ME Challenge - Week 19

Linking up with the lovely dollimama for this week of the 52 week ME Challenge. Thanks Amber for hosting such a great link up!





Like Amber the whole blogger situation made me a little off. As blogger was restoring lost posts it really made my google reader a mess! I was lucky enough not to lose any posts, but I did lose 3 comments from my last post. No, usually I am not such a freak to know exactly how many comments I have...It is just those 3 comments were made the day of the outage, so I remember them (Jenner, Mandy & Rebecca). I read that they are working on restoring them. Did anyone else lose comments? I love getting comments (they mean a lot to me), so I am not a fan of them disappearing! :(


Now on to my ME time! I had myself some more retail therapy! As everyone knows Kohl's always has the most awesome sales that you can team with a coupon for an additional 15, 20 or 30 % off. Usually the flyers I get in the mail come with an additional 15% off, so those go straight to the trash! I don't give them a second thought. Every now and then I get that prized 30% off! If I team that with their awesome sale that is already 25 to 50 percent off it makes me a little excited! Plus for every 50 you spend you get 10 in Kolh's cash! I got a few pairs of capris and tops! :) I also found a few outfits for Molly and Luke on clearance (60%off)! Yay, pair that with my 30% coupon and I got a great deal!

Great deal = Excited Mommy
Excited Mommy = Happy Daddy


I hope everyone else spent a little time on themselves this past week!

Way Back When-esday - Molly's Homecoming

Linking up with Twinfatuation Way Back When-esday. Thanks Cheryl for letting me play along!





Miss Priss came home on 4/22/08 after 68 long days in the NICU. You can read little more of her NICU story here. Molly pretty much was my trouble maker between the two. She gave me the most scares even up to the very last week before her release. The doctors first told me Luke and Molly would be going home together, but Molly decided differently. She wanted her Mommy to have one last scare! The very same day that we were told the good news the daytime nurse saw blood in Molly's poo. This called for immediate action. They took x-rays & blood to run tests. They even collected a sample of her poo to run cultures. Their main concern was NEC. Come to find out it was just an infection that could be treated with an antibiotic, regardless this granted sister another week in the NICU.

Of course I had to share a picture of me cuddling her at home like Luke's pic last week.

Awww...A Daddy snuggle with both her first night.

In her own bed for the first time!

This was taken the next morning after a night of tears from Mommy! I will never forget that first night with both! I even made Todd call the NICU that night. Molly's oxygen needs kept needing to be turned up. I was beside myself thinking they released her too early. Amanda talked to Todd and said a lot of babies do that when they leave the hospital until they become accustomed to their new surroundings. Sure enough...her oxygen started going back down the next day. I won't lie and say from that point on it was all roses because it wasn't. I call Molly Miss Priss for a reason. She was very high maintenance & still is! :) Very sensitive to everything.

My turn to double cuddle! I needed this bliss after the night before! Once again you can see that crazy look on my face.

Best Friends for life!!

Than the fun times began!

If you are so inclined......

Hey friends! I was just notified that I was nominated to the Top 25 Parents with Multiples list on Circle of Moms. If you are so inclined...please vote for me. You can vote once a day every day until May 30. I just checked out who else was nominated and it includes alot of my bloggy friends...Yay!



Take care and THANKS!

Makes My Monday - One on One Time

Linking up with Twinfatuation! Thanks so much Cheryl for letting me play along!

Miss Priss and I left the guys this weekend for a little mothers day shopping. We stopped at chick-fil-a for a bite to eat. I love that I can get fresh fruit and 100% juice there and Molly does too! I am a true believer that each child needs this individual time whether they are twins or not.

I feel like Molly is more mature than Luke, so it is a lot easier to take her with me when I go shopping. Luke gets bored and impatience really fast, so this makes for a unenjoyable trip. Everybody tells me that boys mature slower and have shorter attention spans, but it is hard taking only Molly on these trips. I feel so guilty, but he hates shopping. What man doesn't, right? Well...unless they are shopping for something they want! ;-) Does anyone else have this issue? Do you only take one to certain places, while taking the other somewhere else?


Having this one on one time with my baby girl totally makes my Monday! Sorry, I took this picture without the flash, so it is dark.

Happy Mothers Day

I wanted to wish Happy Mothers Day to the 3 Moms in my life. I am ashamed to say I had to go far back in my photo album to find pictures I could use. I have made a mental note to take more pictures of these 3 this year! Shame on me.

Dearest Nannie, Nana and Grandma,

Thank you for all you do for my family! We love you all very much!

Nannie (My Mom)

Nana (Todd's Mom)

Grandma (My Stepmom)

I also want to wish all my bloggy friends a very Happy Mothers Day too! I hope you have a blessed day with lots of hugs and kisses!