Checking in

I just wanted to let you all know that I'm still around.  The babies are still with us and my brother is still in the hospital, but doing better.  We won't know for a couple more weeks if the girls are going to go home to their mother or stay with us.  Not knowing is the hardest part.  I want stability and some normalcy for them but I don't want to start something that they won't be here for in a couple of weeks.  I am searching for daycare because my MIL would rather be the spoiling grandmother than the every day babysitter.  We would like that too because then we could get some evenings or weekends off.  We were SOOOO not prepared for this.  We had to go buy a crib last weekend.  Actually, my dad bought it.  We also just found out that the 3 month old should move in to a crib from her bassinet too.  So, I guess we'll buy another crib this weekend. :(  My sister doesn't want to give us the one from her house because she wakes up every morning and looks at it and says "Some day..."  Give me a break!  We have your kids, they need somewhere to sleep!  I know it's hard for her to deal with, but she really doesn't have their best interest in mind.  She was supposed to come over for dinner last night (she's seen them once in the last 2 weeks) but she called me and said that a friend she hadn't seen in a long time came over and she was going to stay home to hang out with her.  WTF??? 
 
The dishwasher just finished so I have to go start dinner.  How on earth do you get everything done when you have babies?  2 babies so close together is crazy.  If I'm not feeding one I'm changing the other.  They never sleep at the same time during the day so it's hard to get anything done.  I've been leaving work early to come home and clean, but the MIL seems to get upset that I don't come over and get them when I get off early.  Please tell me that we will be able to find a routine that will make things less hectic...

Take care and know that even though I may not have time to post, I'm still reading your blogs and they give me a much needed break!