It really is like having twins...

Hi Abba. Today didn't go all that bad. It really is like having twins in the house. I just tried to get them down for nap and fed and diapers changed at the same time. Well, as much as I could. Poor Baby J isn't feeling very well today and had diarrhea for most of the day. Poor baby has horrible diaper rash from it. Baby E did much better today too and wasn't so shy. We actually got some smiles out of him today. Of course, both boys seemed to warm up to Deidra first. She's absolutely wonderful with them. I couldn't ask for a better helper. Although I had to laugh when they brought baby E to us yesterday when she said "Umm...Mom...I asked for a brother and a sister...now I have 2 brothers...what happened to the girls?" I asked her today if she wanted to send them back and she said no right away. She is loving this big sister thing. She got them all playing with the blocks today and building towers together and I was able to get some pictures...of course you can't see all their faces as they won't sit still long enough to take decent pics and sometimes I wonder if they've ever had their pics taken as the camera almost seems to scare them sometimes.

Today really didn't go that badly though...busy yes, but definitely doable. The only hard part is when they both start crying all the time and we have to watch E with J a little bit as E will just go up and grab stuff from J and scratch at him and stuff to get whatever he has. J's not too sure on not being the total center of attention either...however they did play nicer together today than yesterday. So, I'm sure they just need to get used to one another.

The hard part is remembering to record when we give them their medicine and everything. Both have colds. J has ecxema and bad allergies that he has perscriptions for. He's also lactose intolerant. Add in his diarrhea and diaper rash today and I was giving him stuff for that. And I gave him some motrin and all OTC stuff has to be recorded in it's own separate log as well. E has athsma and takes breathing treatments at a minimum of twice a day and we can give him a different one if he has issues throughout the day. Thankfully, we only had to do that one yesterday...he was fine today. Both of the boys love playing with the kitties too and chasing them all over...we're learning how to pet nicely. E was scared of them yesterday though...but today he did fine. Every two seconds we hear "'sat?" It's cute. Reminds us of Deidra at that age.

Now, hopefully tonight will go better than last and E will sleep through the night too. He woke up around 3 crying and by the time we got to him, he had woken up J. Thankfully, they both just wanted more milk and they went back down pretty well.

It's kinda neat to have babies in the house that are only 5 months apart in age...busy...but it's definitely a double blessing in which we are truly grateful for.