A Big Shout Out!

We're still working on getting over illness, and it sure has been stressful on me! (As indicated in rant below :) I am very fortunate however to have great family nearby to help me out! I'm sure I would've missed a lot of work (of the few hours I work a week) without them. So a BIG THANKS to grammy and grandpa KG and DG, grandma and grandpa KR and ER, and great aunts SG and BA. I really appreciate all of you!

Sick Babies

Sorry, no advice here...just ranting about the last few weeks. First EG got sick...coughing, runny nose, low fever. When the cough lasted through the night, we brought her to the dr and was diagnosed w/ RSV (don't know exact explanation, but I know it is a respiratory problem) Not bad enough to be hospitalized, just had to watch it. A week later, she's getting a little better, then SK gets it. We weren't going to take her in because we knew they couldn't do anything for EG, but then SK started wheezing :( So we took her in and they gave her medicine for that (in an inhaler~very expensive and then we only used it about 5 times!) So everyone was finally getting better when last Friday, out of the blue, EG got a fever. No other symptoms, just a fever above 102...ahhh! All she wanted to do was be held or sleep, which was difficult because SK wanted attention too! Saturday night she was up to about 103.4 (a new high for us ever!) and we took her in Sunday morning to find out it was really nothing...maybe a sore throat. This morning she seemed a lot better...YAY...and then I noticed the rash...all over her stomach, back, neck and around her ears. I'm thinking, "we just went to the dr YESTERDAY and I don't want to go back today!" Luckily, it didn't seem to bother her and according to the dr's office (which said they didn't need to see her again unless it got worse) then a baby can break out in a rash sometimes after a fever breaks. So whew! What a hectic last couple of weeks! I can't wait till we're all better!

Laundry and Dishes: Will they ever be done?

The answer to the above is: no.

Other than the clothes on our backs, last Friday all the clothes in the house were clean. You think I'd be used to it by now, but I'm not, and I was SHOCKED that our hamper was overflowing by Monday! Though I've never counted, I think I do about 6 loads a week! Granted winter clothes are bulkier, but parents out there expecting twins, I say invest in a nice washer and dryer. As long as there are no 'pee throughs' at night, we generally get away with having the girls wear their jammies a few nights before washer, but there is no way with daytime clothes, they are just too messy! We fortunately bought a great front-loader set about a year ago and it definitely was worth the money! It's funny as you turn into an adult you get excited about boring things...as a kid, all you ever wanted was toys, but when that washer and dryer was new, I was so excited that I brought everyone who came over into my basement to see them! haha.

I was also thrilled when the girls started eating all 'people' food instead of baby food because it is cheaper and easier to put it on their plate and not feed them! Plus, I am finally learning how to cook and CA and I are eating healthier! The downside? Other than the horrible smelling diapers, making 'good meals' certainly takes a lot more dishes than frozen pizza and TV dinners! Another tip-if you don't have a dishwasher, get one! (Unless you love doing dishes, and if so, you're weird!) I think I run mine everyday and yet I still have too many dishes to fit in one load most of time!

So, I think I'll end this post...I have to go switch laundry! (Seriously!)