Uncle Billy meets the twins!!

Billy came to visit over the weekend. He met his niece and nephew for the first time and set his personal record for the 1/2 marathon in OKC. Matt, the babies, and I went to cheer him on. We had a wonderful relaxing time being together and the twins loved meeting their uncle.

Sadly, Matt and Billy's grandmother is not doing well and is in the hospital in Austin. Bill and Debbie came up to spend the weekend with us as well, but had to quickly leave to be with Granny/Oma. We lift Granny and the fam up in thoughts and prayers and pray that God's will be done. We love you Granny and hope that you are able to be in comfort and peace!

Thanks for letting me play with your Pentax digital SLR Bill...the photos are great!!

I only went to one blog...I promise. ;)

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So I would like to be enabled. Is there anyone out there who can help me spruce up our blog? I am not thrilled with the layout...it is so blah. Btw, I am not a techy-nerd so I require baby steps. Please respond or email me at carriejank@hotmail.com.

Feeling a little better....

Here's a few pics from our day on house arrest. Mommy found batteries so we got to play with a new Leapfrog music toy....really cool. We want to be musicians like our daddy!

Abigail's New Noshers

Abigail finally moved her tongue out of the way of the camera lens to capture her new pearly whites. Aren't they beautiful???

here we go again....

Round #3 of antibiotics for G for another (or probably the same one that won't go away) ear infection. He has been pathetically sick. Plus couple that with a cold with watery eyes, sneezing, and bad cough (which I hope is not going into his chest). All this plus..... Ab started with another fever and pulling on her ears Fri afternoon!

Today I am home all day with them both~ HOUSE ARREST!!!! We'll see how the phlegm-coughing, eyes-watering, ear-pulling, nose-dripping day unfolds.

ARGH!!!!

On a positive note....they slept 11 1/2 hours last night straight!! Woo hoo! The only thing different we did was apply mentholateum to their feet and cover with socks. Could Vicks be the new miracle potion for sleeping????

Seven Months Two Weeks

This is one of those times where I get overwhelmed as I haven't blogged in nearly two weeks and sooooo much has happened!
The babies recovered from their ear infections. During that same time, Matt had to go out of town for business. I have finally reached the point in twin motherhood to know that I do not have to prove anything to anyone...including myself!! So Deb and Bill came up to help out (bless their gracious souls!) and also babysit Caine since our nanny was still out and we were doing the "baby shuffle". It all turned out wonderfully and the babies loved having lots of attention. Also, they planted flowers in our front flowerbeds, cleaned our house, and did ump-teen loads of laundry in addition to feeding, loving, and playing with the babies nonstop!!!!

George has gotten remarkably stronger in the past few weeks---I know I say that a bunch, but it is great to see how much he progresses from week to week. Currently, he is sitting up independently for ab 20 seconds or more at a time, bearing weight on his legs for increasing time, and tolerating more tummy time. Our PT has been really impressed with his gains! I cannot say enough pros about the importance of early intervention and pediatric physical therapy! He is eating like a champion....peas, tofu, bananas, zucchini, apples....and Abs is not far behind! He loves to play peek-a-boo and yesterday, "helped" Abigail play by pulling the blanket off her head. He loves to shreek and scream and growl! He is still our cuddlebug and loves to be loved!!

Abigail continues to be a mover and a shaker! She is SOOOOO close to crawling. She has mastered crawfishing backwards and rolling to get what she wants---we have to keep a close eye on her as she can get into mischief already! The other day she opened the wipe container that was on the floor and later pulled the blanket off the couch on top of herself. She loves to "talk" and play and explore her surroundings. She is a fabulous eater and has a smile to melt your heart. There is nothing more precious than hearing her coo and talk from her crib in the morning, and be greeted by her pushed up on her arms with a gorgeous smile!!

So then reality strikes again, and we are heading back in to the doc this morning as George is sick again!!!!! You would think that breastfed babies are supposed to be healthy and not get sick as often. Very frustrating. Poor babies are genetically predisposed to ear infections as Matt had 4 sets of tubes as a kid and still has bad ears. We do not want to do another round of antibiotics so we'll see what other options we have....

The Verdict...

George and Abigail both have ear infections. Round Two of antibiotics for George (only one ear though) and Round One for Abs.

Good news is both of their weights are up: George officially weighs 16 lbs. 4 oz. and Abigail weighs 13 lbs. 14 oz. Bad news is they are still on the pee-wee end of the scale, so we get to keep trying to beef them up! TTFN!