Catching up...Fall 2012

Happy New Year, friends and family! We're having to play catch up yet again. Has it really been since October 30th that we posted last? Time is flying that's for sure. I won't attempt to document every single moment since October. Obviously the girls enjoyed their first Halloween dressed up as little pumpkins. It was a cold night so we didn't take them outside for very long. We visited with some neighbors and handed out lots of candy! Grace & Lily took turns taking naps that evening so that's why you will see some photos of us with just one baby here and there. It was fun dressing them up! We also live in a great neighborhood filled with little baby friends and so the girls periodically get together for playdates---as you will see below!

We also took the girls to the pumpkin patch to find some pumpkins. We may have enjoyed this more than they did but it proved to be a good spot for photos.

Grace & Lily are best friends already.

Osh Kosh Cuteness!

Here are some pictures we took of the girls sporting their new Osh Kosh overalls compliments of Grandma & Grandpa Ken. (Lily is in Pink, Grace in Denim)

NICU Reunion & Visit from Aunt Kathy & Uncle Tom

Grace and Lily had a busy weekend! They went to their NICU reunion at a nature park nearby to see some of the nurses that took care of them and also some families that were also in the NICU while they were there. It was great to reconnect with some of the families and see how much the babies have grown!

Grace and Lily also met their great Aunt Kathy & Uncle Tom who came down from Boston to see them! We all went for a nice walk at Rolesville Park and had a nice lunch at The Mellow Mushroom in Wake Forest. The girls did a great job on their little adventures. They had a great weekend. Here are some pictures that we have so far---there will be more to come.

Uncle Tom meets Lily

Aunt Kathy meets Grace

Aunt Kathy meets Lily

Grace Growls Like a Gremlin

Grace and Lily are 6 months old!

It is very hard to believe that the girls are 6 months old today! 6 months ago today, was supposed to be my baby shower but ended up being a day we'd never ever forget. Our girls came early at 29 weeks gestation and spent nearly two months in the Special Care Nursery. Grace and Lily started out at 3lbs 5oz and 3lbs 4oz...they now look like "normal" chunky babies! We weighed them on our "official baby scale", the Wii Fit, and Grace is 14.1lbs and Lily is 13.9lbs! They are doing wonderfully. They have grown and changed so so much in the last 6 months. They sleep in their own room in their own cribs (well most nights), are practically holding their own bottles during feedings, are playing with and reaching for toys, have noticed their hands and feet, are rolling over with no problem and are trying like **** to crawl! Our girls are smiling and laughing and have completely melted our hearts. They are amazing. We feel so thankful and blessed to have such happy and healthy little baby girls.  Happy 6 months to Grace Lucia and Lily Giovanna today! We cannot imagine our lives without them! To see more monthly pics, go to the monthly pics posting.

Lily Rolls Over!

Lily rolled over!! She is pretty proud of herself!

Lily has been trying and trying to roll over for weeks now. But she is also content just laying around and would kind of try for a bit and then find interest in a toy or something else! Last night, she finally rolled over and we both were able to witness it! Of course, we both screamed and clapped and probably scared the **** out of both of them--Grace looked like she was thinking about crying but then got it together. :) Needless to say, we are both extremely proud of our little Lily and now Grace has a partner in crime to roll with! Now, we're just waiting for the crawling....then we're realllly in trouble!