The New Baby!

Hey everyone! You all have probably been wondering about Miranda and her baby, plus how the dinner with her and her family went! So we got to their house around 5pm, and we sat down for dinner. Miranda's face was red and blotchy I could tell she had been crying all day! I gave her a hug, and then sat down with Blake to eat! Blake had kinda not said anything all day, just sits there with a blank look on his face. Just in shock I guess! Well we started out the dinner with casual conversation, and then her dad cleared his throat and shot a glance at Miranda. So, she looked over to me and said she was deciding between keeping the baby or putting it up for adoption but wanted my opinion, same with Blake! Blake said he didn't mind which as long as the baby was alive and happy somewhere. I thought that was really sweet! I thought it would be best if they put the baby up for adoption because she is only 14 for heaven's sake and can't handle taking care of a baby! As soon as I finished Miranda started crying again so I was a little worried and looked at her mom and her mom said under her breath she wants Miranda to give the baby up too, even though Miranda wants to keep the baby! I was telling Miranda that if she really wanted to keep her baby she had to be up for the never ending responsibilities of a newborn, it wasn't like she could return it after a few days! She said tomorrow she is going to go look for a job to support her and her child, and that no one can force her to give the baby up because it is her and Blake's baby. I fully support her, because she can do what she wants! Plus, of course, it is my first grandchild :) We left their house around 7pm and since them we haven't really done anything, Blake played with the boys outside for a while and I made out on the couch with Danny! Juliana and Chrissie were in the living room with us and they obviously saw, but that's okay! Also, Tristan and Colton came in and watched for a little bit, they are quite fascinated by that type of thing! :)

Crazy Morning!

So far today has been so super crazy! I was woken up around 1am by the girls, which was normal, but their crying woke up Tristan! When he started crying I went to him and he said he had to go potty. So I took him to the bathroom, still nursing Chrissie in the middle of all this. He sat on the potty and just grunted for a little, he had to poop. I finished nursing Chrissie because I ran out of milk (sorry if TMI) so I went to the fridge to get her some formula because she didn't have enough! This happens all of the time, because I have twins, one baby is always eating formula! I try to switch it up though so it doesn't always happen with the same baby. So, after Chrissie was sleeping, I went to check on Tristan and he was crying on the potty! He said he had to poop and it hurt bad and he also had a pain in his belly. He said it was poop pain not throw up pain. So I just squat next to him until about 2am, reading him stories and trying to cheer him up! At 2:30 he finally pooped, at this point we were both exasted and I knew I would be up an hour later with the girls! So I got Tristan in bed, glad that was taken care of, and on my way to my room I heard noises from Blake's room! I knocked on the door, didn't hear anyone get up, so I went in only to find him and his girlfriend making out on his bed yet again! This time his hands were up her skimpy tank and she was just wearing underwear! He was shirtless in his boxers. I flipped yet again, I told him he couldn't sneak her in anymore! She left in a hurry, dressing on the way out. I locked the window from the outside so no one could get in, and I locked him in his bedroom. From yesterday's episode he was already grounded for a week, until next Tuesday, but because of this he will be grounded for another week yet! I just can't believe him. So by the time I was in bed it was 3am, and I was woken up at 6 by Tristan and Colton, they were ready to get up! So I made breakfast (oatmeal and fruit) and let them watch morning cartoons while I nursed the girls! I unlocked Blake's door at 7pm and gave him breakfast, and then had him watch the babies while I drove the little boys soccer camp at 8! When I got home I just got some cleaning/laundry done around the house while Blake watched the girls (punishment) until about 11 when I had to feed them again and put them down for their nap! I made lunch for us 2 (nutella and strawberry jam) with cucumbers and apples and then I went to my computer to get some work done! At 12 I heard a knock on the door, Blake was in his room so I went to get it! Turns out it was his secret girlfriend, her name is Miranda. Well Miranda was crying and said she really needed to talk to Blake. I felt bad, so I let her into his room except I was positioned outside of the closed door, listening. You won't believe what she told him! Oh, she is 14 by the way. She said, "Blake, I'm pregnant" at this point I barged in and completely flipped, he is 13 for heavens sake! She just cried harder and Blake kinda just stood there, not knowing what to do, so I told her to go sit in the living room while I freaked out at Blake, so angry at him! I sent Miranda home and grounded Blake for another 2 weeks, so he is grounded for a total of a month! I called Miranda's mom and Blake and I are going over to their house for dinner to just discuss things. After Miranda left I locked Blake back in his room and am now just on the computer, working and blogging!

Relationship with Danny

Hey everyone! I have been getting some requests to do this post about my love life and how Danny and I manage to keep up our close relationship together and find some us time with 6 kids, 5 living with us! The answer is it is very tough and tricky at times because of our kids ages and Danny's heavy work schedule, but we make it work! Our top rule is to have an hour together every day! Sometimes it doesn't happen, and that's okay, as long as we have time together. We spend out time together in many different ways! Some times we cuddle on the couch and have a heavy make-out session together. We do that in front of the babies, because they don't understand anything! But we don't do it in front of Tristan and Colton that often. Sometimes, when we just can't hold it in, we do make-out seriously in front of them, but the longest time they have ever seen us do that in a row is 47 minutes. So, not long! If we are watching TV with Blake we usually cuddle and I sit on Danny's lap and we just kiss the whole time, Blake usually doesn't mind and likes to get tips when he gets a girlfriend! Today we did figure out he has a secret girlfriend, so I'm not sure if he is using out kissing techniques on her, I hope not because sometimes we do some inappropriate things around him! But most of our us time is when we are in bed with each other, when we don't have to hold anything in! It's pure ecstasy, I love him so much and have him all to myself for hours each night! Sometimes the kids need things in the middle of the night, when we are sleeping, which can sometimes be awkward because we sleep naked for obvious reasons that I do not want to address here because I know children read my posts. So my kids are completely used to seeing Danny and I naked! It's not a problem for us, we are a very close knit family. And, to complete this post, I wanted to address one more thing! Once a week, on Danny's off day, we try to get all of the kids out of the house, either to friends houses or babysitters, because we love having alone time! When we are alone in the house we are usually naked, it's just a great way to express our love for each other. Always make sure to keep your relashionship with your spouse close knit, because it creates a positive environment for your children and provides them with great role models for their future marraiges! If you want me to talk more about my love life with Danny, just comment below :)

Fun!

Hey everyone! So yesterday was a fun but relaxing day :) I told you about the morning, but I stopped around 10am! At 10:15 am Juliana spit up a lot all over my new top, which was not the best! I put her in her playpen with Chrissie and went to go do laundry! I got my load in by 11:00, and then 11:30 I put all that in the dryer and did a load of the girls clothes! That was done by noon, so I took my laundry out of the dryer and folded that and put it away, and put the girls clothes in the drier! At 12:30 that was done so I folded and put away their stuff. All throughout this the little girls where just laying next to each other "talking" to me while I read a magazine and got a little bit of work done! At 1 I started off feeding Chrissie, burped her and put her down for her nap by 1:30, and then nursed, burped, and got Juliana down for her nap by 2! I did some editing work until 3, worked on emails for my website design company until 4:30, and woke the girls up from their nap and nursed them again and played with them for a little until 5, when I had to go pick the boys up from their camp! It was a 10am-5pm camp, lunch and dinner included! I picked up Blake from work right after that, he works long hours trying to earn some money! When I got home around 5:45 Blake watched the girls for me, which was really sweet of him! Times like these when I really miss Brielle and her help with my past little babies. Tristan and Colton were outside playing catch, I can't believe how they still have energy after a day of soccer camp! I started on dinner at 6:00pm, I made stuffed shells with green beans! While it was cooking I was texting Danny, he planned to be home around 8pm! At 6:30 Blake went outside to call the boys for dinner, while I got Chrissie and Juliana's carseat-chair into the kitchen so I could watch them while we all ate! We prayed, and then dug in! Dinner was over around 7pm, and the little boys went to watch TV with big brother Blake and I cleaned up dinner, and fed/burped the girls! They aren't eating baby food yet, they are still just drinking my breast milk, they are 4 weeks old! At 7:45 I went into the living room and watched a little TV with the kids and then at 8 Blake was on his computer in the living room, with one eye on the girls just in case they needed me or something! I gave the boys a bath, they still love taking double baths! Part way through this process, Blake called me so I told the boys not to stand up and only call me if there was blood or fire. So turns out Chrissie spit up from being fed and Blake wasn't sure what to do, so I cleaned her up and I heard some loud yells from the bathroom, so I ran down the hall onto the fall on my butt, slipping on one of their toys! I think I may have twisted my ankle, it was really sore and hurt a lot. But when I got into the bathroom I just found the boys, covered in suds, out of the bathroom, bare naked, Tristan sitting on the bathroom counter, peeing in the sink, and Colton, peeing in the toilet! I kinda freaked, wondering what in the world was wrong, and Tristan told me him and Colton both had to pee and Colton got to the potty first and Tristan had to go really bad so he climbed onto the counter and went in the sink! Why he didn't just go into the other bathroom, I'll never know, but whatever! So they were finished with their bath so I got them dried off, drained the bathtub, and got them all dressed and ready for story time at 8:30 until 8:45 when I put them to bed! They actually got to stay up late tonight, which was a treat :) Turns out Danny was held up at work, he wasn't home until 9, which was really disappointing for the boys since they didn't get to see Daddy all day. Blake went back to his room around 9:30, but I know he was up until about 11! I fed the girls one last time around 10, and Danny helped me put them to bed. Danny and I cuddled on the couch/made out for a while, sorry if TMI just telling about my day! :) We went to bed around midnight, happy to finally spend some time together!

Today, Tuesday, wasn't quite as busy! I was woken up a few times in the night by the babies, so I was tired, but Danny had off, which was a plus! I woke up at 7am with Tristan and Colton. I made waffles with fruit and whipped cream for them, and Danny took them to soccer camp at 7:30! Chrissie and Juliana woke up, crying and hungry, at 8 so I fed them, burped them, and played with them in their playpen until 9am when Blake woke up and I had to make him breakfast! He's 13, I think he should make his own breakfast, but he refuses. ;) I made him pancakes with butter and syrup! He retreated back to his room right when Danny came back at 9:15! We just made out on the couch again, sorry if TMI, for about an hour until Blake interrupted and told us he was walking over to a friends house! Then, I had to get some work done until about 11:30, while Danny played with the girls. After I made us lunch (ham and cheese with popcorn and brownies) I fed Chrissie while Danny fed Juliana! We have formula for times when I don't feel like nursing two babies! It sure is a challenge. ;) I put them down for a nap at 1, and then Danny and I did laundry and cleaned the house for awhile! When I walked into Blake's room to vacuum, I saw a disturbing sight! Blake! He was supposed to be at our neighbors house, but here he had stuck into his room with a girl of all people, and they were just making out on his bed, him without a shirt and she was wearing a mini-skirt and skimpy tank! I walked in there, so mad, and she left in a hurry and he kinda just hid in the bathroom while I yelled at him. Danny came in to talk with him while I went to the girls, because my yelling had woken them from their nap. I got them back asleep and worked on my computer until 4, when I headed out to pick up the boys from soccer camp! I got back at 5, and started dinner right away! We just had pasta and sweet corn. At 6, Danny fed the girls again, I was too tired to! I gave the little boys baths at 6:30, and I had to leave in the middle of their bath again because I had to go talk to Blake! He was just laying in bed, sad, because he missed his girlfriend. I didn't even know he had a girlfriend, apparently he has been sneaking out to her house for the past month! How in the world could I have missed that, I have no idea. But when I heard more crying form the bathroom, I had to leave in a rush! Colton was standing a few feet from the toilet, peeing on the wall, and Tristan was sitting on top of the trashcan! I freaked again, I hate having pee stains on the wall! It does happen a lot. I asked him why he didn't just pee in the toilet, but he said there was a spider on the seat and he really had to go! I had no idea why he didn't just pee in the tub or somewhere easy to clean up, but he thought peeing on the walls would be funner! I just don't understand him sometimes. And, Tristan was pooping in the trashcan, he had to go bad and since there was a spider on the toilet seat, he just went for the trashcan! I killed the spider, put Tristan on the toilet (luckily he didn't go in the trashcan yet) and cleaned up Colton's mess! That was done by 7:15, so right now the boys are getting dressed while I am in the living room, blogging! :)

Weekend Fun!

Hai guys! So this weekend was pretty fun, but busy. Thursday we just hung around the house, I was trying to get the babies used to everything, but they were doing really well! I originally thought I was going to call Juliana, Jules, but we decided she will go by Julie! Julie and Chrissie. Friday a few of my friends came by to meet Julie and Chrissie and they were little baby angels! So far, they have barely cried at all, and Chrissie only gets up 3 times a night and Juliana gets up 5! Such an improvement from my other babies. Friday night we went out to dinner, which was slightly frustrating because of the babies, but do-able! Friday night I skyped with Brielle, the first time she had seen the girls! She was so excited to see them when we visit the end of August. Saturday we actually drove down to the beach! We checked into the beach club around 10am, and got lunch there and went to the beach for the afternoon! Danny mostly played in the water with the boys while me and my babies were just under the umbrella. It was a great day! We went to dinner, and then shopped around the boardwalk for the evening! It's so different without Brielle, I miss my little shopping partner. But, it was still super fun! We woke up Sunday and went out to the beach early morning, and then had lunch and checked out! It was a super quick trip, but definitely worth the fun! Sunday afternoon I skyped with Brielle and got caught up on a TON of work while the babies napped, and then made dinner for everyone. Danny had to work all afternoon and evening and didn't get home until late :( This morning I was waken up at 3am with Juliana, she was spitting up and getting it all over her crib and me. Chrissie slept right through it though! Colton and Tristan are at a friends house, Blake is at work, so it's just me and the girls :)

Amazing Week!

Hey everyone! So I'm sorry about not posting all week, but I was in Ireland for a few days with my babies! Last time we talked it was Monday night on the plane on the way to Ireland! We arrived in the Dublin, Ireland Airport at 3am and by the time we got our rental car it was 4am and we got to our hotel around 5! Danny and I just slept until about noon, and then went out to brunch together at 1! We took a nap when we got back to the hotel before going out to dinner and shopping in Dublin! It was amazing, everything is so pretty! :) Wednesday morning we woke up early because we were both just so excited! We woke up around 6am and left our hotel at 7am, and got to Alana's house around 9am to meet Jules and Chrissie! They were so well behaved, they just smiling and cooed whenever someone spoke to them! Danny and I each held a baby for awhile and just talked with Alana about what she's gone through and visiting times! Alana really wants to visit her babies a lot, which will be tough. We did have one disagreement, though. Alana wants the babies to be brought up calling Danny and I uncle and aunt and making sure they know Alana is their Mommy. I highly disagree with that, we are adopting these babies and taking full custody of them, so why can't they believe we are their parents until they are old enough to understand adoption? It was worked out though, Alana can come to visit whenever she wants to (which won't be much, because she obviously lives in Ireland!) but I'm not budging on the parents thing. We had lunch with Alana and her parents, and then went back to the hotel to skype with the kids and show them Jules and Chrissie! They were napping, so they were extra special adorable :) I love them so much! Wednesday night we just chilled in the hotel and had dinner there, because we just wanted to spend time with our new daughters! Thursday morning we left for the airport around 6am, and our flight left at 10am! It was a 9 hour flight because we were flying into the wind and that just takes longer! During the flight the girls were angels, just sleeping or being a quiet little baby! We only had 2 seats though so it was a little cramped, but it worked out just fine! We arrived in LA at 7pm, where my friend Darla picked us up! When we got home everyone just wanted to see the girls, so we didn't do anything that night! Today was the same, just adjusting to life with two little baby girls, but I love it :)

Plans for the Week!

Hey everyone! So right now I am on the plane to Ireland to meet my baby girls! I am so excited, I can't wait to see them! We arrived at the airport around 4, and got through security and baggage by 6, and then we had about 40 minutes until boarding time! I skyped with the kids for a while, I missed them already! My friend Darla's husband is off work all week, so he is home with their kids and Darla is staying at my house taking care of my kids! They all know Darla pretty well, so it shouldn't be too tough on them. We boarded at 6:40 and the plane took off at 7! Right now it's almost 8pm, so we are about an hour into the 8 hour flight! I'm hoping to sleep a lot! Oh and I forgot to mention, Danny is with me obviously :) So when we arrive in Ireland at 3am, we won't get to our hotel until about 5am and we will most likely just sleep for awhile! We won't be able to meet our babies until Wednesday anyway. We don't have any plans tomorrow, just probably shopping and seeing some sights in Ireland! Thursday morning around 10am we are going to Alana's house, Alana is the 13 year old girl who had the girls! She really doesn't want to give up the babies, but its the only way. We will spend the afternoon with her at her house, and then back to the hotel with the twins! Our flight leaves Wednesday morning at 10am, so we will leave for the airport around 6am! We will arrive back in LA 7am, it will be a 9 hour flight because we are flying into the wind and that takes longer. Danny and I didn't want to make this trip really long, because we knew we would miss the kids and just want to get settled at home with the babies! :)