Trip to the Pool

Today my friend, Deana, came down to help me take the kids to the pool. I have been feeling some guilt that some M.O.M.s feel. If they were a singleton, I would be able to take them to things like the pool or the mommy & me type of classes by myself. Not really the case with multiples--unless the instructor is willing to take one. I guess you have to get lucky there.
Anyway, they took a while to warm up to the pool. The water was cooler than the other day so that may have been the reason. Did I take any pictures? No. Forgot my camera. :( Next time...she's helping again on the 30th! It's so good to have teacher friends with summer's off. Don't know what I will do come September. Thanks Deana! (I know she's a faithful reader).

Play Date

Busy day yesterday. Ryan and Kaylie spent the morning playing outside and then later in the afternoon they had a playdate at their friend, Taylor's house. Alex and Logan were there as well.





They played with this water table pretty much the whole time we were there. They loved it. I guess I need to get one of those!






Ryan is taking about 4-5 steps(stumbles) now. Any day now, he is going to take off. Look out world--here he comes.

Dining Alfresco

We took them to the pool in our development for the first time. I didn't take many pictures though. They did well--Ryan enjoyed the water much more than Kaylie.

After the pool, we decided to dine alfresco. They liked this as well. What a busy afternoon!

Party On

Saturday we attended the graduation party of my cousin, Andrew. He graduated from Clemson with a B.S. in Genetics and cum laude too! Ryan and Kaylie met some relatives they hadn't yet seen which was great. In the picture, Ryan is with Andrew on the left and his brothers, Michael and Christopher. They enjoyed the party a lot and spent most of the afternoon outside on a hot day. They conked out in the car ride home in about 3 minutes flat.

Another Beach Trip!

Yesterday we headed down to Grandma & Pop Pop's shorehouse again. It will be our last visit until September, since they begin to rent it out for the remainder of the summer. We did our usual swim in the backyard pool. Ryan had fun from the start, but Kaylie needed to ease into it as with any unfamiliar situation. I sat with her on the outside of the pool and then even Grandma got IN the pool! She did well. This was the longest she has stayed in the pool--all of about 15 minutes, but much longer than any of our other tries. Here she is enjoying herself in the pool.

A Year Ago Today

Ryan came home from the hospital a year ago today. This is the day that I became a mom. I may have given birth (hmm... I had a c-section..did I give birth? I guess that is debatable, but I like to think I did.) 42 days earlier, but I was finally able to do everything that a "regular" mom could do. I had my baby home with me. I mean I did a few motherly things in the NICU but it's just not the same as having your baby home with you. I always considered the time they spent in the NICU to be gestation time. Sort of like the NICU was one giant womb of some sort. It was hard leaving Kaylie behind in the hospital but one or both of us still went to see her every day. Being able to take your baby home after spending months hooked up to monitors was frightening. Literally up until a few minutes before you take your baby home, they are hooked up. How did I know if he was de-satting or not? I gradually got over that and told myself they wouldn't have let him go if he wasn't ready.

Moments that stick out the most from that day were when I decided to change Ryan's diaper--you know doing one of those motherly things. We had been home for about ten minutes--mind you he was in his cute "coming home" outfit---and he peed over everything--the wall, couch, Pack & play, & clothes! I learned to cover "the goods" with a washcloth from that moment on. I remember being so nervous in the car ride home and telling Bob to not hit any bumps. I remember not being able to sleep because I was so nervous that I jumped up to check on him 100 times. I also remember not being able to sleep because Ryan refused to sleep that first night too! I remember the feeling of how great it was to finally have one of our babies home with us.

Who Me?

As a mom, anytime there is silence in the house, you have to be worried. The toilet paper roll is their new favorite fascination in addition to the dishwasher and dryer. Time to keep the bathroom door closed. She's just too cute and it's such a classic picture.