Maggie and William's big day

Maggie and William were baptized on 12.19.09. The service was wonderful, and we are so excited for them!

Michael and Denise are Maggie's godparents, and Andy and Hannah are William's - What wonderful people to help these kids grow up to be the people God calls them to be!

Kirby Konversations

This little girl makes us laugh and tries our patience and melts our hearts daily. Here are some of the conversations we've had lately...

Kirby: I'm a bunny
Jim: Bunnies eat green beans
Kirby: Oh! Maybe I should try one!

Jim: Kirby, please put the corn in the box.
Kirby: ...
Jim: Kirby, please put the corn in the box.
Kirby: ...
Jim: Kirby. Put the corn in the box!
Kirby: I don't understand what you're saying.

As I'm holding Maggie...
Kirby: Hey mommy, maybe Maggie wants to swing.

Kirby: This is my room. It smells like roses.
(not exactly how I would describe the smell, but ok!)

Kirby: OOOOH - look at those beautiful trees - they're amazing! Who is that precious baby?

Megan: Did you have fun playing with Hadley?
Kirby: Yeah, I had fun. I love Hadley, but sometimes she's shy.

Kirby: (with her toy shopping cart) Daddy, I'm going to the store.
Jim: Ok, what are you going to buy?
Kirby: berries and clock nuts
Jim: Clock nuts???
Kirby: No, not clock nuts. Clock meat.
Jim: Oh! Ok.
That makes more sense.

Julie had just finished fussing at Hadley for something over Thanksgiving. Hadley was in the dining room by herself crying. Kirby went in there, and Julie found Kirby consoling Hadley.
Kirby to Julie: She's going to be ok.
Kirby to Hadley: It's ok. It's ok. Sometimes my mommy spanks me, too.

Jim (after a particularly large mexican food dinner): Daddy's a fat kid.
Megan: Mommy's a fat kid.
Kirby to Megan: Yeah! You are! hahaha. You're a reaaaaaaallly big girl.

Kirby (daily): Mommy, you know what? Today, we're gonna have the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!

Megan: Kirby, I love you.
Kirby: I know.

Kirby: You're going to put me to bed, but first we're gonna rock-a-bye for a minute. And, you're gonna read me a book. And, you're gonna sing "Goodnight Sweetheart." And, you're gonna scratch my back.

Jim: Good morning, Kirby! Are you ready to get out of bed?
Kirby: Not quite yet. Maybe in a minute. I'll call you.

Kirby walks into the living room eating chips...
Jim: Kirby, where'd you get chips?
Kirby: From my little fridgerator.
...the toy one in her room - the freezer was full of them!

Kirby: Hi, Annie. Watching Madagascar. I love you, too.
Megan: Kirby, who are you talking to?
Kirby: Annie.
Megan to Annie: Did you call ME?
Annie: No!

We may have an Aggie after all!!

5 months!

These sweet babies have been with us for 5 months! We are loving getting to know Maggie and William's precious personalities, and we are blessed beyond words to have such healthy, happy, beautiful, sweet kiddos!! Here's what they've been up to this month:

We switched to an AR formula, and they're not spitting up nearly as much!

They were waking up no less than 10 times...each...every night. One of us would have to get up to give them a pacifier. As you can imagine, this got super old super quick. Last week, we decided to shut the nursery room door and turn off the monitor. I am happy to report that Jim and I have slept through the night the last 5 nights...we are assuming Maggie and William have done the same!

They have no interest in rice cereal, and we have had no time to encourage it, so we just haven't given it to them. We are going to work on that this month!

William...

...you LOVE LOVE LOVE your exersaucer! You can push the buttons and grab onto the toys. You stare and stare at the picture of the dog - I think it reminds you of Jack and Katy!

...you are teething and suck on our thumb all the time. You can't decide whether you want it or your pacifier, though.

...whenever you and Maggie are next to each other, you grab her hand and hold on to it, and your face lights up when you see her. What a sweet big brother, you are!!

...you love to stand in our laps - you're such a strong boy! That said, your chubby cheeks are still making it so hard for you to keep your head up during tummy time!

...you love holding on to blankets and little stuffed animals. You have a couple of little "lovies" that we've been trying out. I can't wait to see which one you decide to like the best!!

Maggie...

...your still smile with your whole face, and we only have to look at you to get you smile. We love your twinkling eyes!!!

...you are the most petite little thing I have ever seen - I don't know where those 7 oz. bottles go!

...miraculously, you manage to get out of the Miracle Blanket every night (despite the fact that we swaddle you so tightly that your blanket is coming apart at the seems). You can't go to sleep unswaddled quite yet, though.

...you can roll from your tummy to your back and can almost get from your back to your tummy.

...you are a total jabber jaws - I love our little conversations!

(this was my dress when I was a baby!!)

Maggie Claire...

...I swear, you are the sweetest baby girl I know!

Thanksgiving 2009

We had a great Thanksgiving in San Antonio!!

We headed to SA after the babies ate Wednesday night. Since it was bed time when we got on the road, we didn't let Kirby watch a movie. We thought for sure that she would go right to sleep. Wrong. We had to pull over in Sealy to spank her (really just a pop on her diaper - we promise we don't really beat her!!) because she was throwing such a fit. I'm sure CPS will be knocking on our door after the scene she made in the Walgreen's parking lot. Once we got Kirby under control, Maggie started screaming and did so until we got co Columbus. In case you are wondering, there is NO place to stop between Sealy and Columbus. After that, things calmed down...we are so thankful!

After the car ride, we were a little nervous about the weekend, but it was perfect! Our goal on Thursday was to have all five kiddos (Hadley, Kirby, Elliot, William, & Maggie) down for afternoon naps before we sat down for Thanksgiving dinner at 2, and we did it! It felt like such an accomplishment, and I am sure it was part of the reason that the meal tasted so yummy! Pam did a great job cooking - such a good job that Andy and Jim both gained 4 lbs. (they had before/after weigh ins)!!

The rest of the weekend was just as great - the girls played together so well! They stayed up chatting in their room during nap time and again well after bed time. Next time I want to have a monitor in there so I can hear what 2 and 3 year olds have to say to each other when no one else is around :)

We even got a picture of all of the kids!!

Bottle for William...bottle for Daddy.

Nap for Maggie...nap for Daddy.

James Bain Price, Jr. 3.17.30 - 11.13.09

We love you and will miss you, Granddaddy!

4 months!!

It's so crazy to me that I feel like the last 4 months have flown by but at the same time feel that Maggie and William have been with us forever! They are truly the sweetest babies and are becoming so fun to be around.

At their four month check-up last week, Dr. Suell gave us the "I'm trying to find something wrong with them but I just can't!" line, so they're doing great! We got the ok to start rice cereal, but no one's too interested in it quite yet. I think we might wait a couple of weeks and try again. As big as William seems, he's only in the 25th % for height & weight. Here are their stats:

Maggie 12 lb. 6 oz., 23 inches
William 13 lb. 12 oz., 24 inches

You would never know by holding them that there is only a 1 lb difference between them...it feels like 5!!!

Maggie and William both greet us each morning with the biggest smiles. Maggie's smiles light up her entire face and most of the time she stays that smiley until she falls asleep at night. I think she smiles with her eyes more than her mouth which is just precious!! That smile just melts our hearts every time we see it. William's big blue eyes sparkle when he smiles, and when he gets his legs going, you know he's having fun!

Mags is super strong - she does great on her tummy and can push up pretty well on her arms. I think she'll roll over pretty soon. William, on the other hand, still can't quite get his head off the blanket...we blame it on those cheeks!!! He loves the rainforest bouncer and has started grabbing at the monkey and bird on it.

We have the best conversations with M & W, and I think they thing I'm pretty funny because they are laughing a lot these days! William thinks he's funny, too - last night he was talking to my mom and in the middle of his babbles just started belly laughing - it was hysterical! Maggie will laugh if you make funny faces and sounds, and William loves to be tickled. He loves it when you pump his legs and raise his arms up and down...such a boy to be rough and tough already! "Patty-cake" has become a staple.

They both LOVE Kirby, and the feeling is mutual. She is so attentive to them now - she always wants to make sure they have their pacifier and tries to soothe them when they cry. Seeing them interact makes me so excited about the friends that they will one day be!

"Oh my gosh, there are 2 babies"

I've decided having twins and a 2 year old is a lot like a circus...or a freak show. EVERYWHERE we go, people stop and stare. Then, they say, "Oh my gosh there's 2 of them!" I, of course, immediately think, "Wow, I'm so glad you can count," and then feel guilty because everyone is so nice to us when we're out with the babies. I guess they feel very sorry for us!!! I have to admit it does get pretty crazy around here, but we are settling into a routine and are SO blessed to have such good, healthy kiddos.

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks...2 babies and a 2 year old has been fun!!

We celebrated Mom's 84th birthday on the 25th. Doesn't she look great? Maggie and William are her 18th and 19th great-grandchildren! Number 20, Ruby, is due in December.

Not that you can tell from this picture, but Kirby was super excited to get to play with her cousin, Georgia!


Sweet Annie and DonDon took Maggie and William for a couple of nights a couple of weeks ago. It was great for us to be able to spend time with just Kirby. We took her to the Rainforest Cafe. She loved it! Thanks for giving us a break!! Does William look like my dad or what???


Thanks for the baby legs, Pam May!!

I love this picture, because you can see how much Maggie loves Kirby already! M & W both just light up when Kirbs talks to them. She is such a good big sister!!

She loves shoes...no doubt she's my daughter!!! Notice the big girl panties, too!!!!!

Halloween was so fun this year!! Kirby decided she wanted to be a bee for Halloween, and I don't think I've ever seen a more precious bee. She LOVED dressing up and buzzing around! She's very into pretending like different animals, so this was right up her alley!

Maggie and William were good sports at the neighborhood parties! Jim was adamant that William was a bull and not a cow!

3 months and we're still here!

Maggie and William were 3 months old on Friday, and to celebrate, they both decided to start sleeping all through the night! Maggie's had this down for a couple of weeks now, but William, our high maintenance boy, enjoys Mom and Dad's company off and on from 2:30-5:30 in the morning. They have been going down for the night at 9 and sleeping until almost 7. Last night they both slept from 7:30 until 7!! I hope I haven't jinxed us by bragging on them, but we are so excited! Keep your fingers crosses that it continues!

Maggie continues to be the laid back baby of the family. She is precious and is so content 99% of the time. Her little eyes still twinkle and make her smiles melt your heart. She seems so petite, but we're not sure if that's just because we're comparing her to William who seems like such a moose (but maybe that's just because he's next to Maggie)!

William is a sweetheart, and if he weren't a twin, we'd say he was the best baby ever - he's just not quite as laid back as Mags, so he gets a bit of a bad rap! He still looks just like his big sister except with bigger cheeks, and mornings and bath time are his favorite times of the day.

You can find Kirby in the "Library"

Yes, I am pretty sure she'll love me for this one!

nothing like hanging out with nana!

Rub a dub dub...

...we love splashing in our tub!

Maggie and William LOVE bath time! They kick and splash and coo. I just love it!



There's been a lot going on the bathroom at our house...Kirby has Tee Tee'd on the potty several times this week! She has a "Dora-Tee-Tee-on-the-Pottyer" (a mini potty seat that sits on the regular seat, and yes, she came up with that name herself) We have had so much fun doing the tee tee on the potty dance and singing the tee tee on the potty song and eating m&m's. She gets really freaked out when she sits on the potty and tells us that her tee tee and hiney don't work, but when she finally goes, her face lights up and she says, "You hear that?"

Happy Friday!

flower girl

Kirby was the flower girl in my cousin, Hannah's wedding over Labor Day weekend. She did great job! The wedding was so fun, and Hannah was beautiful!!