All class...all the time...

Last week was Rob's birthday and he went fishing with my brother in law and a friend. They wanted to take a couple beers and could not find any plastic cups....

So, this is what they took....

All class here...all class.

Our new favorite activity...

Be warned: this is not for the faint of heart =)

The girls think this is the funniest thing in the world...It scares the crap out of me.

Irritations...

So many, but here are a few from the past couple of days....

• People who think that because I didn't go full term in my pregnancy, I don't know what it's like to be 40 weeks pregnant....Um, hello? I was carrying two babies and measured at 40 weeks when I was 28 weeks pregnant... THIS is my biggest annoyance!
• People who come up to me and say "Oh, I wish I had twins...get it all done at once!" Umm...what? I love having twins now, but it is HARD work (to say the least!). It was terrible at first. People act like it's a novelty.
• People who ask, "which is better?" What does that even mean?
• The old: "were they natural" or "do they run in your family" I then tell them everything about how they were conceived and that identical means completely random.

Overall though, I can't complain. People are so nice to me about having twins and wanting to see them!

2nd Birthday

I thought I was going to be ready for this...ready for my girls to turn two and become little girls. I was ready to officially say good bye to the baby stage. Or so I thought.

I am SO not ready. I realized that last night after having a fun day of playing and running around. I love where my babies are right now and I really don't want them to get bigger. I know..I am being a selfish. I can't help it though.

I remember last year being so excited for the girls to turn one. It marked Rob and I making it. We had made it through the TTTS surgery, the NICU, the up all nights with screaming babies (to say our first 6 months were awful is an understatement). We made it in one piece and were a stronger couple because of it.

This year we faced numerous challenges and frustrations, but our babies were starting to become individuals. Amazing personalities and love for each other. At times, I didn't know if we would all make it out alive, but we did. And we are better for it.

Now, the girls love to play with each other and be independent....but they LOVE their Mommy. And you know what, I love that they Love me so much and want me to hold them and love on them. I am afraid with the end of their baby stage, this cuddly stage will also end.

I may be a little dramatic here, but I love the stage my girls are at right now. I just want to freeze them and keep them here.

I love you Alexandra and I love you Keegan.

Thank you for giving your daddy and me the best two years of our life. Can't wait to see what your future holds!

Alex's Favorite Things

Here is a follow up of Alex's Favorite things:

• Her highchair tray has to be completely clean when you give it to her. There can not be any water drips from cleaning it, or she will let you know. She will say "uh-oh" until you clean it up.
• Everything must in order before her day starts. Door closed, toilet seats down. Again, will say "uh-oh" if anything is not in order
• She pulls off her diaper if she doesn't have a onesie or pants on.
• She doesn't care about a toy until Keegan has it
• She loves to jump
• Elmo is her favorite doll
• She loves her neighbor friend. She will sit at the window and cry for him...and her cousin
• She loves to jam out. It has gotten crazy at times!
• She will crawl up anything at anytime
• Loves vaseline
• Thinks that Daddy is amazing
• Sucks the cinnamon and sugar off her toast before eating it
• Loves bath time with her sissy
• loves to swing
• LOVES to jump on beds and sing songs!

Keegan's Favorite Things...

Man, the girls are developing such little personalities. I love watching the girls grow, learn and develop their own little quirks. Here are a few of Keegan's:

• She loves her pink binkie, upside down
• She flies down the stairs on her stomach, literally catapults herself down with her arms
• Loves to try and climb up the kitchen chairs and then sit in her booster seat
• Ignores Alex
• Loves to give kisses and hugs
• Is a total mommy. She rocks anything, everything and sometimes nothing...No seriously, she rocks sippy cups...
• She loves to make funny faces and make you laugh
• She loves to jump
• Loves to take the cushions out of the recliners and jump off the chair into them
• She wakes up in the morning and just chats to herself...and asks for her cousin Emmie.
• is an AMAZING climber. She is maybe 20 lbs but can pull anything and get up on anything
• Loves lotions
• Thinks that daddy is amazing
• Loves to run around the "big kid" park. Not scared of anything
• Loves bathtime
• LOVES to jump on beds and sing songs

This week has been filled with a lot of ups and downs.

The girls have been trying my patience. They are into everything and not been sleeping like we had been before the time change. I am sure this will all work out soon, but at the beginning of the week...I thought I was going to pull my hair out.

The bottom of the barrel was when Keegan was scooting down the stairs on Tuesday. When she got close to the bottom, she started saying "poop, poop, poop." I didn't think it was a big deal, I would change her when she got down. Oh boy, was I wrong! She had pooped out of her diaper, down her close and onto the carpeted steps! I about called Rob to come home =)

It then became a battle to get her cleaned up, the stairs cleaned up and the girls out of the poo.

That day ended with crying...by me and by the girls!

Wednesday was new day though! The girls played outside and loved it! I think we are going to need a fence to keep the girls from sprinting all over the place!

The best part of the day was after breakfast. They ran out of the kitchen while I picked up. I then heard it...Nothing...So, I immediately thought the worst. But this is what I saw:

It melted my heart.

These are the times that I know all the downs, all the trials....they are worth it. these are the moments when I see how lucky I am to be a mom of twinkies. These are the best.

Have a great weekend!