Haven't posted in a while-Sorry

Well, I have been working at Grace Park the last three days editing photos. I love it. The girls come with and for the most part they are good. I love doing the editing, it lets me be creative and gives my mind something to concentrate on. The girls still have their colds, unfortunately. Tonight, we carved pumpkins with three of their cousins, aunts and uncle. It was a lot of fun, photos to come. We are hoping it is nice out so we can bring the girls to some of our favorite people's houses to trick or treat. We are all going as the Nguyen Family Pumpkin Patch. Even Minnie and Daisy are little doggie pumpkins, if I can get Daisy to wear her costume instead of chewing it up. Minnie is used to be dressed up, mommy has dressed her up since she got her. Yes, I know, dogs should be dogs. But Minnie is so cute dressed up and for the most part she likes it. As my family calls her, she is a princess dog. Photos of Halloween and Pumpkin carving to come.

All are still stuffy

Well, we have been spending a lot of time at home. The girls are not getting worse, they are still stuffy and running low grade temps. Daddy seems better with his antibiotics and cough syrup. Mommy had some time away from the home on Saturday morning. Mommy went to work at Grace Park Studio to edit photos. Mommy missed the girls terribly but it was a nice break. Daddy did ok with the girls but he was amazed on how he couldn't get anything else done except caring for the girls. He got to see what Mommy does every day and night. The girls are getting so big. They love to grasp your finger and not let go. They will also smile when talked to. Baylee actually has rolled almost completely over when on her back because she really likes to be on her belly. Mommy thinks it is because it feels better to be on her tummy because of the acid reflux. Another thing they are doing is responding to voices. Last night, at dinner with Auntie Janice, Brianna, Zoey, Auntie Joyce, Uncle Steve and Parker, Amelia was in Mommy's arms and heard Auntie Joyce talking, she looked all around until she found her. They are very curious and love to be talked to. Auntie Janice remembers Marissa was the same way as a baby. Daddy grabbed Davis' baby announcement off Grandma and Grandpa's fridge and compared Amelia's baby pictures with it. It is scary how much Amelia resembles Davis as a baby. His hair was lighter but with a hat on they look almost identical. The photos today are of the girls resting and something Auntie Julie really needs for her panda collection, Brianna and Zoey helped hold it up so Auntie Jill could take a picture.

Knock on wood mommy doesn't get sick

Well, Mommy is the only one not sick. Daddy is very sick. He developed a fever last night of 103.3 and he has a cough that sounds terrible. He has to go to the doctor because mommy thinks he might have bronchitis or something like that. Mommy is crossing her fingers she doesn't get sick. She is taking care of the babies because she won't let Daddy near them until he finds out what he has. Mommy has never heard Daddy so sick before. It really isn't in his nose like the girls, it is a cough that kept him and mommy up all night. He is miserable. Mommy just wishes everyone would get better soon!!!!!!!!! Please.

Stuffy noses suck

The girls are miserable. The nasal aspirator is a good thing. We went to the doc and so far it isn't in the lungs. They are both 8 pounds now, yeah!!! That is a good thing. I don't have much time both girls are winding up to scream to be held. Gotta go.

Your getting sleepy, your getting sleepier....

When the girls sleep, mom sleeps. Nap time at the Nguyens, mom is sound asleep on the couch, apparently daddy took a picture. We haven't got much sleep the last night or so because the girls seem to have caught their first cold. Baylee seems to have the most trouble, she is spitting up phlegm and this causes her to stop breathing. We are going to the doctor tomorrow to make sure it is not in her lungs. They both have been running low grade fevers and are just miserable. It is hard to watch little ones suffer. I wish they wouldn't have gotten the colds until they were older but everyone gets their first colds sometime. Because of their acid reflux the doctor ordered Dani-slings for them and they finally arrived today. We haven't had time to install them yet, they look a little complicated. Mommy is nervous to go back to work on Wednesday night at the MOA, now that the girls have colds. Daddy insists he will be fine but mommy was with them all day and let's just say they gave her, someone comfortable with kids, a big run for her money. If they are not sleeping, they are crying because they can't breathe well. Poor little things. Mommy is also suffering from a fever, but the source is unknown, she doesn't have a cold, just a pounding headache. The change of weather could be the source of our problems. One day it's nice and warm then cold the next. Oh, the pleasures of living in Minnesota. The girls are ready for attention again, back to the grind (with pleasure of course). The girls are begging for bottles. Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate!!!

Meeting our two uncles, auntie angie and cousins

The last couple of days have just flown by. My dad was admitted to the hospital for an infection, he was released yesterday and is at home doing well. My mom left with my sister and her family to go to Vegas on friday evening. They are there having a wonderful time, wish I was there. Grandma tried to take Amelia and Baylee. I said only if she takes their mom with too. No such luck, so we are all here in MN still. I might be more bummed if it was 30 below zero here but the weather is nice. The girls are awake a lot lot more now. They like to lay on the floor for limited time and play on their mat. They also love to be on their tummies. There are not a lot of babies I have met or worked with, that liked their stomachs. I think it helps my girls release some gas. The formula they are currently on to gain weight with, fills them up with gas. Poor things. We spent the day with Janice the other day because she had too many kids so we helped out. We had to spend the next day out of our house again, because we were out of electricity again :( Our power didn't come back on again until 8pm. It is frustrating when you have to leave because you need the microwave to heat up water to heat the bottles. Also, the house was really warm. The girls are warm babies and don't like to be hot, much like their parents. I took a few snapshots the last couple of days.

On Saturday, we were out by Apple Valley and decided to stop in and visit with Grandma N. Grandpa N. is in Vietnam so we thought we would give grandma some company. It turned out that Uncle Mike, Uncle Vincent, Auntie Angie, Cousin Nicholas and Cousin Tawny were all coming there for BBQ. We stayed and the girls got to meet their other family. It was a lot of fun to see the family interact with the girls. The cousins were shy at first but they warmed up after awhile. No matter what happens in families it is great to see the reaction to a new family member or in this case TWO. Here are some photos.

A month of expenses for twins

Someone asked me how much it costs a month to raise twins...I kept track of diapers and formula used.
We used a total of 720 diapers (yes about 10-12 a day per child, they like to mess them) and 1440 ounces of formula. Pampers Newborn Swaddlers are .23 cents a piece. A 36 ounce bottle of Similac Neosure is 8 dollars. So the Diapers were $165 and formula was $320, totaling $485. I didn't include other things like prescriptions, clothes, wipes, bottles, nuks, and other things. These are the two big ones you always have to purchase.