Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
What I am thankful for
What I love most about Thanksgiving is that it is a time to reflect and be thankful for all of the blessings in life, especially our family and friends. James and I are excited to be hosting our fourth Thanksgiving this year. It is a tradition that we look forward to every year and are so excited to be able to share it with Sophia and Isabella for the first time!
Here are some of the many things that I am thankful for this year...
Of course my beautiful girls are the light of my life, I still can't believe how blessed we have been to have not one, but two of the most amazing little angels to continually bless our lives day after day with their laughter grunts and coos, beautiful smiles, and cutest pouts :)
My incredible husband James who put up with me when I was a pregnant hormonal basketcase nut-job, to when I was a sleep-deprived zombie with newborns who could barely function, to now a busy working mom and wife trying to keep the house clean and the kids happy. I love my new life with him and cherish all of our time together!
I am so thankful for my mom and dad. I don't think I could have survived hospital bedrest and the first few weeks at home with the girls without having my mom right there by my side the entire time. She gave me a shoulder to cry on during the last few weeks of pregnancy when I was so scared and uncomfortable, then took even more time off to be with me and help with all of the overwhelming changes that came with the girls when we brought them home from the hospital - seriously mom I don't think I could have done this without your help! And thanks so much dad for letting me have her for those few months...I don't think you got to see much of her at all :)
My friends who provide me with a much-needed break from it all and listen to me complain, cheer me up when I'm sad, and make me laugh at the stupidest things all the time.
Our entire family, who are the best aunties, uncles, cousins, and grandparents that our children could ever ask for - we are so thankful that we have each and every one of you.
Stephanie, Jolene and Mimi for helping us out so much by watching the girls while I am at work. It is because of your commitment and generosity that I am able to work part-time and spend so much time at home with the girls. Thank you so much, words can't express how much this means to me!
We are hoping that everyone has a happy (and yummy) Thanksgiving!!
Here are some of the many things that I am thankful for this year...
Of course my beautiful girls are the light of my life, I still can't believe how blessed we have been to have not one, but two of the most amazing little angels to continually bless our lives day after day with their laughter grunts and coos, beautiful smiles, and cutest pouts :)
My incredible husband James who put up with me when I was a pregnant hormonal basketcase nut-job, to when I was a sleep-deprived zombie with newborns who could barely function, to now a busy working mom and wife trying to keep the house clean and the kids happy. I love my new life with him and cherish all of our time together!
I am so thankful for my mom and dad. I don't think I could have survived hospital bedrest and the first few weeks at home with the girls without having my mom right there by my side the entire time. She gave me a shoulder to cry on during the last few weeks of pregnancy when I was so scared and uncomfortable, then took even more time off to be with me and help with all of the overwhelming changes that came with the girls when we brought them home from the hospital - seriously mom I don't think I could have done this without your help! And thanks so much dad for letting me have her for those few months...I don't think you got to see much of her at all :)
My friends who provide me with a much-needed break from it all and listen to me complain, cheer me up when I'm sad, and make me laugh at the stupidest things all the time.
Our entire family, who are the best aunties, uncles, cousins, and grandparents that our children could ever ask for - we are so thankful that we have each and every one of you.
Stephanie, Jolene and Mimi for helping us out so much by watching the girls while I am at work. It is because of your commitment and generosity that I am able to work part-time and spend so much time at home with the girls. Thank you so much, words can't express how much this means to me!
We are hoping that everyone has a happy (and yummy) Thanksgiving!!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Guess who weighs more?
Isabella is no longer going to be known as "the little one"! She weighs 15lb 14oz and is 25" tall...Sophia is 15lb 13oz and 25 3/4" tall. They are both very close to the 50% percentile for everything, except their heads are well above 90% (43.9 and 45cm!) I guess they are going to have big brains! The doctor said they are looking great and rocketing up the growth charts :) They also got 5 shots each so they are fast asleep from the shots, the excitement of the appointment and the tylenol. Way to go girls, you are getting so big!!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Random pictures
Mimi bought these outfits for them from a really cute local store called Chocolate Soup...Although the outifts are cute you have admit they look like little pink Matadors (if I were you Chili I would run far away when these outfits come out!)
We have been really working on sitting up the past couple of weeks and all of their hard work is starting to pay off! They can sit and play for 10-15 minutes now - way to go girls!
James was cracking the girls up the other day - they giggled with him for a few minutes! So stinkin' cute!!
Monday, November 10, 2008
The girls already looooove fashion
Mimi and I went to the mall yesterday to look for some 9 month outfits (can you believe that!!) and some christmas dresses for the girls. When we got home the girls were in a great mood so we tried all of their new clothes on them and you wouldn't believe how much they loved it. So cute to watch them playing with all of the new dresses and smiling in between changing outfits. I think James is going to have to hide his credit cards early - these girls are going to break the bank shopping for clothes someday!
I still can't decide whether to get the silver outfit or the gold and pink one for Isabella. I absolutely love the cream and gold sweater dress for Sophia but I just can't make up my mind for Isabella! Any thoughts?? Either way they are going to wear tights and little metallic ballet flats...so cute!!
veggies
Time to eat...first time trying veggies
I did some research to find out what is recommended as far as starting solids and it seems that most people recommend starting with rice cereal, then adding veggies, then fruits one month after starting veggies. So even though we are so excited for them to try something sweet we are going to hold off and start with the veggies...hopefully this will trick them into liking their vegetables later in life ;)
Anyway, I accidentally started with stage 2 veggies, not realizing that stage 1 veggies are important to start with so you don't have problems with allgergies or spices - woops! Sophia really enjoyed the stage 2 sweet potatoes and didn't seem to have any issues so I guess we are okay. Isabella did not enjoy the potatoes but she did okay with the squash we tried today.
I can't wait to post more pictures of them eating - it is quite a sight! We usually put them in their bumbo seats and feed them at the same time. So what ends up happening is they get cereal and veggies all over their faces, then they stick their hands in their mouth or in their sisters mouth and that's when the food really starts flying around. I never thought it would be this messy! Good thing it is also fun for us so we don't mind cleaning up the mess :) But we can basically plan on having to change their entire outfit (even the socks) after eating solids.
I did some research to find out what is recommended as far as starting solids and it seems that most people recommend starting with rice cereal, then adding veggies, then fruits one month after starting veggies. So even though we are so excited for them to try something sweet we are going to hold off and start with the veggies...hopefully this will trick them into liking their vegetables later in life ;)
Anyway, I accidentally started with stage 2 veggies, not realizing that stage 1 veggies are important to start with so you don't have problems with allgergies or spices - woops! Sophia really enjoyed the stage 2 sweet potatoes and didn't seem to have any issues so I guess we are okay. Isabella did not enjoy the potatoes but she did okay with the squash we tried today.
I can't wait to post more pictures of them eating - it is quite a sight! We usually put them in their bumbo seats and feed them at the same time. So what ends up happening is they get cereal and veggies all over their faces, then they stick their hands in their mouth or in their sisters mouth and that's when the food really starts flying around. I never thought it would be this messy! Good thing it is also fun for us so we don't mind cleaning up the mess :) But we can basically plan on having to change their entire outfit (even the socks) after eating solids.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Monster Bash
Everyone had a great time at our halloween party last night. The costumes were all amazing so it was pretty hard to pick someone to vote for the best costume!
The Cat in the Hat (Jolene) won second place and the Oompa Loompa (Terri) won first place. They were both homemade costumes and very cute. James and I were vampires and the girls were asleep before the party started :)
We had lots of great food...burritos, rice, beans, chili rellanos and a kitty litter cake. Both of our moms helped us out so much with the food and the punch. Terri also brought sherbert punch and Mirinda helped out with an appetizer as well - thanks everybody for all of the help!!
Anthony made an ass of himself as a half-naked hospital patient and Mirinda was his nurse. Too funny!
My dad was Indiana Jones and my mom was Marion, his girlfriend.
Dracula with the witch from Sleeping Beauty (his mom) and Emily an adorable witch.
The Cat in the Hat (Jolene) won second place and the Oompa Loompa (Terri) won first place. They were both homemade costumes and very cute. James and I were vampires and the girls were asleep before the party started :)
We had lots of great food...burritos, rice, beans, chili rellanos and a kitty litter cake. Both of our moms helped us out so much with the food and the punch. Terri also brought sherbert punch and Mirinda helped out with an appetizer as well - thanks everybody for all of the help!!
Anthony made an ass of himself as a half-naked hospital patient and Mirinda was his nurse. Too funny!
My dad was Indiana Jones and my mom was Marion, his girlfriend.
Dracula with the witch from Sleeping Beauty (his mom) and Emily an adorable witch.
We have lots more pictures, too many to put in this post so please click on the Monster Bash Slideshow link (top right corner of the blog) to see everybody's costumes. Hmmmmm.....with all of competition you better start planning for next years costume now if you want to win the prize!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Rice Cereal
We gave the girls rice cereal with a spoon for the first time yesterday...
Sophia picked it up right away and seems to looooove eating with a spoon. She opens her mouth when she sees the spoon coming and even makes a lip-smacking sound when she is finished...so cute!
Isabella on the other hand, does not seem to like it. She makes a funny cranky face and spits most of it back out. I think we will give her a break for a few days and try again later :)
We made another trip to the pumpkin patch this past weekend, this time with Carrie, Christian and adorable Pete (Isabella's boyfriend). Here are some pictures...
Sophia picked it up right away and seems to looooove eating with a spoon. She opens her mouth when she sees the spoon coming and even makes a lip-smacking sound when she is finished...so cute!
Isabella on the other hand, does not seem to like it. She makes a funny cranky face and spits most of it back out. I think we will give her a break for a few days and try again later :)
We made another trip to the pumpkin patch this past weekend, this time with Carrie, Christian and adorable Pete (Isabella's boyfriend). Here are some pictures...
Saturday, October 25, 2008
We have a tooth
Apparently Sophia has been teething the last week or so....her behavior is all starting to make sense now that we see a spot of white poking through. Yay for the first tooth - way to go Sophie!!
Another fabulous milestone this week - Sophia is finally sleeping through the night! Isabella has been doing this since she was around 8 weeks old (we literally do not hear a peep from her from 7pm to 7am) but Sophia gets lonely and enjoys palling around with her daddy in the wee hours of the night. We had to have her cry it out for an hour or so a few nights ago and ever since then she has been happy in her crib alone all night. It is funny how she moves so much in her sleep (just like she did in my belly!) she lies on her side and turns in circles all night long - every time we look at the monitor she is moving around! Isabella acts like she is super-glued to the mattress, she does not move one inch all night.
The funny thing is...James still wakes up at 4am and goes in to hold Sohia because he misses their time together!
Another fabulous milestone this week - Sophia is finally sleeping through the night! Isabella has been doing this since she was around 8 weeks old (we literally do not hear a peep from her from 7pm to 7am) but Sophia gets lonely and enjoys palling around with her daddy in the wee hours of the night. We had to have her cry it out for an hour or so a few nights ago and ever since then she has been happy in her crib alone all night. It is funny how she moves so much in her sleep (just like she did in my belly!) she lies on her side and turns in circles all night long - every time we look at the monitor she is moving around! Isabella acts like she is super-glued to the mattress, she does not move one inch all night.
The funny thing is...James still wakes up at 4am and goes in to hold Sohia because he misses their time together!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Monster Bash and Zoo Trip
James and I started our planning for our annual Halloween Spooktacular this weekend! I sent out the invitations last week and we picked out our (top secret) costumes over the weekend. Now it is time to start decorating the house and picking out the menu. Last year the mexican food went over really well so I think we will do that again. One thing is for sure - it's going to be a great night - we are getting excited!
We had a ladies day outing to the Denver Zoo on Sunday and guess what...I forgot the camera! Oh well, the girls and I went with my friends from work Lee and Priscilla, and Priscilla's neices and her sister (8 girls all together). It was tons of fun. We saw almost all of the animals and it was a georgous fall day - with weather in the 70's, the sun shining and autumn leaves turning gold and falling on the walkway. What a blast! I am very excited to take the girls to the other fun things we have in Denver such as the Children's museum, the aquarium and the natural history museum. I guess I am going to have to learn somehow about all of the things around here to take the kids to - we don't want to miss anything!
We had a ladies day outing to the Denver Zoo on Sunday and guess what...I forgot the camera! Oh well, the girls and I went with my friends from work Lee and Priscilla, and Priscilla's neices and her sister (8 girls all together). It was tons of fun. We saw almost all of the animals and it was a georgous fall day - with weather in the 70's, the sun shining and autumn leaves turning gold and falling on the walkway. What a blast! I am very excited to take the girls to the other fun things we have in Denver such as the Children's museum, the aquarium and the natural history museum. I guess I am going to have to learn somehow about all of the things around here to take the kids to - we don't want to miss anything!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Smiles
The girls are smiling so much more everyday, we are really enjoying this time with them. Lots of laughing, smiling and cooing - what could be better? Funny how they continue to change personalities back and forth on us. Isabella used to be nicknamed "fusspot" and "crabby patty" (not good nicknames for a baby!) and lately she is the happiest baby ever - she hardly stops smiling and laughing. She just looks at you and waits for you to make eye contact so she can smile - so sweet. Sophia on the other hand used to be our little angel. She never cried or fussed as a newborn. Now we have our hands full with little Sophie! She is our resident crabby patty these days...but we still get lots of beautiful smiles in between the fussing! I guess we will never know who is going to be the good baby for the day!
These are pictures of the first time Sophia smiled and cood at Isabella. She was really happy to see her sister!
This is Isabella with her beautiful smile! Hard to capture on camera since every time she sees the camera she gets a funny look on her face - like total shock
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Viva Las Vegas
We just returned from 3 nights in fabulous Las Vegas....What a crazy place! As the time grew closer for us to leave we were very worried about being away from the girls...but it turns out we had an amazing time and very much enjoyed our vacation alone so we could reconnect and take a break from all of the events that left us housebound throughout the last year or so. Mimi and Papa had the girls for 4 days while we were gone and it sounds like they had a great time! Though I did hear several times after we returned "they really keep you busy don't they!" We are so thankful that we have mimi and papa to help us out so we can get away.
We stayed in the MGM Signature - which was very nice condo within 10 minutes walking to the Strip. The highlights of our trip included an evening performance of the Phantom of the Opera, which was incredible! We also had a romantic dinner at Olives which is outside on a balcony right next to the Bellagio fountains and with a beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower....perfect!
Of course we tried our hand at blackjack and some slot machines and did not walk away any richer. All in all we had a great vacation but decided our next trip is going to include the girls and probably involve a sandy beach :)
We stayed in the MGM Signature - which was very nice condo within 10 minutes walking to the Strip. The highlights of our trip included an evening performance of the Phantom of the Opera, which was incredible! We also had a romantic dinner at Olives which is outside on a balcony right next to the Bellagio fountains and with a beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower....perfect!
Of course we tried our hand at blackjack and some slot machines and did not walk away any richer. All in all we had a great vacation but decided our next trip is going to include the girls and probably involve a sandy beach :)
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Pumpkin Patch
Yesterday we took the girls to a pumpkin patch just north of Longmont. They had a big pumpkin field, a petting zoo, horse rides, carnival rides and even a corn maze! We went to take pictures of the girls and show them off in their halloween costumes and we ended up having a great time. Isabella was in a really good mood and being so adorable. Sophia was a little peeved that we woke her up mid-nap to take pictures. So we had a happy cat and a grumpy pumpkin on our hands :)
Isabella (black cat) and Sophia (pumpkin)
Isabella in a pumkin carriage
Our family
The girls in the pumpkin patch
Isabella (black cat) and Sophia (pumpkin)
Isabella in a pumkin carriage
Our family
The girls in the pumpkin patch
Fall is here
James and Isabella ready for kickoff
James and Sophia watching the broncos
First time in the side-by-side stroller with Proud Daddy!
Sara with Sophia and James with Isabella
James at the top of the pass - beautiful view of Mt. Evans
It was a little early to see much color - but here is one pretty area we saw along the way
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