Me and my sister

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night...

A good night? What is that? Daddy looks like he needs one of those!

First taste of real food...sort of

Taylor got her first taste of rice cereal the other day. We had their 4 month appointment on Monday with the Pedi. Taylor weighs 10lbs 6oz and Abby weighs 11lbs 12 oz. Even though Taylor is still smaller, she almost tripled her birth weight and the Pediatrician was happy with that. He gave the ok for solids, he even said we could try sweet potato, squash, and bananas. We'll start slow...Here is Taylor taking her first bite. No we didn't leave Abby out, we got her on video.

The first bite....

Not quite sure...

Still not sure...

Hey! Not bad...

Bumbos

The girls love their bumbos! They were having a blast today. Even grabbing for their toys! Now I have to start buying them toys.

I made this in all my spare time...apparently I still think I am on bedrest!

All mommy wants for Christmas is a silent night

Dan and I took the girls to meet Santa for the first time tonight. They did great!! We made sure they were well fed and well napped so we would have a nice picture to cherish forever. It was a success except for the fact that they couldn't ask for anything. I showed Santa what their shirts said and asked for a silent night from him. Let's see if there really is a Santa Clause!!

Steve & Carolyn

Yesterday Steve and Carolyn stopped by to see the girls. Steve finally held Taylor (I think he was waiting for her to weigh over 10 lbs. and Carolyn was very good at calming Abigail during one of her outbursts! They can babysit for us anytime...please...

What did I tell you...

Yup, Naptime.

Swinging

It's official my girls will only nap in their swings. I tried them in their cribs today and they didn't sleep a wink. Here is a picture of Taylor swinging away. She loves it!

Baby Bjorn Time

When the girls were smaller we tried the baby bjorn and they hated facing towards us. Now that they are over 3 months and can hold their head and see the world they love it!!!

My little Pats fans

My girls and I like watching the Patriots and their cousin Amanda outfitted them for game day!

Mommy & Daddy Day

Dan and I finally got out and spent some quality alone time with each other. Thanks to Nana and Grampy for braving the overnight! We stayed at the York Harbor Inn enjoyed a great dinner, drinks, and best of all...got a good night sleep!

Fun, fun, fun

Julie, Sean, and Chloe bought us this fun playmat and we love it!!! Mom loves it, too cause it gives her 5 min of peace!! ha!

Double Trouble...you ain't kiddin'

Happy Halloween!

bath time!

I think I'll go for a walk outside...the sunshine's calling my name

Sisterly Love

Sleepless nights

Abigail and Taylor arrived August 21, 2008

Sorry for the delay...been a little bit busy. Here are my new girls!! Taylor Burke 3lbs 12oz and Abigail Jolie 4lbs 11oz. Born at 34 weeks and doing great!

Taylor got the Taser!

Went for my weekly Non-Stress Test today. Abigail passed with flying colors and this time Taylor was being lazy! She was sleeping soundly with a heartrate in the 130s when the Nurse decided to whip out the Taser. For those who have never seen or had a NST the "taser" as I like to call it is this vibrating apparatus that they put on your belly to wake the baby. Taylor's heartrate went from 130 to 170 in about a second. What a rude awakening! I could have just drank some juice. Anyway my Perinatologist was happy with her reaction and then proceeded to tell me that both girls are doing well and if they continue to do so, they can stay in until 38 weeks. What?!? I am already measuring 40 weeks and can't imagine another 5 weeks, but obviously I don't want to wish them out. Good news is I can do a little bit more at home. Like go downstairs!! Woo hoo!

Am I getting big yet?

32 + 4 weeks today. The ultrasound went well yesterday. It took a little longer than I expected because Abby was being lazy. She was sleeping and didn't want to wake up to practice her breathing. Although when the u/s tech finally bothered her enough to wake her up we saw a cute view of her face. Her eyes were wide open and she has cheeks now. Taylor was breathing away. She uses all her spare time to practice her breathing and Dan and I joke that she knows that Abby has been positioning herself to be first born from the start. Head down knocking on my cervix and reeking havoc, Taylor knows she has to be ready at any time. Poor thing doesn't have a choice. No weights yesterday just a BPP (biophysical profile). Maybe weights next Friday. Now that I am 32 weeks with mono/di twins I go for weekly NSTs (non stress tests) and weekly BPPs and fluid checks. I will keep you posted.

Thank you to all my family and friends!!

We have stuff for the girls!! Last time Theresa and John came over they brought us two big baskets full of clothes, blankets, pacifiers, you name it from Babies 'R Us. Nadine bought them cute little onesies with "Double Trouble" on them. My friend Laurie gave us two ChildCraft cribs that she used for her twins!! Teena has lent us Violet's bouncer and my aunt's friend sent over a lot of stuff from her little girl. Thank you to all!!! Every little bit helps when your first baby ends up being twins and you can't have a baby shower because you are on bed rest!!!! Oh, and we can take them home from the hospital now!!! We have carseats thanks to Aunty Joyce and Aunty Marlene!!! Let's hope they stay put for a few more weeks so we can take them right home with us. We are aiming for no NICU time!!!!

Can't sleep

Since I have been home on bedrest I have been trying to stay on my husband's schedule. His schedule pretty much consists of up all night sleep all day. This becomes a problem when I am still up at 1 am and I have an 8 am ultrasound at Mass General. I guess I will sleep all day with him tomorrow! Can't wait to see the girls...hope I can stay awake!

Identical twin girls are on the way

I loved my friend Julie's blog, so I copied her and created one myself! I am almost 32 weeks pregnant with identical twin girls and I am on bedrest. Bedrest = boredom hence the other reason for the blog. Hope you enjoy!