Bed Time

"Bed Time" has become my favorite part of the day. Because we have twins our house has a lot of routines, it has definitely helped me stay sane. Now that the boys are older and we are becoming relaxed in our routines, the boys are creating them all on their own. Simple things that I have done on accident have become rituals in our house.

I will get to the bed time routine in a second I have a story to tell you first. The other day Nathan got very upset when I kept shutting the shower door on him because I was taking a shower. This happens all the time but has never upset him. I quickly realized that I was messing with one of his "routines". When the boys finish their snacks they hand me their bowls. I don't really know how this routine came into existence, probably when I started asking them to hand me their bowls and cups because I was to lazy to pick them up. So back to the shower incident, Nathan had finished his snack and was handing me his bowl. He didn't care if I was in the middle of rinsing my hair. He was done with his snack, mommy needs to take my bowl. When I kept shutting the door on him he got upset. The next morning his little arm reached into the shower, bowl in hand. This time I knew what to do.

Back to Bed Time. Our routine is no different from any other family. The boys take a bath, brush their teeth, get P.J.'s on, and read stories with mommy. The last couple of weeks we have added a small element but it is everyone's favorite. The boys sit on my lap and we call Dada in to come tuck them in. After a couple of days of me calling "Dada" Andrew took his paci out of his mouth and called "Dada". The next night Nathan joined him. I don't know what is more fun for me to watch, the boys call Dada or Brad waiting in the hall to hear them call his name and come in the room all excited praising the boys for talking. As soon as he enters the room is full of excitement, giggles, and praise. We end the night by putting the boys in their cribs and take turns getting kisses and listening to them say Dada and Mama. They are starting to say Mama when asked but have not "called" to me yet. That is ok, I still love it and I love listening to them call Dada. The Bed Time routine gets a little crazy when we have family over. The boys want everyone in their room to tuck them in and give them kisses good night. I am going to miss this stage when they grow up. I am going to miss watching their little mouths move as they try and say their first words.

Pregnancy Then and Now

We are at 20 weeks. Half way to meeting our third little kiddo. Baby C is doing good and better be growing because I am definitely growing. This pregnancy is different from the twins pregnancy. Most people would think that pregnancy should be easier and that I should be smaller. But it is exactly the opposite. Well some things are opposite. Medically it is an easier pregnancy, that is what my Dr. keeps saying. We have not had any complications or scares this time, which has been a huge blessing. But, it has been more painful, at least up till this point. I have had more tendon and stretching pain, which I was told is normal for the second pregnancy. I am also bigger this time, another side effect of having a second pregnancy. I guess since my body is all stretched out and my muscles have been ripped apart already things get bigger faster. I am just hoping I will not get as big or gain as much weight as I did with the boys. Being pregnant is not all bad. We had a fun ultrasound and we took Great Grandma so she could get a sneak peek of her third great grandchild. We were able to avoid "temptation" and did not find out the gender. At 20 weeks I am also feeling a lot of movement. I have been able to feel this one move for weeks, but kicking and pushing is becoming stronger and a little more consistent. That is my favorite part of being pregnant. The part I miss once the baby is born. I am trying to enjoy the next 20ish weeks. This will probably be the last pregnancy we go through.


20 weeks with Baby C


20 weeks with twins