That's MY Nitty Gritty Truth....

Today I woke up just as if it were any other day. Bill made breakfast for himself and Violet. Violet was up and getting dressed, Preston was still sleeping and the babies were in their high chairs waiting for Mommy to feed them breakfast. We seem to have a pretty good system in the morning. Bill is awesome when it comes to helping & getting the day going. He always gets up with Violet, helps her get ready for school. He also gets the babies up and changed and ready for the day. I feed the babies, make Violet's lunch, make sure that all of her school stuff is ready, last minute we wake Preston and then WE ALL, leave the house at the same time. Bill helps pack the kids in the car, we give our daily good-bye kisses, wish Daddy a good day at work... and we are all off! I am off with the 4 kiddos and we are on our way to drop big sister off at school! Preston and the twins and I come back to the house... and do what we do. (more to come on that... in the future) ...

I am COMPLETELY ANNOYED right now. I sat down to write this nice little blog on some helpful tips on NEW Mommyhood and I can't pull it together! Instead I am thinking about my 3 and 4 year old. My son Preston in particular. He's home with me on a daily basis while big sister Violet goes to school. From the MINUTE we drop Violet off at school, the whole day he spends asking me, "Mommy, when we goin to pick up Violet?" ALL DAY NO, JOKE! Then the MINUTE she gets in the car, they battle,make up,battle, make up...etc... Violet (3) & Preston (2) Here's MY Nitty Gritty Truth on Competition - Sibling Rivalry & Competition in a marriage. It's crazy to me the way they act towards one another. I am really trying here. I am trying not to lose my cool on either kid. Some days I just want to scream to the heavens and ask, "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!!!!" Then I have my moments where I sit and watch them play. I can hear the calmness in their voices, ...

Oh man! I really think that I struck gold! It seems that what I finally figured out with Violet is WORKING.... The Blog I wrote that is called "In this Minute...." its showing to be true. I am so EXCITED!!! Here are 2 examples of MY reason to BELIEVE that I am on the RIGHT ROAD with MY SWEET VilyCakes. I put in that post that I forgot about her need of explanation "WHY" things are happening & I would often forget the "LOVE" step with her.  Missing those 2 very important NEEDS for VIOLET, would cause her to freak out, causing a potential downward spiral that would elevate the level of her whole tantrum. I have made an EFFORT to make sure that when a tantrum starts because, "She's not getting her way" that I don't leave out these 2 very important steps. December 2010 - Mommy & My Vily Girl <3 Here's MY Nitty Gritty Truth on Situations that CAN'T be AVOIDED, but CAN be HANDLED DIFFERENTLY! Here are MY 2 situati...

A subject that EVERY NEW MOM, has to at least think about. Even, If you think about it and say, "NO, Its not for me.", or if you think about it and say, "Well, I'm gonna at least TRY." or maybe this, "Come Hell or High Water.... I am breastfeeding this baby til he/she is at LEAST 1 year old and if I can get to 2, 3 or maybe 4 years.... Then that's what I'm gonna do..." In my opinion all of those options are just what they are, the CHOICE of the NEW MOM! Not everyone shares my views on breastfeeding and trust me when I tell you this, everyone will have an opinion and MOST people, won't mind sharing it with you. I am really good at "Nodding and Smiling." I understood that all the "advice" that I was getting; was mostly coming from people that CARE about and LOVE me. Including friends, family, and you know... the random strangers that sees you out with a new baby (them too...) More times then not, it's just easier to...

My house is quiet except for the faint volume of the Television that Bill is watching in the other room. I have 2 babies that are both sick, therefore my house being quiet is a miracle. Oh wait, I spoke to soon.... The sound of a cry just came from the Twins room. The real question now, is.... who will get up first to get the little man??? Looks like me! Isnt it funny that when both parents are home, the mother is always the one that "should" get up first??? Not always, but pretty darn close.  Well in this case, with a little help from the Hubby, both twins are situated and fast asleep once again... Bill "My Hubby" & Preston This whole kids being sick thing is for the birds. Not only do I feel horrible for my little loves who are sick but I also feel helpless since I cant take the sickness away. Selfishly... I'M TIRED! I feel like it wears me thin. On a "Normal" day I feel like I can conquer the world, 4 kids.... I laugh in the face of 4 kid...

Just in the past 48 hours, I have gotten text and emails by 3 different people about this one topic... FEVERS! What to do? What NOT to do? So here's MY Nitty Gritty Truth about Fevers! It seems that this question is coming at a perfect time, as my babies Juliana and Parker are both struggling with fevers themselves. Here is my take on fevers. Have you ever heard the expression, "Fevers are our FRIENDS?" yeah, they are.... until they AREN'T! In my opinion, Fevers are very important. They tell us that our bodies are under attack and that we are trying to fend off, some sort of funk! Here's what I find that most parents do when their child has a fever.... FREAK OUT! Let me ask you a question, REALLY???? Do you really think now is the time to have a Freak Out session???? I am going to go with NO! It's NOT! Having four children, Violet (5 years old), Preston (4 years old) & The Twins, Juliana & Parker (10 months young).... I have seen many fevers in...

I get a lot of questions all the time about my deliveries. I am sharing some of the realizations that I came to AFTER I gave birth to 4 children... (would have been nice to know BEFORE I gave birth at all.) Mommy and Daddy - about to meet our Twins  (Juliana vaginal birth, Parker emergency C-Section) You don't know what you don't know! If you don't have someone who can help you through your delivery (by asking the right questions etc..), you may think that you are having a "NORMAL" experience. I wish that I would have known everything that I list below, before I went in to labor with Violet, Preston and my Twins, Juliana and Parker. I didn't realize all this golden information until I was actually apart of a delivery, but NOT the one delivering. Mommy and Preston Lea- Sept 27th, 2008 So here's MY Nitty Gritty Truth on child birth and some things that I think EVERYONE should know before they walk into that hospital. (and if you don't lik...