A is like unto B, as B is like unto...

Last week I finally took the time to take our traditional bear pictures. If you are unfamiliar with what these are, every month, until their one, we take pictures of our wee ones sitting next to this bear.

CAMI & JOSH
Age: Newborn

PHOEBE

Above: Age- 2yrs / Below: Newborn & 1 yr

Two of a Kind...

Everyone who has seen the twins points put that Cami looks just like her older sissy Phoebs, but what many do not see is how similar Josh looks like Phoebe when she was a chunky newborn. Below is a picture I snapped of Josh, to his right is a picture of his older sissy Phoebs when she was s newborn. No only do they look the same, but they even sleep alike.

Two Peas in a Pod...or Swing

Babies On Board

Yesterday was the one week birthday of our newest additions, Camille (Cami) & Joshua (Joshie). They were born Thursday, October 22^nd, Cami came out first at 8:02 am weighing 5.0lbs and measuring 18 ½ in long. Josh was the second out at 8:04am weighing 6.14 lbs and measuring 19 in long.

As a perk of delivering at Alta View Hospital (the orphan child of hospitals, as the one of the nurses described it) we were treated with a very soft full length robe and a dinner date night in our room. On another side note this hospitals also has some of the nicest nursing staff ever.

Because of the Swine Flu scare the hospital rules changed and you can only have two visitors at a time and NO children under 14, so unfortunately Phoebs had to wait to meet her siblings for 4 days, but it was no loss to her, because Grandma & pa Potts came to stay with her and they brought Phoebs’ beloved teacup poodles with them.

It has taken Phoebs some time to adjust, but she is starting to be a very cute & loving big sister.

Miscellaneous pictures of our hospital say & other family visits:

Terrible Twos Already

As of October 12^th our wee Phoebs turned the dreaded “Terrible Two.” To document the milestone Uncle Davey took Phoebs to the international peace gardens for some pictures.

For the most part Phoebe has been the same ole' high energy curious toddler as ever, but every once and a while she applies her high energy to bad doing...the sad part is 1) this isn't our house , it's Grandma Fergy's & 2) This isn't the fist time this has happened, it is the 2nd time this month. To clean her off we have to vacuum her whole body, even her hair.

D-Week is Upon Us

At the end of this pregnancy we have had to frequent the Drs office twice a week of various appts and tests. This last Thursday was our bi-weekly ultrasound, that's right I said bi-weekly. I enjoy these appts the most because you get to see the wee ones, but unfortunately I learned that ultrasound techs are only allowed to measure babies once every 3 weeks, so mostly we just check their positions and heartbeats. This is nice, but I am always most eager to see how they are growing, so I was especially excited that last Thursday was finally our 3 wk appt. (Note: Three wks ago, Josh weighed 5.1 lbs and Cami was 4.13 lbs, an above normal weight for 1 baby no less twins.) Going in to this appt Cory and I had guessed that Josh would be about 6 1/2 lbs and Cami would be around 6 lbs because we were told to expect in the last couple months of pregnancy that each baby would gain about 1/2 lb each week. Apparently this is only true for babies and not heifers, which I am apparently carrying. Josh's measurements showed him to weigh 7.6 lbs and Cami as 6.14lbs. YIKES, Do the math! I am carrying 14lbs worth of babies; no wonder my legs and hips rebel when I try using them. I guess it had always been portrayed to me that twins were suppose to be small, but that apparently that is a fallacy, because our fatties will be finally joining us on the morning of Thursday Oct. 22nd weighing of between 7-8 1/2 lbs each.

Joshie (8 wks ago)

Sew Adventurous

As I have been on bed rest for the last 8 wks it has given me a ton of time to surf the web for cute crafts ideas. I get inspired to make new items all the time, which drives Cory crazy because I always need to go to a craft store for supplies. My newest inspiration has been in the sewing department, which I admit is one of my weakest areas, but I was bored and feeling bold so I tried something new. I kept it simple with learning how to make fabric yo-yos and fabric flowers.

I then went on to sew a very simple sundress I found on the web. I was able to use mostly fabric that I had on hand with the exception of a new accent fabric, which I had to justify getting by explaining that it would be a birthday dress for Phoebs. The dress took me 2 half days to sew, but I am very slow and rather inexperienced when it comes to reading and applying sewing instructions. I am sure it would take more experienced sewers a only couple of hours to put together. The finished product was so darling on the hanger, but when I went to put it on Phoebs it drowned her.

I guess I should have made it a bit more petite for my wee one. I feel it fits her no better than if I had cut some holes in a giant garbage sack and stuck it on her, hints why I so lovingly now refer to Phoebs' new birthday dress as a fancy garbage sack. Oh well, luckily Phoebs is cute enough to make even a fancy garbage sack look cute.