Over the next couple of days, as a distraction from the love making I should be doing with my sewing machine, I'll be putting up some back dated posts for this month. I have a talking post about an author, and a couple of pic posts. Just an fyi so you may want to go back and take a look see. I'll update this post when I've added the backdated ones.
And the sewing machine thing, it's 2 days from Halloween and I have costumes to make. Should be self explanatory, no?
Prayers and blessings everyone. I hope you have a great Halloween.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
James and Izzy
Just a few quick pics of James and Izzy. On the same day I was taking the pics of Jack and Abbey the boys were very interested in what I was doing so I took some quick shots of each of them. I haven't posted pics of them in a while so here they are.
Prayers and blessings everyone. I hope you have a great weekend!
Prayers and blessings everyone. I hope you have a great weekend!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
3 Months Old!
How is it possible that Abbey and Jack are now 3 months old? Where did the time go?
They are both cooing and trying to talk to you. Jack has kind of discovered his hands. Sometimes I'll see him sitting in a bouncy seat just staring at them. The other day he accidently poked himself in the eye. It was amusing because the look on his face after he did it said "Hey, how did THAT happen?"
Both of them are trying to giggle on occassion. Abbey REALLY loves to watch people. Jack is happy to lay on the play mat looking up at the toys, however Abbey would rather be sitting in the bouncy where she can easily watch everyone and everything that is going on. At their 2 month appointment, which was late I admit, however it was the 1st appointment that was available for the both of them at the same time, which was on October 21, Jack was 11 pounds 8 oz and Abbey was 8 pounds 12 oz.
While Jack occassionally sucks on his thumb, Abbey is a die hard thumb/finger sucker. She refuses to take a pacifier at all now, wanting only her thumb and first finger. She will shove the pacifier out of her mouth to suck on her hand like that. I was hoping to avoid that because it is so much easier to get rid of the sucky than it is to stop the sucking of a hand.
These pictures were done shortly before they turned 3 months old, but it's close enough for me.
Prayers and blessings everyone, I hope that you all have a great weekend and a wonderful holiday on Saturday.
They are both cooing and trying to talk to you. Jack has kind of discovered his hands. Sometimes I'll see him sitting in a bouncy seat just staring at them. The other day he accidently poked himself in the eye. It was amusing because the look on his face after he did it said "Hey, how did THAT happen?"
Both of them are trying to giggle on occassion. Abbey REALLY loves to watch people. Jack is happy to lay on the play mat looking up at the toys, however Abbey would rather be sitting in the bouncy where she can easily watch everyone and everything that is going on. At their 2 month appointment, which was late I admit, however it was the 1st appointment that was available for the both of them at the same time, which was on October 21, Jack was 11 pounds 8 oz and Abbey was 8 pounds 12 oz.
While Jack occassionally sucks on his thumb, Abbey is a die hard thumb/finger sucker. She refuses to take a pacifier at all now, wanting only her thumb and first finger. She will shove the pacifier out of her mouth to suck on her hand like that. I was hoping to avoid that because it is so much easier to get rid of the sucky than it is to stop the sucking of a hand.
These pictures were done shortly before they turned 3 months old, but it's close enough for me.
Prayers and blessings everyone, I hope that you all have a great weekend and a wonderful holiday on Saturday.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Blue
Over at The Women's Colony, we are talking about BLUE. We are supposed to take pics of all things blue and share. Well here in Serial Land what always comes to mind when I think blue is 2 pair of blue eyes.
First up we have the ice blue of Jayden's eyes. Before her, I'd never seen eyes like this. They are gorgeous in my humble and rather biased opinion.
Secondly, we have Jack's baby blues. I get the impression that they may "ice over" like Jayden's, but it's still a little too early to tell for sure.
Prayers and blessings everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful week. And do tell, what does blue look like to you?
First up we have the ice blue of Jayden's eyes. Before her, I'd never seen eyes like this. They are gorgeous in my humble and rather biased opinion.
Secondly, we have Jack's baby blues. I get the impression that they may "ice over" like Jayden's, but it's still a little too early to tell for sure.
Prayers and blessings everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful week. And do tell, what does blue look like to you?
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Trip to Grandpa's
Yes, I know the post is post dated, however I like it when it fits right in where it is supposed to. Not to mention, I'm a little busy and editing photos and posting them usually doesn't happen in a timely manner.
Anyway. My mom picked Jayden, the babies, and me up and brought us down to see my grandpa. She was going down anyway and Jason happened to have the day off so someone could sit with James and Izzy. Originally Jayden was going to stay home too, however Mom asked if she could come so that someone could sit in the back with the babies to help with bottles and pacifiers while we were on the road. I brought Katy's portable DVD player to keep Jayden company while we were at Grandpa's.
Grandpa's house is about an hour and a half or so from my place. It's a straight shot down, so that is helpful at least. I knitted while Mom drove. It kept my hands occupied and still allowed me to engage in idle conversation. I'd never experienced "Hands Free" for the cell phone before, that was pretty cool. Mom recently got a new car. It's nice. I forget what kind it is though, a Subaru of some sort or another. She got a great deal on it with her trade in of her old car and the "Cash for Clunkers" program and a discount from her credit union.
I asked Jason to take a some pics of Jack and Abbey before we went down to document their cute coordinating outfits. I always swored I'd never do anything so "corny" as coordinating outfits for the twins. Well, that was until I actually HAD twins. Go figure.
I didn't take many pics while at Grandpa's house. You'll notice that the babies aren't wearing their green shirts in the pics. It was 82 in Grandpa's house. Yep, 82 INSIDE. I know that because next to Grandpa's chair was one of those digital thermometers and that is what it said. UGH. To say it was stifiling is an understatement. Mom picked up deli fried chicken and sides for lunch, which was nice. When we go to see Jason's grandpa, I cook for the guys. Mom said that they prefer the premade stuff like KFC, so I'm all for that!
Jack is named for my grandpa, as his name is Jack (which I'm sure I've explained in at least one previous post). The twins also have Grandpa's birthday. He'd been asking my mom when he would be able to see them. Jason and I had planned on going down at some point on our own, we just didn't know when, so it worked that Mom brought me down.
Grandma Jackie is Grandpa's 3rd wife. He has burried the last 2. My mom's mom passed within a year before I was born, I'm never certain on the dates. The Grandma I grew up with, that Grandpa married within a year of Grandma's passing, was my mom's step-mom and she passed when I was pregnant with Jayden. Grandpa married later that year, about 6-7 months later. My mom says that my grandpa is a man that can't be alone. He's 90 now, so understanding what I do about the era he grew up in, it makes sense to me.
Mom absolutely adores the babies. It seems that she is particularly taken with Abbey, though she is very tickled at Jack being named for her dad, and them sharing a birthday. I think part of it is that she realizes that these very well could be her last grandbabies. I'm not having any more kids, and the way things are going, neither are any of my siblings, step or otherwise. So after these two, it's a waiting game for great-grandbabies for her. Honestly, being the mother of the oldest grandchildren as well as the youngest, I'm certainly hoping that those great-grandbabies of hers hold off for quite some time because I certainly am not ready for that!
Prayers and blessings everyone. I hope you all have wonderful weeks. Remember to enjoy and cherish everyone in your family, from the oldest to the youngest.
Anyway. My mom picked Jayden, the babies, and me up and brought us down to see my grandpa. She was going down anyway and Jason happened to have the day off so someone could sit with James and Izzy. Originally Jayden was going to stay home too, however Mom asked if she could come so that someone could sit in the back with the babies to help with bottles and pacifiers while we were on the road. I brought Katy's portable DVD player to keep Jayden company while we were at Grandpa's.
Grandpa's house is about an hour and a half or so from my place. It's a straight shot down, so that is helpful at least. I knitted while Mom drove. It kept my hands occupied and still allowed me to engage in idle conversation. I'd never experienced "Hands Free" for the cell phone before, that was pretty cool. Mom recently got a new car. It's nice. I forget what kind it is though, a Subaru of some sort or another. She got a great deal on it with her trade in of her old car and the "Cash for Clunkers" program and a discount from her credit union.
I asked Jason to take a some pics of Jack and Abbey before we went down to document their cute coordinating outfits. I always swored I'd never do anything so "corny" as coordinating outfits for the twins. Well, that was until I actually HAD twins. Go figure.
I didn't take many pics while at Grandpa's house. You'll notice that the babies aren't wearing their green shirts in the pics. It was 82 in Grandpa's house. Yep, 82 INSIDE. I know that because next to Grandpa's chair was one of those digital thermometers and that is what it said. UGH. To say it was stifiling is an understatement. Mom picked up deli fried chicken and sides for lunch, which was nice. When we go to see Jason's grandpa, I cook for the guys. Mom said that they prefer the premade stuff like KFC, so I'm all for that!
Jack is named for my grandpa, as his name is Jack (which I'm sure I've explained in at least one previous post). The twins also have Grandpa's birthday. He'd been asking my mom when he would be able to see them. Jason and I had planned on going down at some point on our own, we just didn't know when, so it worked that Mom brought me down.
Grandma Jackie is Grandpa's 3rd wife. He has burried the last 2. My mom's mom passed within a year before I was born, I'm never certain on the dates. The Grandma I grew up with, that Grandpa married within a year of Grandma's passing, was my mom's step-mom and she passed when I was pregnant with Jayden. Grandpa married later that year, about 6-7 months later. My mom says that my grandpa is a man that can't be alone. He's 90 now, so understanding what I do about the era he grew up in, it makes sense to me.
Mom absolutely adores the babies. It seems that she is particularly taken with Abbey, though she is very tickled at Jack being named for her dad, and them sharing a birthday. I think part of it is that she realizes that these very well could be her last grandbabies. I'm not having any more kids, and the way things are going, neither are any of my siblings, step or otherwise. So after these two, it's a waiting game for great-grandbabies for her. Honestly, being the mother of the oldest grandchildren as well as the youngest, I'm certainly hoping that those great-grandbabies of hers hold off for quite some time because I certainly am not ready for that!
Prayers and blessings everyone. I hope you all have wonderful weeks. Remember to enjoy and cherish everyone in your family, from the oldest to the youngest.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Just Jack!
Yep, I know. I loved Will & Grace when it was on T.V and every time someone says "Just Jack" when talking about my Jack, I think of the show. Here he is, as a few days past 2 months old. You can watch as he falls asleep. There are a lot more of the yawning pics, but I didn't edit those for one reason or another.
Prayers and blessings everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful week. After looking at the sleeping baby, I think I need a nap!
Prayers and blessings everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful week. After looking at the sleeping baby, I think I need a nap!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Gratuitous Abbey
It's that simple. I don't have much time to sit and write well organized thoughts. It's just the nature of the beast at the moment. I'm taking a minute while I'm waiting for Jayden to finish drying the dishes to put this post up. Enjoy!
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