On the move.....................

Just a week later, on Jan. 11th, 2010, Brinkley has taken off!!!!!!! She is into everything and anything. I will walk from one room to the other and sure enough, she is right behind me. I can't hardly even brush my teeth without knowing where Brinkley will be when I get done. We have officially brought out the baby gate. Now if only we had another one to put at the other end of the living room, all would be good!! I am now using their exersaucer and a bouncy seat to keep her in, however thats not working anymore. Only after a week of crawling, Brinkley is now pulling herself up on everything and walking along the couch or chair. She is also climbing into her bouncy seat all by herself and climbing over my barracades! I think she will be one to walk way before she is one. I want the days back where they just layed there and couldn't move!! :) She walks pretty good by holding your hands, but same thing with crawling. In a blink of an eye, she will be walking all by herself. My babies are growing way too fast! :(










Braelynn, Braelynn, Braelynn....................still just sitting there............. LOL. She is the 'chunkier' of the two, but oh so lazy. :) She makes me laugh, soooo layed back and not a care in the world. I still put her on her tummy and yes, she is getting better at trying to crawl, but she just has no desire. After Brinkley started crawling, I'm beginning to think its a good thing Braelynn isn't yet!! I have a hard enough time keeping up with one, let alone two! Braelynn is our comedian though. She makes the funniest noises and faces. She loves to scream at the top of her lungs and for you to do it back to her. It's like a contest to her and she just laughs. She is still into her 'fake' coughing. I think she just wants all the attention. She has learned how to play 'peek a boo' too. She will put a blanket over her head, wait for you to say 'Where's Braelynn.....where did she go??? and then takes the blanket down and just cracks up laughing!! Sooo cute. Jadyn taught her how to so called 'sign language' the word crazy. If you ask her if she's crazy, she will put both her hands on the side of her head. She is our little entertainer. :)





The other night they were getting ready for their bath, so they just had their diapers on. Braelynn was acting like a sumo wrestler. Hilarious!!!! Kip would make the 'errrrrrrrrr' sound with his arms tightened straight down against his side, and she would mimic him!!! She looked like a little baby sumo when she was doing that! Of course, didn't have time to get the video camera out, and even if I did, I'm sure she wouldn't have done it again. That's just how it works anymore..........

Brinkley is the 'thief' in the house. If I give them each a toy, could be the exact same toy, doesn't matter. Brinkley has to have it!!!!!!!! She will take everything away from Braelynn, including her binky. Braelynn has started sticking up for herself and yells at her everytime she takes something away. Before, she would just sit there and let her do it, but now its a different story. Everything is Brinkley's!!! or so she thinks. :)

I'm really wishing winter was over soon. It takes me an additional 20-30 mins every morning to bundle them up and take them to the car. They are beginning to hate it just as much. They will squirm and cry, just trying to get out of their car seats. Poor babies, I tell them everytime to, "I don't like this either, but Mommy has to do it!" They just don't understand..........

Christmas 2009---Twins First Christmas!!

So much has happened since the last post!! First of all, little miss Brinkley finally cut some teeth!!! On Dec. 24th, I was reaching in her mouth, as I had been doing for about 2 months now and finally felt her first tooth!! Then two days later, Dec. 26th, I felt the other one!! Her two bottom teeth finally broke through. Again, no fever, crabbiness, nothing!! Wow, I'm lucky huh? It's so funny to watch them now, they will move their tongue over their teeth probably wondering what the heck those things are. :)

Our Christmas was very good this year, LOTS of new toys!! I think the twins grasped the concept of waking up early on Christmas morning, because at 5am, they were ready to go!!! They usually wake up around 7-7:30am. Oh well, better get use to it! On Christmas Day, we went to Gma and Gpa Holveck's. They got lots of clothes and toys, plus all three girls got their own pet pillows. Never seen them before, but they are pillows that have a velcro tie, when tied they are in the shape of an animal.......... so cute!!! I think they were worn out, because shortly after opening presents, they fell asleep under the tree using those pillows.

We only stayed for about 3 hours since the weather was not cooperating. Started to snow, so we headed back to Baxter and got ready for another Christmas at Great Gma and Gpa Montgomery's. The only thing I really do not look forward to on Christmas is packing all the kids up, and then unpacking 10 times more stuff when you get home. But it is soooo worth it to see their faces with all their new toys to play with.

Brinkley has been getting up on all fours for the past month now just gearing up to start crawling. Well, the time has come when she started to take off!!!! Just before Christmas, she started crawling!!! The only thing is...................she goes backwards!!! LOL It is the cutest thing!! She can go across the room in 2.2 seconds, she may not 'see' where she is heading, but she gets there. You will know when she gets stuck somewhere and can't go, she will start screaming for help. So no more leaving the room for less than a minute because you have no idea where the little stinker will be!! Braelynn is another story...................she could care less if she crawls or not. She is content just sitting on the floor playing with her toys, blabbering, or whatever!!! I have a feeling not too much longer and she will be following Brinkley's lead. Oh brother!!!!

On Jan. 2nd, 2010; we had Christmas at Gma and Gpa Strickland's. We got more food, munchies, and books!!!!!!! We love to open presents!!!! :)

Jadyn went to Minnesota with Jamie and Rhonda and the kids on Dec. 31st, so it was just the twins and I to ring in the New Year. Daddy had to work, so we just hung out and ended 2009 playing on the floor and being in bed by 9:30pm. Yep, thats my life anymore. :) But honestly, wouldn't want to have been anywhere else. Then on New Years, started 2010 the same way, playing on the floor. Couldn't get any better than that!!!

Just today, Jan. 4th, I received a text from Daddy saying that Brinkley is now started to crawl forward!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew it wouldn't be too much longer and she would catch on. Can't believe my babies will be 8 months in a week!!! Now if I can just get Braelynn to start crawling............................ :::)))))