Poor Otis

Anyone who has a bad thing to say about a Lab is CRAZY! Otis is the best family dog ever.

NO poo-poo in the potty - BOO, HISS

So Shawn continues to poop in his pull up and now we are trying the whole time out thing. We have him sit in the hall (because their is no other place in the house that isn't packed with toys - including the bathroom) on his backyardigans pull out couch. Did us a lot of good...HE FELL ASLEEP. So much for making him think about what he did and why he can't play with this toys now.

Poopy in the Potty - HURRAY!

Yes, it finally happened. Not only did Shawn go poops in the potty, but he actually told me he wanted to go poops. I know he is going to have an explosion eventually because he didn't go yesterday and we only had a few nuggets today. I'll take anything. Mike celebrated so loud that Aidan started to cry hysterically. Poor little guy was frightened. We are currently in our big boy underwear and doing well. Keep your fingers crossed!

DISNEY 2009

Disney was great, but don't go there when the schools are on vacation. The place was a madhouse. Good thing we are terrible parents and had Shawn nap until 9pm and then took him to the Magic Kingdom until 2:30am! HAHA - but we sure did get on everything we wanted without waiting. The weather was chilly for three days, which was fine with me. I would do it again in a heartbeat to see that little boys face light up. That is until we get right up to the characters and then hear "NO LIKE- NO LIKE!!!" Plane ride was great. He loved every minute of it. We might have a future pilot on our hands.

New Pics

Here are a few pics of the Cherubs.

Michaela is WALKING!

Our little lady is on the move. Watch out...we're in big trouble!

Doctor's Visit

We went to the doctor on Friday, March 27 and everyone is in good health. Shawn and Aidan also went to the cardiologist and they were given a clean bill of health. Neither has to return again - what a relief.

SHAWN
Height: 41"
Weight: 41.5 lbs.

AIDAN
Height: 31"
Weight: 23.3 lbs.
Head: 19

SHAWN (at 12-months)
Height: 31.5"
Weight: 25.5 lbs.
Head: 19"

MICHAELA
Height: 30"
Weight: 18.2 lbs.
Head: 18

Michaela is starting to walk (and climb) everywhere. She is taking 12 or more steps before falling. Aidan isn't there yet. He just watches her and probably chuckles when she tumbles. Shawn didn't walk until 16-months so we are happy to have just two and not three walking. We'll be running after them in no time flat. We will post some video this week.

We are off to DISNEY with Shawn on Sunday. We will return on Friday. The twins will be having fun at Nana and Papa's house and Grandma and Grandpa's house. We will let you know how it goes.

Happy Easter to all!

Aidan & Michaela's 1st birthday

Although the twins don't officially turn one until March 3, we did a family party on the 20th. They just thought it was a regular day with everyone lavishing them with attention. I will upload some video when I download it off of our video camera.

Shawn's 3rd Birthday

Shawn's 3rd birthday was a hit. We did one for the families and then one for Shawn's friends. He had a blast at both parties.

It's been tooooooo long!

Wow, I can't believe the last post was December 18. I am so bad at updating this. Christmas was great. Mike says that he never thought he would say Shawn has too many toys, but he definitely does. We used to clean up his toys every night. Now we're lucky if we do it twice a week! The twins' had a great 1st Christmas and it was really fun with Shawn. We can't believe we didn't use the whole Santa is watching crap sooner to get him to do more stuff like go to bed, brush his teeth, clean up, etc. We only did it about a week before X-mas. We didn't think he would really understand.

Christmas day was so cute when Shawn woke up all surprised by the presents. Much to his dismay this event odoesn't take place EVERY day after that./ We had him asking for presents for ab out two weeks after. Funny how he understands Santa brings the toys, but he can't wrap his brain around the fact that he only comes once a year. Go figure!

Doctor Visit 12.5.08

Michaela is 16 pounds and 27.5 inches. Aidan is 20 pounds and 29 inches. The visit went well - except for the first round for the flu shot. Which reminds me that we have to make an appointment for round 2.

Shawn is 38 pounds and 3'4". Hard to believe he will be 3 in February. The time sure does fly. We love this age. He is talking more and more each day and he is saying some of the funny things too. He is starting to watch movies for longer periods of time - Finding Nemo is a hit!

We are looking forward to the holidays. Christmas Eve at the Scheer's and Christmas Day with the Legge's. New Year's Eve is in Massachusetts with the Barretts. We are taking Shawn to see the Christmas Tree in NYC on Monday. That should be a lot of fun. We are going to attempt potty training on our two weeks off - that shouldn't be a lot of fun.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Much love to you all!

Halloween - Finally

Hi Everyone...sorry for the LONG delay in updating.

Shawn and Aidan were Pirates for Halloween and Michaela was a Little Devil (thank you Aunt Christine). We had a playoff game that night and all three were there. They were a hit, that's for sure.

The twins go for their well baby visit on Tuesday. Michaela's two bottom teeth are almost completely in and Aidan has two top and two bottom. Michaela is saying Dadda all the time. Aidan said it pretty clearly tonight. Michaela also says Mama once in a while and Nana. They don't know what they are saying, but it sure does sound good to us. Both are doing the army crawl. They are so close to the real thing.

6-Month Doctor Visit

The twins had their 6-month visit on 9.8.08 and they did great. Aidan is a very large twin according to the doctor, and Michaela is right on target. They both did great with the shots and Shawn was super in the office.

They are up to 3x a day feedings along with bottles. I still don't see a decrease in the bottle making though! Only 6-months to go until they can have milk. When people complain about the milk prices I can't help but laugh. I would rather spend $7 on two gallons of milk a week than $60 a week on formula (but I know you breastfeeding moms are saying I did it to myself, which you are right about).

AIDAN HAS TEETH - and yes, our little chubba got two bottom teeth, literally overnight, last Friday. It was pretty cool - sad part is no one noticed until that night - including my mother who notices everything (in a good way). She actually checked his upper gums that same day and saw nothing. haha - she never checked the bottom though.

AIDAN
Weight: 19.3
Height: 27.25
Head: 18

MICHAELA
Weight: 14.13
Height: 25.75
Head: 16.5

SHAWN at this age
Weight: 20.4
Height: 28.5

Thanks for reading and I hope to update this site more often. Unfortunately I cannot do it from work so I have to wait until I actually get on the computer during the week at home. Sleep is getting in the way of doing that!!!

Laughter

Here is Shawn trying to "give 5" to Mike. It's very cute.

First Foods

The twins are having their first foods this week. Very exciting giving them rice ceral with formula...yummy!!! They have no idea what to do with it once it is in their mouth. It is very funny to watch. Aidan goes after it that little chubba. but he doesn't know what to do after he gets it.

Visit with the Family

We had such a GREAT time visiting with Christine, Sean, Katie, and the boys (Finn and Ryan). It was one fo the best weekends ever. It was so nice to just sit around with family and catch up. The Barrett's are SUPER hosts and we can't wait to do it again (we already invited ourselves in December - haha). The only one who had more fun than Mike and I was Shawn.

Doctor Visit

The twins went for their 4-month check-up today and got a few shots (and boy did they scream). They were troopers though because a minute after it was all said and done they both stopped crying.

Aidan
Height: 24 3/4
Weight: 17.9
Head: 17

Michaela
Height: 24
Weight: 13.7
Head: 16

Shawn at this age
Height: 25 1/2
Weight: 17
Head: 17

So it's official....Aidan is a tank for a twin. I can't believe he is over 4 pounds more than Michaela. That just means he will be in a bigger car seat real soon, which isn't good for us. Here comes the Minivan Mike!!!!

NEW TEETH!!!!!!

HaHa...I bet you thought I was talking about the twins, but I am actually talking about myself. It's been two (long) years and two months since the accident and I finally got permanent bottom teeth. I should be finished with the top by November if all goes according to plan.

I usually keep my retainer (that has my bottom teeth on it) in a cup in the medicine cabinet (you can't sleep with it in) and this morning I actually got freaked out for a second when I went to get it and it wasn't there. haha... The dentist was actually surprised that I didn't want to keep the retainer! What are these people thinking??? Am I suppose to bronze it and put it next to the baby shoes? haha

The babies are going to the doctor today and I will post the results later.

House Renovations

Here are some pics of the new kitchen and basement. Things are slowly coming along here.

Some New Pics

Here are some new pics that I got this week. A rare photo op with all three of them.