Just some random cuteness

My big girls after their dinner last night

Liv confused by the camera's flash

Little Liners

Still confused

ChEEEEEeeeeessse!


Short video, Caroline has figured out how to break into the puffy snacks.

A Hot One!

It sure was a hot weekend here in Chicago! Almost felt like we were back in Texas. We spent most of the days on the balcony enjoying the sunshine and letting the girls splash around in their pool.

Nudey Booty's!

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Fun!

Splish Splashin'

Taking a walk with mama

Caroline was whooped after all the activities.

She fell asleep in her exersaucer.

Yesterday we went to Aunt Kari's to celebrate her birthday.

Happy Birthday , Aunt Kari!!!

With Grandma Diane

All the cousins

They only sat still for that one nano-second.

Toysss!

Gimme that!

We love daddy.

Videos:

Caroline doing Eskimo Kisses with mama


C practicing her "walking"


Olivia


One more of C

Cardiology Follow-Up & Another Visitor

Yesterday we took Olivia in for her follow up Cardiology appointment, to check on her heart murmur and the progress of her PFO. If you remember, she was diagnosed with this back in February. Since a lot of you have asked, here's a general definition:

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a relatively common and often asymptomatic heart defect that is present at birth (congenital). During fetal development, the heart’s two upper chambers (atria) are connected by a hole through the wall of muscle that separates them (septum). This hole, along with a blood vessel
connecting the pulmonary artery (artery going to the lungs) and the aorta (the main artery going to the body), must be present in the fetus in order to detour blood away from the lungs. This hole is called the foramen ovale, and it normally closes shortly after birth. When it remains open after birth, it is said to be “patent,” which is another away of saying “open.”

Olivia had an EKG and those results came back normal. The murmur and PFO are still present, although not as prominent now so it's progressing nicely. The Cardiologist ordered another echocardiogram for her in 6 months from now and is optimistic that the hole should be closed on its own by that point. Yay, Livi! We also had the doc take a listen to Caroline, since a slight murmur has also been detected in her heart as well. It's there, but we'll have to wait and see what becomes of that.

Here are a lot of pictures I took at the appointment:

Liv getting her blood pressure taken

All hooked up for the EKG, she did so good!

Liv conversing with Dr. V.

Caroline's turn!

All done!

Back home and playing with our new toy!

Video of Caroline playing, and Liv losing interest



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And Cousin Meridith came over to play!

Visitor

My good friend from back home, Iliana, is in town and stayed with us last night. This was the first time she met the girls and had so much fun with them. She's always told me, "oh, I wish I had twins!" So she got to see first hand the challenges of having two, but the girls were behaving pretty well so she didn't experience their wrath known as "Double Trouble". Thanks Nana for helping with the babes, and for all the awesome gifts! Come back and visit us anytime!

The hats Iliana gave Rob & I =)

Cute Stuff

Our cuties before their Saturday morning walk.

The girls and daddy watching cartoons.

And my cutie-patootie's this morning. This was right when I got them out of their cribs and their bed-head was out of control.

Just crawling away...