Twin Love

Summer time, and the Livin's is easy... well, at least for some of us. There's nothing 'easy' about 18 month old twins, But they sure do make it fun. Our 18 month healthy baby check up ended up not being so healthy. Eva had an ear infection (shocker). Then Reid had one the following weekend. THEN, Eva's never went away and she had to have 2 shots of Rocephin and another round of antibiotics this past Monday. Looks like we're going back to the ENT- time for tubes. I won't leave until they schedule her for the procedure. Enough is enough.

Good news is we are physically and mentally on target with our growth. There's still a 5 pound and 2 inch difference between the two (another shocker). One child is 23 lbs. 32 inches. The other is 28 lbs. 34 inches. I'll let you guess which is which.

Reid had his second haircut, and this time all the curls were cut. I miss them and am leaning towards letting it all grow back out again shaggy surfer style. Eva's chugging away in the hair department. I'm pretty sure hers will be stick straight like her Daddy's but only time will tell.

Playing together is definitely an all time favorite right now. Reid follows Ki Ki (sissy) around everywhere, and Eva tolerates Bubby (said with a mighty fine Southern drawl) for the most part. Who needs play dates when you have a built in buddy?




The other day we brought out a new set of blocks, but who needs blocks when you have a mesh bag? Eva brought this all upon herself and just cracked herself up for a good 10 minutes, which, by the way, is a very long time in toddler town.




Until next time....

What I Love About Being a Mother

Breakfast in bed. Oh, and sleeping in.

That's right- not only did I get to sleep in this morning, my wonderful husband made me breakfast in bed (french toast, sausage, fruit, and coffee just the way I like it). Heaven! Well, I started out in bed, but then 2 little ones forced me into the living room, so breakfast on the sofa it was. Ignore the bed head.


We've had some fun this weekend, as evidence of the photos posted below. I am very excited and happy to tell that Eva has just enough hair to put into a tiny velcro bow. Oh yeah, and so does Reid. This is what happens when Ross leaves us alone. Thank goodness I don't have twins boys.



Notice the tongue? Yep, that's Eva's new thing. Supposedly Ross did the same thing as a child, and Aunt Susie still has a propensity to stick out her tongue when working on something. So, you could say it comes naturally.

We finished off Mother's Day playing in Meema and Papa's new toddler-friendly swimming pool. Who needs swimsuits when you're in the privacy of your own backyard? Eva had a grand time playing OUTSIDE of the pool with water in the mud. Reid enjoyed dancing a jig to "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "If You're Happy and You Know It" in the pool. He hunches down and bops around giggling with his arms in a Frankenstein fashion. The other day he danced this way all the way through Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours." He has good taste, what can I say?



So, that's what I love about being a mother. Sleeping in. Breakfast in bed. Acting goofy for an entire weekend with my two favorite little people in the whole entire world. Isn't that what life's all about?

The Swing Chronicles

So, I lied and wasn't done with my updates (see post below). We took our FINAL swing picture at 16 months old. Why final you say? Have you seen the size of my children?

5 Months


10 Months


16 Months


The End. :)