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There are 23 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Chris and I have VERY common names but our kids are pretty rare. Sorens name is so uncommon that is isn't listed in their database that anyone has that name. which i doubt.

Happenings with Tristan and Lanie

Tristan has been such a pill lately. I mean seriously! This child has gone above and beyond to be disobedient right in front of me and does it just to get under my skin. He does anything from peeing all over the place, pouring juice in his shoes, throwing anything and everything that he holds in his hands, hitting his sister, poking Diesel with a pencil and I swear he opens the refrigerator a hundred times a day. These are just a few of his misdeeds. I found that me yelling and getting SO angry wasn't helping the situation and was only getting me uptight and making our home an unhappy place. So I am trying to cool my temper and take things in stride. My more mellow attitude seems to be helping slightly. I am truly hoping this phase passes QUICKLY. I am open for any advice or encouragement.

Lanie got into a fight with the neighbor dog yesterday. It was pretty bad...by the time I finally caught hold of her leg to pull her away she was in bad shape. I freaked out just a little bit when I saw that her Eye had popped out of its socket, blood everywhere. I quickly rushed her to the vet and left all 4 kids with my neighbor. Today they are doing surgery to remove the eye and sew it closed. I could have had them push it back in and repair it but she would have been blind in that eye and could have had future complications. AT least she can be a pirate next Halloween! It was a hard decision whether to do the surgery or just put her down. The only reason that thought comes to my mind is because of Lanies growing aggression. Tristan is pretty ruff on her and she has lashed out at him a few times. Plus she got into this terrible fight and with one eye is she going to be more aggressive. but we decided she is only 9 yrs and still in good health. So we will give her the benefit of the doubt and see how she does with things. Diesel would have missed her terribly if we had her put down. So I bring her home late today. I hope she is in good spirits. I have already talked to the kids (Tristan especially) about how we need to treat Lanie. I will keep you posted.

I promise more pics as soon as we buy a new charger for my camera. I have lost it and the battery is dead. Grandma's have been pretty upset at the lack of photos coming there way.

I'm a slacker!

OK, keeping up with a blog after having twins and keeping my sanity with my 4 and 2 year old isn't as easy as I thought. Not because I couldn't make time, but because I simply haven't been in the mood. I guess that is what lack of sleep does to me.

The babies are doing great. They are around 7 lbs and growing fast. Tristan is a huge handful and is more defiant than I ever thought posssible. If we had a candid camera around on Sunday morning it would have definately hit the You Tube fast. I am completely at a loss with how to control this kid!! I am truely hopeing it is just a phase because of our new additions...whew...I am running out of ideas to get Tristan to behave. I have to say that Tristan is still adorable and captures my heart (almost) everytime I look at him.




I have gotten up and down from this chair 7 times since I started this post. It is 11pm and Chris isn't home from work yet. The babies needed to be changed and fed and now I am rushing to finish this so I can get my little (big) behind in bed. I am hopeing for an easy night. We've had some nights that we wanted to pull our hair out X2. Having a baby is challenging at times. Having 2 new babies is assuredly chaotic. Well, I am going to set a goal of posting at least once a week. If you check my blog and it has been longer...send me an email and harrass me a little. Thanks