Well things have been fairly stable aside from some sleepless nights due to colds of almost everyone. Last night Simon would only be happy being held. At 5 a.m. my brain woke up and gave him Tylenol and then he slept soundly. Today was filled with busy mom and kids, over the course of five hours I managed to make monkey bread and carmel rolls. It was exhausting I had to grieve for a moment that I used to bake all the time and it was much easier. Steven reminded me that the needy children will grow older so this too shall pass.

UPDATE ON THE KIDS: As we having gotten our third spring time snow fall Julia reminded us, "I am frustrated I do not like this snow, I am a summer girl." I have forgotten to write last week Jacob pooped and said "look mom it is a rocket." That boy is obsessed with bodily functions. I have successfully out smarted Lois: our closet in the entryway has been her favorite hang out, trying on shoes (I know my daughter, huh) in the process there is frustration of shoes not fitting and fingers getting pinched in the sliding doors. After many attempts I wedged a rubber spatula in between the doors and ha no opening that one. She only tried once today, mumbled to herself and moved on the the next mess to be.

It is no surprise I have no time to train for the 5K run so next year...

Not a College Student Anymore

Well this last weekend about 350 mothers of multiples got together an partied hard. Ok not that much drinking but we were all excited to be free to only think of ourselves. The food was awesome and frequent. With only three hours of sleep I walked the runway on the catwalk in their fashion show. I can see now why models have eating disorders because they are so focused on size and shape comments like, "suck it in more" and "Oh no that is all wrong for your figure" There was an obnoxious fitting Friday night of an hour and a half. I am used to if it fits wear it attitude. I won over $50 in door prizes. I put in $40 dollars in raffles with no luck so we are even.

This weekend was good for everyone, me to get away and Steven to realize how difficult it is to sleep when your spouse is out and about at all hours of the night. My mom watched the ruggers on Friday and was overwhelmed, I guess that will make her realize how much I really do appreciate all her help.

Today I am still recovering from lack of sleep, I am not in college and can't nap whenever I want. Of course my mom came to the rescue this afternoon and I got an hour power, wahoo!

So dealing with one child teething is not fun but, three is even worse. Lois is finishing up getting 4 eye teeth. Simon and Emma are just starting getting there eye teeth. This morning there was two hours of Jake and Julia watching as much TV as they wanted and me holding the both babies at once as Lois hugged my leg crying. Ok have to admit I got teary and really wanted to be somewhere else at that point. Finally the babies let me swing them in their car seats and Lois was still an ankle bitter so occasionally got whacked in the head with a car seat. Well we all survived and the kids don't seem to be wounded.

I Can See Clearly Now!

I got my new glasses today, it is no wonder I have head-aches almost everyday. It was a whole new world. I enjoyed reading billboards on the way home, letters on our cluttered dryer and more awe moments. I have been missing out. Now that I did the math my glasses were 6 years old this June, UGH! I am enjoying the new frame style to. I hated the old ones. I would cringe every time I looked in the mirror.

So I frequently have to lock the kids out of the office as I put Simon and Emma to sleep. I did that tonight like I usually do. I was afraid of what was going to happen since Lois was extra irritable so I told Julia she was the babysitter and to keep Lois happy. I heard silence, I said a prayer because that is usually a bad sign. I walked out and Julia put a blanket on the floor and made supper for Lois. Julia said, "Mom look I made our first picnic in the house." The entree' was turkey, pulled apart into small pieces, bread with peach jelly and two tippy cups of water, "Just incase she ran out" per Julia. I was so impressed I got teary eyed, and I am not even hormonal. What an awesome help. That was the most Lois ate all day.

Well Friday night and Saturday I will be living it up with other Mothers of Multiples so I better go to bed so I can fully enjoy the experience.

Maintance Mode

Well nothing major has happened to write about, there is the same old stuff. Julia pretending like non other, Jacob being naught most of the time and Lois pitching fits. Simon and Emma are just hanging out, loving to be held, dang they like attention.

Tonight Jacob licked Lois' butt cheek in the tub and I scolded him his response, "what it is clean." Stuff like that happens all the time around here. However I must say this week there are more and more "boring" moments. Which is a good thing, it gives me a breather and then I just wait five minutes and there is trauma to deal with.

Well my running around the house like a mad women is paying off, I am now fitting into my "skinny" jeans. Which to me is an oxymoron because skinny means size 1/2 or 3/4. Gotta start somewhere. For those of you that don't know prior to having the twins I worked hard to loose weight, dropped 15 pounds and went down a size. I enjoyed that new size for 2 weeks and then found out I was pregnant. Little did I know I would be back there a year later. Hopefully the downward trend continues.

CHOW!

Colds and coughs

So we all have colds, I have successfully kept mine at bay however with lack of sleep I feel it coming on. Simon and Emma are pitiful, Emma coughs like a smoker and Simon has lost his voice, his cry is easier to listen to now but very said. He was doing a muted coo today. Poor guy. Jacob has a very runny nose and for heaven's sake I forgot to bring Kleenex to church tonight so I look over and he has used his black sleeve as one and has snot all over his face. I use the rest of his shirt to finish the job off as I am cringing wondering who is watching. Jacob said, "Mom why are you doing this when we can't do it at home." I was thinking son it is called desperation.

Oh another thing happened in church, at the sign of peace Lois bit Jacob, no peace there!

My kiddos last week went on a nap strike. On Friday I even attempted to put them down for a second nap, when Jake was up for only a couple hours and spent most of the time in time-out and lost toys/mater blanket. I knew it was my sanity or him. At least it bought me some time to regroup. Sometimes I feel like I am at war and just need to retreat to get my ducks in a row.

I got my eyes checked last week, even more blind. As I sat in the exam chair I noticed the apparatus had make-up all smudged all over it, I kept my millimeter distance and compulsively wiped my face afterwards. I wasn't going to say anything the guy was the age of my grandpa and was very sweet, he probably looked it as an immune system building experience. I get my new glasses next Thursday and successfully got what I wanted with anti-reflective lenses for under $200.

My sister who has twins called today and she reminded me it is all state of mind, so even during my bad moments I just need to remember, "Summer while come soon enough or I can eat tons of chocolate later."

Well Steven stayed home all day with us, wahoo! It was like a holiday, actually better because he didn't work an ounce. After three weeks of main communication being e-mails and phone calls I got my day. Now everyone is asleep and it is my turn.

NO DOGS ALLOWED!

Yesterday my mom has the older three kids outside and all of a sudden I hear a lot of screaming. I think nothing of it and blame the noise on Jacob being naughty. My mom came in to tell me two dogs were in our yard, they had been around the neighborhood for the last few days so I decided to call the Sheriff. Since they were busy doing real police work my mom and I lured them into our garage until they came. Both had collars one with no tags.

People who let their pets roam is a huge irritant: I don't like the cat poop in the sandbox for my toddlers to play with, the dog poop on our sidewalk, the messed up garbage and plus my kids are terrified of dogs so it puts a damper on our summertime fun.

Well Steven is stuck working late again tonight, money, money, money however I really do miss the guy. It is supposed to be crummy weather out this weekend so maybe we will see some of him.

Jacob farted in the Suburban yesterday and Julia said, "Jake did you just say excuse me because you farted?" he said "yep I farted" She said "Oh great it is going to stink in here and I am stuck here."

Lois is cutting three teeth at once, she has put herself on a puree diet and is a Tylenol junkie. She is really irritable and knows how to get everyones goat.

Well it is decided, I am going to run a 5K with my cousin. It is something I have wanted to do just to have the accomplishment and she is willing to do it with me. I have no running history and I have the body that has had 5 kids in 5 years but here we go... Think of this 5K while having 5 kids 5 years old and under, do you see the theme. The monk in me likes the theme.

Speaking of Monk, if you guys don't know what I am talking about it is the show on USA where he is a homicide detective and OCD. My style!

Ahhh!

More and more each day the kids and I are getting into a routine. The babies go down for a solid nap in the morning so today the kids and I went outside for 10 minutes, it was really windy so we came inside. I am looking forward to many nice days that we all can be outside. Being in the routine of things, Steven was working late last night (clocked 15 hours yesterday) so I single handily gave 5 kids baths and it went off without a hitch. I didn't even feel like I need a drink afterwards. However Mr. Simon wanted some love and cried every time I put him down and Emma would then cry because I wasn't picking her up. So I call reinforcement a.k.a. Grandma Alexia to help with bedtime routine because if I don't do it just right they ruggers don't go to sleep well at all, no drop and runs at this house.

Today I made brownies, and washed 4 loads of laundry, made supper and the day isn't even done. All and all life is easier since I have been at home. No panics of what is for supper, no have to do laundry I am out of underwear, no hurry up and take a bath. I don't have moments were it would be nice to be at work so I could just focus on me however I will have my turn this summer when I pick up some days.

Oh something I found cute, since I have been stepping up on the oral hygiene so have the kids. Jacob and Julia call dental floss, "dentist floss" too cute to correct. I tried and Julia said, "no it is dentist floss because they use it at the dentist.