Coming Soon!

I wrote a post and was just about to add some pictures, but I realized that I left my camera USB cord in Sunriver. BOO!! So, stay tuned for pics and a post about Emily & Ellery's first spring break!!!

Coming Soon!

I wrote a post and was just about to add some pictures, but I realized that I left my camera USB cord in Sunriver. BOO!! So, stay tuned for pics and a post about Emily & Ellery's first spring break!!!

More Baby Proofing, Boring Text, Picture Overload!

Hope ya'll are having a great Spring Break. It would be better if the weather was actually decent....but oh well! Emily & Andy have been sick this week so it's been kind of quiet. I ended up taking Emily to the Ped earlier this week because the wheezing had started again. She's got another respiratory virus but it looks like she's getting a little better. Miss Ellery however isn't showing any signs of getting sick. In fact she seems to know that Em isn't feeling well and is taking advantage of her little sis. Stealing toys and bottles more often than usual....which makes Emily lay her head down and cry. Ellery just smiles. Awesome! The sibling rivalry begins! Ellery in her new big girl car seat. Em taking a snooze!Ellery playing with her blocks. Thanks Jen & Matt!

Ellery is on the move all the time! See her bruise...there seems to be on on her head at all times.

Hi Emily Ellery our duck fan in training. Go Ducks!

THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO BABY PROOF

Ellery cleaning out the pantry

Inspecting our outlets

Ellery's fav toy (dad's flip flop) and her fav hiding spot.

Lately the girls are not into eating their purees and want whatever anyone else is eating. But it has to be very tiny because they still can't handle the textures and big pieces. We tried spaghetti a few days ago. I think it went well......

Emily loves spaghetti

Ellery isn't so sure....but she did eat more than 'lil sis

I thought the girls feet were still too small for shoes....oops they are in size 2 now and rapidly approaching size 3. Their first pair of Air Force Ones!

Emily will now sit by herself for a little bit if you catch her on a good day. She is standing more and more each day too!

More Baby Proofing, Boring Text, Picture Overload!

Hope ya'll are having a great Spring Break. It would be better if the weather was actually decent....but oh well! Emily & Andy have been sick this week so it's been kind of quiet. I ended up taking Emily to the Ped earlier this week because the wheezing had started again. She's got another respiratory virus but it looks like she's getting a little better. Miss Ellery however isn't showing any signs of getting sick. In fact she seems to know that Em isn't feeling well and is taking advantage of her little sis. Stealing toys and bottles more often than usual....which makes Emily lay her head down and cry. Ellery just smiles. Awesome! The sibling rivalry begins! Ellery in her new big girl car seat. Em taking a snooze!Ellery playing with her blocks. Thanks Jen & Matt!

Ellery is on the move all the time! See her bruise...there seems to be on on her head at all times.

Hi Emily Ellery our duck fan in training. Go Ducks!

THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO BABY PROOF

Ellery cleaning out the pantry

Inspecting our outlets

Ellery's fav toy (dad's flip flop) and her fav hiding spot.

Lately the girls are not into eating their purees and want whatever anyone else is eating. But it has to be very tiny because they still can't handle the textures and big pieces. We tried spaghetti a few days ago. I think it went well......

Emily loves spaghetti

Ellery isn't so sure....but she did eat more than 'lil sis

I thought the girls feet were still too small for shoes....oops they are in size 2 now and rapidly approaching size 3. Their first pair of Air Force Ones!

Emily will now sit by herself for a little bit if you catch her on a good day. She is standing more and more each day too!

That Didn't Last Long!

Three days after I proclaimed our house healthy and back to normal, the coughs and sniffles moved in. The girls have still been happy and playing but today I really noticed Emily feeling under the weather. I'm a little concerned that the three letter virus we detest the most has returned. Don't want to jinx it...but it's looking that way. So far still only mild, but we'll see how tomorrow goes and whether we end up at the Dr's office. Hopefully I'm being a neurotic germaphobe mom.

In other news, the girls have been on a hunger strike against all pureed foods. So, we've started letting them eat a variety of table foods. It's going ok. Many things they aren't too sure of and most of the time whatever we give them triggers the gag reflex which is always a treat! But, they are showing lots of interest in what everyone else is eating so we figured it was time. Tonight the girls tried spaghetti and although they had just a few bites, they seemed to enjoy it.

Oh and I just discovered today that Ellery has a tooth coming through! Both girls gums have looked different the last few weeks and then for some reason I checked Ellery today - no i wasn't fishing dog food out of her mouth thank goodness - and I felt something that I hadn't noticed before. I can't get a good look because this girls' tongue is huge and she won't let me. I'll keep trying though! I was beginning to think I may have toothless children. Phew!

That Didn't Last Long!

Three days after I proclaimed our house healthy and back to normal, the coughs and sniffles moved in. The girls have still been happy and playing but today I really noticed Emily feeling under the weather. I'm a little concerned that the three letter virus we detest the most has returned. Don't want to jinx it...but it's looking that way. So far still only mild, but we'll see how tomorrow goes and whether we end up at the Dr's office. Hopefully I'm being a neurotic germaphobe mom.

In other news, the girls have been on a hunger strike against all pureed foods. So, we've started letting them eat a variety of table foods. It's going ok. Many things they aren't too sure of and most of the time whatever we give them triggers the gag reflex which is always a treat! But, they are showing lots of interest in what everyone else is eating so we figured it was time. Tonight the girls tried spaghetti and although they had just a few bites, they seemed to enjoy it.

Oh and I just discovered today that Ellery has a tooth coming through! Both girls gums have looked different the last few weeks and then for some reason I checked Ellery today - no i wasn't fishing dog food out of her mouth thank goodness - and I felt something that I hadn't noticed before. I can't get a good look because this girls' tongue is huge and she won't let me. I'll keep trying though! I was beginning to think I may have toothless children. Phew!

What a Long Week!

Emily

Wow, this week was a long one! It all started last Friday when Emily was sent home from daycare with a rash. We went to the Dr. and they said it was just a random rash or maybe a virus. That night it was clear we had a stomach bug going on in both girls. Friday through Monday we changed so many diapers and clothes it was ridiculous, but luckily it finally tapered off. The girls were also the crabbiest I've ever seen them..EVER! That unfortunately lasted until just this past Friday. I even took Emily back to the Dr because the way she was screaming I thought she must be in pain...maybe an ear infection or something. Ears, throat, & tummy were all good. Finally by Saturday my happy babies were back! This weekend was a breeze compared to the last weekend. The girls still aren't really eating solids like they had been a few weeks ago. Not sure if they are board or if this is just left over from the stomach bug.

Both girls are still doing new things every day. Emily can now stand on her own a lot more than she had been. We had been working on some PT exercises and they seem to finally be working. Working so well that I watched Emily crawl up one, two, then three stairs. Last I checked she didn't know how to lift her leg. Now she's an expert. So scary! Ellery doesn't even know how to do this yet. Looks like it's time for the stair baby gate! Ellery is also doing new things...like eating dog food. I caught her today with a piece of dry dog food in her mouth. She looked like she was enjoying it.

Ellery

What a Long Week!

Emily

Wow, this week was a long one! It all started last Friday when Emily was sent home from daycare with a rash. We went to the Dr. and they said it was just a random rash or maybe a virus. That night it was clear we had a stomach bug going on in both girls. Friday through Monday we changed so many diapers and clothes it was ridiculous, but luckily it finally tapered off. The girls were also the crabbiest I've ever seen them..EVER! That unfortunately lasted until just this past Friday. I even took Emily back to the Dr because the way she was screaming I thought she must be in pain...maybe an ear infection or something. Ears, throat, & tummy were all good. Finally by Saturday my happy babies were back! This weekend was a breeze compared to the last weekend. The girls still aren't really eating solids like they had been a few weeks ago. Not sure if they are board or if this is just left over from the stomach bug.

Both girls are still doing new things every day. Emily can now stand on her own a lot more than she had been. We had been working on some PT exercises and they seem to finally be working. Working so well that I watched Emily crawl up one, two, then three stairs. Last I checked she didn't know how to lift her leg. Now she's an expert. So scary! Ellery doesn't even know how to do this yet. Looks like it's time for the stair baby gate! Ellery is also doing new things...like eating dog food. I caught her today with a piece of dry dog food in her mouth. She looked like she was enjoying it.

Ellery

1 Year Appointment

Last week the girls had their 1 year well baby checkup. I'm pleased to say that the Dr thinks the girls look fabulous! Ellery is 18 lbs 8oz which is the 10th percentile on the full term growth chart. Emily is 16lbs on the dot and not yet on the chart, but they both make up for it in length. Ellery is 30 inches and Emily is 29 which puts them in the 35-50ish percentile. Yahoo! It's almost time to move them to different car seats. The infant carriers that they are in now say they fit babies up to 26inches. Oops!! This is good news because each one weighs almost 30 pounds with a baby in it - so it's not easy to tote them around in just the car seats.

Ellery seems to be just cruising along. She's very vocal now and is literally standing and cruising from the couch to the ottoman to the fireplace. I saw her lift her leg to crawl up the stairs for the first time the other day. Baby gate here we come! Emily really only pulls up to her knees or if you stand her up she'll stay for a while. We also took her to PT last week and they gave me some things to work on with her. In just a few days I saw her go from her knees to standing for the very first time. Progress is slow but at least she's progressing...right? She still hates to sit so we need to work on that. She doesn't have a lot of balance so she tends to get thrown around a bit when big sis Ellery comes to play. But she's started waving...something that Ellery has yet to do - so I guess it's a little give and take with whose learning what first.

Both girls are eating wonderfully! They are into exploring new solids/purees but Emily seems to be a bit more adventurous. They love their gerber puff cereals but they tend to stuff more than one in at a time which usually results and gagging and spitting up either their previous meal or bottle. Not fun, especially when I'm trying to get them to eat as much as possible.

We are having so much fun with them now. They have the most amazing personalities and are hilarious to be around. They keep learning new noises and sounds it just cracks me up. They are also going through their stranger danger/clingy phase so they want to be held by mommy & daddy a lot and cry when I leave them at daycare. I feel bad/guilty saying this, but I like this stage so much more than the infant stage. I think I'm a much happier person. Maybe it's because we had two infants at once and I felt overwhelmed & stressed, or because I was so afraid of the girls getting sick, or feeling like I needed to protect them from everything and everyone, but I honestly never was able to take the time and just enjoy the girls until a few months ago. I have some regrets, but I can't say I would have changed my behavior too drastically. I'm just going to enjoy every day going forward with my little miracles and watch them grow into amazing little people!

1 Year Appointment

Last week the girls had their 1 year well baby checkup. I'm pleased to say that the Dr thinks the girls look fabulous! Ellery is 18 lbs 8oz which is the 10th percentile on the full term growth chart. Emily is 16lbs on the dot and not yet on the chart, but they both make up for it in length. Ellery is 30 inches and Emily is 29 which puts them in the 35-50ish percentile. Yahoo! It's almost time to move them to different car seats. The infant carriers that they are in now say they fit babies up to 26inches. Oops!! This is good news because each one weighs almost 30 pounds with a baby in it - so it's not easy to tote them around in just the car seats.

Ellery seems to be just cruising along. She's very vocal now and is literally standing and cruising from the couch to the ottoman to the fireplace. I saw her lift her leg to crawl up the stairs for the first time the other day. Baby gate here we come! Emily really only pulls up to her knees or if you stand her up she'll stay for a while. We also took her to PT last week and they gave me some things to work on with her. In just a few days I saw her go from her knees to standing for the very first time. Progress is slow but at least she's progressing...right? She still hates to sit so we need to work on that. She doesn't have a lot of balance so she tends to get thrown around a bit when big sis Ellery comes to play. But she's started waving...something that Ellery has yet to do - so I guess it's a little give and take with whose learning what first.

Both girls are eating wonderfully! They are into exploring new solids/purees but Emily seems to be a bit more adventurous. They love their gerber puff cereals but they tend to stuff more than one in at a time which usually results and gagging and spitting up either their previous meal or bottle. Not fun, especially when I'm trying to get them to eat as much as possible.

We are having so much fun with them now. They have the most amazing personalities and are hilarious to be around. They keep learning new noises and sounds it just cracks me up. They are also going through their stranger danger/clingy phase so they want to be held by mommy & daddy a lot and cry when I leave them at daycare. I feel bad/guilty saying this, but I like this stage so much more than the infant stage. I think I'm a much happier person. Maybe it's because we had two infants at once and I felt overwhelmed & stressed, or because I was so afraid of the girls getting sick, or feeling like I needed to protect them from everything and everyone, but I honestly never was able to take the time and just enjoy the girls until a few months ago. I have some regrets, but I can't say I would have changed my behavior too drastically. I'm just going to enjoy every day going forward with my little miracles and watch them grow into amazing little people!