Dear Tillie,

Your patience is a BLESSING!  There could have never been a more laid back and patient baby as you.  It is AMAZING!  

Please throw a fit every once in a while for something other than a bursting ear drum or a burning UTI or 3 lumbar punctures in a day and an infected Picc Line.

I don't think you have done more than a whimper when you are hungry in the past week!

You are making me feel guilty!

Love, 

Mama

Dear Mayzie,

I woke you up from your nap yesterday at 5:00.  I should have known that meant you were sick. Plus, with Michael out of town, it wouldn't be right for somebody not to get sick  You sure are sweet when you don't feel well.  We cuddled as much as we could, and you slept in my bed (along with Theo, who fell out of bed in the middle of the night and never did quite recover).  Its nice when your aren't so fiesty.  You are still sick today, but I think you are feeling better.

Love, Mommy

I am So Thankful...

...for Michael!  You are an amazing husband and father.

...for Theo! You are too smart for your own good.  I am blessed by your contagious smile everday.

...for Mayzie!  You are such a laid back little daddy's girl and can win anyone over with your piercing blue eyes. 

...for Georiga!  My littlest firecracker, I could listen to your belly laugh all day and enjoy our middle of the night feedings, (even though you are too old to be waking up at night) its a great time for us to bond.

...for Tillie! You have been through a lot, girlfriend, and are as tough as they come.  I am thankful for your calm and happy disposition and you are the best little cuddle bug!

...and I suppose for Duke!  You are a great friend to Theo, and Georgia sure gets a kick out of you.

and also for amazing family and friends!

Love, Mommy

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

PS.  I am also thankful for my DVR (watching 16 and Pregnant while blogging and all 4 kids are asleep!!!!)

I know you from somewhere...don't I???

Dear Georgia and Tillie,

I was wondering when this would finally happen. Georgia and Tillie, you have always been aware of one another and even comforted by each others' touch. But today, as you lay on the floor Georgia turned and looked at Tillie. You didn't just smile and squeal and continue to flap your arms and kick your legs, but rather you stared and waited for Tillie to look back at you. As if you could read her brainwaves and knew she was going to do just that. Which, she did. And nor did she just look at you, smile at you and continue to flap. She stared too. You both were just staring back at each other. It was as if you had just met, but had known each other for, well, forever. I sat in awe. It was a true "twin" moment. And it just got better. You both smiled, at the SAME TIME. If only I could have known what you both were thinking! I wanted so badly to go run and get the camera, but I didn't because I knew this was just one of those moments that wouldn't last for long and I didn't want to miss out.

Love, Mom

Baking

For some reason I seemed to have lost my only "domestic touch"...baking. I have tried a few holiday recipes lately and failed miserably. Maybe as the holidays approach my magic touch will reappear.  Or maybe I just don't have the time like I used to.

When I was pregnant with Mayzie I would bake up a storm. I had sweetest sweet tooth that I ever had in my life. Everything I baked was perfect and delicious. It must have been a hormonal thing...or maybe just a foreshadowing of who was brewin' in there!

Would you look at those thighs? They look like tubes of cookie dough were stuffed in them! Its almost painful!  I wouldn't trade a baby like that for the world!  Chubby babies are the BEST... I dont think the twins will come close.

 

A couple of days ago Theo said, "Mom, I love Daddy so much.  I wish there were Michaels everywhere!"  It was so cute.

There is only one Michael...and lucky for Theo, he gets him!

Love these shoes and accessories...

Check out this cute website.  The shoes look so adorable and so very comfy...and so do the accesories!  I might just need to break down and buy some! For some reason the pictures of the shoes would not upload, so you will just need to check them out yourself.

https://www.zuzii.com/