It is a joy and honor to hold Christ's little treasures in my arms!!
6/29/10
6/26/10
Goody!
We had a great night last night!! Put the girls down with full belly's at 9:30pm. They started stirring at 2:30am. I fed them 7 oz. put them back down & they slept til 8:30am!! Now, lets just make this happen every night!!
6/19/10
Ian's first Father's Day!
Ian's favorite baseball team, the Chicago Cubs, play the Houston Astros in October and we got him a ticket for Father's Day!! He gets to go with his Dad! Below is our fun way of giving him his gift. There are 9 tinker bell envelopes placed around the house, accompanied by a Cubs related item. And in each one is a specific detail about the game. We are so excited!!! Happy Father's Day, Ian! You are admired & adored!
6/17/10
uh, yuk
I had my first oops making dinner. I guess I'm still suffering from pregnancy mush brain. This burnt french bread was supposed to go with our spaghetti. I had fed Kelsie & was nursing Karis while on the phone with Momma. The bread was in the oven baking & beeped when it was done. I checked it & decided that I wanted it a tad more crispy, so I set the oven to broil and didn't set the timer because I knew it would only be in for a "few moments"...
...15 minutes later, I wonder where that smell is coming from and why my environment is looking a bit hazy. I quickly hang up with Mom, set my child down, open the oven to see the smoke wafting toward the smoke detector. NO!! I grab the charcoaled slices of unedibleness and threw them outside just in time for the detector to notice the smoke and start screaming! Ahhhh! CHAOS! I opened all the windows, turned on the fans, and quieted the detector by waving a cookie sheet briskly in front of it. I then turned to attend to my startled, crying babies only to find them sleeping peacefully. My fiasco didn't phase them one bit. Amazing!
Moral of the story...french bread is MEAN and is not welcome in my home until it understands the phrase, "a TAD more crispy".
6/16/10
6/14/10
6/11/10
Who's Who??
The girls & I met Daddy at Firehouse Subs tonight for a dinner date & then we met up with the NWYM group at Spoons Frozen Yogurt. I came home, got the girls in the house & had to do a double take. Identical, indeed. By looks alone, it's becoming more & more difficult to tell them apart. So FUN!! So, can you guess who's who??
Experimentation Time
Don't get me wrong, having family in town has been absolutely wonderful, but it has been difficult to get the girls on a regular type of sleeping schedule. They have slept in their swing, bouncer, pack 'n play, my arms...anywhere but the crib in their room. They have also had a pacifier (plug) from day one and Mommy is noticing a reliance on it in order to sooth themselves to sleep. But guess who has to sit there & make sure it doesn't pop out of their mouths until they start to nod off...MOMMY!
So tonight, Mommy decided to change some things. I fed my girls, burped them, swaddled them, sang to them, prayed over them, turned the mobile on and laid them down, plugless. Kelsie hemmed & hawed for a bit, but quickly drifted off. My Karis is still squawkin', but will eventually give up the fight. It's hard listening to them cry, but I want them to learn how to self-sooth and get used to a pattern so that it will be easier for all 4 of us.
Shhh...I wonder how long they'll sleep. I wonder if I can keep this routine going. I wonder when Mommy & Daddy get to sleep for more than 3 hrs. :) Pray for their peace & my endurance.
So tonight, Mommy decided to change some things. I fed my girls, burped them, swaddled them, sang to them, prayed over them, turned the mobile on and laid them down, plugless. Kelsie hemmed & hawed for a bit, but quickly drifted off. My Karis is still squawkin', but will eventually give up the fight. It's hard listening to them cry, but I want them to learn how to self-sooth and get used to a pattern so that it will be easier for all 4 of us.
Shhh...I wonder how long they'll sleep. I wonder if I can keep this routine going. I wonder when Mommy & Daddy get to sleep for more than 3 hrs. :) Pray for their peace & my endurance.
Recent Events
My girls are currently sleeping, so I have a few minutes to blog! :)
I have really enjoyed discovering how to juggle my precious angels. It is a welcomed challenge! They are growing like weeds. I see changes everyday. They are responding to facial recognition & we are getting more smiles daily. It is SO adorable!
I had to take their picture in one bouncer so that I can remember just how small they were. They didn't seem to mind being smushed together...pretty used to that. And as you can see, even from a distance, they are staring right at me. Way to focus, Ladies!! 
Gramma & Grampa Merryman came to visit us for the first time. We had SO much fun!! 
Uncle Jeff also came for a short while. He's in the Army and we are SO proud of him! Here's the girls in their camo dresses. 
They LOVE being Grandparents!! 
I have really enjoyed discovering how to juggle my precious angels. It is a welcomed challenge! They are growing like weeds. I see changes everyday. They are responding to facial recognition & we are getting more smiles daily. It is SO adorable!
I had to take their picture in one bouncer so that I can remember just how small they were. They didn't seem to mind being smushed together...pretty used to that. And as you can see, even from a distance, they are staring right at me. Way to focus, Ladies!! 
Gramma & Grampa Merryman came to visit us for the first time. We had SO much fun!! 
Uncle Jeff also came for a short while. He's in the Army and we are SO proud of him! Here's the girls in their camo dresses. 
They LOVE being Grandparents!! 
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