Birthdays

Thanks to the help of Ruth, Robin, Debbie and Kristen, I've complied a list of Trent and my family's birthdays.  You can view this list by clicking on the Birthday List located on the right side of the screen.  I'll also highlight the current month's birthdays as well. 

A few items to note:

• The year begins and ends with birthdays of two great women...Juanita and Rose.
• The date with the most birthdays is June 11.
• December has the most birthdays (10), followed by March, June and July (each have 9).

If I missed anyone or have incorrect information please let me know by leaving a comment.

Diapers, Diapers and more Diapers

By my guesstimation, the Boys have used roughly 1,600 diapers in 17 weeks.  Wow, that's a big number! 

I've purchased diapers at Target, Wal-Mart, Babies R Us and Sam's.  By far, Sam's is the cheapest, however, I recently found that Amazon.com is even cheaper than Sam's.  Here is how...

If you sign up for Amazon Mom, which is free, then use Sign and Save Delivery, you save 30% on each order, plus free shipping and no tax.  I had a box of 200+ diapers sitting on my porch within in a couple of days.  I saved over $13 on that one box.  I didn't even have to find time to make a run to Sam's just to buy diapers.  This savings applies to all types of baby and household items, including baby formula.

So, if you currently or soon plan to purchase diapers, wipes, formula, etc. I highly recommend checking out Amazon Mom. 

If you know of any other cost saving tips please leave them in the comments section!

My Village

My Village is Grand.

It consists of endless amounts of family and friends.  I could not have survived this journey thus far without each and everyone of them. 

Today I salute my cousin, Jade. 

I haven't spent a lot of time with her as an adult since there are 13 years between us. When I left Ardmore she was around 5 years old. I got to see here on occasion and each year that we celebrated Christmas in Kansas.

For the past few weeks, Jade has kept the Boys a couple of days a week.  This means for me that I don't have to load up the Boys and all their necessities for daycare.  These two mornings a week for me are glorious!  Sometimes the hardest and most stressful part of the day is the morning...getting everyone fed, dressed, bottles made, bags packed, car seats loaded in the car, car seats unloaded at school and carried with all their garb to their classroom.  For the Boys, it means one on one time. 

Each morning I look forward to seeing what color socks she will wear or what color fingernail polish she'll sport. To quote her, "I don't do anything black and white." She is such a joy to be around.

Throughout the day, she sends me updates on how the Boys are doing; I really look forward to these.

One day I received this along with all these pictures.

"While Brooks took an almost 4 hour nap, Jackson and I had a photoshoot.  Brooks joined in after his nap."

Not going to lie, this one kind of creeps me out.

Look at Bailey in the background.  She just wants to join in the fun.

Knowing my kiddos are loved and cared for makes going to work so much easier.  Thank you, Jade, for that gift!

Stayed tuned as I highlight more of my Village in the coming weeks!

I See You

Since birth, the Boys haven't acknowledged each other no matter how close we put them.  We would hold them face to face and they would look the other way.  But this changed in the past week or so.  They finally started to "see" each other and even laugh at each other. 

Hey Brother, try mine!

(Brooks is on the left, Jackson on the right)

Four Month Doctor's Visit

The Boys had their 4 month well check yesterday and they checked out great!  Brooks weighed 12 lbs 9 oz and Jackson weighed 12 lbs.  Even though there's only a half pound difference between the two, Brooks feels so much heavier. 

When I hold the Boys I think they are getting so big, but when I saw a little girl in the Doctor's office that was their same age, I realized how small they still are.  Since they're twins and arrived three weeks early, they probably won't catch up to other kids their age for a couple of years.  Currently they are in the 3rd and 5th percentile for height and weight. 

They received their second round of shots and were not happy about it.  This photo was taken BEFORE their shots. 

Doctor V said we could start incorporating food, but I'm going to hold off until we get closer to the 6 month mark.  The thought of feeding two with a spoon is scary.  I need to invest in a good drop cloth for my kitchen floor!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday, Robin!

We love you and can't wait to see you in a few weeks.

 - This picture was taken in December 2010. Brooks is on the left and Jackson is on the right.  They were so tiny.

The old adage...

The old adage, "a picture is worth a thousand words," is very true. Just take a look at this picture.

Oh, I just love this picture; it is so telling of each of their current personalities. I use the word "current," because 3 months ago I would have said the opposite about each of them.

Brooks (on the left) - He is such a bruiser! He grunts, he burps, he slobbers, he gulps and just looks so ornery! I love this picture of him. He is all smiles and just wants his Brother to talk to him. He also only has on one sock. The little rug rat is constantly rolling over and kicks off his socks.

Jackson (on the right) - He is so angelic! Just look at that face of his. He is a very quiet eater, he doesn't burp, he has an Elvis smile and bats his eyes. He loves to coo and giggle. I just want to kiss his cheeks all day long.

I'm eager to see how their personalities will continue to change.