Andy & Charis

1.19.2011

All dressed up...

... with somewhere to go!

All ready for church

1.17.2011

1.15.2011

First Visit with Santa (AKA Father Christmas)

1st visit was a success.

I am not that hopeful for the 2nd ;-)

1.14.2011

2011

We hope you have a fabulous 2011

Many pictures later I still did not have one where

BOTH babies were looking at me at the SAME time

But I did have a few where neither

were looking or smiling at the same time.

Oh well, at least they have the half blinking look down - together ;-)

1.13.2011

Baby Shower Post - 7 months later!

Seeing as I decided to increase my blood pressure

and decrease the amount of platelets in my body

AND

Seeing as the babies decided they'd prefer to living in the NICU

for the first 3 weeks of their lives...

My baby shower was AFTER they were born.

None the less it was fabulous!

The babies making their debut at 'their' shower

Definitely MY kind of bag!

Thanks to my good friends and lovely hosts

Amber & Sarah for putting it all together.

PS: Thanks to Lindsey H. for the fabulous pictures!

1.12.2011

Lincoln's Mom

This is Lincoln's Mom, Kim.

And she is one amazing women

and a FABULOUS mom.

Little Lincoln has had a rough few months

but she has dealt with it all

with so much faith and optimism.

And has been an inspiration to so many.

And through it all

she has looked beautiful and put together

every single day ;-)

Kim's Wedding

June 2005

My Wedding

March 2005

October 2009

December 2010

1.11.2011

Future Friends

I always hope that my friends babies and my babies will be the best of friends one day.

I hope that they will tell people they have been friends from the time they were born

because their moms (or dads) were friends.

I hope Andrew & Mallory will love Lincoln

as much as I love his mom.

And I hope that they knew each other in heaven,

before they came to be our babies

1.07.2011

1.02.2011

Loving Lincoln

This is Mr. Lincoln

And he is a MIRACLE

We've waited too many months to meet him and we finally had the pleasure.

Andy loved him.

I secretly think he had a mancrush on Andy though

He was loving Andy and could not stop smiling at him.

12.29.2010

Wordless Wednesday

Christmas 2010

PS: I really am NOT bigger than Andy - why I look like I am in our family picture - I have NO idea!

12.22.2010

12.08.2010

Infant Toys

I am overwhelmed with how many toy options there are!

What were your kids favorite toys? Which were a waste of time?

Toy Thoughts?

Wordless Wednesday

Mallory thinks she might be ready to sit soon.

Andrew thinks if he chews on his excersaucer long enough, it might produce food/milk.

12.02.2010

Thoughts on Thursday

Because I forgot Wordless Wednesday.

Wordless Wednesday's work better for me.
I really don't have the skill or time
(at the moment) to write a creative, fun or witty post.

Pictures - Now that I can do.

Ready for bed in our monkey PJ's from The Simmons Family!

11.24.2010

(ALMOST) Wordless Wednesday

They may not be able to talk.

But they sure do communicate with each other.

11.23.2010

11.17.2010

(ALMOST) Wordless Wednesday

Mallory is a TUMMY TIME pro.

Andrew is NOT.

Mallory is helping Andrew endure his Tummy Time

At SIX months...

Andrew Knox

At SIX months you:

Weigh 14 lbs 13 oz

Wear size 1 diapers but I think that's because we have some left.

You really deserve size 2.

Are in some 3-6 month clothes but we're definitely buying 6-12 months for you

Target Brand Formula (generic if Enfamil LIPIL) and eat 5-6 oz every 4 hours
You are eating cereal along with a fruit or veggie once a day.

Though you'd be happy to eat cereal, fruit/veggie and a bottle for EVERY meal.

You are a fabulous eater.

You have have now tried Carrots, Bananas, Beans & Peas and you love them all.

You don't hold your own bottle yet.

You can hold it and try to get the bottle in your moth but it's more of a game than to eat.

You like to hold your hands on your chest as you enjoy your bottle.

When you see Mallory eat you think it's your turn too! Even if you've just eaten,

You are using a size 2 nipple.

You are an OKAY sleeper.

You are napping 2-3 times a day and go down for bed around 7:30 and are up around 7am.

Sadly for mom and dad you still wake up for a bottle in the middle of the night.

EVERY night you usually scream at the top of your lungs until the bottle is in your mouth.

You enjoy every last minute of that bottle and you definitely do not fall asleep until that bottle is finished.

Your midnight shrieking stresses mom and dad out. They don't want Mallory to wake up.

You still take a pacifier.

You LOVE looking at yourself in the mirror.

You don't love Tummy Time but you LOVE the exersaucer.

You have a very loud voice and you love to use it.

You laugh a lot.

You love fans.

You are getting better at putting yourself to sleep.

You love your sister and get a huge smile on your face when you notice her.

Every morning (while dad takes a shower and mom sleeps) you lay on mom and dad's bed and stare at the fan. Laughing and screaming as you watch it turn.

You are showing a few signs of stranger anxiety but it's not too bad.

You can roll stomach to back but not back to stomach.

You hate being on your back and you scream as soon as we leave you on the floor alone.

You love to sleep on your stomach. But mom and dad will only let you do this during the day.

At night we make you sleep on your back and you don't love it.

Mallory Ann

At SIX months you:

Weigh 14 lbs 13 oz

Wear size 1 diapers but you're ready for size 2.

Are in some 3-6 month clothes but we're definitely buying 6-12 months for you. You can even still fit into some (not many) 0-3 month clothes.

Target Brand Formula (generic if Enfamil LIPIL) and eat 5-6 oz every 4 hours
You are eating cereal (barely) along with a fruit or veggie once a day.

We've been letting you taste cereal for over a month now.

EVERYTIME we put a spoon full of cereal in your mouth you get very confused and need to 'taste/chew' the food for a few seconds before you're 'ready' for the next one.

Lately you've started eating better. You'll look around while you are eating and open your mouth in whatever direction you are ready for more food. Most of the time you are not even facing us but you open your mouth ready to have the food appear.

You have have now tried Carrots, Bananas, Beans and Peas.

You don't hold your own bottle yet.

You can hold it and try to get the bottle in your moth but it's more of a game than to eat.

You wave your hands all over the place while you are drinking. You often stroke your hair or face while you are eating.

You are using a size 2 nipple.

You are an OKAY sleeper.

You are napping 2-3 times a day and go down for bed around 7:30 and are up around 7am.

Sadly for mom and dad you still wake up for a bottle in the middle of the night.

EVERY night you usually scream at the top of your lungs until the bottle is in your mouth.

You enjoy every last minute of that bottle and you definitely do not fall asleep until that bottle is finished.

Your midnight shrieking stresses mom and dad out. They don't want Mallory to wake up.

You still take a pacifier.

You LOVE looking at yourself in the mirror.

You don't love Tummy Time but you LOVE the exersaucer.

You have a very loud voice and you love to use it.

You laugh a lot.

You love fans.

You are getting better at putting yourself to sleep.

You love your sister and get a huge smile on your face when you notice her.

Every morning (while dad takes a shower and mom sleeps) you lay on mom and dad's bed and stare at the fan. Laughing and screaming as you watch it turn.

You are showing a few signs of stranger anxiety but it's not too bad.

You can roll stomach to back but not back to stomach.

You hate being on your back and you scream as soon as we leave you on the floor alone.

You love to sleep on your stomach. But mom and dad will only let you do this during the day.

At night we make you sleep on your back and you don't love it.