Thursday, October 15, 2009
Happy 1st Birthday Camryn!
Dear Camryn,
BGB (Baby Girl B) is a year old! How did this year go by so fast!? We are blessed to have such a wonderful baby girl in our lives.
You took up your share and more while in my tummy. You loved to flip flop around and lay in every direction you could think of. I forgive you for poking me in my ribs those last few months. Even though it was quite painful, I understand you didn't have enough room to stretch out like you would've wanted. I think you and your brother came to an understanding early on that you needed your space and he obliged by staying low and not flipping around so much. I appreciate this understanding!
You have become such a little character. I'm constantly amazed at the things you do. My little dare devil. Climbing up on anything and everything and skillfully so. You can not only climb up, but successfully and quite masterfully get yourself down. Your balance and coordination is just amazing. I understand your need for a daring challenge, but I hope you remember that Mommy can't handle too many daring situations. No more trying to climb the dresser or trying to climb the baby gate? Please? And I will say it now; no, you cannot skydive, bungy jump, or drive a race car, not until you are 35! Please don't make me eat those words. ;-)
You seem to have the world figured out already. Maybe it's the daring explorer in you. You are very busy at that. Investigating one toy for a bit, then moving on to the next. You and your brother are very busy. You don't like it when someone denies you the ability to explore a toy or even food. You make it very known that they are hurting your feelings and continue to make it known to them; as if you think they forgot what they did.
You've been on the go for a while. Army crawling was your mode of transportation for many months. The army would've been privileged to have such a skilled crawler among their ranks. Fast, agile, and strong. I guess that mode of transportation got boring and you moved onto traditional crawling. But you can still be caught using your stealth army crawl every now and then.
You have been quite laid back this first year, despite your need for a challenge. You go with the flow. We appreciate you taking it easy on us here. You can say some things, but you are deep in thought a lot and mostly prefer to keep those thoughts to yourself. Some things you say are "daddy, bye, un uh, and cat". You also make noises for a dog barking, duck quacking, pig oinking, and a dog panting.
Your have a smile that will brighten any dark room! Just beautiful! Your little laugh is just the cutest thing. Tickling you gets the best laugh out of you. You and your daddy have a tickling game that is hilarious. Daddy just pokes you and you squirm/bend over while laughing.
You like to take your time waking up in the morning. The light hurts your eyes and you'd rather not be brought into it for a while after waking. I feel the same way many mornings.
Some things you do at 1 year old:
BGB (Baby Girl B) is a year old! How did this year go by so fast!? We are blessed to have such a wonderful baby girl in our lives.
You took up your share and more while in my tummy. You loved to flip flop around and lay in every direction you could think of. I forgive you for poking me in my ribs those last few months. Even though it was quite painful, I understand you didn't have enough room to stretch out like you would've wanted. I think you and your brother came to an understanding early on that you needed your space and he obliged by staying low and not flipping around so much. I appreciate this understanding!
You have become such a little character. I'm constantly amazed at the things you do. My little dare devil. Climbing up on anything and everything and skillfully so. You can not only climb up, but successfully and quite masterfully get yourself down. Your balance and coordination is just amazing. I understand your need for a daring challenge, but I hope you remember that Mommy can't handle too many daring situations. No more trying to climb the dresser or trying to climb the baby gate? Please? And I will say it now; no, you cannot skydive, bungy jump, or drive a race car, not until you are 35! Please don't make me eat those words. ;-)
You seem to have the world figured out already. Maybe it's the daring explorer in you. You are very busy at that. Investigating one toy for a bit, then moving on to the next. You and your brother are very busy. You don't like it when someone denies you the ability to explore a toy or even food. You make it very known that they are hurting your feelings and continue to make it known to them; as if you think they forgot what they did.
You've been on the go for a while. Army crawling was your mode of transportation for many months. The army would've been privileged to have such a skilled crawler among their ranks. Fast, agile, and strong. I guess that mode of transportation got boring and you moved onto traditional crawling. But you can still be caught using your stealth army crawl every now and then.
You have been quite laid back this first year, despite your need for a challenge. You go with the flow. We appreciate you taking it easy on us here. You can say some things, but you are deep in thought a lot and mostly prefer to keep those thoughts to yourself. Some things you say are "daddy, bye, un uh, and cat". You also make noises for a dog barking, duck quacking, pig oinking, and a dog panting.
Your have a smile that will brighten any dark room! Just beautiful! Your little laugh is just the cutest thing. Tickling you gets the best laugh out of you. You and your daddy have a tickling game that is hilarious. Daddy just pokes you and you squirm/bend over while laughing.
You like to take your time waking up in the morning. The light hurts your eyes and you'd rather not be brought into it for a while after waking. I feel the same way many mornings.
Some things you do at 1 year old:
- Taking steps, not preferred yet
- Suck your thumb while pulling your hair
- Climb
- Wave
- Bang toys
- Steal toys and food
- Play peek a boo
- Give kisses
- Take your diaper off
- Carry on conversations with Macey
Your daddy and I love you "to the moon and back" and are happy to have you in our family. We look forward to the adventures we will share with you.
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
Happy 1st Birthday Miles!
Dear Miles,
It has been truly an amazing first year with you, BBA (Baby Boy A). You have brought so much joy, entertainment and love to our home.
Where to begin. You gave us a little scare before you were born with having such a high heart rate, but I'm thinking you were just getting so excited about getting to meet the rest of your family that you couldn't contain it. Thankfully you calmed down and you and your sister were able to grow some more before making your entrance. You've continued to add spice to our lives.
Despite your struggles with food allergies, you are such an animated, spirited little fellow. You speak with inflection and tone. Although many times you are saying gibberish, we completely understand what you are saying as your expressions and body language say it all. Just remember, inside voice is a good thing. The girls won't want to play with you if you stick with such a loud squeal. And if you could remember that Mommy may want some of her friends to watch you sometimes and your demanding tone can make finding a babysitter a bit harder, or um is that your plan? You also love to mimic what we are saying. Some of the things you say are hey, boo, yes, daddy, ball, bye, sister, bath, un uh, uh oh...just to name a few.
You wake up in the morning ready to tackle the day. We can hear you talking as soon as you open your eyes and when we go get you out of the crib you greet us with such a squeal. It makes us smile every time. "Good morning world, I'm up and excited about the day!" That's what I imagine you are thinking each morning. I wish I had your zest!
You are such a jovial little guy. When you first started crawling you would just laugh and giggle with each motion. You were so happy to be moving around I guess. You laugh when we are being silly, you laugh when Macey "plays" tackle with you, you laugh with Camryn when you are having your "twin" conversations... It brings a smile to my face just thinking of how you laugh and how easily you laugh.
You certainly do love hanging out with me a lot. I like hanging out with you too. One request though. When Mommy's trying to make your dinner, it makes it much harder to do that if you just want to hang out around my legs (i.e. holding onto them and wanting me to walk around while you hold onto my legs). I understand that it very fun to do and that you sometimes just want to tell me to hurry up, but it does slow Mommy down a bit. As much as I want to spend every minute hanging out with you and your sisters, I hope you understand that I'm just trying to make your dinner.
Some of the things you are doing at 1 year old:
It has been truly an amazing first year with you, BBA (Baby Boy A). You have brought so much joy, entertainment and love to our home.
Where to begin. You gave us a little scare before you were born with having such a high heart rate, but I'm thinking you were just getting so excited about getting to meet the rest of your family that you couldn't contain it. Thankfully you calmed down and you and your sister were able to grow some more before making your entrance. You've continued to add spice to our lives.
Despite your struggles with food allergies, you are such an animated, spirited little fellow. You speak with inflection and tone. Although many times you are saying gibberish, we completely understand what you are saying as your expressions and body language say it all. Just remember, inside voice is a good thing. The girls won't want to play with you if you stick with such a loud squeal. And if you could remember that Mommy may want some of her friends to watch you sometimes and your demanding tone can make finding a babysitter a bit harder, or um is that your plan? You also love to mimic what we are saying. Some of the things you say are hey, boo, yes, daddy, ball, bye, sister, bath, un uh, uh oh...just to name a few.
You wake up in the morning ready to tackle the day. We can hear you talking as soon as you open your eyes and when we go get you out of the crib you greet us with such a squeal. It makes us smile every time. "Good morning world, I'm up and excited about the day!" That's what I imagine you are thinking each morning. I wish I had your zest!
You are such a jovial little guy. When you first started crawling you would just laugh and giggle with each motion. You were so happy to be moving around I guess. You laugh when we are being silly, you laugh when Macey "plays" tackle with you, you laugh with Camryn when you are having your "twin" conversations... It brings a smile to my face just thinking of how you laugh and how easily you laugh.
You certainly do love hanging out with me a lot. I like hanging out with you too. One request though. When Mommy's trying to make your dinner, it makes it much harder to do that if you just want to hang out around my legs (i.e. holding onto them and wanting me to walk around while you hold onto my legs). I understand that it very fun to do and that you sometimes just want to tell me to hurry up, but it does slow Mommy down a bit. As much as I want to spend every minute hanging out with you and your sisters, I hope you understand that I'm just trying to make your dinner.
Some of the things you are doing at 1 year old:
- Taking steps; not proficient at walking yet though
- Sucking 2 fingers on your left hand
- Waving
- Climbing
- Throwing
- Banging toys
- Playing peek a boo
- Giving kisses
- Fighting with your sisters (i.e. taking toys away or having toys taken away)
- Playing cars
We love you so much and can't wait to see what else we get to share with you. We are so lucky to have you in our lives!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Little momma
We recently visited family a few weekends ago. Macey played with a babydoll that had a diaper on it and she was instantly in love. She loved changing the doll's diaper numerous times (i.e. taking the diaper off, using a wipe, and putting the same diaper back on). She had already been playing with her stuff animals and pretending they were her babies as well as playing with her dolls, but once she saw that babydoll with a diaper her love for playing babies intensified. I've had to put a diaper on a stuffed duck, elephant, and who knows what else as well as her babydolls. She also loves to put blankets around her babies/stuffed animal and rock them. Or she'll lay her babies down with blankets on them. I come home many times to find babies/stuff animals laid out on the couch with blankets on them. She's such a good little momma. She still worries about where her brother or sister are if both of them are not awake. I love how she will ask me "Where's sister", as if it's her responsibility to keep track of them. She loves them so.
Blessings
A friend shared this website on facebook a few days ago (warning, have many tissues when you visit this site). This family's story is absolutely amazing. I do not know them nor do I know if the friend who shared it knows them. There are so many times when we think we know where our life is going, but truly it is not up to you. If you look at your life in those terms then some of the things you may worry about or may fret over no longer seem that big. Everyday I get to spend with my family is a day I should cherish more.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
11 months and counting
11 months old today. They are busy 11 month olds.
Camryn is a singer, climber and a foodie. She sings with the hairdryer, sings when she hears a song and sings with you. Even if it is just "ahhhhhhhh" really loud, she's singing. She's one strong booger. She climbs on everything. There are absolutely no limits to what she will climb or attempt to climb. Just today I caught her trying to climb the oven by hanging from the oven door handle and putting her feet up on the door. She also gets on one of Macey's riding toys by herself, that's coordination. She's getting closer to walking. She'll walk with just holding one of my hands. Eat, she loves to eat. She will be done with what I give her within minutes. I hardly turn around and she's already done eating. And don't even think about taking food away from her once she's got it in her hand, or face a professional 11 month old tantrum (screaming and writhing included). Eat in front of her and don't share, if you dare. She will hold a grudge as well. You hurt her feelings (i.e don't share your food) and she won't forgive you quickly.
Miles is animated, a talker, and a head hugger. He is so bubbly and passionate. He squeals in excitement every morning when Sean or I go get them out of the bed. He will be crawling or cruising and will laugh at every move. He still thinks I'm pretty funny. After I read to them at night I ask if I can have a kiss and grin at them. Miles will grin back with those charming eyes all while keeping his two fingers in his mouth. He won't take them out when I go in for a kiss and that cracks him up. I have to take them out of his mouth and he thinks that's funny too. He has always been my little talker. Now he's copying a lot of what he hears. He definitely knows "ball" and uses it correctly. His little face lights up as he picks up a ball and says "ball" over and over. He loves playing ball. He's also said several other words, my little parrot. He loves to give you head hugs. He will bury his head in you as that's his way of giving you a hug. Miles is getting closer to walking too, but thankfully he doesn't climb as much as his sister (I don't think I could handle two climbers at the same time). He likes to push around those push toys and any other object that will push easily. He's also been caught pushing Camryn around on the riding toy that she can get on by herself. There's one of many advantages of having twins, they push each other around instead of mom/dad having to break their backs bending over to push them!
Some cute moments we've been about to experience in these 11 months are Miles and Camryn giving each other kisses, them laughing and talking to each other, Macey, Miles and Camryn playing chase around the kitchen island, Miles/Camryn stealing food from each other, Macey being a little momma to both of them, Miles and Camryn reaching for and holding each other's hand while riding in their carseats in the car, Macey getting worried about her brother/sister as someone walked away holding them, all three of them "attacking" us when we lay on the floor to play with them...there are so many.
Camryn is a singer, climber and a foodie. She sings with the hairdryer, sings when she hears a song and sings with you. Even if it is just "ahhhhhhhh" really loud, she's singing. She's one strong booger. She climbs on everything. There are absolutely no limits to what she will climb or attempt to climb. Just today I caught her trying to climb the oven by hanging from the oven door handle and putting her feet up on the door. She also gets on one of Macey's riding toys by herself, that's coordination. She's getting closer to walking. She'll walk with just holding one of my hands. Eat, she loves to eat. She will be done with what I give her within minutes. I hardly turn around and she's already done eating. And don't even think about taking food away from her once she's got it in her hand, or face a professional 11 month old tantrum (screaming and writhing included). Eat in front of her and don't share, if you dare. She will hold a grudge as well. You hurt her feelings (i.e don't share your food) and she won't forgive you quickly.
Miles is animated, a talker, and a head hugger. He is so bubbly and passionate. He squeals in excitement every morning when Sean or I go get them out of the bed. He will be crawling or cruising and will laugh at every move. He still thinks I'm pretty funny. After I read to them at night I ask if I can have a kiss and grin at them. Miles will grin back with those charming eyes all while keeping his two fingers in his mouth. He won't take them out when I go in for a kiss and that cracks him up. I have to take them out of his mouth and he thinks that's funny too. He has always been my little talker. Now he's copying a lot of what he hears. He definitely knows "ball" and uses it correctly. His little face lights up as he picks up a ball and says "ball" over and over. He loves playing ball. He's also said several other words, my little parrot. He loves to give you head hugs. He will bury his head in you as that's his way of giving you a hug. Miles is getting closer to walking too, but thankfully he doesn't climb as much as his sister (I don't think I could handle two climbers at the same time). He likes to push around those push toys and any other object that will push easily. He's also been caught pushing Camryn around on the riding toy that she can get on by herself. There's one of many advantages of having twins, they push each other around instead of mom/dad having to break their backs bending over to push them!
Some cute moments we've been about to experience in these 11 months are Miles and Camryn giving each other kisses, them laughing and talking to each other, Macey, Miles and Camryn playing chase around the kitchen island, Miles/Camryn stealing food from each other, Macey being a little momma to both of them, Miles and Camryn reaching for and holding each other's hand while riding in their carseats in the car, Macey getting worried about her brother/sister as someone walked away holding them, all three of them "attacking" us when we lay on the floor to play with them...there are so many.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Update on Allergies
So I talked with Miles' allergist doctor today. Apparently either the lab made a mistake or he did when filling out the lab request because we were suppose to test for peanuts as well, but instead got the results for pecans. So we know Miles' isn't allergic to pecans, but I'm certain he's allergic to peanuts since he had a horrific hive experience just by coming in contact with peanut butter (on his skin, never eaten it). His doctor also referred us to some reputable websites. The food allergy website the kids with food allergy website. Lots of recipes for no egg, no milk, no wheat, no soy foods. I even found a recipe to make your own "flour" out of rice flour and some additional starches (potato, arrowroot and tapioca).
Our biggest challenge will be keeping Macey from sharing her food with Miles. She loves to give them food. I've started telling her that it will make him sick if she gives it to him. We'll see how that goes. That could backfire on us.
I asked the doctor if he felt we needed an epi-pen as he had mentioned that in our first visit with him. He said that he would call one in for us. We don't know what his response would be if he ingested eggs or peanuts. He also stated that by removing the items he's been eating from his system if he was to ingest some he could have a more severe reaction than what he has shown.
Our biggest challenge will be keeping Macey from sharing her food with Miles. She loves to give them food. I've started telling her that it will make him sick if she gives it to him. We'll see how that goes. That could backfire on us.
I asked the doctor if he felt we needed an epi-pen as he had mentioned that in our first visit with him. He said that he would call one in for us. We don't know what his response would be if he ingested eggs or peanuts. He also stated that by removing the items he's been eating from his system if he was to ingest some he could have a more severe reaction than what he has shown.
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