Finally, we LOVE our Pediatrician's Office!!

If you are a follower of the blog, then you might remember my past rants about bad experiences with the Pediatrician we had here so far. But, when we were in the hospital this time, I got the nurses opinions on a good doctor. I told them I wanted someone younger (than almost dead) and up to speed on the latest mommy trends (swaddling, breastfeeding, babylegs..i'm kidding) and they gave me the name of our physician. We met her the day after we got home with B. She was great, but the next apppointment we accidentally scheduled it with another doctor (the owner of the clinic) and he was great, even greater than she seemed to be! But then today we saw another doctor that was great, too...I think we have now dealt with all of them now, because we spoke with the other female doc over the phone a few weeks back. I really like them and agree with what advice they have given. It just makes sense to have a good doctor, and I told Russ today, there is just no reason we should settle for a Not-so-great person to check out our kids...keep looking! I am very very pleased with the group we ended up with here is Quincy, FINALLY! The nurse even came out intothe waiting room and picked up some of what I call baby luggage and helped us tote it all back to our favorite animal room. How nice!

So here are the measurements for our gigantic, but beautiful little love bugs.

Harrison Cayde "Brother" :
Weight: 24 pounds, 7 ozs
Height: 33 1/2 inches (H is now taller than half of Mommy!)
Head: 18 5/8 inches

H was 60 % for his weight and again off the chart for height, like 120%. He had to get a bunch of shots today, poor guy. I had to exit quickly before the tears came. He did so well, and he even had his lead and iron level checked from a finger stick. In many states they do this test by drawing the baby's blood and we were NOT doing that, but the finger stick was so not a big deal to him (thank goodness!). He thought that was actually pretty cool, and loved the cool bandaid. By the time he got all of his shots he looked like a representative for Spiderman Bandaids. And the little boy in the next room over saw them all and asked for himself one. Ha! Kids are too funny! Doctor gave him a tongue depressor and that was awesome, of course. He told him that you can only get those the doctor's office. Anyway, he is not anemic or full of lead, so we are happy campers! Sweet baby boy is already so big!

Bailynn Kennedy "Sissy" :
Weight: 10 pounds, 15 ozs (Whoa! Little B)
Height: 23 1/4 inches
Head: 15 1/4 inches

B was 90% for weight and off the chart for height--basically she looks like a three months old. They said we have some big and strong babies! She got her first shot today...boo! And she did so well, I was so suprised. She just muttered a bit and then feel asleep as soon as her leg was covered up. She is still nursing well, obviously but we are trying to get her to sleep more at night, and he recommended some things to try. She lay on the table and just smiled and played while she was being examined. She really is so adorable, her fuzzy little hair and all! He teased her about the tint of red in it and said she would be wild. He called her the con artist because she is using me for her food...her being ten pounds breastfed and all (which is apparently not really necessary!) He said she had me on a schedule and not the other way around....and that it was the redhead in her doing that! Too funny!

We had a good appointment. Not sure why, but everywhere we go our children steal all of the attention. The doctors and nurses kept coming back to talk or add one more piece of advice while we were loading the clan back up to go.

Valentines Day: Part One

We are still getting Valentine gifts in the mail from you all, so I will post "Part Two" once they all arrive and I get some pictures of them in the presents! Here is what we have so far (what I could get uploaded this morning between two screaming little ones!).

We hope everyone had a special day feeling loved!!

My lil' Monkeys

H in his new Harrison Hinny long johns. These remind me of my Dad on Sunday morning getting ready or better yet, coming home from hunting early in the morning...before church. Jess brought him these, and the monkey suit below.Cutie Tootie Bootie
Sleeping with Daddy...so tiny!
My little monkey!
My kitchen helper!Just because he is wearing the Monkey suit, he must act like one!
Playtime...she loves to talk during this time, and here she was smiling, but I missed some of it.
Ace Ventura crazy bathtime hair! I wonder how long it took Daddy to brush out those tangles???? They have so much fun together every bath, as we can see!
Pretty in pink polka dots!!
Hanging out with Daddy...ignoring the camera (for once!)

"In-cred-ible"

Today I was looking back at past posts and I realized how much she has grown in just weeks. I was noticing the picture of Nona and her, because you can she her length across Mom's body, and she is sooo much longer already!

You know the true definition of "Incredible" is 'not credible, so extraordinary as to seem impossible.' We overuse the word so often that it deminshes the true meaning. Think about it. It is meant to describe something grand and amazing....so here I am using it correctly:

I can't believe how INCREDIBLE God's creation truly is. How sad that some people just don't get it. I know I say this often, but having a baby/children totally brings you closer to the Lord. I mean how could it not? HELLO! There is no other explanation for ALL of the many things that happen to our bodies! And, since I got the double baby dose, I think I am a pretty wise one in this department! :)

It is also incredible that both of my babies are asleep at this very moment so that I am able to write this post!

Just thought I would share my Oh, So Very Random thought for the day! Ha!

Playing at Home

Today, like most days, we are surviving all together, somehow...without a car. Daddy has been off work for two days and will be coming home at three today! For now we are just playing at home. Yesterday we took our weekly family outing...to the ever so popular grocery store (Woohoo). I have officially become that Mother I never wanted to be...the one that lets her kid eat the food from the store while shopping, oh yes, I'm that lady! How rediculous? I know people do it, and I guess it is only because they are in the same situation I was in yesterday...SNACKTIME. Let it be known, I will probably forget his snack again, but I will try my very best to bring it along with us next time! I continue to forget things, no matter how many times we go over the list for diaper bag contents, we always leave something so important...like snacks or pacifiers. Oh, the Mommy mind!

Anyway, here are some shots of our day so far.

H has gotten bananas all over his brand new outfit, and the pants were so messy after breakfast, we lost them to the washing machine in hopes of no stains! Oh my, What a messy playroom!
B in her swing.
Look at those leg muscles!!
Cutie Tootie in his tent

One Month! Woohoo!!

We have survived one whole month SO FAR! Woohoo! I can't believe she is already one month old. Time has really flown for us this time around. This past week she has been what I call "sleeping through the night" because she is now sleeping for up to 5 hours at night. I have not fixed her schedule just yet for it to be the typical sleeping through the night that begins at eleven...according to all of the books. I just let her sleep from nine or ten to when she wakes to dreamfeed. How exciting! We are doing good when we get sleep, but this week I have been dealing with a gassy little one, therefore, it was not every night. I made lasagna with onions and garlic in the meat sauce...and she was not having it. Hopefully, one day she will share my passion for Italian deliciousness, but for now she is on hold. Other than that, everything is going pretty textbook for B.

Harrison is still getting to know her, and he held her hand yesterday...so sweet. She just looks at him so seriously, trying ot figure him out I guess. Good Luck hunny! He has gotten more calm around her, thank goodness! But, she totally knows his voice, screams and wines. I think this week I totally fell in love with H all over again. He is getting to the place in life were he really wants to snuggle, which is priceless moments for a mother. He is so precious and he just loves hugs and kisses. He also now loves piccolini pasta (the pinwheels) with butter and parmesian cheese sprinkled on top. He is the cutest thing to see eat these with his spoon. He puts the pasta on his spoon, then covers it up with his left hand while he pushes all three articles in his mouth at the same time, usually dropping the pasta because hi shand go in the way. He is trying though, which is all that matters. And, it is so funny to see, but I can't laugh because he is as serious as anything...he is trying to figurte this spoon business out.

I can't wait until she can crawl around and they can play together. I am hoping she will develop as quickly as he did...crawling by 6 months. If so, I only have 5 more to go!!

Here are some new pictures of our little ones. Click on the ones of B for better detailing of her face right now. The color looks so much better when the picture is enlarged...and her eyes are getting lighter and lighter blue!!
Hanging out on my changing station. This is the fabric for her bedding. I know black and white sounds dreadful for a baby nursery, but I think it turned out perfect for her!

Sleepy H hanging out by the gate while I change a tiny diaper. It was his naptime.
Playing on the couch with Daddy
Excuse the Mommy and the attire, but these are B's adorable bunny slippers Mom (Nona) just sent her for Valentines Day. They are so soft and fuzzy wuzzy. She likes them on her little twinkle toes.

COWGIRL In Charge!

Click on these to see her BABY BLUES!



B at 3 weeks...who is this little one with so much blonde hair? I am still in shock that she is sooo light headed!...but so precious! She is modeling her "Cowgirl In Charge" outfit from my sweet friend, Beth! I love it!!

And, here she is in an adorable outfit from my Aunt Helen...she was not having the photo op, but I had to take it when I could...i NEVER get pictures of her, so even the crying one has to be posted. She was ok, just wanted to be snuggled...and we did IMMEDIATELY after I snapped it!


Poor Toby keeps getting locked behind one of our many Baby gates! He even got to take a nap with H the other day! I totally locked him in there for two hours...oopps! Who needs some sleep?? That would be me!