My adorable little rocker chicks....
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This is a site for our family and friends to share the joys and challenges of our lives with a nine year old singleton and toddler twins! Our fraternal twin daughters were born on October 23, 2007 via scheduled c-section at 38 weeks weighing in at a healthy 6 lbs. 9 oz.(Candace) and 6 lbs. 3 oz (Cassidy.)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Rocker Girls
I just had to post these cute pics of the girls in these outfits! My mom gave them the guitar shoes and one of the onesies and we found the other coordinating pieces at the store the other day.
My adorable little rocker chicks....
My adorable little rocker chicks....
Monday, June 9, 2008
Noteworthy Notes
Wow, the longer I wait to post, the longer I want to put it off! It just gets so overwhelming and there is too much to say, so I will just mention a few of the more noteworthy events and milestones:
- Both girls are getting on their hands and knees a lot now, and they have both ventured forward on one or two occasions, but seem to startle themselves and then stop; crawling is imminent!
- Cassidy's first tooth broke through today, the bottom one on the left (which is of course the opposite of Candace who got her bottom right tooth first); Candace has both bottom teeth now.
- Sleep is still a mess, enough said.
- Cassidy has become a little head-banger, she rocks back and forth to any beat and often rocks just randomly and wildly. It is very cute, but makes it very hard to hold her!
- The girls are still eating two meals of solid foods a day, breakfast and dinner, but we are moving into Stage 2 foods and will probably introduce lunch next week. They still enjoy their green vegetables the best, spinach and peas are their favorites!
So those are the major developmental changes I've missed updating. The girls are still soaking up all the love and attention from all of our family and friends. It seems that even the strangers here are giving them a lot of attention. Everywhere we've gone, at the mall, restaurants, the zoo, my old school, even at Target, the girls seem to attract more attention and admirers than we do back home. Maybe Arizonans are friendlier than Floridians or maybe twins just more rare out here? Maybe it is just all in my head, but regardless, the girls enjoy being in the spotlight and I enjoy the friendliness.
As for me, there are many of you I miss back in Florida, but it will be so hard to come back. In my heart, Arizona is my home. I am enjoying every desert sunset, the cool evening breezes, the gorgeous views, the sweet desert smells, the majestic mountains everywhere you turn.... everything! We have reason to hope that Sean may get orders to return here next summer so I will be excited beyond words if it all works out!
I have taken dozens and dozens of pictures, far too many to post here, so I will post all of our vacation pics to Snapfish when we get home and then post the link to the album on here. For now, here are some of the AMAZING photos my very talented sister Jenna took of the girls:
Cassidy
Candace
- Both girls are getting on their hands and knees a lot now, and they have both ventured forward on one or two occasions, but seem to startle themselves and then stop; crawling is imminent!
- Cassidy's first tooth broke through today, the bottom one on the left (which is of course the opposite of Candace who got her bottom right tooth first); Candace has both bottom teeth now.
- Sleep is still a mess, enough said.
- Cassidy has become a little head-banger, she rocks back and forth to any beat and often rocks just randomly and wildly. It is very cute, but makes it very hard to hold her!
- The girls are still eating two meals of solid foods a day, breakfast and dinner, but we are moving into Stage 2 foods and will probably introduce lunch next week. They still enjoy their green vegetables the best, spinach and peas are their favorites!
So those are the major developmental changes I've missed updating. The girls are still soaking up all the love and attention from all of our family and friends. It seems that even the strangers here are giving them a lot of attention. Everywhere we've gone, at the mall, restaurants, the zoo, my old school, even at Target, the girls seem to attract more attention and admirers than we do back home. Maybe Arizonans are friendlier than Floridians or maybe twins just more rare out here? Maybe it is just all in my head, but regardless, the girls enjoy being in the spotlight and I enjoy the friendliness.
As for me, there are many of you I miss back in Florida, but it will be so hard to come back. In my heart, Arizona is my home. I am enjoying every desert sunset, the cool evening breezes, the gorgeous views, the sweet desert smells, the majestic mountains everywhere you turn.... everything! We have reason to hope that Sean may get orders to return here next summer so I will be excited beyond words if it all works out!
I have taken dozens and dozens of pictures, far too many to post here, so I will post all of our vacation pics to Snapfish when we get home and then post the link to the album on here. For now, here are some of the AMAZING photos my very talented sister Jenna took of the girls:
Cassidy
Candace
Sunday, June 1, 2008
7 Month Update
Okay, so I am about a week late with this post, but better late than never, right?
The girls turned 7 months on the 23rd. Wait, is that right? SEVEN months?! Wow, this first year is flying by! It really is amazing how quickly time can pass.
The girls are not crawling yet, but they are both very close. Cassidy can get on her hands and knees and scoot back ward, she can even back herself into a sitting position from lying on her tummy. She is amazingly flexible and limber. Candace does an inchworm army crawl combo and can get to wherever she wants anywhere in the room within seconds. This has enabled her to become quite the toy thief. When she sees a toy she wants, usually the one Cassidy is playing with, she can get over to it quickly and snatch it.
Both girls are sitting, although Cassidy is much better at it than Candace. Candace prefers to be down on her tummy where she can be mobile. Neither has shown much interest in standing, but Cassidy loves to bounce in the jumperoo. Lately she has been doing perfect plie’. She looks just like a tiny ballerina!
The girls are enjoying solids. They are eating two meals, breakfast and dinner. They have fruit and oatmeal in the morning and rice cereal and a veggie in the evening. They have tried carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, bananas, prunes, and pears, and their favorite is still peas. I keep deliberating whether or not to make my own baby food and ultimately I've decided to buy the organic jarred food. It is very important to me to feed them organic, and it would just be too costly and hard to find all organic fruits and veggies for me to make it myself. We are also still going strong with breastfeeding, only 5 months away from our one year goal!
Candace is breaking her second tooth but no signs of teeth for Cassidy yet. They are consistently taking two naps a day, but nighttime sleep is a mess. I attribute it to being away from home, teething, and illness. I'm not even going to worry about it until we get back home!
Their personalities continue to emerge and evolve. Candace is our little princess. She seems to think that everyone is talking to her, whether you are or not. She is still very social, friendly and flirty. She loves to draw in admirers with her big, beautiful grin. She has also become quite the ham. Every time I pull out the camera she gives a great big smile!
Cassidy is a tad bit more cautious of strangers, but when she smiles she lights up a room. She is louder and goofier than her sister and two of her favorite pastimes are shrieking and blowing raspberries. She is quite expressive and always makes us laugh with her silly faces. Her giggle is contagious and Aidan loves to make her laugh.
Thanks to my sister Jenna for taking the great pics!
7 Months Old
Candace
Cassidy
The girls turned 7 months on the 23rd. Wait, is that right? SEVEN months?! Wow, this first year is flying by! It really is amazing how quickly time can pass.
The girls are not crawling yet, but they are both very close. Cassidy can get on her hands and knees and scoot back ward, she can even back herself into a sitting position from lying on her tummy. She is amazingly flexible and limber. Candace does an inchworm army crawl combo and can get to wherever she wants anywhere in the room within seconds. This has enabled her to become quite the toy thief. When she sees a toy she wants, usually the one Cassidy is playing with, she can get over to it quickly and snatch it.
Both girls are sitting, although Cassidy is much better at it than Candace. Candace prefers to be down on her tummy where she can be mobile. Neither has shown much interest in standing, but Cassidy loves to bounce in the jumperoo. Lately she has been doing perfect plie’. She looks just like a tiny ballerina!
The girls are enjoying solids. They are eating two meals, breakfast and dinner. They have fruit and oatmeal in the morning and rice cereal and a veggie in the evening. They have tried carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, bananas, prunes, and pears, and their favorite is still peas. I keep deliberating whether or not to make my own baby food and ultimately I've decided to buy the organic jarred food. It is very important to me to feed them organic, and it would just be too costly and hard to find all organic fruits and veggies for me to make it myself. We are also still going strong with breastfeeding, only 5 months away from our one year goal!
Candace is breaking her second tooth but no signs of teeth for Cassidy yet. They are consistently taking two naps a day, but nighttime sleep is a mess. I attribute it to being away from home, teething, and illness. I'm not even going to worry about it until we get back home!
Their personalities continue to emerge and evolve. Candace is our little princess. She seems to think that everyone is talking to her, whether you are or not. She is still very social, friendly and flirty. She loves to draw in admirers with her big, beautiful grin. She has also become quite the ham. Every time I pull out the camera she gives a great big smile!
Cassidy is a tad bit more cautious of strangers, but when she smiles she lights up a room. She is louder and goofier than her sister and two of her favorite pastimes are shrieking and blowing raspberries. She is quite expressive and always makes us laugh with her silly faces. Her giggle is contagious and Aidan loves to make her laugh.
Thanks to my sister Jenna for taking the great pics!
7 Months Old
Candace
Cassidy
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