life is rough

My mom watched the babies last night while I went to my Mom's group. She said Carter was busy playing with toys one minute and then she looked back over at him and he had just rolled over and fell asleep. Isn't that so funny? Sometimes when I am tiered I wish I could just roll over and fall asleep. He is FINALLY getting the hang of putting himself to sleep. We have had 3 nights in a row now that he just goes to bed at bedtime without crying. I don't want to jinx myself but I think he is getting the idea. As you can see my house has completely been taken over by baby stuff and I know this is only the start of all the toys! 

Cuties

Just some cute pics from this weekend. Often times I feel like I am just playing dress-up with these babies all day long. Mostly because they have so many cute clothes that they need to wear before they grow out of them.

Carter's 1st baseball cap. I don't know if I

have ever met a more smiley baby! He really

is a happy little guy.

Chloe is not too sure what to think of rice cereal

We love our Daddy

Dressed up ready to go out for dinner

They are almost getting to heavy for

me to hold like this! At least I don't

ever have to work out my arms. Big kiddos.

5 Months Old

The babies turned 5 months old on the 21st. I know I say this often but I really can't believe how big they have gotten. I feel like they have really changed a lot in the last month. It seems like they went from infants to babies between 4 & 5 months. They are wearing some 3-6 size clothes but mostly 6 months. I am having to pack up the stuff they grow out of it seems like every other day! They are doing great and are just the happiest little babies. We are still struggling with the sleep stuff but we will get it. I took some of your advice and we are starting to do the cry-it-out method. It's SO HARD though. The first time we did it I don't know who was crying harder me or Carter. It's just so instinctual to go running when you hear your baby crying. They so have me wrapped around their fingers...toes...whatever! We are doing way more naps in the cribs now than in the swings and are making progress in getting them to stay in their cribs all night long. It's not as easy as it may seem :-).  Jerame was in Dallas this week and I have to say it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be with him gone. We missed him, don't get me wrong, but I felt pretty good about being able to handle it by myself. My Mom, bless her heart, came to stay with me at night. I still think it might be too difficult to try and do the nights alone at this point but we will get there. Carter rolled over and is still obsessed with trying to get his feet in his mouth. Chloe is still trying to roll over and has not quite figured out the awesomeness of her feet yet...I'm sure it's just a matter of time! We tried rice cereal and they were not too sure what to think of it. I think we need to give it another try & see how they do. We are looking forward to the weekend with Daddy home! 

This is not the greatest picture in the world

but I have to point out their cowboy boots that

their Papa Paul (Jerame's Dad) gave them.

Brother & Sister

Happy Girl

Happy Boy

Ready to play after their morning bottle


Morning playtime

They love their Bumbo's...this is a must have for

anyone that is having a baby. They love sitting up in

them and get so proud of themselves it's so cute.

Sleepy girl

Bella loves her babies (a little too much sometimes...

she drives me CRAZY with the licking)

Pretty Chloe

Carter is the happiest when he can get his

sisters hands in his mouth

A Newborns Conversation with God

A friend of mine sent me this email forward and I found it very touching. Enjoy....

A baby asked God, 'They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?' God said, 'Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.' The child further inquired, 'But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.' God said, 'Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy.' Again the child asked, 'And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?' God said, 'Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.' 'And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?' and God replied, 'Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.' 'Who will protect me?' God said, 'Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.''But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.' God said, 'Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.' At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, 'God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.' And God said, 'You will simply call her, 'Mom.'

A New President

Wow...did anyone else get goosebumps watching the presidential inauguration this morning? There is just something so special about Obama and it is amazing to see how he is bringing the entire country together. I really could not have felt more proud to be an American today. The babies thought it was pretty neat too!

One Year Ago....

We found out we were expecting twins one year ago today! I can't believe how much has changed in just one short year. It really is incredible and feel we have been so very blessed! We were also preparing for our trip to Italy and what turned out to be our "babymoon". What a fantasitic trip that was. I wish we could go back there and relive that trip for just one day! It was so speical. I would also make up for all the wine I didn't get to drink while we were there :-)

Sleeping Buddy

When people ask me what the twins schedule is I really can't give them a good answer at this point. Each day and night just seem to vary so much. I mean don't get me wrong they have an eating schedule which is a bottle every 3 hours or so but when they eat those bottles just totally depends on how the previous nights adventures went and when they got up that morning. For a little while there both babies were sleeping really well but then they got a cold and it has all seemed to get messed up from there. Just when I thought we were getting into the swing of things they have reminded us yet again who is calling the shots. All the books say you can start doing the cry-it-out method at 4 months old. But really can anyone really do that? I think I would rather sleep on the nursery room floor than listen to our babies 'cry themselves to sleep'. Also since we have the babies in the same room I just don't really know how that would work considering more often than not one of them is calm & willing to go to sleep while the other is fighting it with all their might. Carter has been the most difficult to settle down at night lately. Once we finally get him to sleep he will more than likely wake up screaming within an hour or so. It is normally just as I have drifted off to sleep myself that I am awakened by a screaming baby! So I run my way down to their room and try to scoop him up before he wakes up Chloe. Then I normally bring him back to lay in bed with me for what has now turned into the majority of the night. This has been going on for the past couple of weeks now, I know it's turning into a bad habit! It just seems so much easier at 1:00am to put him in bed with me where I know he will sleep rather than getting up a handful more times to comfort him as he wakes up crying every 20 minutes. I have to admit though he is so cuddly to sleep with sometimes I don't really mind! So for now I guess I will just settle with having a sleeping buddy. I know this along with every other little thing we have experienced with the twinnies is just a phase that will pass.

Now onto more exciting things! Carter has discovered this week that he has feet...as you can see in several of the pics below. He is constantly trying to get them into his mouth, it is hilarious. Chloe discovered this week that she can scream. She screams when she is both happy & sad! Such a girl...just sassy as can be! I got a really fun video of her screaming while smiling ear to ear. I will post that later. What a little stinker. I went out to lunch with my Mom & Brother earlier in the week and Chloe screamed just to scream for a good portion of the lunch! Shoot :-) It's pretty funny though so I find myself laughing at her which I think already encourages her to do it more. Both babies are on the verge of rolling over from their back to their tummy. They are both swinging their legs over and to the side all the time. We are thinking about trying some rice cereal this week too, I can't wait! They are discovering each other more and more each day. They are reaching for one another and will try to grab for toys that the other one is holding. Sometimes if they are laying next to each other they will just play with each others hands and try to get them in their mouths its really pretty funny.

Next week they will turn 5 months old...where is the time going?!!!

Two smiling babies!

I have to share this picture it's  just too cute not too.

This is the first picture we have gotten that they are both smiling!

Growing up so fast

Our babies are growing up right before our eyes! The days of infancy I think are long gone...here we come crawling & walking. I know it's going to happened before we can blink an eye! Each day I feel like more of the differences in their personalities shine through. They are two totally different little people. It's so fun to watch the changes in them as they start to be aware of the world around them. I am just so lucky to be able to stay at home with them during the days. I can't wait for the weather to get nicer in the coming months so I can start taking them places like the zoo. I love being a Mom & feel so blessed to call these two precious and perfect babies ours! They are both starting to be interested in holding their own bottles. I am going to LOVE the day that they actually can hold them. Right now they are still just practicing, its really pretty cute.
Last night I went to a twins Mom's group. There are 8 women and everyone has twins! It was so refreshing to talk with other Moms that have gone through and are going through what I am. I am already looking forward to next weeks meeting. It was really a great group of ladies. Since Jerame's flight was canceled on Sunday he missed the meeting he was going to London for so he actually ended up not traveling at all this week. It has been nice to have him home this week instead of traveling.


Chloe holds her bottle! She was so proud
of herself it was so sweet.


sleeping angels

Both babies just love their Daddy.

They light up when he walks in the house afterwork.

Carter is espeically getting into playing with his Daddy :-)

Surfing on the tummy-time toy

More Snow?

About 4:00 yesterday afternoon I looked outside to see snowflakes falling yet again. By 6:00 we had at least two inches piled up, I just couldn't believe my eyes because I had no idea we were supposed to get more snow. Jerame's flight to London was supposed to leave at 6:30pm but the plane ended up sitting on the runway for 4 hours while they attempted to de-ice and clear the snow off the runway. But after 4 hours of sitting there, they finally decided to cancel the flight &  bring the plane back to the gate so everyone could get off. Can you believe that? So needless to say by the time he got home at 11:30 last night he was just a little bit frustrated. Thankfully most the snow is gone today!  

4 month Check Up

The babies had their 4 month old well-baby visit to the Doctor on Friday. We were scheduled to do this appointment before Christmas since they actually turned 4 months 12/21 but because of the weather the appointment was canceled. The babies checked out just perfect and are growing at a normal pace. Carter now weighs 13lbs. 8oz. and Chloe 12lbs. 4oz. They are both in the 25th percentile now for weight and 50 for height. Both babies seem to be right on track for development also. We decided to wait until next week to give them their 4 month round of shots. We figured it might just be too hard on them considering they are still sick. They both slept better last night which was good, I think they are slowly getting over their cold. Last time they got their shots it took them 3 days to feel normal again I think. Jerame is going to London today for work. This is his first big trip since the babies were born. I am nervous about how I will handle it on my own for a week...especially since they have been sick. Thankfully I do have help from family lined up and will never have to do the nights by myself which is great. Although it will be exhuasting for both Jerame & I,  it will go by quick. We have had such a nice and long weekend I just don't want it to end! 

Babies first Christmas

We had such a lovely Christmas holiday we spent lots of time with both of our families. This year will be a very memorable one for us because it was our babies first Christmas and also because we had so much snow. It just seemed to keep snowing and snowing. We still have snow on the ground in our neighborhood. I feel so thankful to be able to drive in my car again though, it was getting a little old being stranded at home for so many days in a row.
We have had a rough past couple of days...our precious little angels have had colds. I have to say as a Mom watching your kids be sick and not knowing how to help them is the worst feeling I have ever felt in my life. There were a few times over the coarse of the last few days that Jerame has had to tell me to get it together because I start crying when the baby starts crying. I just feel so bad for them! They seem to be doing better today and are both sleeping right now. My Dad & Shelly came to take care of them for the evening last night while Jerame and I went out to ring in the new year. It was so generous of them to come and spend the evening taking care of our sick babies. They did such a great job! We are so lucky to have so many Grandparents around to help us! Here a some pics from our holiday.

My Grandma had this portrait drawn for us during

her trip to South America. She surprised us with it on

Christmas Eve. It will be something we cherish for a lifetime.

Carter riding his new toy on Christmas

Christmas dinner at our house. You can't get away with

not holding a baby at our house!

We finally put together the babies play-center that

Uncle Matt got them when they were born. They almost

like it...I think a few more weeks and they will be

big enough to really enjoy it.

Too Funny

Bella liked to stick her head in the snow for some

odd reason?

The guys shoveling off the BBQ on Christmas

Day 6 of snow