T.G.G.C~Thank goodness grandma is coming! My mom and Mark come tomorrow for Courtney and David's graduations. They'll be here through Sunday and I can't wait to have grandma's helping hands! Things have really been a challenge lately! I don't know if we're just really busy or what. It's weird; we'll have a really good couple of days and then a couple of really bad days. It's quite frustrating. I am such a schedule oriented person and babies are just the opposite! Go figure right?!?! I am really having to retrain my brain in terms of how I am used to thinking. NOTHING gets done quite the way it used to! Most of the time it's okay but I do miss the days where laundry wasn't piled to the ceiling and dinner came at a pretty regular time! In due time I guess...
We're really excited to be celebrating both David and Court's graduations though! Dave is graduating from Eldorado and Court from UNM! It's amazing how time flies. It seems like only yesterday Jer and I were graduating from UNM, but that was three years ago! Even crazier than that is the fact that we have been out of high school eight years! Yikes! This week is Court's last week in Albuquerque too : ( On Sunday, she leaves to join Drew in College Station. We're happy for them to be reunited but sad that it means she'll be a plane flight or a VERY long drive away. Ben, Abe and I will miss our afternoons with Auntie Court.
The boys went to the pediatrician for shots ( 5 each) yesterday and needless to say they weren't happy campers. They did; however, get raving reviews for their weights (9.14-A, 8.2-B). They have both more than doubled their birthweights! Yeah! It's hard to believe that just 10 weeks ago they were so tiny! I can hardly remember what it felt like to hold my four pound babies!! They met their milestones for their checkup as well. It wasn't too hard considering that it only meant meeting three requirements 1. Smiling 2. Lifting their head at a 45 degree angle and 3. Fixating on objects. Still I was happy to hear they are right on track for a term baby.
Their sleeping patterns are staying about the same. They wake between 3 and 4 most nights but that's it! I have to say, getting up once at night sounds pretty easy compared to some of the horror stories I have heard from friends. Besides, once I'm awake I rather enjoy the quiet time with each of them. I used to wake and feed them both at the same time but I changed that up a few weeks ago so I could start spending some alone time with each of them. They're pretty peaceful at 3:30am and I enjoy rocking with them and listening to their little sounds as they eat. I think they like the undivided attention too.
I have some pictures that I wanted to post but unfortunately my camera batteries are charging. Hopefully, I'll be able to put some new pictures up tomorrow. Until then, this tired momma is signing off...
So this is how I found little Aber this morning when I went in to wake him up for his breakfast. I like to think he dreamed that he was in a far, far away land traveling through the desert on a camel. Or maybe he dreamed that he was a Moroccan prince who was richer than any other prince in the world. More likely is that he just wiggled out of his daddy's swaddle job.
So with three months under my belt, I can say that I now change a quick diaper, breeze through a bath, and can practically feed the boys in my sleep. Not today my friends. It started this morning when I went to feed the boys. I forgot to screw the lid on tight on Ben's bottle and so when I tilted it...need I say more. It was okay because they were both due for a bath so I partially cleaned us both up and continued the feeding. Well the story continues...Abe had a blowout mid-feeding and poo went EVERYWHERE! Fantastic. Change him, change me, clean up as best I could...again I repeat they were due for a bath. So, I finished the feeding and then started their bath. Well as I've said before the first rule with baby boys is "dinger down." Keep it covered and down at all times. I guess I got distracted or maybe even a little overconfident but I started spraying Ben down with no splash guard...lesson learned. He peed an ocean all over the counter, me and the kitchen floor. 
Congratulations to Brent and Lorena (my long time BF in Italy) on their new baby girl, Keely Marie Duncan. Born Wednesday, May 28th, at 10:30pm. She's 6 lbs. 6 oz. and 18.5 inches long. She also has her choice of two VERY handsome and eligible bachelors. : )
Obviously when you're mom and dad, there are NO days "off" of work. So even though today was a paid holiday for most, I spent my day doing my usual work duties. There was no sleeping in or lazy day in front of the tv. Rather I spent my day feeding, changing, playing, rocking, holding and quieting. However, tonight as I reflect on the day I find myself thinking...work isn't so bad. The hours may be long, and the pay crummy...but my view at the "office" is incredible.!!
Such big boys~3 Months 
Abe relaxing with his bear
True definition of a bear hug
Abe up close
Benji, smiling for the camera
(A bit of evidence)
(Abe, Mom, and Ben)
This is a fun game Abe and Ben have started to play. One starts crying and the other follows que. I didn't realize how immune I am to it until dad came over today. He said he could hear the boys outside from the street. I wonder what my neighbors think?
