5 months old

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Joshua and Saray are 5 months old…crazy how that happens.  All of a sudden the long nights and countless feedings start to become more of just a memory…it’s all a little bittersweet… but this season that we are headed into is going to be so much fun!

Saray and Joshua are doing amazing at night; most nights they sleep 9-10hours, they wake up and feed at 5am and go back down until 8:00 or 8:30am.  Totally do-able!  (Thanks to the Baby Wise method…)

Last week we started them on cereal; Saray loves it and opens wide.  Joshua on the other hand is still trying to decide what he thinks about cereal.  5 minutes into it he’ll start to talk, which is when I notice he has NOT swallowed the last few spoonfuls of cereal, which in end means he’s done.   Saray loves the sippy cup (I find that funny as she doesn't like the bottle) yet Joshua just gums the sippy cup nipple and happily declines. 

Oh!  Joshua cut his first tooth last week on the 21st!  That just blew me away; he wasn’t fussy or drooling much at all.  He has managed to bite me a few times – no fun - but he’s learning that is unacceptable.

   Enjoy the photo album! 

Happy and Content

 

Joshua and Saray are such happy and content babies, and when I say this I don’t mean that they are happy and content only when being held.  They love to pla  y with their toys by themselves yet they enjoy hanging out together or with us.  They are such amazing babies, I couldn’t have asked for better babies.  The Lord knew that I needed happy babies; I think I would lose my mind if I had 2 colicky babies, even if I had one that was colic. 

Their little personalities are really starting to show.  Joshua all of a sudden has become a real ball of fire.  He constantly moves when he is nursing (which is hard to handle sometimes when you just want him to just focus and eat).  He’s little arms & legs go all over the place when he is happy and excited.  Oh and he loves his thumb, he is officially our little thumb sucker, no doubt about it.  And he will only suck his left thumb…maybe he be a lefty like his mommy!  Saray has to keep an eye on everyone and everything.  She will strain to see what’s happening behind her or to the right or to the left…even when nursing.  She’ll arch her to see where the music is coming from.  She is finally starting to giggle for me (she has giggled for Daddy, Grandpa and Auntie Alesha)….what fun that is!  She is bound and determined to grow up fast, you can just see it her eyes. 

 

19 weeks old!  (1-9-09)

4 Months Old

We had Saray and Joshua weighed on the 19th of December. Saray weighed in at 10 lbs 2 oz and she is 24 inches long. Joshua weighed in at 10 lbs 15 oz and he is 22 1/4 inches long.
Saray giggled for the first time on Christmas day with her auntie Alesha and Grandpa Ivan. She has yet to giggle for me. Although last night Jer let Saray touch his face (the facial hair is always so silly I suppose) and she thought it was just hilarious! Joshua is so vocal and he's getting louder and using lots of sounds. Saray is still a bit on the quiet side but she studies EVERYTHING. She has just started enjoying the exersaucer, she can even spin herself around in the seat. Smart kiddos!
We had such a wonderful, special Christmas. There was/is so much joy in our hearts this Christmas season. Remembering the real reason behind this season always makes my step lighter but also the joy of our growing family. Having the twins around sure warms our hearts. Also, my parents have a foster child, Alli (she's 1), well anyway, everything is approved for Alli to officially be apart of the Culver family. The adoption date is set for Feb 13 (the one year mark when my parents got Alli). Also, my brother Gabe got married on the 30th, so we have another new sister as well. Our family just continues to grow, grow, grow.

So beautiful...my girlie

Joshua brightens my day with that silly smile

God answered our prayer...baby(ies) by this Christmas.

Santa and the twins

This photo has NOT been edited, she truly is this strong...3 1/2 months old

My bright-eyed wonder...Girlie

"Get her off me, Mommy!" - Joshua and Saray 16 weeks old

"I think I'll just eat the seat..." - Joshua

My little happy man...J-man!

15 Weeks

This past week has been a bit of a blur...maybe due to the fact that I STILL have a head cold and now Joshua and Saray have it. GRRR! I can handle being sick but being sick and taking care of sick little ones about does me in. The twins don't sleep very well when they have colds, naps or at night, which in the end makes me a bit cranky during the day. I just can't wait for these colds to be over with. But in the midst of it I am thankful that this all we are dealing with...I mean we have healthy babies and I shouldn't complain as some people have really, really sick kids and wait months for a sign that things are getting better.

How can it be that the twins are nearly 4 months old? I know I say something along those lines with each month milestone, but it is ever so shocking to watch them grow so very fast.
Saray and Joshua keep us laughing, they sure make some funny faces and sounds. Saray's latest talk is 'a-do, a-do'. She is a soft talker but she loves to talk, you can just tell. She loves grabbing anything and everything that is in her reach. It's amazing what they learn in one week. She is also bring her hands together and her fingers constantly end up in her mouth. She is also sitting up with the help of a boppy.
Joshua's has really improved this week in the area of lifting his head. For awhile he would do a face plant into the blanket and just scream and scream. But with much exercise and tears, he is now just as strong as Saray. He's still trying to get that thumb of his into his mouth...he'll get it.
They are really starting to notice each other now. When they do spot each other, they start cooing and smiling at each other. What fun! And it's just begun!

Tomorrow we have our 4 month shots and check up. I have no idea how much they are weighing, but I am 100% positive that Joshua weighs more than Saray.

Enjoy the new pictures.

Saray loves to have her fingers in her mouth.

Saray

Can you see Joshua's crazy hair?

Daddy and the kiddos

Almost got the thumb that time...

Another Saturday morning in Mom and Dad's bed :)

Saray learning to sit up

What goobers!

They are getting so strong!

Hanging out together...oh how we love them!

14 weeks

I have to write quickly as Joshua will be waking up any moment now...I'm having a terrible time with my writing today; I have had a nasty cold since Sunday night, my head is a bit foggy. It's such a challenge to take care of little people when you are sick, especially when there is a fever and chills involved. I am just praying the kiddos don't get sick.

Joshua and Saray are simply amazing; there are times where I just sit there and watch them in complete amazement. It's still so hard to believe sometimes that they are here, healthy, whole and growing like crazy. God continues to amaze me. They are finally starting to stay awake longer between naps and feedings, which is so very fun!

Saray is sleeping great! She is sleeping 8 hours a night - thank you so much, little Miss Saray. :) She is such a little talker, she will just chat up a storm for nearly 10 minutes She is such a busy body. I bet she would crawl if she was strong enough . She is so very content and rarely cries unless she is hungry.

Joshua is finally starting to sleep about 6 to 7 hours a night; he's given up his late night feeding. Yeah for you kiddo! He is such a smiley little guy, and wow he has a fun giggle! He just started to giggle last week. At first it took a lot of tickling or kissing to get him to giggle just a little. Now you can just talk to him in a funny voice and he will start to giggle. He loves to interact. Although it never seems to last long as he always get the hiccups right in the middle of giggling.

They really are very good babies...I took them to a bridal shower the other day all by myself, the twins were amazing! They handled being past around like little pros. I think nearly every woman there held one or the other. I sure have learned to be laid back when it comes to that...you almost have to be.

Well I need to go, Joshua is awake and ready to eat. Enjoy this Christmas season!

Saray

Joshua

Hanging out together

Their first Christmas tree!

Saray kept licking his outfit...

Saray loves to suck on her fingers

In the mood for Christmas!

Joshua

Joshua and Saray

13 weeks

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. We spent Thanksgiving out at my parents' place. It sure was different this year as I spent most of my time feeding babies, but I enjoyed every moment.
We went tree hunting yesterday...Jer went out looking with the rest of my family while I sat in the car entertaining the twins. We had hoped to put them in the front packs but it was snowing and blowing...oh well. It was fun anyway. Christmas is going to be so fun this year with babies around. It's just beginning....!

Joshua has started to giggle - what fun! Saray is all smiles; we're still trying to find her giggle.

Enjoy the pictures! Merry Christmas!

11 and 12 weeks

Somehow last week got away from me before I had the chance to post a new blog with pictures. Life is just busy sometimes, and with two babies it's non-stop busy. Just as I would sit down to post some pictures at least, one of the babies would wake from their nap and need to eat. Plus it seems as though all last week that one of the twins was always awake while the other one slept. I mean that fine and all, it's great for one-on-one time but it also meant that things that needed to get done, like dishes and laundry got put on hold. For nearly two weeks now a huge pile of folded laundry has been sitting on my kitchen table...one of these days it will get put away...only to have another full basket of baby clothes to wash and fold. But I know that soon, way too soon, they will be grown up. So I need to worry less about the laundry piling up and the dust collecting on the picture frames. Lord remind me to treasure the moment with my babies and forget about the need for a perfectly clean house...the dishes and laundry can wait.

Speaking of babies: Joshua and Saray are doing amazingly well. They both are healthy (thank you LORD!) and growing like crazy. Saray is outgrowing her 0-3 month clothes, mostly cause of her length. She is so long and slender and yet very petite. She is so amazingly strong. When on her tummy she can lift herself on almost fully extended arms. She has started to roll over. Oh, and she is sleeping through the night! YAY!
Joshua is a solid brick, very dense. I think he outweighs Saray now; by how much, I won't know until the middle of December. He is so very close to giggling; just yesterday he made a few noises that were just shy of a giggle. Oh I LOVE IT! When he smiles, first his eyes light up and then it finds it way to his lips and the rest of his face follows. He is starting to get a hold of the idea of sleeping longer at night, he can go about 6 hours, which means we normally get up only once during the night. Not bad!
It's hard to believe that they will be 3 months old on the 29 & 30th. Amazing!

Well anyway I need to go. It's a beautiful day so my Mom, Alli, the twins and I are going on a walk. Happy Thanksgiving!


Joshua and Saray - 12 weeks old

Jer, Saray, Joshua, Levi and Charlie

What faces!

Getting in the mood for Christmas...

Saray

Daddy and Joshua

He loves to snuggle

Saray is telling me that it's time for bed...she's not crying really, she's just making noises..

She's getting so strong...

What a pair! 11 weeks old

Saray

Mommy and Saray