Faux Photo Shoot

So Mom and I tried to take advantage of some "happy awake time" yesterday and snapped a few pictures... I just had to post the different attempts to show their cute personalities... they are so funny!  

Avery:  Yay!  Photo shoot!  I just LOVE the camera... don't I look cute in my bow?
Silas:  Oh good gosh, are you kidding me?  

Avery:  Silas, why don't you have some fun. You're supposed to smile for the pictures.
Silas:  At least they don't have me dressed like a girl.

Silas:  Now this is better, my big man's chair.
Avery:  I love pictures, yes I do. These puppies are taking up too much room. And my bow is prettier. 

Shirts Mimi bought for us in Hawaii!
Avery:  Why did y'all take my paci?  (Avery is obsessed with her paci)
Silas:  Ok, t-shirts much better. I'll sit here.

No caption needed.

You're wearing me out, sister.

Cheesy smile.

Tummy time!  

Again, Avery loves her paci. She started trying to suck on this toy. Wish we had video so you could hear the sound effects! 

Big boy!  Look Mom, I can hold my head up!  (for about 1 minute...)

I'll keep updating about how precious Silas is doing at night... I'm sure we'll wake up one day soon and all problems will be solved...  we're still trying to find the magic cure. He does seem to be feeling slightly better during the day - which is great!

Recent Updates

I just can't believe they're 8 weeks old today!  They're growing... changing every day.  We started the transition to formula last week, which proved a little hard at first, but now we think their little 'systems' are ok with it. They still get one bottle of mom's milk every day 'til the freezer is empty...

Big outing last weekend... Silas and Avery spent the night with Papaw and Mimi in Grenada!  Bruce and I went out to eat Friday night - and just laughed as we stared at each other asking "and who are you again?" Ha.  We so enjoyed dinner and then went straight home for precious uninterrupted sleep!  We sure missed them, but are sooooo grateful for Papaw and Mimi - and Aunt Gay Gay!! for taking such wonderful care of them:-)  They can't wait to do that again!

Sleep is still a little hard to come by - which is why I haven't been able to update this blog as much as I'd like!  Avery is pretty predictable - sleeps between feedings every 4 hours at night - can't ask for much better than that at this point!  Silas.. well, I just hate to see him hurting - he seems to be having some serious reflux issues. After calling the pediatrician multiple times and trying just about everything we can think of, we're finally on Zantac and hoping for some relief. Sleep will come - I just wish we could figure out what is bothering poor precious Silas. Bless his heart. It's in the middle of the night when little tears are coming down his face (and mine too) and we've changed him, fed him, rocked him, swaddled him, unswaddled him, held him close... that I think "if only I could understand"... I just hope he feels my love for him and my desire for him to feel safe in my arms. I would do anything for him to just rest as I hold him close.  I realize as a new parent we get to experience God's love in ways we could never do before. If I feel this way about my children, how much more does God feel this for us?! We don't even have to tell Him what we feel - He already knows. If only I would just rest in His arms and accept His perfect provision for me.

Silas and Avery get their shots at their checkup Friday... Mom and Dad will be glad when that's over!  :-)  We're excited about taking them for their first Grove experience Saturday at the Auburn game!  :-)

Ok, on to the recent pictures... first, you've GOT TO SEE THIS!  Avery has figured out how to roll from her stomach to her back! 7 weeks...

I can't forget Silas:  he is just so much more comfortable on his stomach - of course, we won't let him sleep that way unless we're in the room with him... but I went into the nursery one night when my "shift" started and saw him on his stomach - Bruce swore he left him on his back... hmm.  There's no telling what they do/think when we're not looking! :-)  

Good Morning?

Much better now, thanks.
"Milk drunk"

Out to lunch with Mimi

With Gay Gay!!  At the lakehouse for the first time:)

6 weeks!

Ok, so my emotional tendencies are getting better (I think... may want to ask Bruce:-)... now I find myself using the phrase "momnesia" more and more for excuses as to why I do the crazy things I do! HA. The other morning, I realized about 11am (of course, I still have on my pajamas for some reason...) that I'd been up and around since 5am with a burp cloth on my shoulder.  You should see me trying to do simple things like count out change to pay for something... it's like my brain doesn't work like that anymore:-)

We celebrated Dad's birthday at our house - Happy Birthday Papaw!!

Last weekend, we ventured to Grenada for our first overnight trip!  Silas and Avery loved being at Mimi and Papaw's house:-) They knew something was different... but sure loved all the attention:-) Even Aunt Gay Gay came for the weekend - and was a lifesaver!  You should have seen DingDing and GayGay... I don't think I held my children all weekend:-) Ha!  kidding... SO GLAD for a few nights of GREAT sleep!

Bruce and I had fun at my 10-year high school reunion!! I loved walking the halls of my elementary school, showing Bruce my old classrooms and telling stories of wonderful memories!  What great friends and great times!  We had a picnic at the school that Saturday at lunch and all our kids played - so fun!  Here's a picture of our class at 333 that night after supper...

Elizabeth and Kayla, sweet friends

Laura, best bud since preschool!

I just can't believe Silas and Avery are 6 weeks old already!!  

They are still eating about every 3-4 hours during the day and night... Bruce keeps asking when they'll sleep longer (translation:  when will we sleep?)... We're hoping in a few weeks....

Silas weighs 9 lbs now and Avery is 8 lbs!  Bulking up:-) Or "rounding out" or "fattening up" as some of my patients would say:-)  

They LOVE their Mimi visiting several days a week...

She reads to us...

And sings us to sleep...

Ha!  At this point, Avery was sucking on Silas' arm...he began to get upset. She already knows how to aggravate her brother...

Shopping with MiMi and Aunt GG!!  Stylin'

Bruce's cousins stopped by after their swim meet last weekend - They loved seeing Lisa again and meeting Andy and Adam!!!

After they eat, Silas usually takes a short nap (like his Papaw's "coma" after Sunday lunch...:-)  and Avery becomes WIDE AWAKE... seriously, I don't think she blinks for several minutes! HA!  I was worried about the coffee I've been having (lots of it..) in the milk, but Silas seems not to be bothered by this:-)  Just tell me how to resist this:

Squeeze me!!