A Day of Firsts..

 

Today was a day of many firsts! Nyah clapped for the first time today. Everytime I said: "YEA," she would clap. It was so cute! She thought she was something else. Ethan sat up for quite a while and didn't even fall down. When he did,...he rolled over and looked up and smiled at me. He thought it was quite fun. I sat him back up and he decided he would like to be adventurous and threw himself into a roll. I thought for sure he would start screaming after hitting the floor. Instead,. he smiled and tried to get himself back up! Crazy kid! Today was also a first for me.....I got a little overwhelmed! I don't know what has held me for so long, but today I "felt" like a mother of twins! Don't get me wrong, it hasn't always been easy but today was something else. Ethan and Nyah are very aware of things now. They know when I've left the room, they know when I'm holding the other one and not them, and they have now decided to stop taking their long naps! Instead, they take shorter ones and wake eachother up! (even if I've got them in seperate rooms) Needless to say, I don't think I even had time to pee today! (sorry,..it is true) I love my babies....nonetheless! They are the world to me. (especially now that they are both sound asleep)

Kissing Noises & Snuggle Bugs

This picture was taken the very first morning Ethan and Nyah woke up together in their shared crib. 
(at six months old) Before this, they slept in a pack n' play in our room together. 

 

Feb 7, 2008: Ethan has officially cut his second tooth today! I can't believe how big the twins are getting. Ethan is becoming our "drama" baby. It is cute,...and a little crazy. He is not afraid to cry out when he is mad, hungry, bored, or if I've left the room. Last night he woke up (which is happening a lot lately) and wouldn't settle down unless I picked him up. (even with the binki) I brought him into our room and he saw daddy and just lit up! He loves his daddy! The hard thing about twins is that they wake eachother up. Nyah followed soon after and I ended up feeding them an extra feeding. What is sleep again??? Nyah is getting stronger than ever and seems a lot more willing to be on her tummy! She is very good at mimiking my many faces. She smiles with her eyes first and trys to hold her grin in. It is so cute and mischevious looking! Their new thing: pulling eachother's hair. They dont' realize, when they are playing, that eachothers' bodies aren't fair game. AND....they are both making "kissing" sounds. Too cute...

I think it is the most precious thing that Ethan & Nyah snuggle together at night in their crib.  I don't know when we'll move them to seperate cribs, but for now,..It is a joy to see them together,..just as they came into this world.  They wake up so happy and love eachother so much! 

Our Beloved Prophet...

Jan 27, 2008: Our beloved prophet, Gordon B. Hinkley, passed away tonight surrounded by his sweet family! Our first reaction was an overwhelming sadness. We then realized his passing was such a blessing for him. He will now be with his darling wife, Margorie, and most incredibly with our Savior and Heavenly Father. What an amazing prophet he was! We will miss him....

Daddy's Birthday

I think these two might be the GREATEST gift Marty has ever received!

 

Jan 16, 2008: Yesterday was daddy's b-day. With mommy's help, Nyah and Ethan put a sign on the door that said "Happy 30th Birthday Daddy" along with little signs around the house. He loved it! We also sent clues with him to work to open with each of his classes to try to figure out what his gift was. Given the clues, they all thought he was getting new pictures of the babies. Close,...but not right! He will be getting a camcorder. He has been wanting to document all the cute things the babies do! He was so excited. Then,..I took him to dinner and a movie while aunt Kristy watched the twins. It was a really fun day!

Oh the weather outside is frightful...

It is definatly getting cold!  It was fun to put the twins in their weather gear!  So stinkin' cute!

The twins are 6 MONTHS...

 

   

We took the twins to get their 6 month pictures taken!  They did amazing and I feel so blessed to have captured their sweet personalities in these pictures!  Could they be any cuter?  I've decided that Ethan is meant to wear hats!  What a sweet little boy!  He makes my heart melt everyday!  We put Nyah in a red dress!  When my sister's and I were 6 months old, my mom put us in the same red dress.  I thought I would carry on the tradition, just with a different dress.  What a beautiful little lady she is! 

Mommy & Daddy's bed...

Our bed has become the gathering place.  Since the twins were born,...Marty and I have done their night routine in our room on our bed.  We would each take one of the babies and feed them their last bottle of the day and then place them securely into their pack and play right next to our bed.  They love our bed and we love to watch them play and snuggle with eachother there!  We hope to always have an open door for our children to come in and gather.  We want them to feel like they will always have us to lean on.  Our hope is that our children will know that we want to be there for them and that they are our priority always!  I love my babies!

Snuggling up on Mommy & Daddy's bed.

Giving loves...