Blog Challenge: Day 6

Day 6: Picture that shows your true self

Yes. It's true. I am a horse.

XOXO

Andee

-I'm sorry, I really didn't know what to post for this one!

Blog Challenge: Day 5

Day 5: A Picture of a Place You've Been

ROME, ITALY

I was very fortunate to go on a trip to Europe while I was in school! We saw Barcelona, Nice, Venice, Rome, Florence and Capri! It was amazing! We even stomped at Pompeii! I really wish I would have taken more photos and appreciated it more. I mean, we saw the Colosseum and I barely took any pictures! I mainly just remember the bus rides in between countries and it makes me sad.

I hope to go back some day and really enjoy it! But at least I have some memories!

XOXO
Andee

Blog Challenge: Day 4

Day 4: A habit you wish you didn't have

JUNK FOOD! OY!

I really wish I didn't want to eat junk food! But man... barbecue chips, chex mix, cookies! They are so good and so easy to buy and eat! Plus, since Kelly's got back to work this week we haven't had one home cooked meal. That's right, Kelly and I both enjoy cooking... but we haven't been doing it lately so it's been fast food. Yuck! It sounds so awesome and might even taste good, but the second it's over it's like... "Why did I do that?"

It's strange... I'm the same weight that I was before I had the girls, but because my body is so different I feel bigger. I had just kinda started getting used to it prior to pregnancy but now it's just so different. I have stopped drinking soda, which is a good thing. I stopped when I found out I was pregnant and just haven't started up again. Sure, I'll have the occasional Root Beer, but I'm stuck on water or Snapple. Plus, I've stopped losing more because I'm not nursing enough. I'm so afraid that when I stop completely I'm just going to balloon up. I bought a Yoga Set, complete with mat, dvd, the works... Have I tried it out yet? Nope! It's still in the wrapping. I mean, I guess I would be okay if I didn't lose weight, but I at least want to tone up my stomach... Having twins left a lot of extra skin that I want gone! Plus I want to get more flexible so I can play with the girls more!

I guess it's a hard habit to break especially during the holidays... I'm not looking forward to the mountains of delicious food and the multiple family parties. I'll have to try to be good!

XOXO
Andee

P.S. Not related to my 30 Day Blog Challenge, but visit my sister's website to see some adorable pictures she took of my girls yesterday!! CLICK HERE We had so much fun!

Blog Challenge: Day 3

Day 3: A Photo of You and Your Craziest Friend

For this one, I've had to make it plural. Me and my craziest FRIENDS!

It's gotta be these 2 here, my sisters! They are not just my sisters, they are my friends! We always have so much fun together! The guys call us the Clucking Hens when we are together! You should never put us all in the same room together with sugar and a game of Pounce. Watch Out!!

I know this photo isn't recent, it was from my pink birthday last year. But it just shows how much fun we can have together on a trip to Harmon's to grab snacks!

They've been there for me through everything and always seem to put a smile on my face! Love you girls! Shall we have another PINK PARTY? Or how 'bout a Christmas Sweater Party!! Let me know!!

XOXO

Andee

Blog Challenge: Day 2

Day 2: A Really Good Memory

I could choose the obvious... My wedding day, the birth of my girls. But although both events were very meanigful and ones I'll never forget, I wanted to do something different.

DISNEYLAND!!



Literally my favorite place on earth, especially with family! I love this place... it makes me so happy just being there. I mean, as soon as you walk through the gates and down Main Street you can just feel it... True Happiness! I don't even care about the 45 minute lines or the crowds or the over priced food/souveniors. I will take a 18 hour day in Disneyland over anything else! Sure, we get up at 6 AM and don't get to sleep until around Midnight when we go, but I've had the best of times with my family on Disneyland trips!

I guess I would have to say my most recent BEST Disneyland memory is when we went in March of 2009 with the ENTIRE Snow Family! It was so great to have everyone with us and spend so much time together! It was especially fun to see little Jesse every morning and see how excited he was only being 3 years old! I remember when he started to cry when we were parting ways at the airport at the end of our trip... Such a sweetheart! What else makes the trip memorable? Many many things!! *Corn dogs, Pirates, Turkey Legs, Tower of Terror, People watching, Penny dropping (I still think this is lame), Walking and then STOP, Haunted Mansion.. I could go on! I just L-O-V-E LOVE that place!!

So there you have it, that's my Really Good Memory! Disneyland with my family! Every trip has been memorable and exciting and I can't WAIT for the girls first trip! We'll be able to start memories with them and I just know they'll love it!

XOXO
Andee

Alright, I'm in!

A few of my friends are doing a 30 day blog challenge and I've decided to join in the fun!

DAY 1: Recent picture and 15 facts about yourself!

Here's us girls on Black Friday waiting in line for Old Navy, Erica taking the picture.

15 Interesting Facts About Andee

1. I'm absolutely terrified of spiders. Even the itty bitty ones... they're out to get me!

2. I've started snoring at night since my pregnancy.

3. I'm a completely different person when I'm at work compared to home.

4. I can roll my tongue twice but can't twirl it.

5. I really regret quiting volleyball... stupid knees!

6. I love to sleep. Sometimes I get so depressed that I would rather dream then face reality.

7. I hate my body and try to hide it with clothing.

8. I still watch Jerry Springer and am now a HUGE Glee fan!

9. I regret not going to college and becoming a teacher. Oh how I wanted to be Miss Andee!

10. I'm petrified that I'm going to screw up Motherhood. I've already failed at nursing!

11. I love my hair short. I love my hair long. I love my hair short. No long.

12. Disneyland is and always will be my FAVORITE place! (Must be with family!)

13. I care way too much about what people think of me.

14. I miss having friends. Girls nights, parties, occasional cocktails.

15. I'm in love with sushi. In love as in I would marry it if I could!

See! Wasn't that fun? I can post about something else other than my girls, right? I'm cool too!

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post, A Really Good Memory! Hmm, I'll have to start thinking...

XOXO

Andee

/ 6 Months \

Dr appointment went well today. Girls got more shots, which I can never handle. Good thing Kelly was there to hold them down and I'm there to comfort them afterwards. Girls are healthy, chubby and ready for solid foods? Yea, their pediatrician said that we can try things out now that they are 6 months. Crackers, soft fruit, stuff like that. She said that we should allow the girls to enjoy Christmas feast too... mashed potatoes and Jello salad! Yummy! I don't know how I'm going to handle it, I freak thinking that they are going to chock!

I still can't believe that it's been 6 months! I mean, Christmas is only weeks away! Nothing has really changed since my last post, but both girls are starting to enjoy fruits and veggies! Avie is sitting up nicely, but she still tumbles no and then. Ella is having a harder time sitting up, but she's our mover. Whether it's on the play mat or in her crib at night, she will not stay in one place. They aren't crawling yet, however we have seen them scoot backwards on their tummy's, so we're getting there.

I love the picture below. It's almost like Ella is saying, "Hi, this is my friend Avie!"

The girls motor skills are amazing! I'm blown away with how much they learn from observing. They will now grab toys that are tangled or placed in front of them. They move toys from hand to hand to mouth to hand. I took the video below and although it may not seem amusing to others, I love watching it. Just to see their faces and how you can just tell that their minds are going a mile a minute, makes me happy!

We Heart Jumpers!

The girls are becoming more and more active and I love it!! They always seem so happy, especially in their jumpers! Both of them go crazy with all the toys around them, but they particularly like the jumping part! Avie some times scares me with her bouncing...

( 5 Months )

So much as happened within the last couple of months! We're still taking it day by day and trying to get through this rough patch. It's definitely easier and more fun when you have two adorable girls by your side! Plus an amazing support system! Family, you know who you are!

MISS AVIE

*Has started to grab and play with her feet while laying down. She has even started to use her feet to grab or hit toys.* *She is in love with her jumper. She's got the bouncing part down! Which leads me to my next...* *Our squealer! When she gets really excited, you'll know. She'll discover a new toy and flip out! I've tried to get it on camera, but like always... they stop as soon as I get it out.* *She's been known to sound like a little man when laughing or talking. It's pretty cute though, we like it!*

MISS ELLA

*Squint nose smile. Don't know where it came from, but it's adorable. I'll get it on camera one of these days.* *Our Mover! In her crib or on the floor, she does not stay in one place.* *Difficult sleeper. And by this I just mean, it is so hard to get her to bed at night. She'll sleep through the night, it's getting her there that's the difficult part.* *Garbage GUT! Which is weird, because she is still the smaller of the two. But she loves to eat! She'll even finish off Avie's bottle if Avie doesn't finish!*

OUR BABY GIRLS

BOTH: *Everything goes in mouth. Blankets, sleeves, toys, necklaces!* *Both are starting to notice our pets. They like watching Kittie and laugh at her. They haven't really laughed at Rosie yet, I think they are just a little stunned.* *Still the biggest Daddy's girls ever! The especially love it when Daddy gives them whisker kisses with his goatee! It makes them giggle!* *Drool, drool, drool! It seems to be getting worse. I'm really wondering if we'll wake up one morning and a tooth with break through. Their clothes are always drenched, sleeves, chins...* *Been seen sucking thumbs pretty hardcore. Avie a little more so. We are still trying to get them to take binkis, but it's not working very well.* *Love to watch T.V. Especially Tom and Jerry! Why, we don't know. But they won't take their eyes off the screen.* *Sleeping through the night ever since about 4 months which is amazing. 8 PM bedtime to 8 AM wake-up! It's been nice, especially having the happiest babies in the morning. I love it!!

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The girls turned 5 months the weekend of Halloween and it was a hectic weekend. We had fun carving pumpkins with the family, trick or treating and just hanging out with the family! We spent Halloween with Dad and Nancy, had some Chinese takeout and had like 5 trick or treaters. The weather was a little crappy, but I was surprised that we didn't have more. I think the whole "trunk or treat" that the church does and other stuff is whats causing trick or treating to die. No matter, I'm determined to take my girls out next year, so have your candy ready!

My work does do a Trick or Treating for the kids and we brought the girls in with their Iron Man cousin Jesse! It was fun! However, the girls fell asleep while we were walking around. I guess it's really tiring when people just hold you and your in a toaster oven costume. They got really heavy to carry, all that dead weight. But Iron Man still had fun and got lots of candy! Jesse is a great cousin, I love how he is with the girls! He's always smothering them in hugs and kisses. He'll be such a fantastic big brother!

Our little butterflies! + Iron Man

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And how are WE with two 5 month old babies? We're still doing good. Since the girls have been sleeping through the night AND me going back to work, my milk supply has severely decreased. I'm trying my best to eliminate stress and drink plenty of water, but it turns out I'm not Super Woman! Producing enough for twins is hard and I applaud those who can do it! Because of the fact, we've introduced formula into the girls daily routine. I'm still pumping and nursing when I'm home, but if the girls need extra we'll had some formula to their bottle. They've gotten so used to it, that we can even just give them straight formula and they'll gobble it right up. The girls are also getting either rice or oatmeal added to their bottles everyday, which has made both of them more regular... really regular! We get a lot of poopy diapers now. The girls like to ruin white onsies/shirts especially!

I'm still working 4 days a week. It's been okay, except for work is extremely busy, which makes it even harder to go. Plus the 9 hour days just seem to drag on forever.

7 AM - Get up and ready by 8AM

8 AM - Wake up the girls, get them fed and dressed

9 AM - Leave for work

7:30 PM - Arrive home. Spend little time with girls

8 PM - Girls fed and put to bed

8:30 PM - Get lunch ready for next day, sometimes have dinner and spend little time with Kelly until it's time for bed.

I HATE work days! I hardly spend any time with Kelly or the girls. But it's slowly getting better. Having Wednesdays off helps break up the week!

Kelly goes back to next month and I'm having major anxiety about it. I know he's been fine, no seizures since the one. But I'm so afraid that they day he decides to get back behind the wheel, it will happen. I just have that mind set. It's like with me... I've never done anything illegal. Because I know when I do, I'll get caught. He, however, is excited to get back into work. He's loved being with the girls, but he's getting a little cabin fever.

But that's it, in a nutshell. We hope everyone is doing great! We're looking forward to spending the holidays with family and the girls first Thanksgiving and Christmas. We'll be celebrating Thanksgiving with my Mom this year, but will most likely going Black Friday shopping with Nancy. She really is the best at it! Don't really know what Christmas plans are yet and if we'll stay the night at Dad's like always since we now have the girls. I think we will though, I mean the girls aren't big enough to really understand it anyways.

Much love to the family! Congrats to all those expecting babies next year! I am SO looking forward to the Snow Reunion in our favorite place next year! Can't wait to see everyone!!

I'll get to it!

5 months old!

It's been a busy couple of weeks. I'll get to the post! Hopefully before 6 months! I've still got time!