It's apparently what all the cool kids are doing this year.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Twin Benefits
Holding twice the amount of sleeping baby.
Yes, I am typing this while holding two sleeping babies. Carter is in my lap in a boppy pillow. He fell asleep first. Daddy was holding a fussy Brady, so I offered to take a turn holding him. I must have that momma touch, because I got him to settle down in my arms. Now I get to stare at adorable baby faces until they need to be fed again. Ahh, this makes it so worth it.
Yes, I am typing this while holding two sleeping babies. Carter is in my lap in a boppy pillow. He fell asleep first. Daddy was holding a fussy Brady, so I offered to take a turn holding him. I must have that momma touch, because I got him to settle down in my arms. Now I get to stare at adorable baby faces until they need to be fed again. Ahh, this makes it so worth it.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Tyler
And last but not least, it's my big boy.
Tyler cracks me up.
See? He wanted to try on the oxygen, so I let him put the canula on, without letting any oxygen flow, and he thought it was hilarious. So did I.
He is doing so well at school. He was the student of the month, his handwriting is improving by leaps and bounds, and according to him, he and Hunter are the smartest in his class. Confidence? Check. Humility? Working on it.
He is a great big brother. He loves those babies so much, almost too much. We have had to limit his kissing spots to their feet and tops of heads, not faces, lips, hands, tummies, and so on.
Tyler is also a thoughtful kid. Last week, we drove up to our house, and someone's recycling bin had been turned over and the contents were spread across the end of our street. Tyler ran inside to find a garbage bag and grabbed me to go clean it up. He wanted to make the earth happy he said.
And this last picture is as much to show you how awesome my mom is as what a hoot Tyler is. She spent just over a week here with us. It was wonderful. I had a second adult to help out during the day, the babies were spoiled with loves (seriously, they cried for two days after she left, lucky me), and Tyler had someone to play all his games with. What other grandma do you know that will wear a cardboard circle on her head and play safari in the back AND front yard?
See? We love Grandma. And I love my sweet boy Tyler.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Brady
Of course, Mister Brady needs a turn too.
When Brady was just a few days old, the nurses in the NICU described him as feisty. It was true then and is true now. If Brady wants something, he will let you know. In fact, most of the time when he is fussy, it is just because he wants to be picked up. I have had to put him in a sling more than a few times to get some work done.
He seems to really love people. Not only does he want to be held, but he interacts with us--smiles and coos. And when he smiles, oh that dimple.
Another thing about him, he has the loudest suck I have ever heard. I almost worry about the loud clicking he makes, but he can still down a bottle in record time. He does love to eat.
Finally, I had no idea just how quickly and completely he would win over my heart. We all love Brady so much, and wouldn't want our lives to be any other way.
And, here are some Brady pictures.
When Brady was just a few days old, the nurses in the NICU described him as feisty. It was true then and is true now. If Brady wants something, he will let you know. In fact, most of the time when he is fussy, it is just because he wants to be picked up. I have had to put him in a sling more than a few times to get some work done.
He seems to really love people. Not only does he want to be held, but he interacts with us--smiles and coos. And when he smiles, oh that dimple.
Another thing about him, he has the loudest suck I have ever heard. I almost worry about the loud clicking he makes, but he can still down a bottle in record time. He does love to eat.
Finally, I had no idea just how quickly and completely he would win over my heart. We all love Brady so much, and wouldn't want our lives to be any other way.
And, here are some Brady pictures.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Carter
I was thrilled when this book arrived in my mail last week.
See, I never win anything, and here was a book I had won from a Multiples and More blog giveaway. I have just started looking at it, and so far I like the message it is sending. Although my babies are twins, they are two unique people. I don't want them to be "the twins" but Brady and Carter, who just happen to be born at the same time. So while it is fun to dress them alike and take so many pictures of them together, I am going to try to always make sure they are also individuals.
Hence, this post on Carter.
Carter is such a sweet baby. He came into the world at 4 pounds, on the bigger side for a 32 weeker born to a smoking mother, but also at the same time as a quiet guy. In the hospital he hit his milestones pretty much as they would expect him to as he grew and learned to eat. He was and still is a pretty easy going baby. He has been a good sleeper, but we are still working on transitioning from just sleeping between feedings to actually taking naps. When he is fussy, it is because he is hungry, is sitting in a poopy diaper, or wants to be loved and cuddled.
Carter has had a few minor health issues, which I have documented here already. His need for oxygen, apnea of prematurity, and apparently a slightly weak immune system as we are in the middle of his third cold. At least it is a very mild one this time.
Carter looks like he is going to be a big boy. He has a round face, knobby chin, and long eyelashes.
I love my sweet Carter and can't imagine my life without him.
Our first picture
And this last picture is just for laughs. Carter got this rather large bald spot on the back of his head as all his fuzzy baby hair fell out. He did start growing the current fuzz he has now, but you can see the last bit of baby hair at the base of his neck. I just love it.
See, I never win anything, and here was a book I had won from a Multiples and More blog giveaway. I have just started looking at it, and so far I like the message it is sending. Although my babies are twins, they are two unique people. I don't want them to be "the twins" but Brady and Carter, who just happen to be born at the same time. So while it is fun to dress them alike and take so many pictures of them together, I am going to try to always make sure they are also individuals.
Hence, this post on Carter.
Carter is such a sweet baby. He came into the world at 4 pounds, on the bigger side for a 32 weeker born to a smoking mother, but also at the same time as a quiet guy. In the hospital he hit his milestones pretty much as they would expect him to as he grew and learned to eat. He was and still is a pretty easy going baby. He has been a good sleeper, but we are still working on transitioning from just sleeping between feedings to actually taking naps. When he is fussy, it is because he is hungry, is sitting in a poopy diaper, or wants to be loved and cuddled.
Carter has had a few minor health issues, which I have documented here already. His need for oxygen, apnea of prematurity, and apparently a slightly weak immune system as we are in the middle of his third cold. At least it is a very mild one this time.
Carter looks like he is going to be a big boy. He has a round face, knobby chin, and long eyelashes.
I love my sweet Carter and can't imagine my life without him.
Our first picture
And this last picture is just for laughs. Carter got this rather large bald spot on the back of his head as all his fuzzy baby hair fell out. He did start growing the current fuzz he has now, but you can see the last bit of baby hair at the base of his neck. I just love it.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
A big score
We have been having a fabulous week with Grandma here. Seriously, it has been wonderful. She cooks, she feeds babies, she plays games with Tyler, she even takes me out for lunch.
Today we hit the mall. My SIL Michelle gave me her gymbucks and we headed off to redeem them. Here is what I got:
And here is the part where I explain just what a bargain this is. Now remember, I bought two of everything. From left to right the after gymbucks/pretax amount:
one piece polo outfits: $7.99 each
red polo onesie: $4.32 each
plaid shorts: $2.16 each
light blue tees: $1.62 each
dark blue tees: $2.70 each
fishie pjs: $2.16 each
That is 12 gymboree items for about $40.
And this is how I scored. I went looking in the clearance section and noticed they had no doubles of anything. I thought it might be that they didn't have room on the floor, and so they kept one item out front, and the rest in the back. The clerk went back and brought out handfuls of clothes. Things that she said had been on the floor and not moving, so they had to move them to the back as they got new clearance stuff. I had no idea what they were going to ring up at, so we just started buying, and I got to keep adding more stuff to my tab as we realized how low everything was marked.
And so while I said that I wouldn't necessarily dress twins alike, they are sure going to be looking good in their new identical outfits next summer.
Today we hit the mall. My SIL Michelle gave me her gymbucks and we headed off to redeem them. Here is what I got:
And here is the part where I explain just what a bargain this is. Now remember, I bought two of everything. From left to right the after gymbucks/pretax amount:
one piece polo outfits: $7.99 each
red polo onesie: $4.32 each
plaid shorts: $2.16 each
light blue tees: $1.62 each
dark blue tees: $2.70 each
fishie pjs: $2.16 each
That is 12 gymboree items for about $40.
And this is how I scored. I went looking in the clearance section and noticed they had no doubles of anything. I thought it might be that they didn't have room on the floor, and so they kept one item out front, and the rest in the back. The clerk went back and brought out handfuls of clothes. Things that she said had been on the floor and not moving, so they had to move them to the back as they got new clearance stuff. I had no idea what they were going to ring up at, so we just started buying, and I got to keep adding more stuff to my tab as we realized how low everything was marked.
And so while I said that I wouldn't necessarily dress twins alike, they are sure going to be looking good in their new identical outfits next summer.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Random Posting
Whenever I hear the word "random" I want to say dancing, and then I want to curse myself for quoting tv shows off of Nick.
Anyway, isn't that a great way to start this totally random post? I know I haven't posted much lately, but it's because I feel like my life is so repetitive right now. Get up, feed babies, get Tyler to school, feed babies, shower (if I'm lucky) eat lunch, feed babies, pick up Tyler, play Clue (our new favorite game), feed babies, cook dinner, feed babies, (are you getting the picture yet?)
While our actions are pretty repetitive, I do grab the camera and snap away several times a day. So here are a few of those random pictures:
And here is my new haircut. You know your life is oh so exciting when the highlight is getting out of the house to get your hair done!
Let's hope this next week is a little more exciting. Grandma couldn't stay away from the babies and arrived last night to spend a week with us. I love getting to see my mom, and hopefully we can break out of my boring routine just a little.
Anyway, isn't that a great way to start this totally random post? I know I haven't posted much lately, but it's because I feel like my life is so repetitive right now. Get up, feed babies, get Tyler to school, feed babies, shower (if I'm lucky) eat lunch, feed babies, pick up Tyler, play Clue (our new favorite game), feed babies, cook dinner, feed babies, (are you getting the picture yet?)
While our actions are pretty repetitive, I do grab the camera and snap away several times a day. So here are a few of those random pictures:
And here is my new haircut. You know your life is oh so exciting when the highlight is getting out of the house to get your hair done!
Let's hope this next week is a little more exciting. Grandma couldn't stay away from the babies and arrived last night to spend a week with us. I love getting to see my mom, and hopefully we can break out of my boring routine just a little.
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