Cutie Firemen

Well, we had some Cute Firemen come to our house tonight. Papa John's was partnering with the Yukon Fire Department and having the Fire Dudes come out to your house when you order a pizza and check your smoke detector. If the smoke detector didn't work, the Fire Hotties would install a working one for you for free! If they tested it and it did work, they gave you a coupon for a free pizza. Pretty Good Deal! So we got home and David called in the pizza. While we waited for the pizza, we threw the girls in the tub for a bath. We hurried because we knew it wouldn't take long. Madelyn was so excited to see a Fireman. They got here as soon as we got the girls dressed and Madelyn was jumping up and down. We had a working smoke detector and got a free coupon. Yeah Rhoda's!!! The Fire Cuties went out to their truck to get some goodies for the girls and Madelyn wanted to see the Fire Truck. She got to have her picture taken in the truck with one of the Firemen. She looks all smitten in the pictures and acted so shy! It was a fun experience!! Please excuse the Christmas Jammies. I am my mother's daughter!! Got to start early to get good use out of them! It's never too early for Christmas!!

Wedding Ring Results....

Well, I have bad news to share. I still cannot get my wedding ring on my finger. It's definitely not for lack of trying on my part. I do have good news though....I have lost 8 lbs. since October 1st. I guess I just haven't lost it in my fingers, which is really okay with me because that's not one of my problem areas! You know, after you have a baby(ies), your body just changes....sometimes your feet are bigger, sometimes your boobs stay big, sometimes they shrink to little molehills, and I guess sometimes your metatarsals (Is that the right bone in your finger, Holly?) just grow while pregnant and don't get smaller. That's what I'm telling myself. So the good news here outweighs the bad and that is that I'M getting smaller as a whole. I'll update with the wedding finger in the next month. Wish me Luck!!

Yes Mommie Dearest

Have you all seen this movie? Great movie, but really sad. I remember watching it when I was little and my mom used to get so mad at me when I would respond to one of her requests with, "Yes Mommie Dearest." Granted my mom could rival Joan Crawford in the Clean Freak Olympics, but I don't remember any wire hangers in the house so we couldn't have gotten beat with those. We may have gotten beat with Scrubbing Bubbles, I'm not sure. JUST KIDDING!! There were NEVER any beatings at my house!!

But anyway, I was watching Mommie Dearest the other night on TV and Madelyn caught a few scenes with me. She kept asking me why little Christina's mommy was so mean to her. She told me she was glad I was a "nice mommy!" I didn't tell her that I have a wire hanger with her name on it hidden in my closet for when she's five. I just think four is too young for it yet. Again, JUST KIDDING!! Okay, so tonight Madelyn was playing with her $60 Baby Alive doll that she got for her birthday and what she did and said to that poor baby reminded me of the movie. She was getting ready to feed her baby, and had strapped her into the high chair. This baby talks, sighs, cries, whines, tells you "I love you", "I'm sleepy", and lots of other things. Well, Madelyn was having trouble strapping her baby in and it was taking her forever. The baby says, "I love you Mommy." Madelyn just ignores her while she fights with the straps. Then the baby says, "Can I have a hug, Mommy?" Madelyn looks at her with an irritated look on her face and says, "Not now, you have to eat first." Of course the baby has no reaction. Madelyn fights with the straps a few minutes longer. Yeah I know, David and I should have helped her, but we were enjoying the show. Her baby tells her again, "Can I have a hug Mommy?" This time Madelyn sighs very loudly and again says, "NOT NOW, You have to Eat First!!" David and I were cracking up!

I think I would take a mom who beat me with Scrubbing Bubbles every once in a while to a mom who withholds hugs until I eat. Mean Madelyn Dearest!!

Finally.....We have a Crawler!!!!!

Look!!!! Meredith finally learned to crawl at the age of 10 months. She's been doing the army crawl for the past couple of days where she just uses her arms to pull her body along like she doesn't have the use of her legs. But she has quickly advanced to the "typical" kind of crawling. It's a miracle!! We're hoping she walks by 2!

Reminiscing

It's very surreal to live in the house I grew up in. I love that my girls are getting to experience some of the same happy memories that I had growing up. The girls are sharing a bedroom that was once mine for the duration of my tenancy. Maybe one day when they are on summer break, they will invent a "hand-ball" game in the living room to pass the time. (Holly gets it). Maybe one day when my old room is Madelyn's alone, she will want to cover her walls with someone she admires like my Vince Gill once adorned my walls. Maybe, just maybe one night when it's storming outside, the girls' will go to one of their rooms and snuggle with the other while feeling safe in their sister's arms. Even as the big sister in my house, I was usually the scared one running to Holly, but I know I did feel safe with her. There's just something about sisters. She's the person I will most likely know the longest in my whole life. So in the celebration of sisters and memories of the house on Seminole Lane, here is a picture of my girls imitating one of me and my sister's favorite activities. Enjoy!!

Follow This Blog

Look over to the right......Do you see where it says Follow this Blog? Go there and put in your information please. I'd like to know who is reading my blog. Thanks for reading!!

Wedding Ring

Remember when I was mad because I couldn't get my wedding ring on? Well, obviously I still can't get it on, but I'm serious about losing weight and my goal is to have it completely on by Halloween. That might seem ambitious, but I really believe I only need to lose about 5-6 more pounds to get it all the way on. So, here is my before picture and I'll show you the after picture in 3 weeks.

Meredith Kay

All the news has been about Madelyn lately, so I thought I'd get some pictures up of my sweet, little Meredith for you. The first one is after I had put her hair in a little ponytail on top of her head for the day and this was the remnants after I took it out. Scary, huh!! The second one was taken yesterday as she was in the middle of a cold. Her little face is chapped and her little nose was runny. She finally started feeling better today. Yeah!! I swear by my breastmilk for her little immune system. She fights every little thing off so quickly and easily. Except for trips to the doctor for immunizations and one trip for constipation, she's not been to the doctor for treatment. No antibiotics, nothing!! I think that speaks well of her immune system to be 10 months old and so healthy. Thank you Jesus!! The third one is of her and her sissy just playing around. I hadn't taken one of them lately. Meredith has a good smile, while Madelyn just can't seem to find her smile.

I think I have the cutest babies. I know every parent thinks that, but seriously mine could win a contest for sure.

Very Hollyesque

I've been meaning to post this for a couple of weeks now, but just got around to it. This is Madelyn doing what she does best....play make believe. Sometimes I swear she is Holly all over again. Besides her snippy attitude sometimes (love ya, sis), she loves to play with her babies. We who knew Holly as a child knew playing with babies was her favorite pastime. And leave it to Holly and Madelyn to drag every darn baby, stuffed animal, whatever into a room for a slumber party. She went through every room of the house snatching pillows for those tired babies' heads. I had to take a picture because it made me a little nostalgic and I wanted to remember it always. Excuse the bra hanging on the chair. So for your viewing enjoyment.....

Madelynisms...Part 2

Ok....so the newest funny thing by Madelyn. I was going to the bathroom and she comes along so we can have a little chat. She's in her pretend mode. This is how the conversation went:

Madelyn: "I have a husband, his name is George." (She changes husbands all the time, the first one was Bobby and then there was Sam and then I believe there was a David in there somewhere.)

Mommy: "Oh, and how is George?"

Madelyn: "Well, (insert ticked off face here) I broke up with George!"

Mommy: "How Come?"

Madelyn: "He was being mean to me."

Mommy: "Did he say something ugly to you?"

Madelyn: "Yeah, and then he smacked me!" (I didn't even know she knew the word, "smacked."

Mommy: "(Laughing) He SMACKED you?"

Mommy: "Husbands should NEVER smack their wives."

Madelyn: "Yeah, I told him that. I called the cops and they came and took him to jail."

Mommy: "Oh, I bet he won't do that to you again."

Madelyn: "Yeah, he just got out of jail and we are back together."

Mommy: "You shouldn't get back together with a husband who smacks you."

Madelyn: "But I LOVE him."

~~End of Conversation~~

I guess I'm going to have to have a talk with her about the good guys and bad guys. It cracks me up some of the things she comes up with.

What's In A Name?

The name of my blog is "Doubly Blessed", but sometimes I feel "Doubly Tested!" Don't get me wrong, I love my kids more than anything else in the world. I would die for them! But, sometimes it's just plain hard to be a mom. I know you other mom's know this already and you can sympathize with me. I feel tested when I fight my four year old everynight to go to bed and go to sleep at a decent hour so she's not a complete crab in the morning. I feel tested when my 10 month old wakes up every 2-3 hours a night for 3 nights in a row and only wants her mommy. I finally figured out this morning that Meredith has a cold and is stuffy and that is why she's waking up. Poor Baby!! Believe me, I have sympathy for the both of them. It stinks to not be able to breathe when you sleep. Take it from an Afrin addict. And I remember being 4 years old and not wanting to go to sleep for fear of missing something. But, where's my sympathy? I don't consider myself to be a whiny (sp?) person. If I'm in pain or tired, I tend to just suck it up and go on. But, this time I'm whining because I'm beyond EXHAUSTED!! I'm trying to work full-time, take 6 hours of upper level accounting classes, be a mom to two adorable children, and keep up with a house. Again, not trying to pat myself on the back for all I do....Just giving the facts, just the facts Ma'am!! It's only by the grace of God that I'm able to accomplish it all. I try to tell myself sometimes that this is just a season. A season of having small children that I have to help do many things, a season of finishing school. This season will pass soon and life will flow much easier. Add to the mix that I finally have my act together to lose weight and am waking up early to work out EVERY morning and watching my diet. My brain feels like mush. (As you can probably tell by the flow of this blog.) I feel like I can't cram another thing into it and my poor little brain needs some good uninterruped sleep to regenerate some brain cells. That's my rambling for the day. I've got to go to Cost Accounting and kill some more brain cells.