Revelry Reverie

It may only be decaf, but it’s how we all get through the morning intact. 

There’s a lot to be happy about. Here’s a sampling: Three healthy kids! My hips and pubic bone no longer ache. I can breathe deeply again. I can eat a normal amount of food in a sitting. I don’t need to pee every 20 minutes! My rash is still around but much less annoying. Henry…

I’ve only been doing this stay at home mom gig on my own since Thursday (and Bob was obviously around all weekend) but I’m prepared to call it super tough. The good part is that the twins are doing a great job at playing together for the most part as I feed Grant (and nap…

Last night was tough – only 2 hours of sleep for me. But little things make it seem ok.

Happiness is having a twin to scratch the parts you can’t reach. 

Babies are gas factories. This is one of the many things I managed to forget between the twins’ infancy and Grant.  In newborns, the ‘ole digestive tract is not developed (they get nourished through the umbilical cord, remember), so when they start gulping stuff down, they are in for a rude awakening.  For whatever reason,…

Yesterday the big kids showed me what a good mama and da they are. They got out their baby dolls and modeled some baby wearing, breastfeeding, and putting their babies down to sleep.  Hard to tell, but Ele is wearing a ring sling with her doll inside it.  Henry nursing. The twins had a logic-based…

This post was written by Bob to mark our one year anniversary in North Carolina. I blogged pretty extensively throughout the past year so I wanted some additional perspective on this period.  Today marks the 1 year anniversary of us moving to North Carolina. Until now, I haven’t been able to reflect on the whirlwind…