An update would be nice

Yesterday I found out my baby boy needs to have a shunt put in to drain the excess fluids on his brain. As you can imagine, this came as quite a shock to me as he hasn't yet shown any signs or symptoms of pressure. I am sad and relieved all at once. Sad that my poor little baby has to go through such an ordeal, but relieved that it did not have to happen sooner when he was much more fragile. I am also incredibly grateful that it was caught soon enough that no apparent damage was done, that we live in a world where this can be done, and that the staff at the hospital are treating this with great compassion and care. Nonetheless, I feel a mix of emotions and I know there are risks with every surgery, but not having the surgery would be even riskier. Mama says, when we're worried or distressed about something, just thank God for all the good and positive things.

Things could have been much worse. For twins born at 28 weeks they are doing amazingly well. We don't have to deal with constant surgeries or a whole lot of uncertainties. Their hearts work, they weren't sent home on oxygen, they eat well, they're ahead of where they should be developmentally, and they're just so perfect.

While we waited to see the doctors at the Emergency Room yesterday, we had the privilege of talking to another woman who had boy/girl twins who were eight years old. Her son suffered from Hydrocephalus but they did not catch it in time-they realized at that point that her son had developed autism. But I will not forget the optimism that woman had-her children were nothing but perfect to her, and she was full of hope. So I look at this and realize that we will get through anything that these babies throw at us and they're still perfect.

One last thing, hallelujah for public health care! We would be so in debt without it...

I made a hat

I crocheted a hat after Christmas with the yarn and pattern I got from my mother-in-law. It started out fun, but got very boring when it was the same stitch row after row. However, in the end it was well worth it! Voila!

Though, I think it could use a good wash-it's a teensy bit stiff and is a little bit like a chef's hat.

My next project is a set of hats for my babies, although they hate wearing hats, but I don't want their noggins to get cold!

The Trouble With Twins and Blogging

I have had the privilege of becoming a mama to two exceptional babies about five months ago. They were three months premature and my husband and I spent two and a half restless months at the NICU at McMaster Children's Hospital. I could go on to tell about that exhausting experience, the worry and what seemed like constant bad news, or I could talk about how they are perfectly normal babies today who are making it really hard to start a blog!

The trouble with twins is as soon as one stops crying,

the other one starts.

The trouble with twins is as soon as one falls asleep,

the other one fusses.

The trouble with twins is I feed them all day,

and they're still hungry.

The trouble with twins is,even if they are cozy asleep on you,

once you start typing an entry they yell at you.

But the real trouble with twins is that they make you nuts enough to want to do it all over again.

Now that you know all my excuses, here goes!

My blog really has no focus. There isn't any neat niche that I'm going for other than discussing exactly what I want to because that makes it fun for me. I know that sounds selfish, but what's the point of trying to be something I'm not-a good blogger. I picked the name "The Mama Wears Pumps" because really that's the best thing I can pull out of my fried mommy-brain. I quite enjoy heels and wear them almost always. I'm the lady you might see with the dirty hair, a disheveled shirt, and with spit up all over her jeans but gee golly she's wearing heels!

So here starts my journey of trying to keep up with one more thing, because twin infants just isn't enough! Also, if you'll notice, I'm publishing my first post on January 11th, well past the 1st where I first intended to start blogging. Off to a great start, but hey, this is my blog, so there!