Elaine's New Game

Elaine has a new game...Peek-a-boo! She loves doing it, it will bring an end to any crying fit that she is in the middle of throwing. The next morning after this video we were in the grocery store and she started playing Peek-a-boo with her tuperware of Cheerios. It was too cute. Patrick was able to catch Elaine playing Peek-A-Boo on his cell phone.

"Clean Friday"

After Jamie and I got back from our Black Friday shopping extravaganza, the twins were in desperate need of a bath. Ethan was feeling much better and Elaine was her regular looney self.

A Memorable First Thanksgiving

Ethan had a bit of a rough first Thanksgiving. He was fine in the morning, but after his lunch he vomited very much like the scene from The Exorcist. Thankfully Aunt Jamie was holding him so I didn't get anything on me! :) After we got both of them cleaned up, he seemed fine. Dinner came and he ate great! Right after he finished... up it came! This time Patrick was holding him but it wasn't as messy because he didn't have a bottle yet...just solids. After that we gave him some water-down apple juice and let him fall asleep. He slept from 6pm to 5am. The next day he was fine.

A Low Key First Thanksgiving

Elaine had a much less eventful first Thanksgiving! She just played all day and tried some mashed potatoes and sweet potato casserole. She was tired by the end of dinner and ready to get in some comfy pj's.

A "right of passage" for Every American!

Thanksgiving was in Urbana this year. We got up there on Wednesday so the boys could start on their garage project. The twins, Morgan and myself joined Nonie on a shopping trip for last minute items at the SUPER WALMART. Since the Walmart near us is SCARY, this is their first Walmart experience. (ps. Happy Birthday Nonie)

Who Needs Toys!

The kids have found a new toy...diaper boxes! They just love being pushed around in them. It's even amusing for them to watch the other ride in the box!..plus I get to show them a few of my radical driving moves for when they are older.

Happy Anniversary

Today was our four year anniversary! (ps. Happy Birthday Uncle Michael) To celebrate we went out to dinner at a sushi place we had never been to before. The kids were content with eating their Cheerios, but Patrick has high hopes for them becoming sushi enthusiasts one day! After dinner we stopped by one of our old hangouts to see Jeremy.

Like all women, Jeremy seemed to work his charm onto Elaine who thought he was awesome.

My, Aren't We Popular!

Today was a crazy day of visitors! It started off with Lizzy coming over to watch the twins while Patrick and I worked on a few things around the house.

After the Bengals game was over, she left and more visitors came. Grandma and Grandpa came to stay the night on their way home from St. Louis.


Uncle Timmy and Aunt Melissa also joined us to visit and have dinner. They stuck around to help read a bedtime story. Unfortunately Grandma and Grandpa had to leave the next morning, so the visit was short. It was nice to see them even if it was so brief.

A Sight as Momentus as a Giant Squid Spotting!

Today is Ethan and Elaine's 9 month birthday! We finally caught Elaine eating cheerios on her own! Hopefully she keeps this up and stops demanding us feed her them.

9 Month Checkup

Today was the kids' 9 month checkup. I had to take them alone because Patrick had taken the previous day off to watch them. This was quite an experience. If anyone knows the stage that the kids are in, then you'd understand. They can't sit still and refuse to just lie on their backs. Dressing them is as Aunt Jamie describes "trying to dress a cat!" Luckily the nurses helped out tremendously and we made it through the measuring, examination, and two shots without too much chaos. Dr. Deblasis gave them a clean bill of health and was so excited to see how big they have gotten.

Their stats are as follows:

ETHAN:

Weight: 19pds3.5oz (29%)

Height: 27.25in (18%)

Head Circumference: 17.9in (57%)

ELAINE:

Weight: 17pds10.5oz (29%)

Height: 28in (67%)

Head Circumference: 17.75in (81%)

Both babies are trying their hardest to stand. Unfortunately they seemed to have inherited the "Blair" arm strength and cannot pull themselves up. They can, however, push themselves up on their feet from lower objects like steps, our legs if we are sitting on the floor, and their all-time favorite....THE DISHWASHER DOOR!

Dear Santa,

Dear Santa,

We need ANOTHER BABY GATE, they've started climbing stairs!!

Love,

A Very Good Jenny & Patrick

Future Jedis

Bev, the twins' sitter, gave the kids these light toys that she picked up at a festival. I had to cut the plastic rods that came out of it due to my fear of them poking themselves or the other in the eye. They love them and constantly practice their light saber Jedi moves.....I think they both have a long way to go!

In Training

After spending Thursday and Friday in Urbana with their Nonie, Poppy, Aunt Jamie, and Aunt Tuffy while I was in Columbus for a two day conference, the twins were excited to see their Daddy and Charlie.

They also can't resist a chance to "cheese" for the camera. If I whip out the camera, they will immediately stop crying and shoot a smile or a giggle. I'm trying to teach Elaine how to "smile with her eyes" so she'll be ready for America's Next Top Model-Cycle 80...Tyra Banks would be proud of her progress!

Feeding Time at the Zoo!

The kids have been eating Cheerios and loving it. Both can feed themselves, but Elaine refuses to 99% of the time. Ethan, however, is like an animal. Like an animal, he gets a little distracted by crowds watching him.

ps. that is Princess Elaine in the background demanding to be fed another Cheerio!

Just like any animal, if you wave the food in front of him long enough he'll eventually ignore the crowd and dig in!