January thoughts

We are enjoying good health finally! It has been a great month, and beginning to a new year.  I am so excited for 2011 being a new Mom to twin girls! I really can't wait to experience the next exciting milestones.  I am completely blown away by the development and progress of A and O so far.  You can roll over and all around the room! A can sit up for long periods of time by herself, and O can as well but just doesn't want to : )  You are very vocal  and like to make all sorts of sounds-I love all of them! You are very experimentative with your hands, and grab anything in sight! You love remotes, phones, Daddy's nametag, drinking glasses, Daddy's glasses and more.  You are very very aware of everything around you and you are so fun to play with! Daddy and I love to make you smile and laugh.  My favorite sound in the whole world is your little laughs! Please make laughing a big part of your life. 
We are going a lot of places and you are so good when we go out.  You do really well in the car and will look out your windows at all the things going by.  This week alone, we probably went out 8 times.  I want you to see a lot of things and experience everything! I want you to see lots of colors, hear lots of sounds, see lots of people, and discover so much! I have made it a point to not be confined to the house just because I have two babies.  So far, it has been great-and we have figured out how to do pretty much everything, us 3, while Daddy works during the day.  I can't wait until the weather is warmer and we can go outside.  I can't wait to take you to the park for walks-maybe runs;)  We will have so much fun!
Life is so full for us, and I cherish every day as your Mother.  Dad and I are so blessed to get to be your parents.  We are looking forward to this year!

Stranger anxiety

A and O: You are constantly around other people.  Your aunts and cousins are a part of your regular scenery.  Your Aunts want to hug and hold you all the time.  So my question is, why do you fear them so? I tried really hard not to shelter you.  Yes, secretly I love that you just want to be with me.  i love it.  But, sometimes I need some help to hold you.  Your Aunts would leap for joy if you lept into their outstretched arms and gave them a smile and a snuggle. 
Also, it's plain ok that you don't like strangers-real strangers.  However, when we go to get pictures taken-the photographer actually becomes a non-stranger and you are supposed to instantly love him.  He is really nice and is really good at making silly sounds.  He has our best interests in mind.  And you can like  him.  Enough, anyways to smile for him. 
But if you really don't want to smile for him, at least smile for your Mommy who is jumping, peek-a-booing, singing, toy shaking, and being silly right behind that stranger boy. 
AND-even if you don't smile even then-I will completely and utterly love and adore your pictures.  I will look at them over and over again and remember the grand time we had at Photo Fly today.  I will remember your stranger anxiety phase at 7 months old.  I will admire your precious, sweet faces with those big beautiful blue eyes. 

Thank you for being mine (and Daddy's).

Angels

Bloopers

Little beauties

learning to share

Although, we pretty much have 2 of every toy, you always want what she has.  It is so funny that even at 7 months old (today!), you both have a bit of jealousy over what each other is playing with.  Thank goodness it has not translated into envy of who Mom's holding or feeding...yet. 

 Mom-I was playing with that first

 excuse me? I had that first

See Mom? She keeps taking my things!

 I thought Noahs ark-with 2 of each animal would solve the problem....

 eventually, I had to create a wall

 You both love the panguin

"animals animals animals, from places near and far-they make their home right in the zoo, where each one is a star!"

little kickers

Since birth-you both have been so active with your legs.  You kick kick kick! You will also push anything close by with your feet-and they are so strong! Also, your little toes will curl as you try to 'grab' things with your feet.  When you are in your bouncers, you will kick your left leg(s) only to get the chair to bounce-it's so cute!  I have tried to catch it on video-and finally did : )  I love my little left-leg kickers!

Fun with Daddy!

Daddy loves to make you smile and laugh! This scene melted my heart.  I love you 3!

tails & wheels

Right now, there are two books that occupy most of our book-reading time.  You picked 2 of the greatest books to be your favorites! Every time I read them to you, you are very still and listen so intently.  It doesn't matter what time of day, how sad you are, how many times i've read them-you never get sick of them!  I love how I can hold you on my lap and you nustle unto my arm and let me read to you.  I totally take advantage of it because otherwise you are so squirmy!

Two favorite books:

"The Wheels on the Bus" (with moving parts). This picture is of you trying to 'move the parts'.

Yes, I usually sing it to you : )

And I stay extra long on each page and move the parts a lot so that you can thoroughly enjoy it : )

"TAILS"

One of the cutest books I have ever seen

With page fold outs, moving parts, lots of different textures to feel and even one page is scratch and sniff!

Recently, I can get you to laugh when I open up the "shiny" peacock flap.  Is it the peacock that's funny? Probably more like me, how I say it as if it is a surprise : )

loving this stage

I loved my tiny 1 day old newborns.  I adored my little 3 week old infants.  My 2 month old twins melted my heart.  I was enamored by my 4 month old babies. But these 6, almost 7 month old babies are positively captivating! I am completely mesmerized by just watching them play and grow.  I feel like every day I wake up to more perceptive, clever, animated little girls! I am completely fascinated by the growing and learning process of babies!  Why does nobody ever talk about this? Why didn't someone prepare me for something so completely marvelous? Surely every Mother must feel this way.  It's wonderful. 

At night, I go and check on you many many times before I go to bed.  Every time I lean over your crib, I am overcome with complete joy and adoration.  I am still completely blown away by the fact that I am your Mother.  An enormous smile enters my face, as I just gaze at your beautiful sleeping faces.  Theses moments never get old.  They are moments that only I can experience. I hold them incredibly dear and will never forget.  You are a part of me.  A part of  Daddy.  Your perfect and your here.  And we got two.  It's like a dream that never ends.  I LOVE being a Mom!

heart warming

Watching A and O play never gets old.  When I have to step out of the room, and return to this, my heart could burst! I can hardly stand it - I am SO lucky to be a Mommy!

biscuits

Friday-I gave you your very first solid (as in not runny) food.  Dr. L said to give it a try-so I did.  I like to spruse things up for you to see what you like and what you don't.  Did you like it? Well-it may have not been the best time to try since you are both kinda sick.  I would say-didn't hate it, didn't love love it.  I will try again this week.   I also need to dedicate you more to your highchairs.  I feel like you aren't comfortable in them.  I am a pushover Mommy and take you out when you start getting irritated and squirmy.  We will all get better with the high chairs-you will see : )

hmmmmmm oh I can put this in my mouth...

A's on the left, O's on the right.

Little rollie

O has become quite the roller lately.  Scooting? Crawling? Army crawling? nope-rolling takes her anywhere she wants to be! As I was watching her tonight, I observed that she is moving to specific objects now.  A small thing to some, maybe.  But to Mother-it's monumental.  Everything is these days.
While A had gone early to bed, O played her little heart out.  After all, she had a lot to make up for since recovering from their shots yesterday : (

amazing

Girls: how did you learn how to do so many things? You are SO smart.  Sometimes, I'm so afraid that I am not teaching you what I need to-but then you just do something new.  All by yourself!  You must be learning in your sleep...Which you are doing great at by the way.  You amaze me!!

ps. We 3 have stayed inside for 4 days strait due to this:

snow, ice, wind and cold.  We shall not drive in such conditions- so we stay in and play.  We don't mind that at all : )