17.5.11

many highs and lows


the last couple weeks have been full of action. some events exciting and some absolutely dreadful.

highs:
-meeting finn robinson (4 pounds 3 ounces) and tuck bennett (3 pounds 15 ounces).
-having erin, maddie, and wells come visit.
-celebrating the twins just days before their arrival with family and friends.
-seeing pictures of our friends/cousin's new babes.
-watching graham and wells do tummy time together. seriously hilarious.
-graham starting to giggle at matt and me. it sure takes a lot of effort, but after dancing around him for hours it's well worth that five second chuckle.
-the pediatrician telling me i can start giving him rice cereal (please pray for me that it helps with sleeping).
-learning that graham is still in the 90% for height and 40% for weight. he takes after his dad's build, which is my favorite.
-matt finally being able to set up the golf net i got him for christmas.
-matt and graham being able to spend three full days together.
-my family. they save me sometimes.
-going on a spontaneous date night with the hubby. my mom is the best.
-matt getting to talk to his little brother who only has one month left on his mission!
-walks around my parent's neighborhood. there is nothing better.
-i'm sure other good things have happened, i just can't think of them at the moment.

lows:
-getting deathly ill the week that the twins were born and everyone was in town. i've never been so sick. i threw up 25+ times, no joke.
-the scare of my parent's basement flooding. everything we own is down there. awesome.
-my doctor's office. it took me two full days to get a prescription once i went in for being sick. don't even get me started.
-having the above mentioned prescription suck once i finally did get it. thank heavens for my dad getting me something different, and much stronger.
-being sick during my first mother's day. call me selfish, but i was kind of excited to have a day dedicated to me. shoot.
-the fridge being broken for over a week now. i really miss ice.
-everyone's appliances breaking, for that matter.
-graham deciding that he hates bottles. this proved very difficult when i lost my milk for a couple days.
-the check engine light in our car coming on.
-finding out our monthly insurance bill is going up....again. i swear it's getting to be as much as rent.
-poor graham getting shots. worst thing in the world for several reasons. i feel awful and so does he for the next 24 hours.

okay, so most of the lows were caused by my sickness...but it was really, really awful. i think i'm still recovering a little bit. thank heavens for all of the exciting things going on around here to keep me occupied.