Well, Jack and Annie are 3 years old now. Freakin’ crazy, eh?!

Three years ago today we were at the hospital pointing out the differences between them (besides the obvious) so that we could tell them apart as they lay next to each other in the nursery dolly. Three years ago today we doubled the number of kids we had. Three years ago today we finished up our family. And now, three years later we’re pretty much officially out of the “baby” stage (even though we still refer to to them as the babies). In fact, just this morning as Jack and Annie opened their presents, Emily caught herself telling Annie not to let “the babies” get the small pieces of her new Polly Pocket collection. It was only after it was out of her mouth that she realized what she had said and had to backtrack.

I remember vividly the shock and awe Emily and I felt as we left the doctors after our first ultrasound appointment. Up to that point Emily had had several doctors appointments, but the doctor apparently hadn’t noticed the fact that there were two heartbeats. So as the ultrasound technician mentioned that both heartbeats sounded good, we did a bit of a double-take and I seem to remember saying “Wait, what?!” However, three short years later it’s hard to imagine our lives any other way. We obviously needed both of them in our family and I don’t doubt they needed each other.

We’ve been lots of places and had lots of adventures in the last three years, but we’re still just getting started. It’ll be fun to see what the next 3 years brings.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY “BABIES”!

Annie was pulling some faces for Emily the other day. Here’s a couple she caught on camera:

She claims she can stop any time she wants, but the evidence suggests differently…

Annie and Jack have both said their first words.  I sure hope that your first words are not a prediction of your future or a reflection of your mom!  Annie’s first word came a while ago.   She poked Jack in the nose and said "Stop it". Now she is an old pro.  We hear "Stop it" all the time from our bossy little one. What kills me is that she puts her hands on her hips!  Jack’s first word came just this weekend.  I was going a little crazy this week. I had over booked myself everyday because I have a saying no problem. So I gave in and introduced the twins to the Teletubbies.  Annie can’t sit still long enough to enjoy them, but Jack has found something he really likes. Yikes! So yes, his first word is Teletubbie. He’s so funny. He gets so excited if he hears that word. He stops what he is doing and goes to the TV and turns it on.  Funny little guy.  He is walking now and gets embarrassed so easily. So maybe these crazy creatures will pull him out of his shyness.  There must be a good point to them!

Annie and Jack are only barely a year old, but they definitely know what they like. Annie seems to be a bit more energetic than Jack at this point, but they are both very opinionated. One particular case in point… the other day Annie decided she wanted to wear my running shoes that I left in the front room. She spent a good 5 minutes trying to get them on by herself and after a couple near faceplants, I decided to give her a hand. Once she got them on, she stood there proud as can be. She even tried to take a step, but quickly found that they wouldn’t stick to her feet. Silly Girl.