Here's to flipping!

Yesterday I had the girls on the floor doing "tummy time" and Ben and Barrett were wrestling off to the side. I was watching the boys and when I looked back over at the girls Raina was on her side...all by herself! Then I just kept watching her and she flipped all the way over! Yea! She flipped from her belly to her back! Now we just need to get Lauren to do it! Man, it has been an exciting week with all the nights in a row of full night sleep and now this...wow!

On a not-so-good note, Barrett has a cold. His nose started running a few days ago and now it won't stop. His spirits are still up, which is good. He just has a yucky nose. The only down side really at this point is that he constantly wants to kiss the girls, but he'll kiss them before I can get to him to wipe his nose, so I end up wiping the girls heads instead. Gross, I know. I think it just comes with having kids! :)

The Blond is Back

Before

After

I Don't Want to Jinx it.....BUT

the girls have slept through the night again!! Lauren has actually slept through the night the past three nights (Raina slept through the night three nights ago and last night....the night in between she woke up one time). I feed them at their regular feeding times throughout the day, stretching the feedings to at least 3 hours apart (no more than 4 hours...but they can hardly wait that long). I was feeding them earlier than that sometimes and the feedings were becoming "snack" feedings and not really filling them up. So now when they eat, they are hungry and they eat well. Then at the end of the day I feed them before I go to bed at 10 pm. Even if they just ate at 8 pm, I'll still feed them at 10 pm for a last minute filler. This has seemed to work the past few nights. Raina's waking up a few nights ago was due to the fact that she didn't eat well during the day. She has been spitting up a lot and she sounds slightly congested. Yesterday she ate better and she slept through the night. Lauren, on the other hand, has been consistently eating well, hardly spits up, and has been sleeping through the night. :)

Yesterday I went to an Osteopathic Manipulator to fix my hip problem. Since delivering my girls I have had a lot of pelvic and hip pain. I haven't been able to sleep on my sides or work out. Even if I went on a long grocery shopping trip I would be waddling by the end. It was bad. Well, the doctor concluded that I have a short leg! My left leg is shorter than my right (I guess it's been this way since puberty) so now I have to wear a heel lift in my left shoe for the rest of my life! Pregnancy loosens everything up and then after pregnancy things tighten back up. In my case things tightened back up, but exaggerated the already existing problem. The short leg made my entire body have to compensate so my body is one long S shape. The doctor also said that on top of the curve, I am also twisted. All this can explain my migraines and my TMJ (my jaw problems), too. He did some manipulating (which actually hurt at some points) and hopefully I start seeing a difference. I have to go back in two weeks for a check up.

Today I go in to get my hair done. This last pregnancy dramatically changed my hair color (I was blond before and now I am quite brunette), so I am going back to being blond. Pregnancy hormones do strange things to your body, I must say!

A Weekend Up North

Cabin and Williams Wedding

We went up to my cabin early Thursday morning to hang out with family and friends. Friday Sue and Del arrived to help out with the kids. Saturday was the wedding over in Interlochen for Trevor and Katie. Sunday was Father's Day so we left the cabin early and then headed over to Sue and Del's for dinner. It was a busy, busy few days, but so much fun! Also, on a positive note, the girls slept through the night last night. I think they were as worn out as we were! :)

Having family fun

Bumbos and Swingsets

Here are some recent pics of our new swing set and the girls' new bumbos. Barrett absolutely loves the swing set and I think all we need now is a sandbox for him and he would be all set. He literally could be outside playing in sand or climbing things all day everyday. :) As for the bumbos, the girls love them! They make cooing sounds and smile so much when they are in them. I think they like being able to sit upright and see what's going on around them. It also helps me to work on keeping them awake after feedings. I want the sleeping through the night thing to become a regular occurrence (which it hasn't happen again since that one night).

Grandpa & Grandma w/their 5 Grandbabies!

So this is what it feels like....

to get a full nights sleep!!! Yes, you read correctly, the girls slept a straight 7 hours last night!!! Yea!!! Eight weeks to the day. This may not be regular yet, but I'll keep my fingers crossed that it becomes more normal. At least its a start. :)

On Thursday night we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house to celebrate Sue and Pat's birthdays. It was a nice evening with lots of family and food. The boys got to play outside on the merry-go-round that Grandpa made. Then yesterday cousin Dewey and I went into town and walked the river trail. We also went to the local park and stopped by my mother's tree. It was nice. Barrett then had a haircut appointment. It was so cute watching him sit there sucking his sucker while his hair got cut. He was such a good little boy.


The boys on the merry-go-round.

Say 'Cheese'

My kids by my mother's tree on the river.