Morning at the park

This morning, we went with our friends Katie & Warner to the park near their house. It was a nice walk & then we got to try out the baby swings for the 1st time(why I haven't thought of this before, I have no idea!).

Ava was ok with the swing at 1st...even smiled around her paci, but then decided she preferred the safety of the stroller:

Drew was a big fan of the swing. I was even able to get a few smiles out of him! He seemed very interested in how it was put together....guess he gets that from daddy! :)

Ava had a little more fun swinging with mommy on the big swing.

Now, we're ready to go home & take a nap!! All in all, it was a wonderful morning & we'll definitely have to check out the park in our neighborhood for a baby swing soon!

Thanks, Katie & Warner, for sharing your swing with us! :)

Workin' on the car...

You'll notice, at the end of the video, that Drew has some issues with personal space! ;)

Let's play outside!

Ava & Drew love to be outside. I try to get us out whenever it's not 100 degrees--so, not that often! ;) Today was a beautiful, high 80, so after lunch we decided to spread a blanket and enjoy the great outdoors.

Ava had a great time--of course anytime she can smile for the camera, she's happy. Plus, she thinks the dogs are hilarious, so much of her time was spent laughing at them(& no, they weren't doing anything funny!)

Drew was being a little more reserved. Usually, he tries to take off across the grass, but was content to sit by Ava & look at Freckles.

Once Drew decided he wanted to sit in my lap, I knew it was time to go in. Even at 80 & breezy, it was too hot for me with a baby in my lap! :)

As for the dogs, they're still a little unsure of these 2 new creatures in their life. So, after some closer inspection--& Ava's screaming--they decided to retreat for other parts of the yard!

Yes, you MUST wear your diaper!!

Ava has learned how to undo the velcro on her diapers(we use cloth diapers)...fortunately at this time she did have a prefold underneath, so there were no 'accidents'!! As you can tell, she thinks it's quite funny & doesn't really see the problem!

Just Because...

Silly Times with Drew

Drew & I got to have some special one-on-one time today. Ava isn't feeling well, so she napped a little longer than he did. I don't have lots of time when it's just me & ONE baby, so it's kind of fun every now & then! But, with Drew, I have to constantly be coming up with things to do. He doesn't like to just sit & cuddle or play with one toy for more than 2 minutes. So, here's an outline of our 45 mins alone:

1st, we went outside & played in the grass & with the dogs. I didn't attempt a picture, as both dogs & Drew were likely to go after the camera! Drew really enjoy feeling of the grass...and only attempted to eat a couple of handfuls(I caught it just in time). He didn't seem to interested in the dogs today...until he heard Freckles' collar jangle.

After that we came inside & played drums on the laundry basket....followed by an attempt at capturing the camera:


Then a little jumping *outside* the jumperoo:
We then decided it would be fun to put Drew IN the laundry basket....we did some zooming around the room, which was met with much laughter!

Now we'll stand up in the basket. We also had time for some rolling around on the floor, pulling mommy's hair & trying to get into the pantry unnoticed(not sure why that is always his goal these days).

Drew's a lot of fun to play with & I enjoyed every minute. Especially the random hugs he would give me in the middle of play. Even though he's extremely independent for the most part, he still never fails to let me know how much he loves me!

Feeding Twins

Not an easy task now that they are eating solids. With bottles, it was fairly simple: get in a comfy position, babies in bouncy seats, bottles in mouth. Now it takes planning! After much thought, I've decided that it is easier to feed them at the same time--no listening to the other cry/scream in another room...no wondering what the other baby is up to/getting in to.

So, after about 10 mins preparation....putting food, wet rags, bibs, sippy cups on table, getting babies in chairs, bibbing babies...it's time to eat.

Feeding them together does have it's downfalls. There is one more BIG distraction to contend with: EACH OTHER! They generally spend most of the time looking at, reaching for, smiling at, spitting food at, etc each other:

Much of the time not spent on each other, is spent in other, non-eating ways:

Then after about 20 mins of trying to convince them to eat(picture much begging, pleading, silly songs, goofy dances & a few silly, frustrated screams from mommy) & peas on the floor, carrots on the chair, oatmeal on their faces & a little bit of everything on me... it's time for the best part: the Nilla wafer. Each baby gets about 1/2 of one in pieces on their tray--it keeps them happy & calm while I clean up around them.

Repeat at each meal time(breakfast, lunch & dinner).