The adventures of a twin mama....

So j and e have a terrible diaper rash we have been trying to get rid of for awhile now. We have been to the doctor multiple times they have had every kind of cream and antibiotic you could think of, baking soda baths, no wipes. We have made slurries of different pastes and concoctions and slathered them up. But to no avail. It keeps getting better then coming back. When it gets bad the doc says to let them hang out with their diapers off for a few minutes at each diaper change. Which wouldn't be a problem except that they are at the "Rollie pollie, scooting, everything in the mouth, toy snatching, 2.5 second attention span and onto the next shiny thing"phase.
So I put out a huge and very absorbent old blanket on the floor put a bunch of toys out for them wrestled them out of their pj's and diapers and let them hang out in all their glory.
This is my third day home by myself with them because Jeremy has been working extra shifts (72 hours instead of the normal 48) so I can barely keep my eyes open. I leave them on the rug and go into the kitchen, which is about 2 ft away, for 30 seconds to go make myself some tea and attempt to peal my eyes open and start the day.
I come back to find poop. Lots and lots of stinky baby poop. And not just normal stinky but really really stinky from all the hypoallergenic formula and whatever else I have been feeding them. And it wasn't just a neat little pile, no. He had pooped and then rolled in it. I went to move him out of it and clean him up and the first thing he does is lunge for a big handful of it and where do you think he was gonna put it? Ahhhhh no! Simultaneously the dog has come over and started to sniff the sinky pile and e is on her way rolling right to it. So what is a twin mama to do? Use every resource necessary to overt disaster. Grab james' hand and don't let him eat it, block Ellie's rolling with your foot and the dog with the other all while getting a wet cloth to clean the mess. Oh and did I mention he found the one space the blanket didn't cover so it is now ground into the carpet. Anyone have a number for a good carpet cleaner?
Just another 5 minutes in my life, I certainly wouldn't trade it but what a mess!

Garden

Well I am a total nerd and I love love love to garden. I guess I got it from my granddaddy, grandmommy, dad, mom , and auntie gaylynn. There hasn't been a lot of time this year but Jeremy and I managed to expand our veggie garden to twice its size and we got everything planted. Here is the first picture. It doesn't look like much now but we are super hopeful that it will be awesome this year!! We planted tomatoes, potatoes, onions, all kinds of peppers, green beans, peas, carrots, zucchini, butternut squash, watermelon, and cucumbers. It will be totally organic and awesome!!! We will be making baby food like crazy!! Our raspberries are back and doing awesome already! We also have a ton of different herbs in pots. I will keep you posted as things start to grow!! We had two great garden helpers too! And my peonies are blooming. They are my absolute fav!

First mothers day

It was such a sweet day!

Babies babies babies

 We are scooting...
Ellie has become a toy stealer.

 We are reading...

 And bouncing....

 And swinging...

 Ellie got a tooth and James has 2!

Spring

We have been busy! The tulips on pearl street are perfect right now. Had a great Easter with family. And Jeremy and I went to wicked for a late bday thanks dianna!! And James got a tooth!!