08-30-10

So we weighed the girls last night. We don't have a "baby" scale but we make do with what we have to work with here at home. Basically, Richard will weigh himself then hold the girls while weighing. The difference in weight is what we figure them to weigh. I forget the exact weight but Quinn was right at 10 porky lbs. Brooklyn weighed a bit over 8lbs. Which sounds about right if you imagine them gaining 1 oz per day. I will tell ya what, Quinn feels like she weighs 10 lbs. She requires two hands to tote that chunky chick around. Now Miss Brooklyn is still so petite that she can be thrown around just fine.

I would like to report that her Synthroid is working. She exhibits the symptoms that are from the Synthroid. So I imagine it is working. Again, Dr. Pitts is very pleased with her weight gain. So hopefully it is working and she will be just fine. We patiently await her Endocrinologist appointment in October.

Oh my goodness, I don't need anymore pacifiers for Quinn. She has discovered her thumb and all other fingers. She will go to town on her thumb. How do I get her to not have that habit? She does it right before she is ready to eat. But today when she was starting her nap, she was trying to remove her skin from her thumb. Luckily, it is attached very well because she sure would have sucked it off. I remove it from her mouth when I see her doing it. Richard is all the time telling on her. I will hear him yell, "Quinn is sucking her thumb!" He tells on her all the time but thinks it is funny to watch her do it. So technically, I am battling both of them. I am thankful that Brooklyn hasn't discovered the tasty qualities of her fingers especially her thumb.

Let me remind you that I ask myself and Richard all the time..."Why did I put off having kids?" I have been missing out on a true joy of life. These girls just light up my entire life. They are the reason for the things I do. I am so thankful to have them in my life and so thankful God kept them in our lives. They are just precious.

This may sound crazy but one of the best times with them is changing their diapers. You lay them down and change their diaper but talk to them and they will smile and coo-laugh at you. Quinn is laughing so hard and smiling so big. You just say "Hey" to her and her face lights up and the biggest smile comes across her face. You know she is excited when she smiles and her arms and legs kick and flail as fast as they can go. Just precious. It takes a bit more goofiness to get Brooklyn in a laughing mood. She is just a smiler right now. Often times, it is like pulling teeth to get her to smile. She does it when she wants too and not a moment sooner. That is my girl!

So, I have a dilemma. I ask visitors to not come to the house if they are sick or have been recently. As per the doctor's orders, keep them protected. What is one of us becomes sick? I assume we would need to stay away for the time we are sick. I don't feel sick yet but my nose and head and ear congestion is a bit worrisome. Pardon my bluntness, my snot isn't green yet so perhaps no infection. But I just DO NOT want to be sick and have Richard take care of the babies alone. I don't want to be away from them either. Please cross your fingers and pray that this is just a drainage issue and not a cold or infection. I am prone to sinus infections and I just don't want to risk anything. Ultimately, I will do what I need to do to keep these babies out of harms way. It is my responsibility to keep them safe. I love them so I will sacrifice for them.

We are currently battling their off cue sleeping schedule. They are asleep and awake at different times. It adds a special twist to the days events. It is a bit annoying. You try to get things done when they are sleeping. But they are making that a bit difficult lately. We need to work on getting them on the same sleeping pattern.

As of Saturday, they have been taking naps in their own beds. I was starting to notice that if one baby was sleeping in the downstairs bed, they wouldn't sleep long. If they were both in there, they would sleep for a while. So I have been trying to split them up because I don't want them to become dependent sleepers. So they have been napping in their separate beds and seem to do well with it. Maybe it is good enough for them to sleep in the same room. As I have said before, they know when they aren't together.

We will be getting our family portrait for the first time tomorrow. We will be getting pictures made for our church directory. I have scheduled with L & L Photography to get our family photos done soon. I am sort of excited. I have never sent out Christmas cards. I just may send out the picture cards this Christmas of our family...Toby included. It may be corny but I don't care I am EXCITED!!!

Well, the girls are telling me to pay attention to them.