Graduation

It's not Kindergarten, 5th grade, 8th grade, high school or college - it's graduation from Koala Bears to Care Bears!  Well, Mrs. Betty said that George graduated and Scott was kicked out....he's had a bit of a time with biting lately.  But either way, the twins moved into the 1 year old Care Bears class today.  Now they are the youngest, although not the smallest, in the class.

The boys have to wash their hands when they walk in the room before sitting down to breakfast (where they are learning to use spoons!).  Eventually they will move from the high chairs to a table and chairs.  The class either goes on two buggy rides outside per day, or exercises in the gym - they are so active, which explains why the twins were exhausted and went to bed early tonight.  They now sleep on little cots and only get one nap per day at day care. 

Scott and George had a great first day as Care Bears.  Since half of the class is about 6 months older and walking, I know they will be taking off in no time.  They stand well on their own and walk holding onto one hand.  They are so talkative now too - they love saying "oh oh" and use it appropriately (like when they drop something).  They talk to each other and the dog constantly, and will say "ma ma" or "da da" when we walk into the room.  It's amazing how much they change on an almost daily basis!

Thing One and Thing Two

This past Sunday we had the twins 1st birthday party!  The theme was based on Dr. Seuss Thing One and Thing Two.  (I vetoed my husband's sports theme request - I know we'll have many sports themed birthdays in our future! :) 

This was the pic we used on the invitations.  Love the outfits that their cousins picked out at Universal before they were even born! (Scott is Thing 1 and George is Thing 2)

The colors were red, light blue, and white - from the Dr. Suess book The Cat in the Hat.  We did have to explain this to a few people that aren't that familiar with Dr. Seuss!  That's why we also had the book open on the table.

The best part - DESSERTS!  You should have seen Scott at the Pie Kitchen when we placed the order...he had VERY specific requests for all of the colors and that they must be opposite for the "1" and the "2".  I was floored that he had put that much thought into it.  (although, his requests were fairly similar to what I would have ordered!) 

Scott also surprised me and updated the twins picture frames with a picture from every month so we could display at the party.  Very touching!  I was shocked to see how much the twins had changed from the 5th to 6th month - that was the biggest change to me over all the months, where they went from a baby to not such a baby anymore.  I bought the Happy Birthday to You books and had everyone at the party sign them for the twins.

Scott and George as everyone sings Happy Birthday to them.  They weren't too happy.....of course they picked this weekend to get more teeth and had been off schedule.  They wanted a nap instead of cake! (love the bibs my friend Melissa sent after they were born - they fit right in with the theme!)

Testing out the icing...not really loving it.  They must not be my children...

Scott - he wouldn't even touch the cake.  We tried feeding him but he wanted none of that either.

George gently touched the cake, but didn't eat it either.

I must admit that I was a bit disappointed that the boys didn't smash cake everywhere.  But, we did put the cakes back in the fridge and we are going to try again on their actual birthday.  Maybe without 40 people staring them in the face they will not be so shy about digging in! 

Overall I could not have asked for a more perfect 1st birthday party!  We are so blessed to have so much family around to celebrate this milestone with us.  We've waited for this day for a really long time and can't wait to celebrate many more birthdays together! 

Where does the time go?

Really, where does the time go?  Two years ago today, my precious Scott Joseph II and George Allen were born.  In some ways it seems like a lifetime ago.  Although the saying that things get easier with time is true, they are never far from my mind.  And I'm still amazed by the people that remember us on this day - the cards, texts, emails, and flowers are very touching. 

We decided to take the day off in memory of the boys.  First, we went to decorate at the cemetery and Scott III and George William let off balloons.  

Next, we went to the zoo.  This was Scott III and George W's first trip to the zoo.  The weather has been beautiful for March - almost 80 degrees and mostly sunny.  

That's George in front - Scott was sound asleep in the back!

We loved the gorillas!

After lunch at the zoo, it was back home for naps, and Mom and Dad watched some March Madness basketball.  We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day!

Happy 9 Months!

Happy 9 month birthday to Scott III and George William!  I can't believe they are only 3 months away from being 1 year old.  I'll have to start planning their frist birthday party soon.  :)

The twins still had runny noses last week, which led to a few loooong nights of coughing and keeping Mom and Dad up at all hours.  They are also teething and I believe George is in a growth spurt, as he wanted to eat in the middle of the night a couple of times too.  Daddy Scott had a nice long nap last Saturday afternoon and I had a solid 4 hours of Nyquil induced sleep, but we're still playing catch up.  We went on a mini date night tonight, and we both looked like someone punched us in the eyes - the lack of sleep is really wearing on us this week!

It's amazing what can happen in a week.  Two weeks ago, Scott and George were experimenting with puffs but wouldn't really eat them.  Now they are shoving handfuls in their mouths! Scott laughs and claps after every mouthful.  Both boys started crawling on their hands and knees - our poor old dog Chance doesn't stand a chance against these two when they start moving.  And just last night, I walked into the nursery to get the boys for dinner, and there Scott was, standing up at the end of his crib!  He also got his first shiner at school today trying to pull up on something that obviously wasn't that stable.  Scott and George are growing and changing so much every day and I just can't get enough of them!

Out of Whack

The twins are no longer sick, but still have runny noses and are just generally out of whack.  Their eating and sleeping patterns have been off ever since they started back to daycare!  Some days they will take long naps, other days they nap for minutes.  Some times they eat a ton, other times they refuse whatever food or bottle is given to them.  I also think they are teething, with their top 2 teeth trying to come in.  And for the last 3 nights, they really haven't wanted to sleep.  At all.  Therefore, Scott and I have been exhausted.  Very thankful for a 3 day weekend!

Yes, we are THOSE parents!

Or more accurately, my husband is THAT father, and I love him for it!  When picking up the boys from daycare the other day, Scott noticed that a push pin from the bulletin board was on the floor.  Granted, the area where the bulletin board, coat hooks/cubbies, etc is located is blocked off so the babies can't stray into that area.  However, the push pin on the floor was a little too close to the gate, and babies do crawl awfully close, possibly close enough to where they could have reached for the push pin.  Scott picked up the push pin but after thinking more about it, decided that it wasn't safe, as a baby could mistake the brightly colored round pin for a puff or something equally as yummy (ha ha - have you ever tried those things??).  So he discussed with the day care workers and now the director has agreed to pay for a different type of push pin so there are no accidents.  They might change their minds when they realize that the safer pins (bigger pins that push into the cork board but actually have a clip where the paper gets attached) are about $1 each! 

Just one of the many reasons Scott is a fantastic father - it doesn't matter how big or small the issue, if it could remotely affect the safety of our boys he is going to find a way to fix it!

More Fevers...

Yep, it was inevitable...George got sick last night.  This is the 3rd illness the twins have had, and all have progressed in the same way:  Scott gets sick; about 3 days later, Scott is feeling better but George gets sick.  So it takes about a week for the illness to get through our family.  We've officially depleted our first bottle of infant Tylenol!  And Scott and I have had no sleep for two nights now; we're hoping tonight is better.

Scott stayed home with the twins today since they couldn't go to day care.  So much for their first week as Koala Bears!  The twins were playing rather quietly in their activity centers this morning when Scott and I entered the room from different parts of the house and saw George fast asleep in his activity center.  Cutest.Thing.EVER.  Except he didn't respond when we called his name.  Which made both of us panic and I grabbed him with my mind racing of things that could have happened.  In doing so, I woke poor George up from his nap and he started crying.  It would have been a great picture if we'd only known for certain he was sleeping!

Here's to hoping we get a little sleep tonight and wake up to fever free babies in the morning!