tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72733127321007978832024-03-05T05:45:42.438-05:00Twins on the RunLearning the Ins and Outs of balancing life as a Mama of Multiples!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273312732100797883.post-46854818807568600602014-07-30T13:26:00.001-04:002014-07-30T13:26:59.178-04:00Work and Money<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This has been a busy week for us! Grammy brought us 2bushels of Sweet Corn and 1 bushel of green beans. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sunday we spend the day freezing corn, canning Creamed corn and making Corn Cob Jelly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztofFrtUWEoNgDuUcJLBQjQ7smcynV9IEonoQepYjC3r40B3eyYhyb3ct-ihOsveLBzOS0OZDYZ2zTzzUCSS3ydzlKB_rj6MZOcx-feAGmNBq8uZ-iWg2t0GLK4-FmhUu6mbpec6qHN8/s640/blogger-image--1700424420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztofFrtUWEoNgDuUcJLBQjQ7smcynV9IEonoQepYjC3r40B3eyYhyb3ct-ihOsveLBzOS0OZDYZ2zTzzUCSS3ydzlKB_rj6MZOcx-feAGmNBq8uZ-iWg2t0GLK4-FmhUu6mbpec6qHN8/s640/blogger-image--1700424420.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGlFcOEHqDRw4oRbcB6SPEM8NJnHrpqJUbzaRpKhe-1ZaZ6igu7SfqGq1qEwKS7A_OiSfUdhMBVzc7qCVc51v0gysK_kFajjF7ZogRwr7Sq5v1UoHzOSPTHTzvC7kLgrB4igImlr5y7M/s640/blogger-image-475360119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGlFcOEHqDRw4oRbcB6SPEM8NJnHrpqJUbzaRpKhe-1ZaZ6igu7SfqGq1qEwKS7A_OiSfUdhMBVzc7qCVc51v0gysK_kFajjF7ZogRwr7Sq5v1UoHzOSPTHTzvC7kLgrB4igImlr5y7M/s640/blogger-image-475360119.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJsBNjaLvWvSChgrFSNHBAJVEYlEpW2RjKqRC9m-Qf7mA4xuaBeMboWAW2a5OdzF_MgmydX1SLF2QxgeVMxt9ltCH_exDneoexAYgl5hxoI1f4_4WzqKcK5N9SWkG7cLTYB_b2biAk8o/s640/blogger-image--1377116057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJsBNjaLvWvSChgrFSNHBAJVEYlEpW2RjKqRC9m-Qf7mA4xuaBeMboWAW2a5OdzF_MgmydX1SLF2QxgeVMxt9ltCH_exDneoexAYgl5hxoI1f4_4WzqKcK5N9SWkG7cLTYB_b2biAk8o/s640/blogger-image--1377116057.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I started canning the green beans yesterday and have 15 quarts done and 1/2 more bushel to go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a massive storm roll through that unloaded rain on us. The tarp filled with rain and the boys enjoyed a 'pool' day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORetzCl-pdMvk9seYnHzLHM_-_y0pL2BTB4zAFnJJIos9W8Z4dKpYjGNX3E_GNuo8kdw-hucugLAyuh5LmEsaqGdVcDYzU-TDxZlneAcDvgEOBiYV_2qDRL44Rzvd6kfqQAep8eO8Apc/s640/blogger-image--944282014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORetzCl-pdMvk9seYnHzLHM_-_y0pL2BTB4zAFnJJIos9W8Z4dKpYjGNX3E_GNuo8kdw-hucugLAyuh5LmEsaqGdVcDYzU-TDxZlneAcDvgEOBiYV_2qDRL44Rzvd6kfqQAep8eO8Apc/s640/blogger-image--944282014.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately we got a flat tire :( On top of our tiller motor busting and finding mold in our basement, we are strapping our finances to the max to make all these fixes this week. So goes life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_438mx8S_G2y9OMizSYFAdmMi7D33VOhu3Lcbhjt2IFWyfQ_Gw_wOp8Gmzm-bGHrZlU0JFLmBu04kehCfyLEjn61zt-z580NaksDilqaf6BefaVdIMQO3czIMvnzbjv8KIgbd_9K1-x0/s640/blogger-image--627232243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_438mx8S_G2y9OMizSYFAdmMi7D33VOhu3Lcbhjt2IFWyfQ_Gw_wOp8Gmzm-bGHrZlU0JFLmBu04kehCfyLEjn61zt-z580NaksDilqaf6BefaVdIMQO3czIMvnzbjv8KIgbd_9K1-x0/s640/blogger-image--627232243.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAJwlV4T9FiyWHk2nGkDT_iSsIMsPw097oLAxanBzwVbyGeM8XebzdP86Xk5FomFvN56ud6xxyIVvv5BbcfsQRN8TJ9jLb1PmhWY3lwH9AVRqgpkfWq9_7u-NbtdskSEVLYWRH4hhSXU/s640/blogger-image--1628501061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAJwlV4T9FiyWHk2nGkDT_iSsIMsPw097oLAxanBzwVbyGeM8XebzdP86Xk5FomFvN56ud6xxyIVvv5BbcfsQRN8TJ9jLb1PmhWY3lwH9AVRqgpkfWq9_7u-NbtdskSEVLYWRH4hhSXU/s640/blogger-image--1628501061.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYo8z9pQIyVADCiroDeVbau0AbEsienphranaNHZWGYjIhz7yQupqrGDqHlnCXtq8MHQWa6g9fnOt6nYisVexNnisohR45dJQh_sSu9Qn3tMvqfM5m03PH0WB_zBekd-UT7DMJ8a8RJJU/s640/blogger-image-1658846100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYo8z9pQIyVADCiroDeVbau0AbEsienphranaNHZWGYjIhz7yQupqrGDqHlnCXtq8MHQWa6g9fnOt6nYisVexNnisohR45dJQh_sSu9Qn3tMvqfM5m03PH0WB_zBekd-UT7DMJ8a8RJJU/s640/blogger-image-1658846100.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hoping to have a quiet rest of the week! We are now 29 1/2 weeks with Baby C! Only 10 more weeks till we meet our little girl!!</div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273312732100797883.post-84710179099659139632014-07-30T12:22:00.001-04:002014-07-30T12:22:48.077-04:00Almost a Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Whew! I can't believe it has almost been a year since I've last updated this blog!<div>And WOW so many things have changed and happened!</div><div><br></div><div>Let's start right where we left off!</div><div><br></div><div>The boys were 18months old. Hubby and I FINALLY found our dream house! We bought this house- which is on 8 acres in the middle of no where (hence why I haven't updated my blog.....no internet!) </div><div><br></div><div>We moved into our new house at the end of September 2013. </div><div>Not much happened that fall, as we were just learning the ropes of country life and trying to survive. </div><div>In January, we had a terrible snow storm which knocked out our power for 2 days. </div><div>We were SO thankful to have a wood burning stove in our house. We lived in our basement, cooked food on our wood burning stove, kept our food in coolers outside in the snow and used gallon jugs of water so we could flush our toilets. </div><div> *Talk about learning the country life fast!* </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aMUXIo-T3jobnVJYh8yvClN6QaxUMYRT7zUnPQInk0YBcc_1T9jkwuGDBEj0OXExZdu2IuxlTDF-jotrR1cLzO5kDBkqk8631O6yKkLE11CXVCJrwlSWk3grk0oBZCtnuspHCwMBcXQ/s640/blogger-image-748144567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aMUXIo-T3jobnVJYh8yvClN6QaxUMYRT7zUnPQInk0YBcc_1T9jkwuGDBEj0OXExZdu2IuxlTDF-jotrR1cLzO5kDBkqk8631O6yKkLE11CXVCJrwlSWk3grk0oBZCtnuspHCwMBcXQ/s640/blogger-image-748144567.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lPYlpvBCSvcKPKH3zmPuz66m0w2WyLBEQ9v1Uq_3u-8JMnlnUw6YH3nepKFzg2Uq2_f3nWYKdS41wIbHoXUsY2FrK_OIXYW66pr5DZnYqHPMNYhTjAoAiOcIdcIAL9k9awkeQqVWzXY/s640/blogger-image--1282928893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lPYlpvBCSvcKPKH3zmPuz66m0w2WyLBEQ9v1Uq_3u-8JMnlnUw6YH3nepKFzg2Uq2_f3nWYKdS41wIbHoXUsY2FrK_OIXYW66pr5DZnYqHPMNYhTjAoAiOcIdcIAL9k9awkeQqVWzXY/s640/blogger-image--1282928893.jpg"></a></div><br></div>View of our road 6 days after the storm. </div><div><br></div><div>My baby boys turned 2!!!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIz2n2NCvTeSl5Z7U_WBZOMRaPreu4cE0zNkui0WWXJKBHP8kMfep3qcZKfgt_rdlI3qYhsJa8shSPOzRMVlxzAY-ZdNSocEfyLnvyMUAbMRMVM0xwV_8jmdDEQhXYRxGveJm_l0HUDY/s640/blogger-image-477444319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIz2n2NCvTeSl5Z7U_WBZOMRaPreu4cE0zNkui0WWXJKBHP8kMfep3qcZKfgt_rdlI3qYhsJa8shSPOzRMVlxzAY-ZdNSocEfyLnvyMUAbMRMVM0xwV_8jmdDEQhXYRxGveJm_l0HUDY/s640/blogger-image-477444319.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ojZztym4D_0NsuIY2bHIPfwUj1muC9AToI2QKL1s7TFj8gMDh0KMoqFwpt6LZyLYr7xXlAedtGR9i0h2nlgm282xAbp8UKK-aeT0k24g-uRoQEm-dTJguBZVS1d4DkE64IKdRce4fbU/s640/blogger-image--1467988210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ojZztym4D_0NsuIY2bHIPfwUj1muC9AToI2QKL1s7TFj8gMDh0KMoqFwpt6LZyLYr7xXlAedtGR9i0h2nlgm282xAbp8UKK-aeT0k24g-uRoQEm-dTJguBZVS1d4DkE64IKdRce4fbU/s640/blogger-image--1467988210.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And we took an amazing vacation to Florida!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScObd3_wnZ7GnOilsVnhjbJn6px5OtMwomgH5Nn0i_r7_atz_CPdx8GCPJenPMuDlBVnNrxg81ovNlE-il_qF0oqnEhr-6WJ_o3mlrxTB-xFRyFWbTiZB9YaCPvLJRm1EyI0iRH2wwfE/s640/blogger-image-682788552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScObd3_wnZ7GnOilsVnhjbJn6px5OtMwomgH5Nn0i_r7_atz_CPdx8GCPJenPMuDlBVnNrxg81ovNlE-il_qF0oqnEhr-6WJ_o3mlrxTB-xFRyFWbTiZB9YaCPvLJRm1EyI0iRH2wwfE/s640/blogger-image-682788552.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt65D9K1EXyw0iuec0Uwzc_W6FAzvp3QAhFXWIKlDQXRGTLsXw6Qcv-8Ta9lRSA3N3uvCS2BRcKgnjfOo8QbAAtJq7ipXq8TmMedrm4lvonYEUqGW4YU1fFCUV-0eav72uBjkQed8PHc/s640/blogger-image--542680865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt65D9K1EXyw0iuec0Uwzc_W6FAzvp3QAhFXWIKlDQXRGTLsXw6Qcv-8Ta9lRSA3N3uvCS2BRcKgnjfOo8QbAAtJq7ipXq8TmMedrm4lvonYEUqGW4YU1fFCUV-0eav72uBjkQed8PHc/s640/blogger-image--542680865.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When we got home from Florida, we decided to buy baby Chicks to start getting our own fresh eggs. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcFOgL-bLZoXEAL0L1qVZGNNBLugHkr7ICkr-hud2fjlAntWWvZpoFtm1Pu_6w-kYg1pJzDM19ZAMkejnGYulZOeHje3lrOzA_9f29XiOVKNMo54uDjjg9xDVDacgJRMshpfZvWmTr9I/s640/blogger-image-711152069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcFOgL-bLZoXEAL0L1qVZGNNBLugHkr7ICkr-hud2fjlAntWWvZpoFtm1Pu_6w-kYg1pJzDM19ZAMkejnGYulZOeHje3lrOzA_9f29XiOVKNMo54uDjjg9xDVDacgJRMshpfZvWmTr9I/s640/blogger-image-711152069.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKXD_zZ873CQ0aTCZV83tsnb-MqF2Yr2NQvKF1ed04GWK9nKHjIP2wbFHZCVygGwVjqj63Eh4Z3nbh_vgCckX5E4N6JqRf0cpDofQ007-kwW6IHAkoyr1DMu4UIhSwWAG9hI2S_f99Oo/s640/blogger-image-1985388566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKXD_zZ873CQ0aTCZV83tsnb-MqF2Yr2NQvKF1ed04GWK9nKHjIP2wbFHZCVygGwVjqj63Eh4Z3nbh_vgCckX5E4N6JqRf0cpDofQ007-kwW6IHAkoyr1DMu4UIhSwWAG9hI2S_f99Oo/s640/blogger-image-1985388566.jpg"></a></div>Hubby built our 11 chicks an incredible coop!! </div><div> * We did end up having a tragedy, and 9 of our chickens were killed by a raccoon. We currently have 2 girls now and are hoping to get more next spring! </div><div> **Hubby got payback by killing 2 raccoons after the chicken massacre. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We made the announcement that we are pregnant again!!! Baby 'C'!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO77NLfsb77iEvclTUktAPhYysqCKAgMNBN742y8oTTZ7qXUQ4oRn47KO1Kn64iC6YsKigAcDw8P25eBcpHLN_auroZGwQ5ZporJg4dSvVYiTk4v9UWHsP2KiPV6mXdvAX-unsfeRCW4/s640/blogger-image-728219916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO77NLfsb77iEvclTUktAPhYysqCKAgMNBN742y8oTTZ7qXUQ4oRn47KO1Kn64iC6YsKigAcDw8P25eBcpHLN_auroZGwQ5ZporJg4dSvVYiTk4v9UWHsP2KiPV6mXdvAX-unsfeRCW4/s640/blogger-image-728219916.jpg"></a></div> **18 weeks- size of a sweet potato!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUbYklQVGbPThRMdl3IOgPHm8lKOtvBeB10wToWNM4RZO4GtpT4dE_tBct8y1d9ZMGIkx97bJLsCg3iYFg46rDhHXDCdtQqGDynTEepUvKehjFXlVcB3c2ueToiVf2QJc6geGidDcd68/s640/blogger-image-442976916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUbYklQVGbPThRMdl3IOgPHm8lKOtvBeB10wToWNM4RZO4GtpT4dE_tBct8y1d9ZMGIkx97bJLsCg3iYFg46rDhHXDCdtQqGDynTEepUvKehjFXlVcB3c2ueToiVf2QJc6geGidDcd68/s640/blogger-image-442976916.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> It's A Girl!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Well, with the 8 acres we have, we knew we'd be planning a big garden....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCvZJ-FW-Kh8tobeb-5qorju94Lu3IUEUcn8pCEtGK0jNXl66yCz2Pv_Lvq-P0nZ_T8A4SHPPxzYvmruzxjv7XMYLKiHT95WOSndYe6KSMblPOyeKNZSbtm7fBwDCf_JwNVgmAcAjlRg/s640/blogger-image-2020937488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCvZJ-FW-Kh8tobeb-5qorju94Lu3IUEUcn8pCEtGK0jNXl66yCz2Pv_Lvq-P0nZ_T8A4SHPPxzYvmruzxjv7XMYLKiHT95WOSndYe6KSMblPOyeKNZSbtm7fBwDCf_JwNVgmAcAjlRg/s640/blogger-image-2020937488.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLpew-zcOMmwjNuCsb87gQzJ9FWjIe-VIC5qfIdl0gVyHi6X2fcYNzlrigcPQjNt7JjFYaEZ_SE82qf4NoNkgpEdyv1Y4oyxBRbn4CRNffz9_gtPxxIO7QB4_afmlUvkEhOzw1Xd90Ro/s640/blogger-image-1724015146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLpew-zcOMmwjNuCsb87gQzJ9FWjIe-VIC5qfIdl0gVyHi6X2fcYNzlrigcPQjNt7JjFYaEZ_SE82qf4NoNkgpEdyv1Y4oyxBRbn4CRNffz9_gtPxxIO7QB4_afmlUvkEhOzw1Xd90Ro/s640/blogger-image-1724015146.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And, as of June, we are officially POTTY TRAINED!!!!! 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</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Since it has been a while since I've updated this, I have decided to change up the "theme" of this blog. </div><div><br></div><div>I wish I had a TV crew following the boys and I all day/everyday because life with 2 toddlers is HILARIOUS, crazy and wild. </div><div>But, as I do not have a tv crew with me, I am going to do my best to document the insane things that my kids come up with. </div><div><br></div><div>It should be a good laugh seeing what the Waits Twins get into next. :)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7273312732100797883.post-60974309819833141892013-08-04T20:37:00.003-04:002013-08-04T20:37:58.555-04:00The Summer of "FIRSTS"<div style="text-align: center;">
I apologize for not having posted since May! I can't understand where the time has gone!</div>
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Around May, hubby and I decided we wanted to sell our house. We went into 'super sonic' mode and updated, cleaned, repaired, and replaced everything that needed it in our house. We met our goal of having it listed by June 1st! After 48 hours on the market and 7 super showings, we had an offer and we accepted! </div>
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We had zero time to look for a new house in those 48 hours, so we packed our lives into a storage unit and moved into my mama's house! </div>
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We couldn't be more thankful for her letting in a family of 4 while we search for our dream home. </div>
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While all this moving was happening, a lot happened with the boys as well. </div>
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I knew that moving would change up their schedule, and boy did it!</div>
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Both boys were working on their Canine teeth coming in at the same time, so for about 3 weeks neither of them ate a full meal. They snacked here and there but they refused to eat a full meal!</div>
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It was tough! They were obviously hungry but in pain. Thankful that we pulled out of that stage and we are back to eating like normal again! </div>
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The boys have experienced so many new things this summer!</div>
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^^ First Corn on the Cob!</div>
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^^ Blake's first Fireworks!!</div>
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^^ Eli's first Fireworks!</div>
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^^ First trip to the Water Park!</div>
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^^ First Baby Contest! </div>
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^^ First trip to a Fair to see the Animals! (Eli was obsessed!!)</div>
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^^ First Popcicle</div>
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^^ Mommy Made Jello Worms!!!</div>
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^^ Blake wasn't a huge fan of the worms</div>
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^^ But Eli loved the worms!</div>
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^^ Mommy put crayons in a box and they LOVED it! You color inside the box and not on the walls of the house!</div>
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^^ They learned how to hold each other's hands! Every time they hold hands, Eli starts power walking, almost dragging Blake around :)</div>
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^^ Playing Disc Golf for the first time!</div>
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^^ Throwing rocks with daddy.</div>
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^^ First Carousel Ride! </div>
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^^ Took the boys downtown!</div>
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^^ They loved being free to climb up and down the steps and run around.<br />
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^^ The 'Cake Boss' was in town handing out 10,000 free cakes! The line was waaay too long to wait in, so we watched everyone else wait! </div>
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^^ We turn 18 months old, so mommy took us on a Steak n Shake date</div>
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We went to Sweet Ella's 2nd birthday party this weekend!<br />
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The boys love wearing their helmets! And of course, holding hands ;)<br />
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^^ Their first bike ride!!!</div>
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My moms house is connected to a park, so every morning I put the boys in the stroller and I get my morning jog in, and we always end at the big playground. They usually play for 1-2 hours until its lunch and nap time. </div>
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In the afternoon, if we don't have anything super exciting planned, them we take a bike ride around the park and end at the playground again. :) They LOVE the slides. They make all the other parents nervous at how daring they are for their age. </div>
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There is another park just 3 minutes down the road that has a huge playground but also has a Splash Pad! It is totally free and has been the perfect way to cool off this summer! </div>
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They love being downtown with all the rush of people!</div>
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Well, the line was ungodly long, it was moving super fast, but long non the less, and the boys just could not sit still in the wagon, so we did not wait in line for a cake. :( </div>
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The boys turned 18 months on July 31! It doesn't hardly seem possible that they are 1 1/2 already!!</div>
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Eli is 25lb 2oz and 32.5" tall</div>
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Blake is 26.1lb and 33.25" tall. (not sure how accurate his length is- he was so mad and squirmy!)</div>
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In all honesty, hubby and I told ourselves, if we just make it through the first year it will get a lot easier- well, to all you other multiple parents.... Not True. </div>
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news- </div>
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In a way, yes it is easier, but... </div>
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"Let the Tantrums Begin!"</div>
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They have finally realized that they are sharing mommy during the day, a quite frankly they don't like that. So they have begun fighting for mommy to hold them. Which ends in mommy holding no one and a lot of crying. After about 2 weeks of that drama, they finally realized that mommy plays fair and they don't need to fight about it. </div>
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They have also learned to take toys and run away, kick, hit, throw toys at each others heads, push each other off couches, steal each others food... the list goes on. </div>
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Although most of it is hilarious to watch, it does get old quick, and the timeouts have become more frequent and a lot of explaining on what sharing is and taking turns. </div>
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We also went through a meltdown phase of high chairs. </div>
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They no longer sit in high chairs or booster seats and if you try to put them in one, well watch out </div>
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So, we put a plate of food on the table, they climb up the chair, sit down and eat their dinner- off a plate with silverware.. I don't know why but I guess they were over being treated like babies! </div>
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And when they are done eating, they get down and go back to playing!</div>
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Out of all the fight and tantrums, I know they still love each other, as they have started holding each others hands when we ask them to. </div>
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It is the CUTEST thing you have ever seen. And what's even funnier is, as soon as they grab hands, Eli takes off power walking, practically dragging Blake behind him. He's on a mission when he is holding hands. </div>
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They have finally begun speaking a lot more now too!</div>
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They use - on a daily basis- approximately 30 words. </div>
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Anywhere from:::<br />
hi, bye</div>
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up, down</div>
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go, stop</div>
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outside</div>
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slide</div>
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shoes,socks</div>
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dad</div>
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mom</div>
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milk</div>
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puppy</div>
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truck</div>
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car</div>
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ball</div>
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shirt</div>
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poop-- yes, they are telling us when they go! and they know to tell us if they pooped or just went potty. I can see a diaper free future!!!</div>
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potty---<br />
Mom and Dad!!! <--- MADE ME SOOO HAPPY!!<br />
E-I, Bake <--- Made me even happier!! While pointing at their brother, they said their name!!!!<br />
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That's all for now.<br />
I will do my best to keep updating, but days are FLYING by!!<br />
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It feels like the weeks are FLYING by and I seem to have no extra time on my hands anymore!</div>
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The boys are 15 months old today! </div>
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It is incredible thinking about how they were just 1 year ago!</div>
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Yesterday, I got called into work for a few hours, and thankfully, Grammy was on vacation and was able to babysit!<br />
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So they had a swim party with Grammy!!</div>
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Here are they boys 1 year ago!! </div>
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Eli had his first Haircut!!!</div>
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Yes, Mommy cut his hair! He did such a great job!!</div>
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Their newest game is to play Peek-a-boo...All the time! </div>
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They love playing with eachother, but here, Daddy got in on the play :)</div>
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-- We have been enforcing 'time-outs' since they turned 1 year old. As of now, at 15 months, if we even threaten them with a time out- they usually stop what they are doing, shake their head no (No they do not want a time out)- or they will actually go and sit in the corner quietly! </div>
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Mmmm Frozen waffles. They had no patients for breakfast to cook, so this is what they got.. And they liked it!</div>
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Then they pushed the door shut and started it!</div>
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Such big boys :)</div>
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The title of this blog "All Bets Are Off" is because of these evil guys called "Molars".</div>
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Last week, I took the boys garage saling. They sat nicely in the stroller for 2 1/2 hours while we walked around a HUGE neighborhood garage sale!</div>
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It was so fun and nice to be out of the house with them with no meltdowns and I was able to get some great deals on boy clothes!</div>
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Garage sales are the way to buy clothes. We needed swim trunks for this summer, but at the store, the cheapest is around $7! It might not seem like much, until you have 2 kids who will only fit in them for 2 months. So I found 3 pairs for 50cents a piece! </div>
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Hubby and I have gone through a TON of our stuff and had a long talk about selling all of our baby stuff.</div>
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We haven't decided if we want more kids or not, but we know if we do, they boys need to be at least 4 years old (for our sanity!)</div>
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It seems silly for us to keep 12+ tubs of baby boy cothing in our attic and all of the toys just sitting there getting dusty.</div>
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The past week was pretty uneventful. Thankfully.</div>
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The weather slowly became warmer out, so the boys and I slowly migrated outdoors!</div>
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The first few days, we mostly hung out on the deck. I left the screen door open so they could run in and out as they pleased. </div>
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They really enjoyed the freedom to choose to be in or be out!</div>
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Hubby and I have "put our hands down" on the discipline in this house.</div>
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We have been having too many issues, and I think we were starting to feel run over.</div>
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We have been enforcing time-outs like it's our full time job!</div>
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Thankfully, they QUICKLY realized how a time-out works and we haven't had melt down/tantrums during them in 2 days!</div>
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We place them in the corner and explain why they have to sit there for 1 minute because of what they did.</div>
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At first, it was really hard for their brother to see them getting a time out.</div>
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Blake got the first 'strict' time out and Eli started flipping out. He tried to take Blake a blankie..tried to sit down with him...and then started crying...</div>
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Is this a twin thing??</div>
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Now, they are very good, quiet and sit in the corner for the whole minute and they don't try to run away.-- I think the trick is getting down and explaining why they need to sit there and what they did wrong.</div>
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And, of course, after their 1 minute is up, I make them give mommy a hug and I explain why what they did is a no no. </div>
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I've been very pleased with the results and even just threatening to give them a time out is starting to work!</div>
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We built a massive fort!</div>
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Played Football with Daddy (or watched him)</div>
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My sister came down for the weekend and we went to the zoo!!</div>
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We went to the Dolphin show...</div>
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It was so fun watching the boys see the dolphins jump out of the water!</div>
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Blake kept saying "WHOA!"</div>
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Mommy and Eli!</div>
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We posed for a few pictures with our Harley Shirts on!</div>
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Had more play time on the playground-- this is our FAVORTIE activity</div>
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We did another easter egg hunt with Grammy & Suz!</div>
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This weather has been perfect and the boys are finally burning off their energy!</div>
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We had such an AMAZING Easter weekend!</div>
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Friday, I babysat our cousin's kiddos for about 4 hours! It was so much fun! And so busy. I didn't get to eat or sit down the entire morning :) </div>
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They boys had so much fun, but I know they were exhausted by the time nap-time came around!</div>
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Dinner was delish and the company was even better!</div>
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Saturday, Brad's grandma, aunt and cousins drove 3 hours to hang out with all of us! </div>
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Toward the end, we did get them to eat a few oranges,peas, beans and ham...</div>
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So thankful that we had her house to go to. The boys did GREAT there!</div>
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They truly just cannot sit still right now. They love running, throwing, chewing, pointing..lol</div>
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We stayed there for almost 3 hours and ate delish Ice Cream cake to celebrate Brad's grandma's Birthday!</div>
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It was so wonderful seeing them all again! Usually, we only see that side of the family at Christmas time- so this was such a treat!</div>
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This is the boys 2nd Easter- but the first one they can really participate in.</div>
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Brad's family all came over to our house (Which was great, because after 2 CRAZY BUSY days, the boys couldn't handle anymore excitement without some naps!)</div>
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They brought Yummy Yummy lunch for us and the boys got Easter Baskets!</div>
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The boys took a 2nd nap, and I quickly ran to the store to buy easter eggs (Yes, I forgot to buy them- I'm the one who buys easter eggs at 5pm on Easter Sunday!)</div>
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Blake found a bag of flour... he started SCREAMING.</div>
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We had to stop and take a picture first!</div>
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He is getting very possesive over the toys in this house.</div>
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If Blake even looks at a toy, Eli says NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and starts screaming.</div>
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Mommy always makes them take toys back to who was originally playing with them..so I made Eli take the Ball back to blake..Well, that did NOT go over well with Eli.</div>
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Here is daddy, sitting on the front porch with Eli.</div>
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He is having a 'Sharing is Caring' conversation while watching the rain and "cooling off"</div>
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We seem to be fighting, bickering, pushing, shoving, pulling, hitting...a lot more.</div>
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It seems with each great milestone comes with a rough patch.</div>
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Thankful today for my hubby who does his best to keep me sane!!</div>
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Eli has 1 full molar through in his top gums now! and his other top one is close! (It seems it will be a while before his bottoms even start)</div>
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Poor Blake, his bottom gums are pure white- the pressure from the teeth below is so great, that it is having the 'white knuckle' effect on his gums :(</div>
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We are about to hit the 14 month mark!</div>
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This 13th month seems to have dragged on! It feels like the boys' 1st birthday was AGES ago!</div>
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Well, although it seems to have lasted forever, that has not stopped the boys from learning new things everyday!</div>
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Our biggest issue right now is communication.</div>
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They know what they Want..they just can't communicate it properly to us, which causes them to get very frustrated, very quickly.</div>
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The past week, they started this new form of communication...called: </div>
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"Scream your head off till you get what you want."</div>
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It's not so great.</div>
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At first, I gave in and gave them what they wanted- not realizing what I was doing....</div>
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After a few days, hubby and I were FED.UP. with the screams.</div>
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'you need to use words' Or</div>
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'I don't know what you want when you scream' </div>
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Or, I even tell them the word they are looking for and keep repeating it- hoping they catch on and start using it! </div>
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Well FINALLY, as of this morning, Eli seems to be past the screaming stage. He all the sudden, started (what I call) the "Toddler Whine"</div>
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If he wants something he walks around going, "mee woo baa ooh mebo waahbe" --- all to a whiney voice...</div>
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Well, it's much better than the screaming- at least I can tell that he is trying really really hard to use his words!! That's a huge step in the right direction!!</div>
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Blake is still screaming..but I'm hoping after a day of listening to Eli 'chat and whine' he will also stop.</div>
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Since we are working on using our words, they have learned a TON of new words!!</div>
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So, as of 14 months, here is our list of words that we know (if I can remember them all..)</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Hi</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">BuhBuh</span> (buh bye)</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Ah</span> (eye- as they point at their eye ball)</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Whoa</span> (when something cool happens)</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Boo</span> (when they pop out of no where and 'scare' us!)</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Mii</span> (Milk- when they want their sippy cup of milk-and they know if it's water and not milk)</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Bah </span><span style="color: black;">(Ball and they grab, hold, show the ball)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Moe </span><span style="color: black;">(More, when they want more food or drink)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Bah </span><span style="color: black;">(Book-they had you a 'Bah' to read to them)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Ugk </span><span style="color: black;">(Yuck- as they stick out their tongue)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Bah </span><span style="color: black;">(Blankie- I only know this means their blankie cause they point to it then run and grab it as they say 'bah')</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Car </span><span style="color: black;">(obvious..car..)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Chuc </span><span style="color: black;">(Truck)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Nigh Nigh </span><span style="color: black;">(Night night- we say at bedtime every night)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Sigh </span><span style="color: black;">(Outside-whenever they want to go outside)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Sha </span><span style="color: black;">(sock)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Bah-um-ba </span><span style="color: black;">(Basketball- they LOVE to sit and watch our neighbor boy play basketball- it's the only time they sit still for more than 3 minutes, while they say 'bah-um-ball' the entire time)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">No-no-no </span><span style="color: black;">(They say this while they shake their finger at us and laugh so hard!-- we did it 1 time in front of them from a funny commercial, now they think it is soo hilarious to do it!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Mah </span><span style="color: black;">( Muah- when they want to give kisses!)</span></div>
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Next step will be combining words! I love watching them learn words! They get so excited when they say something to us, and we understand them!</div>
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Sharing has also seemed to have gotten a little better in our house.</div>
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Blake seems to be a little better at sharing than Eli.</div>
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He will randomly just hand Eli a toy if he is done with it. Or, if he steals a toy from eli (I know that's the opposite of sharing)- we walk him over to Eli and tell him to give the toy back to Eli...he has finally gotten to a point that he just holds out the toy and moves on with his playing! Like it doesn't bother him that he has to give it back..</div>
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Eli is not that great, yet. He wants what he wants.... we will keep working :)</div>
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It was SUPER warm out on Saturday, so we took the boys to the park!!</div>
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Eli is quite the monkey-- he succesfully climbed to the top of the slide while neither hubby nor I were looking!</div>
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We got a CRAZY snow storm this week! Sunday night into Monday, we got close to 12" at our house!</div>
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I so badly wanted to take the boys out in the snow, but really...who wants to spend 1 hour dressing 2 little boys up- just for them to get stuck in the snow, fall over and cry because they are cold and can't move... (And we never even bought them snow gear!)</div>
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This week's milestone:: MOLARS!</div>
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That's right! They each have 1 molar finally in!</div>
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1st it was Blake that went through the fever, sleepless nights, no eating- it went on for 4-5days... now it's Eli's turn!</div>
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The downfall of having twins....a bad thing will hit one baby- and by the time you are FINALLY over it, it starts ALL OVER again with the other! No breaks... </div>
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And as a parent, you just feel awful. Eli looks so mierable.<br />
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Along with their physical growth, it seems like they are growing leaps and bounds mentally!<br />
<br />I started unload the dishwasher earlier this week, and both boys came up and started messing with the dishes... I got so nervous they would start throwing dishes so I tried to rush what I was doing..<br />
Next thing I know, Eli starts handing me the plates as he picks them up! <br />
So, I praise him and go over-the-top saying what a Big Boy he is and how proud of him I am!<br />
Blake hears me praise Eli, so he follows suit and starts handing me all the dishes he picks up too!<br />
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I couldn't believe it! My two little boys helped me unload the entire dishwasher and had fun doing it!!<br />
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Then, today, I wanted to start a load of laundry. So all three of us go into the laundry room, and I tell them how i'm loading the clothes into the washer-<br />
Well, Eli takes it upon himself to start picking up 1 dirty item at a time and putting it into the dryer. After he puts the item in the dryer, he shuts the door. <br />
Then he opens the door and adds another item to the dryer.- this goes on for 4 different clothing items!<br />
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Yesterday, the boys both brought hubby and I their winter hats and coats, so we put the hats and coats on the boys- (They love to run around the house with their hats on..)<br />
Next thing I know, Blake is standing at the front door, yelling!<br />
<br />He refused to do ANYTHING until we took them outside!<br />
Well, it was freezing out, so we bundled them up and let them run around and burn off some energy!<br />
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Such a good daddy, rocking the boys back to sleep <3</div>
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Miss Estella came into the world this week!!! </div>
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Hubby and I went to the hospital to see the new mommy & daddy and meet Stella!</div>
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What a doll! I can't wait to baby sit!!</div>
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<br />I have been obsessed with chocolate milk in the mornings. I love it! And I love letting the boys take a few sips from it too :)</div>
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So, thanks to Pinterest, I found a recipe!</div>
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I was so excited about it, because I hate the store bought syrup-- who knows what those chemicals are that are in it!!</div>
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**I'm not claiming this is healty by any means- but it is cheap, easy and you know all the ingredients!**</div>
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We love hummus and have always bought it, so I finally got the nerve to test a recipe!</div>
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This has been a really laid back week. </div>
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We haven't gone anywhere or done anything!</div>
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There is big news on my side-- I started a part-time job!!</div>
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It's a cake decorator job- and I get to pick my hours/days and make my own schedule! I just text my boss to see when our backup is getting low or if we have orders, and I come in to work according to the needs!</div>
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It's so great to find a job that can be flexible with me being a stay-at-home mom and also with Brad's on-call work schedule!</div>
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Blake and Eli's new glasses came in!!!</div>
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Blake was keeping the same Dark Gray frames, but new lenses</div>
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Eli got new frames and new lenses!</div>
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They haven't been wearing their glasses for 1 week- their old prescriptions were so strong, that I was afraid it would give them headaches to wear them.</div>
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These boys are CRAZY now!</div>
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We never thought that this stage would come so fast.</div>
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<u>Our Vocabulary for a 13month old</u>:::</div>
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SO funny and SO exhausting.</div>
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We can get out of the house! Run around the back yard, jump in the kiddie pool, play in sand...</div>
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Another big week has ended at our house!</div>
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The boys are officially 13 months old! Hard to believe!</div>
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It is so amazing listening to them learn to talk. Probably one of the best parts so far! They are learning to use different tones for different words and sounds. It's so cute!</div>
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Yesterday, March 1st, was our LAST DAY ON FORMULA!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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I cannot express to you what an amazing feeling it is!</div>
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The only way you could understand, is if you were having to mix formula for multiples.</div>
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Making up 12 bottles every night in the beginning, then going down to 8 bottles every night, then working our way down to 4 every night ( I say every night, cause it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to keep up during the day with mixing the formula, while you are tending to 2 babies)</div>
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So today is our first full day on Whole milk!</div>
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So far, so good. We have been adding the milk into their formula for a while now, to get their little bodies used to it.</div>
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It is such a relief not having to scoop, measure, shake...repeat. :D</div>
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We had our Riley visit for another check up on the boys' eyes!</div>
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Going in to this appointment, I had it in my mind to mention to the doctor about how much they are pulling their glasses off their faces now.</div>
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the doctor thought it was maybe a little early to be needing new prescriptions (it's only been 6 months!)</div>
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Turns out-- I was right!</div>
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They DEFINITELY needed new prescriptions!</div>
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Eli's vision was at a -9 ::this is what is current prescription is based on</div>
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Blake's vision was at a -7 ::again, his current prescription</div>
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Eli's vision is at a -6</div>
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Blake's vision is at a -5</div>
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Apparently this is a HUGE decrease in the pressure in their eyes and it all means that their vision is improving Dramatically!</div>
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Faster than the doctors could have hoped!</div>
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After this visit, we will go back in 4 months now, and if everything is still improving as well and as fast as it is right now, then we will only have to go in 2times a year!!</div>
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We ordered both of the boys' new glasses prescriptions- but we also ordered Eli some new frames :)</div>
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Boys driving their cars at the doctor!</div>
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We made a HUGE moutain out of our couch cushins! They had so much fun climbing it! When they got to the top, they were so happy!!</div>
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Eli was so scared of the mixer at first, but they were having a blast watching it go 'roud and 'round!</div>
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I love that little girl as if she were my own daughter.</div>
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She is so incredibly smart!</div>
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Although the title of this post may seem daunting, there is not bad-news to report (yet)!</div>
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Eli & Blake are doing amazing!</div>
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They have put themselves of their own 1-nap-a-day schedule. I suppose we should have waited for them in the first place instead of pushing it on them. </div>
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Their schedule as of 12 months is:</div>
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6:30-7am = wake up, have a sippy cup, snack on puffs and fruit melts</div>
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8:30 = breakfast (oatmeal, pancakes,waffles,toast- they still hate eggs)</div>
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10am = nap for 2 - 2 1/2 hours</div>
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12:30pm = wake up, have a sippy cup & lunch</div>
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1pm= play!, library, grocery shopping, laundry, watching elmo or giggle bellies</div>
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2-3pm = we go into our crib for some "down time" some days they stay awake and play the whole time, and some days they fall asleep for a 2nd nap. We let them do what they want, but it is an R&R time.</div>
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3:30 = sippy cup & snack time (teddy grahams, banana, zuchinni cookie, blueberries, goldfish, nutragrain bars)</div>
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6pm = Dinner</div>
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7pm= Bedtime bottle</div>
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It's been a pretty great schedule so far. They like having that earlier nap and staying awake the rest of the afternoon. Then there are days, like today, that they are taking a 2nd nap!</div>
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Eli is FINALLY getting his 8th tooth! (his 4th on the bottom)</div>
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They are talking up a storm now! They know so many words-- but at the same time, I can tell they are getting more and more frustrated with it. -- They are getting better at communicating with mommy, but when they CAN'T- they freak out and throw a tantrum- until mommy can figure out what they are trying to get/have.</div>
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We are also having a few issues with sharing now. </div>
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It is such a difficult thing to tell one kid, you need to give that back to him, because he wasn't done playing-- so not only do you have the 1st kid crying cause his brother took his toy, but now mommy goes and makes the 2nd kid cry cause he has to give it back to his brother..</div>
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Hoping all this crying creates good sharing children ! haha</div>
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Well, to get back to the title of this post- </div>
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This week, we have another 3month check-up at Riley for the boys' eyes!</div>
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It has officially been 6 months since they have had the surgery to fix their Glaucoma.- I cannot believe it has been 6 months!! </div>
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I am once again, excited and nervous for what they have to say.</div>
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My gut tells me it will be good news again, and we are hoping to start putting more time in between our visits (as much as we love the Drs.!)- but I always have this knot in my stomach about them taking a few steps back.</div>
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I do think that we might be needing new prescriptions at this appointment. <br />
Blake has been pulling his glasses off a lot more than normal.. So, I am curious and anxious to see how that appointment goes!</div>
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Also, at our last doctors visit (pediatrician)- I had mentioned to the doctor a few concerns with Eli.</div>
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When Eli wakes up from naps or in the morning, there are times when he will be shaking so bad! For a while, I didn't think much of it- but the more often it happened, the closer I started paying attention..</div>
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He will be so shaky and sweaty and upset when he wakes up, that he can't hardly function. I will finally get him to drink his milk/formula- then after about 5 mins, I will get him to eat 1 goldfish or teddy....then after about 10 mins from waking up, he is fine! Happy as can be, no more shaking....</div>
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It hit me after a few months of watching this all happen, that MAYBE he has a blood sugar issue?</div>
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Diabetes runs STRONGLY in my family.- And I have been worried about it with myself for years (although, I admit, it does not stop me from eating my cookies!!!)</div>
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But, everytime I get my blood sugar checked, I have pretty LOW blood sugar.</div>
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If I haven't eaten recently, then it will come in around 60-65. If I have eaten (Right after a meal)- it comes in around 100- it doesn't usually get higher than that. </div>
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I have known this about myself for a few years now, and I can feel when it starts to get low- it also makes me nervous, because Hypogycemia can turn into diabetes if not properly taken care of.</div>
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So, I mentioned this to the Doctor- and it kind of caught her off guard. She thinks it is too young for a baby to have blood sugar issues, but just in case, she wants us to be sent to a Metabolic specialist. </div>
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If it is an issue with blood sugar, we want to catch it before it gets out of control. </div>
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--SO, the Metabolic specialist at Riley called us this afternoon and scheduled an appointment for us.</div>
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Which means- more doctors and more visits to Riley. :(</div>
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I'm hoping that this ISN'T a blood sugar issue- but I will say, since I have been keeping an eye on it, we are eating tiny snacks throughout the day- in between meals and before naps- and sipping on milk all day. </div>
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So far, it has honestly seemed to be helping-- which is a good and bad thing-- it means that we know how to keep it in control- but it also means there is a good chance he does have blood sugar issues.</div>
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Ah, well thank goodness for doctors and specialist.</div>
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Other than that, the boys have been great!!!</div>
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Mommy made play-dough last week and it was fantastic!</div>
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I was looking for a homemade recipe, so if they did eat it, ( Yes, I know my boys well) it wouldn't hurt their little bodies- BUT I was also looking for a recipe that they wouldn't Want to eat!</div>
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Here it is! Simple, Quick & Easy Play-Dough!<br />
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Viola! Play-dough!<br />
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It is SO salty and both boys tried and tried to eat it, but kept spitting it out! *Success!*</div>
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I wanted to share a few pictures from Eli & Blake's 1st birthday party!!!</div>
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It was such an amazing afternoon and a HUGE thank you to everyone who made it out to celebrate such a crazy and exciting year!</div>
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We had our 1 year Doctor's visit!</div>
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Eli is::: 22lb. 30" long</div>
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Blake is::: 21lb. 11oz. 29.75" long</div>
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Still right with each other!</div>
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<br />The entire week they both were sick fighting the stomach flu. We had 3 nights in a row of vomiting... NOT. FUN. </div>
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Those poor boys were exhausted and so were mommy and daddy. </div>
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The doctor was shocked that they hadn't really gained any weight..but I figure the puking was the reason.</div>
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On top of the stomach bug, we found out that Blake had an ear infection in his right ear :(</div>
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This is the first ear infection we have had!</div>
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*Right around 11-12 months, they started pointing at objects..now, at almost 13 months, they are starting to use the pointing technique to actually let us know what they want!</div>
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*Around 11 1/2 months, we started using forks with meals..now they will hold up their fork and hand it to me when they want more food on it!</div>
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*When mommy asks one of them to 'pick up the hat and hand it to mommy'.. (So mommy doesn't have to bend over hahaha)-- they will actually pick up the hat and hand it to me!!!</div>
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* They are repeating EVERY noise/word they can! They love when we read our animal book so they can say :: </div>
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"Moooooo"</div>
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They can say "More" when they want another bite of snack or another bite of food during a meal! They will walk over to me and say "Moe" or hold up their fork and say "Moe" :)</div>
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My babies are starting to communicate with me and it's SO exciting!!</div>
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They are not fun for mommy and daddy- and even less fun for baby (i'm sure!)</div>
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I am trying really hard to stick with the time-outs at this age. I know that they do not fully understand why mommy is saying 'no' or why mommy isn't letting me run around and making me sit here; but I also know, that sitting on the floor is not hurting them, or 'physical punishment' and i'm hoping that this makes discipling MUCH easier in the future- and we might not have to do punishments when they get older ;) hahahaha </div>
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They look so grown up!! </div>
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Well, as a lot of you know, I am a big cook and planner.</div>
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So, I always plan out a month of menu items for our meals. </div>
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I always know what we are having everyday and can do my grocery shopping every Sunday for the entire week!</div>
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Makes my life super easy.</div>
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But now, I am getting SUPER bored with my meals!</div>
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I checked out a few books from the library yesterday and I am hoping to get some new, inspired ideas for our dinners!</div>
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***If you have any dinner ideas/recipes-- PLEASE let me know! ***</div>
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Here's what we have on the menu for February::</div>
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Week1:</div>
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Bowtie Tuna Pasta</div>
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Meatloaf</div>
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Quesadillas</div>
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Chicken Parmesean</div>
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BLT's</div>
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Taco Salad</div>
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Hamburger Helper</div>
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Creamy Chicken & Couscous</div>
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Cheeseburgers</div>
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Asian Meatballs & Rice</div>
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Lasagna</div>
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Loaded Baked Potatoes</div>
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Chicken Salad</div>
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Chicken Broccoli Alfredo</div>
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Sloppy Joes</div>
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Homemade Pizza</div>
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Browned Butter Gnocchi</div>
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Tuna Salad</div>
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We went to the library yesterday morning for "Book Babies" It was a story and nursery rhyme time for 0-18month olds. The boys loved it! We sang songs and danced and read books and there were about 1dozen other kids there age there!<br />
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Well, I obviously missed their birthday on here... but a HUGE Happy 1st Birthday to my twin babies!</div>
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The week of their birthday was amazing.</div>
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On their birthday, Brad came home early from work. We packed up the boys and took them to Monkey Joes!</div>
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They had such a great time!</div>
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After Monkey Joes, we took them to IHOP for dinner- which was more for mommy and daddy (so we didn't have to cook!) But, all the waitstaff did come over and sing "Happy Birthday" to the boys!</div>
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When we got home, we had little Banana cupcakes ready for the boys to do our birthday celebration with them :)</div>
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Friday was busy,busy! Prepping and planning everything for the party!</div>
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What a fantastic party with all of our great friends and family!!! </div>
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Yes, it is only 2 days until my baby boys turn 1 year old!</div>
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This past week, Brad and I took a quick trip to Florida for a vacation!!</div>
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When we left, we dropped Winny off with brad's sister, and the boys went to brad's parents house for the week. We told Robin that if she wanted to try, that we would love to work on getting the boys down to just 1 nap a day. Well, after just 2 days, she sent us a text that they were only taking 1 nap a day, no problem- and she also sent video of them eating off a fork!! </div>
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We plan to leave them with her for another week in 1 year--so she can potty train them for us ;) heh. She did great! We couldn't have asked for a better babysitter for our boys for 5 days straight!</div>
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It's been 10 whole days since I have updated this blog.</div>
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Each day seems to get shorter and shorter, and I seem to get more exhausted too!</div>
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So I left off at the week of January 7th-</div>
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Wednesday Jan. 9th, I took the boys to my mom's house and dropped them off for the day!</div>
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I came home and had a LOT to do. I had do bake and prep for 2 cakes for the coming weekend and I wanted to clean our house from top to bottom!</div>
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I ended up getting all of the boys' 12 month clothes all packed up and got their 18month clothes down from the attic. (Sounds easy, but it actually a big project!!)</div>
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I vacuumed every inch of our house, I moved Blake's crib down to the lowest level ( I can tell those boys are getting very close to climbing out of their cribs!)</div>
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I re-arranged their room, so there is more room for them to play. And I scrubbed our windows like crazy.</div>
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The first cake I had this weekend, was for our neighbor girl's 2nd birthday.<br />
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"Cute As A Button"</div>
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The second cake I had was Brad's 27th birthday cake!! </div>
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His birthday was on Saturday and also the same day as his company's Christmas party!</div>
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So, my mom came over in the early afternoon so brad and I could leave and have an ENTIRE afternoon/evening alone to party and enjoy the christmas party!</div>
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It was held at Dave & Buster's and was SO MUCH FUN!</div>
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Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Mousse Filling- iced in Chocolate Ganache</div>
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Some fun pictures of the boys::</div>
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- Mommy and Daddy relaxing while the boys play together</div>
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My babies are so big!!</div>
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Their FAVORITE toy is their ball pit!</div>
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The boys are growing like weeks, and last week, they were 22lb. each and 30" long! </div>
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They have grown 10" in 1 year!!</div>
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I haven't had much time in my life (since the boys started walking) to bake and work on projects- but here are a few things I have been able to do!</div>
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I found this recipe on Pinterest (of course) and I HAD to try it!</div>
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**It is not like regular moon sand- but is perfect for items you already have on hand!!**</div>
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It's so easy and simple too!</div>
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I just made it last night, and haven't gotten a chance to let the boys play with it- but when they do, I will be sure to take pics and let you know how they like it;) But knowing my boys, they will LOVE to squish it in between their little fingers.</div>
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Also, I made a Breakfast cookie- which has turned into part of the boys snack time foods- but it's easy and HEALTHY!</div>
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<li>2 ripe bananas, mashed until smooth & creamy
<li>1/3 cup peanut butter ~ creamy or chunky
<li>1 jar Applesauce baby food
<li>1 jar Banana baby food
<li>1/4 cup FlaxSeed Meal
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*Like I said, they have been PERFECT for the boys snack time! </div>
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Finishing off the first week of the New Year wouldn't be complete without 1 more sickness!</div>
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Blake got a nasty fever starting around midnight Wednesday( Jan. 2nd) night. He was acting totally normal during the days, but kept waking up really early from naps crying so hard. Consistantly had a fever of about 101- so we gave him some motrin. </div>
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So, Brad stayed home with Eli and mommy took Blake to an Urgent Care - to make sure there was no ear infection or flu signs.</div>
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Pretty sure that doctor was a wack-job. But he gave me a 'script for Amoxicillin. I didn't have time to get it filled before bedtime, so we gave him 1 more dose of motrin and sent Blake to bed.</div>
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By the time he woke up in the morning, he was totally normal! No fever and was eating solid foods again! So, we have a full bottle of drugs and no sick child to give it too --Oh well, better safe than sorry!</div>
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Since our lives have been so hectic these past few weeks- we were as lazy as possible this week.</div>
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I kept the boys on a super good schedule trying to get their lives as regular as possible.</div>
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Brad has started our closet/bathroom door project!</div>
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We are taking out the 2 doors and putting in pocket doors! I'm SO Excited- but it sure is nerve-wracking having an entire wall ripped out of your bedroom!</div>
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After this big project is done, we are only left with small items that we would like to fix in our house! Hoping, hoping to be able to sell/move in 2013- We are out of space in this little house!</div>
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Today, Monday, I have a job interview!</div>
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Money has gotten incredibly tight in our house. Brad's job always cuts back hours in the winter time and since we have gotten health insurance added on, it's even smaller!</div>
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So to try to help make ends-meet, I am looking for a part-time evening job.</div>
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Today the interview is at a hospital- we'll see how it goes! It's been over a year since i've had a 'normal' job- but i'm pretty sure that my current job has kept me 'in shape' ;)</div>
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I CANNOT believe the boys are 11 months old already!!</div>
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I have been working my booty off for the past month or so, to figure out a lot of details of their 1st birthday party!</div>
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What did people do before Pinterest???</div>
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It has given me such great ideas and SUPER money-saving tips on throwing an amazing party!</div>
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I finished their invitations last night and will be mailing them out this week.</div>
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And last week, we finalized the location of the party!!</div>
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SO EXCITED!</div>
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On Saturday 12/30- we drove up to northern Indiana- another 3 hour drive!</div>
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My mom's family was having our Christmas.</div>
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Boys were still sick but still did so great!</div>
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The boys have become master walkers- just about running now.</div>
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He is SO whiny/cranky almost all day long- today Brad figured out his problem! He is HUNGRY.</div>
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With 3 Christmas events finished, we had 3 days at home to relax, organize, get the boys back on a good schedule and try to get them healthy!</div>
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This nasy cold/sinus sickness is kicking their little butts!</div>
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And on 12/27 we experienced the 'Blizzard of 2012'</div>
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<u>Saturday</u> night we drove around looking at Christmas lights with my mom and sister. One of my favorite traditions!! :)</div>
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<u>Sunday</u> we spent the entire day with Brad's family. The boys were just starting their sickness/colds, so we had a little moody-ness starting. But they still did great and it was so nice to see everyone! We drove home that night so the boys would be able to get a good night's sleep in their own bed.</div>
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-Brad's parents got the boys a HUGE box of toys that are all staying at their house! Doesn't get much better than that! Toys to play with, but they won't take over our hosue! Harley Davidson Hoodies, and shoes!-</div>
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<u>Monday</u> (Christmas Eve) We spent the entire day at my momma's house. Boys still weren't feeling very good- so before bedtime we packed up and went home- again, to get a long sleep in their own beds- hoping they had enough energy to push through 1 more Christmas!</div>
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-My mom got them some adorable outfits, some super fun 'big boy' toys- a Rock 'n Roll Trike and baseball/bat game, and their very first tooth burshes!! (they both think it is so much fun to brush their teeth!) Aunt Suz got them lots of awesome outfits too and 5 pairs of shoes EACH! She also got them a super cool Little Peoples Carnival toy.</div>
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Tuesday (Christmas Day) The boys woke up around 7:45am- they ate breakfast and we let them open their presents from mommy & daddy! </div>
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-Mommy & Daddy got them their own little lounge chairs and a HUGE pack of Mega Blocks Legos!</div>
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By 9:20am we had everything packed in the car and hit the road for our 3 hour drive to Ohio! We spent Christmas day with Brad's Grandma (His dad's side) It was a great day! For the boys still having their nasty colds, they did so good! They at a lot of good Christmas foods- they played hard- running around pulling tissue paper out of bags and took a nice nap :)</div>
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..And all through the house, Not a creature was sitting still-especially not the mouse.</div>
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Yes, now that the boys are 'skilled' walkers (been walking for about 3 1/2 weeks), they have figured out how to DESTROY our house.</div>
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We haven't put any cabinet locks in our kitchen- we don't really see the need. <br />They boys Love to pull all of our tupperware out and play with the pots and pans - besides the occasional pinched finger, there hasn't been any issues, so we will let them have their fun!</div>
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Since last week was such a busy week with appointments and play dates, I decided to keep this week pretty lazy and enjoy time in our house before the Holiday craziness begins.</div>
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Sunday we had breakfast with Grandma & Grandpa! They boys are such good eaters that it is so easy to take them out to eat with us now! </div>
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They sat for over an hour and ate an entire Pancake, 1 scrambled egg and 1 banana!</div>
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Friday night Brad and I are going out! We are celebrating his Momma's Birthday! So my momma will be babysitting :)</div>
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Saturday is 1 more day of relaxing- finishing presents and making our dishes to take to our christmases.</div>
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Tuesday is Christmas in Ohio</div>
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It's going to be a LOooong 7 days- but I can't wait for the boys to open their Christmas presents from 'santa'!! </div>
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Another week has passed and what a FUN week it has been!</div>
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Sunday we took our 'formal' Christmas pictures!</div>
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They turned out good! The boys look SO handsome in the outfits their Aunt Suz got them :)</div>
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Monday we had our '9 month' Doctor appointment (Yes, we are 10 months old)</div>
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<u>Eli is</u> </div>
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21 lb. 1 oz.</div>
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29.25" long</div>
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45.5 cm head circumference</div>
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21 lb. 2 oz.</div>
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So basically, they are identical. Again. :)</div>
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They are in the 60th percentile for weight and height (meaning they are taller and weigh more than 60% of boys their age)</div>
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Wednesday...well. it was AMAZING.</div>
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The boys and I met Steph and Maylee at the Children's Museum!! </div>
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We met there around 11am- Steph has a membership to the museum and was incredibly kind to let us come with her for FREE. </div>
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We had such a great time with those girls!</div>
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I was having a blast just watching them explore!</div>
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Just a few shots of the boys exploring with miss Maylee :) </div>
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Mommy filled up the pack-n-play with balls!!!</div>
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Blake has learned his first word!!!</div>
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We kept saying 'hot' when he was trying to touch outlets and christmas light bulbs and the oven..ect..</div>
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So now he says 'hot' a lot!</div>
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We went to the library tonight (thursday) and a little girl was playing there. Blake walked over to her, sat down right next to her and said 'hot'. HAHAHA </div>
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He loves to say that word!! It's so cute and so amazing listening to your baby understand and speak to you! Melts my heart and makes me smile so big. <3<br />
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This week has been so much fun, and it's only Wednesday!</div>
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<br />Turning 10 months old seems to have 'clicked' another switch with the boys.</div>
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I'm pretty sure they are starting the process of cutting out their morning nap.</div>
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Every morning they have been staying awake for 3- 31/2 hours!</div>
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They are taking a much later morning nap, and shorter (Of course, we can't miss our meal times!!hahaha)</div>
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Last night we FINALLY got our tree set up!</div>
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We took a quick trip to Goodwill and Brad found this beauty!</div>
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It was a $200 tree- 7 1/2ft HUGE tree. Goodwill was selling it for $30!!</div>
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The picture below is how we have it set up- we took the back half of the branches off and the entire bottom row, and it is still this big!</div>
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Blake wasn't a fan of the 'pokey' branches</div>
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Here is our 10 month update.</div>
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--We have switched over to Size 4 Diapers now!</div>
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- we are now totally in 18month onesies and shirts! *We are still in 12 month pants and will be for a while- they have such broad shoulders and big bellies- but tiny waists!!*</div>
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--Walking = BIGGER MESS. Now they can carry all of their toys everywhere with them! So all of their toys end up ALL over the house! </div>
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--Because they are walking, they can wear jeans now! As you can see in the pictures above, they look super cute in jeans! We have avoided jeans up until now, because jean material is so tight that when they would try to crawl, it would restrict their movement too much. They would end up sitting on the floor crying because they couldn't move.</div>
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Along with walking, Blake can now stand right up without having to hold on to anything or use an object to pull himself up! He puts his hands on the floor and sticks his booty in the air - and BAM! He's standing up and off running!</div>
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Yet another week has flown by! <br />
This week the boys turned 10 months old! </div>
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Hard to believe! As it feels like we just brought them home from the hospital! (I can remember those hours like it really was yesterday.)</div>
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On Saturday, I hosted my first 'Cookie Exchange Party'! </div>
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We had a great turn out of 10 people.</div>
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Each person brought 3 dozen cookies and we went around testing their cookies and everyone voted for whose cookie they thought was the best.</div>
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It was a HUGE sugar rush-- I think maybe next year, we will set the cookies out and allow everyone to 'snack' on them- but not have to try each one to pick a winner. That was just a little too much sugar (I can't believe I just said 'too much sugar!')</div>
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Today,Sunday, the weather had a high of 62-ish . We figured it will probably be the last decent/warm weekend this year, so we took advantage of it and made plans to go to Christmas At The Zoo!!</div>
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I have never been, and Brad hasn't been since he was a lot younger- we were so excited to take the boys to look at all the lights!</div>
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We were definitely blessed with the weather! The boys didn't need to wear hats, gloves..ect.. and Brad and I barely needed to wear jackets! Gorgeous night!</div>
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Can't tell if they boys are looking at the lights or the Flamingos in the background!</div>
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Blake and Daddy looking at the Reindeer!</div>
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Oh Yes-- That is a BIG tiger.. and the boys LOVED him! :)</div>
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He was such a great Santa! He sat there and talked to the boys and asked them questions and <em>tried</em> to give them a candy cane and chocolate...haha. <u>Tried</u>.</div>
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**Oh and the beard was REAL!**</div>
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Such an amazing weekend! But it just went too fast. I needed 1 more lazy day ;)</div>
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