Happy 9 Month Birthday Big Girls!!!

They really are getting so big. I know I say that all the time but I'm amazed by it every day. Jeff & I will be giving them their 6am feeding with them propped on our legs & remembering when then went from our knees to our hips. Now, they're heads are at our knees & their legs are touching out shoulders!! They're crawling, standing up & holding on, blabbering, smiling at eachother, starting to eat big people food, giving me ATTITUDES, stealing eachother's toys and so many smiles & giggles. My favorite time of the day is when I walk into their room & they're both smiling from ear to ear. Sara is typically standing & practically jumping up & down. Ahhh, it makes my heart melt just thinking about it.

They hadn't been to the Dr. since their 6 month appt so we couldn't wait to see how much they weighed & their length's. (Info to follow.) They were tested for anemia & results came in a little low so they had to go today to get a full blood panel. Let me tell you how hard this was for my Mom & I. I had to hold them tight & have their arms held down, which was heartbreaking. Especially when they kept having to re-adjust the needle on Sara. :-0 It actually went a little better than we had anticipated so that was good. I'm not too worried about the results. They get SOOO much iron in their formula, rice cereal, etc... But, just in case, say a prayer for them to ensure they're okay. Xoxo

Sara- 18 lbs 2 oz.- 40th%

Height- 28"- 65th%

Siena- 19 lbs. 2 oz.- 55th%

Height- 27.5"- 45th%

This is the pic I entered in Regis & Kelly's 'Beautiful Baby' contest. Think it's good enough to win their $125,000 college tuition???? Of course I'm biased, but i think so!

My favorite picture of the month. You'd think Sara didn't like the beets but she did!

(Kinda fits their personalities too- Smiley Siena & Serious Sara. hee hee)

The girls 1st time in a double swing. They LOVED it. (Notice their sweet friend EK behind them.)

Gettin Bigger Every Day

It's amazing to watch these little people learn & grow. Sara's zipping around everywhere & pulling up on everything, her favorite thing being me! I would have bet the house that she would never be a Momma's Girl, but lately she is. lol It's sweet but also a little difficult considering I have another baby to deal with. And Siena can now pull herself up to sit, which thrilled us since her sister been able to for a while. I can't wait til they have their Dr. appt next week to see how big they've gotten since 3 mos ago. Here's some pics I've been meaning to post.

Their one & only time bathing together. It's much easier to do one @ a time!

Sara having fun in her crib

I still have no idea how Siena did this. Note her top button is done, but somehow she got that arm out! lol

My little cuties showin off their new bows

Siena cracks me up in this picture

Their 1st trip in the cart- they had so much fun!

Celebrating 5 Years of Marriage in the City We Fell in Love

We had the greatest weekend, although it went so fast. We arrived Friday around 11, dropped of our bags & went straight to our favorite sandwich place. It's funny cuz it's in a food court type place in a movie theatre complex but we love it!! It was a gorgeous day! It's not often that it's 70 degrees & not a cloud in the sky in San Francisco.

We did a lot of walking around & shopping. We then went by a place I had read about called Canteen for a drink.

After we got ready to go out for our anniversary dinner, we went to the Four Seasons for a drink. I got a yummy Lychee Martini & Jeff got a Pomegranite one. It was beautiful hotel.

We then went to North Beach, known for it's amazing Italian restaurants. We went to a place we had loved before & it was unfortunately a little dissapointing but we still had a great time. Since we had gotten up before 6am & had such a big day on Sat., we went home somewhat early.

Saturday was another gorgeous day & we got into Napa around 11ish. Here's a couple pics from our fantastic day.

We wanted to do something a little different & not just go to wineries so we went to Mumm for champagne, which was so good! You got to sit down & be served which was also nice.

This was where we picnic'd.

This place was SO great. They only made Ports- all yummy. Dollar bills were hung everywhere & they're all going to be taken down soon & given to charity. Jeff guess-timated there was maybe $5000 in there. It was a really fun place.

We then drove back to the city & got ready to meet our friends, Frank & Jen, for dinner. We sadly hadn't seen them for 5 years, since our wedding!! :-0 We met them at our favorite restaurant ChaChaCha. They have excellent sangria & the food is so good! Although it was really loud in there, we had such a great time catching up with them. :-)

One of the best parts about our trip was that slept in on Sunday & slept 9 1/2 hrs!!! :-) Sunday was so nice & relaxing. We had breakfast, then went & saw "Slumdog Millionaire". It was such a clever movie & I can see why it's winning so many awards. By the time we walked back to our hotel, it was time to go home. We had such an amazing time together & know how important it is for us to take that time to strenghten our marriage. That's such an important factor in us raising happy, healthy children. We missed the girls SO much & called home twice a day, but knew they were having a great time with Grandma & Grandpa. I couldn't get home from that airport fast enough to snuggle with both of them! Xoxo

What I Love About My Hubby After 5 Years of Marriage

• How he took care of me, loved me & helped me fight cancer, fertility issues, 14 weeks of bedrest & post c-section surgery



• I still get flowers for no reason



• His love for cookies- it's really funny



• Our mutual love for wine (AND food!!)



• How much fun we have on vacation together (and that he throws his frugalness out the window & just wants to have a great time!)



• His graying hair than he teases is being caused by me! (And now the other 2 women in the house. lol)



• What an INCREDIBLE father he is. He stepped in from moment one & will do anything.



• How freely gives me my alone time or time with w/ my girlfriends.



• How hard he works so I can be a Stay-At-Home-Mom



• His beautiful blue eyes



• How much he loves his daughters



• How together we made it through the 1st few months of taking care of twinfants!



• His daily phone call to check in & make sure S&S aren't ganging up on me too bad

There's so many more but I'll leave it at that. I'm blessed for so many reasons but one of the biggest is that this wonderful man chose ME to spend his life with. Happy 5 Year Anniversary, Baby!

Video of Daddy making Sara giggle

Daddy & his Girls

Golden Gate, Here We Come!!!!

We're so excited cuz it's our 5 year anniversary on Saturday & we're going to San Francisco!! It's such a special place for us since we fell in love there & we've missed it so much, as we haven't been in 3 years. We're even driving out to Napa on Saturday!! It's suppose to be sunny & 65 degrees- what could be better than that?! Mom & Dad are sweet enough to watch the girls for the weekend. What would we do without them? (I guess nothing!!! haha)

So, I finally got another video of Siena crawling (albeit short), but it's only fair she's on here too! She does the army-crawl version, but it still gets her everywhere she wants to go!

Okay, so I already have another funny video to share. I gave the girls chicken for the 1st time & it did not go over well. Lol Sara is my really good eater & so far has only not liked avocados (weird like her Daddy) but she seems to also HATE chicken. Don't think Siena is too fond of it either. It was from a jar so I'm hoping she'll change her mind & I won't have to start making that too!! (Although, I don't blame her. Ewww....) I'm having a hard time downloading this also, so I'll attach a link instead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8VLw2VJnCE

Its a New Year and a Very Happy One At That!!

I'm so grateful for the year 2008. Despite how scary it started- only being 20 weeks pregnant, 4 trips to the hospital & 14 weeks of bedrest, every minute was worth it cuz our girls are now with us, happy & healthy. And now, 2009? We've got 2 crawling healthy babies that have brightened my world. :-0 I knew this day would come, but it feels like it came so fast. Sara started crawling the week before X-Mas. Fortunately, she didn't realize just how far she could go & would only go a couple feet, then sit back up. I was so happy we didn't have to worry about the X-Mas tree & presents. Now? It's a different story. She wants to go everywhere!! (Who can blame her, huh?) And to top it off, Siena is now army-crawling & w/in days, can scoot all over the place. We're in the process of baby-proofing the living room & it's been a huge pain. It's a very small room & oddly shaped. We even moved our coffee table into the garage to give them more room. So, I've ordered what we need, but in the meantime, I'm having to chase them all over. They've got a ton of toys to play with, but of course they want everything they're not suppose to have! lol It's so fun watching them learn new things, although I find myself so sad at how fast they're growing. They're finally in 9 month clothes & I cried a little when I packed up all the 6 month stuff.

Other good news is that Siena is doing great at Physical Therapy & may only have to go 2 more times. We'll see how she's doing at her appt. next week, but I'm SO proud of her & how far she's come. My frail little 4 lb. 4 oz'r w/ a heart monitor is now a chubby, very smiley (and whiney! lol) crawler!! :-)

Here's the girls whoopin it up New Years style. (Siena was not happy Sara got the champagne!)

So she took it from her!!

Siena- Daddy was not happy about this bit of exibitionism. haha

Sara trying to pull up on everything. She even got herself into the splits & couldn't get out of them!

Here's a couple videos to document their new milestones. Wishing all of you a very happy & healthy New Year.

Sara

I'm having trouble uploading Siena crawling so I threw in a funny one for now. ;-) (It's only the beginning!!)