The Pumpkin Patch and the 4 month Check-Up

Well it has been quite a week. Amy arrived on Wednesday and we have been having so much fun with the girls. Thursday was our big shopping day and then after a few hours, we fed the girls, got them all giggly again, and went to the pumpkin patch for some fall fun.

I don't know if it was the cool weather or the excitement of the people around them, but they were sooooo happy and smiley while we were out there. We took some great pictures. The only bummer about it was that it had rained a lot the day before, so we had to put a diaper changing pad down under them for pictures. It was still better than having them get wet and cold. Check out the wheelbarrow pictures...

Lexi is on the right and Lilly the left...

We actually bought this pumpkin that we used in the pictures...Lexi thought it was so cool!

"Hey there sister! What about these pumpkins?"

"Look, our pants are orange and fuzzy!!"

Lexi is on the right again...

Lilly having a blast!!

I wish I could tell what Lexi was thinking during this picture....

Then today was the girls 4 month check-up with the pediatrician. They did so well. They got all their shots and didn't cry tooooooo much. Their measurements were hilariously close...listen to this...

Lexi weighed in at 12 lbs, 14 ozs, and so did Lilly!!

Their heads measured the same thing, their temperatures were different by 0.01 of a degree, and Lilly was only a quarter of an inch longer than her sister. At their 2 month check-up, Lilly was 1 whole inch longer than Lexi...she's catching up!! :)

After getting their shots, the doctor came back into the room to tell Eric and I something and Lexi glared at her while at the same time, Lilly was glaring angrily at the nurse who gave them the shots. It was so funny. We all laughed and Dr. Riser told her nurse that they needed to get out of there since they were in trouble.

Here is a picture of their cute little Daffy Duck band-aids. Poor babies!

Sometimes...

Sometimes I find myself sitting quietly next to my girls as they happily play with each other and it's overwhelming...so I just take pictures of their little faces. I probably take too many, but they are my angels. You parents understand what I mean.

Today was one of those days. The girls and I had a fabulous day of hanging out, playing, and just being happy. Here are some pictures of our adventures.


This is Lexi gazing on her tiger as he plays music for her. I couldn't get Lilly to stay still enough to get a picture like this...

Lilly is on the right...

Lilly watching me twirl the toucan...

Lexi is contemplating something...

One more thing...

So I had a list in my head of all the things to put in today's blog and I forgot something. Some of you may be thinking, "Wow! Two blogs in one day? I thought she had twins." :) Well, the first blog was done during a nap and now they are in bed for the night. So, I have a few minutes!!

Today the girls were playing on their playmat. They were all excited about their tiger and the butterflies and were holding hands. My girls have fast growing fingernails and I have to cut them often. I needed to cut them today but didn't get a chance. Well, while they were holding hands, they both got so excited that they squeezed each others fingers too tight and ended up hurting each others fingers.

It was almost funny because they are REALLY just learning to grasp things tightly and are not super coordinated at it yet. So they kept holding tighter and tighter but wouldn't let go of each other. They were suddenly screaming and crying and couldn't figure out how to let go. I was sitting right there and once I figured out what was wrong, I pulled their little hands apart. Lilly automatically stopped crying, but Lexi didn't...she was so upset. It was like her feelings had been sooooooo hurt by her sister and she was heartbroken. I held her until she stopped crying and she scowled at her sister a little bit.

I took Lexi to her room to change her diaper and when we went back to the playmat, her and Lilly were both fine! I laid her back down and within 5 minutes, they were both snuggled up sound asleep! Lilly was even kissing the top of Lexi's head. Here is the picture of what we saw...they crack me up!

This weekend

We have had such a busy and fun weekend so far. Saturday morning we got up early and, after loading up the girls, drove to my Dad & Debbie's house in Duncanville. We just hung out and visited and it was so nice! We also took lots of pictures! I bet that surprises some of you. :) :)

This was also the first time that we were able to have family photos taken of all 4 of us. I think they turned out pretty good. Thanks Dad!

Eric and I take a moment to pose!

Lexi napping...it's too much fun to visit grandparents!

Papa Epps and Lilly hanging out.

The girls really like their butterflies!

Nana Epps and us!

The four of us..finally!

Lexi laughing at Nana Epps

Holly got to come visit and meet the girls. Here she is with Lexi! Holly and her husband Mike stopped by to visit us at the hospital but couldn't meet the girls since they were still in the NICU.

And once again, the Sanford Family!! Established September 8, 2007, and happy and expanding ever since!!

This coming week, my best friend Amy is coming to visit. She is expecting her second in April and this will the first time she has met the babies. We are super excited about this. Just down the street from us a man has set up his annual pumpkin patch and we are hoping to take the girls on Thursday for some Halloween/Fall pictures. They have the cutest little "My first Halloween" outfits to wear, plus we are going to take their costumes as well.

Look for future posts with Lilly posing as a little chile pepper and Lexi posing as a little pea in the pod!!