lately

Sorry it's been awhile. Let's just say that I am barely trying to keep my head above water after babysitting all day everyday.  The girls are doing great (with the exception of the continuous runny nose and dry cough...dang winter). I took Elle to the doctor last week and at five months she weighs 13.75 pounds and is 25 inches long. Tall and skinny. I weighed the other girls while waiting for the doctor and V weighs just over 33 lbs and Mya just about 38. Mya is 42 inches tall and V is 37 1/2 inches. 

Can I just take a minute and tell you how fast time is flying?! Mya will be five this year. What the what? I know. It's crazy. V turns two in less than two short weeks. She is not transitioning into toddlerhood very well. Her tantrums are coming more frequently and without reason. I am doing my best to manage all three (plus the two I babysit) with the small shred of sanity I claim. Elle is still not sleeping more than 3 hours at a time. It is exhausting and frustrating. With V teething and Mya sleeping on a sleeping bag in our room, we are unable to let her cry it out only because we need to get the little sleep we know she will grant us. 

I feel a little crazy at the moment. I feel like I am trying to balance nursing and birth control hormones all. the. time. It is draining and with the lack of sleep...I feel like I am slipping in the whole "keep a well-balanced life" aspect. I have been very open about it with Tim and we are trying to come up with reasonable solutions. 

I think that's just about all on my mind right now. There's a lot...too much...going on around these parts, but things will calm down soon enough.