Smiles!

Another first for both Anna and John have been their smiles and coos. This month we've seen lots of heart melting smiles and heard many interesting noises coming from the two of them. The giggles, coos and sqeals turn us into mush everytime :)  They're also trying really hard to find their thumbs. That may be next!

John sees his toys for the first time!

Both John and Anna love spending time in their bouncy seats. The vibrations calm them and most of the time put them right to sleep.  The bouncy seats came with a removable bar that has three toys that hang down. We decided to try it out for the first time with John. He was so excited, kicking his legs and moving his arms all around. He smiled and squealed in delight when his arm made the the dragonfly move. John was so proud of himself and it was so fun to watch him discover something new :)  Next up will be the play gym... stay tuned.

Our cuddly bears

Since we weren't going to see Nana and Pop at Thanksgiving, they bought Anna and John these adorable Sherpa suits as a little treat.  The babies are so cute and cuddly :) They will be perfect to wear when daddy and I take them for walks in the baby bjorns!

Road trip to Pittsburgh

John went away on his first business trip to California, so I decided I wasn't quite ready to be alone with the babies for 5 whole days and nights, so I packed up the twins and headed to Pittsburgh. Thanks to Melody, I didn't have to drive alone!! Anna and John were perfect angels on the way there and back, waking up only to eat, then falling right back to sleep.

We surprised Jenny so we could meet her new baby, Abby. It was so much fun to see all of the cousins together, although it was a little crazy with 5 children under the age of 5!!!  To add to the madness, we decided to go to Picture People and have all of their pictures taken.  The photographer there certainly had her work cut out for her. The babies also got to meet the Pittsburgh girls for the first time. They were spoiled by much love and affection, not to mention adorable gifts:)

John loves sleeping on his tummy

My new niece Abby Rose, Jenny and I



Mel, Julie and I with the babies

Big cousin Amelia with John, Abby and Anna

Amelia's a natural feeding John.

Amelia was such a big help with Anna and John.

Anna loves her tummy time



Thank you for our new outfits April!

Anna and John loved staying at Nana and Pop's house. They did a lot of growing there. No more newborn diapers or newborn clothes for them! They are now wearing 0-3 months clothing and size 1 diapers. I don't think they will be in that size very long though.  John and Anna also discovered that they love to nap on their tummies, under close supervision of course.  We are looking forward to our next visit at Christmas.

Halloween

Anna in her outfit from Nana.

Thanks Aunt Tracey!!  (Anna)

John wearing his pumpkin bib from Aunt Jenny.

John's spooky in his outfit from Aunt Tracey.

Anna letting mommy know that she doesn't want to play dress up anymore!!

John was a little calmer in his costume!

So many outfits, so little time...  John and Anna had so many cute Halloween outfits it was hard to find time to wear them all!!!  When my mom was visiting, we picked up two pumpkin costumes for the babies to wear. Little did I know that they would HATE wearing them and really only stayed in them for about 5 minutes. John and I were excited to have our first trick-or-treaters and went out and bought lots of candy. Unfortunately we didn't have anyone come to our door and the twins didn't want to wear their costumes. So much for their first Halloween!!!

Our First Family Outing

We've been so fortunate with beautiful weather this fall.  When John was home for a week, we decided to put the stroller together and venture out.  Our neighborhood in Cincinnati is great for walking, so we braved it and walked to lunch. John and I were shocked at how smooth our first outing went- stroller stayed together and babies slept the entire time. We even got to enjoy a nice glass of wine :) So, all in all, it was a succes!

Special Visitors

Keelin, McKenna, John and I

Mel, Anna, Erin, John and I

Mel, Ken and Anna

John, Christina, Anna and I

Along with family, friends from near and far have come to visit the twins. Christina, Keelin, Berto, and McKenna from Chicago, Erin from Knoxville, and Mel and Ken from Pittsburgh all traveled many hours to meet Anna and John.  They had their first playdate with baby McKenna. I think the twins slept the whole time!  We're excited for upcoming visits... come anytime, we're usually here :)  John and I are really hoping to introduce the babies to Chicago in the coming months... fingers crossed!!