Leah, Emma and Claire (and Jen and John)

Claire had her 2 week checkup on Monday. She is still doing well. She is up to 8lbs 2ozs. She had a goopy right eye which the doctor thought was either an infection or a blocked tear duct. He gave me a prescription but by Tuesday when I got it filled her eye was dry so we haven’t used it. Her yellow tinge has also gone away.

She is still a pretty content baby. I think with my parents here she is getting into the habit of being held but I decided while I was pregnant that I was not going to sress about holding her. I spent half my time when the girls were young not letting them be held because I couldn’t hold them both at the same time. There is no reason why Claire can’t be held all the time if that’s what she wants. That being said she does spend a fair bit of time each day napping in the playpen bassinet or the bouncer chair. Her holding issues come up at night - especially near bedtime.

She is doing extremely well at night. On Sunday night she fed at 9pm, 3am and then 9am. I was pretty well rested that day! That appears to have been a one off but she is good for at least one 4-5 hour stretch every night. The other thing we have relaxed about with her is letting her sleep in bed with us. We got a co-sleeper which works for a bit but she seems to prefer sleeping close to me. Again this is something I am more than happy to indulge since it wasn’t something we could have done with the girls. There is plenty of time to break her of all these “bad” habits and to be honest at this point I think it is in everyone’s best interest if I am as well rested as possible.

The girls are a lot more interested in Claire now. They want to hold her and kiss her. Emma is very motherly and is contantly asking “where’s my Claire” and calling her sweetie and sweetheart.

I am doing pretty good 2 weeks into section recovery. The incision still aches sometimes but only when I overdo it. I find being in the car the most uncomfortable. Last week Claire and I stayed home while my parents took the girls out but this week we are tagging along. Yesterday we took them all to Square One and they were all excellent. I ended up feeding Claire in the food court - and here I thought I’d be all weird about feeding her in public. Today we all went to Costco and then Claire and I joined Susan and Maddy at a New Parents workshop about infants and illness. I was trying to be all sly about being a “new” parent when Susan piped up and blew my cover by telling the group I had twin two year olds. It was nice to go out and do something with just Claire although I did start to get a bit jealous of the mothers with just one baby to think about.

Leah is still battling her poop issue. She started refusing her medicine but I have been mixing it in chocolate pudding and doctoring juice boxes. I talked to the public health nurse a bit about it today and she suggested we just leave Leah to poop on her own. We’ve been finding that when she needs to go she starts laying on the floor and screaming for her bum to be changed. At that point we put her on the potty and she’ll go but not without a ton of screaming. Once it is out she is instantly feeling better but the nurse said we shouldn’t be “forcing” her to go but letting her go on her own. Tonight she asked to go to the potty but still screamed. She’s a stubborn little thing and I just know she’ll hold it til it’s painful coming out and I just don’t see it being as easy as us letting it go.

In other news John got his new tv on the weekend. Him and my dad were so excited to bring it home. In the store I was skeptical that it might be too big (my dad called me the funsucker) but it’s actually quite nice. It came with a DVD recorder which I am excited about. I can’t wait to transfer all the digital tapes we have to DVD.

Ah yes I am back to discussing my children and their poop issues.

 Leah is still horribly constipated. I am pretty sure she is holding it in and causing herself all sorts of discomfort as she is now terrified to poop. We have started giving her a mild softener since she won’t eat anything. We’ve had some progress today but it’s been rough on her. Hopefully she’ll get cleared out and then the soft poop will take over and she will gradually lose the fear. I expect this will take awhile. Poor Leah.

Claire on the other hand is a pooping machine. Last night she managed to poop all over me…that never happened with the girls. I picked her up to feed her and the moment I sat down she just erupted and it came shooting out the back of her diaper and all over me. Everyone thougth it was pretty amusing and the best part was she was HUNGRY so I couldn’t even shower.

Claire is doing really well. She was really fussy the other night and it was like I couldn’t satisfy her. It was also the same day I totally stopped taking pain meds and I had myself convinced that happy Claire was more about Tylenol 3 than her actual disposition. The next day I drank a ton of water and happy Claire was back and had a full tummy. She is doing really well at night and the trick is going to be getting her on a routine that will work with the girls wakeup time (otherwise I am going to never sleep!). She is usually good for a four hour stetch in the night and last night she fed at 10:30pm, 2:30am and then just after 7am. The girls were up at 6:45am but my parents are still here to deal with them. During the day I feed her on demand but I don’t let her go more than 3 hours - I’m hoping if I load her up during the day she will be able to go longer at night. I am a total rookie at this part of infant life - the girls came home from the NICU going 4 hours between feeds. On another train of thought her cord came off on Wednesday and I took the steri strips off my incision yesterday.

My parents have taken the girls to Busy Bodies (indoor playground) so Claire and I have the morning to ourselves. I hate to go on about this for fear of jinxing it but Claire is so easy you could almost forget about her unless she’s hungry. I always knew life with the girls when they were small was rough but now I fully appreciate just what an endless grind it was.

So yeah Claire is doing really well. She had a doctor appt yesterday and she is now 7lbs 7ozs - up pretty much an ounce a day. He is pleased with her progress. The only issue is that she is still a bit jaundiced but he just wants to keep an eye on it. Her next appt is next week. 

John’s 30th birthday was on Sunday. I am a bad wife - I didn’t even get him a card. That was what I had planned with the girls for the Monday Claire was born. Lucky for me Jeff took John to the Raptors game so he did do something fun on his birthday. He also got to hang out with his 3 daughters and my mom cooked him fajitas while my dad kept him updated on the football games. He is getting a new tv for his birthday and he is so excited. He just needs to figure out what he wants.

Leah and Emma are doing well. They are both napping again no problem and going to bed without issue. I’d like to say it is all the excitement but really they haven’t been doing much compared to the last few weeks of my pregnancy. I think they are just behaving for my mom and all hell will break loose when all our help leaves.

Leah has been horribly constipated this past week and we are still trying to get it under control. This is the worst she’s ever been and she is now scared to poop and to have a bath. She’s been a very picky eater lately and with things so chaotic we have let some stuff slide that shouldn’t have and I feel bad that it’s ended up being so awful for her. Hopefully she’ll feel better soon. She’s been happier these past couple of days and last night she decided that she wanted to run around the house quacking with her duck bath towel on her head sayng she was super duck. She slept with that towel last night and woke up and kept on being Leah Super Duck. It’s pretty cute.

Emma is also doing well. She is a bit more interested in Claire and dotes on her. She is constantly checking her blanket and asking her what’s wrong if she makes a sound.

I am also doing fine. The first week after the section was a bit rough and I paid whenever I tried to cut back on the drugs. I’m a lot less sore these past couple of days and feeling a bit more mobile. I still get sore if I push myself and I have been told that I am not to drive for a bit or lift anything more than Claire for 6 weeks. That part will be interesting but the girls already know that mommy has a big boo boo on her belly and that they have to be careful. They are really good about it so far.

That’s it for the random updates. I’ll get some more pictures up later today when I have another moment.

Oh and since I guess I never said - Claire’s middle name is Margaret. My Mom’s given name is Margaret as was my Granny’s. Then there’s Margaret my sister and Margaret my aunt. We wanted Claire to have a special middle name and with so many Margarets in my family we thought she’d be lucky to be named for all of them.

I can’t believe it’s been a week already. Life is busy but good. I’ve been trying to write this for 3 days now!

I don’t think that John or I slept much at all last Sunday night. We were both nervous and excited to meet our new baby. John’s parents arrived right after the girls went to bed and everything was ready to go.

Monday morning we were up, showered and out the door just after 6am. As we drove down the 401 in the rain and dark and mounting rush hour traffic I was grateful that there really was no hurry. 

John dropped me off outside the hospital and went to park the car. When I walked into the assessment room there was chaos as a mother had left labouring at home a little long and was all set to go in the assessment room. I have never heard such shrieking in my life. All of a sudden I was quite happy with the prospect of a section - the look on the soon to be first time mother that was also taking it all in was pretty priceless - I have never seen an Asian woman go white before!

From there things moved quickly. I changed into my gown and John took one last picture of my massive belly. Doula Bonnie arrived and went over what was going to happen. I started to get nervous but there really was no time. The part that I found most amusing was when they said I would walk into the operating room by myself…seemed kinda death rowish to me…

The operating room was the same one the girls were delivered in. John had to wait outside while I was prepared. I was very grateful to have Bonnie to hold my hand while I got the spinal and they got me into position. I was doing ok and then nausea just overcame me and I started throwing up. It was lovely. They say it was because my blood pressure dropped and that it was normal but I was pretty embarassed. I think there were 12 people in the room and I felt bad making them all wait until I finished puking. Poor John was out in the hall listening to me puke wondering what was going on. Thankfully the drug guy gave me something for the nausea that took no joke 15 seconds to kick in. Then I started shaking but I knew that was normal - I was just a bit concerned it was going to mess up the cutting. Yuck.

After I was prepared they brought John in and things went quickly. Dr Shuen gave me the very high level play by play account. There was indeed a ton of water which they suck out with an aspirator - this was one of my burning c section questions. I guess after they “broke” my water Claire went transverse (across my belly). I felt a fair bit of pressure as the two doctors did whatever they were doing to get her out. They ended up getting her with forceps - who knew you could have forceps with a section birth. She was slightly bruised on her right cheek but nothing major.

I remember them saying her head was out then that it was a girl. They then whisked her off to the table in the corner where she was examined by the respiratory therapist and the pediatrician. It took a bit before she cried but she did. She was doing some laboured breathing but they gave her CPAP (forced air) and she settled down. They figured she had wet lungs from all that fluid. The respiratory therapist followed us to recovery and by the time Claire nursed and went skin to skin with me she was fine. Other than that she was perfect. John let Bonnie cut the cord. She weighed in at 8lbs 5ozs and 20.5 inches long.

The rest of my time in the operating room was spent getting stapled back together (22 in all) while John held Claire. I was then taken over to recovery where Claire nursed (with real talent) and then lay on me as best as she could considering I was still shaking like a leaf. It took awhile for that shaking to stop.

After recovery I was wheeled to mother and baby and our very own private room. Claire followed along in John’s arms. To say it was nice to have her with us would be an understatement. Hospital life was quite enjoyable and John and I ended up calling it the North York Hilton. Nothing like 2 year olds to make life with a newborn feel like a vacation! We just enjoyed enjoying Claire and focusing in on her. I also really enjoyed having my meals delivered to my bed 3 times a day. John’s parents were with the girls and they came to visit every morning.

Claire did really well the first night. She fed at 10:30 and then not again until 5. She has been feeding every 3 hours or so every since with the odd bit of cluster feeding in the evenings. She dropped quite a bit of weight (just under 7lbs 4ozs at discharge) and supplementing was pushed a bit but Dr Govan (the girls ped) agreed that we could wait and see. After thinking she was going to be a porkchop it seems funny that she is so small. She was also a bit jaundiced but again the ped said we would wait and see how she did after my milk came in.

She is a very peaceful baby and only fusses when she is hungry. We have yet to have any crying that we couldn’t figure out. I think we are all holding our breath that she stays this way. The girls have been excellent with her. I think our strategy of keeping things low key while I was pregnant has worked out well so far. They are only interested in her when she is interesting - which really isn’t very often. They help us change her bum and get me the boppy when it’s time for her to eat.

I think that about covers all the highlights anyway. The girls are getting ready for bed and Claire is on my lap feeding - it’s amazing the multi tasking you can do breastfeeding! I’ll update some more in the coming days and post some more pictures.

We’re home!

Everything is going pretty well. All good on the Claire front - some napping and constipation issues on the girls front. I’ll update more later. I thought you all might want to see our new baby girl. So far my theory is wrong - she is a peaceful and content baby and John and I are enjoying every second of healthy full term one baby newborn life.

Thanks for all the well wishes! Here are some pics. There are a few more on Flickr.

It’s hard to believe that this is my first ‘official post’ on our web site, but what better reason could I have than to announce that Jen and I are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl, Claire, born at 8:33AM weighing in at 8 lbs 5 ozs.  Both Jen and Claire are doing well.  We wanted to say a special thank you to our Doula (Great Auntie Bonnie) for all of her help!  

The hospital called. They have moved my section date to Monday at 8am. The girls were born on a Monday morning - it’s a good day.

I will admit I was a bit freaked out at first. I was looking forward to one last day of relaxation with John tomorrow and then my last day with just the girls on Monday. I’m pretty sure they won’t mind. We’ve been telling them this week that the baby is stuck in my belly and that Mom is going to visit Aunt Bonnie in the hospital and the baby doctor is going to get the baby out. They know that Nana and Papa are going to come stay with them and bring them to visit Mom and the baby. They’re pretty excited. The whole stuck in the belly thing came from their current favourite show Wonder Pets where there’s an animal in trouble that needs help. The song from their favourite episode goes “There’s a cow, stuck in a tree, we have to help him….” so we went with the whole helping the stuck baby thing.

 Most of you probably won’t remember but I started a little poll the Saturday before the girls were born. At that point I had no idea I would be going into labour the next day. In keeping with tradition please feel free to email me or leave a comment here with your prediction for sex and weight.

 John and I will start…

Jen: Girl, 8lbs 8ozs
John: Girl, 8lbs 1oz 
Leah: Boy, small
Emma: Girl, small

I’m just going to get John to update here rather than sending out emails. Most of our friends/extended family check this site. We’ll let you know.

I can’t believe this is nearly over. I will not miss this belly and I am looking forward to meeting our new daughter or son. It has been a long 38 weeks!

This has been in the works for a while and is insanely long. It’s more for them and the grandparents than for you casual readers who are only here to see if Baby C came during Rocky! 

Wow it’s hard to believe we are over halfway through the twos. We’ve definitely had a few terrible moments but it hasn’t been all that bad. Of course now I hear people say the “trying threes”…

Teeth

The girls had their first visit to the dentist since the last update. They sat on John’s lap and opened up wide to show the hygenist their teeth. They both really enjoyed the visit and every night one of us pretends to be the dentist and gives their teeth a good brush. They think it’s funny when we tell them everything they’ve eaten as we brush. They both have all their baby teeth now.

Hair

Leah is on her second hair cut and Emma just had her first professional haircut. They both love getting their hair cut and sit up on the chair by themselves and listen intently to the hairdresser. Leah still has darker hair and her curls aren’t as tight. Emma’s hair grows much slower and she has tighter curls. She’s still quite fair.

Sleep

The girls sleep very well at night unless they are sick. Their bedtime is 8 o’clock and they get up anywhere between 6:30 and 7:30 (usually closer to to 6:30). We are getting to the age now where it’s like they are having a sleepover party every night - they rarely go right to sleep but instead have long conversations about their day and make up games to play with each other. Napping is not going so well anymore and is hit or miss with much more missing. I can usually get them to go if I put Leah in the guest room but not without some tears. I am not ready to give up on their naps quite yet and if it has to be a little “quiet” time in their rooms then that’s ok. They don’t come out of their rooms at all which still amuses me. John says it’s because they know their mom would come roaring for them to get back in…yeah he’s right.

Getting around

Not much different than the last update. They have both been up and walking for a year now - time sure flies. The stroller is rarely used as they both prefer to walk. Back when it was still warm enough to go the park I used to bring the wagon - they both preferred pulling it rather than sitting in it. Needless to say our walks are much shorter these days. Even at the grocery store and at the mall we will let them walk as long as they behave and listen. We’ve had a pretty strict no nonsense policy about running off or not holding our hand when they’re supposed to and thankfully it has paid off. I don’t foresee any major issues getting out with Baby C and the two of them.

Food

Still pretty much the same story. Not very adventurous with Leah being less open to new things than Emma. They both could eat carbs all day long - they absolutely love wheat thins and peanut butter and toast. Vegetables and fruit are still a big challenge but we do our best. A few of the classes I took at the Early Years centre were geared towards food and toddlers and I found them really interesting. When I actually saw what a serving size was for a toddler I realized we weren’t doing so badly after all.

Potty

This is something that I have let slide with Baby C nearly here. We still have them on the potty a few times a day but we haven’t yet forced the issue. Leah is now right there with Emma peeing in the morning, during the day and before bed. They still don’t seem to get the sensation. I put them in training pants and they peed right through them and then told me they were wet. John’s mom got me some cool sensation pullups and they didn’t even bat an eye. I don’t know, I think I could maybe train them but really I’m in no rush right now. Maybe my mom and dad can take it on while they’re here helping out after Baby C is born.

Talking/Playing

Due to the lack of napping and the resulting daily party we have noticed a huge difference in their vocabulary/conversational skills. They talk to each other all day long and have really started to play together happily for very long periods of time(FINALLY!!!!). Their current favourite is sitting at my old table from when I was little and cooking each other meals in their kitchen. It can be amusing the stuff they have - sometimes they sit down to a hearty meal of chicken, cake and coffee. They also enjoy packing every single piece of toy into their shopping carts. They are real bag ladies. We have given up trying to keep their toys organized - thankfully all their toys are in the basement now so it really doesn’t matter. They are both really imaginative and it’s really entertaining to see and listen to the stuff they come up with.

They are both talking in proper sentences now. They still really enjoy books and puzzles and playing on the computer. They don’t have a ton of computer time lately as it usually involves them sitting on my lap to avoid fighting and with my belly it just doesn’t work. They really enjoy crafts especially drawing with their markers and playing with stickers and playdoh. They liked glue and paint at the Early Years centre but I rarely get that stuff out at home.

Speaking of the Early Years they had a lot of school time these past few months. They both absolutely loved it and I am a bit sad it is over. We took this session off for Baby C’s arrival but next session I hope to have them in some more programs. For 3 months they went to preschool room twice a week by themselves. They had no issues leaving me and there was nothing but positives. In October/November we took a class called enjoying your toddlers which was essentially the same as when they were by themselves (play time, crafts, circle time) but I was in there with them. It was really fun seeing all that they had learned and how they followed all the little rules. The tidy up song was my personal favourite - that and when they wash their hands they roll up their sleeves and exclaim “that’s my elbow” - its’ pretty cute.

They also met their first friend at school and we started doing playdates. It has been a real sanity saver for both the girls and myself. We see quite a bit of Tara, Grace (and now Patrick!) and it’s really nice having someone who is in the exact same situation that we are in. The girls play very well with Grace and the three of them seem to get along as well as can be expected from 2.5 year olds. I was a bit worried the girls would gang up on Grace but they don’t at all. The three of them are very good to each other but comfortable enough now that they have no issues having heated debates.

Personalities

They are both doing well with listening and the playpen is used more these days as a shield to the sharp dining room table corners than as a time out spot. They are definitely getting more defiant but at the same time they are also easier to reason with. The only time they are true monsters is if they are very tired.

Teasing is also on the rise which could drive you insane. John and I both have little patience for it so hopefully it’s a phase that will pass quickly.

Their ability to share is entirely based on their mood. Somedays there is a big freak out if they so much as touch the others possession of the day but other times they will pass it back and forth saying please and thank you to each other. While we let some screaming go when things get really heated we have started making them count to 10 and then switch. They will now start counting on their own.

The teasing and the sharing issues are all things that we are faced with on a daily basis because there are two of them. The fighting and screaming is what pushes my buttons the most because I konw if they would just let each other be for a day then they would be so much happier. As I mentioned above they are starting to play more together which has improved things a ton. The finished basement has been a lifesaver - they are always asking to go downstairs and play in the basement and if things are running smoothly I  can go upstairs and cook dinner or just sit and read my book without issues.

Thankfully there are also lots of pros to them having each other. They still aren’t overly affectionate but if they are apart they do miss each other. They are starting to do funny things like hold hands when we drive and insist that the other takes off their boots and coat when we come inside. They also stick up for each other by telling us to stop it when their sister is getting in trouble. It can be hard not to laugh sometimes. Our parenting goal is to have them united with each other against us and not against each other - that sounds silly but what I’m trying to say is that we want to make sure we encourage them to be friends and look out for each other rather than resent or compete with each other because of how we treat them.

On to them each as individuals…

Emma is still the same Emma. She’s getting a bit more defiant but for the most part she’ll do whatever you ask without it being a production. She likes to answer first and we have to tell her that it’s Leah’s turn to answer the question sometimes. While Emma’s temper is slow to come when it does she can go on and on and on. She usually just gets a little bit upset and can be easily reasoned with. I think Emma is going to be pretty organized. She always remembers where she leaves things and enjoys looking for things and putting them back in their place.

Leah is also still the same Leah. Thankfully these past few months her disposition has evened out a bit. Leah has a little spark to her that I hope she never loses - it’s hard to describe but it’s things like her getting so excited by such funny things. Like when we tell her we’re going to Ikea she starts dancing and laughing and screams “I LOVE IKEA”. Totally random silly Leah. Leah has a very quick temper and she is difficult to reason with. Lots of people have commented that Leah knows how to push my buttons and it is definitely something I need to watch. She can just be so frustrating because you know in 5 mins she’s going to be dancing and singing and happy as can be but you just have no idea how to get her there - she has to get there on her own terms. Yes, Leah is stubborn. Leah is not organized. She is constantly losing stuff and asking Emma to help her find it - Leah has definitely figured out how useful Emma can be

Dr Shuen called after lunch today to let me know that Baby C will be born Tuesday, January 9th at 8am.

I was instantly overtaken by a feeling of complete and total exhaustion.

 Just kidding.

 Well not really. I should actually be napping right now since the girls are down but I’m just sitting here trying to wrap my head around the fact that this time next week we will have 3 kids. It seems a bit crazy right now.

In all honesty I am not that freaked out. Luckily I have spent some of my morning with Maddy. Who is Maddy? Maddy is Susan’s 8 week old daughter. She is the sweetest and calmest baby and she reminds me so much of what the girls were like when they were small.

OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let Baby C be like Maddy. 

This is where I share my theory on calm and easy going babies. They only come from calm and easy going pregnant women. I might be in trouble. I have not really been the image of calm the last few weeks as exhaustion and lack of patience have taken over my life. I have tried deep breaths but lets face it - I have two two year olds and I am with them all day long. I also have a giant belly which takes over for night duty. Enough said.

So this morning Susan watched the girls while I went and got my hair cut and picked up some hangers for Baby C. When I got home she insisted on cleaning my sink and then my bathrooms. Usually I wouldn’t let a friend clean my house but she was so insistent and you know in the end it wasn’t really a bad deal. She also brought me some food for the freezer. Thanks Susan!

Tonight Drew is coming and John and I are going out to see Rocky. Yes, Rocky. It’s John’s 30th birthday on the 14th and while having 3 kids by 30 should be present enough, I also thought he might enjoy a night out. I told him I could either sit through dinner or a movie put probably not both and he picked Rocky.

Hopefully Baby C doesn’t decide the movie is so boring that he/she has to liven things up a bit

Well 2007 started off pretty much the same way most days in 2006 did with us both being tired. We had such good intentions last night but the neighbours had their fireworks show at the stroke of midnight which unfortunately woke Leah up who didn’t get back to sleep until 3am. The neighbour is also pregnant and I had commented to John earlier in the night that they probably weren’t having a big party but I was wrong - apparently only I see being pregnant as a free pass to being extremely boring…I mean I couldn’t even be bothered to walk across the room and open the blinds so I could at least enjoy the show!

We did have Coby, Carrie and Ronan over earlier on in the evening for dinner and a little party for the kids at 7:30pm. Only Ronan was able to make the noise makers go but the girls were good at faking it and screaming Happy New Years at the top of their lungs.

So 2007 begins and baby C is still cooking. As we passed over midnight it became official that there will be 3 years between when the girls and baby C start school. For some reason I have been stressing about the stupid school thing (I think I could stress about just about anything at this point!) but now the decision is made. John started school a year earlier than he should have and he maintains that the extra year will be good for everyone.

So 2006 was an eventful year. In talking it over last night it seemed we both agree that having to put Jackson down was the thing that stuck the most from the year. We still both miss our cat like crazy and we never did think we’d be without her so soon.

When you actually sit and think about it we did quite a bit this year. John changed jobs last January and we took advantage of the time between jobs and went to Florida and on a cruise. The cold but snowless winter months are a bit of a blur but I do remember going completely stir crazy with the girls as we all adjusted to life without a car and John’s long commute to North York. Spring brought the news of my pregnancy and the dash to the doctor to get me some drugs to make me stop puking. There was also a huge sigh of relief when the early ultrasound showed only one heartbeat. Summer brought the girls 2nd birthday, the death of Jackson, the farewell to the fuel efficient car, my 30th birhday and a week at the cottage. This fall we celebrated our 3rd anniversary in Vegas and then settled in for the second half of this pregnancy.

The passing of the year is most apparent when you look at the girls. They’ve gone from 18 month old babies who had really just started to walk and talk to little girls that continue to amaze us each day. We have survived the first half of the terrible twos and I’m pretty sure that the majority of the terribleness I convey here is more about my lack of patience than the girls actually misbehaving. They are good little girls and they make so many people happy. We are lucky to have them.

As 2007 starts we have the usual resolutions. Obviously our main focus is to get this baby delivered healthy and survive what I’m sure will be a demanding time. I personally really want to breastfeed this baby as I have no interest in exclusively pumping ever again. I think my main resolution is to just have more patience and to take the time each day to enjoy what we have rather than just trying to get through it. I also hope to own a treadmill this year and to make the time to take care of myself.

With the end of the year also comes the end of John’s Christmas vacation. He is still feeling pretty crappy which sucks seeing as he’s back at work tomorrow. With the section most likely slated for next week this will be my last week with just the girls. I don’t really have any plans except to stay true to my resolution and just enjoy them.