Home again, home again

The babies started rubbing at their ears again in the church nursery. And we knew from all their typical signs that we'd be in the doctor's office on Monday. Sunday night was so bad - Carson could hardly breathe. I kept having to give him more treatments. Kevin stayed home with the twins and took them to the doctor's office on Monday morning. I talked with the nurse later and she said they were pitiful and that they wouldn't have anything to do with anyone other than their Daddy. I knew they were pitiful, but it was so surprising to hear it from her, because the twins are such people-people that they rarely ever show when they're upset or hurting in public. I'm home with them today, and they're on the mend but definitely taking all my attention. They're getting a good nap, so hopefully the rest of the day will keep getting better. Daddy is bringing us lunch today! Yummy!

Here's a cute story from the weekend before you see the pictures below. We were all at Grandpa Winford and Grandma Marty's house on Saturday for a very nice dinner. Cade and Carson were playing in the living room and Cade fell. He was not satisfied that someone closer to him had picked him up to comfort him, so in his cries he said what sounded like "I want Mommy!" really more like "Iwamama." (His first 3 word utterance!) Anyway, my four and a half year old nephew exclaimed with the widest eyes, "He can talk!" It was so cute! Austin has been so sweet learning about babies and being patient with them - I know he's got to be excited now as they're taking steps, playing, and talking! It's neat to think about their big steps through a child's eyes - how amazing that they can talk now when we've been telling Austin all this time that they can't because they're babies. Aren't the Lord's everyday blessings wonderful!

Here's the twins riding home from Mrs. Charlie's one day last week.


And here's the boys checking out the fish at their favoriite store - Bass Pro!

Here's Carson and Cade as they saw the neighbor's dog going by and they started to bark at him!

And here is Cade and Carson playing in the bathtub last night!

We're playing in the living room this morning after breakfast!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

The twins have the best Daddy in the whole wide world because he loves them so much! And I have the very best husband in the whole wide world because of a million little things . . . some of which include: his love for our babies, his love for me, his love for our families, his diligent hard working nature, his honesty, his brilliant ideas, his ability to make me smile when I don't want to, his locking me in the house when he leaves before me, his waking me up from the couch when I have to get up in the middle of the night to rock a baby back to sleep, his great cooking skills, his plans for our future, and a million other things . . . but most importantly his love for the Lord!

We love you with all our hearts!

14 Months Old!

I can hardly believe the boys are already 14 Months Old! They love to talk and are actually fairly clear with about 10 words although they say a lot more. They love to try to repeat what I say! It's a Speech Language Pathologists dream - because they do the fun twin language stuff, real words, and imitate Mommy!

The physical side is a little slower - I'm not worried yet because they show all the readiness skills for walking, . . . they just won't let go yet. Not for more than two steps anyway! And the pulling up and stepping started at 9 months. They are so close now. It's interesting to see all the stuff I learned in school first hand. Children really do develop at their own pace and genetics has so much to do with it - the boys are so similar with all they do and learn! And I can really see that they take development in chunks - they have focused on the eating for a while, then on to the rapid development of talking, and now they're getting stronger into the walking.

The twins each have 6 teeth now and are still working on #7 and #8! They still eat all table food and have since about 11 months now. I was looking back through my pediatric swallowing skills for a friend recently and boy did I push the eating thing quickly. Don't get me wrong, the twins were ready for it all, but they do everything - cups, straws, big spoons and forks. And in looking back I really did a lot of swallowing therapy with the babies and their bottles the first several weeks! Anyway, random quick thoughts just to say how I praise the Lord for how healthy He has made them!

Here's the boys at firehouse with their fire chief hats!

Here's Cade waving from the car!

And Carson deep in thought! His favorite thing to do is get in the car . . . then get out of the car . . . then get in the car . . . then get out of the car . . .

Here's the twins playing around Saturday morning!

And here's Cade and Carson at 14 Months Old this morning before church. They are wearing their Easter suits (minus the jackets for the picture) today because they didn't get to wear them on Easter. We were traveling home from visiting Papa and Nana!

Egg Sighting Easter!

Cade, Suzi, and Carson with Nana and Papa at Easter!

Cade and Carson love hanging out with Suzi at Nana and Papa's house!
Mommy and Papa take the twins for a golf cart ride with the dogs!Daddy and Papa enjoy naptime with the boys!
Big Papa and Suzi read a penguin book!

Bear loves watching the babies with GGM Viv, GGD Bob, Big Papa, GG, and Papa!

Carson tries to catch a ride with Cade or Suzi!

Nana and Cade pet Minnie!

Carson, Cade, and Suzi go on a golf cart ride with Nana and Papa!

Cade and Carson playing outside on Easter!

Easter eggs are fun!

Carson moves eggs from one basket to another and Cade tries to find the escape route from the car!

Cade and Carson find their Easter Baskets!

The twins love their books, clothes, shoes, and Mr. Potato Heads!

All the fun new stuff symbolizes new life in Christ!

One year since the due date!

Here's Cade and Carson with the Easter Bunny who surprisingly looks like a llama on Saturday! They "found" the lucky egg and got a very cute blue stuffed animal bunny!

Here they are playing outside at Grandma and Grandpa's house after church Sunday! Here's a recent family photo! Carson and Cade on St. Patrick's Day!
Carson trying to push Cade out of his rocking chair! Don't worry he stood his ground or in this case, kept his seat!
Just for laughs!

Here's me the end of January 2007! This was like 3 days before they were born!

Here's when the pregnancy should have been 35 weeks! Please excuse the red eyes! The boys are 2 weeks old in the picture!

And here's Cade and Carson one year after their due date 3/18/07!

Can you tell they're sick? They have ear infections and couldn't go to daycare today because of the fever-free for 24 hours policy. The doctor's visit went well - they're on an antibiotic. Cade weighs 23 and 1/2 lbs and Carson weighs 22 and 1/2 lbs.

So, I took them to work with me today! They entertained everyone at the nursing home! Cade and Carson love being the center of attention! Needless to say, I didn't get too much done - mainly just office stuff! I have such a great job though - everyone there is so wonderful! Several of the nurses and social workers took turns taking the boys for strolls, and the therapists enjoyed showing them off to all our patients who always ask about them! Our boss is so wonderful to welcome any babies when we really need to come in and don't have childcare. I can't say enough great stuff about NHC.

Anyway, you can probably tell I've been home a lot today though since I changed some stuff on the blog. I would probably mess around on here and organize every little thing in our house if I was a stay at home mom. I'm sure we would do all the moms' group stuff, so I would probably not get much more actual playtime in with naps and all. Playtime is so precious! But obviously I would miss my great patients and friends at work! I'm sure part of what makes me want to spend every spare second with them (like picking them up early when I can and taking them on all our crazy trips) is the fact that I do work! Nah, I think it's just cause children are so fun! Ok, time to go for a walk now!