Another Milestone!

Cassidy rolled from her tummy to back today! This is a first for either girl. Candace has mastered rolling onto her tummy, and can even scoot herself around on her tummy, but she STILL hasn't figured out how to roll back, lol. Cassidy has now rolled exactly once in each direction, but seems content to get around by kicking up her feet and scooting on her back.

We had a great time with our friends Kelly and Martin yesterday. The girls seemed inspired by watching their little girl Kara, who is nearly 8 months old and starting to crawl. They thought she was fascinating!


Cassidy right after her big roll!





Since I've posted pics of Candace and her toes, here's Cassidy!




Candace seems very happy to be her sister's snack!




Candace with Kara




Cassidy with Kara

The Zoo

Yesterday a friend invited Aidan and I to go to the zoo. After much inner debate and concern over getting the girls off their new schedule, I decided to go. I needed the fresh air and change in scenery! We didn't leave until 1:00, so it was after the girls first two naps. They did great! They took a nap in their stroller around 3:00 and went to bed a little early last night, but aside from about 10 minutes of fussing in the car on the ride home, they were wonderful! It was a little hot, but much better than the last time we went in the middle of July! Aidan had a great time with his friend Eryk. I look pretty worn down in the pics, but the kiddos are so cute I posted them anyway, all vanity aside! I figure its an honest representation of how any twin mom probably looks after five months of no sleep and a long, hot afternoon at the zoo with twinfants!

Nap Hostage

HELP!! SOS!!! I am a hostage in my own house!

Well, I guess I asked for it...the girls seem to finally be on a nap schedule. We have discovered our magic number of wakefulness is 90 minutes. So now they take 4 naps a day, at approximately 9:00, 11:30, 2:00, and 4:30. On this schedule with four 45 minute naps, they are such happy, well-rested babies. They are fun to be around and there is very little, if any, fussing, BUT the problem is that with only a 90 minute window, it is nearly impossible to make plans outside of the house. I have not left the house since Saturday!

When you factor into those 90 minutes the time it takes to feed, change diapers and actually get out the door, that leaves us with only about an hour. Then factor into that hour the time it takes to get to and from any location (at LEAST 15 minutes each way) I'm left with only 30 minutes! I will still be able to meet for my weekly walks with Damiane' since that is nearby (I don't know what I'll do when she moves in April !) I can also make short trips to the commissary or Target, but anything outside of a 15 minute radius will put us off schedule, and now that we actually HAVE a schedule, I don't want to mess with it! Thus I am a prisoner of the naps....

Luckily we have recently become friends with a family that lives here on the base. We met them through Aidan's t-ball team last year. They have a son in Aidan's class, an adorable 3 year old daughter, and an 8 month old daughter. They came over a few weeks ago and we all had a great time, even Sean (Mr. Anti-social) enjoyed himself! We plan on having them over again this Sunday. If I can't go OUT and have a life, I'll have to bring people here to me, lol!

I mentioned in my 5 month blog that Cassidy has recently discovered her voice. She shrieks and yells at us all day! And we thought she was going to be the quiet one... HA! I finally caught her on camera today. I'm just now learning how to use the video feature on my new camera!

Smarty Pants

Aidan brought home his report card today and for the third quarter in a row, he had straight A's and made the Principal's List. He also was selected by his teacher to compete for the county wide math bowl competition. Another student scored 3 points higher than him on the qualifying test, so he didn't quite make it, but maybe next year. He was so cute because he asked me to start quizzing him with math questions so he can be ready next year. That's my boy!

In other news, I bought my tickets for our Arizona trip this summer!! Sean has to go to school at Ft. Huachuca for 6 weeks for his army promotion and since ALL of my family lives there we decided we would all go. He is driving with Aidan so we will have the car out there and be able to bring all our stuff and I am flying with the twins. We are leaving at the end of May so I am getting VERY excited! It's less than 2 months away! The only person from my family that has seen the girls is my mom, so it will be wonderful for them to finally meet them. I also will finally get to meet my very first nephew, Logan. He is just 2 months younger than the girls. What a trio they will be!

Here's a couple pics from today:


This is Candace's new favorite position! She always rolls from her back into this pose.


Cute Candace


Cassidy in the jumperoo.


Cute Cassidy


Caught Sean singing to the girls :)


Daddy and his girls

Happy Easter / 5 Months!

Happy Easter!




The girls are 5 months old today! It has been an amazing 5 months. I can hardly believe how big they are getting. Just this week they seem to have outgrown many of their 3-6 month clothes. They are already fitting into some 6-9 month clothes! I, of course, take credit for ALL their growth as I am proud to say that we are still going strong with breastfeeding. We are nearly halfway to our goal of one full year of mama's milk! We are still waiting until at least 6 months to start any solid foods. I may even wait until we visit everyone in Arizona, and then they can share in the fun of starting foods!




We made the switch to convertible car seats this week. It was getting to the point where I could hardly carry them back and forth from the car in their carriers! They seem much more comfortable in their convertibles. Now that they are out of their infant carriers, we also got to try out their side-by-side stroller. I have to put them in the stroller to take them both out to the car now that they aren't in the carriers. They look like such big girls! It is a MUCH easier stroller for me to maneuver than the other big "bus!" Even Aidan can push the new stroller easily.






Candace is still rolling from her back to her tummy and Cassidy finally rolled from her back to her tummy yesterday!!! She has yet to repeat the trick, but she is just not as eager as her sister to move and get mobile. However, she can twist and turn herself in all directions! Candace is starting to push up and forward on her belly. She likes to roll onto her tummy and then push up and scoot towards Cassidy. They both laugh and smile all the time now. They especially love to laugh for Aidan! Cassidy has recently discovered she has a voice and she loves to use it! She is quite loud and gets the biggest kick out of herself shrieking and yelling. They've also started to notice each other more and they love to grab and chew on each other's body parts, clothes and bibs!


Cassidy rolls!!!

Candace started out parallel to Cassidy on the green mat, you can see how she has rolled and scooted towards her sister!

We have still not had any luck with naps and schedules, but I take responsibility for that. We seem to have somewhere to go every day and it is impossible to stick to any kind of plan or schedule when you are not home! I may decide to just take a week and not go anywhere so we can really work on it. They are also still not sleeping through the night. I can not even remember what a full night's sleep feels like! Maybe someday....

Yesterday I took Aidan and the girls to an egg hunt here on the base. They got to see the Easter Bunny and Aidan found lots of eggs! It could not have been timed any better because the second we got home it started to rain, and it didn't stop until around 11:00 this morning! The Easter Bunny had to leave the eggs with a note for Sean and I to hide them for Aidan after the rain stopped. So Aidan did not hunt eggs until this afternoon. The girls enjoyed watching him run around the yard and they looked so pretty in their dresses!

Dr. Smith

Yesterday we went to a twin playgroup at the park. It was a gorgeous day and the neighborhood was beautiful. We met a few new twin moms and even a mother of 9 month old girls with a ton of twin clothes to pass on... score! Aidan even went with us and made a few friends himself. The park was a bit of a drive for us, but the girls slept the whole way there. Despite their nap on the ride there, the girls (mostly Cassidy) were a little cranky, so we didn't stay long, but it was nice for all of us to get some fresh air and meet some new people. Megan and I tried putting the girls in the baby swing after I saw the adorable pics she got of her twin boys, Ryan and Jake, in the swing, but the girls were less than thrilled. They cried as soon as we put them in, so I didn't even attempt to get a picture!

Today I had my annual appt. with my OBGYN. I saw Dr. Smith, the same Dr. I saw during my pregnancy AND the same one that delivered the twins. She is an awesome doctor! She called me personally on Tuesday to confirm my appt. and greeted me today with a hug. She is very personable and friendly. She always made me feel comfortable, even right before the c-section. Since I never had the opportunity to get a picture of her with the girls while I was in the hospital, I got some pictures today. Dr. Smith was so happy and excited to hold them!

Here's the girls with the person who brought them out into the world :)

Yummy Toes

Candace's new favorite thing to do is pull her feet to her mouth and eat her toes. It is adorable! Makes diaper changes a little hard though...lol.







Candace is also determined to get this turtle off the exersaucer and into her mouth! She cracks me up! She gets so frustrated because he won't come off. You can tell how hard she is concentrating on it.






Here's Cassidy with her Daddy. She is definitely still a Daddy's girl :).




Cassidy is still diligently sucking her thumb. She has it in there all the time! And isn't she so beautiful?