I was reading about kids who have trouble eating, and it suggested that we try feeding them in the morning, NOT in the evening, when they are really tired.....DUH! Wish I would have thought of that! Jackson has actually eaten his breakfast for the past three days!!! It's been lovely. For the first bite, he makes a crazy face, like, "What is this?" Then, when he realizes it's yummy, he gets all extra excited and squeals!
Funny story: Their natural bedtime is around 8 p.m....no matter when they've eaten prior to that, they are ready for the bedtime bottle at 8. So, the other night, Jackson fell asleep in his vibrating chair and I was debating whether to wake him and feed him or just put him to bed. I decided to wake him up, so I gently touched him arm and whispered, "Jackson," and he was SO startled! He jumped wide awake and started screaming. Of course I jumped and then Addison looked at me and she saw the horrified look on my face and she started screaming.......
Addison is a blankey girl! She is calmed when she has a blanket to hold when she's sucking her thumb. It's so fun! Jacskon still loves his "passy." He can't quite figure out yet how to get his thumb in his mouth.
Jackson is teething...we think! He was crying all night. I finally decided to cuddle him because he was having such a hard time. Then, I remembered that cousin Michelle gave us some Baby Orajel and said that was helpful. So, I found it at 3 a.m. and put some on his gums. He make another crazy face and started to scream!!!! I cuddled him and he seemed to settle down, but not entirely. I cuddled him the rest of the night.....so hopefully he got some sleep, because mommy didn't. But Addison slept....which is good. When one is fussy, the other one is usually good.
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