One Month Update

A buffet of topics that have been swimming around in my sleep deprived mind...

THE GIRLS- Corinne will be a month tomorrow. In some ways the time has just flown by. It feels like I was just in the hospital holding her for the first time. In other ways, it feels like she's been here forever. I can't say we've settled into any kind of routine yet with two girls to look after. Some days are easy and I think I have it all figured out, and some days are hard (mainly due to sleep deprivation, my arch nemesis). Like last week, I had almost 24 hours alone with both girls. We did a few errands, went to the library, and I actually got them to sleep at the same time. I considered that day a roaring success. But then there are days that I feel like I'm sleep walking and feel tremendously guilty that both girls at least once during the day, got the short end of the stick. If I'm nursing Corinne and Tay wants to play. Or if I'm playing with Tay, and Corinne needs to be held but is placed on the floor, all but ignored. AHHHH! It gets easier and easier, and I try to ignore the feelings of complete inadequacy that I feel from time to time. Tay, for the most part, has been wonderful. For some reason though, she's been acting up around company but is an angel when it's just the immediate family. Weird. My friend appropriately calls this the "Button Pushing Age." I'd have to agree with that. We're still trying to figure out how to discipline. Time outs? Spankings =(? We're testing the waters. The first born feels like a guinea pig of sorts.

THE TWILIGHT SERIES- I finished the Twilight series. No offense to Wes, but my Gosh I'd love to have a vampire boyfriend after reading these books. LOL. They lived up to the hype and I'm really depressed that I've finished them. I think I might actually read them again before I move on to something else. I'm afraid to see the movie, because I get the feeling that there's no way it could live up to the books.

FRIENDS- I need some gal pals to hang out with. I'm feeling a little isolated in the house with this cruddy weather. I've had little to no success in the friend department lately. It's kind of a bummer. I blame the computer. I'm on face book and blogger where I correspond with my friends everyday, but I never actually see anyone.

DR'S APT.- Tay went to her 2 year check up last week (a few months late.) I have to say it was pretty darn funny. Tay was crying when they weighed her, for heaven's sake. She then proceeded to blab to the Dr. saying, "I don't want you to take my diaper off," and telling him what color the stethoscope was. He said language was a sign of intelligence and that she seemed pretty intelligent for her age. I wasn't surprised, the proud mommy that I am. She talks SO much. Just the other day she told me that she didn't want to wash her hands when I asked her to after lunch. She said, "Mommy, I just want to sit down and relax." I thought that was pretty funny. The Dr. also commented that at age 2 they have a rough idea of how tall a toddler will grow to be. According to him, she could be 6 ft. 2 in.!!!!!!! My mom and I just gasped at that. WNBA, here we come. Wes is banking on a scholarship.

Tays first hair cut