this week ...

We are all three finally almost over our colds (just in time for Alan to get it, hee hee) and H has 3 of her molars and 2 new bottom teeth in and M has 2 of her molars and 2 new bottom teeth in ... I am hoping for a better week than last week was! Poor miserable babies! And poor sleep deprived Mommy!

I am trying my hardest to get a good picture of the girls together but, as you all know, toddlers don't sit still very long! I thought this one was really cute of Hannah and showed Meredith's love for climbing!

... another decent one! Though M is covered in food! They left their hair clips in for about 20 seconds before taking them out and trying to eat them ... choking hazards anyone?
... case in point ...
Meredith is good at chillin'
At the park ... wanting to climb with the big girls!
I liked the way the sun caught Meredith here ... and she looks like such a big girl in the picture! My babies are growing up!
What is with this darned dress Mommy?
... ok, that is better ...

smiles for Granny ...

Granny, these are for you! I chased them around all morning hoping to capture a smile for you since you like the smiling photos! This is the best I could get!

Meredith loves to climb in (and out and in and out and in ...) her old bouncy chair ...

Still Meredith ... big smile!
Meredith ...
Hannah ...
I gave them a little bit of Tang in their cups for the first time ... usually we stick with water ... think Hannah likes it?
Hannah "ra, ra'ing" (rocking) her snail ...

a house divided ...

The real reason God gave us twins ...

Hannah ... you're not really honoring the onesie very well here ... (by the way, this is her new favorite thing to do ... gross)
... but Mommy, I wanted to wear the Clemson one!
Go Tigers!
Obviously, Alan does not share the views on this post! However, he had a win yesterday and I did not ... so I must get it out somehow ... am I right?

having fun at the "Pa"

There is this great park in my neighborhood about a mile from our house and the girls and I have been frequent visitors lately. They are getting better in the mobility department and they have been better about being in the stroller so will even let me jog them there and back. The weather has been so nice and if I say "do you want to go to the park" they go to the front door and bang on it and say "pa, pa, pa" ... Lately, Hannah has been my daredevil and Meredith has been a little bit timid with things. She has started to cry in the swing, especially if I swing them a bit high.

Here they both were enjoying it (as long as I didn't swing them too high) even though they look freaked out!

... also, she had to hold my keys ... "keese, keese" ... she pronounces it like geese but with a k .. silly girl!
Here is Hannah the daredevil ... not only did she want to crawl up the slide ... she wanted to walk up the slide ... I guess your kids trying to walk up the slide is just another rite of passage into parenthood.
Poor Meredith ... she would get halfway up the stairs to the slide then get stuck and not know what to do ... I think she was a bit afraid to go any higher which I am glad of because Hannah was going right up then sliding down on her own on her belly ... at least I didn't have to worry about both of them taking a flying leap off of something ...
... because they sure have the walking in different directions thing down pat!

busy bees

My sister-in-law had a company 'family fun day' at Six Flags and they kindly invited us to join them today. The girls did great and we all had a lot of fun! Here we are riding the carousel. I wondered how the girls would do but they really enjoyed it! Good thing they couldn't see that freaky horse right behind Alan!

Here, we are riding the Thomas the Tank Engine Train. The girls were really pooped by then but still seemed to enjoy it. They tuckered out in the stroller shortly after this photo was taken! It has been ages since they fell asleep in a stroller!
Meredith
Hannah
During the week, several CT Anesthesia Fellowship wives and our kids got together at the zoo. I thought since I actually had on makeup and real clothes (as opposed to work out clothes or PJs) I would try to get a good photo with the girls.
Here are all the kiddos (minus one other family that couldn't make it). We are so lucky to have met such a great group of families! It is rare that there are four couples whose spouses and kids all get along so well! I guess we can just all understand each other and the challenges that medical families face!
Meredith, post-bath. If I say that it is time for the bath ... they both say "ba, ba, ba" and go crawling up the stairs to the bathroom. It is so fun to watch them learn what is going on in the world around them!
Hannah had just taken a spill so she was a little upset here but I still thought it was a sweet picture. Post-bath snuggle with Daddy.
Time-out for Meredith! Just kidding, don't report me to the social service! I don't really do time-outs yet and much less in a dog cage! They climb in there themselves all the time. Since we don't use it for the dog anymore since I am not working, I figure ... hey, cheap toy ... may as well let them have fun with it!

around the house ...

Hannah in the tunnel ...

... being silly

Their hair has really started to grow lately! Here is Hannah with her new curls! I don't know where my kids got their Irish-looking genes! The green eyes are from me but the red-ish hair? Maybe Granddaddy Finley?
... and here is a close up of Meredith ... I don't remember what she was wanting ... but there is definately a look of longing in her eyes here!
Hannah is really into her stacking boxes right now ... here she is getting super mad that they will not stay on top of each other ... she started throwing them around the room and screaming at them ... it was funny ... reminded me a lot of myself in a fit of frustration ...
... ahhhhh, sweet success ...

Where's Meredith???

Peek-a-boo!!!

... soooooo sleepy! I changed my mind about the one nap thing! They just can't make it yet! Here, Meredith was standing up and laying her head on the glider where I was sitting ... she wanted to go night-night!

and a few minutes later ... seriously, Mommy, I am tired ...

being cute as a stall tactic for bedtime!

I am beginning to wonder if it is time for one nap a day for the girls. They are fighting bedtime so much these days! For 5 days in a row, I have gone in to check on them after a lot of giggling/squealing/fussing and have found Meredith to be poopy ... I have to wonder if she is holding it in until an hour after bedtime as a stall tactic!? Anyone who knew me as a child would say that she is just like her Mommy (doesn't like to go to bed and will find any way possible to stall)! Yesterday they only took one nap and went to bed without a whimper ... though they were bears all evening long! Reminded me of the infant days! Tonight we were having a good time all hanging out and I took some photos.

Meredith is loving on her bunny ... she was saying "buh, buh, buh" ... they are trying to mock anything we say ... and usually come out with a fairly recognizeable sound ...

Hannah loves to play in her closet ... or in the dog cage ... or behind a large framed picture that is propped between the couch and the wall b/c we still haven't hung it ... she seems to like the coziness of a snug place to "hide"
Here she is putting a book in the glider b/c she wants to read ... she is saying "fish!" "fish!" ... though it sounds like "eesh" ... because there is a picture of a fish on the book ...

... and here is Meredith doing the same exact thing a few minutes later ... "eesh, eesh!"