Bum wars

Nursing.
How do you nurse a baby with 2 other kids running around?
Mere minutes after I sat down to feed Timmy, Thomas announced that he "needed to go stinky". So. Do I..
A) keep feeding the baby since he has a good latch or
B) put him down and go help a 3 year old go stinky in the toilet?
I opted for choice A, and had Matt help Thomas.

Matt promptly plugged his nose and went to go help. I hear a conversation about things being stinky and Thomas being proud of himself. Then I tell Matt to help Thomas wipe his bum. Thomas instantly argues saying he doesn't need help and an argument starts. Then I hear myself yell something that no mom should say. "Stop fighting over who gets to wipe your bum!" Oh well. Then after that there was...

Silence.
Just silence.

Now as a mom of little kids you know that silence can often be worse than fighting. Actually, let me correct that. Silence followed by giggling can be worse.

Again, do I put the baby down and go inspect? I still opted for choice B and hoped that there wasn't a disgusting mess to clean up. The boys came out of the bathroom and were happy with a job done well. I was happy there was no mess.

Well, except for the water splatters on the bathroom mirror. Why, when they wash their hands, can't they just dry them with a towel instead of shaking them at the mirror? They do try to clean things up though. Like when Thomas tried to clean the bathroom mirror with the toilet bowl brush.

The many faces of Timothy

I thought you might want to see some more pictures.

Some entertaining Twilight links

So after I read one of the Twilight books I'm always in this vampire phase for a few days. I blog hop around to different places talking about Twilight. So the other day I came across a blog called "Normal Mormon Husbands". Anyway, apparently this guy has read the Twilight books and has a few things to say about them. A few months ago he blogged about Jacob and Edward and how irritated he was because all these women out there were soooo in love with them. Read here to see what he said about them (J & E). Then he wrote about the "cold, hard truth about Edward". It's pretty funny. Just recently he took it upon himself to write the chapter headings for his own version of Breaking Dawn. Here are the links for his spoof:
Part one:http://mormonhusbands.blogspot.com/2008/07/breaking-dawn-spoof-part-i.html
part two:http://mormonhusbands.blogspot.com/2008/07/breaking-dawn-spoof-part-ii.html
part three: http://mormonhusbands.blogspot.com/2008/07/breaking-dawn-spoof-part-iii-dramatic.html

Don't worry about any spoilers. This was written before the real book came out, and trust me, it has nothing to do with the real book. It is entertaining though.

It's all done, but certainly not the end

So I'm done. With the book that is. Is anyone else done reading Breaking Dawn? If so, and you want to talk about it, call me or send an email (probably better keep our comments here on the blog spoiler free). I'm curious what the thoughts are from others who have read the books.

But of course this is not the end of Bella and Edward. We get to look forward to The Twilight Saga: the oficial guide coming Dec. 30th. There's always Midnight Sun (read the first chapter here) coming at some future release. And of course there's the movie Twilight being released on Dec 12th.

"I think I like him"

The prayers of kids are really cute. For the past few months the boys have been including the baby in their prayers. Here are some examples of things they've said over the past few months.

( Pre-birth)
"Please bless the baby so he can grow really big"
"Please bless the baby so he can get the energy he needs"
"Please bless the baby so he can get a lot of energy and run faster than Matt"
"Please bless the baby to come out soon"
"Please bless Mommy so she can have the energy she needs"

(Now that he is here)
"Please bless the baby to sleep a long time"
"Please bless the baby to eat and grow so he can get bigger than Mommy"
"We're thankful that the baby came home from the Dr office"
"Please bless Timothy to get bigger so he can play the Playstation"
"Please bless me to like the baby. I think I already do"

Whenever I burp a baby, why am I the only one burping?

Ahhhh, the joys of breastfeeding. I had forgotten how difficult it is for me in the beginning. Timmy is slowly but surely catching on (and so am I). It was much easier with Thomas. He hooked on the minute he was born and didn't let go for over a year. It was very trying with Matt. We had a hard time with him. It seems that Timmy has a few tendancies like Matt did (ie falling alseep in the middle, using me as a pacifier). As a result it is a little painful at times and he doesn't nearly empty out my chest to make it feel any better. But on the positive side, for the first time in months my chest is larger than my stomach! I also forgot all about the cramps you feel when nursing. Almost like contractions. As I sit and cringe while feeding him, I tell myself that I'm having cramps for a reason and it is a good thing. I also forgot how hungry you get. I have my snack collection for the middle of the night feedings. (my feedings that is!) It's a great diet plan actually. Eat all you want and nurse a baby and still loose weight. I forgot that anytime you hear a baby, think about a baby, or think about nursing, the milk prouction starts up and you can feel the pressure building up within (like right now as I type this!) I also forgot how thirsty you get. I was thinking of ways to drink water and nurse at the same time. I came up with this...

Only with water bottles of course.

The nursing is going better though. Hopfully Timmy is able to gain back the weight that he has lost. We went to the Dr yesterday and he had another bilirubin test and the Dr called last night and we're going back again today. He needs to get more hydrated so he doesn't get jaundiced. Last night was a really good nursing night. It goes something like this:

First night home with baby: 20 minutes of sleep

Second night home with baby: 0 minutes of sleep

Third night home with baby: 5 hours of sleep. Priceless.

Last night we were up for about an hour at a time (feeding and changing diapers- which he hates by the way), and then we would sleep for 1 1/2 - 2 hours at a time. Perhaps I was tired enough to sleep through his noises all night. In any case things are looking up. We're still working on falling alseep mid feeding, and latching on correctly. You know when the baby gets on incorrectly cause it feels like someone is chewing on you and pulling your body parts away from your body and it really hurts. Kind of like a vamipre.

And speaking of newborns and vampires...

Saturday is a special day. It's the day we get ready for VAMPIRES!

Thousands upon thousands have been looking forward to Saturday, Aug 2nd. At last we get the end of the story between Edward, Bella, and Jacob. All of our questions will be answered. Will Edward and Bella still get married? Will Jacob come back? Will Bella chicken out? Will Edward follow through with his promises? Will Bella make a good newborn? Will Jacob try to kill Edward or vise versa? All these questions make this book seem like a soap opera! Hee hee.



If you have no idea what I'm talking about, shame on you! OK, OK, you can redeem yourself by starting to read Twilight today. Check out Stephenie Meyer's website and you can get Breaking Dawn quote of the day. (She is posting one quote from the book a day until the book release.)



And speaking of book release, how interesting is it that there is solar eclipse on Friday night along with a new moon. How convienient of the publishers. I'm going to have a hard time containing myself and reading only when nursing or something. It's very easy for me to get sucked into a book and ignore the outer world for hours on end. I can't really afford to do that this time. Happy reading!

Timothy William

Just born 7/24/08 7 lbs 7 oz

Mommy and baby Timmy

Complete adoration

Sleeping

Big yawn

Snug as a bug

Triplets

So people have asked if Timothy looks like the boys. What do you think? Here are pictures of all the boys when they were less than 24 hours old. Can you tell them apart?

The delivery story

OK. So nearly every woman at any age will share their birthing story with you. Who knows why. It'a an amazing experience and everyone's is different. So I thought I'd share the story with you. Here goes.



We went into the hospital at 7:30. Got an IV (which by the way was nearly the worst part of the whole day. I really hate needles and to have one sticking out of my skin all day is the worst kind of torture on me. I even felt faint when they got it in. What a lovely way to start the day). They started a Pictocin drip at about 9:00. And then I settled in for the long day. I took a nap.



After 4-5 hours I was at a 4 1/2. OK, so 1 cm per hour. Only 6 more hours to go. This was at 2:00. The Dr came in and said, "once you get to a 5 then I bet you go all the way to a 10 within a 1/2 hour." I kind of thought, "yeah, right". (by the way, he had already broken the water). So at about 3:00 the contractions started being a lot stronger and closer (every minute) and I decided that there was no way I was lasting who knows how many hours and I had better order the Epideral. Besides, my concentration music and other means to help me weren't helping very well. So they got the Epidural in about 3:30. While I was getting it I mentioned that I felt like I needed to go to the bathroom, but interestingly enough only when there was a contraction coming. The nurses looked at each other and asked if there was pressure. Well, yes, there was. They looked at each other and asked "when was the last time you were checked?". I got checked and I was at a 7-8. So with the Epidural in, the pain was gone, but of course I could still feel pressure coming. The Dr came in and checked about 10 minutes later and I was at a 8-9. Then people started turning on lights, the Dr got the stirrups (that's lovely), and people were in and out making preparations. This was about 10 minutes to 4:00. A little after 4:00 they told me to push if I felt like it. I did and at 4:17 little Timothy William came into the world. Thank goodness I got the epidural when I did.



Timothy weighed in at 7 lbs 7 oz. He was 20 1/2 inches long. I'm sure that if he came a week later when he was due, that he would have definately been at least 8 lbs. So congrats to Andrea for guessing that he would come a week early (I really appreciated your faith in that one!). Email me with your address and I'll mail you some chocolate. Emily was the closest with weight, so I'll be kind to a fellow pregnant person and send a treat your way as well. (how long would it take to get there anyway?)



So that is the story. If you want further details, you'll have to ask.