Memorial Day Weekend

Better late than never! We took the girls to The Lodge (Grandma & Grandpa's Michigan house) for Memorial Day weekend. The whole family was there! The weather was great so we were able to spend a lot of time outdoors. In other news, Olivia has her first two teeth poking through! We noticed them on Saturday morning, haven't yet caught a picture.

A picture from right when we arrived. The girls had been sleeping in the car for the last hour, so they were grumpy since we woke them up.

Fussy Caroline, Aunt Kari, Cousin Katie, Pouty Olivia, & Uncle Jay

The girls sitting in the "tree" in the kitchen

Caroline, "why do you think they have us sitting in this tree?"

Olivia, "I dunno, just go with it."

Miss Caroline

Miss Olivia

Liv's first time swinging

The girls - too cool for school at the parade

Katie trying to break into the Rice Cereal

Always with the hands in the mouth these days

And here's a couple videos of the girls from yesterday -

munching on their first Baby Mum Mum's.

We've got a tooth!

Yep, our little Caroline cut her first tooth. We noticed it Sunday evening - bottom right little toofer sticking out. We knew it was coming because both of them have all the signs - excessive drooling, sucking/gnawing on anything they can get their little hands on, fussy a lot, etc. I'm guessing Liv will get her first one too any day now.

Okay, so you can't see anything in this picture, but it is there! Getting a clear picture of this is no easy feat. Attempting to make a 7 month old hold still and keep her mouth open and lip pulled down for more than 2 seconds?? Forget it. I'll try again when the tooth is all the way out.

And the girls tonight before bedtime bottles

And since we're on the subject of the Bears, here's a little flashback fun from the late 80's of Rob.

Go Bears!

Today the girls made their first trip to Soldier's Field, home of the Chicago Bears - their daddy's all time favorite sports team - for the Bears Expo. Rob didn't think they were ready for tail-gating until next season, so this would have to do for the time being. It was nice to get out and do something as a family and the girls behaved pretty well. Of course we had to have at least one little anecdote to make the trip memorable... Liners poo'd her pants 3 times while we were there. 3 times! And so today I officially became one of those moms who just whips their kid's pants off right there in public and changes their pooey diaper for all to see. Oh well.

Some pictures from the day:

7 Months Old!

Our big girls are 7 months exactly today. They are growing and changing so much every day, and we are loving every second with our little love bugs. I'll have to get a 7 month picture of them together this weekend.

"Baababaabaabaa!"

Caroline said her first word tonight! She was in a pretty good mood after eating her peas and rice cereal and was very talkative. All of sudden she said "Baba!" (we always refer to her bottle as "baba"). She kept saying it over and over again. Does that count? I think so! We tried to capture it on video:

The girlies just being cute in their pj's

Additional Pictures from Mother's Day

Just a few from Uncle Jay's camera...

Mommy & her baby girls

I love this one. Liv and her Great-Grandpa.

Growin like weeds

How do you know when your child has outgrown an article of clothing?...

.....when their big toe busts out of it.

I thought those pj's were getting a little tight on Livi. :)

Happy Belated Mother's Day!

I had a great first Mother's Day. It started with my husband making me breakfast and then we loaded up the girls and headed out to Grandma & Grandpa Krupa's house to have lunch. It was a beautiful day so the girls were able to get some fresh air, they LOVE being outside.

And last weekend we went to visit Rob's grandmother for a Mother's Day Brunch. It was the first time the girls got to meet their Great-Grandmother!

And pictures from yesterday...

Mommy and Liners

All the girls
Aunt Kari, Cousins Katie & James, Mommy, Daddy and the twinks.

Rob and I taking a cruise in Grandpa Bede's restored '57 Corvette!

We thought we were pretty cool.
The girls wanted a turn too!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mommies out there!

Mom, Now that I'm a Mother

Until I became a Mother,
I did not understand,
The profound sense of love,
In a Mother's heart and hands.

As I whisper, "Mommy loves you",
I rock my precious child to sleep.
Small perfection in my arms,
Sweet breaths, slow and deep.

I now see me as a baby,
You're rocking me to sleep.
You whisper, "Mommy loves you,
My heart is yours to keep."

At last I recognize your love,
As a Mother I now see.
As I hold and love my child,
You feel that love for me.

I will always be your baby,
Despite the years that pass.
You have given me my life,
And a Mother's heart to last.

The greatest thanks I can offer,
More than words can ever say.
Is to give my child the love,
You gave me everyday.

~Teri Harrison

Hangin out at home

Just a couple pics and videos from yesterday and today of us hanging out at home.

The girls are really trying to hold their own bottles now...

Lovely Liv

Cute Caroline

Me making Caroline laugh

And here's Liv - always so content playing by herself