We are alive and well!

I cannot tell you how many times I started a blog post then had to stop composing to take care of babies, or, how many times I finally got both babies to sleep only to lay my head on the pillow and with heavy eyelids consider what I might blog if I didn't choose sleep over blogging.  It's  not that there is a lot of sleep happening around here...maybe 4-5 hours a night.
Let me say, though, even though this household sometimes looks like that episode of I Love Lucy when Lucy is working in the chocolate factory and the conveyor belt melts down (except instead of chocolates, we have babies and dirty diapers and feedings), this is surprisingly a lot of fun. 
This has not been as hard as I imagined it to be; not that it doesn't come with its challenging times.  We have been so blessed by a church here in Vancouver that has fed us and held babies and encouraged us through cards and emails.  THANK YOU StAW!
We even have the ability to get outside and enjoy the beautiful fall weather.  In fact, it's quite enjoyable to have all 3 of them in the super-stroller, the Valco Twin Tri-Mode (I know, post a picture!).  Ethan loves his new "perch" that comes with this stroller.  Outings are still framed by 3-hour feedings, but even an hour walk is good for the soul.
It's fascinating to watch Anna and Oliver, who are both getting close to 10 pounds now.  I think they already have their twin "secret" language.  There is a vocal tone that they both have...one will start, the other join in as if in dialogue, and they will "talk" for 5 or so minutes.  They tend to talk to one another in the middle of the night...last night, Sarah the Dog joined in the conversation and for about 5 minutes all 3 of them were in this "dialogue."
We've been on our own since last Friday when my mom returned to Texas to care for my dad, who is getting over pneumonia.  She will come again later, but it has been interesting to try this on my own for a few days (again, amazing help from Sue and Rosemary here in Vancouver). 
Ethan provides some comic relief as he now likes to tell "jokes."  He continues to adjust and adapt to his new life.  He is a champ at adjusting to change.  I could take a lesson from him on how to handle all things with a bit of grace.  And if that doesn't work, well, just play with your trains. 
I will try and post some pictures in the next few days.  I am so far behind on thank  you notes (If my to-do list were like a Maslov pyramid, I'm at the basic level of having clean underwear everyday...higher level functions like thank you notes are just not functioning yet)....some amazing gifts of love have come from Texas to us and those of you who know who you are, thank you.  We've even had some friends from Texas in Vancouver on vacation...they were able to stop in and say hello and meet the babies.
Okay, babies are stirring, it's 8 am on Wednesday morning...the conveyor belt begins!