All About Marc

I think one of the most difficult things about being a mom of twins is to make sure that you give each child their own attention and recognition. For this reason, this post is all about Marc. He is such a smart boy and has done several things this past week that crack me up and laugh and I couldn't help but post a few pictures.

First, Marc has obviously seen me us my breast pump a time or two...He obviously knows that the pump produces milk...

He tried several times to suck some milk out of the pump...

And then he got frustrated when nothing would come out. He is thinking "Mom...where is the milk. I see it comes out into bottles and then you feed it to me...but why can't I suck anything out of it on my own?"

It was so cute and it amazed me what a smart boy he is!

Marc is definitely our active boy. He is so close to crawling, Billy and I think it will happen really soon. The other day I was playing with James on the couch and I looked over to check on Marc and this is how I found him...I had left him on the blanket on the floor and he obviously held onto the blanket, rolled over and was trying to crawl out of the blanket...priceless!

I had to add this picture of course...As you can see, he gets up on his knees and gets his stomach off the floor and is ready to cruise all around. The only thing he can't get is how to move his legs one at a time. He is so funny because he tries to move both knees at the same time and he just gets mad because it doesn't work.

With Marc, you always know if he is happy, sad, frustrated or just having a good time. We love that about you Marc and although it is a handful at times, we love you and would trade it for the world!

Six Months!

Marc (left) and James (right)

It is amazing how quickly time goes, especially when you have children. People have always said that time goes by fast and you have to enjoy every moment because it will all be over before you know it. It is so true! I can't believe that my boys turned six months old last week on 8/18/2010. Billy and I have so much fun with the boys and know we are so lucky to have the cutest twin boys ever. Marc and James have individual personalities which are getting more and more prominent each week. I am trying to enjoy each day because it is all going by way too quickly! I can't believe that six months ago we had small little babies that were only 4 lbs. Crazy!

At six months old, Marc you:

• Love playing on your tummy and are almost never on your back
• You roll over both directions like it is no big deal
• You are starting to scoot around and are becoming more and more mobile
• Love to eat rice cereal and I can't get it in your mouth fast enough
• and James have started laughing at each other and it is so cute
• Love to play in the excersaucer and it keeps you entertained
• Always try to get out of the Boppy because I think you want to move around
• You are wearing size 3 diapers
• Love your papa...every time he comes in the room and you see or hear him, you look to find him and smile like crazy
• You love when your papa plays with you and it is so cute
• Love having your mouth open
• Cuddle with Mom and Dad only when you are super tired and we love it
• Suck on your thumb and love to have your fingers in your mouth
• Drool like crazy
• Suck the breast pump since you know that is where the milk comes from...you are so smart
• Are sleeping about 11 hours each night (Thank you!)

At six months old, James you:

• Have a million dollar smile (that's what Grandma Hill calls it) with your dimples
• Roll over both directions, but don't love to do it
• Love to lay on your side
• Talk to your brother and to mom and dad
• Love to suck on your pointer finger
• Love to watch TV (Mom and Dad try to keep you distracted and have to turn off the TV so it doesn't rot your brain :))
• Eat rice cereal and stay a lot cleaner than your brother
• Love taking baths...you kick and splash constantly
• You love your papa and you love it when he plays with you...you always are smiling and laughing together
• Your cheeks get really Rosy and you get hot quickly just like your papa
• You wear size 3 diapers (they are a little big)
• Get jealous when we pay more attention to Marc than you
• You let your brother cry and let us know when you boys are awake...you are smart!
• You are a happy boy
• You sleep 11 hours at night and we love that!

James and Marc, we love you and are so grateful to have you in our family. We can't imagine what life would be like without you and we love all the fun times we have together. We are so excited to have so many more and are so grateful that our journey together has just started! We love you boys...you are the best and we are so lucky!

Rice Cereal

Today was a big day in our boys little world...it was the first time they had food instead of only milk! Ok, so the food was only rice cereal, but a day before they turned 6 months, I figured it was time. We haven't done it any earlier since they were so premature and the doctor said they are growing fine without it and it is just so easy to give bottles. However, Marc and James are alert and check out all the food we are eating and they look like they want to try it. Both James and Marc sit up very well with some support (the bumbo chair) and so we figured it was finally time.

Here is the before picture with James on the left and Marc on the right. Aren't our little boys so cute? I can't believe how quickly they are changing from babies to little boys. Where does the time go?

Our little James is so ready to have rice cereal! This is the before picture...

Marc is ready to rock and roll...you can see he already has drool on his chest.

I love it...can't you see their personalities? James (left) is just chillin and Marc (right) is determined to get out. This is at the end of the eating session which only lasted about 5-10 minutes.

Here is our little feisty Marc. I don't think he was done, but he was screaming by the end...I think he just wanted to get out of that Bumbo. After a few minutes, he can't wait to move around again!

What a precious face this is...I love his little Goatee (sp???) made of rice cereal. Hopefully next time we'll get more to stay in the mouth. I love you James!

I have a video on my phone that I will try to upload later of them actually eating. It is priceless, especially with feeding two 6 month old boys at the same time.

Grandma and Grandpa's House

On Saturday Marc and I went to spend a couple hours with Grandma Margaret and Grandpa Marc. Mom and Dad went on an outing of their own for the afternoon and left us with Grandma and Grandpa. We were so lucky! :) Grandma Margaret fed us all on her own just like Mom does and she did a great job. We played on the floor, sat up on the couch and Grandma and Grandpa held us. I fell asleep at the end with Grandpa Marc, and my brother Marc just whined with poor Grandma. Hopefully next time he will be good like me!

Here Marc (left) and me (James on the right) hung out on the couch for a few minutes...we are getting so strong and can't wait to sit up all the time on our own!

Marc on the floor making a funny face

Marc is on the left and is blurry because he moves all over the place. I (James) is on the right looking around and finding out where Grandpa Marc is. I think he was making funny faces at us!

Here I (James) am on the floor and I look tired. This was right before I fell asleep while Grandpa was holding me. Dad tells me to not fight sleep, so I didn't. He says it's ok to fall asleep where ever we are!

Marc (left) and me (James, right) are hanging out on the floor again. Mom puts us on the floor all the time because the nurse tells her that it makes us strong since we have to use our muscles all the time. We love the floor and Grandma knows it too!

Thank you Grandma Margaret and Grandpa Marc for letting us hang out with you on Saturday. We love you and can't wait to play with you again when mom and dad go out on a date without us!

California Fun

The boys and I had the opportunity to go to California and visit with our family and friends. We were there for about two weeks and were able to see many of our family and friends. I should have taken more pictures, but I was just enjoying my vacation! Thanks to all who came over and who traveled to see us. I loved being able to see so many people without rushing around like it usually is when I am there. We were able to attend our cousin Emily's wedding reception which was beautiful, visits with Katharina, Rachel, Jackie, Julie, Becky and Cheryl, Kaydie, Great Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle J and Aunt Michele, Aunt Christi, Aunt Kelly and Uncle Chris, and Grandma and Grandpa.


I couldn't resist taking this picture...talk about a tired boy...falling asleep in his own spit up...so disgusting, but so cute at the same time! :)


Cousin Rebecca loves her twin cousins. She was a big helper getting burp clothes and bottles for me while I was there. She also loved holding the boys. Here she is holding James.

Aunt Kelly giving Marc and James tons of snuggles. She loved cuddling with the boys and the boys loved it too! Thanks Aunt Kelly!

Cousin Alyse loved getting so close to the boys, and it made us all nervous that she would fall on them. We avoided any major issues and she can't wait for her cousins to be a little older so they can play with her.

Marc and Grandma doing patti-cake.

The boys loved doing patti-cake with Aunt Kelly. Here James is loving it and showing his precious dimples.

Katharina, the family friend, came over to visit and meet with the boys. She loved them both and couldn't get enough of holding them. Too bad for her...Marc had a blow out while Katharina was holding him and let's just say it was a mess and she had to borrow some of my mom's clothes. Her reaction was priceless though! :) We love you Katharina!

Grandma and cousin Rebecca are making whipped cream for our strawberry shortcake. What a great team!

We were able to spend a couple days with my grandparents. Here James is hanging out with his great grandma. Hopefully they will be able to spend many more years getting to know one another.

Marc and his great grandpa. Thanks grandpa for hanging out with the boys. They loved you and grandma and we are so glad we were able to spend a couple days with you!

We can't wait until our next visit to see everyone and hopefully it will be sooner than later!