Where's the instruction manual???

Isn't this what every first-time parent wants to know? Just when you think you have the hang of this parenting thing something changes and you feel like you're back at square one. Ugh. The babies have been on a really good schedule of eating, playing and sleeping since they were born (well mostly eating and sleeping at the beginning). We have been blessed that they have napped pretty well during the day and started sleeping through the night around 8 weeks. Trust me, I know what a huge blessing this is and I don't take any of it for granted. I kept waiting for something to change and this week it did.


Logan and Paige are both coming off of some kind of little stomach virus. They never ran a fever and they both continued to eat and play well, but they had a lot of yucky poop. Paige is still dealing with it and has a terrible tushy rash that is thankfully almost healed now. Poor baby girl. :-( It all started on Sunday when both of them decided that they didn't want to take their second morning nap. It just went downhill from there. I think we just had too many activities planned for the day. Church, birthday dinner and then our church small group. I don't know who was more exhausted and overwhelmed that evening, me and Chris or the babies! From then on it has been a constant struggle with naptime and bedtime. Tuesday was HORRIBLE!! Paige woke me up at 2:00 and when I finally got her back to sleep Logan decided to wake up at 4:30. Not fun. The day continued to be a complete disaster. I really wasn't sure if I would make it through the day until Chris got home.



Yesterday started off rocky with Logan waking me up at 4:00. Paige woke up at 4:30 and then Logan again at 5:00. The morning nap also started off rocky, but somehow they both managed to take their full naps yesterday and they both had a pretty good night last night. I have discovered that neither of them want to be rocked to sleep now. We used to be able to rock Paige in our arms for a little bit and put her down in her bed sleepy but still awake. Now we just have to put her down sleepy or a little awake rather than rocking her first. Logan is the same. He absolutely protests being held and put to sleep. Why isn't there some kind of warning when things are going to abruptly change? Like, "Hey mom, just wanted to let you know that I prefer not to be rocked to sleep anymore. K, thanks!" That would be nice!

So far, today hasn't been too bad. I think that maybe, just maybe, I might be seeing some light at the end of this tunnel. Logan woke up at 5:00 this morning but I was able to get him back to sleep within about twenty minutes and then they both slept until about 6:45. Woohoo! It would have been even better if I could have continued to sleep during that time but I was so sure that they would start screaming again and I just couldn't relax and get back to sleep. The morning nap went well today, but the second nap has been rough. I am determined to get the little man sleeping in his bed during naps. Paige does really well in her bed for naps, but Logan doesn't. Most of the time he ends up napping in his swing or in my arms. I know, I know...bad mommy. Don't judge, though. I have two babies and sometimes you just have to do whatever it takes to get them to just sleep for a little bit!!

Here's hoping that we have another good night of sleeping tonight and good naps tomorrow! The babies have their four month check-up tomorrow and I can't wait to see how much they weigh and how long they are now. Stay tuned for that update!

A year ago today...

A year ago today, God created our two precious miracles!! I still remember the day of our egg retrieval like it was yesterday. It was our third IVF cycle and I was excited and really nervous. We were trying to be so optimistic about that cycle. Little did we know that God was creating our sweet babies that day. Such little miracles!!

Thank you, God, for giving us Logan and Paige. They are more perfect and precious than we ever could have imagined!

Here is our very first picture of Logan and Paige...

and here they are now!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

4 Months

I cannot believe my sweet babies are 4 months old! They have changed so much over the last 4 months. They're really getting into a fun baby stage now. Their little personalities are really shining through more and more each day. They're so fun! They're both sleeping in their cribs now at night. This started about two weeks ago and they have been doing really well with it. Their new bedtime is now 9:30. We're gradually moving it up as the weeks go on. So far so good. I want to make sure that they continue to sleep through the night so I'm trying to gradually ease them into going to bed earlier. I also want them to have plenty of daddy time in the evenings, so I don't want them going to bed too early. Hopefully this will continue to go well!

Here's what the babies are up to:

Logan~ My sweet, little man! You are such a HAM!! You are so smiley and you love to laugh! You greet us with a smile every morning when you wake up. :-) Your biggest accomplishment was rolling over for the first time last night!!! Daddy thinks that you rolled over so you could get a better view of the Grammy's on TV last night. Ha! You do really well during tummy time and tolerate it pretty well. You're drinking 4-6 ounces every 4 hours during the day. You take three naps during the day. Your first two naps are usually 2 1/2-3 hours long and your third nap varies. You usually try to manipulate mommy into holding you for a good part of this nap. :-) You're still wearing a few 0-3 month clothes but have just about outgrown all of them. You can still wear your 3 months clothes for the most part but you are just about ready to jump into your 3-6 month clothes. You're wearing size 1 diapers but not far from moving into size 2. You LOVE bath time! You just love to splish splash in your bath and you usually end up splashing a lot of the water out of your tub. :-) Your thumb is your BFF. You still like your binky when mommy is holding you and putting you to sleep, but other than that you prefer your thumb. You still say "Hey" all the time! It is so funny. You love to talk all the time and will just carry on a conversation with us and with your sister. You almost always smile at Paige when she's looking at you. It is so sweet! We love you SO much, little man, and we can't wait to see all the new things you're going to learn!

Paige~ You are such a little princess! You are starting to smile a lot now and will often greet us with a smile when you wake up in the morning and after your naps. You are still such a daddy's girl! You love to lay on daddy's chest and just melt into him. You would sleep the day away with him if you could! :-) You love to talk and you really like it when we talk back to you! You are such a sweet, little girl. I could just eat you and your little chipmunk cheeks! You are drinking 4-6 ounces every 4 hours during the day. You take three naps during the day. You usually sleep between 2 1/2-3 hours each nap. You are such a good sleeper! You can only wear a few 0-3 month clothes and can still wear most of your 3 month clothes. Some of your 3-6 month clothes are fitting you already. You are wearing size 1 diapers but you're almost ready for size 2. You LOVE bath time! You like to just sit and relax while we wash your hair. It's like you're at the spa! I love it! You also like to play around with your little animial bath toys and you'll splash around some too. You just love Logan! You like to reach over and hold his hand or rub his face when you're laying on the ground together. When you're getting sleepy you will lay your head over on his shoulder sometimes. So sweet! We love you SO much, sweetpea, and can't wait to see all the new things you're going to learn!

Bath time fun

These were too cute not to share!!

(Please excuse the quality of the pics. I was using my phone.)

Happy 5 Year Anniversary, Chris!!!

I can't believe that we have been married for five years already! Time sure does fly. I remember our anniversary last year. We were in the middle of our third IVF cycle and we even had to take my Lup.ron shot to dinner with us that night just in case we hit traffic or something happened and we couldn't make it home in time for the shot. Little did we know that a little over a month later we would get the best news EVER!! Chris and I grew so close as a couple during our infertility struggle and since Logan and Paige have been born we've gotten even closer. I'm so grateful that the challenging times in our lives have made us stronger and not torn us apart. Our marriage is such a blessing and I thank God for giving me Chris as my husband every day. :-)

Chris, you are an amazing man! You have been such an incredible husband these last five years and you are such an amazing dad to Logan and Paige! I love to watch you with them. It just melts my heart to see how much you love them! I'm so glad that God chose us to walk this journey of life together. Happy Anniversary, my love! I can't wait to celebrate many more with you!!

3 months

Are my babies really three months old already??? They are growing so fast! They actually turned 3 months old last week but life has gotten in the way and I'm just now finding time to finish this post. Oh well!

Their little personalities are beginning to develop more and more each day. I love it! They both like to smile and babble a lot. It's so cute! They are starting to interact more with their toys now. They love to be read to and that makes mommy very happy. :-) I LOVE to read and I especially love getting to read to them. Bath time is also one of their favorite times too. Logan really likes to splash around in the bath now and can make quite the mess! They both still sleep in the pack 'n play in our room at night, but for the last three weeks they have started taking naps in their own beds in the nursery and have done really well. They both still need to be swaddled at night and for naps. We recently purchased the swaddle sacks and they work great!! Here's what they're up to!

Logan~ You are still such a ham!! You love to smile, especially if we stick our tongue out at you. You also love to stick your tongue out and mimic us!! You are such a happy boy and always kicking those legs and moving your arms. Your big blue eyes just melt my heart! Who would have ever thought that we would have a blue-eyed child. :-) You are wearing size 1 diapers and size 0-3 month and 3 months clothes. You're getting so big! Two weeks ago you weighed 10 lbs 8 oz. You have now caught up with your sister. I have a feeling that you're well on your way to surpassing her in weight now. You still drink about 4 oz every 3 hours during the day but sometimes you'll drink up to 5 or 6 oz. Such a growing boy! Your bedtime bottle is at 9:30 and then you're in bed by 10:30...most of the time. Sometimes you get an extreme case of the wiggles and it takes longer for you to settle down for bed. :-) You usually wake in the morning between 6:30-7:00. This makes mommy happy!

Paige~ You are such a cutie pie!! Your plumpy cheeks just kill me! You have started smiling more and it just warms my heart to see your little smile. Bless your heart, you still have such a rough time with your tummy. You will just scream in pain and it breaks my heart that I can't do anything to fix it. Mommy is SO ready for you to outgrow this...for both of our sakes! Ha! You are wearing size 1 diapers and wearing size 0-3 month and 3 months clothes. Two weeks ago you weighed 10 lbs 8 oz. You drink between 3-4 oz every 3 hours during the day and occasionally will drink 5-6 oz. You are getting so big! I wish I could just freeze time and keep you at this stage. You are such a sweet cuddle bug!! I love it! If you could just lay on daddy's chest and cuddle all day you would. It's so sweet. :-) You take your bedtime bottle at 9:30 and you're in bed by 10:30. You usually sleep until about 6:00-7:00 in the morning. :-)

Here are their 3 month photos. I can't believe how big they're getting!

Logan at 3 months

Paige at 3 months

SO hard to get them both smiling at the same time...maybe next time Paige