Stinky Feet!

Would you believe that this sweet little face.... 

Has a sweet little pair of STINKY feet?! haha
 

I had Emma laying in my lap the other day and I kept grabbing her foot and stickin it up to my nose then I would say to her "shew wee, stinky feet!" and every time I would say that she would giggle at me and then she started on her own putting her foot up to my nose, and then I would say again "shew wee stinky feet!" then she would put her foot back down and giggle and then she would throw her foot back up in my face and I would say it again and she would just crack up!

I guess it was a "had to be there" moment but I was just so shocked that she knew to throw her foot up to my nose to hear me say that! And then she would giggle and throw her foot back up to my nose again.

Love my girls.

These are the kinds of moments with my girls that I love the most!

The moments where in all their innocence they just make you smile!

Green Beans

Emma and Molly had their first taste of baby food today! We gave them green beans at dinner time. Decided to start them on the more bitter foods first so that they dont get a taste for the really sweet foods and not like the vegetables. Who knows if my theory will stick, but we will see.
For now, They really suprised me with how well they did! They seemed to enjoy it! They only made the "yucky" face when they were getting to that "full" point.

I hope that they continue to enjoy baby food!

Here are some pictures from their dinner today!

Emma ate first!

Getting ready for that first bite!


Yummy!! She didnt even make a funny face! She liked it!


She can't keep her eyes off her mommy :) Love my sweet Emma!


All Done! And I didnt even wear that much of it!


Molly's Turn! She didnt even make a funny face either! She seemed to like it too!


Mommy's Sweet Girl!Love My Molly!
 
Such a Ham!
 

All Done!
 

6 Month Well Checkup

Really just stuns me that my miracle babies are half way to their 1st birthday already! I am so serious about how unbelievable this is to me! It goes by entirely too fast. But Honestly, I am enjoying them SO much! I just LOVE being a mommy. They are the happiest little girls! Always smiling! They surely have their daddy's smile. All three of them smile so big! Love it.
When I was pregnant I always prayed for my babies. I prayed first that God would get them here safely, and I then prayed that even while they were inside me that He would fill them with His joy. And I truly feel that He has done just that because every where we go people compliment how good and how happy they are. And even when it is just me and them at home, they are always so giggly! Of course there are some exceptions like when they arent feeling well, but most of the time you wouldnt even know they are sick because they never seem to be unhappy.

The best feeling in the world is watching two little babies that once grew inside of me,now grow on the outside.
They are really very smart babies for being so early. They reach out for things infront of them, they can pick up toys, blankets, paci's and such on their own now. They are scooting on their backs, rolling over, and a milestone for them is that they can balance on their legs now if you are holding their little hands! This is a big deal because at one point their legs were like noodles and they didnt know what to do when I would try to get them to balance on their feet.

And another big milestone is that they can even sit on your hip now! There was a time that when I would put them on my hip and their little backs would just flop back because they werent strong enough to support themselves but they got that down pat now too!
And now, they are even in size 2 diapers! Long gone are the days of preemies!
To a lot of people my girls seem small, but for those that knew them when they were wee little 2 and 3 pounders, they can really appreciate with me how big they really are now!

When we went for their well check up yesterday I was very suprised to learn that statistically Emma is very tall for her age! My little peanuts used to not even be on the charts and now they are just excelling so well!

Emma: Height- 25 1/8inches- 70th percentile!
Head Circumfrence- 17 inches- 75th percentile
Weight- 13lbs 6oz- 10th percentile.

Molly: Height- 24 1/4 inches-20th percentile
Head-16 3/4 inches-50th percentile
Weight- 13lbs 2oz- 10th percentile

Here is a comparison of my baby girls from 6 Weeks Old to 6 Months Old!

Emma @ 6 Weeks:


Emma @ 6 Months:


Molly @ 6 Weeks:
Molly @ 6 Months:


The girls got their shots yesterday too. :( I told them 4 or 5 times before the nurse came in that a lady was going to come in and stick their legs a few times and it was going to sting and they were gonna cry but it wouldnt last long and she had to do it because she is putting medicine in them that will keep them from getting diseases. And Mommy was going to pick them up and love on them as soon as it was over with.
Im pretty sure they comprehended none of what I told them,but it made me feel better that I wasnt just handing them over to be hurt without an explanation.

Molly took her shots a little harder than Emma did. Molly went first and poor thing cried so hard and then it was Emma's turn. And Emma cried hard too but as soon as I picked Emma up she stopped crying, and even though Molly went first Molly was still crying even after Emma went and had quit crying.

Thankfully Daddy was able to go with us. I hate having to take them to get shots by myself. It breaks my heart to see them so upset. :(

I keep telling myself every night that tonight will be the night I try them in their cribs overnight for the 1st time but every night comes and I just cant bare to seperate myself from them. I worry about them through the night with them next to me, I would probably be a wreck if I had to think of them being in another room. Praying God will give me the strength to do this soon because the two of them sharing a pack and play in my room just isnt enough room for them considering they are both now like their mommy used to be in their sleep and love to toss and turn!

They are also going to start baby food this week. I am really excited about this. I remember when the time came for them to start cereal i was not looking forward to it because it just meant my babies were growing too fast, but since they are already eating cereal by spoon, I am excited about them getting a taste of something new! Hopefully they enjoy their baby food more than they seem to appreciate the cereal! :)

There are so many characteristics that I love about my girls, for instance I can sit straight thru church with them and whether they are awake or asleep they are just perfect! They never make a sound!
But one thing that I am totally loving is how snuggly they are! They are very content being left to play by themself but they also are the best little cuddlers! Such good natured babies! I am very blessed to be their mommy.

As I am typing this both girls are laying next to me and Emma has her thumb in her mouth making a very loud sucking noise haha and Molly very quietly is also sucking on her fingers. Such silly girls. Love them so much!

Here is a video of my giggly girls!

My Amazing Grandma

 

Its been quite sometime since I have updated everyone on the girls. A few quick things about them are:

On 9/9/10 I took them to the DR because for a couple weeks now they have had a cold. Also learned they had the beginning stage of an ear infection so for 6 days now they have been on antibotics. Hasnt really helped their yuckies go away but im sure it has helped their ears.

Emma weighed 13lbs and Molly weighed 12 lbs 11.5oz

They are scooting on their backs now.

They can roll from back to to tummy and from tummy to back. Except, on their back to tummy,they both tend to get all the way over then cant figure out how to pull that arm out so they get mad and just flip right back to their backs.

They are not enjoying their cereal.I have to trick them to get them to eat it by stickng their bottle in their mouth after every time i put the spoon in their mouth.

They have finally gotten used to taking their medicine for acid reflux but they fight me like the devil when I give them their antibotics.

Splish Splash they love their baths and love making mommy just as wet as they are.

Molly seems to be the laid back one these days. Emma is very LOUD when she wants to get her point across. :) And the girl does NOT like waiting to eat. Seems like as soon as that 3 hrs rolls around she is letting me know. Molly, not so much. She is very patient when it comes to when its time to eat.

Molly LOVES her sleep. Emma however, takes little cat naps. She much rather play!

A couple weeks ago I posted pictures and a blog about our first family vacation to Florida and my grandparents getting to meet my girls for the first time.One week after we got back we got a phone call that my grandmother was very sick and in the hospital. Right away we left and headed back to Florida.
I spent 10-12 hrs a day up there with her and longer than that when I was able to stay the night with her. I had never been away from my girls before, and to be away from them for the first time to watch my Grandma die, was by far the hardest thing Ive ever done.
I was there for 5 days before she passed away.
My Grandma and I had a very special relationship. We could talk about things with eachother that we could never talk about with other people. She would tell me often times "you are the only one I can say this too" and I would say to her many times as well "grandma i cant tell anyone else this.."
My Grandma is the best woman I know.
So Strong, Beautiful, Friendly, and no matter how much pain she was in she always kept her joy.
She had this journal that she wrote letters to God in. I have never known someone to love God and have a relationship with Him the way she did.She talked to Him as if He were her friend. Some of her journal entries would start out "Good Morning to You God" and then with that she would follow with her prayers for the day. Many times in her journal she talked to God about being in her wheel chair. She would say "God, I really want to walk again. But if this chair is for your Glory I will stay in it for as long as you want me too"...such a strong woman. She truly loved God and she LIVED it.

My Grandma wasnt afraid to die. She always talked about meeting Jesus and how she couldnt wait to walk again. When we were there on vacation visiting her, we went to church with her and she would flag down everyone she saw to come "meet her twins" she introduced me to JB and she said "this is JB, he's gonna sing at my funeral!" and she said it with a big smile on her face as if she looked forward to it! Me on the other hand cringed and said "Grandma dont talk about that!" Little did I know it was right around the corner that he would be singing at my Grandma's funeral. He sang so beautifully "If you could see me now", and "I will Rise".
We keep our radio on WMHK and everytime those songs come on, I break down. Those songs have such different meaning to me today.

She wasnt scared. She was ready.

I however, was not ready. And i am still scared.

I miss her so much. Even on days that I am not a basket case, I constantly feel like I have this hole in my heart. This weight on my shoulders. Always fighting back the tears. Every Morning I wake up and every night I go to bed, I long for her. She isnt just a phone call away for me anymore, and though she is pain free and "dancing with Jesus"...it doesnt erase the pain I am left with here on earth.

My Grandad whom we all call Paw Paw...is also very close to my heart. I have been very fortunate enough to always have such a great bond with him and my grandma. There is no one else in the world like the two of them. Meet them once, and you have been blessed. Humble, Giving, I could go on.
They were married for 58 years, 59 years this November. Their anniversary is the day after my birthday. Please pray for Him, I know the pain I feel missing my grandma. But I couldnt imagine what he is feeling. They spent a life time together. They shared 58 years of their lives together, had children, grandchildren, and now great grandchildren. What an incredible journey they have shared.

 

My life has been drastically changed. My Grandma was the beat of my heart. She was my closest friend, my Rock, the glue that held our family together, and my biggest prayer warrior! If I asked my Grandma to pray about something she didnt just pray about it. She prayed until it was resolved. I always had a special comfort knowing she would pray me through life.

Her laugh still echoes in my ears.

I could write a million things about her.

Watching her go through that last week, has really damaged me. I am not sure how I will pull myself up out of this. I know that I have to put on a big happy smile for my girls and I do-because they dont know anything, and they still need their mommy. But on the inside I feel like a big part of me died. I feel like I am falling apart.

Really Truly the Best Person I have ever known. I Miss her so much. We were so close, and I feel so lost without her.

Rick and I would have never been able to spend as much time with her in her last days that we were able to if it werent for such special people in our lives that helped us so much with our kids during this time.

Thank you to each of you, you know who you are.

And personally, I would have never made it through any of this without my husband. He is my backbone. I am very thankful for him.



Grandma, I'll love you forever and ever. Cant wait until I see you again.