Luke's version

There's so many things I could blog about. I just don't have the time when I think of things and the brain to remember what I was going to blog about when I had that thought. lol So many cute things are happening. One of the cutest thing is how they are now grabbing my legs. They pull at my pants and try to climb me. Like....hello...mom, do you know I'm down here?

This video is Luke just a few days ago...right after I filmed Taylor saying Maamaa. I think the reason I never get to posting the video is because they change so quick and then I get new and newer video and never have time to post it. Plus I'll need another hard drive for the video alone. Luke may seem quiet most times but this boy loves to scream and believe it or not I think he can scream at a more piercing decibel than his sister. It's rare, it's usually only with Nick and I but he gets so excited some time he just screams. OR he likes to scream this way when I'm in the shower...it echos in there and literally leaves my ears ringing. I took some video of him last night. Nick and I were cracking up.....I won't spoil it........the video will come soon. (I hope)

Happy Birthday

My dad turned 68 on March 2nd and I had to post this picture. I took it with my sister's camera and she posted it on facebook so I grabbed it. Wanted to share it. Taylor sat still on his lap for a few minutes...now THAT'S a gift. :) Happy Birthday Dad!

Mama

Taylor's been saying Maamaa all the time now. It's so darn cute. She screams it too. lol She said Mama and Dada on the same day when experimenting. She's on the Mama kick right now with a Dada here and there. She's getting better at repeating the sounds which is pretty cool too. Her hair is typical here......it's after a pony tail the day before...or after daddy washes it.

After how this week has gone...I need this cuteness. Taylor started with a goopy eye of yellow thick gook. Took her to the doc the next day and it of course looked a lot better by that time, she had a mild fever too. He gave me a prescription for pink eye in case it got worse again and gave me order to keep cleaning it and massaging her tear duct. Then, Luke got a running nose and fever. They've both had the runs on and off, I'm guessing from their new appearing teeth. Luke's been fussy on and off and I was up with him the night before last from 1-5am. He was super upset. Tylenol wasn't helping. I ended up putting the swing beside our bed and manually rocking him until he fell alseep. He's too heavy for the swing to move via battery. lol Stinks for me. Taylor's been waking on and off crying but she's really doing well at soothing herself back to sleep. She cuddles her bunny and finds her pacifier. They both seem to have sore throats, not having a normal appetite. Doesn't keep them from screaming though. Nick and I both have had headaches and their screaming was getting me a little stressed yesterday. It was the 3rd fussy day in a row and I was tired. I was glad to get a little break last night when I ran a few errands and they slept well last night. Sleep for mom and dad can make all the difference in the patience level. :) It's times like the video above that make it all worth it.

Nick also got some news at work that will affect us financially. Cuts here and there and insurance increases...normally it wouldn't be a big deal. I mean no one loves when those things happen but things are tighter than we've been used to and every little penny means more to us now. We both were emotionally drained. We try so hard to make ends meet and Nick works really hard and some things you just can control. We know God will provide what we need. He always has. We had a financial planner look at things for us and to no surprise our expenses are a lot higher than our income. A LOT, like 12,000/year higher. Seeing that in RED kinda put things into reality. We hadn't added my freelance income into the mix because we didn't want to rely on it. It's not consistent and Nick didn't want me to feel pressured to have to work X in order to pay bills. Well......this is how God provides. I added up my freelance for the year and I made about two hundred more than that deficit. Seriously...God provided just what we need. We keep trusting he'll keep doing that as we try to make smarter decisions on how we spend God's money and how we handle what he gives us. God is good.....ALL the time.

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Pampers Multiple Birth Offer

I love Pampers. I can get them as cheap if not cheaper than any other brand (generic included). Why? Because I combine coupons with either BabiesRUs or Target. This past run I had a coupon for $5 off each value box. An offer of a $15 gift card for the purchase of 2 value boxes. I used the $15 gift card from the last time. Plus manufacturers coupons of $3 off. Anyhow...for those of you with multiples...they will send you more coupons if you ask for them. See below. I'm sure other brands do this too...so check it out.

We welcome twins, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, or more with a one-time gift of money-saving coupons! Simply send us copies of the hospital discharge papers. Any sensitive information, such as social security numbers, should be blacked out before sending them. Finally, mail your name and address along with the hospital discharge copies to: Pampers Multiple Birth Offer, The Procter & Gamble Company, P.O. Box 599, Cincinnati, OH 45201. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for your coupons to arrive!

Teeth!

Finally I see Taylor has a tooth pushing through and a second one coming to the surface. Luke's getting his first top tooth too. Taylor's been waking up crying the last few nights... so that might explain it. Luke's been fussy with this top one. The bottom two he didn't fuss at all. Hmmm...now the brushing is gonna start. fun. lol