Divine Intervention

You may have noticed that there have been no "Weight Watching" updates lately. That is becuase . . . .

. . . . I've been gaining weight!! Sucky!

I want to work out SO bad but can't justify it when I spend 9 hours a day away from the children. By the time they are in bed, I am tired and want to spend senseless television time.

Let me highlight some of my recent activities.

This is me playing in the yard with babies instead of working out:



This is me shamelessly consuming a funnel cake at a carnival:



I also emotional eat at work a lot because I miss my babies. I was 10 pounds heavier than 6 weeks after I had the babies.

I say was, because Jesus decided I need some help controlling my pleasantly plump ass.

Last Friday, I went to the emergency room with gastritis. It was very bad pain, although now I compare c-section pain to everything and nothing was worse than that (although that wasn't normal so don't let it scare you). Long story short, I have to take meds 30 minutes before each meal and my diet is BLAND. I eat white rice, white bread, canned fruit (can't have fruit with seeds and skin), and meat with no seasoning.

I have lost 3.7 pounds in 6 days with no working out! Yay!! Forced starvation is best for me, otherwise there is no self control up in this hood! I thought about buying a Twix for a snack, but then I remembered I would be in awful pain, so I stopped myself.

The high of easy weight loss has caused me to want to put in an effort. We are moving my elliptical machine upstairs in front of the TV so I can combine senseless TV watching with working out once the babes are in bed.

We'll see how it goes! I'm also signing up for a half marathon and hubby said he would do it with me, which I am so excited about. I will probably have to walk most of it and won't come in at my 2:20 time of the last half marathon (13.1 miles), but it's the thought that counts.

WTF Wednesday

It's actually Wednesday this week!!!! Are you proud or what?

- Teen Mom was much better last night. Just out of curiousity I visited MTV's website to make sure there was some kind of follow up to Amber's violence issue and that it was being hammered into everyone's head that this is not acceptable. There was, thank goodness. I think it's crazy how Amber won't let him touch her when she is the one who pounded on him. I feel pretty sorry for Gary. This episode was much better, but I think that Catelynn's mom is just awful. I love the adoption story and hate that her mom makes her feel so guilty. I read reaction in People magazine saying that it is a bad portrayal of adoption, but I don't agree. Of course these two will miss the baby they gave birth to and I think the relationship they have with Carly's parents is great. I love reading comments on websites to articles and episodes now, I'm addicted!!

- I missed Sister Wives, dammit. I will definitely catch up this weekend. This was hubby and my conversation last night while watching Teen Mom when Maci was cleaning up her house:

Hubby: "Wow, what a woman."

Me: "Maybe she could be my sister wife."

Naughty look from hubby.

Seriously, I'm obsessed with this concept. I think it is ridiculous with a capital R that law enforcement is attempting to charge them and put them in jail for up to 5 years for this. For one thing, it's a waste of my tax dollars when you could have space for child molesters, rapists, drug dealers, the Westboro Baptist Church congregation, etc. And for the other thing, who cares??? It's not hurting ANYONE! I get so bored of people who put marriage on a high horse or their personal "morals." The divorce rate is 50%!! Obviously straight, mongamous people don't know what they're doing so why on earth can't these people enjoy a lifestyle that works for them?

- The Supreme Court is hearing the case about the Westboro Baptist Church protests. Basically, if you haven't heard of them, they stand outside of funerals for service men and women saying that God wants more of them to die because the deaths of men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are a result of God hating "fags" and abortion. These people are disgusting. The issue is about free speech, but I don't consider this freedom of speech, it's basically harassment and a hate crime. I would love for them to do some hard time for awhile. I live in Kansas and these sickening people are right in my backyard. Gross. How heartbreaking to show up to your child, or your husband, or your sibling or friend's funeral who lost their life serving our country and seeing that. It shocks me.

- There is going to be another season of 16 and Pregnant. I am NOT going to watch. Hold me to it people, if I ever mention it, let me have it good!!! I repeat, I will NOT be watching 16 and Pregnant, no way. :)


Best baby moments: They are getting BIG personalities. We have discovered that Ever is the alpha dog and Ocean is a major ham. When we have been out and about Ocean stares at people and then when they look he smiles a big smile. Ever is so hilarious. I'm loving all this personality kicking in!

Attack Baby

For home security, some people have alarm systems, pit bulls, and guns. Many women carry mace in their purse.

We don't need any of that in our house.

We have this.



It looks innocent doesn't it? That's the best part. It's really a vicious attack baby. It goes from that, to this in just a few seconds with no warning:



She will rip your face off!! I should have seen this coming, since I have been slapped by her sweet little hands many times for changing her diaper or getting in her face. Feisty peanut.

**No Oshy's were harmed during the making of this photograph, he actually thought it was funny. But he does keep his eye on her these days.**

WTF Wednesday

I know, it's Thursday again . . . :)

- I was absolutely disgusted by Teen Mom this week. They showed Amber just wailing on her boyfriend while he stood there. She slapped him, punched him, called him all kinds of expletives, it was awful! I don't mean to be a precious snowflake or anything, but really I almost cried. Right after they showed it, they put up a little message about where to go if you have been a victim of domestic violence. They need to remove them from the show and remove that child from her mother's care. It's terrible!

- I watched "Sister Wives" on TLC. They all seem like nice people, I guess. I actually think they are pretty smart. They've got three breadwinners and a stay at home. I decided I'm going to get some brother husbands:
1. Rick Fox (the only reason I watch Dancing with the Stars)
2. Anderson Cooper
3. Zac Effron (yes, he's legal)

Hubby says anyone that wants more than one wife is crazy. Now law enforcement is investigating them for bigamy. I personally think it's a waste of taxpayer dollars. They are all consenting adults. While I don't want any sister wives in my hood, I really don't care if someone else does. Child brides and things like that are obviously wrong, but for consenting adults, who cares?

- I had a real life WTF at the doctor's office yesterday. The nurse asked about my twins (we all go to the same GP) and if they run in the family or if I "took medicine to get twins." I don't know why, but I was seriously pissed off. I told her no, I didn't take medicine to get twins, I went through IVF with shots in the stomach for a month to have a 60% chance at one baby and we were lucky that we have two. I thought that would shut her up, but it didn't! She then said "oh, so you could have had six or seven?" I told her no, I could not have had six or seven because we only put two in, followed by the death stare. She finally figured out that the subject needed to be changed. Idiot!! I'm very open about what we did to have our family, but the way she was wording it made me want to slap her (luckily I am not into violence). It's bad enough when you hear these things from random strangers on the street, but medical professionals?? Really? I have spoken about our situation at length with another nurse there and she asked some off color questions, but she really just wanted to know as she is heading in the direction of fertility treatments herself. I've been thinking about calling back to ask the doctor to give some education to their staff since they see so many babies and have an OB in the office, but I'm not sure if it would change anything. What would you do? It just made me mad, but comments like that can be really upsetting for some.

Best baby moments of the week: Giggles! They are so super cute. I will try to catch some on video soon, but they are pretty selective. Ever really only giggles for hubby, but I got her to giggle with dancing the other night. Love!!

Oh the Sweetness

I'm going to be completely honest here: I was not fond of the first six weeks of being a mommy. I know I'm not supposed to admit that because I am infertile but it's true. I loved my babies immensely and burst into tears randomly when I looked at them. I loved having them sleep on my chest and smelling their little baby smells.

But I also felt completely insane. We went from two to four in the matter of an hour when I walked in for my c-section. I was in more pain than I ever thought I would be. I decided to attempt breastfeeding, which sucked and I felt like an animal in the barn (no offense if you love it). I was always scared something would happen and even if I got the luxury of two straight hours of sleep (although that was rare) I had to wake up to make sure that they were breathing properly and sometimes to even check to make sure that I really ever had any babies. I worried I was doing everything wrong that would cause them permanent damage and they would never forgive me. It was pretty miserable. If we were out and about I knew someone had twins because they would come up to me and say "it will get better, I know you're miserable but after a year it will be better." No one told me this before the babies came so I was in shock.

Things started looking better around 6-7 weeks and really in the last month there have been big changes. They are sleeping more which means I am sleeping more and it makes all the difference in the world. I love their smiles and watching them hit all their milestones. I just love everything about them.

Last night I felt like I was high on mommyhood. I came home from work and they were both sleeping. I ate dinner and looked over at Ocean on the couch and he was looking around. I walked over and he saw me and gave me the biggest grin. I scooped him up and he nuzzled into my neck for a second then looked at me. He smiled again. I was looking at his little face and thinking how flawless he is, everything is just perfect and beautiful. He is just such a sweet boy.



Ever got up and she is such a wild little thing, I love it! She flails her arms around when she gets excited and it cracks me up. It was bath night so I gave her a bath where she splish splashes water. You also have to give her a washcloth of her own or she gets mad. I pulled her out of the tub and we went into the living room. "Dancing with the Stars" was on so I danced around with her naked booty and she giggled and laughed. Afterwards she had a bottle, went to sleep and slept for almost 11 hours!



I'm so excited that this just gets better and better. I can't imagine that it could get any better, and then things like last night happen and it's amazing. I spend most of my day counting down the seconds until I get to see my monkeys again. I'm so thankful that having my sweethearts is such a joy. I think about what it will be like when they are walking and talking and the future seems so exciting.

Now I have 8 hours of a work day, and then it's baby time!