Still no camera, but...

I still haven't gotten a new camera. I went to Target with Cameron to look for one and couldn't find one I liked. Then, we checked out Costco, no Kodak's. Unfortunately, Cameron has to be there with me because I have no way to pay for a camera since my purse was stolen. And, I really only like the easy to use Kodak's. I would like a nice camera, but probably won't ever get one. I will definitely get a new one before we leave for vacation in about a week :).
Last night I gave Miley and Irelyn each a spoon and apple sauce to practice using a spoon. Well, Irelyn decided to dump the apple sauce over her head!!!! Here is a shot (not a good one) taken from my cell phone.

Last weekend Cameron, Miley, Irelyn, and me met my sister, her daughters Ainsley and Allie, wand my parents at Tom's Farms. We had a blast! We love that place!!! Here are a couple pictures that my sister took and sent to me. One is of Miley, Irelyn, and cousin Allie in their cars. And, the other is Irelyn hanging out in her car.


In other news, I am trying to wean the bottles. It is NOT going well at all. Irelyn just screams and cries horribly until I give in. I just don't know what to do. Both girls got new tennis shoes as well. Miley got pink Vans and Irelyn got pink Converse. I will post a picture of them when I can.
Oh..and I forgot to mention that I am off track for a month! Yeah for spending a month with the girls. Then I only have to go back for a month and I am off for a month again. I love year round school!

Picture Break

I am on a forced blogging picture break. My purse was stolen from my car today...along with my camera. It has been a very bad day. I hope I get a new camera soon.

Fish sticks

Irelyn is a HORRIBLE eater. You know that saying, if a baby is hungry they will eat? Not true for Irelyn. She would be content only having bottles all day. She refuses to eat. Pretty much the only things she will eat are those nasty Gerber baby hot dogs (Kind of like vienna sausages for babies but they are chicken and turkey), Gerber crunchies, strawberries if allowed to stand up, a few cheerios, and scrambled eggs on occasion. Otherwise, I must distract her long enough to spoon feed some stage two baby food into her mouth. rarely, she will try other things, but not too often, If she realizes that she is eating, she has a complete fit. Feeding is complete torture. This is why I am not really trying to wean the bottle yet. Milk is her main form of food.
So, Cameron did the grocery shopping this week. He brought home fish sticks. I thought gross and really unhealthy. But, I was willing to give it a try. The girls always get a meat, fruit, and a veggie for all meals. With Irelyn, I just always hopes she eats something. Well, she LOVED the fish sticks!!!!! She ate 2.5 of them...and that is huge for her!!!!!!! I can't imagine why she loved this of all foods...but I'll take it.
I really hope her eating like this is only a stage. If anyone has any advice...I'd love to hear it!

Odds and Ends

-Bunch of things in one post!!!
Our dog Shadow really made me mad when she ate holes in one of Irelyn's Gymboree shirts.....grrrrrrrr...and yes I am going to buy a new one.

Lyndie's daughters second birthday was on Saturday. It was great seeing her, Drew, and Gracie. Gracie is getting sooo big!!!!
Here we are with our kiddos!!

Just me and my best friend!!

Irelyn wanting to ride the horse at Lyndie's.

I think Miley is trying to tell me that she doesn't need the bottle anymore. Here she is drinking a bottle and sippy cup. She also likes to use the bottle to spill all over her feet- who knows why....


Sunday was the memorial for sweet baby Kayleigh who passed away last week. We released two pink balloons for her. We will always think of her and her family.
Her family released balloons with this attached, we did the same.

Horsie

Irelyn has decided that she really loves her horsie, Ferrari, as you can see.


Happy Sunday!

15 month doctors appointment

Miley and Irelyn had their 15 month doctors appointment yesterday.While they had a great time playing in the waiting room, they didn't enjoy the appointment so much.
They were weighed on the scales where they can actually stand up for the first time. That was actually exciting, although they were a bit scared.
Then came the measuring of their heads. This always upsets them. They hate to have their heads measured. I don't know why but they HATE it. Plus, the doctor always wants to remeasure their heads because the measurement came out big from the first person. The only thing that made them happy was that they each got their own sugar free sucker (mommy doesn't let them have suckers yet). They really enjoyed this.
So, they got their shots and about lost their minds, well really Irelyn did. She was inconsolable. This made it hard to even hear what the doctor was saying.
Anyway, on to the girls development. First, let me tell you that I am an extremely paranoid person. I worry that because the girls were preemies that things will be wrong. Awhile back we were told that Irelyn may not be able to hear (wrong, just excessive earwax). Then, the doctor was worried that the girls heads were measuring big (this could mean hydrocephalus with preemies). Now, their heads are still measuring big. They are still on the same curve. The doctor let me know that some research has shown that preemies, plus large heads, may lead to autism. Well, now I am freaked out. She said that she thinks they are just fine. She asked if they speak three words...ahhh yea they can say like 10 words....and they can go get things you ask for (book, ball, etc).....they know where their heads and nose are...and so on. Based on this their development appears to be just fine she said. Well, if that is the case....why did she mention this? Just another thing to worry about.
In other news, we should be trying to wean the bottle. More on that in a later post, but this is going to be extremely hard for Irelyn. Miley is now in the 75th percentile for weight and 90th percentile for height. Now bad for being on 3lb at birth! Irelyn is still little. Measuring in the 25th percentile in all areas- no surprise since so doesn't like to eat.
Cameron got to come during the appointment and I was ever so thankful. Today they have been fine, I think Miley is still not feeling well from the shots, but we have been okay otherwise.
Here are a few shots from the appointment.

Catching up- Boomers

Quite behind at blogging and gotta make this quick.....
Last Saturday we went to Boomers for Cameron's work picnic. It was a lot of fun. The girls got to ride the train, the tea cups and run around all over the place! They really had a lot of fun and so did mommy and daddy. Grandma Mick and Papa Matt also came.
Here is a fun picture of Irelyn- no she didn't act like this the whole time, she was just tired and I like the picture (mean mommy)

Miley and Grandma on the tea cups

The family

More to come tomorrow night. Sorry to post and run!

Big Day! March for Babies today!

Today was the walk!!!! Yay!! We were so excited. We also raised the $1,000 which made me extremely happy. It was a beautiful day for a walk. Irelyn was a bit feisty because she wanted to walk...not just ride in her car...but it was a great day.
We were also super fortunate to walk with two of the girls primary care nurses, Jacey and Stephanie. It was great to see them there. We also got to see Rita and her boys Jonathan and Matthew. They were born about a month after Miley and Irelyn. They were in the Nicu about the same time as Miley and Irelyn. They are handsome boys!!!
The girls getting ready to walk!

Me, Miley, Irelyn, Rita and her boys

Our absolutely wonderful primary care nurses and us

Mommy, Daddy, and their girls after the walk.

Grandma, Cameron, and the girls

Daddy giving Irelyn a kiss

After the walk we went out to lunch. Here are Miley and Irelyn coloring.


It was a great day!!! A special THANK YOU to all of you that sponsored us. It really means a lot to us. We could have never made our goal without you. And, I hope that one day ALL BABIES WILL BE BORN HEALTHY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Names

I reader who stumbled upon my blog asked about the meaning of Irelyn's name. Thus, this post! :)

When I was pregnant I was SURE that it was two boys. I was going to name them Evan and Landon. Boy names were easy for us. But, turns out they were both girls! I remmebering waking up after my c-section and saying, "They are both girls, right?" Girl names weren't as simple. I wanted a name that not everyone in a class would have. I hated being one of many Kelly's in my classes (sorry mom:)). I had always loved the name Miley- long before Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana. Hannah Montana became popular around this time. I was torn as to whether to name Miley this. Cameron and I decided that we would name her it anyway. We hoped that people would think of the celebrity as Hannah Montana instead of Miley. We also hoped that many people wouldn't name their child this. So far I haven't heard of any other Miley's YET, but I have gotten many Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus comments/references when they find out her name. Which, is simply annoying.
Now, on to Irelyn. One day out of nowhere I came up with the name Irelyn. I had never heard it before, but simply loved it. Cameron worried about references to the country, but we decided that we didn't care. I don't think it means anything, I just know that I like it. It was simply a made up name to me- but one taht I adored. We wanted to make sure that Irelyn had a simple middle name, just in case she didn't like her first name. I wanted Irelyn Paige....but didn't want her initials to be I.P.P. So, we gave that to Miley- Miley Paige- and decided on Irelyn Nicole.
I absolutely love both names. I am really not into rhyming names for twins. We also didn't want any family names because we didn't want any side of the family to be offended that we didn't choose them. I wanted unique. Hopefully they won't become too popular!
So, that's it. Just two names that we liked. Nothing too special to it!

Oh, and March of Dimes is on SUNDAY!!! YEA!!!!! Any last minute sponsors? :) :)