Ava wants to say hello...

Happy Girls

6 months is such a fun age. The girls love to talk and smile!!! We had our doctors visit this week and the girls are getting soooo big. Ava is now 13# 9oz and 24 1/4in long. Ella is 13# and 24 inches long. I think Ella is going to catch Ava soon:

Here are some recent pictures:

Daddy and the girls

Happy Ava

Ella Talking

6 months

Its now been over 6 months since the Twinslers were born. Sunday was their 1/2 year birthday. They are both doing really well. They are starting to "talk" and imitate you when you are talking to them, especially Ava. They have been sleeping through the night pretty consistently, and are eating like champs. The biggest milestone that they have reached is that of the introduction of cereal. They are 3 day into it, and I am not sure either one knows what to make of it yet. Here are the girls working on their head control in their Bumbo seats. Ava decided to make it an action shot. When the cereal comes out, its liek a "Got Milk" photo shoot up in here! -tinny out

Funny Story

So, Rachel nudges me this AM at about 5:00. I hear baby noises in the background which is not unusual for our house, obviously. Rachel says, listen to that, "It's Ava, and she's cracking herself up!"

I groggely hop up out of bed and stick my head into the girls room to find Ava semi-awake cooing and "talking" like there is no tomorrow, smiling and laughing away - at 5:00am in the morning! It was so cute. I kinda wish I was more awake to remember it...

-tinny out

Did you miss us?

Sorry for being all MIA on all you folks, but the last month or so has thrown a lot of life at the 'ol Twinsler clan. Fortunately, the twins have been doing great. Both are over 10 lbs now and are starting to smile and show emotions- other than crying ;)

Through a crazy series of events, I lost my job, and Rachel went back to work full-time for a while, offering us both a very in depth look at what its like to walk in the others shoes. I just accepted a job offer, so now we get to figure out what the new normal looks like!

Above is a pic for the girls taken by a friend of ours, Amanda. She did a great job on the ~4 month old shots, didn't she?

-tinny out

Discharged!

Today we went back to Good Sam for a checkup. Ava now weighs 9lbs 7oz, and Ella is a robust 8lbs 13oz, what chunkers!

The best news we received was that we were officially discharged, and as long as there are not any new problems, we'll not head back to the hospital for 5 more months... who-hoo!
-tinny out

The Many Faces of Ella: Part II

Ella was being especially photogenic this past weekend, so here are a few shots that cover the range of emotion that is Ella...
-tinny out