Potty training Mama

I potty trained Sophie at 22 months because there was no way I was going to have 3 in diapers! She was potty trained up until just a few weeks ago when she regressed. :( So now I am re-potty training her. She gets either a cheese stick or a chocolate chip when she uses the potty. Today she walked in on me while I was using the potty. As she heard me tinkle she said.... "Good job Mama, you get chocolate!" :)

Sophie is 2!

I decided to have Sophie's party a week early because I was afraid I would be in the hospital having the boys and I was right. Here are a few pictures of Sophie's and Grandma Kiki's birthday party. Also a picture of me pregnant with the twins at 34 weeks measuring in at 38. I look much bigger than 38 weeks, more like 68! Somehow I managed to gain only 34 pounds.

The Boys Are Here

Michael and Matthew are now 11 weeks. I am finally getting into the swing of things, so sorry it has taken me so long to blog about them. They were born by C-section on November 17th 2009 at 12:07 and 12:08. Michael is the oldest and Matthew is the baby of the family by a whole minute. :) Both boys were a whopping 4.10 lbs. They were born 6 weeks early.The doctors said they were a pretty good size. Michael was 17 inches and Matthew was 17 1/2. That night I was taking a bath and felt contractions 3-5 minutes apart. However, they were not strong and I was not concerned because they weren't painful and I questioned if they were even contractions or the boys boxing again. I decided I better text Joe who was at work an hour drive away. He told me to go to the hospital and he would meet me there.I told him I didn't want to go to the hospital and pay another $100 co-pay since I was just there the week before when they had to stop my labor. He told me I had to go. His sister took me to the hospital. Thankfully I obeyed my husband and went because as soon as they checked me in they examined me and told me that it was go time. Both boys were laying transversed (sideways.) As soon as Joe got to the hospital he gave me a quick blessing and then they took me back to the operating for the C-section. That was the scariest day I have ever had. I was shivering like a little scared Chihuahua. They boys were healthy needing 0 oxygen. The Dr. was very surprised they did so well. Since they were so early the needed to stay in the nursery. They stayed in there for six days. Those six days were very challenging. I am nursing the boys and I was in the nursery all day it seems. They ate every 3 hours from beginning time and it took at least an hour to nurse them usually 2. They were released from the hospital a few days before Thanksgiving and we were so thankful to have a two beautiful baby boys home with us.