Monday, January 17, 2011

9 months old

Sam and Sydney are now 9 months old- officially making us a family of 4 longer than the "expecting stage" which lasted 34 weeks.
At their 9 month appointment we found out that they both weigh about 16 pounds and Tom was happy to find out that Sam is about 25% for height but still 1% for weight...the height thing helped Tom cope.
Both kiddos are doing great in the chick room and are working on finger feeding (Sam has this down) and using a sippy cup?? Ummm...we are working on this- they have mastered throwing the cup, turning the cup upside down and watching formula spill out of the cup, but so far no drinking from the cup.
Sydney has been staying busy crawling all over the place and taking everything away from Sam- luckily he is pretty laid back and moves on to something new just so Syd can come and take that away too. They are both really happy kids and are so much fun! Oh how our lives have changed- for the better- in 9 months!



Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from Sam & Sydney!

Sydney after a long night of partying
Sam & his Happy New Year hat!
Unfortunately the noise makers scared our big strong Sam

Merry Christmas from Ohio!

For Sam & Sydney's first Christmas we decided to celebrate in Ohio. We arrived late Christmas eve and enjoyed a couple of busy days with friends and family. When we left Monday Dec 27th our car was packed so full of gifts for Sam & Sydney we almost had to leave them behind- we ended up finding some space for them :)

Sydney entertaining "Grumpa" Gene
Sydney & Sam finally got to meet cousin Michelle! She loved holding them and is welcome here anytime!!
Grandma Lu helping Sam & Sydney Christmas morning
Traditional pic Christmas morning on the stairs