We are thankful

Baylee Joy

Amelia Jule

The girls got all dressed up for their first Thanksgiving Brunch. We went to Jake's in Eagan for their Thanksgiving buffet with grandma and grandpa I, Janice, Brianna, Zoey, Julie, Craig and Davis. The buffet was good, mommy's favorite was the sweet potatoes, Davis liked them too. Davis really liked the buffet, mashed potatoes were everywhere. Mommy wonders what the floor will look like next year when we have two-one year olds and a two year old, bless the waiters. Everyone had a good time. Afterwards, since we had no where else to go, we hung out at the grandparents house. We took some photos with Brianna and Zoey too. Janice and Mommy played cards, mommy won more games :)!!! The Knochenmus' came over in the late afternoon, so we got to spend some time with them too. Then around 8:30pm Mommy sent Daddy and the girls home so she could go to Albertville Outlets to do some Midnight Madness shopping. Auntie Julie and Kari went with. We couldn't believe the deals we got at Baby Gap and Carter's. But we really couldn't believe the way some people acted, they ripped down displays, pushed and shoved, and cut in line to pay (Mommy got frustrated at this). But in the end we got good deals and were out of there by 12:01. Going early paid off, we parked right by Carter's. I don't think we will repeat that next year, the line was a couple of miles down the highway when we left. Mommy got $690 worth of clothes for $220 at Carter's, she is still amazed. It equaled out to 25 outfits for each(pj's, outfits and spring clothes). We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! We did! Our family is thankful this year for all the love and support we received!! Mommy and Daddy are most thankful for their two little girls :)
Amelia with Cousin Zoey

Baylee with Cousin Brianna (Cousin Zoey in the background and sleeping Papa)

Just hanging out

The girls and I are just hanging out with Grandma I. She is STILL doing her tree, she likes everything one perfectly. Her tree looks really good when she does finish. Well, I have been productive lately. I am actually done christmas shopping for the extended families, they are wrapped and under the tree too. I wanted to get things done so we can enjoy the season. We are planning on going to Carter's at Midnight on Black Friday morning, they have spectacular deals and worth our time. We just need to get a few things for the girls for christmas (clothes) and then we are done. The girls are growing so much, they are definitely too big for newborn clothes anymore, they are wearing 0-3month clothes, so we are buying 3-6 for the rest of the winter season. The girls were starting on their medicine for their over and under active thyroid, I know it is confusing but their levels for both tests are either too high on the low one or too low on the high one. They have to be on medicine so it doesn't give them brain damage, this medicine will help even the levels out so they can get all their IQ points (those were the doctors words). We are just happy they figured out what was wrong. It seems they will have to take a pill a day until at least two and possibly longer. It is interesting though, we have to crush the pill and formula and feed it on a spoon. The girls actually open their little mouths for it. I pretended to give Baylee a banana today and she opened her mouth wide. My mom and I laughed but Baylee didn't think it was nice to be teased. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. I know what we are thankful for this year, our two blessings!!

A Saturday off

Well, I was just getting up this morning to get ready for work, when Steve called to tell me I didn't need to come in, Joyce was ill. I hope she is feeling better. We will be working tomorrow. We decided to do some shopping instead. I want to finish our christmas shopping so we can enjoy the season instead of worrying about the presents. Our original plan was to go to the Mall of America (I have a great coupon for Carter's), but after seeing the line up on the highways to get in, we sped right by and went to Burnsville. Well, it was a little better we did find a parking spot. However, it was very crowded with apparently very busy people. We found some great deals at Sears for clothes, all the baby clothes were 50% off, which for us is Buy one Get one. I was excited to save on clothes. We found some cute christmas dresses with Pooh on them (imagine that). And some other christmas presents for the girls, shhhh...it's a secret. We gave up on the crowds after being there for 2 hours. We headed to grandma and grandpa I's house. Grandma I and I had an idea about putting the girls in her stockings and taking a picture. Well, after grandma set up the scene we took some photos, posted below. Mommy, Auntie Janice, Auntie Jeni, Marissa and Zachary all loaded up in the car to shop yet again!!! Daddy stayed home with the girls. Thanks Daddy!!! We went to Woodbury, Janice and Jeni found the greatest deals at Limited Too. Everything in the store was buy one get one, plus they had a 30% off their whole purchase coupon!!! I found some things on the clearance rack (my favorite spot) at Children's Place. We finished up at Walgreens, where they have toys on sale for only 5.99. We had a lot of fun and were very thankful Jeni didn't kill us on the drive home, I think Janice was praying the whole time :) Just kidding Jeni, thanks for driving.

"Our Stockings were filled with Miracles this year!"

Miracle Baylee-a.k.a. Baby B

Miracle Amelia-a.k.a. Baby A (excuse the nuk imprints on her face)

Uncle Raven Dog-a.k.a. Big Butt (said with the utmost love!!!)

A Day with Grandma I.

Yesterday, the girls needed to go get the rest of their shots, so we took grandma I along. She was busy doing her christmas tree when we got there. She wanted to have the girls pictures taken with her Mickey and Minnie, so here they are. The girls love to laugh with their grandma. She just loved to hold them both and giggle when they would give her one of their huge smiles. She also stuck them in their rather large stockings, sadly Mommy didn't have the camera ready for that one, but they sure did make cute stocking stuffers :). After the doctor appointment, Grandma and Mommy went on a quest to find cute christmas dresses for the girls. We both fell in love with a red and white polka dot Minnie Mouse dress at Babies R Us. Sadly, they only had one in their size. After Mommy had them call every store in MN to see if they had another, which turned up nothing, we headed to the Mall of America. The Disney Store had nothing, Carter's nothing, Sears nothing, and many other stores. I think Mommy was a little fussy after she found the one she liked at Babies R Us. We gave up. We did visit the new American Girl Store at MOA. It is really cool. If I were a little girl, that is the place I would want to go all the time. Even though my girls are to little to appreciate it, I think it is a place to visit often. Grandma I wants to get her 5 daughters and 5 granddaughters together to have a day there and eat at the cafe'. I reminded her of the grandsons and she said she would send all the boys (meaning Grandpa I, her son-in-laws, and the grandsons) to the Nick theme park for the day. I thought that sounded like fun, I hope we can all find an open day in all of our busy schedules. We then finished off our night with dinner at the grandparents. The girls were a little fussy and puky last night from their shots but did sleep for 6 whole hours last night before waking up for a bottle and then sleeping another 4 after that. A mom of twins couldn't ask for anything more. They are starting to wake each other up. They used to be able to sleep through the other's wails but now they must feel left out, they join the other's wails. Oh, well. Back to another day of enjoying being a mom to twin girls!!

Last Saturday night, we had a get together with Daddy's cousins. It was nice meeting them both. They are both preparing to get married, how exciting!!! You may wonder what we all are doing, well we are all on Facebook, looking at everyone's posts. Yes, facebook has become a new addiction for me. We have been able to reconnect with some people and just see what some have done since high school. I have also joined some groups of moms with twins. It is helpful to talk to other twin Moms. It is funny once someone joins and talks about it, it seems everyone else joins. Very interesting thing, facebook. I finally got the photos of the tree uploaded. The girls are able to sit up in their bumbo seats already. Amelia likes it but as you can see in the photo Baylee wasn't a fan at first, imagine that she hates her car seat too!! She did try again last night and she smiled for a photo and then let out a wail. We are off today to get the last two of their immunizations and to get blood drawn, yet again, UGH! We have to venture all the way to Children's for the blood draw. Wish us luck!!!

Sunday Relaxation with the Family

Today, neither one of us had to work. We actually all slept in this morning until 9:30. The girls went to bed at 9pm, but didn't wake until 3am for a bottle and then again at 6:45am. Mommy was so proud of them. After going through the Sunday paper (our favorite Sunday activity), we headed to Walgreens for some good deals they had, then to WalMart to do some household shopping and then finally to Cub for groceries. It was interesting going shopping, it takes us longer now, not because we have children in tow, because so many people want to stop and look at the girls. Mommy thinks, we've answered the same questions a million times. Today, a woman stopped us in one aisle in WalMart to look at the girls, inadvertly she blocked this other woman and let's just say the other woman was not happy. It is nice that others show an interest in the girls. We went home and Mommy got the great idea that we should start decorating for the holidays. Daddy wasn't too happy, but he went out and dragged in the christmas tree and preceded to put it up for the next hour while mom and girls snuggled on the couch. Daddy has got the hang of the christmas tree, he didn't utter one swear word. Way to go Daddy!!! This year in our new home, we don't have to tie the angel to the top because we have taller ceilings. It is now mommy's turn to put the lights on (or in her definition, throw them on the tree). Then we will all decorate, remembering to put any of the wood ornaments out of reach of our dog Daisy. We actually have 4 people done for christmas and mommy can wrap their gifts and stick them under the tree. It makes me feel good to get some of them done. Shopping early is good because the stores are still giving out good coupons, but once Thanksgiving comes they tend to stop and just do sales. Mommy made a yummy new recipe tonight, Caribbean Pork with tropical rice. Mommy has planned to try a new recipe every night this week. Tomorrow night, she is making Chicken and Bok Choy soup (not a new recipe but one of our favorites). Mommy is also going to try and make her own Never Fail Buns (a recipe from her grandma). Mommy is not sure she has the patience to bake buns. We took some photos tonight but haven't yet uploaded them, we did post bathtime at the Nguyens. The girls enjoy their baths, as long as the water is warm. The thing they absolutely hate is getting out. They don't like to be cold. We still bath them on the floor in the living room, easier on mommy's hip (she is going to physical therapy tomorrow to help recondition it after 4.5 months laying down-but worth every minute and every pain). After the bath if we don't empty it right away, our youngest dog Daisy thinks it is her turn. We have to dig her out after she gives her face and feet a bath. Mommy thinks she is a little jealous of the babies still. If mommy talks to the babies in a high pitch voice, Daisy comes running and wants all the attention, Minnie could care less (she's kind of a princess dog). Baylee is waiting for the water again in photo #1 and Amelia is looking at Mommy as if to say does my sister have to scream through my relaxing bath.

TGIF

We are expecting company tonight. A group of Tony's cousins from Nebraska are in town and are coming over for dinner tonight (roast pork, roast duck, white rice and yummy bread). They want to see the babies and have dibs on who is going to hold them. It should be fun, I hope the girls don't get crabby (they tend to have crying spells in the evening). We are still waiting for some of the results back from the girls tests. We received some but aren't going to worry until we go to the specialist next week, and I am not looking anything up on the internet before hand (ok Auntie Joyce), I promise. We are enjoying our beautiful little girls to the max. They were rather funny last night. We were cleaning for company coming and so we put Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the tv and they were both rather absorbed (hopefully not as absorbed as their father gets with tv :) ). They laugh now, a lot in their sleep but some when talked to. I personally feel their little smiles light up the room, but I am sure every mom thinks that. All is going to be well and we have faith that our little girls are going to be just great!!! Oh, the photo is of them sharing the bouncy seat while mom took their photo at work at Grace Park Studio, they kind of liked it for oh let's say 2 minutes. :) I have no idea why the bottom looks like that it was taken on my iphone.

We are two months old now

Today,we turned a whole 2 months old. Mommy can't believe it. We like to smile and giggle. Both of us roll onto our sides and think we need to be on our tummies all the time. They are wearing the cute outfits Great Aunt Mary from IA sent us, thanks Mary. They are going to have a test a Children's Hospital today but otherwise they are having a good 2 month birthday.

Two Month Checkup

The girls had their two month checkup today. Everything went well. Amelia is at 9lbs 8 ozs and 21 inches long. Baylee is 9lbs 4ozs and 21 inches long. They didn't like the shot. They have to go back next week to get the other 2 shots because of a shortage in vaccinations. Yeah, we get to go back and have them scream again :(, Better than getting sick though. The girls still have the jitters and the doctor wants to check a few things to rule out any problems. So they had blood drawn for testing their thyroid and they will be going to childrens hospital tomorrow for head ultrasounds. Mommy wonders how well that will go over with the girls. But at least we can rule out any problems. The doctor said the girls are growing up right where they should be. She thought they were really cute smiling and giggling at her today. Let's just say they didn't smile and giggle at the shot nurse after the shot. They settled down really fast though once we picked them up. Baylee didn't like the blood draw she screamed the whole time, but Amelia didn't cry once. She just looked at the woman with a look that said "what do you think you are doing?" Mommy had an appointment afterwards (that she made it to one minute before hand) to see if her cyst was still there. Well, it is, so mommy is going to have to have it removed. It is a day surgery and quick recovery hopefully. Daddy is doing fine, right now he is trying to comfort some crabby babies. Oh oh, both are crying now, mommy is on duty!!!

Dinner with the Lins

Last night, the Lins came over for dinner. Actually, they brought dinner. Peggy made spag. and broccoli with some yummy bread. She also made some apple crisp that Mommy really liked. It was fun seeing their family. Mommy and Daddy have missed the girls a lot. Little Josie kept giving Mommy kisses and cuddles. Ellie and Hattie had fun playing the Wii, oh and Harrison liked playing too. Ellie and Hattie both got strikes on Bowling. They were so happy. We love to see all of them and we posted some photos we manage to take.

Election Day-Auntie Joyce's Birthday

Well, we are going to vote tonight when Tony gets home. The girls will get to see us vote for the next president. We could write Auntie Joyce in since it is her birthday, but I am afraid she will just not win:). We are visiting with Auntie Alexis today, after voting we are heading to the Nguyen grandparents for dinner. Grandma Nguyen gets to vote for the first time this year because she is now a US citizen, she passed the test. Congrats Grandma Nguyen! I took a few shots of the girls smiling. They are really into laughing, giggling and smiling. Baylee smiled yesterday at the dragonfly on her playmat for half an hour. Auntie Joyce and I think she thought it was someone talking to her. The girls are doing great going to work with me. I have been doing a lot of editing and helping out at Grace Park. This weekend I will be starting to help with the photo shoots. Daddy is going to have to watch the girls. They will all do fine.

The Twins First Halloween

Ok, before anyone gets worried, the girls were given suckers from Auntie Janice who thought she would let them have a lick, but we just posed for the photo with them and then mommy and daddy enjoyed the suckers. Hey, at least the suckers match their cute pumpkin costumes. Top photo-Miss Baylee Bottom photo-Miss Amelia


The girls trick and treated at both their grandparents house (photos above), Auntie Janice's, Auntie Joyce's and the Mall of America (photos below). FYI the mall of america is packed on Halloween but a lot of fun. We went with Uncle Vincent, Auntie Angie and Cousin Nicholas. We stopped by Auntie Alexis' store to visit her while we were all there. Top photo-Miss Amelia Bottom Photo-Miss Baylee


The girls had several Halloween outfits given to them, so we tried to make sure they wore them all. Great Auntie Joan wanted a photo of them in the one she gave them, it is below. Left-Amelia Right-Baylee

On Saturday night, the girls went with us to their first Halloween Party at Great Aunt Joan's farm in Roberts, WI. It was a little cold but they slept through it. We have pictures of the Nguyen family pumpkin patch club, Auntie Jeni and Uncle Todd feeding us, Mommy with two of her sisters, Baylee with Cousin Cindy, Sarah Palin kissing Baylee (really our friend Kari) and snapshots of our cousins. Let's see we were-the Nguyen Family Pumpkin Patch Club, Auntie Julie, Uncle Craig and Cousin Davis were the Davis' "Pops", Davis' Mummy and Kung-Fu Panda, Auntie Jeni, Uncle Todd, Cousin Zak and Cousin Marissa were Marissa's Security, Marissa's Security #2, dark knight type, and a Rock Star. We all danced and had a good time. Thanks to the Brown's.