December 2010

The year of 2010 has come to an end and what an eventful year it was for us. Of course I am speaking of the addition of the two wonderful girls to our family, Allison and Ella. Weighing in at 17 and 17 and half and both are 27 inches long, we are ending the year on a great note. Girls are saying mama and dada to everyone. We play and think magill ( our puppy) is hilarious.

We had our first Xmas with children which was a first experience for both of us, Chad and myself. We have been used to being the children so it was kinda of weird to look under the tree and see the majority of gifts were not for us. But we enjoyed it better with the girls than without. They loved opening their gifts, tearing the paper and putting it in their mouths, than the gift themselves. Thanks to all of the grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, great aunts, great great aunts and great grandmas that made the girls first Xmas so special. Be sure to check out the flickr site to the right for more pics and videos.

October 2010

The girls have changed so much in the last month. We are almost sitting up with out support and roll over . We have two front bottom teeth to eat with. We talk a lot and eat a lot. Vegetables are their favorite. Fruit not so much.  We weight 16 lbs and are about 26 inches long.
We have had a lot of visitors recently Grandma Susie and Grandpa Steve both visited us. We love when family comes to visit us. We also went trick or treating this year. We made it to three houses then got fussy and had to head back. Allison was a bee and Ella was a Flower. We had fun.
The girls have also started entertaining each other. I guess I should say stealing each others toys and hitting and sucking on each others heads and hands. We take two big naps every day, one in the morning and one in afternoon. As well has sleep 10-11 hours every night. Looking forward to what the next month will bring.

Summer 2010

5 Months Old

Wow, almost five months since the girls were born. They are talking to us and to each other. Rolling over is the next big deal. They are so close they get frustrated when they can't make it over. They have successfully transitioned into their cribs and sleep there for 7 -8 hours. I still check baby video constantly so my sleep , while better, is still broken. The girls have gained a lot of weight, Allison is 13.5 and Ella is 12.5 and they are both about 22 and half inches long. We go to a play group once a week. We(me)love it. We get a chance to socialize and make new friends. Magill (our puppy) has been doing well with the girls. When they wake up the first thing she does is a drive by lick on the tops of their heads. We are settling in to routine which I really like. I will try and keep up with blog, my goal is at least once a month. A lot going on this September so stay tuned.

Just wanted to do a quick update. The girls are three months in 7 days. They sleep now about 4-5 hours at a time and can smile and coo at me. Video is on flickr site to right. The pictures up top, Allison is very grouchy. Ella is a smiley girl. My mom is here and helping us out till the end of August. I am so thankful. I don't know if I would have made it with out her help. We both get about 5-6 hrs of sleep every night, which makes a huge difference in how you feel the next day. We can actually get things done and even go out on outings. The girls are also going to a multiples play group. Which I enjoy a lot even though they really don't play. That's all I got for now, new updates next month.

Grandma and Grandpa Visit.

Just an update on the comings and goings of the McCormick Twins. The last three weeks Grandma Al visited and stayed up very late rocking us and feeding us. Grandpa Pence was here for a week and was a great help changing dirty diapers. The girls are now 7 and 8 lbs respectively. Pretty soon we can venture out in public. Here are a few pics. P.S. on flickr site to right is a video of girls.

One Month

One Month Old!!!!

The girls are now one month old. Growing up so fast, (sniff,sniff). Allison is weighing in at 7 pounds and Ella is 5 pounds 12 ounces. My mom is here for two more weeks then my dad flies in to meet his grand daughters. I am so appreciative of all of the help. I don't think I could do it if I did not have mine and Chad's family willing to come to Houston to help out. So far girls will sleep for about two and half hours at a time. Hoping this changes soon. I am looking forward to getting 4 straight hours. I am not greedy , just a little bit at a time. Here are a few pics of the girls when Ella came home, they are much bigger now.

Babies Are Here!!!!!!

March 31st at 3:24 and 3:26 our twin girls arrived. Baby Allison weighed in at 4 and almost a half. Baby Ella weighed in at 3lb and 4 oz. Both are now in NICU were they will stay till they gain more weight. Both are now eating from a bottle in very small quantities. Allison is up to 30 cc's of formula and has been eating from a bottle easier than Ella. Ella has tried twice to eat from a bottle and both times been successful but her intake is only 15 cc's. The goal is to pump them up and make them fat. Baby Allison has the pink bow, while Baby Ella has her foot sticking out of her bedding while she is laying down trying to sleep.
I am recovering slowly but surely, had a few complications but I believe we are now over the hump so to speak and hoping to start improving everyday. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes and excitement.