Cape Cod, I love you

and I miss you. This heat is really making me miss the beautiful Northeast weather. We had a great time in Cape Cod. It was the girls first time to fly and it actually went really well, besides a few bumps in the road in the beginning. The morning of the trip to fly out for Boston we overslept and awoke only 20 minutes before our cab arrived. We got to the airport in time and then juggled our way through hoops in security with two girls, three bags, carseats and a stroller. The real worry was how the girls were going to adjust to flying.  Caroline, whom I was carrying, began to scream right as I stepped onto the plane. You should have seen the looks from people as we walked to our seats. I was a bit frantic but Andrew was totally calm. His reaction was, "Oh well, we won't ever see these people again." Very true but I still couldn't relax. I started feeding her and she calmed right down. But just as the plane was taking off, she had an explosion.. I picked the perfect day to wear white pants. Poop was up Caroline's back, up her front, down her legs...you would have thought she was not wearing a diaper at all! I looked at Andrew and asked him what were we thinking!   Things eventually settled out over the layover in Dallas and remaining flight. The flights home went really well, no crying babies at all!

 On the airplane



This is how we rolled into Chatham...Caroline had pooped through all of her extra outfits so she was naked.

We stayed in Chatham on the Cape. It was wonderful. It is about an hour and a half drive from Boston...well worth it though. It's a quintessential New England beach town....very small, quaint, casual. I was surprised at how well the girls did. We were able to keep them on their schedule for the most part. I think it helped that we rented a house and were not staying in a hotel. Andrew's parents drove down from their home in Vermont and met us. I'll let the pictures show how beautiful it is...

Charlotte and  Mommy

Caroline and LaLee

Love how the boats stay out in the water. They take these small boats into shore.

Of course Caroline pooped on her bathing suit right when we got to the beach.

The water there is cold, around 60 to 65 degrees. Being from Texas, that was way too cold for us. But the weather was so beautiful, anywhere from 75 to 85 degrees during the day with a nice coastal breeze that you never got too hot. At night it would get down to around 68-70.

The town at the very tip end of the Cape is Provincetown. It was about 20 miles from us but an hour drive since you go through so many little towns along the way. We drove up there one day when Andrew's parent's friends from Vermont came down to stay for a couple of days. We stopped at this beautiful little restaurant on the water for lunch. Here was the view..

Provincetown was quite different than I expected. We thought it would be this tiny, less traveled town since it is so far to get to. Well, we were wrong. It ended up being this very crowded, popular, eclectic and quite a gay community town..

but still beautiful with this view from the outside restaurant we were at

More fun pics from the trip

We frequented this hotel restaurant right on the beach

Andrew, Charlotte, LaLee, Caroline

Daddy and Charlotte

 I was in love with the hydrangeas. They were so beautiful there.

LaLee, Caroline, Daddy, Charlotte, Mommy

Toto and Caroline

Caroline and Mommy

Daddy, Caroline, Charlotte, Mommy

Daddy and Caroline

Toto cooking out in the rain.

It rained two nights while we were there. We slept with the windows opened and listened to the rain.

Only we would make salsa and take it to the beach!

The last full day we were there a cold front moved in and it never got above 68 degrees. It was wonderful. I wouldn't have cared if it had snowed! We bundled the girls up and sat outside on the patio of the Chatham Bars Inn for drinks.

Mommy and Caroline

LaLee and Charlotte

I know it's funny to say but I do think the girls enjoyed the trip. Probably because they love to be outside and since the weather was so nice, we were outside most of the trip.

Cape Cod, I will be back next year to visit you.

4 Months

My little babies are now four months old! I feel like they are growing into big babies now and I kind of want them to stop.

Caroline (left) looking at Charlotte (right)

Charlotte really liked her dress, as you can see.

Charlotte

Caroline

Those last two are my girls' smiles and they just make me melt. The girls four month wellness check went fabulous! Caroline weighed 11 lbs. .5 oz. and Charlotte weighed exactly 11 lbs. Caroline was 23 1/2 inches and Charlotte was 23 1/4 inches. So they are pretty much the same size. They finally made it on the growth chart and are in the 10th percentile. He thought they held their heads up great. Not only are they rolling on their stomach but they are sitting up on their arms now.

Things they love:

-daddy (after being with me all day, when they see Andrew it's all smiles and giggles)

-story time (today, I read them a book and when I finished, they cried)

-cuddling with mommy in the morning

-baths

-sleeping on stomach

-wubbanub (little stuffed animal on the end of their pacifier)

-being held

I am able to start them on solids between now and six months. But since they are sleeping a good 6-7 hours in the night, we don't want to rock the boat. So I will probably put off the solids for another month or so.

My sister, mom and baby niece, Parker were in town a week ago. My sister and I put together a little photo shoot...really funny.

Aren't these outfits hilarious! Charlotte (left) Caroline (middle) Parker (right)

Charlotte (left) Parker (middle) Caroline (right)

I'm cracking up looking at these pictures right now. Too funny!





3 Going on 4 Months

Ok, it's pretty ridiculous my last post was the girls at two months and now they are three months (ok, we are actually closer to four months). I've actually had most of this post written for a while. I just needed to add pictures to it. I'm going to try to recap the past couple of months.

Caroline

Charlotte

The days have just been flying by. The girls are growing like crazy. Plus, they are more awake during the day! I used to actually be able to check email and do a little online shopping but no more. I'm lucky if I get to eat lunch without holding one. But I admit, it is so fun watching them grow and become more aware of their surroundings. They are so much more alert. Caroline has been smiling and showing her personality for a while now but Charlotte just started. There is nothing that makes my day (or Andrew's) more than getting a big smile out of them. Charlotte likes to smile the most right after she eats. She must take after her Mommy. Caroline loves to be played with. Their favorite thing...daddy playing "feetsies" with them. That's when he does different things with their feet..sometimes bike riding, jogging, clapping together. It doesn't matter, they love it! Every day is better and better. This past week, they both started rolling from their back onto their stomach. Caroline had actually done it first a few weeks ago but now is a pro. The first time Charlotte did it, she didn't want to stop. She would make her self so frustrated just trying to do it over and over again. We learned a little about her personality....when girl is determined to do something, she's going to do it! I know parent's say time flies with your children growing up but I really didn't start noticing until about 3 months. Now they are growing so fast, even day to day! Oh I need time to stand still for a little while.

I've had a few people ask how it's going staying at home. Honestly, I love it. I know it's not for everyone but it's definitely for me. Despite this horrible heat, I try to get the girls out every morning for a good walk. I have some friends in the neighborhood that stay home and we get together for walks. I joined a gym and can take the girls up there for an hour or so a day. I think it's good for them to get used to the interaction with others and it's a nice break for me. I still have a lady that comes for half a day on Tuesdays and Fridays....definitely a big help. If the girls and I really need to get out of the house, we will go to La Cantera, a nice outdoor shopping area here. It's mostly shaded and when it gets hot we can just walk into a store. It doesn't help that I literally know every single item that Anthropologie has in their store at all times. But it makes for a relaxing afternoon.

We met my niece, Parker Nila, now almost two months ago in Midland. That was the girls first trip. I thought it would have been easy on them since they pretty much sleep in the car but I was wrong. I'm sure it was a combination of the car ride, not being at home, altering schedules and tons of passing around to different people to love on them that made it a difficult trip. But I will say I want my girls to get used to traveling. It's something that Andrew and I love to do and we look forward to many trips with the girls...even at this age. In fact, we have a big trip coming up that I am excited and nervous about. More to come on that in a minute. But back to my niece's cuteness. She is just precious. She looks so much like her daddy! I'm so excited to have all the girls so close in age. My mom, sister and Parker are all coming to visit this weekend!

Parker Nila (her little cry is so cute)

The girls hanging out

Tonna and Charlotte

Granny and Caroline

Me, my Sis and Parker

So, the Watermelon Thump was a couple of weeks ago. It's a small town festival in Luling, Texas, where Andrew is from. It's a tradition that we go every year. This was my eighth thump! It's hard to believe we've been together that long! The thump usually consists of reminiscing with old friends, playing bocce ball and watching the most entertaining parade. It's a good time and something we look forward to every year...even if it is in Luling.

Charlotte and Mommy

Our sweet twin friend, Ashley, and Caroline

Mimi and Caroline

Ashley and Amanda, enjoying sister time

Caroline

Charlotte

The entertaining Thump Parade....Thump Queen

Toto and Charlotte, all thumped out

The girls had their first 4th of July and I think they really enjoyed it. We went to a little neighborhood parade, where I managed to get no pictures. Then we met friends for lunch in Gruene.

Charlotte (left) Caroline (right)

The Markley's

Yes, we had the babies in Gruene Hall

We just returned from Cape Cod and it was so wonderful, I didn't want to come home. I'll post about the trip, including the girl's first plane ride.

I'll end this post with my sweet ones sleeping....