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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Tuesday.Twins.Tubes
Bye bye ear infections...hopefully!! Poor Maggie and William have had one ear infection after the other for the last 5 months or so. Today, we took care of it with tubes! They both did great - thank you for your prayers for M & W this morning. They're as good as new already and amazed, I'm sure, at how well they can hear without all that fluid in their ears!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Happy Birthday, Baby!
Kirby, I can't believe you're 3! You are such a joy, and your excitement about this littlest things continues to be one of my very favorite things about you! You've learned so much and changed so much in the past year, and while it's been amazing to watch you, it's also a little sad to know that you are so grown up. You are the best big sister to Maggie and William - they are so blessed to have you, and I am so blessed to be your mommy.
Here are some things you do at 3!
- you sleep in a big girl bed, and you love it!
- you still sleep with your blanket and pappy at night (the pappy's days are numbered, though!!)
- you love going to swimming lessons with Miss Michelle
- you are a great scooter rider
- you are an incredibly picky eater now a days...all you eat are frosted miniwheats (with milk and a spoon and a bowl), peanut butter and honey sandwiches, and chicken nuggets (with french fries and ketchup)
- you had a great year at school and made lots of friends. Your best friend, your "boyfriend" as you call him is Ethan. He defended your honor on the playground when Harris bumped into you with the tricycle. I think he's a smart boy - you're quite a catch!!
- you love to "go to church and sing songs and talk to God" and have just learned The Lord's Prayer
- you still throw some pretty serious fits but it's getting better
- you wear big girl panties at night
- you are very, very careful and cautious physically and get lots of bo-bos that require band-aids and hurt cream daily
- you love Annie and DonDon and Nana and Papa and they love you just as much!
- you love Sid the Science Kid & Madagascar
- you say that everything in the past is "last weekend" and the future is "tomorrow"
- you would wear a tutu 24/7 if we'd let you
- you say the funniest things and have the memory of an elephant
- you are the most precious, beautiful, perfect 3 year old we know!!
Some pics from your birthday!!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Party girl
Kirby went to a dress up party this weekend. All the other little girls picked one maybe two outfits and during the party...Kirby picked 5. What can I say? The girl loves to dress up! She looks pretty precious in all of them if I do say so myself!!
outfit #1
#2
#3
#4
(can't you just see this one in the rehearsal dinner slide show)
#5
Sunday, May 9, 2010
10 months!
Seriously, where is the time going? It's been a busy month!! Here's what M&W have been up to!
Maggie:
- you have 3 teeth - front 2 top and bottom left. you got all three at the same time a couple of weeks ago... while you had 5th disease, a cold and an ear infection. You really are a trooper sweet girl!
- when we sing "Ay-ya-ya-ya" as in Cilendo Lindo, you mimic us - you are such a great singer!
- you might be beginning to think about crawling. you've started getting on your hands and knees and rocking back and forth.
- you LOVE puffs, and you grab fistfuls and cram them all along with your fist in your mouth.
- you're still wearing your helmet, but I don't think you need it anymore. you're head looks perfect! We go back for a follow-up in a month and I totally expect to be done with it! We've been pretty laid back about you wearing it lately - your one hour/day without the helmet has turned into 2 or 3 and sometimes you even get to sleep without it!
- you and William talk to each other after you finish your bottles - you just chatter back and forth like you totally understand each other - too cute!!
William:
- you are a great crawler - you started right after you turned 9 months, and you haven't stopped moving since! you're a little bit of a bully, though - you crawl to Maggie and take her pacifier or whatever she is playing with.
- you're still fascinated with holes...electrical outlets are covered, thank you very much. i'm not sure there's much we can do about Maggie's nostrils and belly button, though!
- you are pulling up on everything; we moved your crib to the lowest setting
- you consistently wave hi and bye (that precious backwards wave is my fave!!)
- you are a fan of puffs, too, but you are very careful about eating yours - you pick up and eat one at a time with your thumb and pointer finger
- you have one tooth - top left
- when you play with your toys, you sit on your knees
- you had your 3rd ear infection this month (while Maggie was sick and you were getting your tooth, of course). dr. s says one more infection means tubes for you!!
I can't believe these babies will be 1 in 2 months. It'll be so fun to see how they will change in the next couple of months, but perhaps the most exciting thing about them turning 1(besides the fact that we will have survived the first year of twins!!!) is that we bought a bunch of formula while it was on sale this month, so we might not have to buy anymore formula...ever!!!! This will be a ~$300/month raise for the Gray household - whoooohooooo!!!!!!
group shots are impossible these days!!
- you have 3 teeth - front 2 top and bottom left. you got all three at the same time a couple of weeks ago... while you had 5th disease, a cold and an ear infection. You really are a trooper sweet girl!
- when we sing "Ay-ya-ya-ya" as in Cilendo Lindo, you mimic us - you are such a great singer!
- you might be beginning to think about crawling. you've started getting on your hands and knees and rocking back and forth.
- you LOVE puffs, and you grab fistfuls and cram them all along with your fist in your mouth.
- you're still wearing your helmet, but I don't think you need it anymore. you're head looks perfect! We go back for a follow-up in a month and I totally expect to be done with it! We've been pretty laid back about you wearing it lately - your one hour/day without the helmet has turned into 2 or 3 and sometimes you even get to sleep without it!
- you and William talk to each other after you finish your bottles - you just chatter back and forth like you totally understand each other - too cute!!
William:
- you are a great crawler - you started right after you turned 9 months, and you haven't stopped moving since! you're a little bit of a bully, though - you crawl to Maggie and take her pacifier or whatever she is playing with.
- you're still fascinated with holes...electrical outlets are covered, thank you very much. i'm not sure there's much we can do about Maggie's nostrils and belly button, though!
- you are pulling up on everything; we moved your crib to the lowest setting
- you consistently wave hi and bye (that precious backwards wave is my fave!!)
- you are a fan of puffs, too, but you are very careful about eating yours - you pick up and eat one at a time with your thumb and pointer finger
- you have one tooth - top left
- when you play with your toys, you sit on your knees
- you had your 3rd ear infection this month (while Maggie was sick and you were getting your tooth, of course). dr. s says one more infection means tubes for you!!
I can't believe these babies will be 1 in 2 months. It'll be so fun to see how they will change in the next couple of months, but perhaps the most exciting thing about them turning 1(besides the fact that we will have survived the first year of twins!!!) is that we bought a bunch of formula while it was on sale this month, so we might not have to buy anymore formula...ever!!!! This will be a ~$300/month raise for the Gray household - whoooohooooo!!!!!!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
9 months!
Maggie and William, you are 9 months old and so precious! You are both getting so much personality, and I swear you get cuter and cuter by the day. Here are your 9 month stats:
Maggie: 17 lbs. (50th %) & 26 1/4 inches (15th %)
William: 18 lbs. 4 oz. (15th %) & 29 inches (75th %)
William
Who would have thought with those chunk-a-lunk legs that you would only be in the 15th % for weight?!?
You da-dee and di-di and ba-ba all day long. You've got so much to say! Still waiting on Ma-ma, though!
You are on the verge of crawling - you rock back and forth on your knees and have moved your arms and knees in sync a couple of paces at a time, but you haven't taken off quite yet. Sweetheart, that is just fine with me - if you want to wait a couple of more months to decide to be mobile, I would be all for it!
While we haven't let you actually drink any, you L-O-V-E Miller Lite bottles. You can spot them from across a room and seem to know that you're supposed to drink from them. You can be sobbing and will calm down immediately when we put one in front of you, only to start right back up once we take it away! If there weren't laws about underage drinking, we could make big bucks making commercials for Miller!
You like to put your finger in any hole you can find - the air holes on Maggie's helmet, ears, noses, bathtub jets. Wet Willies have taken on a whole new meaning at our house.
You can find the lights and fans when we ask you where they are.
You sleep on your tummy with your knees under you and your hiney in the air.
Maggie
Mags, you are a jabber jaws, too! Between you, William, and Kirby, someone is always talking! I can't wait to be able to understand all the very important things you are telling me!
You've only done this for Maria, but you give her great "Ojitos"
Instead of crying when we're not feeding you fast enough, you lean forward in the high chair, stare at us and bang your hands on the tray.
You can hold a toy or book over your face to play "peep-eye" with us.
You can't stand William's fascination with your helmet and ears.
You've got 2 teeth (top, front, right side) that are on the verge of breaking through. Any day now! You're going to be so cute with toofers!!
Maggie: 17 lbs. (50th %) & 26 1/4 inches (15th %)
William: 18 lbs. 4 oz. (15th %) & 29 inches (75th %)
William
Who would have thought with those chunk-a-lunk legs that you would only be in the 15th % for weight?!?
You da-dee and di-di and ba-ba all day long. You've got so much to say! Still waiting on Ma-ma, though!
You are on the verge of crawling - you rock back and forth on your knees and have moved your arms and knees in sync a couple of paces at a time, but you haven't taken off quite yet. Sweetheart, that is just fine with me - if you want to wait a couple of more months to decide to be mobile, I would be all for it!
While we haven't let you actually drink any, you L-O-V-E Miller Lite bottles. You can spot them from across a room and seem to know that you're supposed to drink from them. You can be sobbing and will calm down immediately when we put one in front of you, only to start right back up once we take it away! If there weren't laws about underage drinking, we could make big bucks making commercials for Miller!
You like to put your finger in any hole you can find - the air holes on Maggie's helmet, ears, noses, bathtub jets. Wet Willies have taken on a whole new meaning at our house.
You can find the lights and fans when we ask you where they are.
You sleep on your tummy with your knees under you and your hiney in the air.
Maggie
Mags, you are a jabber jaws, too! Between you, William, and Kirby, someone is always talking! I can't wait to be able to understand all the very important things you are telling me!
You've only done this for Maria, but you give her great "Ojitos"
Instead of crying when we're not feeding you fast enough, you lean forward in the high chair, stare at us and bang your hands on the tray.
You can hold a toy or book over your face to play "peep-eye" with us.
You can't stand William's fascination with your helmet and ears.
You've got 2 teeth (top, front, right side) that are on the verge of breaking through. Any day now! You're going to be so cute with toofers!!
We love you so much and can't wait to see what next month brings!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Easter
What a great Easter...great weather, great family, great times!! We all loved having Nana and Papa hang out with us for the weekend. Kirby was especially excited to have Nana at her house! She led Pam all over the house all weekend long, chit chatting all the way.
This was the best group shot we got this weekend...it cracks me up though. William is losing it and Maggie's like, "dude, what's wrong?"
We loved being in Houston and being able to attend our church for Easter. Easter is one of my favorite services ever, and it was awesome at St. Martin's this year. We attempted "Big Church" instead of the Family Table Service - we made it through the service, but we definitely belong in kids' church!!
Maggie started fussing at the beginning of the service, so I hopped up and literally ran into the Narthex and almost into Pres. Bush. I'm sure Secret Service would have kept that from actually happening :) While I was calming Maggie down, someone tapped Jim on the shoulder. Thinking that it was an usher was going to ask him if the 2 seats next to him were open, he was ready to say, "I just need one of these spots for my wife." It was, however, Barbara, so he gave my seat away!!! They started to sit down and then realized they would be right next to a litter of kiddos and kept on moving! Oh well, good to see them anyway.
When did Kirby get so grown up?
We loved being in Houston and being able to attend our church for Easter. Easter is one of my favorite services ever, and it was awesome at St. Martin's this year. We attempted "Big Church" instead of the Family Table Service - we made it through the service, but we definitely belong in kids' church!!
Maggie started fussing at the beginning of the service, so I hopped up and literally ran into the Narthex and almost into Pres. Bush. I'm sure Secret Service would have kept that from actually happening :) While I was calming Maggie down, someone tapped Jim on the shoulder. Thinking that it was an usher was going to ask him if the 2 seats next to him were open, he was ready to say, "I just need one of these spots for my wife." It was, however, Barbara, so he gave my seat away!!! They started to sit down and then realized they would be right next to a litter of kiddos and kept on moving! Oh well, good to see them anyway.
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