New Dress and Go Nuggets!

Here is miss Layla showing off her new little dress i bought for her on Sunday. I couldn't resist! I can't wait till garage sale time this summer, oh man!! :D Hopefully Layla will enjoy dresses longer than I did, hehe.
I also bought Aidan a Denver Nugget's outfit, he really enjoys watching basketball with Kendall(really cute to come home to after work!) so i had to get him a fans outfit so he can really cheer!! Aidan has learned how to grab his toes now, finally flexible enough so it's pretty cute when they both are doing that together! This morning they came into bed with Kendall and I to just relax before we got up...

Love My Babies!

Last week, something hit me, I am actually having a great time with Layla and Aidan...FUN! I know this may sound weird but for those of you who have had little tykes, you understand that for a wile a newborn baby isn't too much fun, and more of a routine and for me i felt like a robot. Now though they react, smile, reach for me, and have such personalities i do not feel this anymore, but instead I look forward to running home and playing with them, why? They actually play, not just stare! :) i am weird i know. Today Layla Aidan and I built a blanket house in the living room and told stories(they had some really interesting ones) and had a flashlight to shine around the inside of our little house. I know, they are still too little for this but they were having fun looking at the flashlight, talking, and playing with all the toys underneath it. :D

Baby Shower!

My second babyshower this week, but the one i looked forward to was Yesterday, Nikki and I drove down to one of my BFF from highschool's babyshower. We had a lot of fun, here I am with Nikki, Haley and Tracy(and Baby Madison hehe). It was a blast getting to hang out again, Haley Tracy and I were a trio all through highschool and avoided all of the drama crap that so many people get caught up in, probably why we are still good friends still. Nikki was a cheerleader with Haley and Tracy. Anyway! Nikki and I rode together, Haley drove seperate to get their even earlier than we did. We had lunch at Chili's, and I went CRAZY buying stuff at Target for Tracy and baby Madison(yes Aidan and Layla got more clothes too! haha) and then headed to the F.E. Warren Air Force Base for the shower. I have never really been on base, weird since i drive by it so many times, but it was neat to be able to go anyway, it's like it's own little city. The baby shower was a lot of fun, and afterward we met up with John(Tracy's husband and an old friend of ours) for dinner with another couple who we found out live a block from us. I am sooo excited for Baby Madison's arrival, i think it will be atleast 2 weeks earlier than her due date on Easter April 08, Tracy is tiny, and well things seem to be getting closer.

BBQ's, Shots, and now Fevers.

Yesterday before we took Layla and Aidan to their 6 month well checkup appointment, we stopped by at SAE(Kendalls fraternity) for a BBQ that Emily and Stew were putting on. It was nice being able to see some familiar faces, and both babes brought in different crowds. Layla had fun entertaining, and Aidan brought a lot of smiles from the girls(he is such a flirt!) Everybody there was real nice, and i was able to meet some new SAE members. From this picture you can see Ms. Layla with Chris's hat on, she really took to him.
After the BBQ the kids got 4 shots, and one oral vaccination. One of the shots was a flu shot. Of course they both teared up and cried from the shots, two in each leg, OUCH! Layla anticipated the shots as soon as she saw the needles and began to cry. The rest of the checkup went well, the Dr. is really impressed at how fast they are catching up, and for weight they are right on the average curve, which is great for premature twins to be at 6 months! He said everything looks "perfect" awwww relief.
Today Layla woke up with a fever of 100.7, which worried me, i know the vaccinations can cause a fever, but i am also worried about the cold she has had for a week and a half. So keeping an eye on her is the best we can do, with plenty of fluids, later we are gonig to run to the store to get infant motrin, since the tylenol hasn't worked today bringing her fever done. Right now we are all hanging out on our bed, watching TV. The kids are having fun rolling around and kicking on the bed.

Stats Counter

Well, if you notice i have placed a counter on my blog, just to see how many viewers or surfers i get. It is pretty interesting that some cities im like oh that must be so and so, but others how neat, i have people looking from Wyoming, Nebraska, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota,Pennsylavania, Arizona, and the most interesting, Canada, China, and England. Of these i can see how long that particular person stayed, so i really know if they are just surfing or actually reading about my obsessed life with my babies :) hehe

Bubbles Bubbles BUBBLES!!!!

Layla got introduced to bubbles today, she loved touching them, and when they would pop on her face she would go crinkle her nose.
Aidan is petrified of bubbles, he would freeze and eyes would get HUGE!

Living Will

Kendall and I have talked about creating a living will many times since having Aidan and Layla, and their future if anything were to unexpectingly happen. I have had it weighing on my mind a lot more lately, just i guess because i worry so much. Anyway, I talked to my Death and Dying Psychology professor and he has some forms, and different ways to write one out in order to be sure we achieve the goals we want. He also is going to bring along with those forms in the next couple of weeks information on places nearby that are affordable, and a lot of help in writing them out. I think it is very important for anybody who has children to write out a living will, even if they get outdated it is something that people can go by and have a better understanding of our wishes, even if it is just on a napkin! Aidan and Layla enjoying tummy time together!

Give Me Your Pacifier!

Layla reaching out for Aidan's pacifier...She kept on rolling right up to him, i would move her across the blanket and roll roll roll later there she was!
Operation Pacifier Nab Complete! Layla pulls Aidan's pacifier out of his mouth. What a little bully! hehe, she did this about 3 times before Aidan got fed up and cried.

Dr. Says....Were Doing GREAT!

Well, what can i say we are good parents? :D The Dr.'s suggestions were pretty much EVERYTHING we are already doing, saline nose drops? We Doing that. Slant them up to sleep? Were doing that, Swing. Watching their temperature? Yup. Plenty of fluids? Got it! Tylenol? Always on hand! Sucking the nose? Oh i never forget! Humidifier? Always on. Well, sounds like everything we are doing is PERFECT! The only thing is she called in a prescription of cough syrup for if their nightly cough attacks are keeping them up still, aww the one thing we couldnt do on our own:) Their lungs? Sound GREAT, no flem, their ears are fine we just need to continue watching for any ear tugging which might indicate an ear infection. Aww SO relieving, it reminds me of a fullhouse episode when Jesse and Rebecca's twins have their first cold, and they called the Dr. and everything he had to say they were doing....Yes, I love my kids, and i guess mother/fatherly instincts really got us through, of course a big THANKS to our parents who kept good care of us when we were little and pounded in to our heads "what is best" :D

Morning Book Time

Every morning before the babes can play(atleast when I am not at class) I sit with them and we all read a book together. They only have a handful of books right now short enough to keep their attention, but i don't think they are becoming hibituated by any of them yet. Hehe. Nikki caught me this morning reading to the little babes and took a quick picture on her way out the door.

Both are still sick, and they are starting to have more flem sound to their coughs so we all are headed to the Dr.s this afternoon, their 1st choice peditrician isn't in today, but their other one(yes they are deserving of 2 pediatricians) can get us in, she was on maternity leave the past couple months so we havnt been able to even stop by and say hi during their checkups. (The other Doctors at the clinic have never seen them so i avoid them all together). I have many questions and have them written down so i dont forget, I just hope this nasty bug clears up before Wednesday because Aidan has his Physical Development checkup and both of them have an appointment at WIC. If not ill just move it all to another day. Also on Friday they get their 6M shots, and i am pretty sure they would want them healthy, especially since they make them feel crummy, dont want to make them feel any worse than i have to!

Roll Baby and Future Rocker!

Well, Kendall found out what i was getting him for his birthday, actually he told me what he wanted but he found out that i sent it to Karen's house and that it was WAY early, so for 3 days straight now i have had to hear him beeeegggg for his gift, so fine i gave it to him! It's Guitar Hero, for PS2 and i also bought 2 wireless guitar controllers for it so of course I could play and not just have to sit and watch him all the time:) He really likes it, Laurel and Craig stopped by on their way home from walking to the store and hung out, and well they got into the game too, even though the boys are a little better, we all took turns and had a lot of fun! I took this picture of Craig and Kendall, also with Aidan because he loves the rock music and kicks his little foot to the beat, either fast or slow depending the song, what a cutey! You can see his foot in midkick if you look close at the picture! Oh and Ms. Laylabear can now roll easily from tummy to back from back to tummy, so she just flip flops around the room, very cute! Aidan is still pretty laid back and likes to just chill, whereas Layla is gogogo.

Layla/Aidan VS Hacking Cough- Day3

Layla and Aidan are still trying to fight off their bad colds, they both woke up coughing this morning, and also this afternoon Aidan did. Poor little things, i have been trying to give them a little juice here and there to give them their Vitamin C and also sticking with the tylenol+cough, using that sparinly. The humidifiers or roaring like crazy, and i will not take any excuses for not taking a nap, i want them to rest as much as possible to fight this!I am that mom that everylittle cough i hear over the monitor or when i am playing with them i am immedietly at their side, checking their forhead temps. and listening close to their chests to see how congested they are. :D Here is Aidan snuggling with a blanket, and Layla loving penguins just like her mommy loves penguins!

Layla/Aidan vs Bug Day 2!

The cold is still lingering today, it seems to have gotten a little worse in the sense of their little noses are so congested! They haven't had a real fever yet, nothing over 99.5, so we just keep an eye on that, have the tylenol out because i can tell they are not feeling too well, but they still manage to give me little smiles and play! Such sweet babes! For their congestion i have had 2 humidifiers going, the warm one in their room and the cool one i am going to move in the living room why we are up. I also have been squirting saline drops up their little noses and sucking the boogers like crazy, everytime little bear sneezes boogers fly....yes EWWWWWW, ill spare you a picture. Their coughs are still there but the tylenol+cough has helped that also. Poor babes, i just want to rock them all day on my lap and tell them they will be alright very soon! Laurel is working for me at my afternoon job at the foundation house so that works out so i can stay here a little longer before going to work at the call center all evening!

Boogers, Sneezes, and Coughs

Last night Layla and Aidan kept Kendall and i up all night trying to comfort them. They are not feeling well, and well it looks as though they shared their sick germs with me also, so that is 3 of us who are cranky! I litterely watched the clock tick by from 1:13am on through till i had to leave for class at 9. Kendall i know did the same. Both babes have runny noses, coughs(Aidan more than Layla) and sneezes(Layla more than Aidan). Poor little things, i am just letting them lounge in their sleepers today, because i know when i am sick i enjoy PJs a lot better than regular clothes. I am going to pick up more tylenol with cough supressers in it, and also some baby vitamins. Layla hung out in the bathroom with me today as i took a shower, i am hoping that the steam acted like one big humidifier for her, since Aidan was napping, maybe Kendall can do the same with Aidan so he can get some of the steam too. I guess the bright side of things is they have their colds at the same time and not one right after the other.

6 Months ALREADY!

Layla and Aidan 6 months old!

Layla and Aidan a few days old.

Well Layla and Aidan have reached the halfway mark to their birthday, 6 months old yesterday, oh man! They are getting soooo big! It is hard to believe they have more than tripled their weight since their birth, they were so tiny! They are developing great now, and although they are playing "catch-up" still, however, they aren't too far behind, the developmental physical therapist says they are growing perfectly, and great for twins, and that we couldnt be doing a better job! Also their Dr. always raves how quickly they are catching up, encouraging since they were a month early!

Christmas Cont.....

Layla showing off her new stuffed eeyore from Aunt Karen and Uncle Zach, it was nice this year, we just drew names for secret santas so we only had to buy for one person(kids were optional). I had my mom, and Greg had me!
Aidan enjoyed all of the puppy dogs, in total there was 3 weiner dogs, 2 chi-dogs, and a yellow big cat. Here he is petting MollyMay.
Layla again with Eeyore and Aunt Amber watching Kendall open his present, he got a new computer case for his laptop from his secret santa(my mom), he had Greg.
Layla and Aidan share in opening their puzzle thing, when you place an animal in the right spot it makes that particular animal noise!

Christmas In February

Layla and Aunt Karen enjoying our late Christmas.
Kendall and Aunt Karen showing Layla and Aidan the neat grass...ooohman!
Layla playing with her cousin Adrianna on the playmat, Adrianna must be remembering her old playmat.
Aidan feeling the grass with his toes and hands, it was beatiful in Denver, atleast 65 degrees, although you can see the snow in the background, haha! Oh and here it was a lovely 40 degrees when we got home...rrrrr.

Grey's Anatomy

All i have to say is OMYGOODNESS!!!!!!! This show is AS INTENSE AS LOST, and 2 nights in the row, i have almost had a heartattack!! AW!

6 Month Recap of Babies

2208 Diapers: $406
46 cans of formula: $1,150
3680 Wet Wipes: $74
8 boxes of Cereals: $32
Lotions,bubbles bath, powder:$45
Grand total: $1707
6 month old twins: Priceless

That Camera is ALWAYS in my Face!

Well, it is cooling off here now, and the clouds are moving in, we are FINALLY supposed to have my families Christmas this weekend(yes its february, we are busy people what can i say?), hopefully that is, if it is supposed to snow, Kendall, Layla, Aidan, and I may be snowed out of laramie again like the last time when nobody could make it but us to Denver. Hmmm. ANYWAY, here is Layla and I playing around with the camera, i think she must feel like i am the dang paparrazi or something, trying to push the camera out of her face...hehe watch out Lohan, Laya is being followed now! News head line? "Laylabear Drools On Camera Again!"

Foot, Toy, GOT IT!

Recently Layla has her little "cry" which occurs everytime nobody is looking directly at her or leaves the room, all though this is flattering, that does not last long then just becomes frustrating, because when i leave the room it is usually for something like making food, going to the bathroom, or getting things done such as homework. She doesn't understand this, she crys and as soon as somebody comes back, or looks directly at her she smiles and is fine. Silly Girl, anyway i started putting the top of the bouncy chair on so it keeps her occupied, and when she kicks it lights up, well she discovered that by using her foot, she can push the toys hanging down into her hand, although it takes MANY tries she is successful quite a few times. You can see her pushing the toy with her foot and reaching with her hand, what a smarty! ^
Aidan is more laid back and he can play just fine without us constantly looking him in the eye and talking to him. He likes to pull his legs up so he doesn't have to lean on them, as you can see he is holding his feet so they do not touch the bottom. Silly boy, he loooves sucking on his monkey's feet as you can also see!

LOST is back!

After 3 months of no Lost, it aired again for the first time this year, with the beginning episode of 12 more. I as always was on the edge of my seat, muttering phrases such as "omigoodness" "NoWAy!""oooooh that explains a little more" and Waaaaaiiit a minute, but i thought..." Although their are many other phrases, all these are muttered to myself, for i am the only person in my household that watches Lost, the only person near me that i have to talk "lost talk" with is Emily, and Amber, i wish their was more, i have tried my hardest to hook Kendall but he's too far behind and too much to catch up on so i usually watch on my own time. ANYWAY, again as every Lost episode does, they answer a few questions that linger in ones head, such as who REALLY is Alex, the girl sent away from the colony of the "others", but then their answers lead to even MORE questions to be answered which just build and build leaving me going crazy for the next episode counting down the days and waking hours to which i have to wait to get one step closer to the whole explaination of the others, why the plane crashed and why the heck everybody is there, and oh man everybody is connected somehow, AWW, ok sorry for those of you who don't watch Lost and think my rambling on is completely insane like behavior. But those of you who DO watch lost, you are probably wondering also how is Alex really the daughter of the head Other, and then the question of where Danielle, the crazy french lady comes in, isn't alex hers who was stolen years ago? Im glad it is starting to tell The Others stories though, Juliet is explained more, are they really letting her go home? ok im done.

A Day with Layla and Aidan

I decided that it would be interesting to explain a typical day, or boring to probably EVERYBODY but me but this is my way of keeping track of their life which i can later have all of this documented! Anyway, here is a typical day for Layla and Aidan: (the food may change soon due to them arriving at the 6month mark the end of this week and ready for more variety!!)

830-930AM-- Babes wake up. (Finally Kendall is tired of getting up to give the kids a pacifer, i am usually gone by this time at class or at the gym depending the day)
9:30ishAM--Breakfest is served, a nice hardy helping of rice cereal mixed with formula and a little juice to add some sweetness. Then they relax with some spongebob till their tummies are settled.
10:30AM--Babes tummies have settled-1 Book read(if im home) and then they can play in their play center saucer thingys.
12-1PM--Babes are put down for a nap somewhere between this time frame, they nap in their swings, just because i feel it is a nice fun time for them. haha.
2:00ishPM-- Lunch time, Babes now enjoy a nice bowl of mixed grain cereal, also mixed with formula and a little juice for sweetness. They then have to wait a little bit and then are played with, either in their saucer, or walked around the house, play on a blanket, or enjoy looking out the window at students walking by.
3:30-4:00--Put down for another nap somewhere around this time, they usually wake up right before i go to work at 5 if it is a week night.
6:00ish--Dinner time, served a nice bowl full of oatmeal, mixed the same as the others.
630-945--Playtime, power naps, and fun with us big people(i work till 9 except weekends so not so much me:( )
9:45- BATHTIME! Kids are washed, dried, powdered, lotioned, swaddled, and given a bottle before bedtime.

awww bliss for us to relax and well ok, not relax just work on the homework from classes, and do our online classes before assignments are due at midnight.
(This is a typical day on average, remember that i may not know what goes on when Kendall is here and i am at work and class...hehe.)

Mushy Snow!

Today it is well above 40 degrees, and we all here are breaking out the spring clothes, it is waaaarmmm! :D A whole lot better than teens and - degrees as we have had for the past month! Our heat bill reflects this at 217$ for last month, with an average of 15degrees, that really SUCKS! Anyway, Laylabear and Aidanbuckaroo went outside with me today to get their first real look and feel of snow. They weren't too enthused. Here are some pictures.

Layla getting a chance to have some fresh air!Think her tongue is out because she wants to eat the snow, silly girl!
Aidan staring at all that white stuff....He is probably wondering why the heck he cant roll in it!
Aidan and me, aren't we such a cute pair? I love my little man!
Ms. Layla and me, aren't we such pretty gals? :D haha, all the snow is melting so now the streets and sidewalks are about 3 inches of slush and flowing water, GREAT to walk in let me tell you!

Guilty.

Well, as everybody HAS to know, the Colts won, yes they whooped the Bears and i cannot be any happier(sorry for you bears fans...you understand, a fan has to be happy when their team WINS!). Kendall and Gary had a seat at Lovejoys throughout the game, so that left me with the kids to hangout and watch the game, i was cool with that because i would have rather been in the safety of my own home if they wouldve lost, which they DIDNT! Anyway, Nikki stayed around to watch, and i also had my neighbor friends stop by too, Laurel and Craig. It was nice to just hang out and even though Layla and Aidan couldn't stay awake the whole superbowl, they did their best. haha they were their for the end thats all that matters! During the game, i did something that i usually yell at the boys for, yell at the TV when excited, there is nothing wrong with this EXCEPT when Aidan is in the room, for some reason enthusiastic sports yelling petrifies him and scares the little guy, and when somebody yells, his eyes get HUGE, then his little face wrinkles up, and he lets out a horrible little scream and begins to cry. This brings us all to him going "nooooo" "its ok" "shhhh" "awww" "soooorrry bucko!!" Well, yesterday, i am the guilty one, i am the one that got to excited and therefor Aidan let me know with his scream. He usually settles down after a few seconds but it is the saddest little thing to witness, and worse when i was the one to begin it! On a very good note, Kendall just walked in to show me that he got a 100% on one of his tests, WHEW i cannot say i have done that in college! :D
( i liked the animals commercials, the gorrillas, the crabs, and the lions, and the dog for budwieser...hehe if you remember those you know what i am talking about)

!!!GO COLTS!!!

Are you ready?? We Are! :D

Super Layla?

Notice in this picture that Layla has somehow turned her bib around, into more of a cape? I asked her how that was helping catch the druel and this is the look she gave me,"What do you mean? Aren't i cute?"

Teddy Bear Club!

This will be the last time these two probably wear these outfits, as you can tell Aidan is looking a little big in them! But the little logo says "Teddy Bear Club", and i just think they look so darling as two little teddy bears! We got these at the twin sale last march in colorado, hopefully we can go again this year, get some more clothes in bigger sizes, i should probably look into it and see if they would let us bring anything to sell or if it's just for members, its a ways to drive to be a member, too bad though i think it would be good for me to have other mothers of multiples to talk to and hang out with, since they understand the work and need for a little freedom haha!

Groundhogs Day

Well, it seems as though Mr. Groundhog did not see his shadow, meaning that their may be an early spring. somehow i want to wave the bs flag at the little guy when i look outside and see a remaining 2 feet of snow still on the ground, which has remained there since before Christmas since it has not risen over 32 degrees since that time, and we keep getting snowstorms weekly. I also find it hard to believe Mr. Groundhog because right now with the windchill it is -7 degrees, warmest its been all day yes, however last night they recorded it as low as -36 degrees. Oh i wish i could see spring, its my favorite season, i just have the feeling it may be until June before the snow stops and melts. sighhh, till then, enjoy the beauty of the white powder and fill up on hot chocolate! :D On a happier note, i lost 3 pounds this week,(outside the ordinary Fluctuation of 3 pounds daily). I guess eating better and working out 3x a week really pays off!

Love My Brother/Love My Sister!

mmm Watcha Eating?

Layla being her happy, silly self in her play saucer!
Aidan flashing his flirtatious grin, as he does so often.
Well, Layla and Aidan are really getting interested in what WE adults are eating, they stare, open their mouths, smack, and just act like they really want a bite. Very cute, but i dont think they would enjoy enchaladas right now! Now and then we will let them have a little lick of something depending what it is, and how hot it is, they usualy get the look"what are you thinking, this is very weird tasting!" haha. They both eat their cereal pretty good now, we have a great routine. Aidan has learned to open his mouth wide for each bite, Layla on the other hand is like hahaha get it in my mouth and then ill laugh to spit it all over, frustrating but how can we be mad too long at such a cute smile? Very silly kids, and their personalities are soo adorable, can you believe they will be 6 months in a little over a week!?!?! SHEESH! I have already packed away another box of clothes, and filled their dresser with 6-9 months, amazing how fast they go through clothes!

Hmmm, what are those things?

Although Aidan still cannot stretch far enough, or atleast discovered he can stretch far enough to hold his little feet like Laylabear, he sure is fasinated by them. He always lifts his feet up, holding them up in the air, well like here in the picture to just watch his feet, and his toes wiggle. :D