Emily

Emily & Ellery

Emily

Emily & Ellery

May 20, 2008

Today was Emily & Ellery's due date. Seems so weird that they are three months old, but they just hit their due date. Most likely they would have been born between 36-38 weeks, but I still had always envisioned my babies being born in May...or maybe the end of April. Now that we finally hit the due date we are at ground zero. All of their developmental milestones will be based off of their corrected or adjusted age which starts today. So next month on June 16th, they will be 4 months old, but their adjusted age will be 1 month.

Ellery & Emily "Where's my lunch!!"

This is fun!

The girls have been fussy lately, so I decided it's time to open a new toy. Ellery LOVES this cradle swing. As soon as she was put in it she calmed down and took a long nap in here. Can't say that it works every time....but I'm hoping to work on that. :)

May 20, 2008

Today was Emily & Ellery's due date. Seems so weird that they are three months old, but they just hit their due date. Most likely they would have been born between 36-38 weeks, but I still had always envisioned my babies being born in May...or maybe the end of April. Now that we finally hit the due date we are at ground zero. All of their developmental milestones will be based off of their corrected or adjusted age which starts today. So next month on June 16th, they will be 4 months old, but their adjusted age will be 1 month.

Ellery & Emily "Where's my lunch!!"

This is fun!

The girls have been fussy lately, so I decided it's time to open a new toy. Ellery LOVES this cradle swing. As soon as she was put in it she calmed down and took a long nap in here. Can't say that it works every time....but I'm hoping to work on that. :)

Never Thought This Day Would Come

Today is the day I've been afraid of since we found out we were having twins. I always thought it would happen when I was over the age of 30 and had more than one child. Well, the big 3-0 is just a few months away and surprise, we were blessed with twins right off the bat. I've had to set aside my feelings and preconceived notions and accept that functionality and practicality are WAY more important than style and appearance. Today I got a mini-van.


No offense to all of you who've already realized the convenience of mini-vans. And to those of you that encouraged my anti mini-van stance, try transporting two infant car seats and all the future baby equipment that comes with not one but two babies and an 80lb dog. Not to mention the poor husband who has to drive with his knees touching the steering wheel because he can't move his seat back without knocking the infant car seat off balance. Today I got a mini-van.

Just for fun, here's a cute pictures of the girls touching...because they can't keep their hands off each other.

Never Thought This Day Would Come

Today is the day I've been afraid of since we found out we were having twins. I always thought it would happen when I was over the age of 30 and had more than one child. Well, the big 3-0 is just a few months away and surprise, we were blessed with twins right off the bat. I've had to set aside my feelings and preconceived notions and accept that functionality and practicality are WAY more important than style and appearance. Today I got a mini-van.


No offense to all of you who've already realized the convenience of mini-vans. And to those of you that encouraged my anti mini-van stance, try transporting two infant car seats and all the future baby equipment that comes with not one but two babies and an 80lb dog. Not to mention the poor husband who has to drive with his knees touching the steering wheel because he can't move his seat back without knocking the infant car seat off balance. Today I got a mini-van.

Just for fun, here's a cute pictures of the girls touching...because they can't keep their hands off each other.

We're 3 months old today!

Testing out a new slideshow program......

We're 3 months old today!

Testing out a new slideshow program......

Did you see that??

The girls and I (You can barely see Ellery's little face- she's in the Moby wrap)

So the last few days I've noticed that after putting Ellery and Emily down on their BACKS they somehow end up on their sides or tummy. I can't tell if it's from being swaddled in blankets or maybe the bassinet mattress that is suspended in air, but they are rolling over. I asked our pediatrician on Monday if the girls could be rolling over already and she said no, they shouldn't be rolling just yet. So I figured it was just a fluke or the positioning. Then today while Andy and I had Emily on her tummy time mat, we watched her start on her tummy, roll to her side, and then to her back. She did it three times in a row. We tried to catch a video but were not successful. I am pretty sure it's a little early for them to be doing this....but clearly they are. Ellery

Emily in one of the two cutest onsies ever!

Ellery in the other cutest onsie ever!

Did you see that??

The girls and I (You can barely see Ellery's little face- she's in the Moby wrap)

So the last few days I've noticed that after putting Ellery and Emily down on their BACKS they somehow end up on their sides or tummy. I can't tell if it's from being swaddled in blankets or maybe the bassinet mattress that is suspended in air, but they are rolling over. I asked our pediatrician on Monday if the girls could be rolling over already and she said no, they shouldn't be rolling just yet. So I figured it was just a fluke or the positioning. Then today while Andy and I had Emily on her tummy time mat, we watched her start on her tummy, roll to her side, and then to her back. She did it three times in a row. We tried to catch a video but were not successful. I am pretty sure it's a little early for them to be doing this....but clearly they are. Ellery

Emily in one of the two cutest onsies ever!

Ellery in the other cutest onsie ever!

39 Weeks & Weight Update

The girls are 39 weeks gestation today..... and in a few days will be 3 months old. We went to the Dr yesterday for weight updates and I was amazed. Ellery now weighs 7lbs 7oz and Emily weighs 6lbs 5oz. Both girls are gaining weight at a wonderful rate. After yesterday's appointment we won't go back until their 4 month appointment. That will seem strange not to have a weekly or bi weekly Dr appointment, but at the same time it will be nice not to have them in the pediatricians office where they can be exposed to germs. yuck.

39 Weeks & Weight Update

The girls are 39 weeks gestation today..... and in a few days will be 3 months old. We went to the Dr yesterday for weight updates and I was amazed. Ellery now weighs 7lbs 7oz and Emily weighs 6lbs 5oz. Both girls are gaining weight at a wonderful rate. After yesterday's appointment we won't go back until their 4 month appointment. That will seem strange not to have a weekly or bi weekly Dr appointment, but at the same time it will be nice not to have them in the pediatricians office where they can be exposed to germs. yuck.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mothers day to all you momma's out there!! Feels weird to be part of that club now, but I got my first mother's day gift. A crock pot. Yeah, a crock pot. It was kind of an inside joke because I'm not a big fan of crock pots and things made in crock pots, but Andy felt this was the perfect holiday for this wonderful gift.

Emily's first dress!

Ellery's first dress

It's been a little while since I've posted. We've just been enjoying our time at home with the girls. They are getting so big! Every day I can't help thinking they will never be this small again. We go to the doctor tomorrow so we'll find out exactly how much they've grown.

For those of you that don't mind a little semi-inappropriate humor....click on the link below of Emily. This is what she thinks of being swaddled in blankets. I swear this wasn't a posed picture. Not for eyes under the age of 18.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=12fss1oo.79ydpk5k&x=0&y=ah5h81&localeid=en_US

Trying out our new tummy time mat.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mothers day to all you momma's out there!! Feels weird to be part of that club now, but I got my first mother's day gift. A crock pot. Yeah, a crock pot. It was kind of an inside joke because I'm not a big fan of crock pots and things made in crock pots, but Andy felt this was the perfect holiday for this wonderful gift.

Emily's first dress!

Ellery's first dress

It's been a little while since I've posted. We've just been enjoying our time at home with the girls. They are getting so big! Every day I can't help thinking they will never be this small again. We go to the doctor tomorrow so we'll find out exactly how much they've grown.

For those of you that don't mind a little semi-inappropriate humor....click on the link below of Emily. This is what she thinks of being swaddled in blankets. I swear this wasn't a posed picture. Not for eyes under the age of 18.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=12fss1oo.79ydpk5k&x=0&y=ah5h81&localeid=en_US

Trying out our new tummy time mat.

Weight updates!

We went to the Dr yesterday to be weighed and each week I am amazed at how big the girls are getting. Ellery now weighs 6 pounds 11 ounces and is 19 1/2 inches long and Emily weighs 5 pounds 9 ounces and is 18 1/2 inches long.

Weight updates!

We went to the Dr yesterday to be weighed and each week I am amazed at how big the girls are getting. Ellery now weighs 6 pounds 11 ounces and is 19 1/2 inches long and Emily weighs 5 pounds 9 ounces and is 18 1/2 inches long.