Hello 2011!

2011, really?!? How is it possible that I've been out of high school 15 years, college 10 years!! Wow - time has flown by and life just keeps getting better! We ended 2010 with the arrival of our sweet Sophia!! Its amazing how different this experience has been in so many ways. For starters, other than her blue eyes and long eyelashes, Sophia couldn't be any more different than the twins. She has the black hair I expected the twins to have, she was born with more hair than the girls had when they were one, and at 2 months she weighed more than the girls did at 4 months. She LOVES to talk and to be talked to! Her big sisters adore her, especially Kate who always makes sure she has her blanket. It took them a while to realize that she was both mommy and daddy's baby...when ever Mike would hold her, they were quick to tell him, "That's Mommy's baby!". Although for a while there, they were actually right...Sophia wanted mommy and only mommy. While that was exhausting, I loved it!! :) I'm really cherishing every moment with her knowing that she's the last one (no we will not be trying for a boy!). But she has figured out that she's got a great daddy and always gets a big smile whenever she sees him! The twins are doing great and are so smart, so funny, and have the most amazing little personalities. A couple funny and favorite things that come to mind right now:

- I just taught them to sing "Where is Thumbkin", however Kate says "Duncan" instead of Thumbkin and Natalie says "Something". Cracks me up every time.
- Kate has just started to annunciate Natalie's name this week....which is good, but also very sad for us. Since she started talking, Natalie has always been "Nonnie". We'll have to figure out how to keep that nickname around.
- Natalie telling me that she "can't like" something or when she gets a little attitude with me and is really trying to get her point across when she is telling me no by saying "NO, NOT EITHOR".
- Oh, their little personalities....I hate to say it but Kate is daddy's girl and Natalie is mine. So I know I was a little stinker as a kid and Natalie is my daughter for sure. She knows just how to push my buttons and can be so naughty.... Kate is happy go lucky for the most part, and although she has her own naughty streak...she's definitly not as devious as my Natalie. It truly amazes me to see how different they are even though they are identical twins.... You would think same genetics, same environment would equal same personality, but it definitly does not!
- Potty training.....oh so close. Nap time and overnight are my next hurdles.
- They are really getting into pretend play now... We've had a toy kitchen for the longest time and they are finally pretending to cook. They also love pushing their babies in the strollers, and having tea parties.
- Chasing them around the kitchen as the "Tickle Monster". If we ever leave this house that is what I will miss most I think. They have the Wheely Bugs that my mom gave them and they zip around our island as I chase them and just squeel with laughter when I catch them.
- As for Sophia, well she is doing great and is consistently sleeping through the night!! 10PM - 5AM!! Amazing. The other night she actually slept longer than I did - went to bed before me and woke up after!

Other than that, I'm just gearing up for going back to work next week. :( I've loved my time off with the girls.....although a stay at home mom is a tough job, I feel like I've finally gotten into a routine with them and will really really miss spending my days with them. SO SO sad! I feel so very blessed for this beautiful family we have and for my 3 girls and most amazing husband and daddy! I don't really know what I thought my life would be like 10 years ago, but I can say I never imagined myself pushing a shopping cart through Target with twins strapped into the toddler's seats and a newborn sitting in her carseat in the cart while I pile groceries up around her. Its a crazy crazy life, but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Here's a few recent pics!

2-Year update

We spent the girls 2nd birthday in Michigan visiting family! We had a great trip....drove through the UP this time and the girls got to play on the beach for the first time and loved it! They did really great in the car, thanks to our best friend Elmo. No pics of the beach but there's a few of their Elmo cake...which was a hit!

Whats new with me:
Well I am happy to say that we'll have 3 babies under the age of 3 by the end of the year!! The girls will be big sisters this November. I'm feeling great and this pregnancy is flying by and is a breeze compared to the twins. Just started to see the baby kick this week!

Whats new with the girls:
I absolutely love this age, here are a few of my favorite things:
Kate singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
Natalie being a little stinker at night time by crawling into bed with Kate, falling asleep at the door, turning the lights on, emptying all the drawers
Natalie kissing my ouchies
The girls telling daddy they love him "THIS MUCH"
How excited they get for their M&M treat after going potty. Kate likes the orange ones, Natalie likes the blue
When Kate does her happy dance
Natalie telling Kate to "Take Turns" or "Share"
Kate making coffee with Daddy in the morning
Natalie telling Kate she'll be "Ok" when she is sad
How excited they get when "Muffin Man" comes on
How hard they giggle when they are tackling each other
The fact that Kate can chug her milk in 2 minutes, but it takes Natalie at least 10 minutes to drink it all
When they wake up at 6am yelling "Dadda, Dadda" and then he takes them downstairs to make banana or blueberry pancakes
Kate talking about gramma's kitty cat nonstop since we got home
How excited the girls get when we tell them how pretty they look after putting on their PJs
Too much to list, but those are just a few that come to mind.

Easter

Hi! No time to write....just trying to get some new pics out here. The picture of the girls in the stroller is from our trip to the Wisconsin Dells. (We have the same picture from a year ago....its funny to see how they've changed in one year. See the March 09 Blog post) There are a few pics of the girls right after they woke up from a nap in their crib. I just love walking into their room after they wake up. They are in such good moods and are so goofy. Then lastly I've put some pictures of the girls first Easter egg hunt around the house. The girls are doing great and have such little personalities right now. I'm not even going to try to type everything that they are into because I know I'll miss too much.....next blog entry. :)

Winter update

Hi! I thought I would throw some newer pics out here since its been a while and give an update on whats new around here! So whats new.... The girls are about 20 months old now and are just my whole world!



They have really started to talk up a storm lately...
Words include:
Mama, Dada (FINALLY!!!)
Hi-eee, Ba-bye, Ello, Thankyou, Nana, More, Milk, Up, Out, Why, Cheese, Juice, Wait, Doggy, Kitty Cat, Shoes, Socks, Boots, Coat, Eyes, Nose, Mouth, One, Two, Three, and many more I can't think of now...

Things that make me smile:
Natalie singing the chorous of Single Ladies... "Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh"
The girls giving each other kisses
They wake up in the morning and have little chats and laugh at each other in their cribs while mom and dad sleep in
They have hair...lots of it! Its straight and blond (weird) and long enough for pig tails

What they are into:
We're taking our first swim class on Saturday mornings. I think it takes us longer to get ready for the class than the actual class.
LOVE Elmo - we watched Elmo's world at least 20 times on the trip to Michigan...to this day I am still singing "Down Down Baby Elmo loves Karate, Down Down Baby Elmo shakes his Body".
They love wearing my shoes around the house

Its crazy sitting here on the couch where I spent 3 months of bed rest writing all the things they can do now! Its amazing how fast time has gone by. Well hopefully we can survive this COLD Minnesota winter!! I'll try to write again before summer! :)

September 2009

Well not too much new here with this post, just want to get some updated pictures up. Summer seems to have officially ended now….the leaves are falling and its been in the 60’s/70’s the past couple of days. Even though our beloved Spartans suck, the girls sure do look cute in their new outfits. (Thanks Gramma!) So here is whats new with the girls...

Favorite words…..Cheese (gees), Hello (allo), Cookie. Cheese is also their favorite food!

Toys…. BOOKS!!! These girls LOVE to read! A shopping cart that they love to climb on and stand up in, and anything that plays music so they can dance. (Would love recommendations for toys that are good for 16 month old!!! )

Most exiting…..Going poopy and pee on the potty like big girls!! (Potty training here we come!) This started due to the girls thinking the bathtub was a toilet the past couple weeks…..anyways, about halfway through bath time we starting sitting them on the toilet and they knew exactly what to do! It will be a while before they are totally trained, but very exiting that they know what to do! I tried it after lunch today, and sure enough both girls went #1 and #2.

Teeth…..Two molars are coming in. I would have never known w/o sticking my finger in the girls mouth. They have not fussed once while teething. Doesn’t even phase them.

Pig tails…..They finally have enough hair to do little piggies. Too cute!

Hugs…….both girls give us hugs now. Last week after coming home from work, Natalie ran up to me and hugged my legs, and then ran to Mike and hugged his. Too sweet.

Stairs….They have mastered getting down the stairs all by themselves. They turn and slide all the way down. Its nice not to have to try a lug 40lbs of baby down the stairs anymore.

I’m sure there is so much I am forgetting but that’s all I can think of now. Enjoy the pics! The last picture is Kate reading the Sunday paper with Daddy.

14 months - best age ever!

I just wanted to post some recent pics of the girls and just say how much I am enjoying the girls being 14 months. They are playing together, chasing one another, playing keep away, and laughing at each other. Lately the game has been:

One pacifier available equals:
1) Kate putting it in her mouth
2) Kate running away so Natalie will chase her
3) Kate hiding behind a chair and waiting to get caught
4) Both of them screaming when Natalie finds her
5) Natalie pulling the pacifier out of Kates mouth
6) Both girls laughing
7) Natalie putting the pacifier in her mouth
8) Natalie crawling away so Kate chases her
9) And the game goes on and on...

It makes my heart melt watching my little girls have so much fun together!

Too Busy to Blog

I think this is what I am going to rename my blog…. We’ve been very busy around here lately and I just can’t believe how fast time is flying by! Proms, Weddings, First Birthdays, and Anniversaries!!

Our little brother went to prom and as is about to start his senior year in high school! I think when Mike and I first met we were still taking him to see Disney movies and now he’s prepping for college!! He’s all grown up and we couldn’t be more proud of him!!!

May 29th was a very special day this year. My sister got married and the girls celebrated their first birthday! Beth made such a beautiful bride and we had such a good time!! Loved the Mobile Boogie!

We had a belated birthday celebration for the girls! The each had their own cake to dive into. And although they weren’t sure what to do at first with everyone watching they eventually figured it out. Kate tried to shovel handfuls into her mouth all at once and Natalie wasn’t so sure about having her hands dirty and tried to fling frosting everywhere. Too much fun! Here is the link to pictures:

http://picasaweb.google.com/sarakbarron/FirstBirthday?feat=directlink

As for anniversaries…..our nanny has now been with us 6 months and we are so lucky to have found such a wonderful person to care for our girls! And the hubby and I are gearing up for our 5th year anniversary in August!

Its been kind of a cooler summer this year and pretty rainy, but we did manage to get out boating on Lake Minnetonka with our friends for a day. We all skipped out on work and enjoyed an adults only day!! Boating on the lake is by far one of my favorite ways to spend the day!! Other than that Mike's been busy remodeling our master bathroom - he's doing an amazing job!! He's quite handy - hanging drywall, cutting pipes and soldering them back together!!! And soon he'll be tiling!

Lastly here’s just a few of the things that the girls are into now.
Kate –She’s our outgoing one…walking everywhere and making lots of noise but not quite talking

Natalie- She’s still thinking about walking, but knows ma-ma and da-da, and snaps her fingers

Both are:
Raising their hands over their heads when we say “So Big”
Waving bye-bye
Giving High-Fives
Patting their bellies when we say “Big Belly”
And they both LOVE bathtime!

Here are A LOT of pictures from the past couple months.

Where do I begin….

Well I guess I should start by saying Happy 10-Months to my girls!!! It has been a long time since my last post - so since the New Year here’s a list of things that are new with the girls:
- Bottom teeth fully in and top teeth are poking through
- Holding their bottles all by themselves, just starting with sippy cups
- They are crawling full speed, pulling themselves up on the furniture, and can cruise around the furniture
- Both are saying Dada, Baba –but no Mama yet
- They LOVE Cheerios and yogurt
- Laugh hysterically every time I say “Meow”
- And of course they are both very excited that MSU is in the Final Four!!

We just got back from a long weekend in the Wisconsin Dells. We stayed at an indoor waterpark (Kalahari) and the girls had a blast!!! It was our first time going away with the girls and we had a really great time. The girls did pretty good in the car, but not sure we’ll ever attempt the 12 hour drive home to Michigan though. I’m happy to say that we finally took the girls out to dinner with us for the first, second, and third times while on our little vacation. Its been 10 months since we’ve been out to dinner – but we finally tried it and the girls did great! It wasn't as scary as I thought it might be. :)

The hubby is gearing up for a bathroom remodeling project . We’re starting with the master bathroom as his practice run….and then hopefully after that we’ll tackle the UGLY black and white bathroom in our basement. I’ll have to post a pic at some point because words can’t describe how ugly the bathroom is – it has a black toilet which to me is the creepiest thing in the world and I refuse to use it.

I've been pureeing like crazy.....everything from Bananas to Broccoli. All kinds of goodness for the girls. I'm kinda bummed that the girls will be grown out of that phase soon. (But very happy that we're almost done with formula!!!!)

Things at work are going well, the hubby and I just got promoted!! Hopefully the economy will turn around soon so we can see a pickup in business!

I guess I will keep this short and sweet and work on uploading many many pictures from the last couple months. A quick summary on the pics.... I've included our first walk of the season (it wasnt as cold as it looked), pics of the deer in our yard, misc pics around the house (the girls have the seem to have the same shirts on in multiple pics), pics of my purees, bathtime, etc, etc....Enjoy!!! I’ll try to make sure it doesn’t take me 2 months before my next post!

Blog Party!!

Ok, for those of you that have been anxiously awaiting a new post with pics, I'm sorry to dissapoint you. No pics on this post, just wanted to let you all know about the Blog Party! One of my blogging buddies introduced me to this and I think its great! I'm the mom of 10 month old identical twin girls! Since we moved so far away, I use the blog to keep my friends and family up to date with whats new with our family and share pics of the girls. Don't worry new pics and an update will be coming soon!

I can't forget to mention the great prizes at the Blog Party! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE the following:
The prizes I am most interested in are:
1. Kitchen Aid Artisan Stand Mixer (Prize#58)
2. Simply Precious Photo Tile Necklace (Prize # 41)
3. $50 Target Giftcard (#19,21,22)
4. $100 gift card to HomeGoods (#89)
5. $25 gift certificate for Shutterfly (#99)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!! So since I last wrote, the girls celebrated Thanksgiving by starting solids foods. Natalie started off like a pro, it took Kate a little while to figure out she wasn't supposed to spit it out. So far they've tried apples, pears, carrots, avocado, bananas, peaches, & green beans. So far green beans are by far their favorite, which grosses daddy out because he HATES green beans.

My mom just got me a food processor so I have been starting to make my own baby food. Its SO easy and is actually kinda fun. So far I have tried avocados and carrots. I think that will be my big project next weekend, pureeing and freezing all kinds of goodies for the girls!

The girls also celebrated their first Christmas by flying for the first time. I was pretty nervous about the thought of flying with two babies, but it went great! I even changed a diaper in mid-flight. It was so easy that I don't think we'll ever put ourselves through the torture of driving for 14 hours again!!



It was so great to be home for a week and see all of our family and friends that we have not had a chance to see in such a long time! The girls got LOTS of great presents from the family, but Natalie got an extra special present......her first tooth!! One of her bottom teeth has poked through and the one right next to it just started to poke through today. No teeth for Kate yet. I assumed that with identical twins that everything would happen at the exact same time for both, but that appears not to be the case.

Besides all these fun firsts, the girls are just growing so fast and getting more fun each day that goes by. They are scootching all over the place and are probably a week or two from crawling! YIKES! Kate appears to be the trouble maker as she likes to get into anything she shouldn't and has more than once stole Nat's pacifier right out of her mouth and put it in hers. Natalie is my ticklish one, she just laughs and laughs and laughs. The girls are also beginning to really notice each other and will often stare at each other and just start laughing. Its so funny! I feel so lucky to get to experience the joys of twins! I can't imagine our lives any other way.

Our nanny started on Monday. I LOVE not having to take the girls to daycare any more and we get to spend so much more time with them in the morning and at night. I think they are taking much better naps here at home so they aren't crabby as early. It has made such a huge difference!!!! Its so nice to come home to two happy babies everyday!

Here are some pics of all the Auburn babies! There are 3 sets of twins in these pics!!!! Enjoy!

Happy Halloween

I bet you thought I gave up on my Blog updates.... I thought I'd take 2 minutes and write a quick update. I am on my third week back to work now, and I am surviving but its very tough. I have a new level of respect for working moms with infants. WOW!!! It's much harder than I anticipated! And to make it even harder, I am not a fan of daycare! After only 3 days the girls come down with their first cold (and I got sick as well)!! And after their cold, they caught a nasty stomach virus, that's on its 5th day now. And they passed that on to mom as well. Ugh! So after all this and three weeks of packing up the kids to go out in the cold, I'm on a frantic search for a nanny. I already have a few interviews lined up for this weekend, so wish me luck that we find one that will be a good fit. We can't find one soon enough!

The girls will be 5 months old tomorrow! Wow, I don't know where the time has gone! Besides being sick, the girls are doing great. They are rolling around everywhere, its just a matter of time before they start crawling. They are also starting to notice each other and will just stare and smile at one another. And today I got Kate to laugh for the first time! :)

I've attached pic's below of the girls in thier Halloween costumes...they are going to be pink bunnies! I just love the costumes!

Here's some other random photos that I thought I would post...Enjoy!

It’s Fall already!?!?

Where did Spring go? Oh yeah, I spent it being very pregnant and laying on the couch! How about Summer? Oh yeah, I spent it learning how to be a mommy of twins! I will never forget the past two seasons…even with the scary bedrest and unpleasant heartburn, I loved being pregnant with my girls. And this has been the best Summer ever – I have been so happy getting to spend everyday (and most nights) with Kate and Natalie.

So what’s new around our house? Well both girls are rolling over now, and Kate is talking (babbling) non-stop now. She especially loves to chit-chat with her daddy!! Both girls love to play on their activity mat and swat at their toys….it’s just a matter of time before they start putting everything in their mouth. It’s so amazing to watch them change from week to week!

We had a little photo shoot with the girls this weekend……I have to thank my friend JZ for these adorable hats!! I absolutely LOVE them!!!

Rolling Around

We had a very exciting Saturday here in the Barron household - not only did Michigan State win yet another game, but Natalie rolled over for the first time!! It was very unexpected as the girls HATE tummy time, but out of no where Natalie rolled right over! We pulled out the video camera and captured her rolling over for the second time. She proceeded to do it like 10 more times in a row...mom and dad are very proud.

Go State!

The girls enjoyed their first Spartan football game last weekend (we couldn’t get the Cal game so they had to wait a week). Kate and Natalie are doing great!! Kate smiles non-stop and loves to be talked to and is starting to talk back. Natalie is my little thinker and likes to look at things so intensely and wrinkles up her forehead when she is checking stuff. Daddy can always get a smile out her when he smacks his lips at her. Kate is my sleepy head and on a good night can sleep 12 hours with only one quick diaper change and snack in the night. Natalie is my early bird – she doesn’t like to sleep in and ALWAYS wants to hang out at 3 or 4 am. I’m loving every minute that I get to be home with them!! I just have time for a quick update and to be honest their isn’t much else new around here.

Happy Anniversary!

I can't believe its been 4 years already since that wonderful day in East Lansing!! Well we sure have done quite a bit over the last couple years from honeymooning in Hawaii, living in Puerto Rico, getting our puppy, finishing our MBAs, moving to Minnesota, and having two beautiful baby girls!

Wedding Day

Maui

Christmas Day in Puerto Rico

Surviving Bela's love of shredding paper as a puppy

Road Trip

It was such a beautiful weekend here so we decided to take a road trip on Sunday. We drove to Stillwater, MN – no particular reason for going there other than it was within a 2 hour radius of the house. It’s a little town on the St. Croix river, which makes up the Minnesota and Wisconsin border. We laid out a blanket in the shade along the river so we could feed the girls and watch the boats. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.

The girls are doing great. Last week they had a doctor appointment and were both over 10 lbs! They also had their first round of vaccinations and actually did very well – hardly any tears! Natalie’s hematocrit (iron levels) also checked out okay at this appointment . So I have two healthy little girls! I will say Kate was a little stinker this past weekend though… Lets just say I hit the trifecta of surprises (I was pee’d on, pooped on, and puked on).

Other than that, I’m just trying to get Bela (our golden retriever) back into shape. I took her to the vet a couple weeks ago and was embarrassed to find out that she was up to 95lbs!!! She gained 10 lbs just since April….an obvious sign of her neglect during my bedrest and the arrival of the twins. So I decided to take her running with me the other day and it was the most pathetic thing I have ever seen. After about 1 mile she was walking BEHIND me as I ran… I practically had to drag her the rest of the way home. I can’t believe how out of shape we’ve let her get!! It will be good for her once the girls are big enough to chase her around the house.

Here’s some updated photos of the girls. The first set of pics start with Natalie and Kate is the one with the ‘strawberry’ on her chest in the bath photos.

All Smiles

Kate

Natalie

Well quite a bit has happened since I last wrote! As you can see from the pictures – the girls are all smiles! About two weeks ago I got my first real smile from Kate while reading “Because a little bug went Ka-choo.” I had her on my lap and as soon as I said “ka-choo” her whole face lit up – too cute!! About two days later Natalie smiled for me while I was smothering her cheeks with kisses. Natalie even laughed for her daddy later that night!! What a great week that was! Another big milestone we hit last week was that Kate slept 7 hours in one night!! I was amazed and was afraid it was just a fluke – but the past two nights both girls have slept over 6 hours straight!!! Whew!! Its nice to see the 1am and 4am feedings going away!! The girls have also started to suck on their fists – which is a nice supplement to the pacifier!

The hubby and I have also had a few parenting milestones….. I went on my first trip to the grocery store alone with the girls. I knew I was taking a big risk – but needed to get out of the house. So I threw Nat in the Baby Bjorn and kept Kate in the car seat and set her in the cart and piled stuff up around her! Both girls slept the whole time. And last Saturday we were either very crazy or very brave - we invited a group of our friends over to grill out and didn’t realize until about 15 minutes before everybody showed up (while both girls were having a meltdown) that it might have been a bad idea. It ended up being a great day – but we realized that having two small babies added a new level of difficulty to having people over. Again the Baby Bjorn was put to good use – I was able to make spinach artichoke dip, drink a beer, and hold a baby at the same time!

While we had lots of great things happen theses past couple weeks, we were sad to see our good friends Chris & Suzanne leave for Austin, Texas last week. But we do look forward to having a warm place to getaway from the Minnesota winters though.

I've included a few recent pics below – I hope to post some video soon. I need the hubby to work his magic and get the files from the camcorder to the computer.

Catching up

I must say, I am not very good at keeping this updated! SORRY! Well the girls will be 7 weeks old tomorrow! Almost 2 MONTHS!!! I can’t believe it! I’ll update this soon with some new pics of the girls and hopefully some video in the next day or so but for now, here are a few little entries on what’s been happening around here…



Mom & Kate Snoozing
I sleep when they sleep!!!




Looking out the window
There is a window in our living room that the girls are fascinated by – I’m not sure what it is that catches their eye, but they love to look at it as you can see by the pic of Nat below.

Our first baby
Well I must say, I think the addition of our new little ones to the house has put our dog into a state of depression….. I think the picture below says it all. She has been great with the babies, but I can tell she misses being an only child.

Grandpa A’s visit
Grandpa A was here a couple weeks ago and did a fabulous job with the girls! I think he had one in his arms at all times……and sometimes he even had two!!!

Thunderstorm
This summer we’ve had some pretty bad storms come through our area and since our lot is jam packed full of trees, I get pretty nervous every time one goes through. Just last week I noticed that the weather was getting bad, so I took the girls downstairs just to be safe. After I finished a movie and the sun came back out, I went back upstairs to get something to drink and as I walked by our front window I saw that half of our tree was gone and was blocking the road!!! I was so glad I took the girls downstairs!! Although this sounds terrible to say, it would have been kinda nice if it would have fallen the other way and landed on the garage while we were in the basement. That would have given us justification to buy the Toyota Sequoia that we desperately need and would have expedited our plans to add a new master suite above the garage. Maybe the next storm that rolls through....

Well thats all for today, I'll try to get some updated pics posted over the weekend.

Folding Laundry

So it’s funny how something I absolutely hate doing could be so insightful. The mindless task of folding three baskets of laundry this morning gave me time to reflect on how absolutely perfect my life is. I’m married to my best friend and the love of my life. We have a comfortable home in a new city that we love. We’ve been doubly blessed with our beautiful twin daughters. Our families are healthy and happy and we’re surrounded with new and old friends that are always there for us no matter how many miles might separate us. I couldn’t ask for anything more. (Who would of thought I could get all of that while folding towels?)

Well the hubby is really enjoying his father’s day gift and is getting into his new photography hobby. I love that he is so into it, because I am so not a picture taker. If it were left to me, we’d probably only end up with a handful of out-of-focus pictures of the girls over the course of their lives. I’ve attached a few bath time pictures that he took during this past weekend.







So what’s new with us this week……..

The girls had a doctor apt yesterday and are weighing in at 7lbs 6 ozs and 7lbs 4 ozs. They are averaging a gain of 1.6oz per day (far above the recommended gain of 0.75oz per day)!!!

This morning “N” woke up just as daddy was leaving for work, and as he kissed her goodbye she flashed a quick smile at him. I know she probably doesn’t realize she’s smiling – but I like to think that she does. (I attached a picture below of a previous smile- sorry about the rotation)

Grandpa “A” will be here today to meet his new granddaughters - they can't wait to meet him!

Well that's all for this post - "K" is yelling at me because she's hungry. (And when "K" yells - I jump because she's got the most ear piercing cry I have ever heard!)

First weeks at home

This update is long overdue, however I no longer have any control over my daily schedule…. The girls run the show now – but as they snooze I figured I’d get some new pictures posted from our first couple weeks at home.

"K"

"N"

The girls are doing great and look more and more alike everyday! They each gained nearly a pound during their first week at home! It is hard to believe that the reason the girls spent so much time in the hospital was because we couldn’t get them to eat, but now it seems like they can’t get enough. And when they are hungry they will latch on to just about anything, whether it be a finger, the sleeve of a shirt, or even a nose!!! (I just love this picture!)

Grandma and Aunt Elizabeth were here last week which was a great help!!! It was really nice to spend time with them since it seems like we never have enough time to catch up during our trips home to Michigan. (I miss you guys already !)

So this week has actually been my first week alone with the girls….which hasn’t been as overwhelming as I thought it might be. Don’t get me wrong – two screaming babies at one time happens quite often but can usually be solved with getting them a little something to eat. I thought I was pretty good at multi-tasking before having twins, now I’m becoming a master at it!! The ability to feed or comfort two babies at once has become a necessity. When the girls aren’t eating they love taking walks in the stroller and LOVE bath time!!!

Daddy got a new DSLR camera for Father’s Day – so I’ll be sure to include some pics from his new toy on my next post!