Uncle Tony and the girls.

I finally got Tony, Barry's brother, to sit down and take his picture with the girls. He loves to hold them everyday after work. He always talks to them and helps out with bottle feeding. However, he doesn't do diapers : ) Yesterday, the girls had a dr's appt. They are both doing great. Chantrell weighs 9lbs. 11 oz. , a gain of 9 oz from last week. Brenna weighs 7lbs 11 oz. , a gain of 7 oz from last week. The dr. asked us if we were contantly feeding them. We said that we offer them 3 to 4 oz. of milk every three hours. The girls just love to drink their babas. They are growing so fast now. They had to get their first shots at almost two months old. Boy did they cry!!! The look of shock and horror on their little faces when they got their shots was enough to make my eyes water. They had two shots in each thigh and had to drink some medicine. Barry and I stopped at a store on the way home and bought some baby Tylenol. That seemed to help with the pain and prevent them from having a fever. So far they are doing fine and their legs don't seem to hurt them anymore. Here are the pictures from today.

Uncle Tony and Brenna on the left and Chantrell on the right. The girls can see much better now and love to stare at us.Barry made the funniest comment while I was taking this picture. He said all three are twins and all three are bald. Tony has a twin sister, Tonia.

Tummy Time at our house.

Last night after we changed and fed the girls, we decided that they could use some tummy time. We put down some blankets and laid the girls down. Here is what they did.

Brenna cried and buried her face in the blanket.
Here she is crying more. She is not quite ready for tummy time.
Here is Barry showing them how it's done. "Like this girls...you put your arms by your chest and lift up your head."
Here is Chantrell trying out tummy time.
Ummmm...I don't think that she is ready yet either. It's just too much work. Brenna is on her back and she is much happier now.Chantrell is on her back too. Look at her stretch.Here are the two girls together. They don't quite know what to think of this.I love this picture of the two of them. This is my imaginary conversation between them. "Hi, who are you?" "I'm your sister." "We look like each other." "I know...we're twins." "Do you think we have our mommy and daddy wrapped around our fingers yet?" "Yup..it's just like we planned." "Life is good."

"Hey, did you just whack me in the head with your arm?" "OOPS...my bad. I don't have control over my limbs yet." "Well it hurt and now I have to cry." Waaaaahhhhhh. "Time for bed my darlings", said the mom.

Inquiring minds want to know...

OK, here are some answers to your questions Debbie and Erica. The girls will be blessed on July 6th in the Seaside Ward. I have talked with my bishop and given him the information that he needs to do the paperwork. He will contact mom's bishop in Seaside and they will make the arrangements. Mom already got the girls their beautiful blessing dresses, tights and shoes. Aunt Deanna made the girls the prettiest white blankets. I am looking forward to Dad blessing the girls with a lot of our family present. Make sure you bring church clothes with you when you come to the reunion.

I have called Southwest Airlines and found out that the girls can stay in their carseats and have their own seat, only if the plane is not full. If the flight is full, then we have to hold the girls on our laps and stow the carseats. I have their birth certificates which is required by the airlines for proof of age. Barry and I can each have two checked luggage, one carry on and a personal item, like a purse or diaper bag. We should be OK with that many items. It will be interesting flying with babies. We will have bottles in their mouths when we take off and land. That way, they will be sucking from the bottle and not notice the change in air pressure and make their ears pop.

The girls are on their own schedule for eating and sleeping. Sometimes, they both want to eat at the same time and Barry helps me. Other times, there is an hour between the two feedings. Whoever is awake and crying gets the attention. At night, I take care of the babies and I let Barry get some sleep. He can't sleep during the day. For me, it's no problem. I can sleep anytime day or night. I just fed Brenna and got her to sleep at about 12:30 am. She should sleep for about three hours. Chantrell is due to wake up at about 2 am for her bottle. I try to sleep at night in between feedings, but it just makes me more tired. I would rather just stay awake and alert all night and then crash at about 6 am when Barry gets up. He lets me sleep until 12 noon or 1 pm. I sleep really good when I know he has both the girls out in the living room taking care of them. He is such a good daddy with the girls. I catch him playing with them and talking to them in funny voices. He doesn't mind changing dirty diapers, making bottles, feeding them their vitamins and medicine when they need it. I love him very much and couldn't have picked a better man for my husband.

Bathtime at our house.

Last night was bathtime at our house. Here is Chantrell before her bath. She looks so happy and content. Little does she know what is coming up next.
Barry is giving her a bath. She is unhappy and doesn't like to get wet. She usually cries the whole time. I got her first bath with daddy on videotape.
Wrapped up in a towel, much happier to be out of the water. Barry holding Chantrell. She is giving him a big yawn.Now, she is dressed in her yellow pajamas.I love her chubby face in this picture. She is a happy baby and loves to be held. She looks at us while she drinks her bottle.Getting ready to drink her baba. She is quite the drooler and she likes to spit up too. We have to be prepared with a burp rag. She also burps really loud, like 3 or 4 times in a row. It's pretty funny.Yummy!!! Almost ready for bed. She sleeps about 3 and a half to 4 hours now.

Here is Brenna before her bath. We use the sponge shaped like a bear to put the girls on the counter while we change them.

A cold and unhappy Brenna after her bath. Look at her face all sad and frowning.

Ahhhh...mommy finally got me dressed all warm and cozy.

Me holding Brenna.Another pic of me and Brenna.

Baby Brenna taking a nap this afternoon. I just can't resist taking pictures of them while they are sleeping. My precious little angels!!!

Baby Chantrell is half awake and half asleep. I love this picture too. I love my girls!!!!

Happy Father's Day!!!

Sunday, my girls sat on their daddy's lap. Happy Father's Day to Barry and to my dad too. Brenna is on the left and Chantrell is on the right.
Barry is looking up this time. The babies are so much fun to play with. They do keep us busy and we don't get that much sleep. They are so worth it!!!
On Monday, we went "green". Our truck doesn't fit all four of us. So, we decided to walk about six blocks to the WIC office. It's the girls first time in the stroller. They did pretty good.Later that night, the girls went to bed. Brenna fusses unless she has her binkie in her mouth. Now, she sleeps like a baby. The bean bag with the duck on it is from the hospital. The grandma volunteers make fleece pockets that they fill with beans and then sew it up. It helps to hold the binkies in the babies mouth. Tuesday, we went to the girl's doctor appt. Again, we decided to walk because it is so close. Both the girls gained weight and are growing just fine. Chantrell weighs 9 lbs. 2 oz. and Brenna weighs 7 lbs. 10 oz. They each have gained about 3 pounds in 6 weeks. They have also grown about 4 inches in length too. We get lots of looks and comments wherever we go. People love to ask about our twin girls. I love our stroller. It works perfectly.
This afternoon, we put the girls down for their nap. They are too cute in the crib together. I do take alot of pictures of them when they are sleeping.
Close up of Chantrell sleeping.
Close up of Brenna sleeping.

Sleepy time at our house.

I stay up at night with the girls and then I go to sleep at about 6 am or 7 am when Barry gets up. I say, "Tag, you're it." Then he lets me sleep until about 12 or 1 pm. Barry sleeps from about midnight to the morning. So far the schedule is working out for us. If either of us needs help during our shift, then we can wake the other person up and they can come help. It's not that hard taking care of two babies right now. The only problem is when both of them wake up really hungry at the same time and are crying.

Chantrell is sleeping on the couch nestled between the cushions. The girls sleep better when all parts of their body are touching something. In the crib, there is a lot of space for them to feel around.

Close up of Chantrell. She has a cute double chin already.

Brenna asleep on the other couch. My girls are so precious. I love spending time with them and kissing them.Grandma Bowman's gifts for the girls. Thank you !!! They just now fit into newborn clothes. They will wear the tights and white shoes when they are blessed. We are getting excited about our trip to Oregon for the family reunion. Only two weeks to go!!!Barry is enjoying the cool blast of air from the swamp cooler. Our landlord just brought it over today and set it up. The weather is supposed to be in the 90's this weekend.Barry is holding Chantrell and she is crying because she is wet. Dad gets to change her diaper.

Chantrell has a loud cry. Much louder than her sister. Chantrell and I are enjoying our bonding time together.Chantrell is trying out the vibrating seat for the first time. We keep the girls bundled up because of the cool air from the swamp cooler. She likes to look at the toys.