A Good Night's Rest

The girls are going to be eight months old next week, and finally we had a night where they both slept all night long.  It was glorious.  They had been regressing a little bit and getting up multiple times to eat most nights, so we had to institute some tough love again, but we all seem to have survived.

I just love going into their room to get them in the morning.  If they wake up first, they let me know by either crying, or sometimes these days by babbling.  When I walk in the door, they are generally on their bellies looking at me.  Then they smile.  If I have to wake them up, they rub their sleepy little eyes, stretch their little bodies, and smile up at me.  I love my happy little morning babies!

Sleepy Tannah in the Morning

Harper woke up before I could get a picture of her sleeping

Happy Babies!

More Thanksgiving

I was very excited when my parents said that they would come visit us for Thanksgiving this year.  Wei-Yand and I had already decided that, since I went to Michigan for my sister's shower earlier this month and we're going there for Christmas, we would stay home to celebrate.  We had pretty much decided to skip the whole big dinner thing and do hot-pot (a delicious Chinese meal), when my parents decided to visit.  We switched back to a turkey dinner, but with the caveat that it would be very low-key.  The girls are keeping us very busy these days, so we didn't think we would have hours to spend in the kitchen.  We ended up with a very delicious, but not too terribly time consuming, meal.  I call it a success.

Luckily, Aunt Brynne ate at her future in-laws' house before coming so she was able to feed the girls.  They weren't too excited about sitting at the table with us, but not eating.

Thankful

I have so much to be thankful for this year, but reasons number one and two are right here.

They have brought so much joy to so many people's lives.  It's pretty much impossible not to fall in love with them.  Since we're starting with this picture, I'm also thankful that I've found a wonderful group of moms to go through this incredible journey with me.  I've met some in Milwaukee and some online, and they provide great support.  In fact, we received the outfits that the girls wore in the picture above as part of a gift exchange.  We also got some adorable Christmas onesies, so stay tuned for those.

I'm thankful for my husband, who is an amazing father and who keeps our household running.  Without him, the dishes would be piled up in the sink and no one would have clean clothes.  He stays up washing bottles after I've gone to bed at night.  I know, I have a keeper.

I'm thankful that I have a loving, supportive family who makes an effort to make our lives easier all the time.  They all came to spend Thanksgiving with us so we wouldn't have to travel.  And they let me sleep in this morning.

Four Generations

We were able to get a picture of me, the girls, my dad, and my grandma while we were in Michigan.  I love this picture.

Wedding Showers

The girls and I traveled to Michigan for my sister's wedding shower last weekend.  We left right from daycare on Thursday and met my sister and her fiance in Chicago.  We stopped to feed the girls and got them ready for bed, then we drove the rest of the way to Michigan.  The girls were little angels in the car.  They basically slept the entire way to Michigan.  They were also so well behaved at the shower.  Several guests commented that they wouldn't have even known that the girls were there because they were so well behaved.  Those of us who know the girls know that they were a little overwhelmed by all of the people, and they were quieter than normal because of that.  They were back to their happy selves after some of the guests left.

The girls got passed around from person to person without complaint all afternoon.

Things That Make Me Happy

Finding clothes that the girls wore when they were teeny in bigger sizes!  It's always a little sad for me when it's time to pack up clothes that are too small for the girls.  They are growing so quickly, and they will never fit into those clothes again.  I've cried while packing up clothes on more than one occasion. 

I've managed to find a few outfits that the girls wore as bitty babies in 9 and 12 month sizes.  It makes me very happy, but also serves as a good reminder to enjoy every day with them.  They grow so fast!

Baby Camo- Then

Baby Camo - Now

 

Ladybugs Then

Ladybugs Now

Monkeys Then

Monkeys Now*

*I really thought that this was the same outfit that we had in a newborn size, but apparently I was wrong.  Oh well, still cute!

Seven Months!

The girls are seven months old today!  And obviously not getting any easier to photograph:(  But still adorable.  So, so adorable!

Harper wasn't happy right from the get-go, and Tannah decided it was more fun to crumple/eat her sticker as soon and I put it on her.

This is pretty much par for the course with seven-month twins:)

As I say every month, the girls are so much fun right now!  They are becoming more vocal and more active every day.  Here's a little of what's going on at seven months:

• Tannah can creep across the floor to get what she wants.  Harper can get up on her hands and knees and will probably be following Tannah across the floor any day.
• These girls have the most beautiful laughs ever, and they love when we rub our faces against their bellies, necks, and toes.  They laugh and laugh.
• They generally eat two meals of solids every day.  It's not unusual for Tannah to refuse her midday meal at daycare.  She's very independent, and she likes to feed herself.  They both love peas, bananas, and pears.
• They wear size 3 diapers and size 6 month, 9 month, or 6-12 month clothes.
• They go to sleep between 7-7:30 pm, and they wake up between 6-6:30.  Tannah often wakes up around 5, but will go back to sleep.  They both generally get up once a night to eat, although sometimes it's twice, and Harper sometimes sleeps through the night.
• They love to play peek-a-boo, to chew on Sophie the Giraffe, to play with their Say Please Tea Pot, their piano, and the exersaucer and jumperoo.
• They're starting to mix some consonant sounds in with their babble, but still no words.
• They love getting and "giving" kisses.

It's crazy how quickly they're changing these days.  It's so much fun to see, but part of me wants them to just stay my little babies forever.  They are such sweethearts!

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