I can not believe how close we are to the twins' first birthday. Their party is scheduled for just after the new year, but the big day is just over a month away. Oh my goodness...
A sampling from
our photo shoot...
We are still plugging along with the pumping schedule, though this last week was a doozy. Mastitis and bleeding, coming from inside (hello pink milk)
and outside (my nipples might come off completely), don't make for a good way to finish up. I thought I might have to stop completely over the weekend, but we are still going for now. I obviously can't speak for those who feed at the breast or only have one mouth to feed, but this breastfeeding thing is certainly not for wimps, that is for sure. I'm already plotting out what I'll do with all my time when I am done pumping.
I am so happy that it has worked out for us, that I had some milk and pumps (and formula too, so no one starved to death), but I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed it or would happily do it again (but since we are done, I guess that doesn't really count). Definitely worth it, but not easy that's for sure. It might be one of my only personal accomplishments from the last ten months. That and helping me lose all the baby weight (the fifty I gained and another ten for good measure).
And Halloween went great, the kids didn't like their hats (of course the part of their costumes I spent the most time on), but fun was had by all
The complete Paddington, including a suitcase for marmalade.
Now that Mari is mobile, she doesn't want any part of holding still for pictures. She must be moving at all times. The smallest and bravest one was Madeline...
