As good as it gets

So, the girls were in no mood for pictures on the 4th so this is the best is gets I guess...

From 2010-07-04

From 2010-07-04

From 2010-07-04

From 2010-07-04

From 2010-07-04

Here are the girls with cousin, Chloe waiting on the fireworks to start.

From 2010-07-04

From 2010-07-04

From 2010-07-04

Kinsley was not a fan of the fireworks. She was TERRIFIED. Luckily, my Mom was with us so she stayed with kelsey and kaley while I went and sat in the car with Kinsley. I held her close, covered her ears and rock her back and forth until she went to sleep.

To Cry or Not to Cry???

Last night baby girl slept great. She was asleep by 8 and slept until 8. Tonight, it's 11 pm and she has been awake 3 times already. So the question...Do I let her cry herself back to sleep or do I go in there and rock her back to sleep?? I hate to hear her cry, but I do not want her to get in the habbit of doing this because she knows Mommy will come pick her up.


*UPDATE*
I let her cry for about 10 mins. and couldn't take it anymore. She started coughing so with her breathing issues, it kind of scares me to let her get too upset. Anyways...I first tried patting her back...didn't work, picking her up and cuddling...didn't work, rocking and singing to...didn't work. So I gave her a bottle, she cuddled with me and talked to me for a few mins. and she's out again. Maybe she's going through a growth spurt?? Who knows! Hopefully this little spell we are going through will not last too long.

More waterpark fun

Can you tell we love the waterpark??

From 2010-06-28

From 2010-06-28

From 2010-06-28

From 2010-06-28

From 2010-06-28

From 2010-06-28

Hopefully it's short lived

5 out of the past 7 days Kinsley's sleeping patterns have been way off. She wakes up around 11 pm screaming and the only way I can calm her is by giving her a bottle. I was trying to just get her back to sleep because I don't want her to get in the habbit of waking up to drink a bottle, but after attempting to rock, bounce, walk around with, it was the only way. On top of that, she's been waking around 6 am which is also unusual. She goes back to sleep, but it's not like her normal 11-12 hour sleep pattern. She has slept all night since around 4 month so it has me wondering why??? Why is she waking up again?

My thoughts:

1) She is not eating enough during the day to fill her up through the night
2) She is overly tired by our "going" during the day. We are always on the go trying to keep the twins entertained.
3) Hot/Cold?? (I try and keep it the same temp. in the house so doubt this one)
4) Night Terrors
5) Can't breath well

I am going to try today to feed her more "food" and see if this helps. She loves her bottle and had much rather have a bottle than food but maybe it's just not satisfying her anymore. Any other suggestions??

If you could spare a few prayers

I took Baby Girl to her Pediatrician about her breathing issues she has been having. She did not seem to think it was asthma for more than one reason, but one reason, is she doesn't cough. She is leading towards something called Vocal Cord Dysfunction and is sending her to an ENT do do further testing, etc. She mentioned a few other possiblities as well, but are less likely she said. I guess we have ruled out Asthma for the most part and are headed in the right direction. If this is the case and she does have VCD, I'm not sure what they do for it. For older children/teens, sometimes speech thereapy and "breathing" thereapy can help them but for babies, I'm not sure what will happen. Please say a little prayer for her.

What are big sisters for??

To pull baby sisters around in a basket decked out with a pillow, blanket and some toys.
(Please ingnore kelsey's wardrobe and hair do. She does not go out in public looking like this. LOL)

 

 

Preview (Update)

*UPDATE* Here is the link
http://picasaweb.google.com/mommy2twins03/MyBlessings#


Here is a preview of the photoshoot I did with my girls yesterday. I will post a link later where you can see all the pictures.