great day!!

Jonathan officially has custody!!


It was sad and happy all in the same day. I'm just glad to see ian so happy.


After the hearing (which took all day) Mamaw, Papaw, Jonathan and Ian came to Houston to stay the night. We love having them!!





Ian had lots of fun playing with matilda and tator




I'm so glad that we got to spend a great weekend all together. We also had another reason to celebrate, today mom and dad celebrate their 36th wedding anniversary!!

Young love!!!


Tomorrow, I'm working (boo hoo) and darren will have fun being daddy!!

laundry and bottles

I have been slacking again on the post, sorry. Last couple of days just been trying to get the house in order so it is easier for the real estate agent to show the house. My first chore was to tackle the laundry and ironing. Sophie and Dylan wanted to help.










So i have a girlfriend that had a baby the same week the twins were born. It is fun to talk with each other and see how our babies are growing up so fast. I know that each baby is different but it is hard not to compare. This week her baby took her first step. WHAT THE HECK!!! we are STILL trying to work on crawling. Well at least we are starting to hold our own bottles. Baby steps!!!





Tomorrow I will be going to college station to support my little brother in his custody hearing. It has been a long 11months and I hope everything comes to a happy ending, and baby Ian's best interests are upheld. Wish us all good luck tomorrow!!
I also cant wait to see good friends from school and of course the craziest person ever..... jennifer cutler! You better have lunch ready for me!!

what a weekend

Work was pretty uneventful saturday...which is definitely a good thing. Sunday we did a little shopping at the mall and then decided to stop by the house to check up on the progress. Boy are they moving fast.


Front of the house



Back of the house





It was really hot outside(94degrees) and the babies did so well being in the car, and being out and about, we decided to go out for dinner. I'm always nervous about taking the babies out to eat, people pay for a nice dinner and don't pay to hear two babies acting crazy. We took our chances and decided on Cafe Express. We love it because its quick, and not much baby damage can be done. The kids didn't really like sitting in the wooden highchairs but we all enjoyed a nice meal out together...with no major craziness!!









What a mess. I promised we cleaned up after ourselves.


Are we done yet??


What a great end to a good weekend!

Fun times

Today is a really special day. My little baby brother is 26 today.


Jennifer, Jonathan and Jeremy


Jonathan "Oscar the Grouch" at halloween


Jonathan with his son Ian


HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONATHAN. I know what you are wishing for, and I'm sure you will get it!




The kids and I had a really good day today too, hanging out with my friend Christy and her little one Leah. We enjoyed yummy mexican food and spent the afternoon wrecking poor christys house with toys.


Sophie, Dylan and Leah


Leah is such a cutie pie!


Christy with the gang



UPDATE ON THE HOUSE
We have a roof and a purchased sign!!!

I need more time

So much to do so little time. Today i am running around trying to get things more organized! I cant believe the house is going up so fast, and I cant believe we will need to be boxed up and moved in a couple of months. It gives me a headache just to think about it. Today got the carpet guy scheduled. Now we will just have to live on plastic sheets when the carpet gets installed. ha ha ha ha!

I am so fortunate to be apart of bellaire mothers of multiples. It has given me so much support and help. I'm glad I'm not the only one with crazy twins. Being apart of the group has so many privileges, part of that is we can share, trade, sell and even give things away to each other. Someone posted that they just moved and were looking to get rid of their moving boxes..SCORE!!! so I went and picked up at least 100 large boxes for free. ( this will save us TONZ of money...more $$$ to put towards a pool! ) Now I just have to pack...wonder if someone will come do that for free :) :)

I picked up a different shift then I normally do at the hospital. Gonna be working 3pm to 11pm. Wish me good luck!!

Babies still off and on with sleep schedule. Last couple of nights haven't been so good. Last night sophie woke up 3 times crying, but dylan slept until 6:30am. Who knows???

Double Trouble

Sophie being curious as usual





Dylan my lil monkey




T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Best Friends

When we first found out we were pregnant, we were very scared on how matilda and tator would accept the babies, after all they had been our furry babies for so long. Who would have guessed, the babies and dogs are the best of friends.



Dylan, Sophie and Tator









Sophie is especially fond of Tator




She loves to give tator hugs


Tator loves to give her kisses




Dylan likes to watch them run around







We are just one big happy family.

8 MONTHS

This is them waking up from their nap.. I love this!

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Still working on them to say mama. I swear I heard dylan say it...i will capture him on video soon.

8 months so much has changed. I now constantly tell Sophie that the cellphone isn't a toy, and that rattles and toys aren't for throwing. I also have to remind Dylan that his sister's hair isn't for pulling.

Time has flown...here is what they can do right now

Both can roll both ways. (sophie is a lot better at this than dylan)
Both can sit without support of hands, and support their weight on their legs
Both can reach with one hand (they want everything)
Both can transfer an object from one hand to another (usually taking a toy away from another, but still holding on to the toy they have)
Both can kick using alternate legs. (especially at bath time, I get soaked!)
Sophie can clap her hands together.
Dylan bangs objects together
Both can stand while holding onto something
Sophie has starts crawling by lunging forward on all fours, and backward crawling like a crab. (dylan just rolls like a big lump)
And both can feed them self a cracker (thanks grandma)

Oh goodness, what will this 8th month bring??



This weekend I had a really great time at a friends babyshower. Rachel is so cute pregnant. She is due in July,and we cant wait to meet her little one.



I also got to meet up with one of my besties Jennifer. She came in from college station. I love hanging out with her, I just wish she lived closer!! I would have taken pictures of her and the babies, but my dang camera ran out of battery power!!!
Gonna work 2 shifts this week, hoping for the babies to get good rest!!

a little about me

I Love: waking up to hear my sweet babies talking to each other, and seeing their big smiles
I Know: that tator is deaf, but I still talk to her like she can hear me. I wuv u tator!
I Feel: overwhelmed, exhausted, tired, but loving every minute.
I Eat: when I can, usually with one hand (a baby in the other hand)
I Worry: about my children being around bad influences. Even though I know it is not possible, I would like to keep them in a happy bubble forever:)..and about our flight to the UK!
I Laugh: when Sophie and dylan smile with those big cheeky grins
I Crave: Mexican food
I Lose: my mind, my keys, and my phone constantly
I Obsess: over weight and body image, its a terrible thing.
I Wish: grandparents in texas and wales would pack up and move closer!
I Buy: at least a box of diapers every 2weeks (a box contains 284)you do the math.
I Fantasize: about a house just the way I want it...including a POOL :)
I Never: thought I would marry such an incredible man, have amazing babies and have the perfect life I have
I Sing: out loud in the shower, in the car, to my sweet babies even though I cant carry a tune. (poor kids)
I Borrow: money from darrens wallet. hope he isn't reading this
I Listen: to all kids of music. My favorite sounds...babies giggling and tator snoring
I Snuggle: with darren, matilda and tator on the couch every night after dinner
I Stress: When things are out of control or when things don't go according to plan. I have major control problems!!I am annoyed with things I can't change
I Like: Animals, Photography, Sports, Outdoors, Flowers (tulips especially), Spicy foods and Pina Coladas
I Always: check my alarm clock a million times before going to sleep
I Smile: when I get sloppy tilda kisses when she greets me at the door after a long days work.
I watch: the years go by! I will be 32 this year, where has the time gone?
I Believe: that Darren is the best decision I have ever made. I sometimes think...how did I get him?
I Hope: that I can be the best mom to dylan and sophie and the best wife for darren
I Will: do anything and everything for my friends, family and doggies

House Update and my DREAM pool

I have been kinda of slacking on the blogg, only because I have been so crazy busy. I posted a couple of them today that I started but hadn't finished so hopefully I am up to date now.
Today I convinced darren to go the the pool store. Instead of just browsing we actually spent the whole afternoon designing our pool. It might actually happen!!! They are moving so fast on the house, looks like we will be moving in sometime in august. I cant wait!!



a pool similar to ours, but our design is WAY BETTER!!!

MaMaw and PaPaw's house

Dylan and Sophie loved playing at grandma and grandpas house. We went for the weekend so the painters could start working on the house. It was pretty crazy with 4 dogs (tilda, tator, gracie, and brusier) and 3 kids (dylan, sophie, and ian) but we had lots of fun. I wish we lived closer :(

Sophie had fun on her bouncy zebra



Watch out, Dylan is a little speed demon. If grandpa would have his way, dylan would already have a motorcycle. Too bad for dylan, because mommy says NO!!