11 months old

My babies are 11 months old today!!!

We went to meet Santa Friday and Fynn lost it right after this picture was taken. But at least we got this one!

The boys are everywhere!! We got their first pair of shoes Friday and they are trying to get the courage to let go and walk to grab something. Fynn gets really giddy but Sutton just gives up and crawls.

They are so much fun! Every morning after breakfast they play and laugh and wrestle mommy!! Afternoons we try to get out and about running errands.

I'm now working for Jason's chiropractic office two afternoons a week. Kiki is keeping them and I have to say it is nice to get out of the house for a bit.

The boys' first Christmas is Saturday!! I'm sooooo excited!!!!

Goodbye Sweet Meg

We lost our sweet Meg dog to lymphoma on November 6, 2010. She gave us 11 years of gentle, unconditional love.

As a puppy she saw us through our college years when we dated. She attended college parties, lounged at the Phi Delt house and caught the hearts of everyone that met her.

She snuggled with me during sad times. She could always bring a smile to my face with her goofy frolicking - her big ears flopping all around.

She never licked anyone but gave me a kiss once!!

When we lived in Kansas she discovered a nest of baby bunnies in our backyard. She never wanted to come in and would lay by their nest all day and night. One morning she went out to find them and they were gone! The mother had moved them. She sat and just stared at the empty nest so sad they were gone.

She was so very gentle. She had the sweetest eyes. She had the biggest paws. She had the cutest freckles on her nose. She had the stinkiest farts. She was so lazy she would sprinkle food throughout the house so it would be close by when she wanted to eat.

Goodbye our sweet Meg. You made life so much better and we miss you every day!

Busy Month

October has been such a busy month for our family!
We visited our friends, the Orrs, in Arkansas for a visit to the boys' first pumpkin patch with their friend Avery. After the kiddos went to bed we got to have some adult time and I finally jammed out to some Rock Band!
My sister in law, her husband and my nephew came to town for the month! We have had lots of cousin play dates!
The boys went to their second pumpkin patch and have been to the park twice! They both love to swing and ride down the slide with daddy!
They have stayed with Kiki and Pappy twice so we could go to Kansas City for a wedding and when we saw Hall & Oates! We are so lucky to have such wonderful grandparents for our babies!
We celebrated our nephew's first birthday today and it made me realize our boys will be ONE before I can blink. Time is flying by way too fast!
Fynn is really pulling up and attempting to take steps. Sutton is trying so hard to pull up but loves to stand once he gets some help up.
Fynn has four top teeth coming in and still just two bottom ones. Sutton has his bottom two but I think his top ones are coming soon.
New foods - they still love blueberries! And now love asparagus. We are going to have some plums and grapes and beets soon! They also love yogurt! My healthy little guys!!
We found out a week ago our St. Bernard has lymphoma. We started her on steroids and pain meds but we think it has spread to her lungs because her breathing is very shallow.
Halloween is this weekend! Sutton is going as a bear and Fynn as a monkey! Can't wait!

Big Boys

Our boys are almost 9 months old! Seriously, time is going by sooo fast!
They are both crawling and talking up a storm.
I'm making more and more baby food and I LOVE it!! They have had squash (yellow and butternut), zucchini, peas, carrots, green beans, broccoli, eggplant, yams, apples, peas, peaches, banana, avacado, mango and chicken. I'm about to introduce asparagus, cauliflower, cherries, blueberries, yogurt and beef. They are good eaters!!
Jenny (Jason's sister) and her boy who is almost 1 are in town visiting and our boys are bigger than him! So crazy!!
Our boys really are great babies! They have their moments but for the most part they are so well behaved.
Jason gets his license in a couple of weeks!!! Then he will be an official chiropractor!!! Woo hoo!
Our house should get started being built next week and ready for us to move in by end of February, early March!! :)
Life is going great and I can't wait for everything coming up - first Halloween (Sutton will be a bear and Fynn a monkey), Las Vegas trip with the Orrs, first Thanksgiving, my 30th (ugh) and first Christmas!!! Then in January their first birthday!!!

Boys are 6 months old!

The boys turned 6 months old on July 19.....TIME IS FLYING BY! We started with cereal in late June and then I started making homemade baby food. It is so simple as well as economical and healthier. They started with squash then sweet potatoes and then carrots and now green beans. They weren't fans of the sweet potatoes surprisingly!

Both boys are rolling all over the place! They have started getting on their knees a little and crawling backwards haaa! Should be crawling in the next month I would guess. They are BIG boys! :) Already wearing size 9 month pajamas. I can't believe how fast time is going by.

They are sleeping through the night still....been doing that since about May. Fynn has a tooth and Sutton looks like he should have both bottom front teeth in soon. So cute!!!

Here are some pictures:

Jason is graduating next week!!!!!!!! Couldn't be more excited for him!!!! Also looking forward to going back to Kansas City for a few days. We are starting the process of building a house as well. Should be finished and move in sometime after the first of the year. We want to get through the boys' first holidays and birthday in January before tackling a move.

I am FINALLY back in my skinny jeans!!!!! WOO HOO!! Except they are falling off. I've lost 60 pounds since the boys were born. I had about 25 lbs I wanted to lose before I got pregnant and then gained 29 with them so I am 10 lbs from my skinniest weight. So happy about that!! I just need to do some sit-ups to tone my belly......the things pregnancy does to a woman's body isn't fair!!

They Are Here!

The Boys Have Arrived!!!

January 19th I went to the doctor for my 2nd time that week. Sutton had some trouble passing the breathing part of the biophysical so that combined with the look on my face convinced my doctor it was time to meet these guys! I left the doctor at 4:00 p.m. and they were born at about 6:15 p.m. We moved fast!

Fynn came out first - screaming and looking like an old man. He weighed 5 lbs 6 oz. He looked just like my brother Jordan.

Sutton took a little bit since he was breach but came out with my big ole lips weighing in at 5 lbs 12 oz.

They were amazing!!!!!!!

They had to stay in the NICU for a few days because they could not maintain their body temperature but after 5 days we all went home.

Life with two babies has been A LOT of work but more rewarding than words can describe.

Fynn is a fiesty little guy who can make any and everyone laugh. He makes the funniest faces and always laughs in his sleep. He now outweighs his brother too! Little Piggie!

Sutton is the sweet, gentle boy that was so quiet in the womb. He has the sweetest expression on his face most of the time and is the best snuggle bug!

They are 11 weeks old (as of yesterday) and are changing and growing so fast! Here are a few pictures from the past week or so.

Fynn

Sutton

26 Weeks

We hit the 26 Weeks mark yesterday. We ended up doing the 3D/4D ultrasound last weekend and here are the pictures: