Ramblings

So I'm dead tired - this may explain the bit of complaining, for lack of a better word. Not to mention the forecast was for storms all evening and so far nada!! (again sad as it is, I like storms - so tonight I'm fairly disappointed)

I'm very grateful for the girls and at times would be nice to take them places and sort of get back to a normal routine. However sometimes, as cynical as I may be, it may be better to play the better safe than sorry routine and pull the "overprotective mother" routine.

So this weekend we have two family functions. I'm not directing this in any way - just got me thinking in general of how to handle larger gatherings while the girls are still young. I'm going to attempt to be nice but I think I've decided that I'd rather have people annoyed at me than risk anything in terms of the girls. Maybe I'm a bit overprotective in this thinking but after reading a few stories, I'd say that's not such a bad stance. Through message boards and blogs I happen to read, I've come across two instances (both dealing with twins) of infants with serious illness related problems. Now fair to say who knows where the babies caught their infections but more than likely the more the girls are out in public or being passed around at gatherings, the risk goes up.

I guess this weekend will be a good first test in how I handle situations. I would rather not annoy anyone and maybe / hopefully that will be the case. But push comes to shove, I'm going to step on toes. I'm going to come up with a set of general rules I want to follow (for anytime we take the girls anywhere) and if anyone should have a problem, maybe I should show them the instances I've come across reading. I'm not sure how people outside of myself and the hubby see the girls. Twins tend to be a bit of a spectacle sure, but they also are little newborn-sized babies who aren't quite ready for everything yet. I'm hoping as the summer progresses anyone we come into contact with can understand that. We worked so hard to get to where we are now (in terms of getting pregnant and having a safe delivery of healthy twins) and I'm not about to put them at risk just to placate anyone. Again, I may be over-analyzing and if the summer of gatherings and public outings goes without a hitch, I'll be super thrilled. It just worries me that I'll be seen in a negative light if I tend to be a little hesitant on taking the girls out. But again - one message board "friend" I know had her 3 or so month old twin girl rushed in an ambulance not breathing due to an infection. That's too scary to think about.

That being said, part of my "birthday" plan is to have lunch at one of our favorite wineries and take the girls there, which I'm looking forward to. They, so far, seem to like the outdoors and fresh air so we're hoping that trend continues.

On the lighter side.............
Awww.............so the hubby is an avid golfer. Over the weekend we went "shopping" for a 3-wood for him and while I didn't buy it, I came across a little golf club set for ages 0-5. While I'm not going to push anything on the girls as they get older, I'm hoping they'll go for golf - the hubby seems pretty excited on introducing them to the sport when they're a bit older. And how cute are the little clubs!! I would actually have bought them except for we're not sure yet if they're right or left handed.

And I'm so glad switching formula has made Allie a much happier person during her bottles. The poor thing - she was so upset Saturday that, in trying to enter the bathroom to turn the faucet on in hopes of calming her down, I knicked her head on the door frame. Well of course that sent her into even more of an outrage (ruined the rest of her bottle) and I felt horrible. Just bonked my own baby's head! Ironically (and highly entertaining I'm sure) I was leaving for a friend's baby shower so the hubby got stuck with a very crabby Allie to no fault of his.

Ok so tomorrow - somehow we'll get up crazy early to fit in an work-out and find time to practice my sad looking golf swing. (as we try to ignore these final days of being a twenty-something)

And of course the obligatory picture to end :)