First week home

We've been home for a week now and it has gone much more smoothly than I would've thought. Although, we do still laugh about our first night at home. See, my perfect plan was that I would take care of Miles during the night, Roy would sleep so he could function at his new job, and mom would sleep so she could get up with the girls while I slept a few extra hours. Well, Miles, like alot of babies, nursed great in the hospital but that first night at home was a bit of a challenge. He ended up screaming and waking both of the girls up. So what went from a well laid plan turned out like this...While I was trying to feed and quiet Miles, mom came upstairs and rocked both of the crying girls. Roy then took Miles so I could try to get some sleep. Once he calmed him down, mom called him in to take Annalisa. He took her downstairs, mom was in Miles room with Malea, and by then Miles had woken back up crying again in our room. Mom and Malea then came in our room to lay down with Miles and me...then he started crying again so mom took Miles out and Roy and Annalisa came back into our room with Malea and me. By then, it was time for Roy to get up and go to work. Needless to say, none of us got much sleep, but it's rather comical to look back on the rotating bed!

Other than that, it really has gone well. The hardest part, for me at least (besides the obvious sleep deprivation), is not being able to help out with the girls. I feel like my physical recovery from the c-section has been much easier than it was the first time, but I still can't pick the girls up or get down on the floor to play with them. They are at an age where they really don't understand that. Gigi has done a great job taking care of them (and Roy and me for that matter) but I look forward to playing with them again. The girls still just love and adore Miles. They give him countless kisses and rush over to him anytime he makes a peep (which isn't very often...he's really a great baby just like the girls were). If you ask them to check on baby brother they automatically go over to where he is sleeping, it's really rather cute.

The girls has some special daddy time this weekend while Gigi, Miles, and I unpacked the nurseries...

Welcome Miles Andrew Milton

For those of you who haven't heard the recent crazy and exciting events in our life, let me take a brief moment and fill you in...
We packed our moving truck in Dallas on Thursday July 31 in 100+ heat (go Roy and dad and mom!) and we headed to Austin late that night to unload the truck on Friday. I thought those two days were long and hard...but things have just gotten crazier since then! Roy started work on Tuesday, Malea got a sinus infection and hives, Wednesday Annalisa, mom, and I all got a nasty stomach virus that left us unable to do just about anything for 3 solid days. None of us could keep any food or liquid in our stomach. Needless to say, little unpacking happened, we went into survival mode. By Saturday we were all feeling a bit better, Roy and I were able to get out and run some errands. The whole day I kept feeling some weird feelings in my stomach, but I didn't think much about it. That night we dropped the girls off at my parents house with the plan being to come home, relax, get some sleep, and maybe unpack one of the two nurseries. Well, that plan was quickly derailed as we ended up driving to the hospital after much persuading from nurses in Dallas and Austin. The whole way there I told Roy I was just having Braxton Hix contractions and to not be mad at me for having to drive down there...well, 2 hours later we had a baby. I was already pretty far into the labor process. They quickly got the operating room ready and me prepped and at 12:26 am on August 10 (Uncle Matt's birthday) we welcomed Miles Andrew into our family. He was 5 weeks early and a tiny little guy but he was completely healthy. They had the NICU team in the operating room to check him out but they said he was one of the first babies his age and size to avoid the nicu! They spent the entire day Sunday pumping me full of fluids, turns out I was severely dehydrated from being sick. So much so they thought something had gone wrong during the surgery or with my kidneys. Eventually everything returned to normal. We are all doing fine, we came home from the hospital yesterday, although it crossed my mind at 4 am when we had 3 crying babies that maybe Miles and I should check back into the hospital and use our last day! We did survive our first night and first day home thanks to SO much help from Gigi! Roy had to return to work today and attempt to function and there is no way I could've managed all 3 by myself! The girls are both very sweet with Miles, giving him lots of kisses and loves. Whenever he cries they run over to him and want to make sure he's okay. We could not have hoped for them to respond any better. A couple of pictures are below, we'll post more soon! Oh, and yes, he does have alot of dark hair, not sure if it's curly yet and we can't tell yet if his eyes will be the same as Annalisa and Malea.

First Birthday

Annalisa and Malea celebrated their first birthday last week! Malea was pretty sick with a virus that causes a nasty rash, but she she was a trooper all day long! They had a special day of new experiences and lots of balloons. We went to the splash park which Annalisa loved! Malea was having a great time until she unexpectedly had a bucket of water dump on her head! Papa and Gigi gave them baby dolls and strollers, which they love to hug and kiss (we're hoping this will warm them up to loving a new baby brother in the house soon!). Although after loving on the baby, they tend to throw it down...our next step is to learn how to be gentle!

Recent pictures

finger painting is so much fun!


resting with papa

Always moving fast

I had no idea we hadn't posted in so long! The girls have both been walking for over a month now...many times they just walk in circles. They turn 1 on Thursday so we'll be sure to post pictures then!

People always say Roy and I move fast...I don't know where they get that idea! Just because we were married 6 months after we met and found out we were pregnant with twins just 8 months into our marriage. I'll never forget at the end of December in 2007, Roy and I were driving and he posed the question of what God had in store for us in 2008...a couple of days later we found out we were pregnant (just about 5 months after the girls were born) and now...a month and a half before little man is expected to arrive, we are moving...to Austin! We are so excited. Roy accepted a job with an advertising agency on Friday, we found a house on Saturday, and he is starting in 2 weeks! We are hoping to have everything moved and settled in in the next 3 weeks, which will give us just about 3 weeks before the baby comes. It's going to be crazy, but we couldn't be more excited!

Off to the races

I never thought the girls would walk before little man comes, but they may prove me wrong! They have been cruising around the furniture for awhile and then a couple of weeks ago Annalisa thought it would be fun to stand up in the middle of the room without any help...Roy and I just sat in shock. We realize now that this is probably one of the many things she is practicing in her crib when we're not looking. Malea started standing and balancing shortly after. Then Friday Annalisa decided to take some steps and now she is constantly trying. When she falls down she scurries over and quickly stands up to try again. She is a very persistent little girl. Once Malea sees it's safe and okay to try I think she'll start stepping out herself. There is hope now that I will somehow be able to get all 3 kiddos to the car in another 3 months!

Malea is actually behind Annalisa getting ready to push her down!



Playing can be so exhausting!

Date Night

Roy and I had a little night out last week. His office was hosting a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club so we got dressed up (at least one of us did...) and had a night on the town. It was great to have a night out! Oh, and no, we haven't taken any belly shots yet but will hopefully soon!