We are still here

As a result of my saying, "Ahhh, we forgot to brush your teeth this morning (several times)-- chew this piece of gum for a sec", Maggie thinks that gum actually brushes your teeth for you. Borderline pathetic, (on my part), but hey, don't sweat the small stuff!

Baby Update

Ahhh! I have so much catching up to do, but it is actually possible for me to get to bed before 9:00 PM, so you can bet I choose sleep over blogging these days! Before I drift off , I want to put up a few pictures that my friend Amanda took! She took such great pictures of the twins and I wanted to post a few. The girls (all five) are doing great. The older three are adjusting well to the changes and are a big help. The babies are growing well and are so much fun! I will catch up on Christmas and New Year's as soon as I have a chance.

PS- One thing I wanted to mention was THANK YOU to our Secret Santa. We had a secret Santa and it was so much fun. We all loved it. The girls looked forward to that every night and kept wondering who was thinking of us. So if you are a reader of our blog, thank you so much! That was really special for us!

Annie

Aubrey

A funny sequence of events here:

Aubrey wakes up and eyeballs the poof

She's hungry and going after it . . . (Probably my favorite picture. If I had sent out Christmas cards this year, this would have been it!)

She got it!

I can't believe she got them yawning at the same time!

I LOVE these cheeks! (She won't, but I do!)

Our babies

What sweet little angels these girls are! I am sorry for the lack of posts and pictures, and the lack of returned phone calls, etc., but this is crazy! Actually, I feel like I am getting a handle on it, but time is sparse. These girls have been such a blessing to us and we are loving watching their twin closeness. They totally notice when the other is not there and are so content when they are close by each other. When we lay them in their crib, they turn toward each other and rest into each other. We love this so much and couldn't be more grateful. Thanks for all of your well wishes and love. Don't be offended if I seem out of it and forgetful! I am!

Can you tell who is who? I'll post the answers at the bottom.

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Answers- from Left to right

Photo 1- Aubrey, Annie

Photo 2- Annie, Aubrey

Photo 3- Annie, Aubrey

Photo 4- Aubrey, Annie

Photo 5- Aubrey

Photo 6- Annie

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday!

Merry Christmas everyone! As you can tell by the earlier post, our precious little baby girls arrived on December 22 and have been the best Christmas gift we could ever ask for. Things have been absolutely crazy, but I just wanted to post a couple of pictures and introduce you to our newsest additions. Labor went well and I was able to deliver both girls without a C-Section! Yeah! There were a few minor complications, but all in all, I could not have expected it to go any better. I know that I was being watched over and protected throughout the whole process. They are the sweetest, tinest little things and we are loving them so much already. Their big sisters love them and are so eager to help. I could write about it all forever, but I am quickly learning that there really is NEVER a dull moment in our home anymore. (As if there ever was). I have hungry babies calling and so off I go. But first . . .
Introducing:

Annie Caroline Allred

Born 8:39 PM
Weight 5 lbs 11 oz
18.75 inches long

She is perfectly beautiful and doing really well. She was the first baby born and surprised us with a healthy cry and a very high Apgar score. She is doing great. She just seems so teeny when we are used to almost 9 lb babies!

Born 8 minutes after her sister came our precious

Aubrey Jane Allred.

Born 8:47 PM
Weight6 lbs 2 oz
19.5 inches long

She impressed us with an equally high Apgar and insured their spot in the regular nursery- no NICU! Aubrey has a sweet disposition and loves to look around. We can tell her apart from her sis by the shape of her head and her perma -scrunchy face! She is sweet.




We just love these girls and could hold them and kiss them all day! They truly are a miracle and an amazing blessing that we are so grateful for. Wish us luck as we figure out how to make this all work in our family! We are excited and up for the challenge!