Happy 5 Months!

Happy 5 month birthday Jackson and Harper!  We celebrate each month as if it was a huge milestone!  In all honesty each month is a milestone because 1) we are surviving and loving twin life and 2) the twins are changing everyday and tackling many milestones each month!

Little Man, Bubba, Mr. Man and the list goes on . . . you are the life of a party!  You are a chatterbox and you love to smile and giggle!  Your smile and squeals light up a room.  You are so active.  Your little legs and arms are constantly on the move.  Over the past few weeks you have really started to grab for your toys.  I have downloaded a baby rattle on my iphone and you hold my phone in awe of the bright lights and noise.  I can't believe my 5 month old already has his hands on a cell phone!

Weight:    approx. 14 lbs 8 oz

Clothes:    3-6 months
Diapers:    Size 2
Food:        you eat 4-5 ounces every 4 hours and then oatmeal twice a day with a fruit/veggie in the
                 evening. So far pears and carrots are your favorite!  You are a pro eating off a spoon and
                 you love to try and feed yourself!
Likes:       you LOVE your play mat especially the light up star, the rattle app on my iphone, the
                 light up rolly snail toy (this will be the toy that gets you to crawl), bath time, outside, fans,
                 books, TV.  You are now trying to tackle blowing raspberries, you find it so entertaining!
Sleep:       two naps a day (at daycare your naps are 2 hours a piece but at home you never sleep that
                 long), at night you sleep around 7 hours before you want to eat.  Ear infections and
                 congestion have definitely been an obstacle to sleeping through the night

Sissy, aka Little Miss . . . you are the soft spoken child.  Like your brother, you also like to chat but your voice it much quieter and more reserved than your brothers.  You are so observant.  Your big beautiful eyes are always soaking in your surroundings.  You love to stare at your brother and your puppies.

Weight:    approx. 14 lbs 8 oz

Clothes:    3-6 months
Diapers:    Size 2
Food:        you eat 4-5 ounces every 4 hours and then oatmeal twice a day with a fruit/veggie in the   
                 evening.  So far pears are your favorite! 
Likes:       standing, sitting in your bumbo, bath time, outside, fans, books, TV, mirrors, your
                 caterpillar toy, balls, the swing
Sleep:       two naps a day (at daycare your naps are 2 hours a piece but at home you never sleep that
                 long), you are basically sleeping through the night by sleeping 9-10 hours straight.  Way to
                 go sister!

Look at those eyelashes!

Maddie wanted to join in on the 5 month celebrations!

Working on blowing raspberries

This would be the twinnies favorite toy, Mr. Snail!  They just can't get close enough.

The caterpillar is a close second as the favorite toy.

Jackson and Harper we love you more than you can imagine!  Happy 5 months!!!

Freedom

Harper is now a free lady while she sleeps!  We have finally let her arms loose out of the swaddle.  So far, so good!  She just loves having her arms behind her head.  This child sure knows how to relax!!!

Jackson still sleeps with his arms swaddled!  He is a wild and crazy man and letting his arms loose makes for a disastrous night of sleep!

Much Needed

Tyler and I had a much needed night out and by night out I mean the ENTIRE night out!  We went to dinner with friends, the Thunder game and spent the night at the Skirvin.  Tyler's mom came into town to watch the twins so Tyler and I could have some QT together.  I was so sad to leave them for the evening but it was a much needed night out.  They were in good hands so there was nothing to worry about. 

Obviously since the twins have arrived we are no longer going to every Thunder game.  We have been to a few of the playoff games but not all of them.  Its hard to fully enjoy the games when they start so late.  The entire game I'm worrying about the twins and my restless night ahead.  Knowing that we had a full night of sleep ahead of us, Tyler and I were able to FULLY enjoy the Thunder win!  Exciting times in OKC!  Thunder UP!!!!

Our season ticket rep gave us passes to the VIP lounge when I was pregnant so I wouldn't have to walk all the way upstairs to use the restroom.  One of the perks to being almost 8 months pregnant with twins when the season started.  Another perk is the passes were good for the entire season!!!

Serge Ibaka had quite the game, 11 for 11! 

Me and Mr. Ernie Johnson himself at the Skirvin after the game!

Although I didn't get a picture with Charles Barkley I did shake his hand.  He has definitely warmed up to OKC!

Thank you Mimi for giving us the night off!  Although it was a great night I was so ready to see my babies Sunday morning!

Memorial Day

We enjoyed a much needed weekend at home!  The past few weekends have been very busy so a weekend with no plans was perfect.

The twins were ready for the holiday weekend!  All American babies and proud of it!

The twins enjoyed some QT with their great grandpa Jack . . .

They even tested out grandpa Jack's pool!  First time "swimmers" . . . the water was pretty chilly so our first swimming experience was not the best.

Harper might not have liked the chilly water but at least she looked cute!

Jackson also looked super cute in his swim trunks but the instant his toe hit the water he had a HUGE meltdown therefore we have no pictures.  I think the twins have gotten too used to their warm bath water.  With the summer heat I'm sure the pool with soon feel closer to bath water, fingers crossed!

Little Man was all smiles later in the day!

I can't get enough of that gummy smile!

Lovin on my babies!

Harper's latest hobby is standing!  She loves to test out those legs!

All in all a great weekend!

Breckenridge

The twins are already seasoned travelers, we have mastered driving trips so why not tackle a plane ride.  Call us crazy flying with 4 month old twins but we did it and our trip was perfect!  I was actually starting to believe that we were crazy the week leading up to our trip.  Being nervous, scared, etc made me super prepared for any situation.  I even had plenty of drink coupons to pass out if the twins were cranky!  Luckily we didn't need those :)  We even got free drinks for having such adorable babies.  Thankfully my sister joined us on our excursion.  There is NO way we could have made it through security without an extra set of hands.  Mimi and Papa drove to Breckenridge so they were able to bring some of our baby stuff.  That was also a HUGE help and cut down on our packing.  It's hard to travel lightly with two little ones!  Needless to say, the twins were absolutely perfect the entire weekend.  They were both under the weather (runny nose, sneezing, Jackson was completely hoarse) and were still little angels.  I could not have asked for a better first trip with the twinnies!  Looks like I can start planning our next trip!

Cheers to a weekend with the twinnies!

Steph, Tyler and I hiked up Mt. Quandry!  Notice there is still snow on the ground.  We definitely weren't prepared for that.

And we weren't prepared for the steep climb!

or the rock climbing!

but it was all worth it when we made it to the top!

Although Jackson and Harper didn't come hiking they did plenty of playing on their own!

They even got into their first tugging match over a toy!

We loved wearing fun hats while on vacay!

and fun bows!

And at the end of the day we had a little fun in the tub!  Why not join them!!!