First Smile for Justine, Unhappy Times for Jayce

First Smile for Justine, Unhappy Times for Jayce

After much anticipation, I am excited to share that while Justine and I were laying on the floor playing, she graced me with her first smile! Which I missed. Because I had my eyes closed. Darn! Other things she’s started to do: look around with interest, study...
Another Week of Life: Grandma Help, Maternal Meltdown, Anxiety Meds, First Road Trip, and Missing Cat Teeth

A Stormy Day in the Life with Twins

“Sleep when they baby sleeps.” “It will pass.” “They’re only this age once. Enjoy it.” “If you get frustrated, put the baby down and take a break.” This is some of the advice we’ve heard in the last month. Well-intentioned. Factually correct. Spoken by people who have...
Home and Alive

Home and Alive

Our first picture as a family of four Jayce has been home for about two weeks. Justine, a week longer. I am shocked to see how many days the calendar thinks it’s been. With as little as we are sleeping, we live about three days for every set of 24 hours. We have...