Ryan and Juliet

And so the babies survived their first Thanksgiving, first overnight trip, first encounter with the entire Hatfield side of the family, and last but not least, their baptism.  You might say Dan and I just ripped the Band-Aid right off, but I think it was actually a bit more painful than that.  11 adults, 5 kids, and Ryan and Juliet were all together in one house to celebrate the holiday.  Surrounded by chaos, Dan and I scrambled to find a routine for the babies.  Looking back, that may have been part of our problem.  Even with my perpetual bouncing, naps were scarce especially for our little Jule.  She had things to do, people to see, and all new experiences to experience.  So that’s what she did for two days straight until finally she crashed and much to our amazement she seemed to crash happily!

However, reflection is a wonderful thing.  Now as I sit typing this, and am no longer immersed in the stressfulness of the situation, I realize a memory was made for my family and a nice one.

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Movie produced by Uncle Marcus

Tuesday night Ryan and Juliet slept a seven hour stretch (9:45 – 4:45am).  Dan had been awake since 3am wondering if I had fed them or not.  At 4am I woke to find Dan a little frantic.  I went upstairs to check on them and both were sleeping peacefully.  Dan and I remained awake for another 45 minutes until Juliet finally put us out of our torture and woke up hungry.  And so that is the life of new parents I guess.  When our babies finally sleep their first long stretch, we lie awake worrying.

Ryan and Juliet are now just 5 days away from being 3 months old and so this event, sleeping through the night that is, marks the beginning of some major changes (at least that’s what we’ve been told).  Everyone told us after they were born that we just had to survive the first three months and then things would get easier.  Of course then, it felt like it would take a lifetime, and honestly it really did.  But now I find myself wanting to freeze time so that they stay our little itty bitty babies forever.  Soon there will be no more middle of the night feeding and I will miss those quiet moments I have with them when all is so peaceful and quiet.  Just me and my babies.  These are the moments when I see their smiles as they drift off to sleep, and if I’m lucky they will even let out a little giggle.  Juliet will sometimes reach her little hand up to touch my face just to make sure I’m still there while she eats with her eyes closed.  Ryan will smile when his eyes meet mine and it is more than enough to make my heart melt and I am again reassured of his love for me.  And now, as I write this, Ryan sleeps peacefully and adorably on my lap.  These are the moments when I thank the God above for sending me my little angel babies and I promise to love and protect them forever.  And while I wish with all my heart that time will stand still, I also find myself anticipating tomorrow with all eagerness.  I can’t wait for the first time they hug me, or when they run to their daddy when he gets home from work, or when we play arts and crafts together at the kitchen table, or when they get a boo boo and run to me for hugs and kisses (although I don’t really want them to get a boo boo, but unfortunately it will happen). There’s just so much to look forward to, but so much I want to stay the same.

One thing is for sure, anticipating my family’s future is one case where the anticipation will not be greater than the realization.

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Chapter 1

One day King Dan and Queen Elizabeth found that their babies, Prince Ryan and Princess Juliet, had magical powers.  Unfortunately, however, the evil goblins wanted to obtain their powers for their own evil deeds.  So the King and Queen stole away one day from the Kingdom of Chestnut to the Land of Gildairia where they could protect their own from harm.  To reach the safety of Gildairia they had to cross the treacherous forest of Lishakill.

As they traveled through the forest of Lishakill, they were mesmerized by the beauty of the trees and the golden shimmer of the leaves which reminded them of golden mountains of Gildairia.  Ryan and Juliet were secreted in slings for their travel across the unfriendly territory.  The King and the Queen kept a keen eye out for the goblin sentries they knew must be near.  As they rounded the bend (its always the bend!!), a goblin came out of its hiding hole to glare at the passerbys.  To the goblin’s excitement, he saw the seemingly defenseless family.  He stepped out into the path to confront the weary travelers.

“Avast ye!” said the goblin, “Move not, for I can have a hundred goblins breathing down your neck ere I count to three!”

The King and Queen were taken aback and were paralyzed by their fear.  Juliet, however, undeterred by the monstrosity blocking their path took a single, solitary slurp from her binky and the goblin was sent soaring into the air only to get caught in a thistle bush on his descent back down.  Hearing the raucous, a hundred more goblins poured from the hiding hole ready for battle.

End of Chapter 1

Chapter 2

The King and Queen stood staring a hundred goblins in the eye, not knowing how they would escape.  Ryan let out a soft, sad cry and at that moment, a flock of birds, a pride of lions, a herd of deer, and a family of grizzlies emerged from the forest.  The flock the birds swooped down and carried away half the goblin horde.  The pride of lions and the grizzlies ate their fair share.  And the deer, well, they cuted the rest to death.

Now that the goblin army had been destroyed, the path to Gildairia lay open.  They trekked on and as they crested the largest hill, the golden spires of Gildairia glistened in the autumn sun and they knew they were safe.

End of Chapter 2

Chapter 3

They lived happily ever after.  The End.  (Ryan is crying.)

OK, so let’s hope it’s not the last thing we do.  The babies and I need to get out of the house, but I don’t have a lot of ideas of things we can do or places we can go.  I did find out that Albany Public Library has storytime on Thursday mornings so I think we’ll do that, but I need more ideas.  I can’t go anywhere where I can spend money.  Help!!  Please post comments with suggestions.

It’s official.  I’m a mommy blogger.  For the moment, I’m a stay at home mom and my life consists of diaper changes, feeding my babes, burping my babes, and in general, just keeping them happy and content.  With that said, I decided I needed something for me to do when I get a few spare minutes.  So, I decided to join the ranks and become a mommy blogger.  Yay!  So on my blog, I will write all about my twins, Ryan and Juliet,  and what they’re up to.

PS – I have yet to become an active participate of Facebook…we’ll see if I end up joining those ranks as well.