Hi! I'm Kristin, and I live in Seattle. I started this blog in 2004, as an outlet to chronicle my art, cooking and baking projects, and other daily thoughts. It was amidst of my days struggling with infertility, so I soon started writing mostly about that. We went through all sorts of treatments, much of which happened before I started blogging, including several rounds IVF. They were all failures -- it was a frustrating time. We moved on to adoption, which I blogged about a fair bit, and were almost complete with our paperwork when we got a shocking surprise. She was born in May of 2006! This blog then turned into a new mama blog, chronicling, among other things, my angsty struggles with breastfeeding and sleep (snore).
When Emma was 16 months old, I was shocked to discover two pink lines again! We were thrilled, though that dampened for me a bit when I started puking my guts out while trying to tend to a toddler. At 11 weeks, due to my request that we have at least one "early" ultrasound, we found out we were expecting identical twins. WHAT?!? In the ensuing months we somehow made it through packing and selling our house, finding and moving into a new one. Three days after that, at 33.5 weeks, I was sidelined with preterm labor!
But, then they decided to stick around for quite a bit longer, and Elsie and Delia were born in late May of 2008 (a little beyond 38 weeks, and a week after Emma turned two). For a year we lived the life of having three kids under three. It was joyous, it was overwhelming, it was insane, but it was our new normal and we rolled with it.
Now, we are approaching birthday month again, but with a 4 year old and two 2 year olds. Hello toddlerdom! Things are still crazy, but for the most part a lot of fun! For now, most parties around here consist of juice or cupcakes being launched from high chairs, Cheerios and blueberries turning up in all sorts of odd places, and lots of jumping on the couch cushions. Spontaneous wrestling sessions, screaming contests, and naked babies running through house are a common occurrence. Sometimes I want to hide in the closet, but most of the time, its a pretty fabulous way to spend my time....
