Found the cord

And now what you have all been waiting for....

Monthly pics



The look


Bath fun



mmmmm mmmmmm good

not a morning person



sleep

YES!!!!!!

I am so frickin' excited. Why you ask? Well step 2 is bringing back the choo choo wagon.

Wohoo, the Choo Choo Wagon is back!
****Update, October 2009****
Thank you for your interest in the Choo Choo Wagon and Trailer. We made our last production run on the Choo Choo Wagon and Trailer in 2008, and our inventory was depleted in early 2009. The tooling for these products is over ten years old. The molds are outdated and must be rebuilt. We are working on this, but it will take quite some time before we are able to begin production with new tooling.

We realize that the Choo Choo Wagon is particularly popular among parents of multiples, and we are eager to continue offering a wagon specifically designed with their needs in mind. We will be happy to notify you when this product becomes available again in the future. Please let us know if you would like to be on the waiting list.

What is a choo choo wagon?

This is a choo choo wagon


I MUST get one as soon as they come out!

Light a candle

I am lighting a candle ... are you?

Oct is Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness month.

Please remember and honor the babies that were to beautiful for earth with us by lighting your candle at 7pm, TODAY for the "wave of light".

Light your candle at 7pm (all time zones) and keep lit for AT LEAST 1hr, this will create a continuous wave of light across the entire world in honor of lost babies!

Please re-post this to spread the word.

I am lighting a few for friends and one for my niece kenzie please join me.

An Angel in the book of life
Wrote down her baby's birth
And Whispered as she closed the book
too beautiful for earth

Still fighting

It has been 6 weeks sense Owen got fitted for his helmet. It was another 5 weeks or so before that that we were told he needed it. I call every week to check the status. His insurance denied him because of his age. Well if you had approved the referral in the first place age wouldnt be an issue. So they referred him to another program to pay for it. They are dragging their feet hoping we cancel the helmet. So once again I call to status check. This time I ask for the number to CCS and how much to just pay for the helmet. $2500 to get him the helmet. Then she says "just so you know I have seen it before, families get the money to get the helmet and CCS and insurance deem it unneeded and the family NEVER gets reimbursed". Great so let me just bend over and pull $2500 out my butt to get the helmet I requested at 4 months. That insurance would have approved then but they and the Dr suck and now it is 5.5 months later and we are still waiting and Owen's head isnt getting any better. (WOW run on sentence) This sucks!

Im baaaaaccckkkk

We survived the move if just barely. Moving is hard. Moving with kids is harder. moving with kids when you have a fever of 103 and cant eat or drink because of the pain is the worst. For a few days before the move I had been telling Erick that I wasnt feeling well. I was functional, couldnt place what I was feeling, really thought that the stress of the move was getting to me. That theory went out the window when on the day of the move I couldnt swallow. It was hard to breathe. I had the chills. When I finally sat to take my temp it was 103. My fever didnt go under 100 for 2 days so I went to the Dr. I had tonsillitis. Yeah really not fun at all.

To add to the fun Erick and I have been together 7 years (yes we still celebrate that anniversary it is Oct 5th) and I couldnt even kiss him. I really was not even functional. I told Erick I was going to lay down for a quick nap and slept 3 hrs. Then went back to bed for the night 2 hrs later. I can still feel my body fighting the infection but at least I am not contagious anymore. Though I am taking more naps then I have sense the boys were newborns.

While all this was going on the boys had an appointment for their 9 month check.
Owen
18lb 10 oz 18%ile
27 in 10%ile
46 cm 69%ile

Ethan
20 lb 7 oz 47%ile
27 in 10%ile
45.5 cm 54%ile

So both boys have dropped on the chart for weight but they are a lot more active now. They are fast little buggers and are learning how to climb (thanks mom) and pass between objects. They love each other and are the best of friends. They look for each other and do this kissy thing that I have yet to catch with the camera.

So overall we are in a good place right now not only as a family and mentally but a good living space. As soon as I find the box with the camera cord I have all kinds of pics to post.

Ethan's teeth

9 months old

Today my babies are 9 months old. I dont know where the time went. They are getting so big and going new things all the time.

Today we went to the Giants game in SF. The weather was warm...80*. It made for a crazy morning and a log day but it was fun. It was especially nice to see Craig and Marylou (thanks for the tix guys). The giants won... woo hoo. Ok but really you dont want to hear about that you want to hear about the boys.

Ethan is now pulling up to a full stand. Owen is getting brave and letting go. We have been on tooth watch for awhile now. Every morning I check the boys mouth. I knew they were coming. This morning was no different and still no teeth. While at the game I guess I made a good chew toy because I was being gnawed on. I had to check his mouth because there was something in there. Guess what at exactly 9 months old, at the game the first tooth came through. And who did that tooth belong to you ask.....ETHAN. He finally beat Owen at something. Oh and he has another one that will be in any min. Owen is working on it but not even as close as Ethans second tooth.

This week is a busy one we get the keys to our new place and we move. The boys have their 9 month appointment. Ethan has PT And OT. We are still waiting on insurance to say they will pay for Owen's helmet so we are also waiting for that call. It has been 4 weeks sense he was measured. Oh and we have officially started planing for the boys 1st birthday.

Whew that is a lot. OK I will post new pics after the boys appointment this week.