Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The rapid flows of the river TIME
This is Chuck, filling in for a spell. I'll be trying to get updates on here more frequently, so as to keep people filled in. It's been an incredibly stressful past year for the both of us, so I apologize for the sporadic posts.
Now without further ado, I believe the last we left off, it was Halloween for the girls as well!
Now without further ado, I believe the last we left off, it was Halloween for the girls as well!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
January 8, 2009
I've just realized that i never even posted the Halloween pictures.. UGH!!!
Ok I promise pics will be up soon of Halloween and Christmas..
My god can you believe it's already past New Years..
The world with two little 16 moth olds (and a big brother) is just amazing and crazy..
Morgan is my sponge. This child cracksme up on a daily basis and learns so fast it makes my head spin. She is currently saying "Riley where are you" or "Daddy were are you" which sounds more like "iley weeer ahhh oouu" SO CUTE!! She is such a silly funny goofy kid. So smart and happy..
Riley is talking too but not as much, it depends on her mood. Sometimes you can't get her to be quiet and other times she is the shy momma's girl.. She absolutely loves me, and her gommie aka god mother. I think if she could be atached to one of us she would be on out hip 24/7.
She is my music child I say. Always humming and singing and playing the piano or drums. She loves music it's the cutest thing...
As for weight and height well you will have to catch me on a day my brain is working lol.
All i can say is that Riley has always been alittle taller then Morgan and now she is a lot taller. If she keeps this up she will surpass Aiden in no time at all. She is only about an inch shorter then him now and he has about 4 or 5 inches on Morgan I'd say. To see them all standing next to each other is sooooooooooo cute.. I remember this time last year and they were still "little".. My babies ar not babies anymore, there growning up too fast..
Ok I promise pics will be up soon of Halloween and Christmas..
My god can you believe it's already past New Years..
The world with two little 16 moth olds (and a big brother) is just amazing and crazy..
Morgan is my sponge. This child cracksme up on a daily basis and learns so fast it makes my head spin. She is currently saying "Riley where are you" or "Daddy were are you" which sounds more like "iley weeer ahhh oouu" SO CUTE!! She is such a silly funny goofy kid. So smart and happy..
Riley is talking too but not as much, it depends on her mood. Sometimes you can't get her to be quiet and other times she is the shy momma's girl.. She absolutely loves me, and her gommie aka god mother. I think if she could be atached to one of us she would be on out hip 24/7.
She is my music child I say. Always humming and singing and playing the piano or drums. She loves music it's the cutest thing...
As for weight and height well you will have to catch me on a day my brain is working lol.
All i can say is that Riley has always been alittle taller then Morgan and now she is a lot taller. If she keeps this up she will surpass Aiden in no time at all. She is only about an inch shorter then him now and he has about 4 or 5 inches on Morgan I'd say. To see them all standing next to each other is sooooooooooo cute.. I remember this time last year and they were still "little".. My babies ar not babies anymore, there growning up too fast..
Saturday, November 22, 2008
November 22, 2008
My walker and my talker... What a crazy world it is...
Riley is officially walking! She started about 4 days ago and is all over the place. I love her new found independence. She is wobbly and walks a bit like a monkey but OMG is it CUTE!!!!
And Morgan is my talker, and what a smart little cookie this one is.. She says ya, momma, dudda, nonna, hi, uh-oh, sit, (although I still think it's sh*t lol) and the kicker is this cookie taught herself sigh language. YES real signs with real meaning.. I assume it is from us teaching Aiden and seeing us do them and his E.I. worker. One day I was talking to them all and asked if they wanted more. Aiden signs more a bit like a clap (open hands) but I know the difference between him saying more and clapping yay. Well when I asked the question Aiden aigned his version of "more" and then i asked the girls. Riley just looked at me like of course I want more and Morgan closed her hands and signed it. PERFECTLY!!!! Like a little pro.
The very next day I kept on it so she would keep the skill and out of the blue when she was all done she signed "all done" ! OK I was floored.. My one year old taught herself how to sign and did it like a pro. She knows, more, all done, and me.. As of just the other day both her and RIley can wave bye bye now too.. Something Aiden still doesn't do.. It's a trip to see all this, my brain is still in preemie land. Guess my preemies are growing up.
Now we just got to get Morgan to walk, and Riley to talk. Well i shouldn't say that, cause she does talk. She says momma, dudda, ya, and uh-oh, but she is in no way as vocial as Morgan. Morgan is just down right loud and has long conversations with who ever she can get to listen lol Ri is my quiet one (unless she is cranky) then there is no such thing as quiet with either one of them..
Riley is officially walking! She started about 4 days ago and is all over the place. I love her new found independence. She is wobbly and walks a bit like a monkey but OMG is it CUTE!!!!
And Morgan is my talker, and what a smart little cookie this one is.. She says ya, momma, dudda, nonna, hi, uh-oh, sit, (although I still think it's sh*t lol) and the kicker is this cookie taught herself sigh language. YES real signs with real meaning.. I assume it is from us teaching Aiden and seeing us do them and his E.I. worker. One day I was talking to them all and asked if they wanted more. Aiden signs more a bit like a clap (open hands) but I know the difference between him saying more and clapping yay. Well when I asked the question Aiden aigned his version of "more" and then i asked the girls. Riley just looked at me like of course I want more and Morgan closed her hands and signed it. PERFECTLY!!!! Like a little pro.
The very next day I kept on it so she would keep the skill and out of the blue when she was all done she signed "all done" ! OK I was floored.. My one year old taught herself how to sign and did it like a pro. She knows, more, all done, and me.. As of just the other day both her and RIley can wave bye bye now too.. Something Aiden still doesn't do.. It's a trip to see all this, my brain is still in preemie land. Guess my preemies are growing up.
Now we just got to get Morgan to walk, and Riley to talk. Well i shouldn't say that, cause she does talk. She says momma, dudda, ya, and uh-oh, but she is in no way as vocial as Morgan. Morgan is just down right loud and has long conversations with who ever she can get to listen lol Ri is my quiet one (unless she is cranky) then there is no such thing as quiet with either one of them..
Friday, October 31, 2008
October 31, 2008
Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!
The girls were pixies this year and we once again took out the wagon and went trick or treating. Last year they were only just about 6 weeks old. This year they still didn't get it but had tons of fun any way..
They are both trying to walk on there own and have taken a few independent steps. It's so fun to watch them when they don't know your watching. They get excited when they realize "wow" I can do that..
Morgan is trying to talk up a storm and is my little parrot. She learned to say "shit" (ooopps)
That's what I get for saying PU.. it smells like shit.. Then when I asked her if she did a stinky and told her PU.. You smell like poopy.. She replied Shhiit!! LOL
Well i thought it was hysterical.. Come on, this tinly chubby little girl with pig tails looks at you all innocent and says that.. You'd laugh too..
For the record she knows a few other words.. All good.. She can say Uh Oh.. Morgan.. Butters (her nick name by the way from daddy) Ya, Hi, Mumma, and Dudda..
Ri so far is a mumma and dudda girl. Once in a while you will get a hi, or a ya and today I got an uh Ohhhh, but she is my quite to her self kid until she is tired or irritated then she is a whine bag. In those cases, just put her on the couch or the bed and they flop all over cracking up til they have tears from laughing so much.. (both of them) They are just NUTS!!!
Well i think that's about it.. I will post pics later.. it's been a long night.
Again.. Happy Halloween..
The girls were pixies this year and we once again took out the wagon and went trick or treating. Last year they were only just about 6 weeks old. This year they still didn't get it but had tons of fun any way..
They are both trying to walk on there own and have taken a few independent steps. It's so fun to watch them when they don't know your watching. They get excited when they realize "wow" I can do that..
Morgan is trying to talk up a storm and is my little parrot. She learned to say "shit" (ooopps)
That's what I get for saying PU.. it smells like shit.. Then when I asked her if she did a stinky and told her PU.. You smell like poopy.. She replied Shhiit!! LOL
Well i thought it was hysterical.. Come on, this tinly chubby little girl with pig tails looks at you all innocent and says that.. You'd laugh too..
For the record she knows a few other words.. All good.. She can say Uh Oh.. Morgan.. Butters (her nick name by the way from daddy) Ya, Hi, Mumma, and Dudda..
Ri so far is a mumma and dudda girl. Once in a while you will get a hi, or a ya and today I got an uh Ohhhh, but she is my quite to her self kid until she is tired or irritated then she is a whine bag. In those cases, just put her on the couch or the bed and they flop all over cracking up til they have tears from laughing so much.. (both of them) They are just NUTS!!!
Well i think that's about it.. I will post pics later.. it's been a long night.
Again.. Happy Halloween..
Friday, September 26, 2008
Birthday Party Pictures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy 1st Birthday Morgan Kennidi and Riley Lorene xoxox I LOVE YOU !!
September 26, 2008
Flu Shots, Vaccines, finger sticks.. Blah
add that to a rainy wet humid yukky day and it was a nightmare.
Three kids in the doctors office, all over tired cause the appoint ran over two hours. Aiden was hungry and had been up since the early morning. The girls were all ready for there nap and in came the nurse. Riley did really good with the finger stick, not a peep, just a look like what the heck are you doing.. Morgan had a different nurse and wooooooooooo she freaked out. Then came the doc for the check up. All is good and we showed we can screech louder then he can talk lol.
Then the nurses came in to give the shots. Since they also offered the flu shot I agreed not realizing that ment they had to each get 5 needles. One in each arm, one in the right leg and two in the left. Poor girls, all this after there birthday.. Boo Hoo!
This killed plans for lunch, I was hot and tired and the girls were exhausted, cranky and hungry. SO we came home (thank god I live about 1 min from the doc office) and the girls got in there PJ's, got a nice warm bottle and took a nap. Aiden ate his lunch and passed out about 30 seconds after the last bite..
Girls are doing great. Riley is getting her 4th tooth and Morgan still only has the 2. They are closer and closer to walking and i can't wait.
It will be nice to actually put one down and let them hold my hand to walk for a second.
So here are the stats for the 1 year appointment....
Morgan
Birth.......... W.......... 3 lbs 14 oz.......... H.......... 16 in
4 M............ W.......... 14 lbs 7 oz.......... H.......... 23 in
7M............. W.......... 18 lbs 8 oz.......... H.......... 24 1/2 in
9M............. W.......... 20 lbs 9 oz.......... H.......... 27 in
1 Year....... W.......... 22 lbs 14 oz......... H.......... 29 1/4 in
Riley
Birth.......... W.......... 4 lbs 7 oz.......... H.......... 17 in
4M............. W.......... 15 lbs 2 oz.......... H.......... 24 1/2 in
7M............. W.......... 18 lbs 14 oz.......... H.......... 26 1/2 in
9M............ W.......... 21 lbs 8 oz.......... H.......... 29 1/2 in
1 Year...... W .......... 24 lbs 5 oz.......... H.......... 31 in
add that to a rainy wet humid yukky day and it was a nightmare.
Three kids in the doctors office, all over tired cause the appoint ran over two hours. Aiden was hungry and had been up since the early morning. The girls were all ready for there nap and in came the nurse. Riley did really good with the finger stick, not a peep, just a look like what the heck are you doing.. Morgan had a different nurse and wooooooooooo she freaked out. Then came the doc for the check up. All is good and we showed we can screech louder then he can talk lol.
Then the nurses came in to give the shots. Since they also offered the flu shot I agreed not realizing that ment they had to each get 5 needles. One in each arm, one in the right leg and two in the left. Poor girls, all this after there birthday.. Boo Hoo!
This killed plans for lunch, I was hot and tired and the girls were exhausted, cranky and hungry. SO we came home (thank god I live about 1 min from the doc office) and the girls got in there PJ's, got a nice warm bottle and took a nap. Aiden ate his lunch and passed out about 30 seconds after the last bite..
Girls are doing great. Riley is getting her 4th tooth and Morgan still only has the 2. They are closer and closer to walking and i can't wait.
It will be nice to actually put one down and let them hold my hand to walk for a second.
So here are the stats for the 1 year appointment....
Morgan
Birth.......... W.......... 3 lbs 14 oz.......... H.......... 16 in
4 M............ W.......... 14 lbs 7 oz.......... H.......... 23 in
7M............. W.......... 18 lbs 8 oz.......... H.......... 24 1/2 in
9M............. W.......... 20 lbs 9 oz.......... H.......... 27 in
1 Year....... W.......... 22 lbs 14 oz......... H.......... 29 1/4 in
Riley
Birth.......... W.......... 4 lbs 7 oz.......... H.......... 17 in
4M............. W.......... 15 lbs 2 oz.......... H.......... 24 1/2 in
7M............. W.......... 18 lbs 14 oz.......... H.......... 26 1/2 in
9M............ W.......... 21 lbs 8 oz.......... H.......... 29 1/2 in
1 Year...... W .......... 24 lbs 5 oz.......... H.......... 31 in
Monday, September 22, 2008
September 22, 2008
Happy 1st Bithday Morgan Kennidi and Riley Lorene !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can not believe my girls are already one. We had there party yesterday and it was an awesome day. THe sun shined, it was about 80 out and a nice little breeze. The kids all played in the jumpy house and chased bubbles and all us grown ups got to relax a bit.
THe girls enjoyed there little cakes I got for them so they could each have there own and it was even better when Aiden came over to share. First he had to taste Riley's and since that was so good he must of wondered if Morgan's was better. So off he went over to Morgan and grabbed a bite.. LOL it was so cute I can't wait to post the pictures. (I did however leave the camera in the car that daddy took to work tonight so you will all have to wait)
THe girls are bothe crawling as previously reported and no more army crawl for Morgan. They are also very close to walking. I think Morgan will be the first. The clock is running, I give them less then 2 months. By Christmas they will be running. Oh that shall be fun..
THey go to the pedi at the end of the week so I will update then on weights and heights. I can only imagine.
We also got to finally meet one of our blog moms. Jen, Shawn, Arianna, and 4 week old Daria joined us to celebrate the twins bday. It was nice to finally meet you all, and next time we will have to chat some more.
Thank You to everyone who came and again Happy Birthday to my baby girls.. We love you so much.. It's amazing to me to know that a year ago you were 3 and 4 pounders and now you have to be pushing 23 at least.. Crazy.. Just Crazy..
I can not believe my girls are already one. We had there party yesterday and it was an awesome day. THe sun shined, it was about 80 out and a nice little breeze. The kids all played in the jumpy house and chased bubbles and all us grown ups got to relax a bit.
THe girls enjoyed there little cakes I got for them so they could each have there own and it was even better when Aiden came over to share. First he had to taste Riley's and since that was so good he must of wondered if Morgan's was better. So off he went over to Morgan and grabbed a bite.. LOL it was so cute I can't wait to post the pictures. (I did however leave the camera in the car that daddy took to work tonight so you will all have to wait)
THe girls are bothe crawling as previously reported and no more army crawl for Morgan. They are also very close to walking. I think Morgan will be the first. The clock is running, I give them less then 2 months. By Christmas they will be running. Oh that shall be fun..
THey go to the pedi at the end of the week so I will update then on weights and heights. I can only imagine.
We also got to finally meet one of our blog moms. Jen, Shawn, Arianna, and 4 week old Daria joined us to celebrate the twins bday. It was nice to finally meet you all, and next time we will have to chat some more.
Thank You to everyone who came and again Happy Birthday to my baby girls.. We love you so much.. It's amazing to me to know that a year ago you were 3 and 4 pounders and now you have to be pushing 23 at least.. Crazy.. Just Crazy..
Saturday, August 23, 2008
August 22, 2008
Happy 11 months to my baby girls who are getting WAY TO BIG!!
And YAY for Miss Morgan, she got her first tooth today..
Both are pulling up and cruising, both are walking with hand over hand assistance, and both are just truly amazing.
Now they just got to gang up to protect themselves from there brother who thinks he has the right to just go over to them and bop them in the head or knock them down.. Lets jsut say I don't think he likes the competition for toys and attention now that the girls are mobile.. hmmm
And YAY for Miss Morgan, she got her first tooth today..
Both are pulling up and cruising, both are walking with hand over hand assistance, and both are just truly amazing.
Now they just got to gang up to protect themselves from there brother who thinks he has the right to just go over to them and bop them in the head or knock them down.. Lets jsut say I don't think he likes the competition for toys and attention now that the girls are mobile.. hmmm
Saturday, August 9, 2008
August 9, 2008
Ri in the sink..
Morgan in the sink
Morgan's new trick.. She likes to climb in the middle of the coffee table and belly surf.. Then cry!
There not babies anymore... I realized that when I saw a lady with her new 3 week old baby in the store the other day and she was soooo tiny (and not even a preemie) and reality set in that my little girls are getting so big so fast. Morgan is still crawling away but can finally go from sitting to crawling even if she refuses to crawl on her knees. Riley is already cruising on everything she can. She will crawl over to the couch or the cabinets or me and climb up then move along the coffee tables. She still walks like frankinstein but thats ok... Even Morgan tried to pull herself up today to a standing position... It won't be long now...
Ri still only has two teeth and Morgan none.. But they will come..
Also Mommy got a new tattoo with all the kids names.. Click on Aiden's blog to see..
Monday, July 21, 2008
July 21, 2008
The girls are HUGE!!! Let's start with that.. They are finally on a schedule and doing great with it. Bedtime is anytime between 7:30 and 8:30 and they will sleep til about 4 or 5 and then have a bottle. After that they go back to sleep til at least 8am which is pretty good.
Nap time is about noon or 12:30 depending on when they got up and they will sleep til about 1:30 or 2.. That is a morning with Daddy.. and he leaves to work at 2:30
I get home from work at 3:30 or 4 and they are up and will usually go back to sleep at 5 for a half hour if we are not out and about. It's usually a short nap (very short) then it's play time, bath time every other day and play time again until they get a bottle before bed and once it's bed time, it's BED TIME! 8:30 is the limit if we are home, which is most of the time. It was hard in the beginning cause they would cry but that onlu lasted a week and they learned it was night night time. Now it's pretty easy and if they cry (once in a while) then i go in check them give them kisses and thats that. For example as I type, Morgan is not a happy camper.. :(
They are learning so fast though. Morgan started crawling first and she still does the belly crawl. Riley just took off one day on all fours and just kept going. Not they are both trying to pull up on things and they are ALL OVER THE PLACE in seconds. Riley does much better getting from sitting to crawling to sitting again. Morgan still doesn't get how to get from sitting to crawling, but once she falls over ( lol ) she is off and all over the place.. She is so fast..
We are currently cup training with hopes to have them off the bottle by there first birthday or at least 14 months. We will see.. There new pedi thinks they are so darn cute and just amazed with all my kids, especially Aiden.
Riley had her first ear infection when the bug cam through the house and stayed a while, but it missed Morgan. Well not the bug just the ears. We all, except for daddy, got the sore trout, runny nose, cough, itchy eyes.. and the kiddos had a few other issues going on.. (Can you say got poops) ewww i know.. It was a stinky house with 3 poopers.. ha ha ha
Last weigh in was right after Aiden's birthday and here is the tally...
Morgan 20 pounds 9 ounces and 27 inches tall (at 9 months old)
Riley 21 pounds 8 ounces and 29 1/2 inches tall (at 9 months old)
and just for fun to compare..
Aiden 26 pounds 1 ounce and 32 inches tall (at 2 yrs old)
I will post pictures soon... for now I have to go rescue the girls with nite nite kisses..
Nap time is about noon or 12:30 depending on when they got up and they will sleep til about 1:30 or 2.. That is a morning with Daddy.. and he leaves to work at 2:30
I get home from work at 3:30 or 4 and they are up and will usually go back to sleep at 5 for a half hour if we are not out and about. It's usually a short nap (very short) then it's play time, bath time every other day and play time again until they get a bottle before bed and once it's bed time, it's BED TIME! 8:30 is the limit if we are home, which is most of the time. It was hard in the beginning cause they would cry but that onlu lasted a week and they learned it was night night time. Now it's pretty easy and if they cry (once in a while) then i go in check them give them kisses and thats that. For example as I type, Morgan is not a happy camper.. :(
They are learning so fast though. Morgan started crawling first and she still does the belly crawl. Riley just took off one day on all fours and just kept going. Not they are both trying to pull up on things and they are ALL OVER THE PLACE in seconds. Riley does much better getting from sitting to crawling to sitting again. Morgan still doesn't get how to get from sitting to crawling, but once she falls over ( lol ) she is off and all over the place.. She is so fast..
We are currently cup training with hopes to have them off the bottle by there first birthday or at least 14 months. We will see.. There new pedi thinks they are so darn cute and just amazed with all my kids, especially Aiden.
Riley had her first ear infection when the bug cam through the house and stayed a while, but it missed Morgan. Well not the bug just the ears. We all, except for daddy, got the sore trout, runny nose, cough, itchy eyes.. and the kiddos had a few other issues going on.. (Can you say got poops) ewww i know.. It was a stinky house with 3 poopers.. ha ha ha
Last weigh in was right after Aiden's birthday and here is the tally...
Morgan 20 pounds 9 ounces and 27 inches tall (at 9 months old)
Riley 21 pounds 8 ounces and 29 1/2 inches tall (at 9 months old)
and just for fun to compare..
Aiden 26 pounds 1 ounce and 32 inches tall (at 2 yrs old)
I will post pictures soon... for now I have to go rescue the girls with nite nite kisses..
Sunday, June 22, 2008
June 22, 2008
Happy 9 months to my two beautiful baby girls... You are getting so big so fast and learning somuch so quick.. I love you both and can't wait to see the beautiful girls you grow up to be...
Both the girls see there new pedi on Thursday so we will know more then on weight and height. Everything else with them is just falling into place. They are both on the verge or crawling and the baby babble is just awesome.. Riley has about 4 inches I think on Morgan now.. She is sooo tall already.. You would never know these kids were 6 weeks early.. I think soon they are going to weigh more then Aiden and he is 2.. lol
Here are a few new pics of them today on there new quilts the Oma made them..
Yes by hand.. She is truly an amazing talented person..
Both the girls see there new pedi on Thursday so we will know more then on weight and height. Everything else with them is just falling into place. They are both on the verge or crawling and the baby babble is just awesome.. Riley has about 4 inches I think on Morgan now.. She is sooo tall already.. You would never know these kids were 6 weeks early.. I think soon they are going to weigh more then Aiden and he is 2.. lol
Here are a few new pics of them today on there new quilts the Oma made them..
Yes by hand.. She is truly an amazing talented person..
Morgan
Riley
Riley & Morgan
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
June 11, 2008
We had a little celebration today with cupcakes for Aiden and Riley gave us her own gift.
Miss Riley for the first time has done something before Miss Morgan.. Riley got her first tooth today on her brothers birthday..
Both girls a super huge, and doing fab. Riley wiggles all over the place on her back and rolls every where she can't wiggle. Morgan is still doing the "baby swim" and rolls all over too. She has even attempted to hold her own bottle.. YAY
I will have pics soon.. And wait til you see the girls in there new bikini's LOL
Daddy doesn't like them cause he said it doesn't cover enough.. Boy are they in trouble when they get older.. Although after bing at the mall a few times with my mom I have banned my kids from there til they are 30 unless they are with me.. (ha ha) Some of the things these kids wear makes my head spin. NOT my child!!!!
On another note.. The girls are doing better with there bedtime. 8:30 for the last 3 nights. It's bed no matter what and if they cry or fuss then so be it. After about 10 to 15 mins they are both usually sleeping with no prob. They do however wake up sometimes at midnight to eat and then they eat again at about 5 or 6.. After that they will sometimes fall back to sleep then get up at 7:30, but usually now they are up by 6:30 or 7 for a little while then will go back down about 9 for a little. I usually leave for work by 7:30 so it's on daddy after that..
FIngers crosse dthe sleeping in the Russell household gets on a good schedule and then finally all of us can get some good beauty sleep. (Right now with 3 kids teething, it's tough some days, I'm lucky I make it til bedtime..
Miss Riley for the first time has done something before Miss Morgan.. Riley got her first tooth today on her brothers birthday..
Both girls a super huge, and doing fab. Riley wiggles all over the place on her back and rolls every where she can't wiggle. Morgan is still doing the "baby swim" and rolls all over too. She has even attempted to hold her own bottle.. YAY
I will have pics soon.. And wait til you see the girls in there new bikini's LOL
Daddy doesn't like them cause he said it doesn't cover enough.. Boy are they in trouble when they get older.. Although after bing at the mall a few times with my mom I have banned my kids from there til they are 30 unless they are with me.. (ha ha) Some of the things these kids wear makes my head spin. NOT my child!!!!
On another note.. The girls are doing better with there bedtime. 8:30 for the last 3 nights. It's bed no matter what and if they cry or fuss then so be it. After about 10 to 15 mins they are both usually sleeping with no prob. They do however wake up sometimes at midnight to eat and then they eat again at about 5 or 6.. After that they will sometimes fall back to sleep then get up at 7:30, but usually now they are up by 6:30 or 7 for a little while then will go back down about 9 for a little. I usually leave for work by 7:30 so it's on daddy after that..
FIngers crosse dthe sleeping in the Russell household gets on a good schedule and then finally all of us can get some good beauty sleep. (Right now with 3 kids teething, it's tough some days, I'm lucky I make it til bedtime..
Friday, June 6, 2008
June 6, 2008
OK so my two little girls are NOT SO LITTLE!! I think Riley is almost as tall as Aiden and Morgan, well she isn't as tall but man they are both so much bigger. There not even 9 months old and in size 12 months for the most part. we can squeeze them into smaller sizes depending on the maker and if it's a shirt, but pants, shorts, and skirts they need 12 months and even soem of those are tight. It's crazy to me cause Aiden last year at this time was in 12 to 18 months (which got tight) and now again he is wearing some of the same 18 months stuff and it's big on him cause he got so much taller he thinned right out. I think the girls are going to be the same way. Ri is already tall and thinner then my Morgan (who everyone picks on for having so many baby rolls, it picking in a fun good way cause she is so darn cute.) I think she is going to sprout too. I have a feeling these kids are gonna be pretty tall considering I am almost 6 feet and Chuck is about 6 foot 5.
Both girls are rolling, sitting, standing with assistance and doing what I call the baby swim. It's when they lay on there belly and move there arms and legs like they are swimming, which is the first sign in crawling, then comes the bum move, which they do too...
It is going to be so weird having two crawling and one walking. It will be just crazy around here. More crazy then it already is.
The girls are getting to a better schedule. The sleeping by 8:30 thing still hasn't stuck but I'm still trying and eventually they go to sleep. They are no freaking out like before and screaming. Morgan will stay awake and talk to herself for a while at times and Riley too. Sometimes they talk to each other I think, and sometimes they cry, but most nights are not so bad. It's between the hours of 3 and 10 that are nuts. With 3 teething, only me home, and babies wanting constant pick me up attention or I am going to cry, makes it a bit difficult.
By 11pm i am so wiped out that I don't have the energy half the time to do anything. It takes everything I have to try and get things ready for the morning and pick up from the tornado that just went through the house lol. Then it's up again at 6am, get ready for work, join the traffic for my hour and a half commute, work, traffic again and then me and the kiddos til daddy gets home at 10:30pm, unless he goes out, to the gym, or it's a friday and he has to work til midnight.
They are growing so fast and i want them to stay little but at the same time I want them to be a bit more independent. For example, hold there own bottle (Morgan attempts to, Riley basically looks at me like I'm nuts) and walk and sit up a little better then they do now (they can sit up for a while but still do that "I'm so excited I'm gonna fall over move and they will flop backwards or forward and bump there noggin, then the cry comes)
SO I guess we can't have it all. We can't have out independent 3 month olds, they have to grow to do the helpful things, so I will just cherish every second I have and look forward to the new things they try tomorrow..
Both girls are rolling, sitting, standing with assistance and doing what I call the baby swim. It's when they lay on there belly and move there arms and legs like they are swimming, which is the first sign in crawling, then comes the bum move, which they do too...
It is going to be so weird having two crawling and one walking. It will be just crazy around here. More crazy then it already is.
The girls are getting to a better schedule. The sleeping by 8:30 thing still hasn't stuck but I'm still trying and eventually they go to sleep. They are no freaking out like before and screaming. Morgan will stay awake and talk to herself for a while at times and Riley too. Sometimes they talk to each other I think, and sometimes they cry, but most nights are not so bad. It's between the hours of 3 and 10 that are nuts. With 3 teething, only me home, and babies wanting constant pick me up attention or I am going to cry, makes it a bit difficult.
By 11pm i am so wiped out that I don't have the energy half the time to do anything. It takes everything I have to try and get things ready for the morning and pick up from the tornado that just went through the house lol. Then it's up again at 6am, get ready for work, join the traffic for my hour and a half commute, work, traffic again and then me and the kiddos til daddy gets home at 10:30pm, unless he goes out, to the gym, or it's a friday and he has to work til midnight.
They are growing so fast and i want them to stay little but at the same time I want them to be a bit more independent. For example, hold there own bottle (Morgan attempts to, Riley basically looks at me like I'm nuts) and walk and sit up a little better then they do now (they can sit up for a while but still do that "I'm so excited I'm gonna fall over move and they will flop backwards or forward and bump there noggin, then the cry comes)
SO I guess we can't have it all. We can't have out independent 3 month olds, they have to grow to do the helpful things, so I will just cherish every second I have and look forward to the new things they try tomorrow..
Monday, May 12, 2008
May 12, 2008
There getting too big and I am not liking it.. What happened to my preemies.. LOL
I saw some preemie clothes in the store the other day and can't imagine that they use to be too big for the girls (and Aiden) at one point. It's just weird..
Morgan is sitting up better and better and RIley is trailing behind her pretty well. They both have become talkitive which I love and giggle so much.. The best is Morgan has said dadadada a few times now.. It's so cute.. I also think they are teething but hey what do i know.. They chew EVERYTHING, it's funny, they're always chomping on this or that, fingers, binkies, toys hands, there feet.. lol
Well here the the latest pics that I promised..
I saw some preemie clothes in the store the other day and can't imagine that they use to be too big for the girls (and Aiden) at one point. It's just weird..
Morgan is sitting up better and better and RIley is trailing behind her pretty well. They both have become talkitive which I love and giggle so much.. The best is Morgan has said dadadada a few times now.. It's so cute.. I also think they are teething but hey what do i know.. They chew EVERYTHING, it's funny, they're always chomping on this or that, fingers, binkies, toys hands, there feet.. lol
Well here the the latest pics that I promised..
Riley Lorene Russell
Morgan Kennidi Russell
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
May 7, 2008
They may be twins but they couldn't be more different.. LOL
With that said, it's been one heck of a week. With there brother sick, and Riley getting it for a day (thank god no longer) I am starting to wonder if my girls are teething or just spoiled.
I've also been told by friends that I need to have them in bed by 7pm and the need to deal and cry it out, that they will learn 7pm is bed time and get on a better schedule. I think people forget that we live in an 1 bedroom apt (til the 17th) and that them crying it out keeps everyone up. Even if they are in the living room where they currently sleep with one of us (Aiden sleeps in our room in his crib with who ever doesn't sleep in the living room that night)
We move into our new 5 bedroom house on Saturday the 17th so then it will be a bit easier to give everyone there space and start some schedules but til them I am stuck.
Riley goes down most nights pretty easy. She will lay there til she is tired and fall asleep. Not always but 75 % of the time. Morgan however prefers to be rocked and have her bum patted. She likes when you shush in her ear and hold her. But lately she doesn't want anything. She just screams. It reminds me of the colic days and at moments I just want to put her down and go outside. She has a voice that is like nails on a chalk board and when it's 11pm, your tired, and she is waking the other ones up, you start to go nuts. Eventually she will settle and as long as she feels me next to her or I am holding her and butt patting she falls to sleep. But this last week she has been really tough. Getting her to sleep is like pulling teeth which makes me wonder if she or they are teething.
I can't compare them to Aiden, as he is almost 2 and just got his 4th tooth lol. A friend of mine has a little boy 5 days older then my girls and he just got 4 more teeth so he now has 6.
I however had no teeth til I was one so I don't know, maybe my kids will take after me. Aiden on the other hand is on his own schedule since he was such a preemie.
Other then that the girls are getting huge, Riley is finally standing some when you hold her up and bearing weight on her legs. Morgan its up pretty good but still falls back or over after a little while, Riley just started sitting up a bit, but she has always been behind compared to Morgan so that is no surprise to me. She is however getting so long, her feet now hang over her car seat. Neither has reached the weight limit to be in the "big girl" seat, and with Ri not sitting up well yet I am not comfy switching her even if it is rear facing. So I am going to wait til she gets to the right weight limit even though she already mad the height requirement lol.
As for foods, well I am a terrible mom this time around. It was new and fun feeding Aiden all kinds of new fruits and veggies but with the girls they are still on bottles with cereal for the most part. I do my best giving them fruits and veggies when I can line them up and feed them at the same time, but Ri still seems to not like foods much. (unless it's pasta sauce or whip cream)
Peaches, pears, apples, bananas, all of them and she takes a bite or two, gags and wants no part of it. Once ina while I can get her to eat about 2/3 of a jar but it takes twice as long to get her to eat it as it does Morgan and with 3 kids under 2 time is everything.. UGH...
BUT I have promised myself I will do better cause they need it. So plan on some funny pics and stories to follow I am sure of Riley covered in something.
Well since all the kids are finally asleep and I have to work in the morning, it's past midnight and I'm exhausted, I am going to bed.. Before we do we wanted to say Happy Birthday to our Oma!! (Chuck's mom) we didn't forget.. Love you
With that said, it's been one heck of a week. With there brother sick, and Riley getting it for a day (thank god no longer) I am starting to wonder if my girls are teething or just spoiled.
I've also been told by friends that I need to have them in bed by 7pm and the need to deal and cry it out, that they will learn 7pm is bed time and get on a better schedule. I think people forget that we live in an 1 bedroom apt (til the 17th) and that them crying it out keeps everyone up. Even if they are in the living room where they currently sleep with one of us (Aiden sleeps in our room in his crib with who ever doesn't sleep in the living room that night)
We move into our new 5 bedroom house on Saturday the 17th so then it will be a bit easier to give everyone there space and start some schedules but til them I am stuck.
Riley goes down most nights pretty easy. She will lay there til she is tired and fall asleep. Not always but 75 % of the time. Morgan however prefers to be rocked and have her bum patted. She likes when you shush in her ear and hold her. But lately she doesn't want anything. She just screams. It reminds me of the colic days and at moments I just want to put her down and go outside. She has a voice that is like nails on a chalk board and when it's 11pm, your tired, and she is waking the other ones up, you start to go nuts. Eventually she will settle and as long as she feels me next to her or I am holding her and butt patting she falls to sleep. But this last week she has been really tough. Getting her to sleep is like pulling teeth which makes me wonder if she or they are teething.
I can't compare them to Aiden, as he is almost 2 and just got his 4th tooth lol. A friend of mine has a little boy 5 days older then my girls and he just got 4 more teeth so he now has 6.
I however had no teeth til I was one so I don't know, maybe my kids will take after me. Aiden on the other hand is on his own schedule since he was such a preemie.
Other then that the girls are getting huge, Riley is finally standing some when you hold her up and bearing weight on her legs. Morgan its up pretty good but still falls back or over after a little while, Riley just started sitting up a bit, but she has always been behind compared to Morgan so that is no surprise to me. She is however getting so long, her feet now hang over her car seat. Neither has reached the weight limit to be in the "big girl" seat, and with Ri not sitting up well yet I am not comfy switching her even if it is rear facing. So I am going to wait til she gets to the right weight limit even though she already mad the height requirement lol.
As for foods, well I am a terrible mom this time around. It was new and fun feeding Aiden all kinds of new fruits and veggies but with the girls they are still on bottles with cereal for the most part. I do my best giving them fruits and veggies when I can line them up and feed them at the same time, but Ri still seems to not like foods much. (unless it's pasta sauce or whip cream)
Peaches, pears, apples, bananas, all of them and she takes a bite or two, gags and wants no part of it. Once ina while I can get her to eat about 2/3 of a jar but it takes twice as long to get her to eat it as it does Morgan and with 3 kids under 2 time is everything.. UGH...
BUT I have promised myself I will do better cause they need it. So plan on some funny pics and stories to follow I am sure of Riley covered in something.
Well since all the kids are finally asleep and I have to work in the morning, it's past midnight and I'm exhausted, I am going to bed.. Before we do we wanted to say Happy Birthday to our Oma!! (Chuck's mom) we didn't forget.. Love you
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
April 23, 2008
Well.......... DRUM ROLL PLEASE............
at 7 Months Old
weighing in at 18 pounds 8 ounces and 24 1/2 inches long is Morgan Kennidi...
weighing in at 18 pounds and 14 ounces and 26 1/2 inches long is Riley Lorene..
Geeeesh they have grown so much..
It goes by so fast, but I can actually say I hope the next 3 months fly by too.. I can't wait for them to be able to hold their own bottles..
To be honest I wish i could have them all potty trained in the next month but since a child needs to know how to walk first I guess that is out huh.. HA HA HA..
I love them all but boy they keep us going and going and being tired just doesn't even come close to explaining it unless you have multiples, you already know what I am talking about. Not to mention that Aiden's corrected age is about 18 months so I got my hands full..
Well Aiden is finishing his lunch, and Morgan is wakign up from her nap so I am off..
Pictures to come soon..
at 7 Months Old
weighing in at 18 pounds 8 ounces and 24 1/2 inches long is Morgan Kennidi...
weighing in at 18 pounds and 14 ounces and 26 1/2 inches long is Riley Lorene..
Geeeesh they have grown so much..
It goes by so fast, but I can actually say I hope the next 3 months fly by too.. I can't wait for them to be able to hold their own bottles..
To be honest I wish i could have them all potty trained in the next month but since a child needs to know how to walk first I guess that is out huh.. HA HA HA..
I love them all but boy they keep us going and going and being tired just doesn't even come close to explaining it unless you have multiples, you already know what I am talking about. Not to mention that Aiden's corrected age is about 18 months so I got my hands full..
Well Aiden is finishing his lunch, and Morgan is wakign up from her nap so I am off..
Pictures to come soon..
Monday, April 21, 2008
April 21, 2008
The girls are getting huge. I can't wait for the next pedi appt to see how tall they are. Riley already hangs over her car seat a bit, unlike Morgan who is still shorter then her sister. They have been nuts the last few days, and maybe it was the full moon but MAN can you say bipolar!
One second they are happy, the next flipping out.. No rhyme or reason either.
They are however getting to the point that they want to be held more and well It's hard to hold two babies when they weigh about 16 to 18 pounds each. Not to mention having a 22 month old see you holding them and now he wants to be picked up. So I have delt with the fact that my kids will have to "cry it out" at times cause Momma was not born with 6 to 8 arms and even if I was I don't think it would be enough.
Morgan may be shorter then her sister but she is still ahead in the learning department. She will sit up on her own for a little while and does really well. She pulls forward a lot trying to pull herself up to sit all the time. She rolld from back to belly and belly to back with no trouble at all. She will stand when given two fingers to hold on to while she is on your lap. She does very well.
Riley has finally started to bare weight on her feet (what I was worried about) She won't stand yet like her sister does but is doine most of the other stuff, but not the sitting. You can prop her up and she will stay for a few seconds but after that she falls forward, back or to the side. She is still building those stomach muscles up to hold herself up better. At this point, now that she bars weight on her legs (even if it's not as often, or as well as Morgan) I am not worried like I was. I know all kids are different and I think she is just going to be a little slower in getting there. She is the baby so the youngest gets away with more (isn't that what they say?) Morgan is the middle child so maybe she has more to prove (Middle Child Syndrome)
I was given some advice though by a few people that have made small talk when they have seen me out with the kids (strangers most of them) and that is to not tell them who was born first until they are older. That way they don't play the "I'm older then you card while fighting, and believe me these kids will be all fighting I am sure. They both have strong personalities.
THey will be 7 months old tomorrow and I don't know where the time has gone. I do wish though that the next few months fly by so for 1. they will hold there own bottles, and 2. they will sleep through the night, which they still don't do. If they fall asleep at 8 they are usually up by 9, then they fall asleep again at 10 and they are up at 10:30 or 11.. THey are usually not out for the night, or what I call for the night until 12 or 12:30 and then most of the time sleep 5 hrs before waking up to be fed. They will then take a full bottle with cereal and go right back to sleep. This is most of the time. The last week though, they have been all over the place. Sometimes I think they stay awake 20 hours a day, or so it feels like it.
We will also be moving soon and the girls will have there own room. I am still debating to have them share a room for a while or let them have there own room right away. If they share then we get a play room, if they have there own room then there is no play room and I'm sure toys will be all over as usual. (Then again with a play room I am sure they will be all over too so does it really matter? probably not! lol)
We'll see how it goes... But boy will it be nice to have space. Good bye one bedroom apt and hello 5 bedroom house.. YAY!!!!
One second they are happy, the next flipping out.. No rhyme or reason either.
They are however getting to the point that they want to be held more and well It's hard to hold two babies when they weigh about 16 to 18 pounds each. Not to mention having a 22 month old see you holding them and now he wants to be picked up. So I have delt with the fact that my kids will have to "cry it out" at times cause Momma was not born with 6 to 8 arms and even if I was I don't think it would be enough.
Morgan may be shorter then her sister but she is still ahead in the learning department. She will sit up on her own for a little while and does really well. She pulls forward a lot trying to pull herself up to sit all the time. She rolld from back to belly and belly to back with no trouble at all. She will stand when given two fingers to hold on to while she is on your lap. She does very well.
Riley has finally started to bare weight on her feet (what I was worried about) She won't stand yet like her sister does but is doine most of the other stuff, but not the sitting. You can prop her up and she will stay for a few seconds but after that she falls forward, back or to the side. She is still building those stomach muscles up to hold herself up better. At this point, now that she bars weight on her legs (even if it's not as often, or as well as Morgan) I am not worried like I was. I know all kids are different and I think she is just going to be a little slower in getting there. She is the baby so the youngest gets away with more (isn't that what they say?) Morgan is the middle child so maybe she has more to prove (Middle Child Syndrome)
I was given some advice though by a few people that have made small talk when they have seen me out with the kids (strangers most of them) and that is to not tell them who was born first until they are older. That way they don't play the "I'm older then you card while fighting, and believe me these kids will be all fighting I am sure. They both have strong personalities.
THey will be 7 months old tomorrow and I don't know where the time has gone. I do wish though that the next few months fly by so for 1. they will hold there own bottles, and 2. they will sleep through the night, which they still don't do. If they fall asleep at 8 they are usually up by 9, then they fall asleep again at 10 and they are up at 10:30 or 11.. THey are usually not out for the night, or what I call for the night until 12 or 12:30 and then most of the time sleep 5 hrs before waking up to be fed. They will then take a full bottle with cereal and go right back to sleep. This is most of the time. The last week though, they have been all over the place. Sometimes I think they stay awake 20 hours a day, or so it feels like it.
We will also be moving soon and the girls will have there own room. I am still debating to have them share a room for a while or let them have there own room right away. If they share then we get a play room, if they have there own room then there is no play room and I'm sure toys will be all over as usual. (Then again with a play room I am sure they will be all over too so does it really matter? probably not! lol)
We'll see how it goes... But boy will it be nice to have space. Good bye one bedroom apt and hello 5 bedroom house.. YAY!!!!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
April 1, 2008
The girls are doing wonderful. Baby talking, rolling, kicking and sucking there thumbs. It's so funny and so wonderful to watch them grow.
Riley still won't stand and bare weight on her legs. If she hits 7 months of age and still won't then we will have to look into getting her evaluated by the doctor to see if something is wrong. I bounced the idea off Aiden's PT and she said to wait til she was 7 months, so that is what i am doing. She is however soooo much longer the Morgan. They both weight about 18 and a half pounds but Riley has to be 2 to 3 inches taller then my little chubba Morgan.. We go back to the pedi on April 23 so then i will know more and I can ask him about her standing.
They are also finally eating fruits and veggies. Well Morgan liked them pretty much when I tried 2 months ago but she would only eat a few bites. Riley on the other hand hated everything and screamed like I was trying to kill her. Well finally Miss Noodle ate an entire searving of Sweet potatoes and then yesterday she ater 3/4 of a serving of bananas.. YAY
One day at a time, or on week at a time since that is how long I was waiting to try a new food with them until they ate them. Now i think they will do fine and at least have a variety of flavors other then cereal and formula.. YUK!!!!!
Well that's about it for my two peas in a pod.
Riley still won't stand and bare weight on her legs. If she hits 7 months of age and still won't then we will have to look into getting her evaluated by the doctor to see if something is wrong. I bounced the idea off Aiden's PT and she said to wait til she was 7 months, so that is what i am doing. She is however soooo much longer the Morgan. They both weight about 18 and a half pounds but Riley has to be 2 to 3 inches taller then my little chubba Morgan.. We go back to the pedi on April 23 so then i will know more and I can ask him about her standing.
They are also finally eating fruits and veggies. Well Morgan liked them pretty much when I tried 2 months ago but she would only eat a few bites. Riley on the other hand hated everything and screamed like I was trying to kill her. Well finally Miss Noodle ate an entire searving of Sweet potatoes and then yesterday she ater 3/4 of a serving of bananas.. YAY
One day at a time, or on week at a time since that is how long I was waiting to try a new food with them until they ate them. Now i think they will do fine and at least have a variety of flavors other then cereal and formula.. YUK!!!!!
Well that's about it for my two peas in a pod.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
March 15, 2008
SO we got bit by the bug and recovered pretty ok.. Well the girls did, I had a rough time and so did Aiden but the girls seemed to bite the bug right back and got rid of it pretty fast.
Morgan now has a cough and a runny nose, but she is seems to be ok for the most part and the cough is getting better. There sleeping is getting better too. THANK GOD!
I still can't imagine them going to bed at 7 and sleeping til 7am lime some parents tell me there kids do. I don't think I'd like the 7 to 7 shift anyways. Right now they go to sleep by midnight most nights, if I am really really lucky then they will go down about 10:30 and sleep 4 or 5 hours then wake to eat and go back to sleep for another 4 to 5 hours. That I can deal with. It's the wake up every two hours and stay awake or cry and scream til we hold them that I can't deal with at 4am..
So for all you out there that say it gets better.. Guess what, it does.. Although it's still not the best schedule, it's better then it was.
They go back to the pedi next month and I am anxious to see how much they weigh and how long they are. Riley at this point has what looks to be about 3 inches on Morgan. She is sooo long and weighs I think about the same Morgan weighs.
I stood on the scale with them and they came in about 18 pounds so we will see. I joke and say Morgan is going to be my little person and Riley will be about 6 foot 5.
Morgan also does really well holding on to my fingers and standing up. It's amazing how strong she is, they are growing so fast. Riley on the other hand may be longer but she will not stand at all. I could hold her all day long and she just goes limp like a noodle and laughs at me. This is how she got her new nickname.. NOODLE!! Morgan I call SPIKE cause of her hair... lol
SO that is about it. We are still house hunting, and have been spending a lot of time down at my parents and with my dad because his health is really bad now so i want him to be able to see the kids as much as he can before he passes. The sad part is the kids are too little to remember him, and as much as me and my dad have had our differences, he loves my kids.
Morgan now has a cough and a runny nose, but she is seems to be ok for the most part and the cough is getting better. There sleeping is getting better too. THANK GOD!
I still can't imagine them going to bed at 7 and sleeping til 7am lime some parents tell me there kids do. I don't think I'd like the 7 to 7 shift anyways. Right now they go to sleep by midnight most nights, if I am really really lucky then they will go down about 10:30 and sleep 4 or 5 hours then wake to eat and go back to sleep for another 4 to 5 hours. That I can deal with. It's the wake up every two hours and stay awake or cry and scream til we hold them that I can't deal with at 4am..
So for all you out there that say it gets better.. Guess what, it does.. Although it's still not the best schedule, it's better then it was.
They go back to the pedi next month and I am anxious to see how much they weigh and how long they are. Riley at this point has what looks to be about 3 inches on Morgan. She is sooo long and weighs I think about the same Morgan weighs.
I stood on the scale with them and they came in about 18 pounds so we will see. I joke and say Morgan is going to be my little person and Riley will be about 6 foot 5.
Morgan also does really well holding on to my fingers and standing up. It's amazing how strong she is, they are growing so fast. Riley on the other hand may be longer but she will not stand at all. I could hold her all day long and she just goes limp like a noodle and laughs at me. This is how she got her new nickname.. NOODLE!! Morgan I call SPIKE cause of her hair... lol
SO that is about it. We are still house hunting, and have been spending a lot of time down at my parents and with my dad because his health is really bad now so i want him to be able to see the kids as much as he can before he passes. The sad part is the kids are too little to remember him, and as much as me and my dad have had our differences, he loves my kids.
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