circles...dark ones...they are showing up under my eyes!! anyone have any tricks/good products/etc?? i mean, i know that they are not going away any time soon, so...whatever. :) in all reality, things are going pretty good! since my last post both of the girls have gotten sick, we have had several of my siblings here from michigan, and my legs still itch!
annabel and claire got some congestion from someone and then annabel somehow got an ear infection...at 5 weeks old! what the heck??!!?? poor baby!! the ear infection then led to thrush because of the antibiotic (that seems backwards to me, btw). so, two antibiotics also leads to seriously messed up poop. that led to our first blowout diaper. of course we were out at a softball game. in case you are wondering, bleachers are just wide enough to change my babies!! lol. through it all, the girls have continued to be very good babies!! they rarely cry unless they are hungry or needing a diaper change. they have each been sleeping pretty good. their sleeping is good but mine is still lacking...only because i am up feeding two separately. at night, i am up for about 35 min with each baby, that adds up pretty quickly. i am usually able to do the night feedings alone, giving peter a chance to sleep as much as possible, after all, he cant take a nap mid afternoon. i rarely nap, but its the knowing i usually can if needed. but, all of that is contributing to my dark circles. while i am gaining circles, i am loosing weight. i am 6 pounds less than when i got pregnant!! my skin is still loose across my belly and my belly is shaped differently now and lets not even discuss the stretch marks. but its nice to say that i lost all my pregnancy weight within the first month and continue to loose! now, most of that is due to forgetting to eat, but whatever!! lol.
so, we have also had lots of family visiting the last two weeks. my sister, olivia, and her 2 year old, zoe, came to visit for a long weekend. liv was a HUGE help while she was here. i loved having zoe here too! she is so smart and was super sweet with annabelclaire (yes, they are one person in her mind). liv and i did some shopping, we all went for frozen yogurt (several times), we went to the park and used the moby wraps for the first time, and had some great sister time! i hope that annabel and claire grow up having an awesome relationship with each other. liv and i are finally becoming close, and i love it! right after i dropped olivia and zoe off at the airport i got a call from my brother jonathan that he and his wife and his best friend were coming down the following day for a few days. WHAT??!!?? ok! my bro (whom i call paco) is very quiet and not open about anything. him calling to say he wanted to visit meant the world to me. it was so great having paco, whitney, and beal here. we ate out (thanks, paco), whitney and i had fun girl time while the boys went to a million gun shops, and we took advantage of the media room. i really miss my family and loved having them here! this week some of peter's family comes on thursday..his sis laura and dad carl. we have had a ton of out of town company...we are so blessed!
yep, legs still itch. i went to see dr. todd for my follow up and he has no idea what it is. he told me to go see a dermatologist. i had an appointment, but i was having a rough day and needed to cancel. so, i still itch, like crazy!! i have little raised bumps from my knees down. i work very hard not to scratch, but i cant help it sometimes...ugh!!!
i of course think my girls are sweet and totally adorable, so here are a few pics!! :)
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| on our way to church |
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| aunt livvy and the girls. annabel in pink, claire in blue |
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| momma and her babies |
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| i love this pic!! |
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| daddy holding claire in the moby wrap at the park! :) |
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| momma and annabel. we both love to swing! |
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| all of out to dinner! |
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| Liv and Zoe at menchie's for fro yo |
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| some of the many faces of claire..all within 45 seconds!! lol |
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| Uncle Paco and Claire. she wasnt too sure about him!! lol |
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| pics while out to dinner. top left: Claire. top right: Peter and Beal. bottom left: Paco, me, and Whitney. bottom right: Annabel |
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| the girls fell asleep while i blow dried my hair this morning! so sweet |
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| Claire all dressed up to meet daddy's coworkers today. |
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| Annabel liked wearing her Easter dress again! |
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| precious!! |
i am a momma in love, even with the dark circles! i have things i could complain about (and sometimes i do), but i am choosing to be grateful!
blessings, ALo
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You look AH-mazing!! And your babies are too precious for words. You've almost convinced me to try to have one. :)
ReplyDeleteFor the under eye -- I LOVE the Bare Minerals Bisque color under my eyes with a concealer brush. It is a very quick way to conceal and stays on most all day. I have heard from co-workers that the Bye Bye Undereye by IT cosmetics is good - I haven't tried it but I really do love their foundation and it goes on FAST and perfect. On lots of days, that manages the under eye for me just fine.
Don't know if you remember but you emailed me a few months ago and I have been thinking about your response a lot - You (and your blog) are an inspiration and so uplifting to me!