Two is Better Than One

I'm sure you've heard the saying that two is always better than one ex: two pairs of shoes is better than one, two pieces of pie etc. I believe that having two babies is better than one most of the time. It's twice the smiles, laughs and loves, which are great!! It is also twice the work, stress, headaches!! This past week both Ashton and Addy have been sick with colds and Ashton is getting a whole mouth full of teeth. Two have already broke through and he has at least two more coming in. Two teeth at a time must be better than one:) Needless to say they are both pretty miserable and the days and nights are pretty long without a lot of sleeping happening. Infant Tylenol and miracle Teething Tablets have been life savers! I can't believe my little baby is getting teeth. They are both getting so big. Anyway, usually I think that two babies are better than just one, I'm just grateful for naptime to catch up on sleep!

Well, other news Thanksgiving was great this year. It was the first time since we've been married that we just stayed in home for Thanksgiving and it was so nice to spend time with each of our families. We ate with the Hales' and then went and visited my family later in the day. Ashton and Addy weren't too impressed with Nan's dinner because all they got were bottles of icky formula.

They also just turned five months old on Monday. They are learning new things so quickly it's amazing. They are both so close to being able to sit up on their own, they are holding their own bottles (finally), Ashton has two teeth, they are fascinated by the Christmas tree, and they are both growing like weeds.

Some fun pics

Halloween

Normally I'm not a big fan of Halloween, but this year it was super fun to dress up Ashton and Addy and take them to see our family and friends. We dressed Ashton up as a tiger and Addy was a pink leopard, complete with whiskars and everything! They looked so cute. They also had matching pre-costume outfits that were super cute too. It was by far the funnest Halloween I've had in a while.

The pre-costume outfits:





My cute little tiger and leopard and very cute daddy!




Carving our pumpkin

What's New

So it's been a few weeks since I've posted and things with Ashton and Addyson change daily. They are learning new things all the time. For starters, they have discovered that they have hands and Addyson more specifically has discovered her thumb. Despite my efforts to keep her from sucking on her thumb she manages to find it in the middle of the night and when she is tired. It's really cute but it's a habit I would prefer she didn't have: Just a thumb for Ashton is no good, he likes to suck on his entire fist. He slobbers all over making quite a mess of his clothes! Last week I got Addy to laugh for the first time. It was so hilarious I was laughing so hard at her cute little laugh. I loved it. She has laughed for Jess once and me a couple more times. There were no laughs from Ashton until this morning and i got him laughing (and snorting)it was so funny. I love to hear them laugh. Ashton also as a new trick, he can roll over. Yesterday while he ws on his tummy, he just rolled over. I was like whoa, he just did that. So I put him back on his tummy and he did it again then started crying like it had scared him. It was so cute. So I tried to get him to do it again so I could have pictures and video but no luck yet.

Loving his fist!


My thumb sucker!


Funny story, we ran a couple of errands and when I got home and got her out of the car this is what I found. She'd fallen asleep with her headband over her eyes! Poor Thing!!


One more picture of our two BYU fans. It's super hard to get them both looking at the same time for a picture so this the best I could do.

More Pictures

I recently had Ashton and Addy's pictures taken in their blessing clothes and just regular clothes and wanted to post some of those pictures too. I thought they turned out pretty good considering I was trying to keep two babies happy. They both hated their blessing outfits but they were so cute I had to have pictures.

Pictures

I've been thinking...

So in the past when I think about twins just in general, I've always thought that they have similar personalities, similar likes and dislikes, usually they look alike... you get the picture. Now that I have twins myself, I've come to realize that in my situation that is not the case. I don't think my babies could be more different. The older they get the more their little personalities start to show and my babies are pretty different.

For example
Sleeping Habits: Addy sleep through the night last night for the first time ever!! It was glorious. Ashton was up at 1:00 and 4:30 and then I finally give in and put him in bed with me so that I can get some sleep too.

Personalities: Addy is so pleasant. She sits is her bouncer chair or swing and for ever and just look around the room like there is so much to take in. Ashton is content for about 5 minutes if you're lucky you might get fifteen minutes in the swing.

Looks: My two babies literally don't have one feature that is the same. Different eyes, noses, mouths, skin coloring (Ashton has olive skin and Addy's turns purple if she is out of a blanket for very long), hair color and hair amount (Ashton's is dark and he has quite a bit, it is wild and will never lay down no matter what I do. Addy's hair has a definite reddish tint to it and it is coming in more all the time since it all fell out on top). I think they might have the same ears?!?!?

Snuggle Time: Addy is way to much of a busy body to like to be cuddled (unless she is really tired). She doesn't even really like to be rocked to sleep. I put her in her chair in the morning and leave the room so she'll go to sleep, otherwise she just watches everything I'm doing. At night Jesse feeds her and puts her in her crib and she goes to sleep on her own. Ashton, however, would prefer to live his life wrapped in a blanket while being held. He likes to be rocked to sleep every night and has to have the blanket around his face. During the day he will fall asleep in his chair on his own, but only if the conditions are right (blanket and binkie).

So, while they are different they also do have some things about them that are similar. Things like:

Patience: They both have none. The thirty seconds it takes to make a bottle is about 28 seconds too long. When they are hungry they want food now. It is so funny because they both are crying and snorting. It really is hilarious.

Smiles: They always have smiles for their mommy (unless their hungry of course). I love their smiles that are so big and cheesy that their eyes get all wrinkled up. So cute!!

Talking: They both love to talk. Ashton will lay on the floor next to Addy and coo at her. It's the cutest thing. Also in his carseat Ashton will just talk and coo the whole time and when he stops, you know he has fallen asleep. Above Addy's changing table in her room are some hanging flowers and when I change her diaper she loves those flowers. She talks to them and smiles at those flowers. So cute!! They love to tell stories.

Well there you have it. I have two babies that are pretty different. I love when one is asleep and one is awake occasionally and I get to spend some one-on-one time with one of them. They are more fun the bigger they get and I love to see their personalities a little more all the time.

Packing on the pounds

This week Ashton and Addy turned two months old and I can't believe how fast the time has gone. Things are getting so much easier as they get a little bigger and are starting to be on a better schedule. Addy is doing so great. She sleeps until five or a little later every night and she is such a good baby during the day. Ashton still likes to be fed twice in the night usually around two and six and lately he has been having trouble staying asleep in between feedings so nights are kind of long for me. Other than that they are both so good and so much fun! They are starting to smile and talk more all the time and I love it.

On Monday they had to go the doctor's for their first set of shots. It was so sad, they did Addy's shots first and when she started to cry so did Ashton. It was so sweet. He didn't like someone picking on his sister! Also with the doctor's visit they got weighed and measured, hence the title of this blog. I knew Ashton was going to be pretty big and he weighed in at 10 lbs 13 oz and 22 1/4 inches long. With Addy, I ws hoping she weighed close to eight pounds and was I shocked when she tipped the scales at 9 lbs 3 oz. I was so suprised and happy that she is growing so good. She was also 21 1/2 inches long.

Anyway the rest of us are doing really good also with really nothing exciting to report since these babies pretty much consume all our free time, but we wouldn't trade them for anything!!

Eight Weeks:




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