So it has been an incredibly long time since I have last posted anything, so this post is going to be more like a marathon than a sprint... hope you enjoy!
This summer has been jam packed with packing, moving, babies, doctor appointments, babies, work, school, babies, teaching, homework, and did I mention BABIES!!?!
Carter and Corbin keep our lives' very busy! We hardly have time to do anything but take care of them. It has been so much fun to watch them grow and progress throughout these past few months. I am amazed at how much they have grown in such a short little while. I love to see their progress but I hate to see them getting so BIG!
Out side of babies my life has been a little crazy as well. I started my Master's program this August and have been busy trying to keep up on all the homework and projects and research papers that are assigned. I guess it's a good thing that I love school cuz I'll be going for at least 2 more years!!
A good friend of mine gave me these taggy blankets for the boys' and they just love them. Especially Carter!
Corbin with his taggy blanket and his thumb in his mouth. Thankfully he stopped sucking his thumb on his own soon after he started doing it. But he relies very heavily on his Binky. I don't know how we are ever going to get rid of it!
Corbin lost his Binky!
But he looks so cute!
First time eating solids!!
Carter took to this much better than Corbin did.
Corbin's first bite of solid foods.
He wasn't so sure of it!
Corbin loves attention. As long as he is being talked to or has any type of attention he is happy!
My cute little nephew Logan and my uncle Harry @ my cousin's funeral.
My aunt Cindy flew in from London for the funeral and was able to meet all of her new great nephews. My aunt, Cindy, is such an amazing person... I just love her to pieces and am so glad that she was able to meet all the new additions!
Me with my niece Sam and sis-in-law Jen at the cemetery.
The boys' first time eating baby food, the food before was rice cereal. They were pulling some of the funniest faces! I read somewhere to start babies off on veggies, but these guys weren't too sure about them!
Corbin before....
...and after the veggies!
Carter has just recently found his toes and every chance he gets he tries to pull off his socks and put his feet in his mouth! It is so stinkin cute!
I just love these little outfits! They are totally not my personality at all, but a friend talked me into buying them and I'm glad I did 'cuz they look adorable in them!
Here is my cute husband with Corbin. We have decided that Carter looks just like Steve and already has more of his personality. Carter is so easy going and laid back. While Corbin looks more like me and has more of my personality traits. It's funny how that works out. At Steve's work they all call Steve "Carter Senior" because he just looks so much like him!
Here we are at the Welsville Labor Day Parade! It was their first parade and I was a little nervous all the noise from the fire truck's sirens and the guns going off would scare them, but they were such little troopers and did so good!
This is one of my FAVORITE pictures right now!
We took the boys to the State Fair. It was fun to see the boys with all the different farm animals. Corbin especially liked the pigs! Carter wasn't having a very good day that day and was a little fussy.
So now I know how Carter and Corbin get cleaned off when I'm not around! I couldn't believe this! Steve showed me the pic, but first made me promise not to get mad... Once he finally showed me I couldn't stop laughing!
Koda (my dog) is so good with the babies. She just lays there while they pull at her ears and poke at her face and eyes. They are going to all be the best of friends here soon!
Because the boys were 2 months early they wouldn't circumcise them in the NICU, so we had to wait until they were old enough to be safely put under anesthesia before we could get it taken care of. So here we are the last week of Sept and they FiNalLy get it done! Corbin had a lot rougher time coming out of the anesthesia than Carter did. But we knew he would. Carter is such a good little baby and hardly cries and does so good when it comes time for his shots and IVs and things like that. Corbin on the other hand is our high maintenance baby and cries and is needy the rest of the day and for days after his shots. And this surgery and proven this again.
Before the surgery both boys were sleeping through the night with no problems. But since the surgery, Corbin has been waking up numerous times throughout the night having to be rocked back to sleep. And most of the time he wakes up once we put him back in his crib, so we end up either just sleeping in the recliner with him or bringing him back to bed with us. It's a horrible habit that I hate to even start but I hate to just let him in cry when I don't think he is fully healed. I'm hoping however that this little sleeping issue is coming to an end. Last night was the first night since their surgery that Corbin has slept through the night! So here goes hoping it happens again tonight!
Carter slept for a while after he came out of surgery. And when he finally did wake up, he just layed there and watched everything that was going on.
They had their surgery at PCMC and my best friend works there in the PACU, so it was nice because she was able to take the boys back to the OR and hold them while they were put under, and then she brought them back out and stayed with them until we could be with them. It was nice to know they were being well taken care of! Thanks Kam!!
First time at the ZOO! Corbin didn't really seem too interested in the animals, he just enjoyed being held. Carter on the other hand loved looking and watching the animals. He was so fascinated with them. He especially loved the monkeys! He kept trying to reach out to grab one of them as it would walk past the window! So CuTe!
Everyone has to get the famous 'lion head' shot! So here is Corbin's first!
Carter enjoying the little animals!
Even though life is a bit cRaZy right now, we are LOVING every minute!
