This Week!

Nanny McWeeee!
The girls completed their first week with their new nanny Crista and it was a success! Both mommy, daddy, twins and pups are very happy. We definitely had our hesitations about a complete stranger entering our home on a daily basis and taking care of our dearest possessions, but much like everything else in this process of parenthood, God was in control and brought us the right person(s). We hope to have many happy years with Crista and baby Hailey.

Tuesdays & Fridays + Soccer Season = Mommy is SOLO
Soccer season is here and instead of my usual spot on the sidelines clicking away photos for the end of the year banquet slide show, I find myself home alone with Sugar & Spice. I was nervous for about 2 minutes and once the show begin (see diaper changes, simultaneous cluster feeds, and crying) I went into instant mommy mode and went into baby battle. It's all good and I'm confident we'll be just fine as daddy ventures off into another successful season. I really do miss supporting him at his games but look forward to when our "coach's girls" can show their support with me!

Joey talking to his team during the 2010 season. Joey has been coaching high school soccer for 9 years and has been very successful with many playoff runs, awards and accolades including being named Coach of The Year for his district and Region and most recently was voted Regional Director for TASCO.

2 Month Checkup & Shots

We quickly discovered the Medicaid the girls came with simply wouldn't cut it for us as we were very limited to what doctors we could see. On the same day Joey spoke to his insurance company, the girls were on his plan and with the help of our friend Michel, we had a great pediatrician. Lola's soft-hearted Godmother Annika graciously joined us for moral support and helped (Joey had practice he couldn't miss), and boy did we need her. Paperwork times two is no fun, nor is two screaming babies who are looking at me like I didn't love them anymore (how could I if I let that strange lady stick them with a needle three times, right?) but at the end, and a few tears later (which were mainly Annika's) we all survived. 

Lola sleeping with her band aids on her thighs

Here are their stats!

Mila Susana

Weight: 10lbs 7 oz (25th percentile)

Height: 23 (75th percentile)

Head Circumference: 38.10 (25th percentile)

*according to her first doctors appointment in December, Mila was diagnosed with congenitial muscular torticollis, but according to this doctor the physical therapy exercises must be working as she thought Mila had excellent range in her neck!

Lola Ruth

Weight: 10lbs 2 oz (25th percentile)

Height: 23 (50th percentile)

Head Circumference: 38.10 (25th percentile)

*at Lola's first appointment in December, her little belly button needed some help healing, this week Dr Wallace said it was perfect!

Dr Wallace also swooned over their ability to lift their heads high and for long period and said their tummy time has given them a lot of strength in their necks.

Puppy Love
We were concerned regarding Jet and Romo's reaction to our newest "puppies" but they adore them and the girls seem to be okay with them as well. It hasn't been easy and they have been tended to a bit less but they seem to understand and try as much as possible to interact with the girls. The last thing we would ever consider would be to find a new home for them (a personal pet peeve of mine when others do this - not fair for the dog to uproot his life because you planned poorly) so we knew we had to make it work and it has. This snapshot melted my heart this week and made me glad we had Jet and Romo in addition to our twins.

Twin Indie artists, Tegan & Sara and of course a favorite of mine

Girl Time
With daddy gone two nights a week we are having serious girl time. They've been introduced to one of my favorite set of twins (see left) so of course that means loud singing, huge grins, and a dance party. We also had a few impromptu photo opps via my MacBook Pro's cam!

Rest for The Weary
I can proudly say the girls had their best night of sleep last night, which means we slept well too! Right now they wake up two times a night (at 3:00, and around 6:30) but last night Mila slept straight through 5:00 and Lola woke at 1:00, but also then slept through 5:00 which was great for us! That didn't stop us from napping today though.

Mila and Jet share the love seat on a snowy Sunday afternoon 

Lola and Daddy bond through sleep

Well I didn't nap. I did laundry, cleaned bottles, took pictures, and wrote this :)

Here's to our first great week in 2011!