The babies just keep getting bigger and I keep getting busier and more tired. Carter is so close to crawling now. He can get up on all fours but instead of going forward he scoots himself backwards. I think it's a matter of days before he takes off on me. Brennan has gotten on his hands and knees before, but it still only occurs sporadically.

However the opposite is true for holding bottles. Brennan is almost a pro at holding them himself while Carter has some of the motions but hasn't put it all together yet.

Evan has been home with me this week since his school is on winter break. Why a daycare needs a winter break, I have no clue, but whatever. I guess it's like paying a babysitter or Nanny a week's vacation.

We are currently searching for a babysitter to watch the twins while I participate in the 'Lose a Ton' competition. I hate having to rely on my mother-in-law so many times each week, plus I get the feeling she doesn't like doing it that often.

I've got a few that appear to be great candidates, so Kevin and I plan to interview them this weekend. Hopefully they are ready to start right away!

This week I had met my personal trainer for the first time. Jordan is a very nice guy and really knows his stuff. The competition officially starts late next week, so he doesn't want me to work out a ton or lose weight until then, but he does want to get my body eased into working out again.

Today I bought Evan and I "Sesame Street Live" tickets. It was so cute watching him get all worked up and excited every time the commercial came on that I couldn't not take him to see Elmo. I never dreamed it would be so expensive though...which is why Kevin isn't going with us, plus we won't need someone to watch the kids then.

That's what's been going on around here lately. Hope everyone has a happy and safe New Year's! We aren't doing anything special and will most likely treat it as a normal, everyday night. Kids in bed by eight and mom and dad in bed usually by ten or eleven.

Sick, and not the good kind

Everyone in this house has one thing or another going on health-wise. Things have been pretty miserable here the last few days. The babies have some nasty colds going on, probably courtesy of big brother and daycare. You know the kind, the perpetual river of green ooze sliding from their nostrils. Last week Kevin was battling what I think the twins had a little bit ago, same symptoms all the way down to the double ear infection. Evan has the daycare slime too. It seems that I have some weirdo eye infection, not pink eye, but something weird and a major sinus infection. Let me tell you it's nothing but fun times going on around here.

I never told you guys, because I just found out on Tuesday (I think, stuff blurs together nowadays) and well...because I don't really update this as often as I should. Who has time for that? Anyway, a few weeks ago I had the tv on while taking care of babies when I noticed a local television show was continuing there "Lose a Ton" challenge and accepting new applications. I figured, what the hell, I could definitely stand to lose a few and there's no motivating factor like public humiliation, so I sent in my submission.

I was hoping that the uniqueness of being a new twin mommy would be a good element for the show, turns out it is! I got a call from a friend we hang out with maybe once a year, who just happens to be the dietitian for the competition. She called to say congrats because she was looking down the names on the semifinalist sheet and saw my name. This was news to me, nobody had yet contacted me, but I was super excited. A few hours later I got a call from the show's producer and she made it official. I go in on Tuesday, also Kevin's birthday, for an interview. From there they reduce the top 20 to the final 12. I'm crossing my fingers that I make the cut.

Contestants get a free gym membership and personal trainer amongst other things. Nice, right? And the winner of the whole competition gets a free trip to Mexico or something. Pretty sweet, now if Kevin only had the desire to leave the country, but we won't put that cart before the horse. Don't want to jinx anything.