Thursday, December 30, 2010

December 30, 2010

My last blog post for 2010. What a crazy year it has been. Uncle J and I are off to get some rest and relaxation in the Caribbean sun, while my sis, Bill, and twins are off to Pittsburgh to see the Winter Classic (Capitals vs Penguins) and visit with family. Thank you to everyone who has viewed the blog throughout the year - you've given me the motivation to keep posting away. I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Years! See you in 2011!

Twins - waiting for Santa
Will or a snowman?
Twins - 11 months old
Tenley's new favorite toy

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

December 29, 2010

When I visited MD a few weeks ago I got to witness Tenley playing with one of her favorite toys in Mommy and Daddy's room. She likes to take the box of long cotton tipped applicators and take the packs of two out of the box one-by-one until the box is empty. Her focus during this event is absolutely riveting, I don't even think she blinks until they are all out.
Here are pictures of Tenley and Will on a big stuffed horse. To recap, in their first year of life, they have been out on the ice rink and been placed on horses. I think Mom and Dad are already starting to have some major influence here :)

Monday, December 27, 2010

December 27, 2010

I hope everyone had a merry, merry Christmas! Mommy was a bit busy with work (the newbie got stuck doing the Holiday on-call shifts) but she still got to have Christmas morning with the kids.

MoMo and twins
Twins
Tenley conducting the musicians during the play

Friday, December 24, 2010

December 24, 2010

Christmas Eve!! The Twins are debuting their acting skills this evening at the Bethany Methodist Church. They are playing baby Jesus in the Church Play (Will plays Jesus the fist half of the show and Tenley plays Jesus the second half of the show). They even get to wear their Christening gowns again! Here are a few pics from their rehearsal the other night.

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.

His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"

Thursday, December 23, 2010

December 23, 2010

Happy Christmas Eve Eve!!!! I hope others are going to get a white Christmas like it's suppose to here in Indiana.

Twins and Mommy
Twins and Daddy
Twins Playing
Will smiling

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

December 22, 2010

I have lots of pictures to post and I won't be posting anything from Dec 30th until Jan 10th (going to Grand Cayman) so make sure to check daily until the 30th.

Will, the Penguins fan
Tenley, the Penguins fan
Happy babies
Picture is a bit blurry but this look on Tenley is priceless

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

December 21, 2010

4 more days until Christmas!! Wow...time is flying. I forgot to mention, a HUGE milestone date was reached. As of early December, the twins were officially living at home longer than they were in the NICU. Yay!!!!

The Twins' first Christmas tree (and Tenley's new favorite toy from Marissa. More pics on that to come)
Tenley gets sleepers from Auntie
Will gets sleepers from Auntie
Will packing on the pounds by doing double loads of food to the mouth (he doesn't really eat much but he loves to spit it out all over his face)

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

December 14, 2010

Well, my Christmas visit with the Kinloch family has come and gone. I cant say I helped decorate but I can say that I kept the parents' bellies as full as possible! The twins are just happy, happy babies. Mommy's new job is .... well, it's a job :) She at least got moved to day shifts for the time being. Mr Mom is doing a great job keeping up with the Dr appointments, phone calls, therapy sessions, etc. Both babies are still fed via a syringe through their bellies. Mom and Dad are slowly trying to incorporate oral feedings however, as of right now, they don't end up eating much of what's put into their mouths. In April or May they will start an all day Feeding program which will hopefully get their eating skills jump started.



Thursday, December 9, 2010

December 9, 2010

The kids now have a new food to attempt to eat....first it was rice cereal, then it was avacado and now it's banana's. Tenley likes hers watered down a bit and Will prefers his on his face.

The day after Santa Skate, the Kinloch clan and I went to get the twins' first Christmas tree.

Uncle Curt and Daddy with the tree
Mommy and Aunt Rachel driving the twins in the mud after the tree is cutTenley bundled up in the stroller...it was lightly snowing
Will bundled up in the stroller to keep warm

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

December 7, 2010

Santa Skate


The Twins meet Santa
The Twins go on ice for the first time
The Gang

Sunday, December 5, 2010

December 5, 2010

The Twins' first Christmas jump started yesterday with a fun trip to the Kinloch Santa Skate in PA. The Twins had a blast and some cute pictures were taken. We'll get them uploaded here soon for posting. Today the Twins go with Uncle Curtis, Aunt Jen, Allison, Jack, Aunt Rachel, Mommy and Daddy to pick out their first Christmas tree. I'm sure they'll have fun playing with all the ornaments later this afternoon!

Tenley eating some avocado
Will eating some avocado
Twins!
Tenley, when she gets really excited she scrunches up her nose

Thursday, December 2, 2010

December 2, 2010

Wow, the days just fly by...I'm leaving Indy today to head for MD. Can't wait to see how much the twins have grown! They are now enjoying avacodo's as a new addition to their diet. See pictures below.

Tenley enjoying her avacado
Will enjoying his avocado
Twins playing