Happy Birthday to Me!

It was my Birthday last Tuesday and it was by far my best birthday yet. Jerame was scheduled to go to Europe last week for work and at the last minute decided to cancel his trip. He just felt like it was going to be too much to leave our 6 week old twins and the fact that he would be missing my B-day was also a factor. It was so nice to have him home instead of gone! Jer took the day off from work on Tuesday and we had a lazy morning together with our little family. We then got ourselves all packed up and were off to the Beach House over on Hood Canal. The house is my Grandparents and has been in our family for almost 17 years. I pretty much grew up going over there and have so many fond memories of our time spent there. It was so neat to now bring my own children there. I hope they someday are able to have as special memories as I have from there. My Mom came over to meet us at the Beach House that evening and we made dinner, had cheesecake and all shared a fantastic bottle of wine. It was perfect. Jerame went home on Wednesday because he needed to work the rest of the week and my Mom & I stayed with the babies at the Beach House. We had such a nice time relaxing with the babies. It is so great being over there because there really is not a lot to do other than just lay around. It was so wonderful to be out of my house, with all the bed rest and birth of the babies I literally have been couped up inside my house since May. A change of scenery was welcomed and made me feel almost like a normal person again :-)
Last night my Mom & Jerry came over to take care of the babies while Jerame & I had a night out. We went out to Mexican and then to a movie. It was nice to have some time with just the two of us. I literally felt like we were on a date...it made me appreciate my time with him so much more than I ever have before. Last night was a pretty good night with the babies too. We put them both to bed in their own cribs at about 11:30. They both fell asleep and stayed asleep until about 3:00 am when they woke up to eat. This is how I know we are both still sleep deprived because I am getting excited about being able to sleep for 3 hours in a row! So Jerame & I actually went to bed at the same time and got to sleep for a few consecutive hours together. Normally when we don't have any help at night one of us will sleep in our guest bedroom and be on night watch. We divide up the night into 'shifts' 1st & 2nd...this is so at least one of us is getting a little bit of shut-eye at a time. So basically Jerame & I have just been roommates since the babies were born. Whoever is sleeping in the guest bedroom also normally has Chloe. We have had to have her either sleep in her car seat or bouncy chair. She was not liking sleeping flat on her back in her crib but after last night I am beginning to think maybe we have turned a corner. I hope so! Sleep seriously makes all the difference in the world.

Nana with Chloe on a walk


We showed Chloe where her thumb was and she
started sucking it. So cute!


Babies snuggling together on the floor

The Beach House

View from the deck

The beach is full of sand dollars

This picture makes me laugh. I look pregnant. We

went on a long walk on the beach and by the end of the

walk my back was hurting so bad. Carter is getting to be a little

tank he weighs 9lbs 4oz now. It still blows my mind that I had both

of these little babies inside my body only just 7 weeks ago! I still

can't fit into my normal clothes but that will happen soon enough.

Relaxing with the babies...this is by far the best feeling in

the world.

The sun came out for a little bit so we

sat on the deck for a little while after our walk on the beach.

Sleepy babies