A very busy two weeks...

Since Labor Day weekend, my family has been running full steam...and it stinks! :-( Labor Day weekend brought TWO family reunions. It was great to be able to show off my girls...they are irresistible! At the end of the weekend though, it was time to go back to work. On my first day back to work, Nate stayed home with the girls. It was his first time alone with the girls (for more than a couple of hours). He did a great job! Here's a few pics of the girls' adventure with Dad:


Daddy dressed us...not bad! :-)


On a walk with Dad!

For the first week back to work, I cried on the way to daycare, on the way to work, on the way back to daycare, on the way home (see a pattern here). My emotions have been running high, and it only got worse last Sunday...

We had our first illness on Sunday. Lily had a fever, stuffy nose, and was very fussy. It was horrible to see my baby so miserable. On Wednesday night/Thursday, we got to repeat the entire thing...Madison got sick, too. I hated having a sick baby, but I was glad Nate and I could stay home with them. Luckily, my parents stayed home with the girls yesterday. I wanted to make sure they were both 100% before I sent them back to daycare on Monday.

I'm still struggling with daycare...do you think your babies remember who you are when you're gone all day at work? I hope so!

I have the best baby girls ever! Many people struggle to have one healthy baby...I was blessed to have TWO! Other than my work situation, my life couldn't get much better!

12 Weeks Old...and the end of Maternity Leave

My big girls are 12 weeks old today, and I can’t believe it!! There’s one bad thing about the girls turning 12 weeks old, my maternity leave is coming to an end. :-( I HATE the idea of going back to work. As one fellow mom put it, I will be “crying on the way, and speeding on the way home!”

They’ve gotten so big over the last 12 weeks. When they were first born, I used to pray that they would eat a 1 oz bottle, and now they eat between 3 oz and 5 oz five times a day! They are also holding their heads up, SMILING, cooing, and ROLLING OVER!! They are right on schedule for their age (which is awesome, since they were early. But, of course, my girls would be advanced!!).

I’d love to stay home all weekend with my girls, but we’ve got big plans…TWO family reunions, both on my hubby’s side. Saturday brings the Hartig reunion and Sunday brings the Johannes reunion. By Monday, I think we’ll need to spend all day home alone, just the four of us!

Here's my girls @ 12 weeks old!