Everyday with the girls is like a brand new adventure. I love it. Just last week I was shaking rattles in front of the girls and squeaking toys at them trying to get their attention. They wanted nothing to do with any of the toys. This week.... the girls are in love with toys hanging on their "tummy time mat." One toy in particularly high demand is this little orange fish. Both girls find it quite tasty.



Madelyn has also fallen in love with this little pink elephant. If you look closely you can see her concentrating on trying to grab one of his little dangling feet. She has mastered this now and loves to chew on it.



While they are playing I sometimes throw a load of laundry in and come back to this...



The girls are also becoming much more interested in the world around them. When there are people talking or noises around us Georgia has a hard time focusing on her bottle... she always needs to make sure she isn't missing out on anything fun and exciting. Georgia is wants so badly to sit up on her own and she loves to stand. Madelyn isn't too interested in standing yet but she loves to sit on our laps and see the world.



When I was pregnant people were constantly asking me; "do you want boys or girls?" I personally think this is a silly question to ask someone when they're pregnant, especially when they are pregnant for the first time. Any sane mother is going to tell you she just wants healthy babies! I would have felt horrible if I said "I want boys, too bad we have to settle for girls." or vice versa. I love our girls and I would have loved them equally if they would have been boys. That said... I can see myself hoping for a little boy (or 2 haha) in the future just so that we can experience the joys of raising both daughters and sons. I also must say that I think we are all lucky and blessed to have had twin girls. I think my love of cute dresses, sparkles and glitter could have emotionally scarred boys.

Here is a little preview of some pictures we took for Valentine's Day:


Georgia







Madelyn






Look at those cute little bellies!




Tony wanted in on the fun too...

Conversations with Georgia

Georgia had some things to say to the world today while Maddy was taking a nap...




I'm sure Maddy will have her own response soon enough.

Just a quick post to let everyone know we are all feeling better. It would be nice to imagine the girls will never get sick again but I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that won't happen.

Ringing in the New Year the Wrong Way...

Sometime during all the holiday celebrations our family managed to come in contact with some nasty germs. Soooo.... Craig and I ended up ringing in the New Year in quite possibly my least favorite place ever. The Pediatric floor of the hospital. Craig was sick earlier in the week and it just was all downhill from there. Madelyn started with a cough Tuesday night and by Thursday we were in and out of the doctor's office and hospital all day. We saw the doctor twice during the day and we went to the hospital for a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia. Madelyn was then admitted around 10pm for oxygen or IV support if needed. She's such a little trooper. She didn't need any oxygen or fluids so after a night of monitoring they let us all go home. They also did a viral screening panel to test her for various viruses that could be making her sick. The results showed she has RSV which has caused Bronchialitis. Bronchialitis is an infection of the bronchials which can make it very difficult to breath, especially when you're such a little peanut. Sadly but not surprisingly... Georgia and I have also come down with it. I'm feeling yucky but I feel worse watching them hack and sneeze. Their coughs are so violent they end up throwing up so we have been watching them vigilantly for signs of dehydration. So much for those painful and expensive RSV immunizations the girls have been getting for the past 3 months. :O( Our familiy's new year resolution is no more hospital visits!