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.