She has also started pushing her grocery cart, that she got for Christmas, around the house! Pictures/video of that to come later!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Look Ma No Hands!
Earlier this week, Olivia started experimenting with standing all on her own!! Each time she does it, she seems to stand for a little bit longer.
She has also started pushing her grocery cart, that she got for Christmas, around the house! Pictures/video of that to come later!
She has also started pushing her grocery cart, that she got for Christmas, around the house! Pictures/video of that to come later!
Alex tried...
.....to root on the New York Giants for a victory over the Eagles today. But unfortunately they lost!
Even though they are knocked out of the playoffs...Alex will be sporting his Eli Manning jersey through the superbowl!
Even though they are knocked out of the playoffs...Alex will be sporting his Eli Manning jersey through the superbowl!
Who does Alex look like?
I did a post a while back about how much Olivia looks like Ben, which was confirmed when I saw baby pictures of Ben.
When Alex was first born, I thought he resembled my dad a lot. And as he gets older I see a lot of similarities between him and my brother, Dave and I think there are a few similarities with me as well (the eyes in particular). Here are a few pictures of my brother as a baby at about the same age Alex is now.
And here is me at about 8 or 9 months old.
And for good measure, here is Alex.
When Alex was first born, I thought he resembled my dad a lot. And as he gets older I see a lot of similarities between him and my brother, Dave and I think there are a few similarities with me as well (the eyes in particular). Here are a few pictures of my brother as a baby at about the same age Alex is now.
And here is me at about 8 or 9 months old.
And for good measure, here is Alex.
Nothing gets in Olivia's way!
Over the last 9 months we have always noticed, that Olivia is a very determined little girl. When she crawls, she crawls with a purpose. She knows exactly what she wants, she crawls until she gets where she wants to go, and nothing gets in her way!!
Now that she is experimenting with standing and walking, the same thing applies. If there is something she wants she goes after it and once again, nothing gets in her way. Not even Alex!
Then there came the toy bin!! We have a little basket in our living room where we keep all the toys, and Ben found Olivia like this on Wednesday afternoon:
We thought she was reaching for something and went a little too far in and got stuck. So before we got her out of course we got the camera and snapped the picture! But once we got her out she went straight back to the toy bin.
So we just let her go because if we stopped her she would just go back and she seemed happy with what she was doing. Next thing I saw she was laying in the bin and then got herself seated and played in there for a while.
Now that she is experimenting with standing and walking, the same thing applies. If there is something she wants she goes after it and once again, nothing gets in her way. Not even Alex!
Then there came the toy bin!! We have a little basket in our living room where we keep all the toys, and Ben found Olivia like this on Wednesday afternoon:
We thought she was reaching for something and went a little too far in and got stuck. So before we got her out of course we got the camera and snapped the picture! But once we got her out she went straight back to the toy bin.
So we just let her go because if we stopped her she would just go back and she seemed happy with what she was doing. Next thing I saw she was laying in the bin and then got herself seated and played in there for a while.
Happy 9 Months Old!
Alex and Olivia turned 9 months old a few days after Christmas, so this post is a few days (ok maybe weeks) old, but they just had their 9 month check up last Monday due to the holidays. Ben and I find ourselves talking a lot lately how we cannot believe the kids are 9 months old already and about how fast they have grown! They really are starting to look like little toddlers rather than babies.
The hardest thing about having twins lately has been trying to figure out how to get them from the car into places. Alex grew out of his infant car seat about a month ago, so that meant the trips into day care involved carrying Olivia's infant car seat in one hand, and carrying Alex under my arm! Not always an easy feat, but it did the job.
Then over Christmas, Olivia seemed to be getting tight in her car seat - - which I was constantly telling her that she had to learn how to walk before we took her out of it so that we would not have to deal with how to get them both around. Well after a couple of days of her crying every time we put her in the car seat since the straps just seemed to tight, we came to grips with the fact that she had grown out of her car seat. This was fine, at the time, because Ben and I were both home from work and anytime we went out we each would carry a kid. But then as the days grew near to go back to work we had to figure out how we were going to get the kids into day care. The logical choice is the stroller, but since I do drop off and Ben does pickup this meant we would have to leave the stroller there, and then switch it from one car to the other EVERY night - - what a pain! (And I guarantee there would be one night where we would forget!). So we bought a single stroller, so Ben could put Alex in the stroller and carry Olivia out. Day care issue solved.....but what about the dr's office??
I took them to their 9 month appointment myself since Ben had school, and I was stressed all morning about how I would get them inside since I did not think they had a ramp to use the stroller. I called on my way and they said they do have a ramp but it goes into one of the exam rooms (the office is in a house), so to call when I got there and they would make sure there is nobody in the room and they would let me in. As I drove in, I saw the ramp and was not convinced the stroller would fit up the ramp, and the more I thought about it the office is so tight, I was not sure how I would maneuver the stroller through the office. So onto plan B.....I put Alex in the Baby Bjorn and I carried Olivia by hand. It was a lot but it worked out pretty well, so well in fact this is how I have been bringing them into daycare!
So onto their appts....they went really well. It was definintely hard keeping two kids on the table while they wanted to roll off, or fall off! They were both sitting in their diapers on the table waiting for the doctor to come in and Alex was just playing with his belly - - he kept pulling at the skin, it was so funny! I think his belly was all red by the time the doctor came in.
Alex is now up to 20 lbs 4 oz (50th percentile), and 28 1/4 inches long (50th percentile), and Olivia is 16 lbs 12.5 oz (25th percentile), and 27 3/4 inches long (55th percentile). As you can see their lengths are either the same, a little shorter, or a little longer than 6 months, but that is because I knew they screwed them up last time! Alex's head is in the 90th percentile and Olivia's is in the 30th percentile (YAY we have increased from the 25th!!!). But overall they are both doing really well! Here are a few recent pictures of them!
The hardest thing about having twins lately has been trying to figure out how to get them from the car into places. Alex grew out of his infant car seat about a month ago, so that meant the trips into day care involved carrying Olivia's infant car seat in one hand, and carrying Alex under my arm! Not always an easy feat, but it did the job.
Then over Christmas, Olivia seemed to be getting tight in her car seat - - which I was constantly telling her that she had to learn how to walk before we took her out of it so that we would not have to deal with how to get them both around. Well after a couple of days of her crying every time we put her in the car seat since the straps just seemed to tight, we came to grips with the fact that she had grown out of her car seat. This was fine, at the time, because Ben and I were both home from work and anytime we went out we each would carry a kid. But then as the days grew near to go back to work we had to figure out how we were going to get the kids into day care. The logical choice is the stroller, but since I do drop off and Ben does pickup this meant we would have to leave the stroller there, and then switch it from one car to the other EVERY night - - what a pain! (And I guarantee there would be one night where we would forget!). So we bought a single stroller, so Ben could put Alex in the stroller and carry Olivia out. Day care issue solved.....but what about the dr's office??
I took them to their 9 month appointment myself since Ben had school, and I was stressed all morning about how I would get them inside since I did not think they had a ramp to use the stroller. I called on my way and they said they do have a ramp but it goes into one of the exam rooms (the office is in a house), so to call when I got there and they would make sure there is nobody in the room and they would let me in. As I drove in, I saw the ramp and was not convinced the stroller would fit up the ramp, and the more I thought about it the office is so tight, I was not sure how I would maneuver the stroller through the office. So onto plan B.....I put Alex in the Baby Bjorn and I carried Olivia by hand. It was a lot but it worked out pretty well, so well in fact this is how I have been bringing them into daycare!
So onto their appts....they went really well. It was definintely hard keeping two kids on the table while they wanted to roll off, or fall off! They were both sitting in their diapers on the table waiting for the doctor to come in and Alex was just playing with his belly - - he kept pulling at the skin, it was so funny! I think his belly was all red by the time the doctor came in.
Alex is now up to 20 lbs 4 oz (50th percentile), and 28 1/4 inches long (50th percentile), and Olivia is 16 lbs 12.5 oz (25th percentile), and 27 3/4 inches long (55th percentile). As you can see their lengths are either the same, a little shorter, or a little longer than 6 months, but that is because I knew they screwed them up last time! Alex's head is in the 90th percentile and Olivia's is in the 30th percentile (YAY we have increased from the 25th!!!). But overall they are both doing really well! Here are a few recent pictures of them!
Monday, December 29, 2008
A Christmas to Remember
Ben and I woke up on Christmas morning at 7 a.m. (Alex & Olivia were still sleeping) to no power in our house. Alex & Olivia both started stirring around 7:30 so we got them up, but decided to keep them in their pajamas to stay warm since we had no heat. Although that did not last long as I soon realized that Alex peed through his pjs during the night. But we did find something else warm for him. Luckily we had some ready made formula around the house so we did not have to open the refrigerator to get their bottles that we had made the night before.
Ben's parents said they heard a lot noise earlier in the morning and thought that a transformer blew causing us to have no power. I called the electric company just in case they were not aware. Their first indications was that it would be turned back on around 11:30, then the next estimate was 2:30 - - YIKES! What were we to do with no power, no heat, and no water until 2:30!!!
Luckily we have a gas fire place in the living room so we used that to keep warm and we went about our morning of opening presents. Alex and Olivia since they had practice with Grandma and Grandpa Krausman were a little more into opening their presents. Olivia especially enjoyed playing with the tissue paper. But once the first new toy was opened.....there was no more opening presents by the kids since they were so interested in their new toy!
Ben got me a set of mixing bowls for Christmas (don't worry, I did ask for them!)....so as I opened them, I let Olivia play with the big one since she was so curious about them. Within a few minutes she spit up right in the bowl. Nothing ended up on the floor, it was a perfect shot for the bowl! So I think Olivia designated which bowl we will be using when the kids are older and they don't feel well! Every home has to have a "puke bowl".
Luckily the power came back on around 12, so we were able to start the preparation of our Christmas brunch which included a delicious egg, ham, and cheese casserole which is a recipe I receive from my friend Danielle (Thanks Danielle!!!).
Here is Alex modeling the new t-shirt that he got from Santa in his stocking! Olivia got the same one, but has not had the chance to wear it yet.
If you look closely at Alex's smile, you will notice that he now had one tooth that has popped up. Olivia now has two that have broken through the skin. So I suppose you could say she got her 2 front teeth for Christmas!
Even though we had no power, no heat, and no water for several hours of Christmas, it made it an extra special first Christmas with Alex and Olivia that we will remember forever.
Ben's parents said they heard a lot noise earlier in the morning and thought that a transformer blew causing us to have no power. I called the electric company just in case they were not aware. Their first indications was that it would be turned back on around 11:30, then the next estimate was 2:30 - - YIKES! What were we to do with no power, no heat, and no water until 2:30!!!
Luckily we have a gas fire place in the living room so we used that to keep warm and we went about our morning of opening presents. Alex and Olivia since they had practice with Grandma and Grandpa Krausman were a little more into opening their presents. Olivia especially enjoyed playing with the tissue paper. But once the first new toy was opened.....there was no more opening presents by the kids since they were so interested in their new toy!
Ben got me a set of mixing bowls for Christmas (don't worry, I did ask for them!)....so as I opened them, I let Olivia play with the big one since she was so curious about them. Within a few minutes she spit up right in the bowl. Nothing ended up on the floor, it was a perfect shot for the bowl! So I think Olivia designated which bowl we will be using when the kids are older and they don't feel well! Every home has to have a "puke bowl".
Luckily the power came back on around 12, so we were able to start the preparation of our Christmas brunch which included a delicious egg, ham, and cheese casserole which is a recipe I receive from my friend Danielle (Thanks Danielle!!!).
Here is Alex modeling the new t-shirt that he got from Santa in his stocking! Olivia got the same one, but has not had the chance to wear it yet.
If you look closely at Alex's smile, you will notice that he now had one tooth that has popped up. Olivia now has two that have broken through the skin. So I suppose you could say she got her 2 front teeth for Christmas!
Even though we had no power, no heat, and no water for several hours of Christmas, it made it an extra special first Christmas with Alex and Olivia that we will remember forever.
Christmas Eve - The sound heard around the church
Ben's parents flew into town on Tuesday, December 23rd to spend Christmas with us and the kids. I had to work on Christmas Eve until 12. Once I got home, we did some baking in preparation for our dinner that night, and then we had to get ready to go to church for the 4 p.m. mass.
Of course it took us longer to get ready to leave for church than we planned, so since we got to church late we had to stand during the mass since it was so crowded. Olivia had a blast with the song sheet they handed out. She kept trying to rip it in half, and spent a lot of time crinkling it up. I sat Alex on the floor since he is good to stay in one spot. And he did stay in one spot (even though I kept thinking "what if this was the time Alex decided to crawl across the floor!") and enjoyed playing with my scarf.
About half way through mass, the room got quiet, and all of a sudden Alex (who was still on the floor) leaned forward and let out the biggest fart I have ever heard! It sounded like a fart that would have come out of a grown man, not a 9 month old baby! Everyone around us was looking at us and laughing!
Once we got home, we fed the kids, worked on dinner, and then it was time to get the kids ready for bed. But first we read them "The Night Before Christmas" and got them in their Christmas themed pajamas for the night - - Santa and his reindeer (we think she would make a great Blitzen!).
Of course it took us longer to get ready to leave for church than we planned, so since we got to church late we had to stand during the mass since it was so crowded. Olivia had a blast with the song sheet they handed out. She kept trying to rip it in half, and spent a lot of time crinkling it up. I sat Alex on the floor since he is good to stay in one spot. And he did stay in one spot (even though I kept thinking "what if this was the time Alex decided to crawl across the floor!") and enjoyed playing with my scarf.
About half way through mass, the room got quiet, and all of a sudden Alex (who was still on the floor) leaned forward and let out the biggest fart I have ever heard! It sounded like a fart that would have come out of a grown man, not a 9 month old baby! Everyone around us was looking at us and laughing!
Once we got home, we fed the kids, worked on dinner, and then it was time to get the kids ready for bed. But first we read them "The Night Before Christmas" and got them in their Christmas themed pajamas for the night - - Santa and his reindeer (we think she would make a great Blitzen!).
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