UPDATE

WOW! Didn't realize that I haven't posted since November 1st! Lots to catch up on...

Can you believe it???? The boys are almost 10 1/2 months old! Holy cow! It has been great lately though. Everyone has said from the get go that it gets better and to just keep hanging in. Well I did and it is finally managable. NO, that doesn't mean that I am never tired and that I am always in a good mood..but I can work with it and I'm not always completely sleep deprived. We are for the most part, sleeping through the night!!! YAY!!!! Unfortunately, Parker got my early-riserness (yes, I made up a word there). He wakes up most mornings around 5:30 and just stands up in his crib and rattles the bars. I figure I had it coming since I was always an early riser growing up.

Parker now has 4 teeth and I am afraid we are working on more...he has been in a fowl mood lately and drools all over the place. Whit has 2 1/2 teeth and we are DEFINITELY working on more. So we are having fun with the wild world of teething. Whit got his first tooth first on his 7 month birthday.

Both boys have flown through the whole crawling process. I feel like it was just yesterday that Whit was doing the army crawl. Now, Parker is cruising pretty well and climbing. Whit is a master cruiser and has taken his first steps....the most we have counted is 5 steps and plop!

They eat up a storm! I definitely have boys! Whit loves sweet potatoes and ANY fruit. If you put a pile of food on his plate, he will go through it until he has fished out all the fruit. He always leaves the peas and carrots. Parker loves anything...not too picky. He just isnt the cleanest eater...I mean he shovels it into his mouth. He always ends up with food in his hair and all over his clothes. Oh well...thats the fun of being a kid...it doesn't matter...we can always change clothes.

We went to Disney at the end of Nov and early Dec. That was GREAT! It hardly feels like we even went. The boys were amazing. We went back for nap during the day but they did great to work around our schedule and do everything we wanted them to do. We were sooo happy that they LOVED the characters. Parker even tried to suck on Minnie's nose and left pancake crumbs all over it...OOPS! I know gross huh??

Our first Christmas was great. The boys got TONS of stuff. If you don't believe us, come look at our living room...it looks like a day care blew up in it...not to mention the stuff in the playroom upstairs! It was great though! Some of their favorites have been their computer and their activity table. The also love thier Mega Blocks...mainly to suck on but still, its a favorite. I wish I could list all of the wonderful things they got...but that would take me all day.

And last but not least, we had our first Valentine's day. This was the first time I have ever gone all out for a small holiday but it was fun. We had pink heart shaped pancakes for breakfast, we had heart shaped grilled cheese sandwiches and soup for lunch. And we had a pizza with pepperoni in a heart shape. The boys had little heart shaped toast pizzas. They LOVED those. What they really liked were the cupcakes for dessert. I made them minis and they loved them!

Ok, now for the pictures...here are some of my favorites from the past few months....

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! Yesterday was a wonderful day in our house. Of course it was Halloween but that also meant that Appalachian was playing Wofford at the Rock. Of course Appalachian WON! As always I am proud to be a Mountaineer.

So back to the real reason for my post...

I had to share with everyone a few pictures of the boys in their costumes. They were little skeletons. They had a great time greeting trick or treaters at the door last night. They were so tired it was ridiculous but they had a good time. Of course Whit seemed to like the candy basket the best. Here are a couple of pictures to enjoy!

Also, the boys are doing more and more everyday. Parker has found that he can crawl into the coffee table. It is one of his favorite places to hang out these days. Whit is just getting faster and faster. They both are babbling fools these days...if its not one, its the other....or sometimes both at the same time. We are also learning baby sign language. So far, I think we have mastered milk (even though I think for them it means drink). This morning I saw them doing the cutest thing...Parker was in the coffee table and Whit was on the floor and they started playing peek-a-boo. Parker was laughing so hard it almost sounded like he was cackling.

Last but not least, we went to the ped. last week. Whit weighs 17lbs 3 oz and Parker weighs 15lbs 3 oz. Whit is average but Parker is just plain skinny. He just isn's very interested in eating...he is too curious about what is going on around him. Oh yes, and a couple of weeks ago, they just started wearing their 3-6 month clothes. I am sure they will catch up sooner or later. Hope everyone had a great Halloween and has a great rest of the weekend!

Happy 6 Months Boys!

WOW! Can you believe it? My boys are 6 months old now! Yes, I understand they were 6 months yesterday but you only have so much time in a day. We have come so far. Everyone has told me from the start that they grow up so fast. I never believed just how fast it goes. Granted there are some nights at 2am that I wish they would grow up a little faster.

Well since my last post, we have experienced a lot around this house. Both boys got sick...just the sniffles and the snots. Parker's turned into an ear infection. Parker has figured out that he can get up on all fours and lunge himself forward...so in other words, we are close to crawling. Whit does what I like to call the Navy Seal crawl...he is still on his tummy but pushes himself across the floor with his elbows like he is manuvering around a danger zone. Also, on Sept. 14th, the boys were dedicated to the church. The pictures above are them in their super cute outfits. We stood at the front of the church and Whit kicked his feet the whole time and Parker had the hiccups the whole time. They were sooooo cute!

These pictures are for Cathy Graham's sake. She gave one of these neck pillows to me because Parker couldnt keep his head up in the car when he slept. We bought one for Whit too. Cathy told me I had to take a picture of them because her kids were too cute wearing theirs too. So Cathy, here is to you....you can just tell by their expressions how excited they are about them.

Chip and I originally had decided that we thought Whit would walk first and Parker would talk first. We may be wrong! Parker figured out the whole crawling thing first and Whit won't shut up some days...I mean he isn't saying actual words but he just goes on and on and on.

Bed times have gotten harder these days. Whit especially decides that he isn't tired so he feels he doesnt need to eat his bottle because that means its bedtime. Little does he know that we have other plans for him. I will say thought that both boys are now on their way to holding their own bottles. Whit is pretty good at it and Parker is coming along. I think now they just realize that if their arms get tired, I will hold it for them so they don't hold it long. Here are pics of both boys holding it themselves.

Time Flies.....

Well we went to the doctor on Friday. Here is the scoop. They are super healthy! Whit weighs 15 lbs 5 oz. Parker on the other hand weighs 13 lbs 12 oz. Apparently, Parker is on the small end of the curve...I guess we need to start feeding him cheeseburgers. Well maybe not cheeseburgers quite yet, BUT we have now started baby food. Talk about funny! Here are some cute pictures of the boys on their first night with carrots. We had carrots all over the place. I didn't get a picture of Whit's foot but now that he has discovered he can stick his foot in his mouth, we had carrots on his toes too! They don't seem to be fans of the carrots considering Parker would take a bite and then shake his head like YUCK! Tonight, we start sweet potatoes...maybe we will have better luck with those.

Thanks to Paige, I have discovered a website called Freecycle. Thanks to it, I have now recieved about 4 cans of formula and am getting about 2 more tomorrow. If anyone out there gets free Similac Isomil formula samples OR similac coupons...help a sister out! Even though the sample cans only last 1 1/2 days, anything helps!

I am so excited that September is almost here! There is already a lot going on. Someone's birthday ;) is in Sept. Also, The boys are being dedicated to the church on September 14, we are going to a party on the 20th, and it is the start of the ASU football home games. Can't wait to see the Mountaineers play!

Also, I had to add this super cute picture of Parker...he was asleep in his crib and he had his butt all stuck up in the air...it was just too hard to pass up.

Hello World!

Hello World! I am back! Well I have been around but just haven't been blogging. So here is the update -


The boys are now 4 1/2 months old. They love to roll around on the floor on their blankets. They both have recently found their feet. Whit has figured out that if he tries hard enough, he can stick his foot in his mouth and suck on his toes. YUCK! It is cute though! Parker has discovered that he has a voice - especially when we are in the car. He will talk your head off! I wonder where he gets that from...here's a hint...it's not me! We go to the doctor for their 4 month visit on Friday so we will find out then how much they have grown. We are going to see what the doctor says about feeding them. We have been doing rice cereal at night for the past month or so and we are hoping we can start mixing in some other stuff....we'll see!


I went to the CMOMs sale last Friday - got some great deals! I was happy to say that I only spent $56 this time. I had a great time with the girls though. It was so sad though that I was ready to pass out on the way home because I was so tired...and it was like 8:30..WoW!





Also, we are getting close to APPALACHIAN FOOTBALL time!!! YAY!!! The first game is Aug. 30th. We play LSU at LSU. The family will be going to a viewing party at the dear Bethie's house. I am ready to see us win our 4th National Championship in a row! Have no fear...the babies will have thier ASU gear on on game days too!

Today, we are excited! Aunt Lesley (my sister) is coming to town to visit. I am sure that we will all have some fun. I will try to snap some pictures and add a pic to today's blog.

Happy 4th of July!

Well so who cares if I am a day late?! We had a wonderful 4th with the family. We went to Paige's house and hung out around the pool...too bad the boys flaked out before they even got into the pool...I don't even think their bathing suits got wet. Once Paige uploads her pictures of the boys on the 4th, I will share them. Until then, I took some cute pictures of the boys playing. Like I said before, they are enjoying the walker and now we have pulled out the bumbo seats and they are getting used to those...here are some fun pictures of that.


Notice the picture of Whit looking at the bear on the walker....he sits there and talks to the bear all of the time! I mean its not like it talks back...but I swear Whit is telling him all of his problems...sometimes he even sounds like he is complaining about something. Anyway...its cute!

What a fun week ahead! Paige is coming to hang out a little on Friday and Mom is coming Friday night to stay with me for the weekend....and we leave for Gatlinburg with the family in almost 2 weeks! I can't wait for another vacation. I talked to my grandmother tonight and she said we should take the boys to the aquarium to pet the sting rays.....we'll see about all of that! :)

Happy 12 Weeks Whit & Parker

Can you believe how big they are already??? My boys are growing up! Both of them are starting to get really good at holding their heads up. This picture of Whit was when he was having some tummy time - notice the blanket...that was the same blanket that I had tummy time on when I was a baby! Parker is in a walker thing....Thanks to Cathy Graham! He absolutely loves that thing since I could lower it so that he can touch the floor.
Now here are the boys the first night I put them in the walker....I mean this was about 2 or 3 days ago. They both for some reason thought that it was something you were supposed to eat! I thought it was really funny that they were both in the same position snacking on this thing too.

Today we are going to Aunt Paige's house for some pool time and some time to visit. Tonight Olivia is going to come over and spend the night and help me take care of the boys - what a BIG help!

And I can't forget to mention that they went to their first party the other night! They were able to spend some time with "Aunt" Carla on her birthday - too bad they had to be party poopers and go home and get to bed...but they still had a great time and they were soooo worn out from all of the excitement. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLA!! (it was actually on Sunday) Here are some fun pictures from the party - and don't think I am a bad mom for the Parker & a beer picture - it was kinda funny - and its not like we gave him any!