Daddy Goggles

So I'm going through some of the pictures that we've taken of the girls these past 9 months, and came to this realization: they're so much cuter now than they were back then! But yet, at the moment that the pictures were taken, I always thought that they were at the peak of their cuteness. 

When I do a side by side comparison with the old pictures, they looked kind of weird and not so cute. Yikes, so this is what other people see! I guess I was just looking through "daddy goggles".

I look at this picture now, and once again ask myself, how can they get any cuter than this. Perhaps this is the sweet spot, the small window of optimal cuteness. Better enjoy it while it lasts.

 

But then again, I've said that before.

"Mama"

When Sophie cries, sometimes she uses the "mmm" sound. It starts out, "mmm, ah-mmm" and escalates to "mmmaa" and of course, "mama!"

She is calling for me! Or else for food which we tell her "mamm, mamm."

Fort

If daddy could keep me here forever, away from boys, he would.

Rocker chick

Yesterday Sophie woke me up after a night where Olivia kept me up. So I picked her up and just sat in the rocker chair to doze a little while rocking every once awhile. She started moving back and forth and I didn't know what she was doing. But then I noticed she only did it when we had stopped rocking.

She apparently liked the motion so decided to take initiative since mommy wasn't doing a good job. It takes a lot of effort on her part because she so little, but she gets it moving!

Twin stats

So the husband and I were arguing about the chances of having twins again and the stats are quite interesting.

Most twins are fraternal so chances quadruple to 1 in 12 of having fraternal twins again!! Since the girls are identical, the chance of fraternal twins is 1 in 10,000. The chance of another set of identicals are 1 in 70,000. Whew! Then again, although it seems unlikely, you never know if God decides, "oh, you can handle it!"

The other interesting thing that I found was that the children of identical twins are genetically half siblings! And if two sets of identical twins marry, their kids will genetically be full siblings. New meaning to "brother from a different mother!"

Green and purple

The girls have started eating solids. Well, a month or so ago. I had come up with the idea that making my own would be a good idea. Organic, fresher, blah, blah, blah. Basically so I can cater to my need for control. Some people call me nuts, but it isn't any more work to make double the portions. So here I am, still going at it, although I haven't tried too many things. We have had sweet potatoes, bananas, green beans, and Asian pear.

Yesterday my mother-in-law and I decided to venture out with the girls (on a non-doctor excursion!) to Central Market to buy some groceries, especially fruits and veggies for the girls. We got stopped no less than 4 times by strangers, which I guess I'll get used to.

Today, I decided to make a lot of baby food while I could. Of the 5 good colors to eat (red, purple, red, yellow and green) we've got two of them! There are blueberries, zucchini, peas, and purple yams.

Yum, yum! Eat up, girls!!

Ethan's 1st Birthday

Last weekend we went up to Austin to celebrate Ethan's first birthday. This would be our first road trip with the girls. So on Friday I left work at 2:00pm and by the time we made it up to Austin....it was 9:00pm! We had to pack for two girls, the dog, ourselves, mom, feed the girls and play tetris loading the SUV. By the time we were done, Cody only had about a square foot to sit. Perhaps its time to make the jump and invest in a swagger wagon ourselves...

Highlights of the weekend:

Sophie and Ethan hanging out




At the park








Ethan's dedication at Austin Stone Community Church

(Picture taken by Pete Tam)

We had a blast celebrating with the Laus and can't wait until Sophie and Olivia get old enough to actually play with Ethan. We loved celebrating Ethan's first birthday. We're also glad we were able to make it to Ethan's dedication and be there to support and pray for Judy and Lawrence as they commit to teach Ethan to chase after God's own heart. Traveling with the girls was an interesting experience to say the least and also served as a mock trip for what to expect as we'll be going to Sonoma for Patricia and Jeff's wedding, which in turn will be yet another mock trip to prepare for London for Sandra and Scott's wedding later this year.