and here they are at 10 months and 1 week old!
I love comparison pics. It is amazing how much they have grown and how they look completely different!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Oh what a difference 10 months will make
Here are the babies at 1 week old
and here they are at 10 months and 1 week old!
I love comparison pics. It is amazing how much they have grown and how they look completely different!
and here they are at 10 months and 1 week old!
I love comparison pics. It is amazing how much they have grown and how they look completely different!
The traveling trio...plus Joey
Last week was a bit rocky in our house. Avery is getting her top teeth now and Evan is still working on his four so they were very whiny and got a little clingy. I was definitely ready for a break over the weekend.
This past weekend we went to Montgomery to visit Andy. It is about a 3 1/2 hour drive and we left early Friday (after they had a bottle and breakfast). We made it by lunch time and met Andy for his lunch break. We get to the hotel and I unload the babies and take them in to check in and we aren't in the computer. Of course I forgot my confirmation number on the desk here at home. I suggested all the variations of spellings and nothing. Thank goodness I knew the area from living there for a month. We ended up going shopping at Target (oh how I missed Target) and wasted time until Andy had a break in class and could straighten it out. Apparently they had our name in the system as Kone. I'm not sure how that is even possible.
I had a spa day Saturday and it was great. Andy got in some quality time with the babies and we spent the rest of the day shopping and eating at good restaurants. The babies were so happy to see their daddy (and Joey was too!) and were looking for him this morning. They had their first steak while we were there. We ordered them a steak tips kids meal at Outback and cut them up into tiny pieces. I think they were getting tired of chicken because they loved it!
The drive back wasn't too bad, but boring (once I bought some socks in the gift shop to walk out to the van since Andy packed all my shoes when he packed up for me lol).
So now we are back home and unpacked. I am sure the babies are relieved to be back in their own cribs. We used the hotel cribs and they were pretty small. They move around alot when they sleep so they were hitting the sides of their mini cribs.
Andy is halfway finished and then he will be back for a bit. I am ready for some back-up on a daily basis.
I hope everyone got their invitations last week. Don't forget to send back the time capsule cards. Thanks to Nana Diane and Aunt Heather for sending theirs back already. They will get a special prize (maybe we will let them change a diaper or something lol).
This past weekend we went to Montgomery to visit Andy. It is about a 3 1/2 hour drive and we left early Friday (after they had a bottle and breakfast). We made it by lunch time and met Andy for his lunch break. We get to the hotel and I unload the babies and take them in to check in and we aren't in the computer. Of course I forgot my confirmation number on the desk here at home. I suggested all the variations of spellings and nothing. Thank goodness I knew the area from living there for a month. We ended up going shopping at Target (oh how I missed Target) and wasted time until Andy had a break in class and could straighten it out. Apparently they had our name in the system as Kone. I'm not sure how that is even possible.
I had a spa day Saturday and it was great. Andy got in some quality time with the babies and we spent the rest of the day shopping and eating at good restaurants. The babies were so happy to see their daddy (and Joey was too!) and were looking for him this morning. They had their first steak while we were there. We ordered them a steak tips kids meal at Outback and cut them up into tiny pieces. I think they were getting tired of chicken because they loved it!
The drive back wasn't too bad, but boring (once I bought some socks in the gift shop to walk out to the van since Andy packed all my shoes when he packed up for me lol).
So now we are back home and unpacked. I am sure the babies are relieved to be back in their own cribs. We used the hotel cribs and they were pretty small. They move around alot when they sleep so they were hitting the sides of their mini cribs.
Andy is halfway finished and then he will be back for a bit. I am ready for some back-up on a daily basis.
I hope everyone got their invitations last week. Don't forget to send back the time capsule cards. Thanks to Nana Diane and Aunt Heather for sending theirs back already. They will get a special prize (maybe we will let them change a diaper or something lol).
Sunday, February 17, 2008
New accomplishments
Evan and Avery decided I didn't brag enough in the last entry so today Evan started clapping and Avery will put both arms up if we say "YAY" or "touchdown" (daddy is so excited about that one). I can't wait to catch it in pics or on video!
We hope everyone had a happy Valentine's Day. Avery and Evan got some new books from Mommy & Daddy and a card. Avery and Evan also enjoyed their cards from Nana and Aunt Heather.
Avery enjoying her cards.
Evan enjoying his cards.
I think they missed their daddy this week because they were a little wild. Evan is really fast now and into everything. I wasn't feeling well Thursday and he snuck into the kitchen and had his first taste of dog food. YUCK! Apparently he liked it because when I found him, he had a piece in his mouth and another in his hand ready to go into his mouth. I guess he likes to use those new teeth of his. He has his four teeth (2 top and 2 bottom) coming in pretty quickly now. His poor top teeth have a big gap between them though. Avery still doesn't have her top teeth poking through yet but we can see where one is starting.
Avery has been such a chatterbox. She will talk to herself or me but around other people she sometimes gets shy if she realizes someone is listening. Our friend Marlena came over Friday night (Avery loves her) and Avery was talking up a storm in front of her. She loves to say baby now but doesn't really say it to anything or anyone in particular. She makes all kinds of sounds together that aren't real words. Maybe she just knows another language. lol She will repeat things that I say but only when she wants to. I guess she doesn't do tricks on command. She knows where her nose is now. I will ask her, "Avery where is your nose?" and she will wrinkle up her nose and sniff really hard. It is so funny.
Avery also figured out their push toy. She can pull up behind it and push it all over the living room now walking behind it as fast as her little legs will go. She hasn't quite mastered backing up or going around things so she tends to get frustrated. Evan tries to use it too now but he gets a little excited and falls over backward quite a bit.
Evan is quite the little mechanic now. He has figured out how to open Joey's cage by himself. I came home Wednesday and had a package from Andy that I was opening before I let Joey out. All of a sudden, Joey came running in the kitchen with me. Evan had let him out of his cage! He is quite the sneaky little guy! He likes to flip over their push toys and spin the wheels and check out underneath too. He has to study everything (maybe he has a little of Andy in him).
Last weekend we had beautiful weather so Andy and I took the babies out to the playground by our house. They have alot of playgrounds around the base with slides, swings, climbing areas, etc. They loved the swing. Unfortunately there is only one baby swing on each playground area so they had to take turns. They had a blast though.
Avery enjoying her cards.
Evan enjoying his cards.
I think they missed their daddy this week because they were a little wild. Evan is really fast now and into everything. I wasn't feeling well Thursday and he snuck into the kitchen and had his first taste of dog food. YUCK! Apparently he liked it because when I found him, he had a piece in his mouth and another in his hand ready to go into his mouth. I guess he likes to use those new teeth of his. He has his four teeth (2 top and 2 bottom) coming in pretty quickly now. His poor top teeth have a big gap between them though. Avery still doesn't have her top teeth poking through yet but we can see where one is starting.
Avery has been such a chatterbox. She will talk to herself or me but around other people she sometimes gets shy if she realizes someone is listening. Our friend Marlena came over Friday night (Avery loves her) and Avery was talking up a storm in front of her. She loves to say baby now but doesn't really say it to anything or anyone in particular. She makes all kinds of sounds together that aren't real words. Maybe she just knows another language. lol She will repeat things that I say but only when she wants to. I guess she doesn't do tricks on command. She knows where her nose is now. I will ask her, "Avery where is your nose?" and she will wrinkle up her nose and sniff really hard. It is so funny.
Avery also figured out their push toy. She can pull up behind it and push it all over the living room now walking behind it as fast as her little legs will go. She hasn't quite mastered backing up or going around things so she tends to get frustrated. Evan tries to use it too now but he gets a little excited and falls over backward quite a bit.
Evan is quite the little mechanic now. He has figured out how to open Joey's cage by himself. I came home Wednesday and had a package from Andy that I was opening before I let Joey out. All of a sudden, Joey came running in the kitchen with me. Evan had let him out of his cage! He is quite the sneaky little guy! He likes to flip over their push toys and spin the wheels and check out underneath too. He has to study everything (maybe he has a little of Andy in him).
Last weekend we had beautiful weather so Andy and I took the babies out to the playground by our house. They have alot of playgrounds around the base with slides, swings, climbing areas, etc. They loved the swing. Unfortunately there is only one baby swing on each playground area so they had to take turns. They had a blast though.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
4 years for us, 10 months for them
Today is our 4 year anniversary! On Friday, Feb 13th 2004 Andy and I got married. It was a surprise for me but a GREAT surprise. As many of you know, our wedding wasn't until July and it was fun to have our little secret for a while. I had gone to visit Andy for Valentines weekend and he said we would go get breakfast that morning. I just threw on a hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and pulled my hair back in a ponytail despite his urging me to shower and get ready. When we passed IHOP I was a little surprised that he was heading downtown instead. We went to the courthouse to get a marriage license then drove to the house of a justice of the peace and got married at his house. I think Andy had forgotten the rings so we just said the words and kissed. I was in shock. Sadly we have no pictures of that day but what a story for Avery and Evan to learn.
Today is also big for the babies. Avery and Evan are 10 months old. I am so sad that they are in the double digits already. It seems like time is flying by now and I am just trying to soak up as much baby time as I can before they are toddlers. What happened to my little 5lb newborns that loved to be held and cuddled? Thankfully they will still "allow" me to cuddle them occasionally. I am not sure I am ready to let go of the baby stage yet.......
Today is also big for the babies. Avery and Evan are 10 months old. I am so sad that they are in the double digits already. It seems like time is flying by now and I am just trying to soak up as much baby time as I can before they are toddlers. What happened to my little 5lb newborns that loved to be held and cuddled? Thankfully they will still "allow" me to cuddle them occasionally. I am not sure I am ready to let go of the baby stage yet.......
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Tornados, teeth, talking and tears
What a week! Andy left last Monday for Alabama and doing it on my own this time is very different. The babies are into everything and crawling all over the place which makes for one exhausted mommy. The evenings are the worst when the babies start to get fussy and tired and I have to do bathtime by myself. It took a few tries but I think I have worked out a system.
Andy is working hard at his training and he is a class leader (Andy being a leader? Imagine that!). This means he has extra duties on top of homework and regular duties.
Thankfully my mouth is feeling much better and I can eat real food again. Thanks for all the well wishes with my teeth and braces issues.
We got some of the bad weather and at 1:30am Wed morning the alarm started blaring over the loudspeaker outside our house and we were told to seek shelter immediately. Not exactly a good way to be woken up in the middle of the night. I got up and checked the weather online and watched the weather radar. It was a stressful night. I was worried that I would have to wake the babies up and take them in my tiny bathroom and they would never get back to sleep and I was also worried the alarms would wake them or the storms. The tornado didn't hit on base and they slept through it all thank goodness. However, Joey and I did not. It was a rough night for us! We had alarms off and on for a couple of hours and the next day the babies didn't feel a bit sorry for me. I really wanted them to take a good long nap so I could too but they weren't cooperating. I just had to suck it up and go on with our normal day. Of course while Andy was here this weekend, they took great naps.
This week Evan has decided to be an overachiever and I think he has 4 teeth coming in at the same time. The 1 on top and bottom are poking out and now the two teeth beside those are working their way out too. He thinks teething 1 at a time is for babies I guess. Today he discovered grinding his teeth. They are even in yet and he is grinding them. It is a horrible sound and I can barely stand it.
Avery's two top teeth are starting to show a bit too. What fun to have two babies teething! :-p She has been a good girl (besides being mischievous) all week and would play on her own. She is pulling up on everything so I have to constantly watch what I put on the table. She is very curious. She has also been "talking" this week. She tries to repeat things I say now and it is so cute. Just tonight at dinner I was saying something about applesauce and she tried to say apple then she was trying to say drink. She finished before Evan and was crawling around saying drink. She likes to try to say Joey all the time now too.
Every evening this past week Evan would get whiny and fuss alot. It started around the time Andy would normally get home so I think he really missed his daddy. Andy came home Friday night and stayed until this afternoon. The babies didn't get to see him until Saturday morning and they were so excited, especially Evan. Avery was a little surprised when she woke up from naps and he was still here yesterday. I am sure this evening and next week will be confusing for them. There isn't a way to explain it to them so I feel bad for them.
This weekend the weather has been wonderful. It has been in the upper 60s and sunny. We went and played on the playground yesterday and Avery & Evan loved the swings. We took pics but they won't be on Flickr until next week.
So we have 1 week of being on our own down and 5 more to go........
Andy is working hard at his training and he is a class leader (Andy being a leader? Imagine that!). This means he has extra duties on top of homework and regular duties.
Thankfully my mouth is feeling much better and I can eat real food again. Thanks for all the well wishes with my teeth and braces issues.
We got some of the bad weather and at 1:30am Wed morning the alarm started blaring over the loudspeaker outside our house and we were told to seek shelter immediately. Not exactly a good way to be woken up in the middle of the night. I got up and checked the weather online and watched the weather radar. It was a stressful night. I was worried that I would have to wake the babies up and take them in my tiny bathroom and they would never get back to sleep and I was also worried the alarms would wake them or the storms. The tornado didn't hit on base and they slept through it all thank goodness. However, Joey and I did not. It was a rough night for us! We had alarms off and on for a couple of hours and the next day the babies didn't feel a bit sorry for me. I really wanted them to take a good long nap so I could too but they weren't cooperating. I just had to suck it up and go on with our normal day. Of course while Andy was here this weekend, they took great naps.
This week Evan has decided to be an overachiever and I think he has 4 teeth coming in at the same time. The 1 on top and bottom are poking out and now the two teeth beside those are working their way out too. He thinks teething 1 at a time is for babies I guess. Today he discovered grinding his teeth. They are even in yet and he is grinding them. It is a horrible sound and I can barely stand it.
Avery's two top teeth are starting to show a bit too. What fun to have two babies teething! :-p She has been a good girl (besides being mischievous) all week and would play on her own. She is pulling up on everything so I have to constantly watch what I put on the table. She is very curious. She has also been "talking" this week. She tries to repeat things I say now and it is so cute. Just tonight at dinner I was saying something about applesauce and she tried to say apple then she was trying to say drink. She finished before Evan and was crawling around saying drink. She likes to try to say Joey all the time now too.
Every evening this past week Evan would get whiny and fuss alot. It started around the time Andy would normally get home so I think he really missed his daddy. Andy came home Friday night and stayed until this afternoon. The babies didn't get to see him until Saturday morning and they were so excited, especially Evan. Avery was a little surprised when she woke up from naps and he was still here yesterday. I am sure this evening and next week will be confusing for them. There isn't a way to explain it to them so I feel bad for them.
This weekend the weather has been wonderful. It has been in the upper 60s and sunny. We went and played on the playground yesterday and Avery & Evan loved the swings. We took pics but they won't be on Flickr until next week.
So we have 1 week of being on our own down and 5 more to go........
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Fitting In
So Evan and I fit right in around here now. Our poor snaggle-tooth boy is definitely getting that top tooth. Thankfully he is also getting a bottom tooth so he won't be a snaggletooth for long. I had 3 teeth pulled on Tuesday (can we say redneck Mississippian?) and my top braces put on Thursday. I have been in teeth hell this week (pardon the language).
Avery has been a chatterbox this week. She started making the "j" sound and I think she is trying to say Joey. She does this weird thing with her tongue all the time now and says doy, doy, doy. It is cute. She is also more cuddly lately. I love it. Evan has always been the cuddly baby but Avery is holding her own now. She crawled over to me tonight and gave me a big kiss. This is a rare occurrence from her and it was the kind of thing that melts a mommy's heart. She is so cute in the mornings too because she will sometimes be sitting up sucking her thumb in her crib holding on to her lovey blanket. It is so sweet. I have to catch a picture of that to share with everyone. She is getting much faster cruising along the furniture and can stand on her own for a bit. She gets scared though and sits down or grabs onto something. She is a dancing machine too! She will dance to any type of music you put on. It is so funny when I say "shake it girl" and she starts bopping around.
Evan is a speed-demon crawling now. He is as fast as Avery. He is also pulling up and attempting to cruise along furniture. He has been more of a mommy's boy this week and I have to admit that I am loving it. He has been daddy's boy since we went to Alabama and saw Andy again. Today it wasn't as great when he was following me around and pulling on my leg to whine at me. I wish those teeth would hurry up so he won't feel so rough. Evan also learned to give high-fives this week. He cracks me up everytime he does it because he is so proud of himself. You have to shake his hand around when he does it though and say "aaalllright!". He is a funny guy!
They are eating all table foods now and like whatever we put in front of them. Surprisingly they love veggies. I can cook them the first time then give them leftovers right out of the fridge. So convenient for me. They eat pretty much what we eat (except less spicy of course). It makes it easier and more difficult for me. I have to cook 3 well-balanced meals a day (or reheat leftovers) but at least they eat what we eat and I am not cooking different things all the time.
Andy leaves tomorrow for 6 weeks. He will be able to come home on the weekends (thank goodness). I think we may survive if the weather would warm up and we could get out of the house more often. We all get bored being cooped up in rainy and cold weather.
I have been working on planning their birthday party which is approaching waaaaay too quickly. We are doing it around the end of March so clear your calendar so you can come celebrate the big ONE!!! Invitations will be sent out soon!
Here is a video of Avery shaking her groove thing to her favorite song on her favorite toy (this isn't when she really gets going but it is cute) and the last part is her working on her gymnast skills. This girl loves to be upside down.
Here is Evan cracking up. Babies laughing are the best thing on earth!
Avery has been a chatterbox this week. She started making the "j" sound and I think she is trying to say Joey. She does this weird thing with her tongue all the time now and says doy, doy, doy. It is cute. She is also more cuddly lately. I love it. Evan has always been the cuddly baby but Avery is holding her own now. She crawled over to me tonight and gave me a big kiss. This is a rare occurrence from her and it was the kind of thing that melts a mommy's heart. She is so cute in the mornings too because she will sometimes be sitting up sucking her thumb in her crib holding on to her lovey blanket. It is so sweet. I have to catch a picture of that to share with everyone. She is getting much faster cruising along the furniture and can stand on her own for a bit. She gets scared though and sits down or grabs onto something. She is a dancing machine too! She will dance to any type of music you put on. It is so funny when I say "shake it girl" and she starts bopping around.
Evan is a speed-demon crawling now. He is as fast as Avery. He is also pulling up and attempting to cruise along furniture. He has been more of a mommy's boy this week and I have to admit that I am loving it. He has been daddy's boy since we went to Alabama and saw Andy again. Today it wasn't as great when he was following me around and pulling on my leg to whine at me. I wish those teeth would hurry up so he won't feel so rough. Evan also learned to give high-fives this week. He cracks me up everytime he does it because he is so proud of himself. You have to shake his hand around when he does it though and say "aaalllright!". He is a funny guy!
They are eating all table foods now and like whatever we put in front of them. Surprisingly they love veggies. I can cook them the first time then give them leftovers right out of the fridge. So convenient for me. They eat pretty much what we eat (except less spicy of course). It makes it easier and more difficult for me. I have to cook 3 well-balanced meals a day (or reheat leftovers) but at least they eat what we eat and I am not cooking different things all the time.
Andy leaves tomorrow for 6 weeks. He will be able to come home on the weekends (thank goodness). I think we may survive if the weather would warm up and we could get out of the house more often. We all get bored being cooped up in rainy and cold weather.
I have been working on planning their birthday party which is approaching waaaaay too quickly. We are doing it around the end of March so clear your calendar so you can come celebrate the big ONE!!! Invitations will be sent out soon!
Here is a video of Avery shaking her groove thing to her favorite song on her favorite toy (this isn't when she really gets going but it is cute) and the last part is her working on her gymnast skills. This girl loves to be upside down.
Here is Evan cracking up. Babies laughing are the best thing on earth!
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