Holiday Cheer!!!!

It has been awhile since our last post, I apologize, we have been extra busy with the holidays and sick kids, and sick mommy and daddy! Hopefully we are all on the mend!

Rylan is turbo crawling everywhere, he doesn't take anything slow. He is pulling himself up to a standing postion and stands there for a long time, I know he is anticipating his first steps! He is learning the word NO, he is told that quite often, since he likes to play with the DVD player and yank out cords from the wall. He does really well though, when he is told no, he just freezes and sometimes puts his head down on the ground. He has 2 teeth on the bottom and 2 more up top that are almost completley through.He is soo full of energy and jabbers non stop. He is saying both mama and dada, which makes our hearts melt!! He is such a sweetheart and always crawls right up to us when we are sitting down on the floor and gives big loves!!!

Our little Kamryn is just as funny as can be. Her expressions still get us laughing hysterically. She hasn't quite figured out the crawling thing yet(which Im ok with, I am in big TROUBLE when both of them start moving). She gets into the crawling position and then flattens her body out with her face flat on the floor, then she gets mad. She is very content to just stay where she is at, and is a pretty happy girl most of the time(she is the easy baby at this point). She giggles a lot and has started saying mama(which makes my heart melt again). She isn't saying dada YET!!!! She has 1 adorble little tooth on the bottom! Her little hands are always moving as if she is wanting to just grab everything in sight. She still has a head full of hair, that is always in her face, it is so precious! I love going and getting her out of her crib in the mornings or after naps, cause she always has a great big smile for me!!!

They love being by one another and smile and giggle at each other. If one is jabbering loudly the other usually pipes in and starts jabbering even louder. We are trying to teach Rylan to not pull sissy's hair, she tolerates him very well. He has started putting his fingers in HER mouth and she just sits there and sucks on them, except the other day she chomped down on them with her 1 tooth and that made him cry.
We have a lot to be thankful for and are looking forward to having our first Christmas together as a family.
Both Troy and I's parents will be up during the Christmas break, we are excited to spend time with them!!! Merry Christmas to everyone and God Bless!!

First waterpark trip and randoms!

We finally took the babies to the waterpark at Troy's work. They weren't very thrilled when we sat them in the cold water at the toddler pool, they clung to us for dear life. So we settled in the warming pool and held them while they splashed their feet and legs, Kamryn really started to like it, but Rylan wasn't too sure of it. Here are a few pics of that day and a few other randoms of Rylan getting into things and becoming such a busy boy!!! They might enjoy that trip a little more when they are older!!! Good thing we can go anytime we want to!!






My sleepy little princess, and yes those cheeks are soo kissable!!



Rylan attacking his sister, a common occurance in this household!








My little mischevious boy! He loves to take out all the DVD's

Happy Halloween

The babies were so fun to dress up. We enjoyed it way more than they did. They couldn't quite understand what we were laughing at! They did good though! Here is my little skunk and my little flower!!!

Time for an update...

We got the twins 6 month pictures done which you will see a few of them below. They were so good and patient, but by hour 3 of pictures they were DONE and had enough!! Rylan is rolling all over the place, he makes rounds in the living room and hits each corner and he rolls on by. He gets in the crawling position and has moved his legs a couple times, he will be crawling soon, then I'm really in trouble!! Kamryn, on the other hand is quite content stay in place, she doesnt move around a whole lot which makes it easy for her brother to take toys away from her cause he knows she wont go after him to get it. They are both sitting up without help, a little wobbly at times, but for the most part they do very well. Like mentioned earlier, Rylan takes Kamryn's toys away from her and she just kicks her feet and flails her arms and gets really excited, she doesn't seem to get too mad at him, YET!!! He is a typical brother and loves to grab onto that beautiful, dark hair of hers and yank it, that makes her wrinkle up her face and nose then sobs, it is so sad!!! They think daddy is so funny, he can get them laughing so hard. Then when it comes to snuggles and cuddles, that is mommy's job!!! Here are just a few pictures taken, I will post more once I get the CD!!

Half a YEAR!!!

We are 6 months old already!!! It seems like yesterday we were bringing home our under 5 lb. babies!! They have now tripled their birth weight! At our 6 month appt. Kamryn finally passed her brother in weight by 1/2 an oz. She was 15.05 lbs and Rylan weighed 14.15 lbs. Ry is 26 inches long and Kamryn is 25 inches! They are getting so big and are full of energy, which makes mama very tired!

They are eating veggies and cereal and will soon start fruit. No teeth yet, but I think they are definatley in the making, with all the drooling and chewing on things. They are sleeping 8 hours a night, which is huge for us sleepy folks! They are both rolling all over the place and are very close to sitting up on their own. Rylan acts like he wants to crawl and gets in position, but just can't get those hands and feet to coordinate and move together!

We have been enjoying the beautiful sunny weather while we still have it, and go down by the lake often, the babies love being outdoors! Here are some recent photos of the babies!















This is poor Rylan after sissy puked all over his head!!!

Growing and Growing!!

The babies have reached so many new milestones, their learning ability and growth is endless and it never ceases to amaze me! Their personalities are HUGE and they are growing into their own people! They smile and laugh all the time, I hope they never grow out of that! Rylan is rolling from front to back and back to front, he is all over the place. When we place anything in front of him, his curiosity comes out and he has to discover his surroundings and he gets so excited. He giggles out loud and is extremely into his toes. He talks and babbles nonstop and squeals at the top of his lungs. Kamryn is hilarious, she is so funny to watch, with her facial expressions and her excitement that she gets when she sees mommy and daddy! She laughs outloud and likes to talk as well, she isnt as talkative as brother, which suprises me! She loves to cuddle and will quickly fall asleep in your arms as soon as you hold her! We have been experimenting with rice cereal, which it is taking awhile for them to get use to. We are enjoying every minute of these beautiful babies!!! Here are a few snap shots of the kiddos doing what they do best, making us laugh!

4 months

It has already been 4 months! The kids had their check-up yesterday. Everything is great. Rylan is tall and skinny (24.5" and about 12 lbs 8 oz). Kamryn appears to have more chunk but it is really because she's almost 2" shorter than her "little" bro. She was 23" and about 12 lbs 2 oz.

Rylan's big thing right now is mimicing all of his daddy's noises and faces. Kamryn's big thing right now is growling at and trying to eat her stuffed monkey. I don't think it is coincidence that the child who spent the first 6-8 weeks of her life looking eerily similar to a chimpanzee loves her pet monkey (even though the monkey is shown with Rylan below)! Also, I'm supposed to note that comment is from dad, not mom. :-)

They are both real close to laughing, and both have had random rolls from their tummy to back.

All is well and we are having a blast watching them discover something new every day.

Rylan with a tight grip on sissy's pet monkey.