I'm not going to lie...

Just thought I would write a little update on how the Ficker's are doing. My parents left and we were pretty sad to see them go. They did so much for us while they were here. My Dad cooked so many meals and froze them so we could have food that I could just pop in the oven when I didn't have anything else to make. (So wonderful.) My Mom did everything from hold crying babies to cleaning up my bathroom. I'm really so lucky for such wonderful parents. It was hard to see them go. Joaquin's Dad and Step Mom, Cindy, came out for a few days too and we really enjoyed seeing them. We celebrated Joaquin and Andon's birthday and had some good food while they were here. I've been alone for the last two days and because I've been spoiled with help, I'm trying to figure everything out with only one set of hands. (During the day that is.) It was a little rough for me yesterday. Everett seems to do pretty good with just eating and sleeping right now. Brock on the other hand likes to be awake and has no problem protesting. I don't really blame him. It's got to be very boring sitting in a crib when your not tired. So I try holding him or putting him in his bouncer. Today I had to get some sleep so I put him in bed with me and would put his Binky back in his mouth every 3 minutes after he would spit it out. I actually got about 45 minutes of rest and it helped a lot. I'm the type of person who normally needs 8 to 10 hours of sleep. Now I get an hour and a half to two hours if I'm lucky between feedings. I've done pretty well as long as I can get one nap in during the day. Joaquin has been a huge help around the house. He's back to work now and hates being away from the boys during the day. As soon as he gets home, he helps feed the boys which is really nice. This week should be a lot of fun. My sister Krista will be coming from Sacramento to help out for 6 days. She loves babies and loves to spoil them. I hope they don't get too used to being held because of her. :) After she comes, Joaquin's Mom and Sister will be here. We are looking forward to our next visitors. Once they leave, we will really be on our own....for real. Scary thought. Ah, we'll survive.