Slacker

Ok so It's been a long time since I posted.....things are some what busy with the girls.

We Took the girls to the pumpkin patch a few weekends ago, they had so much fun. We took the tractor down to the field and then picked our pumpkins. I think they liked the hay and being in the dirt the most.

We carved pumpkins the week before Halloween and they got into it so much more then I thought they would.

In other news Maegan is crawling, well mostly! She gets up on all fours then flings herself foward towards whatever she needs. She is getting pretty good at.

Ella has no interest in moving, altough she has gotten very good at sliding towards toys that she wants. Most of the time though she goes after one then gets bored of it and plays with her hands and feet!

So I promise it won't be so long for me to update! no really!!!

5 Months Old

Today our baby girls are 5 months old! I was feeding Meagan and she was trying to grab the bottle and thought to myself that we just went to the hospital and had them. The time is truly flying by, I am very excited to see what the next 5 months hold, but sad at how fast the "infant" stage has gone by.





Meagan is growing like a weed, she is finally in 3 month clothes and rolls all over the place, she is never in the same place that you leave her. She LOVES to sit up and play with anything she can get her hands on. She loves Maxx. He can make her giggle quicker then anyone else can. She eats like a champ and has not met a puree she does not like. Still not a great sleeper but is putting herself to sleep. Her new favorite toy is Mr. bee she does not like when we give it to Ella to play with, she tries to grab it back.

Ella is our tiny peanut, she is still in newborn clothes, but slowly moving up to 3 months. She is the most easy going baby I have ever seen. She is perfectly content playing with her hands or snuggling with her baby. She is an amazing sleeper, put her in her crib turn on her bunny and she is out. Still not great eater, but we are getting there. Bottles are getting easier and she is slowly starting to like solids. So far her favorite is sweet potato and avocado. She loves to sit up and watch everything around her. She is very quick to laugh at you and tell you a story. Her new favorite thing to do is blow raspberries (while eating, riding in the car and talking to you).

Life is wonderful I could not ask for more. We are leaving on our families first vacation to FL on Friday, the girls will be dedicated on Sunday and they are going to meet some family for the first time. Should be a great time!

quick update

Have not had much time to get on so while the girls are napping thought I would update

No new news on Ella's blood work, hopefully we will know something soon. I am taking the stance of no news is good news! She has been drinking all her bottle recently so that is a great thing.

I went back to work this week, while kinda! I took a job at a new preschool working from 9:00 to 1:00. The girls wont be going with me, but staying with a great friend in out house. I was not really ready to go back, but the bank account and bills had another idea!

We have tried all sorts of new food, so far the favorites are Avocado, Sweet Potatoes, and Squash! So far they both are great eaters and have not rejected anything. Maegan LOVES everything Ella is a little more picky.

They both have stared to sit up, they have great control for 4.5 months. Maegan is pretty sure she is grown and tires to get off the pillow that is propping her up and lunge for toys, daddy, maxx or anything else shes "has to have". Ella is much more content sitting there and playing with her hands/toys and blowing raspberries!

Maegan can now roll both ways and does it on any surface she is on, including the bath and being held! Ella is getting there but really has no desire to do so.

I think that is all for now...here is a recent picture of the them in the front seat of the car waiting on daddy to get the stroller.....

Avocado!!!

We got the go ahead to start food this week, Ella has been getting cereal in her bottle for some time now (beacause of reflux and added calories) so we started with avacado. It is really good for them and has the added good fats to put some weight on the girls. We are doing cereal too, just not that much.

4 month check up

We went today for our four month check up. The girls are hitting all their developmental milestones and look perfect. Maegan weighs in at 12.4 and Ella is our tiny little thing at 9.12. We have to go this week for some blood work for Ella just to make sure that her weight is not due to some underlying issues. Will keep ya posted!

UPDATE: Taking Ella to get her blood drawn was just plain awful! They could not get a draw from her arms because as they said "the head of the needle is bigger then her veins"! So they did a finger prick instead. We left on Friday and got a call they forgot to do another test so to come back on Monday. It was not that bad this time, she cried for a sec then was over it. We got some of the results back and everything looks good, one of her levels are a little low so we might have to repeat the test in two months when she is a little bigger so they can get a vein draw. UGh she's just a tiny little thing!

Big girl carseats

The girls are no where near growing out of their infant carriers but really do not like them. They just don't seem to be able to get cozy in them. With the up coming drive to FL we thought it might be time to get some big girl car seats and get them used to them before we go. They love them. No more crying when we put them in and if it is nap time they fall fast asleep. **sigh** peace in the car!

First trip to Maymont

after a long hot day
In the middle of Richmond!

Ella is rocking the sunglasses

Maegan is not so sure about them

Maymont is such a great place to take the girls. We took a picnic lunch and let them lay under the trees, then we went off to see the waterfall and the animals. Such a great day.

Own cribs....

Today was the first day they slept in their own cribs. They have been together in Maegans since they came home, but have been waking each other up, so it was time!

Ella Maegan

Happy Birthday Daddy

For David's B-day his mom and best friend flew up to spend the weekend with us. We had such a great time. We took the girls to the aquairum for the first time. They slept through most of it but still had a good day exploring!

Love to sleep

Our girls LOVE to sleep!!! hopfully they will keep up with this!

babies professional photos

Ella and Maegan

Maegan Elizabeth

My little peanuts

Ella Grace

When the girls were 11 days old we had these taken. The photographer we used is AMAZING!

Some more pics of the girls

Maegan on my first mother's day

Ella says "happy mother's day"

The girls loving on each other

Maegan

Ella

Month 1

Going Home

Grandma Frances

My mom is in love

Grandpa James

Even Maxx helped out!

Brining two babies home is a scary time, thankfully I have an amazing family that was here every step of the way. David's mom stayed with us for almost two week and then my brother and sis-in law came up. My mom was here all the time to give a helping hand.