Falling apart at the seams...

Well, that's how it feels to me lately.  Ear infection, sinus infection, high blood pressure, low thyroid, etc, etc, etc.  I went in this morning to have bloodwork done to check my thyroid function as well as kidneys and everything else.  I hate giving blood.  I hate needles.  Correction.  I HATE giving blood.  I HATE needles.  I've never liked shots.  When I was preggo with the twins and was checking my blood sugar levels 4 times a day I thought it was going to be the death of me.  But, I know as I get older (and after having 3 kids) this is something I should probably be used to.  Now.  With that said, does all this scare me into wanting to eat healthier and exercise more?  It should.  It doesn't.

I think the babies are finally trying to cut teeth.  They are both running a low grade fever, have a runny nose, are drooling like crazy, are cranky like crazy and are chewing on EVERYTHING!  They will be 8 months old in a few days so it's definitely time.  Carter has finally mastered rolling back to front and front to back!  Caroline is babbling all the time and has finally said "Mama" for me :)  I've tried to get it on video but no such luck yet.

Work is going ok.  One of our tellers has found a new job and this Friday will be her last day.  It's bittersweet.  I'm happy for her since she found a job doing what she's been wanting to do and one that allows her to utilize her college degree in accounting, but sad that she'll be leaving.  She is by far the most cheerful person at our office and I'll miss hearing her laugh...  Next week will be our first week without her and we'll also have 2 other associates on vacation so it will indeed be a BUSY week!  The next 6 weeks (or until we hire someone to replace Amber) I'll be working 40 hours a week.  Coming from working 30 hours to 40 hours is a big change!  The paychecks will be awesome but I'll be exhausted I'm sure!

Mana has been helping us for the past couple of weeks while the babies and I were sick.  She left Monday morning headed back for Alabama and took Alex with her!  This was his first road trip without us and one of the few times he's not sleeping at home.  We miss him terribly but it is SO much easier just having 2 babies to care for.  It sounds crazy but just taking 1 child out of the equation making a HUGE difference!  She'll be bringing him home this Friday and dropping him off with my Mom to stay a night or two.  We talked to him tonite and I realized how much I miss him!  He was talking about "giraffey" and I couldn't help but smile!

Now for the best part :)  The most recent pictures and videos!

Love,
E

Sweet Caroline

Mommy's monogramming again...