AND A FEW FUN PICS FROM PHYL AND GRANDDADDY'S HOUSE

 Yes, we ALL had the "bed head" look...  Im pretty sure we were all lazy.  It was too cold to do much and pouring down rain.  So, we just ate, and drank, and ate some more...  Everyone needs a relaxing weekend like that every once in a while.  CHEERS to good times and happy vacation planning!!!  

STARTING THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT....

AND THAT INCLUDES MAKING SURE WE MEET OUR INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AGAIN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY....  

The first month the girls were home from the hospital, Mark and I were beyond O.C.D. about visitors.  We would not allow the twins to go anywhere.  Rose was required to shower and bathe and scrub if she came home from anywhere..... We went through gallon jugs of hand sanitizer.  The cleaning lady was coming like every other day.  We were on top of the germ control....  But like every thing else in life, as time went on we got a little lax.  I took the twins to family events for Christmas.  I allowed Rose to not shower after Sunday School before holding them.  I even let them hide out in the back booth of the Mexican Restaurant one night so we could go to dinner.  We had our first round of RSV antibodies.  I thought the twins were doing fantastic.  BUT, Within one week of letting the girls off lock-down mode - we were hospital bound.  Pneumonia!!!  

We spent three nights in the hospital on breathing treatments and steroids before we were allowed to come home.  I thought the NICU was a bad experience - nothing compares to an infant who cant sleep FOR THREE DAYS because she is doped on steroids... - wait...  hold on....  TWO INFANTS.  The first night in the hospital is another one of "those nights" I will always remember....  I spent the day at the hospital with the girls (xrays, steroids, breathing treatments, flu swabs, RSV test, etc...) and was exhausted by the time Mark got there after work.  He ordered a pizza and we prepared for another night on a hospital bed.  HA HA HA... Silly us - there was no need for a bed????  The girls were drugged!!!  No joke.  THEY SCREAMED for 24 straight hours.  NOT KIDDING.  TWENTY-FOUR STRAIGHT HOURS.  When Mark left for work the next morning he just took our pizza home with him to put it in the refrigerator.  OH.  MY.  GOSH.  
This made the SECOND WORST DAY OF MY LIFE (second to the Wednesday after delivery when Maryn's lungs collapsed)

They look happy only because Rachael is a fantastic "bouncer"....  Its an illusion...  No one was really happy....

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger???

SHE'S SETTING THE STANDARDS HIGH

MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD

I know this is WAY overdue.. but hey, do  you remember we just had twins? and got scammed out of a bunch of money trying to build a house? and I started back to work? and the twins went into the hospital? and then we got robbed?  Should I continue... or is that excuse enough???  

Ok... so back to the Blog!  ROSE !!!
She is setting the standards high for her two little sisters!  She is everything I ever imagined in my daughter.  She is the perfect combination of sweet and mischievous.  She is smart and funny and sassy.  We are definitely approaching THREEnager years.  She has a come-back for everything and most of the time I have to turn my head so she doesn't see me laughing!

Some of my favorite conversations:

• Converstion between my mom and Rose
• Mom:  Rose put your money in your purse or that Rat-Monster is going to take it
• Rose:  Rat-Monster?
• Mom:  Yes, he steals money from little girls
• Rose:  (Later that night) Mom, there is a Rat Monster in my room.  
• Me:  Who is the Rat-Monster?
• Rose:  He get my money.  He weeves in a cave.  He eats doh doh (play doh), gwapes, and gwass.  He goes far far in the gwound and comes up in my woom.  He comes at dark.
• Me:  Um...  Really? Rose...  there is no such thing as monsters...  (blah blah blah... I go on)
• Rose:  Mom.  "der was one monster, but you just talk talk talk, now der is TWO"
• Conversation #2
• Rose:  Mom, I go to church tomorra?
• Me:  Ok, why the sudden rush to get ready for Church?
• Rose:  Massey gonna eat my pink no-nut.  No No No Massey.
• Me:  Rose you should share your donuts with Massey.  
• Rose:  Massey wears Turtle Underwear and he get a bwutha.  I wear pipers and have isters....  
• Me:  How do you know Massey wears Ninja Turtle Underwear?
• Rose:  cuz....
• Me:  Dont look at little boys underwear or show them your panties, ok?
• Rose:  MOM....  Massey eats my no-nuts, he not see my piper (diaper)
• Conversation #3
• Rose:  "Monkey hit head, jump bed, call Doctor, Daddy... Call Doctor.."
• Mark:  WHAT???
• Me:  No more monkeys jumping on the bed...
• Conversation #4
• Mark:  Rose, what kind of birthday party do you want
• Rose:  ALL twings princess
• Conversation #5
• Rose:  Daddy... Daddy...  Daddy... (like 5 min later)... MAWWWK
• Mark:  Did you just call me Mark?
• Rose:  EW NOT WISTENING
• Conversation #6
• Me:  Rose put your shoes on
• Rose:  I wear dees ones
• Me:  No, those are flip flops and its cold outside
• Rose:  I not wike dos ones
• Me:  Why?  They are pretty shoes
• Rose:  MOM, cwip my no-nails den...
• Me:  oh....
• Conversation #7
• Rose:  Mom, dat baby cwyin
• Me:  I know Rose, but mommy is just tired....  I'll get up in a minute
• Rose:  Awe... mom... es ok...  but ....  get dat crying baby ok?
• Conversation #8
• Mills crying: 
• Rose:  shhh.... shhh.... shhhh...  (inserting passy 1000 times)
• Mills continues to cry
• Rose;  You hush yo mowf you cwyin baby...
• Conversation #9
• Me:  Rose please eat your dinner
• Rose:  I not wike it
• Me:  Yes, you do.  You ate it yesterday
• Rose:  I not wike it... TODAY

Making cookies...

Introducing Massey to Maryn and Mills...

P.S....  she wanted to "dwess pwetty"...  she came back in her silky pajamas... uh oh....  That is on our list of things to address with her in the future....  eeekkkk....