Home!

Well we made it home from 8 days in Costa Rica. It was a great trip, but exhausting with two 13 month olds! Last night we didn't get home till 11:30. Our flight from Houston was delayed, then once the plane got there they discovered it had a mechanical problem that couldn't be fixed, so we had to wait for them to find us a new plane. We finally took off at 9:30, two hours after we were supposed to! M and P only slept for about 15 minutes at the beginning of the flight from Costa Rica, so needless to say they were exhausted! They did really good though, and thankfully there happened to be a lot of other kids on our flight to FW so they had lots if people to play with while we waited.

Unfortunately we came home to discover that our freezer was broken (water on floor, food thawing) and our mail box had gotten destroyed by some high school idiots, oh sorry kids. :)

So right now we are trying to get the twins back on their schedule, and get the freezer and mail box fixed. I'll write a post with pics about CR once we get back in the swing of things.












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Marshall's Surgery

Last Friday Marshall had his surgery to remove the cyst on his chest. He did so good considering he'd had no food since 6 am and nothing to drink since 10 am! The surgery was around 12:45 and only lasted 7 minutes. The cyst was larger underneath the skin than they anticipated, but the surgeon got clean margins and feels he got it all.

Poor baby did NOT wake up from the aneshetia very well (he had a tube down his throat during surgery). He was crying and jerking around, not even his lovey made him feel better! Kyle and I each tried holding him, but it didn't matter who...he was not happy. The doctor warned us that might happen since babies have a harder time waking up because they are disoriented. After about 30 minutes he was fine. They biopsied the cyst because that is protocol, but they aren't concerned that it is cancerous or anything. We go back for a follow up in a couple of weeks then we will be good to go!

How cute is he in his little hospital gown!





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M and P's first week at Day Care

This past week I had GT training Monday through Thursday all day, so the twins went to the in home day care they will be going to when I go back to work in August. Let me tell you how much anxiety I had last weekend! It's not that I don't trust their caretaker, or was worried about that in any way. I was leaving my babies...all day! Monday morning I was only a little teary eyed, surprisingly. I think it's because I cried already last weekend. :) She texted me during the day to let me know how they ate and napped (first day the nap was very short). There are 5 other kids that she watches and M and P fit in perfectly. There is a boy who is 18 months and Marshall is bigger than he is! Presley has made a bff in this precious 2 year old girl who gave the twins hugs every morning when they got there. Tuesday through Thursday they napped much better, and every day when I picked them up they came over and gave me a hug, then went back to playing with their toys! It was pretty obvious they had a great time there, and they love their babysitter. She is wonderful, and exactly what I wanted! The main issue that worried me was the naps, for a couple of reasons. For one, they are used to two naps a day and there they only take one nap between 11:30-2. Another thing was at day care each child sleeps on a little cot, and M and P have only slept in cribs or pack n plays...contained! I just knew they were going to run around and disturb other kids instead of sleeping. Well believe it or not...they never got up from their cot!!! She laid them down and they pretty much went right to sleep! I couldn't be more thrilled at how well they did and I know next year is going to be great! :)

Boy Oh Boy!

My sister found out this morning that she is having a boy!!! This is a huge deal for several reasons: first, in my brother-in-law's family 4 of the 6 siblings have kids...that are all girls. So there are TEN granddaughters! Yes, I said TEN. So since is the first boy, you can imagine how much he will be spoiled. :) Another reason...both my nieces have extremely strong personalities and I don't think that house could handle any more estrogen/divas! And the last reason why this news is so great...Marshall will have a buddy!!!

Fort Worth Zoo

A while back (like a month ago) we took the twins to the zoo on a Sunday morning. The weather was a little chilly so I had to look back in their winter clothes to find long sleeved stuff that might fit them. We were in and out in a little over an hour, but it was fun. We kept them in their strollers the whole time because we didn't want them to get fussy if we took them out then put them back in. They loved the fish and penguins, not surprising since they were down on the same level. Next time we go I think they will be able to appreciate the bigger animals more, and we will bring the wagon they got for their birthday (thank you Sarah and April!) so it's easier to get them in and out. Didn't take many pictures, must get better at that!

Memorial Day Weekend

Sorry about the delayed post! Memorial Day weekend we went down to my parent's house and hung out with my dad because my mom was in Joplin helping my sister. We went on mule rides (the motorized vehicle, not the animal) went swimming, ate ice cream for the first time, and had a great time chasing after Cha Cha! We always have so much fun at Nana and Papi's house!

Bottle Free!

We are finally rid of bottles and formula! We first tried milk with them a couple of days after their birthday and they were having NONE of it! Not in a sippy, not out of a cup, and not in their bottle (which was just morning and night). So of course I was fretting because I didn't want them to have to be on any "special" milk. So we started mixing it in to their bottles a few ounces at a time. Since Memorial Day weekend they have been on 100% mild in their bottles. I decided to wait a week and let them settle into the all milk thing before I tackled the bottles. Yesterday morning I gave them milk in their sippys and they kind of played with them a little but then drank quite a bit of it. So I am pretty confident at this point, but then last night was a different story. Marshall wouldn't touch it last night, but Presley drank about half. This morning they weren't interested in sitting with their sippys, so they walked around drinking them at the same time. I've only offered them milk in their sippys today (usually they have water) and it's going okay, but it could be better. I know it will take a couple of days, but I am SO SO SO happy to be done washing bottles and having the drying racks on my counter!