Mommy of Five??

I recently came across a few pages from an old journal of mine from when I was just a mommy of three, soon to be five and even tidbits after the twins were born. I have chosen to share them to maybe allow you to absorb the idea of five kids and how I became able to do it..:) I also have a post dated today so you can see how different they are now. I hope you enjoy ! Please excuse some have dates and some do not and some make lil or no sense..

Sept 2006---Although it hasn't been confirmed I know I am having twins, here at 21 weeks I can feel more than one baby moving and its such a weird feeling and I am HUGE already. Had a lady comment I must be due soon, yea I wish!! Deion's enjoying school but kinda struggling hope it gets better for him. DJ is almost completely potty trained and Brayden is walking and jibber jabbing a lot..too tired..night

October 31--Tonight was Booky's first Halloween and he was a handsome lil Jack o' Lantern. He didn't really do much but ride in the stroller but he looked so cute. We couldn't paint his face cause it all broken out again..I hope we soon find out whats going on with his face...The boys loved getting candy.. I walked a lot and started having contractions, its way to early for baby or babies...

November 11- Well after a late night trip to ER, its been confirmed I am having twins!! They even said maybe triplets!! I was like ugh no!! But they think its just twins. I literally balled my eyes out when they told me.We know for sure ones a girl (yah) but couldn't tell about the other. I am assuming that the others a girl as well. Girls clothes here I come!! On another note I am 28 weeks to day and am having twins and scared to death!! I already have 3 very rambunctious boys( one of which is not even one year old yet) how on Earth am I going to take care of 2 more!! Two newborns without any help?
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
Called mom and told her, thought she was going to have a heart attack, I hope not, I am going to need her around when these babies are born.

December 9- Today was the boys birthday party Deion made 7 and Brayden turned 1..Hard to believe. Booky loved digging into his cake, he had cake everywhere and Deion loved all his gifts. Had a great turnout...
On another note, got some baby girl stuff sure hope both these babies are girls!! Have two car seats and tons of blankets! Still need some things but hope to have them before they are born. With twins you never know when they will come either. Still scared to death but I know I can do this, well maybe..lol

December 19-- Well home from the hospital with NO babies :( it hurts my heart to be at home without my babies. They were born on the 14th after I went into preterm labor and started hemorraging so had to have an emergency c section (AlONE)and asleep I wasn't even awake to hear my babies first cry-- Baby B ( Marissa Elizabeth Lewis) born at 7:12 am weighed 5lbs 6 ozs went automatically to NICU, she had trouble with her breathing. Baby A ( Mariah Dachelle Lewis) also born at 7:12 am weighed 5lbs 10 ozs went to well baby nursery, then to me for a about 15 min when I discovered blood in her diaper so she was taken to NICU. They think she either swallowed my blood in utero or she has bleeding in her stomach. Every time they feed her she has more blood in her diaper. Marissa is on a nasal pap and is being given milk thru a tube in her nose :( Mariah isn't able to have milk , they try to giver some then stop. I cant hold her because she under the billi lights and doesn't want you to touch her anyways, poor thing has been stuck and prodded on and cant be loved on by her mommy. I came home a few days ago and have been going to the hospital as much as I can. Mom went home so I am with the boys during the day. I cant describe the pain I felt when I left the hospital. Standing outside the NICU doors balling my eyes out, knowing if I had something different my girls would be going home with me instead being stuck here without their mommy. I hope they come home soon. Its almost Christmas I want them home for it, the boys havent even seen them except a couple of pictures....too tired and sad to write more..

December 23--NICU says Marissa passed her car seat test so she can come home!! YEAH!! I hope she gets to visit her sister before she leaves. They have been separated since birth..happy but still sad that Mariah will still be there!! Hopefully soon she will be able to come home..

December 25--Merry Christmas!! And a great one it was Mariah came home today!! We had Christmas at Ms Jennies and went by and picked her up on the way! So glad to have both my babies home!! Now the fun begins!



January ???--Don't ask me what the day is cause I have no idea! Life with 3 with soooo easy compared to now. The twins are good babies but there are 2 of them and one of me.. But I have figured out a system to feed both of them at the same time. Daniel had to go back to work right after Christmas so its me and 5 kids..Fun... Things aren't that bad though..They are newborns so they eat, sleep and poop, not much else. The boys are being great lil helpers and love their sisters. Booky has been a bit jealous but its to be expected I mean hes only 1 now so I knew it would happen. School starts in a few days so my big helper wont be around so then things might get a little crazy.


February 2007-- Well life has been busy but so worth it!! The girls are growing so fast. They are great lil eaters and wonderful sleepers!! They sleep all night together! We had bought them separate beds but they seem restless alone so we put it back together. Things around have been chaotic but I realize that's our life now, so we have to adapt to it!! Even with 3 lil ones running around and twin infants I still somehow manage to do laundry, cook meals, go to the grocery store, and still maintain my sanity (well kinda). I will in no way say its easy but its not that difficult once you develop a routine and a schedule. and lists!! Without lists I would be lost!! I know my tiny lil house may not be spotless and have laundry all over the couch all the time but my kids are fed and bathed and happy and that's all that matters....


July 26 2011--Wow it has been a long time since then. Those days seemed to be like yesterday even though it has been 4 years. In December my babies will be 5 years old. Life now is sooooo much different than then. Back then it was so easy. Babies eat, sleep, and poop basically. But now they walk, talk, fight, and cause all kinds of chaos! But I wouldn't change it for the world! Although we do have a chaotic life full of chaos, tons of laundry, an amazing amount of food and some knock down drag outs, we are surviving. The kids are older so they are able to help and all have chores, and it helps but sometimes hey dont wanna do them. The girls will be starting school this year and i just wanna cry. Time has flew by sooo fast!

Summertime

We have tried to keep the kids as busy as possible but its difficult when you have NO money for anything. So we try to do any and everything that is free.. We have been to the park numerous times, had million picnics, play in the splashpads, been to the pool, zoo, the library a million times and even the circus.. We have played outside, played basketball at our local park. We have made cupcakes, cookies, ice cream sundaes, and pizzas. We have went to a great pool called Noah's Ark and wish we could go more its reasonably priced, but we just don't have the funds now.
We went to the Rainbow on the Green at Discovery Green, and I thought it it would be a lil weird/odd to have to explain things to the kids. Rainbow on the Green was a concert opening Pride weekend here in Houston. I want my children to be accepting of all, whether they are gay, straight, fat, skinny, black or white, or heck even green, lol. It was a great expereince and I didnt have to explain anything, but if I had to I would have said to them people love who they love. :)
We went to family member house for a BBQ a few days before the 4th and they had a awesome waterslide. The kids and even grown ups had a blast. I haven't had such a good time in a while and the kids loved having mommy sliding with them. It was great to be able to visit with our family and have a great time!
The 4th of July we spent at home and bbqed and had a few family members and neighbors over and had a great food and great laughs and a heck of a good time. Although we may have had a lil too much to drink we had a great time!
We have became very frequent members to the library. We have one right here by our house so we go there a least once a week and also the big library downtown at least once a week. The kids have done crafts, been to movie night, and been to a few programs at the library. Not to mention reading so many books! They earned 2 free books, free Astros tickets and even free tickets to the circus!
We took the kids to the circus on Sunday to redeem their tickets they had earned. It was great and they loved it. We arrived early and were able to see the animals and meet some of the performers and see them up close before the show started. We went last year as well and this years show was totally different! I enjoyed it as much as the kids did and hope to go back again next year.
Summer is not quite over but we are quickly running out of ideas and cheap things to do. School starts in less than a month so I hope it flies by!!