9 weeks old!

Where has the time gone and how have these babies gotten so big?

As of today, 9weeks 1 day, V is weighing 9 lbs .5 oz (6lbs 5 oz at birth) and B is weighing 9 lbs 10 oz (6 lbs at birth)!

They are growing so big, so fast! I am so excited to be flying up for a visit this week. I can hardly wait to see them and their big brother and sister. I remember when I flew up at 3 months for a visit with P&L. They had changed so much, but looked exactly like all the pictures STE had sent me. I'm really looking forward to hearing all the little things about their likes and dislikes. Plus I'll have a ton of pictures to share!

Way to grow V & B!!!

The day before Easter...

The twins had an excellent day before Easter.  Making these yummy cupcakes, and TWO easter egg hunts - one at Grandma's, and another with the twins organization in our area.  Cyn is right, this year the kids really understood the easter egg hunt.  In fact, by the end, they would open each egg as they picked it up.  L had quite the method, stepping on each egg to get it open.  She weighs just the right amount to not break the egg, only open it.  The younger twins gave an excellent Easter gift to thier mother by sleeping 4.5 hours in a row.  Won't be returning that one!  Report on Easter day (and the adorable outfits), when we get the photos uploaded.

Happy Easter Weekend!!

It's a beautiful day and looks to be a great weekend here in CA, with a high of 75 degrees.

I hear the twins' have a full weekend of fun with family. STE said she found adorable dresses for the girls that match. It's actually a dress for L and a matching one for her doll, but it fits V-how precious is that! I can't wait to see the pictures. The boys have dashing outfits as well, since Easter is all about the adorable outfits (I know that's not true).

They have several egg hunts for P&L and I imagine they will have a ton of fun. At 2 1/2 they will really get the whole 'egg hunt' idea. I remember my kids' being that age and it being some of our most fun egg hunts, before they have any idea that someone has more than them.

I'm struggling a bit with what information to put here and which to take to the other blog, but I decided this milk story belongs here.
I was up at 3:30 pumping like normal and was getting a ton really fast (which is great). I knew the bottles were getting full but I hadn't felt any dripping on my leg so I figured I still had some more room. When I went to change out the 9 oz bottle I noticed that there was a pool of milk on the floor. It didn't drip on my leg, but it had dripped down onto my chair and then pooled on the floor! At 4am all I good to was chuckle. Thankfully it wasn't more than 1/2 an oz, but I was feeling so good about not losing any that it served me right. I ended up getting an all time high at that session-24 oz of milk at once!

We are hosting Easter at our house this year, so all of the neglected weeds had to be pulled this morning (9 months is a long time for weeds to grow everywhere). I was able to consistently pull the weeds for a good hour before my body screamed for me to stop-I guess I'm officially healed!

Have a wonderful Easter weekend, however you choose to spend it.

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I'm working on a new home for my monotonous day to day happenings that have nothing to do with twins for the twins. I probably should've put more thought into the blog title originally. I hope you'll check things out from time to time and I still look forward to your comments. Perhaps I will even get better at daily updates.

The babies are 6 weeks old today! It feels like just yesterday that I was still pregnant. Six weeks is old enough for babies to start at a daycare center. Six weeks is the standard length of maternity leave. Six weeks is when the OB generally wants to see you back to make sure all is well. It seems only fitting that six weeks is when I turn over a new leaf and take my family ramblings to a new home.

Happy six week birthday V & B!

Best thing ever-for pregnancy and every day

I was walking through the alarm clock section of Target yesterday and I remembered something I'd been wanting to share for quite a while, my alarm clock that projects the time onto the ceiling.

This was a gift from STE & family. It was truly the most helpful thing during the pregnancy. I didn't have to 'heft' my body to the side of the bed to see what time it was, I could just look up (or I could've bought new side tables that were higher than my bed, but the clock worked great). It is such a simple thing, but not having to move in the bed to find out what time it is really is the sweetest thing.

We had the clock for several months before the pregnancy and we all loved it. We gained a whole new appreciation for it while pregnant though. I did not have to wake Brian at all to ask what time it was and I'm sure I was able to get more rest as well.

I've said it before, but thank you so much for the clock. And for those of you that don't have a projection clock in your bedroom, you need to go get one!

How do I keep getting so behind?

I'm not sure how I keep getting so far behind, I'll try to do better. Until then here's the update.

Friday we had parent teacher conferences for the kids. They are both doing quite well. Logan has improved so much with his writing, both his penmanship and his writing abilities. Ciera continues to excel with above grade level work and is now spending a lot of time socializing with other students. She's not causing too big of a problem with it and honestly we are pleased to see her broadening her social circle and that she's socializing like a typical 12 year old (she's always been quite content to be on her own).

Friday evening we headed to my SIL's for Brian's mother's birthday. We had a wonderful evening, roast beef, mashed potatoes, corn and lots of cake! Logan spent the night with his cousins and the rest of us headed home to get a good rest for the weekend's softball tournament.

Saturday we headed to Stockton, about 1 1/2 hours away, for Ciera's softball. The girls played great and ended up first seed in their pool-we didn't have to return Sunday until 12:30! They won 2 of 3 games on Saturday. Sunday they played quite well and won 1 of 2 games before being knocked out of the tournament. They were winning their 2nd game 5-2 until the bottom of the final inning when they gave it away. That team went on to win the Championship. Logan decided to go with us on Sunday and it was nice to have him with us. He spent most of the games playing football with other boys and playing his new DS game (thanks Grandma & Papa).

This was our first 'away' tournament with the new pump. I wasn't sure what it would do to my supply. I was pleased to find that it had no impact at all and I still did quite well. I also took my first PP bath Sunday night. It was so nice to soak in the tub again. It's also nice to be feeling back to normal.

Monday I didn't do much other than catch up on some needed sleep after the weekend. After school we headed to do some shopping. Logan and I found a pair of basketball shoes, since basketball starts this week. We also found an 'Easter outfit'. He picked it out himself and he loves it! It's so nice to see him in something other than 'athletic pants/shorts'. I'll have to post a picture when he wears it Friday. While we were at the store he picked up a swimsuit so that he doesn't have to go shopping again. Then Brian and I traded kids and Ciera and I did a bit of mall shopping. She found a new pair of shoes (that she'd been deliberating on since January) and a new pair of black and white checked pants that she loves. I got a picture of it yesterday that I will upload soon. They make me a little dizzy, but she loves them and was 100% willing to spend her own money on them.

Tuesday, Brian had the day off for Cesar Chavez day. I had so many plans for the day, but sadly we slept most of it away. He got to sleep in and I went back to bed after getting the kids to school. He went to get a hair cut while I got my pumping done. Then we headed to Carl's Jr. to try the new Kentucky Bourbon Six Dollar Burger (with a coupon from Grandma). It was delicious! You should definitely give it a try! After lunch we headed to Costco for a few essentials. We had just enough time to unpack the car before picking up the kids from school and heading to Ciera's softball game. She got to pitch 2 innings and did a great job-she hasn't pitched much since her finger injury. The girls won and played fairly well, although there were still more errors than the coaches would like to see.

Today I've gotten the laundry done and the Scholastic book order forms ready to go out on Friday. It doesn't sound like much but both tasks take a lot of time. Logan has his first basketball practice tonight. We're looking forward to meeting the new team. Brian has agreed to coach and there's only 8 on the team. One boy won't ever be able to make our practice time so he's looking to trade teams and another boy just had an appendectomy, so there will only be 6 boys there tonight. Their first game is Friday night, so not a lot of time to do much of anything. Hopefully they'll have a good time though.

Thursday we have NO sporting commitments at all, aside from Ciera going out to pitch for a bit. I will be making my copies at school and I think there's even some typing to be done again. Thursday afternoon Logan will get his orthodontic appliances. We're both a little anxious to see what he'll have to do.

Friday Logan and I have a field trip. I've done this field trip with Ciera before and it was a pretty good one, so I'm hoping Logan will enjoy it even more. Friday is the last day before Spring Break and I think we all are looking forward to a week of sleeping in (or in my case going back to bed after pumping). We have very loose plans for the week and we'll just see where the week takes us (Ciera is hoping it takes her to the mall).