So Fran emailed me the other day and told me that she wasn’t able to comment on the site. I wonder if this has been happening to a lot of people because I haven’t had many comments in a long while. I just thought that no one cared anymore lol… If you are having the same problem, please leave a comment on the contact page. Describe what the problem is. If it is related to the bot check, I want to know so I can correct the issue.

*Site update: I disabled the bot check. Leave a comment to let me know that it works for you. If you run into any types of errors. Let me know on the contact page. The bot check had no effect on me and I have already tested the comments for myself. So I need your assistance to fix the problems. Thanks.

*Yet another update. I restored the bot check, because I messed something up earlier when I tried to delete that code.

Twins update: Keisha is now completely over the loose BMs. William had the sniffles this morning so I hope he is not coming down with a cold. We have two Baby Einstein DVDs in the collection, ‘Numbers Nursery’ and ‘Language Nursery.’ The twins love to watch these videos and I love Baby Einstein even more because they are educational, keep the twins occupied and you can select REPEAT MODE. JT and I look forward to adding to the collection soon. I recommend this series to all infants and toddlers. In other news, Keisha continues to cry and cry and cry everytime I comb her hair, so I have developed a method where if I comb her hair while she drinks her morning bottle, she won’t cry because she is so into the comfort of her little belly being filled up with Enfamil Lipil with Iron. Parents you have to learn the art of being slick with your children at an early age. We must outsmart them.

Last but not least, yesterday I discovered that surrounding William with pillows on the bed is no longer a safe proof way of keeping him ON THE BED. I was in the batcave (also known as the computer room) and I hear William crying, but not crying very hard… I run into the bedroom and I see William on the floor on his hands and knees with his head held upright and he was right in front of my mirror on the wall. I immediately pick him up and and wonder what the heck happened to my pillow baracade. The pillow was laying on the floor to my left. William threw the pillow on the floor, landed on the pillow and rolled over to the mirror. He was only crying because the mirror blocked him from rolling over anymore!! Thankfully, William was not hurt at all. After I released he wasn’t hurt I start laughing because of how witty William is at such an early age.

You may wonder how I knew that William threw the pillow on the floor. Well, initially my conclusion was based on deductive reasoning. I looked at the placement of the pillow on the floor versus where William was laying next to the mirror. I knew that if he had landed directly on the floor with no cushion, he would have been crying a lot louder and probably would have stayed in one place instead of rolling over to the mirror. All of this reasoning was pretty much confirmed about twenty minutes later, when I saw William almost do the same thing again. He grabbed the corner of the pillow with his right hand, lifted the pillow up in the air and used his right leg to assist him in throwing the pillow of the bed.

I just hope that William doesn’t teach Keisha how to do this.

One of Jack Nicklaus’ grandsons died Tuesday, March 2, 2005 in a hot tub (full article). My prayers and condolences go to his family and friends. Although foul play is not suspected, I still have one question, Why oh why did you let a 17-month old in a hot tub?! If when attended by adult supervision, my twins will not be in a large body of water like a hot tub or pool until at LEAST age three. The toddler ran off to the hot tub by himself, but an accident like this could happen even with adult supervision. That age is just way too young for someone to be in a hot tub.

I had to release that vent. I had to.

On this second day of March, I am looking forward to the beginning of spring. Spring symbolizes a great deal for me… not only am I looking forward to the tulips blossoming, bright sunny days and daylight saving time, spring represents new beginnings in my life. This time last year, I was nearly two and one half months pregnant. Last spring symbolized new beginnings for my family, a beginning of two new lives. While anxiously awaiting my first OB/GYN visit, I battled with morning sickness DAILY. JT and I did not yet know that the little fetus inside of my womb was actually two instead of one. JT claims that he knew from the moment of conception that they were twins. This makes me giggle nonstop everytime he tells me this.

At the beginning of spring last year, during my first appointment, JT and I listened to the heartbeat(s) of our child(ren) for the first time. Dr. W. found the heart beat so quick that I glanced over at JT but then I quickly dismissed the thought. Of course I cried while I listened to the heartbeat(s) for the first time. After the appointment, I told JT that I was surprised that he found the heartbeat(s) so fast for such a small fetus… it was like he knew right where to find the beat(s). Later that night at home, I asked JT to see if he could hear the beat(s) by placing his ear against my abdomen. He placed his right ear on the right side of my abdomen. He heard the beat… I paused then said, “but wait didn’t Dr. W. find the beat on the over hear,” as I pointed to the left side. JT lifted up his head then placed his ear on that side. He heard a beat… I paused again, but this time I had a perplexed look all over my face. I said calmly, “how can you hear the heartbeat of the baby on both sides of my stomach like that? The baby is so small right now… that shouldn’t happen.” JT and I look at each other then shrugged our shoulders in disbelief. I thought to myself… wow what if there is more than one baby in there? I want an ultrasound RIGHT NOW. I dismissed the thought until April, 2004.

This spring, 2005 I look forward to providing the best life that I can for my children, healing my mind, body and soul and maintain a healthy and strong relationship with JT.

Vernal Equinox here I come.

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