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Crazy lady Update

So another couple weeks have passed and our boys are now SEVEN Months! It seems just as shocking each month... For reals I just can't get over it!! They had a baby well check up last week that didn't really go as well as I would have hoped. Tristan is gaining weight but very slowly and is still 9 pounds Atti, also did not gain as much weight as the Dr. would have liked. I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE!! I felt so bad like I had to some how justify why my kids are little twerps!!! and to be honest I didn't have an answer!! I feed them as much as they like when they like!! and Tristan is gobbling down baby food like a maniac!! so whats a girl (mom) to do?!! so needless to say they will now be having weight checks every few weeks... AWESOME!!!

The last couple weeks have been "Frustrating Mom" weeks. My kids are really cranky and cry all the time (teething.. perpetually pissed off I haven't decided) unless I hold them.. and having twins is starting to become more challenging. Its not like I can just sit and hold them both and stop the wailing its a "I am sick of you (other brother) I want JUST my mom and want to snuggle and be rocked ALONE!!" . I totally thought I had this twin thing down.. and I am getting a nice BIG FAT JUICY slice of humble pie. Which is why it drives me crazy when every lady in the grocery store, department store Dr. office, etc. comes up to me and says "OMG like I totally wish I had twins!" I really just feel like handing them over and saying here, I help you fix that problem:) OK not really but seriously it really makes my jaw drop every time some crazy lady comes up to me while both my kids are screaming and I am trying to juggle the cart both crying babies and rush out of the store and and someone says this to me?!!
along with this crazy statement something about seeing twins really makes people loose their common sense here are a few of my favorite things people say to me in public

"are they twins?" (this happens EVERY time I'm in public) I have started saying no.

"are they identical?" I say yes and then they ask "is it a boy and a girl" REALLY people?! So I say yes.

"do they like eachother" I dunno ask them.

"how do you do it" (stupid question)... Um.. I seriously considered giving one up for adoption, its still in debate.

"well if they are identical why are they different sizes" :One's a midget

ok ok so realistically I am super nice answer everything with a smile and give honest answers but REALLY people If I was a little more balzy I really would answer with the previous.

Ok.. so its probably wise I end this post now, but that is the honest truth about how the last couple weeks have been sorry for the dramatics!!!

Tristan

Tristan Atti Exactly 7 months

as you can sorta see tristan is quite unhappy and atti is asleep.. go figure

Ps.. I really do love my children and wouldn't have my life any other way!!  but I would be a liar if I said everything was a tea party with crumpets all the time!

Going Private

Going private, not something I had initially planned on doing but due to Devin's new job it is necessary that we keep as much of our personal lives private. Any who better safe than sorry! Devin is however loving his new job and doing very well so far!

The last two weeks for the boys have been very monumental, Tristan got very sick  last Monday and had to be taken to the E.R. He has a hernia and a birth defect that will be corrected around his first birthday that makes him more prone to infections and such, any how he contracted a pretty bad testicle infection that required a sonogram and a couple hours in the hospital and a round of antibiotics. Its really hard to see your baby so upset and sick and feel so helpless luckily he is doing so much better!, unfortunately however this happened the first day after my health coverage ended with Wells Fargo and in a two week window before Devin's health benefits kick in!! Really SUCKY!! we had just gotten all our medical bills paid off from the NICU C-section etc. but hey what can you do about it.

Tristan has however made some really great strides in growth and developmental progress! he can now roll from is back to his tummy (atti has been doing this for almost a month now) the next step is crawling which neither have done yet and I'm not gonna lie.. I hope they don't for a while!! its gonna get crazy when they are crawling all over the place!!



Tristan eating his first sweet potatoes



He also started eating baby food and were not talking a couple bites here and there we are talking SLAMMING several jars a day!! he has never been the best nurser so I figured that baby food would be more his thing and it surely is he LOVES it!!! Atti however thinks it is the most disgusting thing ever!!

That is pretty much it for US!



the boys hanging out one morning





Tristan pulling on Atti's shirt





Atti likes to lay on his boppy and suck his thumb

just a few 6 month old pics

Atti is starting to roll around A LOT!! and is making small attempts at crawling here he is caught in the act!

6 Months old already?!

6 MONTHS!

Our boys are six months old!! every little piece of their lives has just flown by, they are such sweet babies and they are so full of personality here is a little bio of each

Atticus:

we mostly call him Atti

he loves to play with his toes

very talkative ans squeals like a little girl!

Loves his brother Tristan and prefers to sleep in his bed and be by his side as much as possible and if he is next to him they link arms (possibly the cutest thing I have ever seen)

He hates baby food

loves to swim

quite the mommas boy

quite the snuggler will hold on to your neck and suck his thumb for a long time especially if he is sleepy.

loves blankets and covers his face while sucking his thumb when he sleeps

he is quite a happy camper most the time!

Tristan

Nick names are: Tristy or Tristy boy

He sucks his right pointer and middle fingers (atti sucks his left thumb) and can be found with his fingers in his mouth pretty much all the time!

loves the pool

he doesn't especially love baby food either but does like chocolate shakes

has a BIG temper.. if I pick his nose or lotion his face or brush his hair... he loses it and his face turns bright red but as soon as I quit he is fine!

he loves to snuggle in his blankets and be swaddled he especially loves to sleep on his side suck his fingers and cover his face with his other hand its really funny

he is not as fond of atti, gets ticked if atti is in his bed, or if atti is touching him too much and will grunt and squeal at him it quite hilarious.

that is pretty much it!! they are so funny and so full of personality!! we just love them!

Me and my husband have been married nearly two years and have been without a table the entire time.. I wanted so bad to buy a table dirt cheap and re-paint it myself!! So when I was 7 months pregnant we finally bought a table! but being rather pregnant and on bed rest you can imagine the redoing process would have to wait.This "project" has turned into quite the ordeal. My husband and my father in law have tried very hard to take over "MY" project I have finally succeed and finished it!! not without some help.. which I am thankful for.. (my husband truly thought I was joking about doing it myself and thought I would be thrilled if he and his father finished it without me knowing...that idea ended poorly...) any way ITS DONE!! and I'm happy to say I really did quite enjoy this project and I can't wait to start the next!It was originally terrible stained with about three coats of gunk and we stripped it about three times before painting it with Black Valspar gloss and then I sealed it with three coats of polyurethane. here are the before and afters

Before:After:

It also came with six chairs but they were falling apart and not worth the time, so for now we have some very classy folding chairs. I re covered the seats to make them a little better.

Couponing Failure

I STINK!!! not literally but when it comes to couponing I am terrible, I started watching Extreme Couponing and decided HEY why not get a news paper subscription for 4 Sunday papers every week?!! WORST IDEA OF MY LIFE!! I tried to make it happen I price matched, I clipped coupons every week, I organized them and did EVERYTHING those crazy Lady's and that one weird guy with all the toothpaste did on that show and bottom line... If your store does not double.. IT IS NOT WORTH IT!! SO for all you lucky folk out there who have stores that double GOOD FOR YOU! (I'm highly jealous) but I am OFFICIALLY a FAILURE when it comes to coupons!!

I COOK?

Um.. It was good?!

I COOK??!!
so as some of you may already know, I LOVE to cook. Almost every good childhood memory (more than I can count) revolves around good food and cooking! My mother is the Queen of cooking and I have taken it upon myself to tackle some of her most notable recipes and incorporate them into my family traditions and new memories. I also like to try new things and re create some of my favorite dishes from some of my favorite restaurants!! So to kick it off here is an awesome recipe I stole from Jessica Hays featuring this AMAZING Cilantro Sauce ENJOY!!

the recipe by no means takes a genius but its DANG good and I doubt you'll ever make Mexican food without it!!

1cup ranch

1cup salsa Verde

1bunch cilantro

splash of lime

WARNING Bosch Snob Moment: Blend in Bosch Blender to perfection and WHA LA

MOST DELICIOUS.. seriously had to stop myself from drinking it straight!!!

this meal was super fast, I heated up some fajita chicken from Costco, made some rice added some lime, salt and cilantro, and put together all our favorite fixings as well as blended up some rather tasty Root beer floats in my Bosch and we ate until our hearts were content!!

Summer Lovin

Wiped out after all the Easter Festivites

Me and my little "Tristy Man"


Devin and his boys... aww aren't they all just so cute?!

Our Easter family! crazy to think that we went from 2-4 in 2 minuets.. we sure do love our new little family :)

Last Friday the 1st was my LAST DAY!!!! on top of my last day going um less than smooth I am so glad to be done!!! Devin also finished his last day at his security job and we kicked our celebration off by going to Phoenix! Saturday we spent at my little hottie Grandmother Bethanne's house where we had some awesome food and hung out with my family and my Aunt Lisa and her family, as well as my great Aunt Molly and Uncle Tony who came all the way from Tennessee.

Sunday we went to church with my brother Bryson and his wife Kassidy as well as my parents and brothers and sisters. After wards we were heathens and went to Peter Piper Pizza. It was a good day since we got to hang out with my family but our little boys were rather uncooperative to say the least. Lets just say no nap plus 100+ degree weather would make anyone cranky!!

We stayed the entire weekend with Matt and Jessica Hays. They have Four kids three boys and an adorable little girl who kept us laughing all weekend! Jessica is an incredible host, she cooked some incredible meals and it was fun to catch up and chat!! On Monday Bryson and Kassidy came over we had some awesome Mexican food and went swimming which the boys actually enjoyed this time. We then set off our own fireworks in their neighborhood that night. It was a great trip to say the least!


I also found our camera!!! so here are some over due photos from easter!!

5 Months Old?!!

Tristan and Grandma Laura
Atti boy and Devin



Tristan... poop face:)







Both The Boys Atti is helping a brother out and picking Tristans' nose

Our boys are FIVE MONTHS OLD!! I still am completley baffeled by this?!! Its so crazy to think that a year ago from this very moment I was pregnant with twins and completely oblivious!!! Its incredible how much your life can change in just one short year!!

Just a small update on the boys they are laughing which I love and they went to the dr. monday and Atticus weighed 11.1oz and Tristn weighed 9.0oz. man I love my boys!! Here are a few pictures from their first swim at Grandma Laura's house and some others as well:)!

Oh and Im down to only days of work left before I get to stay at home with my boys!!! I can hardly wait!!