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I don’t seem to get a picture that often of me and the babies..so I tried to set out and get some photos…but I was taking them myself..not an easy task. Of course, I didn’t feel like getting out the tripod and setting the camera up with the timer. I wanted to take the easy way out and just use my phone. So, I got down on the floor with the babies and took some photos. Well, I got quite a bit of hair pulled out…but finally managed to snap a few good shots….
Go embrace the camera…
Now that I have twins, it seems that everywhere I go, there are twins. So many people seem to have twins. Yet raising twins seems such a daunting task..I often wonder how so many people have survived! Every day I feel like I am running a marathon…..yet, at the end..there is no rest period. You just get up and do it all over again. I’ve never felt so many different emotions within a 24 hour period. It has been the best experience and the worst experience. I’ve learned so much and regretted so much. I want to cherish every moment and I’m afraid to miss a moment. I want to hug them every second, yet sometimes I just want to get away for hours.
Every day brings new challenges and new insights. I’ve learned to be patient and yet, my patience is wearing thin. Whenever I am out and about, so many people say…”how do you do it?” I think that is a funny question…you just do what you have to do…sometimes without really thinking about it and other times, it is all I think about!
The first seven months just flew by and yet it the time seemed to last forever. My life has become a bunch of contradictions…it seems crazy, yet normal…all at the same time. I want to savor each and every day….yet, I just want to sleep.
I want to give them every minute of my day, yet I want to make sure I give just as much of myself to my other children. It is all so daunting, yet so simple. These little creatures have already taught me so much.
These moments are precious and I will treasure them….after I get a nap!
Yesterday was my 45th birthday….wow…unbelievable! River asked me how old I’ll be when the babies are 45. I told her 90 (gulp!). She said she hoped the babies would be out living out of our house by then…..(interesting how she thinks!) I told her that by that time, I might be living in their house and they might be changing my diapers!! Oh, how life repeats itself!! I had a wonderful day that was filled with wonderful stuff. Little Grey was grumpy all day because of her diaper rash..which is never fun..but we struggled through and she is doing better today. I got Tuesday to take a few pictures of Escher while I was holding him. Have a great Thursday and go embrace the camera…..
Tuesday and I have been doing a lot of late night walking. When I say late…I mean about 8:30 or 9:00…after I’ve put the babies to bed. When I say to bed…I mean that they are in their cribs and staying asleep for hopefully a few hours! Grey has gotten really good at sleeping at night, but Escher can’t seem to get the concept..unless he is in bed with me! Last night, though…Grey didn’t seem to be feeling well and she just wouldn’t settle down. So, we took her on our walk. It was fun getting her all bundled up and in the baby carrier. I don’t know why I thought she might fall asleep during the walk. She stayed alert and wide awake the whole time! Half way through our walk, we switched and Tuesday started carrying her in the carrier…She just looked so cute all snuggled up….
I’ve been “trying” to exercise each day. Usually, I just run around with with babies doing the every day chores..that ends up being my exercise. But Tuesday has been walking with me each night. A few nights ago she wasn’t feeling well, so Quinn took a walk with me. There are some woods near where we live..the magic forest. It is one of my favorite places to walk at night. It is also a great place to take photographs….at night and during the day.
I was working with River on some homework for her preschool…not easy with little ones about! Of course, Grey wanted to get in on the fun….so we decided to take some photos for Embrace the Camera…..even trickier…..especially when I discovered my camera was on Macro mode…oh well….go embrace the camera….
Here they are at 5 months old….This photo sort of reminds me of this one….
Go embrace the camera….
Every year we do our Christmas tree shots…as always…I forget about it til the last minute. By the time we took them this year..the tree was so dry and droopy. Right after the photos..I ripped the tree down and dragged it outside…..all the decorations are finally put away!!
So, the other day, while we were waiting for Santa to arrive…on the fire truck….we had to fill the time somehow. And we were waiting a long time for Santa. So, we were taking photos of each other. It was a lot of fun. We were trying to look sad, mad…and maybe a bit scary!…..
Go embrace the camera…..
Last week, I took Tuesday and Quinn to the Jingle Ball…a huge concert with about 12 bands. It was the second year in a row that we went..but this year it was at a much larger stadium. It was a lot of fun and incredibly loud….after going I don’t want to go to another concert for about a year…which is just about right!! Just the experience of going with Tuesday and Quinn was great. Taking the train and subway and spending the time together. I know the days are numbered when they won’t want to be seen at a concert with their mom…so I treasure these times!! It was a long concert and didn’t finish til about 1 in the morning. Since there are so many artists, each one only plays a few songs. I think next year, it may be more fun to pick one artist and go to a whole concert. I think the best part was the train ride home…..it was raining and hailing and we got soaking wet…and the train was filled with people from the concert. Tuesday and Quinn did some planking..which was hilarious!
