Happy New Year!

Here is a pic of my Baby New Year that I just happened to take last week.

And here is a pic from tonight at Times Square. We couldn't stay till the end- that's past their bedtime!

Hi, Fishy, Fishy!

Mysic Aquarim visit.

Evan won't wave at people, only animals!

Amelia is...sick?

We are so tired! Both kids are fighting off something and have a fever and vomiting issues.

Here is Amelia at midnight with a fever of 101.5:

Trouble Maker

There was a little girl, and she had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead,
When she was good, she was very, very good,
When she was bad, she was wicked.

Amelia and her new Trouble Maker shirt:

Oh, Meli, I love you so, but boy are you acting too big for those itty bitty pants of yours! (Just a few episodes of attacking Evan with toys.) (And laughing when we yell at her.) (And screaming when she doesn't get what she wants when she wants it.)

We just got back from the Mystic Aquarium and the kids absolutely loved it. When I was walking back from the bathroom with Evan, I could see Amelia with John from far away. She is such a little peanut- smaller than any other baby walking- and she was walking and pulling John's hand in the direction that she wanted to take him. It's amazing that she knows exactly who she is already. I knew who she was at 10 weeks when she was a large gummy bear on the screen vibrating! I remember thinking to myself, "Uh-oh, I'm in trouble."

Other than those episodes, she is very, very good when she is good ;)

Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah!/Happy Yule

Despite several costume changes due to puke and carrots, the past few days have been pretty successful- we got through them and had some fun. The kids love opening presents (shocker). At first, Evan would cry this horrible depressing cry when you took away the wrapping paper and moved on to the next gift. By Christmas Eve night, he was over that, thank goodness. Here are a few pics and vids because of course I can't not post any! Hope everyone is having a good time out there! -J

Playing with cousin Hannah.

Amelia got her first dolly from Santa.

Evan got his first ride on thing- a Tonka truck.

Cutie pie. Notice his overalls are getting short. I swear he grew at least two inches in the past week.

Evan's 1st Hair Cut

He got them all cut today! He was so good. Only a brief period of whining and then he was talking to himself. The hair stylist and I kept telling him how handsome and good looking he was and he just ate it up! Everyone else in there said that he is such a good boy and that most boys are NOT like him. Well, of course, right?

On another note, I went out with just him today for therapy and running errands and I cannot believe how easy it is having one baby. It's like nothing! Like breathing air!

NOYFB

So every time I'm out, annoying people flock to me and I force myself to smile and answer the same questions over and over. So much so that I have decided to make a t-shirt with a bitchy phrase on it. I'm too sweet (should that be in quotes?) to be mean, so maybe I could just point to my chest! Here a few I whipped up.

This first one answers the 3 questions that I repeatedly get.

I kind of like that with short answers, too. (Credit for this one goes to my Aunt Les.)

This one is the one I might go with, just because everyone is so nosy. Especially the lady at the grocery store Sunday, who demanded me to tell her the truth about how my babies were conceived because, after all, her son has twins so it's OK to ask. I have been wanting forever to tell these people that they are not natural twins, they are not IVF twins, but they are NOYB twins. And then as they look at me puzzled, I say "None Of Your Business- NOYB". But of course I have to put that "F" in there because, well, that's just my style!

One Lady

Well, they are better today, but wholly cow it has been a hectic week. Besides non-stop Xmas crap I have to get accomplished, the kids have been crazy. They have caught on to the fact that playpens and high chairs (when they are not eating) are not for playing in. As soon as I put them in the playpens in the morning so I can take a shower it's scream time. I also try to clean the kitchen or bake cookies after they are done eating but still in the high chairs. More screaming. And throwing the cups I give them to play with. Put them in the play yard, more screaming. They have been really great, though, today. I have been sitting here on the computer and they have been very content playing with each other. I guess that is why I am writing this- because they let me! The good thing about twins is that they can never be spoiled. All that crying is never going to work because they always have to take turns. No matter how much they test me, I'm only one lady so I can't give in!!

Evan is now drooling like the Niagra Falls after the first spring thaw(?) and Amelia might be having a re-occurrance of that awful diaper rash, so it might be teething that is the issue.

Evan just pulled off Amelia's sock and is waving it in the air. Oh no, I just noticed that someone ripped the door off the Leap Pad floor toy and now Evan is chewing on that. Because Amelia stole her sock back, so he stole that from her. Just thought you all might enjoy some live court reporting!

I have bunchloads to say, which doesn't come often, but I will sign off for now so this doesn't get too long and boring. If you aren't asleep already, like I am ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz..................

You spin me right round, baby, right round...

Like a record player right round, round, round...

In memory... :(
We love you Fig!

Happy 11 months!

Noooooooo!! The countdown to 1 begins!

Everyday they are doing new things. Since yesterday, Evan stands up on the fence all by himself and Amelia is doing a new face.

I took a video and some pics of them today:

The Jumpsy Twins

They are crazy! They have so much energy, especially Amelia. They both are high energy until they drop around 8:30pm.

Evan is now bouncing up and down on his knees, throwing himself at the fence to try and stand up, and with a little reassuring push from me, stands holding onto the fence with both arms. This makes him laugh hysterically, like, "Look at me everybody!" Another favorite activity of his is taking off his sock and looking at me so I can yell, "Hey, what happened to your sock!" And when I ask him, he always knows where his sock is. A couple of days ago, he got sick of me asking and actually crawled 8 feet over to it, picked it up, and gave me a look like, "Here it is, you couldn't see me looking at it? Geez, Ma!" Maybe I shouldn't have introduced that game because all he wants to do is take off his socks now. I also showed him how to smell his feet after he takes his socks off. I know, but I couldn't resist. He said "Mum-mum" right at me on Saturday night, so I'm calling that one. And he says, "Moo" in his deep man voice when I ask what the cow says.

OK, I have to interrupt because right now in front of me, Amelia is trying to do a somersault on her own. Of course I taught her, but she's never tried all alone before. I have to get the camera now and wait for her to do it again...

Amelia is just excited and high energy about everything. When she sees me, she crawls or walks over super fast. When I pick her up, she jumps like a frog onto my shoulder and squeezes me. She also started hugging her stuffed animals. She prefers her kitty and Curious George dolls over her baby doll. When I'm down on the floor with them, she is constantly throwing her toys over me and then diving over me to get them. Now she knows how to tuck her head from our somersault sessions, so she dives over and ends in a somersault. She stands on my legs so I can flip her backwards, too. Whenever she hears someone say "uh-oh", you can hear her little voice from wherever she is: "Uh-oh".

I am so glad they entertain each other now. Sometimes they fight over toys, but they also can play contently for quite awhile. Evan likes to play with the buttons on Amelia's sweaters and Amelia just stares at him. They babble together, then scream babble (scrabble?) together.

Here is a video of them jumping together, but the jumpy that Amelia is in is an exersaucer and she is not supposed to jump in it!

Christmas Pictures? Yeah, Right!

What a horrible, horrible photo session! All I wanted was a picture of them in their Christmas outfits for the Grandmas. I don't think it's happening. The thought of trying to do it again makes me want to knock my head on the wall. And to top it off, my over-used camera has been going downhill lately and now my pictures are turning out blurry. I think that's just an excuse to get a new one.

Anyway, here is how a photo session at my house goes:

I put them down next to each other, but Evan immediately tries to flip over the side of the chair. I can't put them on the floor, though, or they will just crawl away. So, I finally get him sitting, but he's upset so he slouches and is all depressed looking. During that fiasco, Amelia has taken off her shoes, so I get them back on, but then Evan has his shoes and one sock off. I say "forget the shoes" and just start snapping pictures. But now Amelia wants nothing to do with this so she is trying launch off the couch toward me screaming. I put her back, but now they are both writhing around. The only way they are happy is if I let them turn around and look over the chair. I say forget it and try to get pics of them separately on the floor, but they will not look at me and will only eat shoes.

Here is proof!

Finally, a couple of videos

This first one is the one I have meaning to post just because I love the destruction my little guy's legs can do.



This video I just took yesterday and it really isn't much. I was attempting a photo session of their new Xmas outfits and all chaos broke out. I gave up and recorded a little clip of Amelia walking, although I didn't catch much of it. And of course I had to show off the new skirt. They don't make them in my size :(

Happy December 1st!

We got to walk to the beach today! It was in the upper 50's, but the wind was cold so I bundled them up. Amelia and Evan loved the seagulls. I can't wait to take them to a beach this summer!

I thought I would post 'cause a lot of people I know are in the snow right now. In the background of Amelia's pic is the Long Island ferry.