Ahhhh, el sol es in mi viva!"

 "Ahhh, the sun is in my life!" but hey, Mrs.-whatever in Spanish 101 wasn't my favorite teacher & I struggled through Spanish 102!!!  Lucky Hector.  Spanish was his first language & he sailed thru.

Anyway, I wanted to put it final that no, we didn't get that awful virus that has been making waves thru our country, we just got a regular cold, I guess.  The babies had different experiences with the bug, too.  It was odd.  I thought for sure they'd both get hit the same.  Well, Harper (baby "A") got a fever of 101 and I got really afraid.  She was only 8 weeks old --thankfully the on-call dr. told me I could give her 66mL's of Children's Tylenol.  He said, "If her fever can't be controlled or if she just looks/acts poorly don't wait to bring her into the ER, ok?"  That's the clue to this virus: if Tylenol can't lower & contain the fever (at a reasonable temp, say 101 for a bigger kid, but for a baby our sizes more like 99) OR if they get sick, better, then sick again --then get them medical attention quickly!  Harper just got congested after that, as did Scout, but with no fever.  Then Scout had a rough time coughing up her phlem, it wasn't too perty.  We lived using these:

That was all last week though, water under the bridge!  Everyone here has had it, now it's gone!!!  YIPPEE!

I said, "Well, I guess they're not identical after all... they didn't react identically with this virus."   

Lots of sunshine today!!  We've been speeding through our jobs so we can picnic at the "Castle Park" downtown.  I'll get a good dose of Vitamin D + some violet rays to help curb my SAD.  I actually spoke w/my dr. and she's prescribed a SAD light for me!!  Hooray!  No more drugs, just me & my light!  I pray it helps.  --not that the SAD condition has even lighted upon me, just that I'll be able to stave it off. 

Babies have been much more alert, now.  Harper, chatting with me:

Scout gargling and cooing:

Harper, just finished a smile (I wish my quick-draw hand was quicker!)

Morning chatting with big sisters!  Storm's talking to Scout in the forefront, Winter & Lexei are talking with Harper:

Swinging in their swings, laying in our arms, they coo & talk, gagging with the effort!  I don't want to believe in jinxes, but I don't want to jinx anything either... but, they've been sleepiing for 3+ hour stretches!  I get to snooze, alone in my beddy-bye, for a good 3 hours each night since they were sick!  AND the best part???  They're solely drinking my milk again!!  I'm taking Fenugreek and Blesed Thistle, it's been a great thing!  Best thing about the formula episode, though?  They both got rid of their jaundice.  They've got crystal clear blue eyes and white all around, and they don't look like they've been fake-baking!  ')

And my PAISLEY!!! She's THREE on Thursday, October 29!!!  Newborn Paisley:

Here she is at 3 months:

4 months

standing (10 months-ish)

One year

1 1/2

2

weening from momma's milk:

enough hair for a piggie tail! (on top!)

 ...now a BIG SISTER!!!  3 years old!!  She loves to cuddle & care for "her" twins.

Update:

I got all misty-eyed moments ago:  I told Paisley, "I don't want you to grow up and be three."

She took my face in her pudgy (still-baby-like) hands and smooshed a big kiss on my nose and then told me, "But I'm gonna be three, Mommy."

Bliss and pain all at one time!  She's growing up!

This should be my name.  I love my roles, not my rolls (belly-wise) but my rolls bakery-wise aren't too shabby. Wife is the first name, after all, and alongside with Wife I cannot forget that I am a daughter of Christ.  That's a really hard thing to remember some days, especially when I'm cantankerous (ie, lately).

But, homeschooling kids is ROUGH sometimes.  I mean, try doing Kindergarten, 2nd grade, 5th AND Froshmen year High School.  I'm so grateful to my brother & sister-in-law for sharing their computer High School program --otherwise I'd be in doo-doo, I'd be in way over my head.  I still need to kick myself in the butt to keep up with the younger ones, dedicate time for my son's 5th grade math with multiplication, division, and fractions EEP!  and keep them active (no problem there) and learning, AND eating (no problem, but follow the food pyramid??  that's a demanding chore!), bathing on time (aka: before someone starts complaining) and keeping their clothes looking decent.  Arrrrrrrrrg!  I just cannot keep up with my list of jobs!  I'm a Jane-of-all-trades but I feel like I know nothing!

I suppose that's how I should feel; once I feel like I know what I'm doing, I'll probably be 70.  And if I ever feel like I've got it all together, I'd better get ready for the Wham! to come.  Reality.  Besides, without God, I'm NOthing.  NOone.  Lost.
So, in doing this great task of teaching, homeschooling, disciplining (as if), wifing (I try to), mohtering, cooking (without wrecking), cleaning, and yes, finding time for "me" things (not a possibility right now --other than blogging now & then) I'm doing it with Him. 

"Greater is He Who is in me than him who is in the world" 

"with God all things are possible"

ahh yes, I must share this lovely tidbit:  last night had to be one of the most gruelling nights with the twins... neither would rest, neither would sleep in their  bassinette, they squirmed, grunted, and squawked for several hours, and not continuously, either.  They took their time, just waiting till I get my eyelids shut & Pow!  they'd begin TOGETHER.  They were in kahoots with eachother, I'm convinced, to keep me awake.
I went to bed at approx. 9:30pm.  I didn't wake up UNTIL 9:30am!!!  Storm rounded up the colony & got everyone a chore room to tackle & they all began together!!  It was lovely, simply lovely to wake up rested and find that the house was getting its gears oiled.  Ahhhh.  Thank you Lord for watching over our family, for these beautiful children You've entrusted us with, and for the opportunity to see that You do care for me, through others and head-on.  I know this to be true:  I am blessed. 

Now, may I can my sarcastic spirit, decapitate my snide attitude, erase my complaints, and just savor my life??