Where's Bella?

So Bella does this thing now where she is quiet for 20 minutes or more. Like a good Mom, I call for her, "Where's Bella?" She always answers, "Right here Mom!" Usually she is sitting near me, just hidden by the couches. Here's what a saw today BEFORE I called for her. I snuck up on her to capture this moment. She will sit and do puzzles for hours. Literally, hours. The only sounds I hear out of her are little grunts when she can't fit the piece right away. These are not easy 2 year old puzzles either. These are 25 piece puzzles! She amazes me!

Thomas caught me! "Whatcha doin' Mom?"

I also had to show off where I hung my Christmas presents from Josh and my sister-in-law, Tricia. I hung the kids' pictures too! I love the way it all turned out!

Babies room - Jace's crib is usually under the brown shelf, now it is close to the window for the cool air.

Still trying to decide where the "life-size" picture of Us is going. For now it is in our bedroom.

In the loft

In the hallway between the kids' rooms.

Family room - my favorite arrangement!

Can I just say Kaley is amazing? This is us visiting Grandpa at work. Both babies were hungry, so Kaley fed both of them, in the car. Wow. Talk about a MOM in training!

Silly faces!

Cute kids!

An Update

Jace and Sophie had their 6 month check up last week and here are their stats!

Jace:
Weight: 18.8 lbs - 75%
Height: 26 in - 36%
Head: 44 cm - 60%

Sophie:
Weight: 17.2 lbs - 75%
Height: 28 in - 99%
Head: 45 cm - 95%

They are both growing! We still cannot believe how LONG Sophie is, and how CHUBBY Jace is! Sophie is longer than Bella was at 6 months, so that is even more surprising! We thought Bella was LONG! Jace is keeping up with Thomas, and is just a titch behind where he was! L.O.V.E. my BIG boys!

These cute jammies were given to me by a friend at the baby shower for the twins! I just LOVE how they match! Of course, I had to take a picture!

Kaley loves to try things on the babies! Here's Jace with some sunglasses on. You can see his little eyes going cross-eyed trying to see what's on his face! So funny!

We, like almost everyone else in our area, have had sickness at our house! I think Jace has the brunt of it right now. He has bronchiolitis. They gave him antibiotics because he has been sick for so long, and also have him using a nebulizer every 4-6 hours as needed. He is finally starting to improve, but just in time for Bella to start wheezing, and Sophie has her first runny nose. Joy. I think we will take our ailments over the RSV and other junk going around though! It's been a rough Winter for all, and we just can't wait for Spring!

A Sixth Anniversary

This is one of my favorite pictures from our wedding day! It was a rainy/snowy day, and we loved every minute of it!

For our anniversary, we are dropping off the kids at Grandma's and we get a DATE! So far, all we know is that we are going to Texas Roadhouse for dinner! Hooray!

Happy Anniversary Babe! Love you!

(Pictures by Scott Breen)

6 Months Old!!!

Can you even believe these babies are 6 months old?! I know I can't!
At 6 months, Jace likes:
giggling, rolling (but getting stuck because of his solid mass!), his exersaucer! - he could spend all day in there! If I put him on the kitchen floor, he can rock that thing across the room! He is a good sleeper and eater. He likes to attack Sophie's hair bows, flying hands and feet. He has good hand - eye coordination! He loves snuggles and giggles when you kiss him under his chin. He's got the sweetest face and is oh so ticklish! Jace is so strong on his legs!

Oh Sophie Del! This girl is all smiles! She is a roller! She can get across the room in a matter of seconds! She also loves her exersaucer! Sophie is ticklish, but doesn't know how to laugh while being tickled. She giggles when she thinks something is funny. She is all drama! The only way I can tell their crys apart is by the amount of "drama" in the wail! :) "Sopy-Del" as Bella calls her, is very snuggly and loves to nuzzle in! She has the longest eyelashes, and a sweet girl smile!

Oh, how these two melt my heart!
Love you People!
We are so glad you are in our FAMILY!!!

Our Valentine Kids

This year for Valentine's Day, I made the kids new pillowcases. Thomas has a hard time keeping his pillowcase on his pillow, so I thought if I made one just for him, he would keep it on. So I picked fabric out special for each kid. Bella is obsessed with polka dots, and her nickname is monkey, so hers fit perfectly! Thomas' has his latest obsession - trains. Kaley's is princess themed with castles and crowns etc. They loved them!

We sent the big kids upstairs to get ready for bed, and I looked back to find Sophie just still curled up on Bella's pillow with Bella's "special" blankey. We may have another blankey girl on our hands! Bella was very nice to share with her little sister for a minute, but then wanted it right back!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

My Baby Luvs

These babies looked so cute on Sunday, I just had to snap a few pictures of them! I just LOVE dressing them in the same colors! :)

First rice cereal experience - x2

So, we started rice cereal this week for the babies! Jace liked the cereal going down his throat, but didn't really get how to get it there. He would have a bite, then mull it around for a minute. I would give him his binky, and then he would get excited as he sucked it down! What a funny kid! Sophie was less than impressed, and made quite the mess!

Can you tell who is who?! I am constantly amazed when people say that they look so much alike because to me, they are completely different!

We also had our developmental nurse come this week, and assessed our babes. They are growing! Here are their stats:

Jace:
Weight: 17.4 lbs
Height: 25.5 in
Head: 42.8 cm

Sophie:
Weight: 15 lbs 15 oz
Height: 26.5 in
Head: 44.2 cm

All in all, they are doing great! We hear more and more giggles every day, and LOVE their smiles and snuggles!

Big Girl Bella

On Saturday, we moved Bella into a big girl bed! Bella was so excited, and as you can tell, so were the other two! :) Sophie is also glad to have a crib of her own as well! Jace rolls out of his blankets in his sleep, so she often gets crowded. She can now sleep peacefully, and Jace can have as much room as he wants!

Kaley has found a new little buddy in Jace. She loves to "snuggle" him! She is a sweet big sister!