Thursday, July 30, 2009

Men VS Women

From an e-mail that Billy sent to me this morning:
"I forgot to tell Kristy that Emily was asleep on our bed."

I simply copy and pasted this...

Um, Ok. Daddy needs to be sure that he tells the baby-sitter where the child IS!!! Lol, I immediately called her and she said she had found Emily. Lovely. You gotta love the Daddys.

Emily got her first yoga outfit and we tried it on last night. She's very cute, if I do say so myself.

We also have pro-wrestlers on our hands. Since both of the babies move so much now, especially William, they like to play together and roll around all over the place, and onto each other! They were "playing" last night, and here are a few pictures. I also took a video. It was very funny to see them interacting and pulling/tugging on each other!






Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Baby smiles = World Peace

This morning while nursing William, he pulled away and made his "agee" sound, along with a little spit, with his eyes completely closed and a big grin on his face. It was the funniest thing.

I have decided that if everyone could start their day with a smile like a baby has in the morning, the world would be a happier place.

Picture Post

Practicing their new sitting tricks with Mama
She definitely thinks that she is BIG and BAD

The most laid back little boy, just chillin in his chair


Trying on her pom-pom headwrap for the first time


Our package - I thought she just had on her diaper, but I was wrong, she does have on a shirt too!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

A little Jaguar package

The other night, Emily was fussy, her suit was soaking wet, so I undressed her and wrapped her in this big, wooly Jaguar blanket. She immediately hushed and I scooped her up and "delivered" her to Billy, telling him this was his special Jaguar package. It was so cute, she just looked around, with just her eyes peeking out...all for about 5 mins! Oh well, the next time she is fussy, I'm going to do it again!

Both babies are learning to spit more. Emily is starting to spit a little while she eats. William spits more when he is just laying around, playing, and it's so funny to watch their mouths form and try for something to happen, and to be surprised when it actually does.

Emily has started being a bit more vocal and soemtimes she is quite loud. Our baby boy does NOT like loud sounds, he gets startled very easy, and sometimes when Emily is chatting/yelling, he will cry - it's really not funny, but it's making me chuckle to think about it. His little lip pokes out and his face just crumples up and he immediately starts crying.

They are both turning over quite well now. William does much better on his tummy, and will stay that way more than Emily does. She goes over to her tummy very often, but she can't get back over quite as well. She has gotten stuck many times, and doesn't like that one bit.

I was trying to think of a few little stories to share, but they are not coming so easily right now...I need to blog about them right when they happen and I'm going to commit to doing that! I know I've said that 100 times, but I mean it this time!

I'm starting the count down...9 days left in my 20's...EEEEEEK! 30 is knocking, LOUDLY, on my door.

Happy Tuesday!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Spitting and Sputtering

This is what William does when you try to fee him a bottle/nurse him right now. He hates to take it!!! I don't know what in the world is going on with him, but giving him a bottle or trying to nurse can be very challenging at times. He'll lay there and turn his head all around, talk, coo, spit, gurgle, laugh, smile...anything but EAT! He does normally eat his real food fairly well, so I'm glad for that, but Milk does a body good, as we all know! He needs that MILK!!!

Besides that, all is well with both of them. Emily is a character still, and she is talking more and making more sounds that sound similar to William. Sometimes she screeches and it scares William and he cries. It's very funny ( yes I know that might sound mean, but it is).
William sounds like a teradactyl many times.

They are both eating their feet and most times take socks off and eat those. They are doing great in their activity center, jumperoos, exersacuers, walkers, etc. They are also doing good sitting up, we try to practice at night and both can sit by themselves, but they topple over and most times we sit behind them to give them a little help.

Not much else is happening. Just a general update. I HAVE to be better about posting stores, day to day things that happen. I'll try!
Happy Wednesday!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Winding down

The work week is winding down and I am very glad. I've been busy and the week has flown by, but I'm ready to be home for 2 days!

Last night, Emily got a bottle of formula for the first time ( again, I don't count the NICU stuff). She seemed to do fine with it, even though she threw up this morning. She has been sleeping AWFUL at night, so I decided to try this and see if I could fill her up a little more. I'm just not sure she is getting enough milk from me by the very end of the day. William is still doing good with his formula bottle at night and sleeps thru most nights.

Tomorrow we go to their first "friend" BD party. We will be going to a small water play area, where they have kiddie pools and slides. We may be trying to go down a water slide, not sure on that one yet.

We've been taking the babies on a walk each night around 7pm. They are getting very fussy and agitated around this same time every night, but they like being outside and moving around. Last night we get ready, I put my socks and shoes on and head for the door only to realize I only have my bra on, no shirt. Lol...silly me!

I feel like I had a lot more to post about, but right now, I can't think of what that is...so I'll just say Happy Friday!

Emily at Noah's mini party on Monday, this is her crown

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Oh no you don't!!!!

Sunday I took the babies outside with us, Billy was doing yard work and I was weeding my bush bed. I went over to the pack and play to check on the twins, and I saw a flying insect. Let me just say - I hate bees. I have been stung by many bees and I dont' like them...yes I saw Bee Movie and that did lighten my heart a little...but still, they are not my favorite thing. I cannot be still around a bee, I'm the person that flails around and yells. So as I see this flying insect coming close to my babies, I think it's a bee, and I immediately say out loud " oh no you don't!" I swat at the bee and try to cover the pack and play with my body so the bee cannot get to them. It didnt' even cross my mind that the bee might sting ME, I just wanted to protect those babies...
As it turns out, it wasn't a bee, just a huge fly. BUT - it dawned on me, I did a Mama thing, I tried to protect my babies. Without thinking of myself, as I normally would, I thought of them first, and I would have gladly been stung 100 times if it had prevented them from being stung. Afterwards, I thought...I tried to protect them. Cool. Go me! :-)

We have been trying to go on more walks in the evening, Emily and William both like being outside. They can be fussy and when they go out, I don't hear a peep out of them. Plus, I think it's good to get out in the fresh air a little bit.

We are now eating sweet potatoes and that is going well. I think I'm going to try peas next!

Tomorrow, the babies are visiting my work for the first time, so they can meet my co-workers and possibly some volunteers. Hopefully, everyone will be in a social, pleasant mood and it will go well!
Happy Tuesday night!
Emily eating her first few bites of sweet potatoes
William learning how to do laundry early

Emily and William with their friend Noah

They sit in their highchairs now!