So sad!

I am bereft! Claire has  her first tooth. Doesn't she know she needs to slow down? I will never see my favorite little toothless grin again :(

That's Lord Helmet to You

Our house has been taken over by mermaids. The girls have outgrown their baby tub :( so we have been bathing them in the big tub and they LOVE it. Just taking a moment to remember them in their tub for their first bath-

Where does it go? They are so big! The girls absolutely love being wrapped up in their towels. We call them Princess Towelly. LOL They love to snuggle up in their towels and hide their faces and just be silly.

Otherwise, the girls are great. They are just growing like weeds and keeping Mommy and Daddy very very busy.

 The reason for the title of this post-

 Steve was entertaining the girls while I ran to the bathroom or the mailbox or something. When I came back, he had the bumbo on his head and was telling the girls that he is Lord Helmet. It was quite a sight to behold.

And last, but not least, we St. Patrick's Dayed it up around here-

Last catch-up post

Nana and Bob-Bob (Steve's parents) along with Auntie Em got out the Big Red Car while we were in Birmingham. I think they got it out for Leighton but Steve and Uncle Chris put both girls in. I think they actually liked it.

I absolutely can NOT believe these two are six months old! And they have been for 2 whole days! They are such good, beautiful girls. I really can't say enough about them. Their 6 month birthday was also the one-year anniversary of when we found out we were having twins. It has really been an incredible year. I can't believe that a year ago, I looked like this-

And then 6 months ago I looked like this-

And now I have these two little beauties to show for it!-

As you can see, they LOVE to walk. Luckily, it has been pleasant outside lately so we have been walking almost every day. We just walk around the neighborhood for now. Once the girls are taking fewer naps and staying awake longer between them, I'm hoping to take them around to some parks and down to the RiverWalk.

The naps are a whole 'nother story. Our sleep book says they should be taking two to three naps a day night now and quickly going to just two naps a day. They take four. They are sleeping twelve hours at night and have been for almost 2 months now. But four naps a day seems like a lot! Thankfully, they are both on the same nap schedule for the most part so we don't have one taking 2 naps and one taking 4 naps (for now!).  These aren't long naps they're taking either- we're talking 30-40 minutes. But, I always say that they sleep so well at night, I don't care what they do during the day. And they are really pleasant little people. They have gotten where they go down for their naps so easily. I just lay them in bed with a kiss, tuck their bunnies in beside them, cover them with their blankies and play their music box. Come back in 5 minutes and they are out. Its lovely. But I would be interested to know if anyone else's children took this many naps ever?

Still catching up

I decided to split the catching up post into sections. I was afraid my crappy internet would go and I'd lose everything I'd done.

This is a pretty common sight at our house. The girls love to play together so we often put their play things together so they can chat and smile at each other while they play. Its so cute!

Ok ignore the dorkiness and the fact that I'm all sweaty. This is the pouch that I made. The girls love to ride around in it. I guess because usually when they are in it, we're at the store so it means one of them doesn't have to ride in the stroller. They love it and we get so many compliments.

Steve's grandpa passed away a few weeks ago and so we were in Birmingham for the funeral. Steve was able to do the military honors which I think his family really _____. Enjoyed is the wrong word. Appreciated? Maybe. His grandma and grandpa were married for 67 years! A lot of people don't even live that long. That's pretty amazing.

Catching up

I can't believe it has been a whole month since I last blogged! A lot has happened this month so I'll do my best to catch up. Starting with the most distant things first:

This is what its like to have twins- they are always touching each other and beating each other up. Its pretty cute actually. They hold hands all the time which I love. This morning, Amelia was putting her feet in Claire's face like she was trying to make her smell them. Lately I've been having to moderate hair-pulling. Poor Claire. Amelia doesn't have enough hair to pull so its totally one-sided. Not that I think Claire wouldn't pull Amelia's hair. She just hasn't had the chance.

Valentine's Day piggies! Steve's mom came for Valentine's Day because I had to go to the dentist. When I was a hygienist, I was always taught that babies ruining your teeth is an old wives tale but now I'm not so sure. Because I had 6 cavities. 6!

For a little while, Amelia's rolling skills were quite impressive. She started out on the blue play mat at the bottom left of this picture and ended up over there in the middle right. She could have gone further but she got caught by that column. She doesn't roll nearly so much anymore. I guess she's over it. Claire can roll too but she doesn't like to as much. Mostly she rolls onto her tummy, gets mad, and screams for someone to come rescue her.

On the heels of that last post...

On the heels of that last post about our wonderful life, I have a few thoughts.

1. No matter who you are, 9 poopy diapers in one day is a LOT.
2. The day isn't over yet.
3. Making your own baby food is super easy and nutritious. I don't know why more people don't do it. So far I've made: bananas, avocados, sweet potatoes and apples. We haven't tried the apples yet. The sweet potatoes made Amelia throw up. A lot. The bananas are a HUGE hit and I can sneak the avocados into the bananas and the girls are still happy.
4. It blows my mind how much "make your own baby food" paraphernalia is available on the internet. All you need is a blender or food processor, ice cube trays and ziploc bags. Actually I don't even use the food processor. I just mash.
5. It blows my mind that I spelled "paraphernalia" right on the first try. Maybe I am finally getting over what my doctor called "placenta brain."
6. I'll admit it, I have parked my kids in front of Baby Mozart and surfed the internet for the last 30 minutes. There is only so much sweet-potato-induced vomiting, pooping and crying that a mommy can take.
7. Tonight we are going to try baths in the big tub. The girls are rapidly outgrowing their whale tub.

Happy. So so happy.

Not to sound like a total cheeseball, but I am LOVING life lately. Is it sometimes hard? Yes. But it is SO worth it! My girlies are just wonderful. There is nothing like that first smile in the morning when you "rescue" them from their cribs. There is nothing like kisses and hugs and giggles. Having twins is the BEST! Because they are twins. Not in spite of it. If you really really really want your heart to melt, come watch my girls hold hands and talk to each other. Come watch Amelia nibble all over Claire's hand. Come watch them look at each other and just smile. Seriously, twin sisters are the best. I have a feeling that when they are big enough to give each other hugs and kisses, its going to be happening a LOT. I'm sure there will be hair-pulling and biting too but I think they already love each other.

Seriously, have you ever seen such gorgeous little girls? They are such beauties! Every day I feel so lucky to be their mama. Wednesday night, I had a function to attend and I had to leave before the girls' bedtime. It was the first time that I wasn't there to put them to bed. And I cried. I don't want my babies going to bed without me! That's sad!

Claire wasn't really feeling like having her picture made but how cute is Amelia's little face??? She's so precious! And speaking of precious- check out these pig tails!

That picture was taken with my phone so its not the best but holy cute! She is ADORABLE with her piggies! I know because everyone on Facebook said so...

Last week I put up this vinyl tree in the girl's room. Its adorable and it was incredibly easy to put up. I think it makes the room. My parents were here last weekend to visit the girls:

They had so much fun! Daddy just came home early so we are off for some playing before bedtime!