Twin Adventures

So today was Chris' day off and we decided to take the girls to the park. What a perfect day for a stroll along the most perfect trail that circles a large pond and along the woods. (The first pic posted is from a trip to that same park a few weeks ago....todays is at the very end of this post, and is much more fitting to our day!) We took Bailey too, of course, who is working hard to adjust to his new "place" in the family....his days of riding in the backseat and sticking his head out the window to feel the wind in his ears are long gone with two car seats permanently attached at both windows of the backseat.

After an absolutely beautiful 2 mile walk around the pond, we loaded up the car with two incredibly happy babies and a worn out dog.

On our drive home, we passed a Mexican restaurant and decided that with such content, happy baby girls in the backseat, we could just run in for a quick bite to eat! My sweet husband figured since it was his day off, we would give me a day off from cooking!! We sat at the table and even sent out picture texts to family of how adventurous we were feeling taking the girls out to dinner! When my dad wrote back "brave", we sent another close-up pic of Savannah with the sweetest, most innocent look on her face and said "how could a face like that ever cause trouble!" or something like that. WELL, that's what we get for "bragging" about how easy this was going to be....

For the next 20 minutes, Chris and I were both sitting at the table bouncing two babies....each of us holding one. We were standing. We were walking with them. I was even in the bathroom trying to feed them. Anything to get them to stop crying! One would stop crying and the other would start. We were switching babies back and forth. Everyone was looking at us, but they were smiling...we knew what they were thinking "that poor couple with twins!!" ha ha! For once, we gave the public a glimpse into the life of a family with twin babies as we ate and tried consoling two babies at the same time. This is normal for us....but felt very abnormal out in public. Like the babies knew any difference....come on now.... ha ha!

The best part was that Chris and I just laughed. We laughed and smiled and really had a good time with it. We knew it was humorous to watch. We knew the girls were causing a scene. And, we knew that it was not going to be a peaceful dinner out like we had thought, (what were we thinking?!) but it was fun anyway. We were making memories!!!!!!

For so long, we dreaded going out to dinner for fear of exactly what happened tonight. We would always ask for a table in the back. We would give the girls paci's trying our hardest to keep them happy so they would not cause a scene. For the first time, the girls caused more than a scene. And now that its happened, we've gotten that out of the way, we can now relax and be ready for many more "embarrassing" dinners out that are all about making memories with our precious, fun, hilarious baby girls!!

Like Mother Like Daughter

A very special thing my mother did for me was save a few dresses that I wore when I was an infant. Now that I have two daughters of my own, I've enjoyed playing dress up with them in my dresses! Mom was able to find a pic of me in one of those dresses, so we had fun taking pics of the girls in that same dress....I do think seeing that pic of me at the same age makes these girls undeniably mine!

Snuggle Time

There simply are no words.

Music in the House

Unbelievably so, Chris has not brought out his guitar to play for the girls since they've been born! It is not for a lack of wanting to do so, it is merely due to a lack of time!! SO, Saturday night, Chris brought out his banjo - yes, his banjo. He suddenly got the inspiration to re-learn how to play it...he is GREAT on the guitar, but the banjo is of course a completely different ballgame. However, for not playing it in years, he did great on it too! But most importantly, the girls LOVED it. By the time we videoed the moment, they were a bit worn out...Savannah, who had been cooing non-stop to his playing is starting to fall asleep in this one as you'll see. Madeline had a little bit more energy in this video. We will video it again when they are both wide awake and active because it is toooo cute for words. Enjoy!!

Talking Girls

A couple of weeks ago we took the girls to Greeneville to visit family. This is a video of their daddy telling them who all they were going to be seeing....they are becoming so alert and interactive with us now! This is a great stage in their development!!

Babies Room for Two

Because we moved from Michigan to Georgia literally 3 days before entering the hospital when the babies were born, I did not have time to "nest" like I desperately wanted to do! There was no time to get their room ready for them thanks to the crazy transition time Chris and I had in December...so, after having the babies, adjusting to being a new mommy of two...hectic night feedings and day feedings...etc., etc., we finally have the girls room set up! I wasn't sure how two cribs would work in the room, but it has turned out GREAT! The next thing is to hang things on the wall....I have everything ready to go, but at this rate, I'm thinking the walls will be decorated by June..... :-)

11 Weeks: Alert and Active

Today the girls turned 11 weeks old. I am amazed how much they are becoming more alert and developing the cutest little personalities. They both are cooing now and get big, bright eyes whenever they are awake and active. Chris and I are following the E.A.S.Y. method....Eat, Activity, Sleep, and You time....(thanks to the "Secrets of the Baby Whisperer" book....great book). It's working pretty well as the girls love their activity time after eating and Mommy loves the "You" time once they go down to sleep! Recently we have introduced them to their Bumbo seats! Our good friends Sara and Manny gave us a Bumbo and when the girls tried it out, they were hooked! They love sitting straight up and "talking" to each other.

On one of my rare occasions out to Wal-Mart (this has become my new exciting adventure trip for the week! So sad..ha ha!) I came home to discover Chris entertaining both of the girls with story time...Absolutely PRECIOUS. They get so wide eyed and alert whenever we talk to them. With every new coo and each new expression, Chris and I are overwhelmed with the double dose of cuteness and absolute joy that make up for the crazy, hectic moments of sleepless nights and wild days these two little angels bring to our home!