LaLaGirl – Twinfinite Chaos! Parenting Multiples and Dealing with Autism

Five years ago today, I got up at the crack of dawn and kissed my 17-month-old twins goodbye. Grandma watched them while Paul and I headed to the hospital for my scheduled c-section. I sure didn’t want a c-section, and Paul could tell you I was scared to death of being cut open. I bawled my eyes out the night before the big day.

At the hospital, we settled in and got ready to meet our newest babies. We were at a brand new hospital (Good Sam, up in Lafayette!) and we were the 13th delivery there and the very first twin delivery. As the OB was doing the ultrasound, preparing for the delivery, we got some unexpected, fabulous news. Both babies had turned head-down. Just days before, at my final appointment with the perinatologist, we were told that a c-section was the only way to go – we had one baby breech and the other transverse. To hear that both babies had turned completely around in just a couple of days was the most wonderful news ever – I cried because I was so relieved!

The c-section was canceled. The OB broke my water, I labored a few hours, and Lexi and Nikki were born that evening. They were born at 4:43 and 4:47, just four minutes apart. It was my fastest, most painful, scariest delivery, but damn if I didn’t birth some beautiful, healthy, big babies.

I’ll admit, I wasn’t exactly thrilled to find out I was having another set of twins – but now I cannot even imagine them not being here. I’m so lucky.

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Our annual summer bash was a week ago Saturday, on the 25th of July. Which, not coincidentally, was Kayley’s 14th Birthday!! My big girl turned FOURTEEN. Can you believe it? I know some of my readership first got to know Kayley when she was five years old. FIVE! And now, she’s got boobies and purple hair and an iPod. She’s going to be a freshman in a few weeks! Where does the time go?

The party was OUTSTANDING. If you weren’t here, well – you missed out, dude. Paul worked for a solid month building his badass DJ booth, which he designed to match the existing pieces in our finished basement. As you may know, the previous owners put hundreds of hours into finishing this basement, to include custom built-in cabinetry, a wet bar, and a bathroom complete with a URINAL. Total guy zone. The only thing missing was a massive DJ booth that makes the bar itself look like a toy kitchen. And Paul did such a phenomenal job – his work impressed everyone!

And for the party, we went all out! Paul even bought glowstick necklaces and drink stirrers for everyone. It looked like a rave. Ha! I saw kids looking like LL Cool J, covered in necklaces. Well, if LL Cool J wore glowstick necklaces. You get the idea. He also bought a whole set of tooter shot tubes and Jagerbomb shot cups. And did I mention he constructed an actual STAGE for singing karaoke? It was downright delightful.

We invited every neighbor on our street and all of our friends – and this house felt like it was literally pulsating from the energy of all the music and people and spilled Jagermeister. I can’t believe how many people were here, especially considering that dozens of our friends were off camping or celebrating their wedding anniversary or on vacation. It was crazy times!

And someone decided to smash Kayley in the face with her slice of cake, which was really not very nice. She was pretty upset about it. But damned if that incident didn’t result in one of the funniest pictures I’ve ever seen!! I laughed for 30 seconds straight when I got that one off the camera. Sorry, baby girl.

And hey, you’ll never believe this shit. I was cleaning up the day after the party and guess what I found, embedded in the rug near the door? A tooth. A human tooth. Someone lost their TOOTH at my party. How does that even happen? If you were over here and you’re missing a tooth, holler at me. I saved it for you! Check out the party pictures on Facebook right here.

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