Our First Trip!/ El Primer Viaje!

This past week was full of "firsts" for the babies. Claudio and I took them on their first trip-- to Wichita Falls to meet Aunt Allison, Uncle Seth, and Cousin Olivia for the first time. The twins were great little travelers! They made it through a six hour trip each way with minimal fussing and only one stop each time! Not bad at all..

It was so wonderful to pull in the driveway to my sister's house and see everyones' smiling faces! Allison and I hadn't seen each other since Christmas and had to celebrate the birth of our children on the phone instead of in person. It has been so incredibly hard to be so far apart during this exciting time and not even be able to meet each other's children for months! Finally we were able to hug each other, trade babies, and have a blast sharing all of their little quirks. It was hard though, to come to the realization that we are mothers now and therefore not able to do all of the things we would've done on a normal visit. As strange as it sounds, it had never dawned on me until our visit that the two of us wouldn't be able to run off to the movies or out to eat like before, and that was hard. I guess I just have to realize that we'll have a different sort of visits from now on..

I took over 80 pictures during our visit, so it was pretty hard narrowing it down to a few shots for the blog.. Here's a little taste!

La semana pasada llevamos a los bebes a Wichita Falls para su primer viaje. Fue la primera vez que conocieron a sus tios Allison y Seth y tambien a su primita Olivia. Parece que los mellis son buenos viajeros! Aguantaron un viaje de seis horas, (y despues seis mas en la vuelta), sin llorar mucho y solo tuvimos que parar una vez. Nada mal!

Fue tan bueno llegar por fin a la casa de mi hermana y ver a todas las caras sonrientes que nos esperaban. Allison y yo no nos habiamos visto desde la Navidad y tuvimos que celebrar el nacimiento de nuestros hijos por telefono en vez de en persona. Ha sido increiblemente dificil estar aparte durante este momento tan especial y nisiquiera poder conocer al hijo/ los hijos de la otra! Por fin nos pudimos abrazar, intercambiar los bebes, y compartir todos los truquitos de ellos. Sin embargo, fue dificil al darnos cuenta que ya somos mamas y por eso ya no podemos hacer todas las cosas que normalmente hubieramos hecho en una visita normal. Aunque parezca raro, antes de esta visita nunca me habia dado cuenta que las dos ya no ibamos a poder ir al cine o comer afuera juntas tan facilmente como antes. Supongo que tengo que darme cuenta que ahora vamos a tener otro tipo de visitas...

Saque mas de 80 fotos durante la visita, asi que fue dificil decidir cuales iba a poner en el blog.. Aqui estan algunas!

Lucca and the shot I will use to torture him when he's a teenager.. or the shot he will talk to his therapist about one day! :}

Lucca y la foto que usare para torturarlo cuando sea un adolescente.. o la foto sobre la cual el le contara a su terapista un dia!

Uncla Seth and Cousin Olivia

Baby Central

Our dinner at Casa Manana, (right before all hell broke loose!)

Nuestra cena en Casa Manana, (antes de que se fue todo al carajo!)

Cousin Olivia had a super cool ladybug mobile!

Nos encanto el movil de la prima Olivia!

Wow!!!

Lucca kept a lookout during naptime.

Lucca hizo de guardian durante la siesta.

Lucca and Grandad

Our Family

The sisters and their babies!!

Las hermanas y sus bebes!!

All three babies!

Los tres bebes!

Lucca was so terrified that he just stayed as still as possible!

Lucca tenia tanto miedo que se quedaba completamente quieto!

Two Months Old!

Well, we made it to two months!! The babies had their two-month check-up with the pediatrician this morning, and they're both doing great. Lucca now weighs 11 lbs. and is 21 in. long and Mila weighs 10 lbs., 8 oz. and is 21 1/2 in. I'm so proud of my chunky babies and very proud of myself that I've been able to produce enough milk to keep up with twins and their ever-growing appetites! Unfortunately, with the check-up came the babies' first round of shots and three out of the four of us cried, (I'll let you guess who the three were!). They have both been REALLY fussy since we got back home, but this evening they seem to be feeling a bit better thanks to the Tylenol we gave them this afternoon. Thank goodness, because it's not easy to try and comfort two screaming babies at the same time!

Below are some pictures we took of the babies on the day we brought them home from the hospital. Yesterday for their two-month pictures I put them in the same outfits they wore that day to see how much they'd grown. It's amazing!! You can see the difference yourself if you keep scrolling down to see the two-month pictures. Enjoy! :)

Bueno, ya llegamos a dos meses!! Esta manana los bebes tuvieron su chequeo con la pediatra y los dos estan super bien. Lucca pesa 11 libras, (unos 5 1/2 kilos?), y mide 21 pulgadas, (no se cuanto es en centimetros), y Mila pesa 10 libras, 8 onzas, (?? kilos??), y mide 21 1/2 pulgadas. Estoy muy orgullosa de mis bebes gorditos y tambien estoy muy orgullosa de mi misma que he podido producir suficiente leche para los mellizos y sus apetitos que siguen creciendo! Desgraciadamente, los bebes tambien tuvieron que tener su primera ronda de vacunas y tres de los cuatro que estabamos en la oficina del doctor lloramos, (a que no saben quienes fueron los tres!). Los bebes han estado llorando bastante desde que llegamos a casa, pero parece que se estan sintiendo un poquito mejor ahora que les dimos Tylenol. Menos mal, porque no es nada facil tratar de complacer a dos bebes que estan gritando a toda fuerza a la vez!

Abajo hay unas fotos de los bebes que sacamos el dia que los trajimos a casa del hospital. Ayer les puse la misma ropa que estaban usando ese dia para tomar sus fotos de los dos meses para ver cuanto habian crecido. Es impresionante!! Puedes ver la diferencia por ti mismo si bajas todo para ver las fotos de los dos meses. Que las disfruten! :)

Coming Home/ La Llegada a Casa

Two Months/ Dos Meses

A Few More Days

I don't know why this picture came out up top, but I've tried for 30 minutes to move it and am giving up.. :P I hate the formatting on this blog site!!

The babies are just a few days away from being two months old and finally being able to go out in public with us, (our pediatrician told us to keep them at home until then). We are sooo ready!! It's been very hard having to stay inside with them all this time, although with this heat we probably wouldn't have gotten out all that much anyway! Claudio and I can't wait to finally get out of the house together and start doing things as a family. We're actually going to attempt a trip to Wichita Falls after the babies get their shots next week. It'll be our first chance to introduce the babies to my sister Allison and her husband Seth. It'll also be the first time we meet our brand new niece Olivia and the first time I've seen Allison since Christmas! I'll be sure to post some pictures of our visit, (provided that we actually make it!!), but until then, here are a few shots from our adventures around the house.

Solo faltan unos dias para que los bebes cumplan 2 meses y por fin podran salir con nosotros! (Nuestra pediatria nos dijo que habia que dejar a los bebes en casa hasta que cumplian 2 meses). No vemos el momento en que finalmente podremos salir con los bebes y hacer cosas juntos fuera de la casa. Ha sido muy duro tener que tener a alguien en casa con ellos todo el tiempo, aunque con el calor que hace probalemente no hubieramos salido mucho de todas formas! Vamos a intentar a viajar hasta Wichita Falls, (un viaje de unas 5 horas), la semana que viene despues de que los bebes reciban sus vacunas de 2 meses. Va a ser la primera oportunidad de presentar a los bebes a mi hermana Allison y sera la primera vez que conocemos a nuestra nueva sobrina Olivia. Tambien sera la primera vez que veo a mi hermana desde la Navidad! Yo subire las fotos de nuestra visita, (si es que llegamos!!), pero por ahora pongo algunas fotos de nuestras aventuras en casa.

Claudio and a sleepy Lucca

Lucca and his friend "Conejo"

He really loves Conejo.. and of course "Pedro Emanuel" the bear :)

Mila's preferred bouncy chair sleeping position :)

We finally got a new family picture when some friends came over to visit!

Best T-Shirt Ever!!

I think I found my birthday present... http://www.zazzle.com/twins_questions_fraternal_yellow_tshirt-235455124785024529

We Have A Roller!!

It's official.. we have a roller!! The babies were just testing out their new playmat, ($15 at Tuesday Morning.. YES!!). I was situating Lucca, looked over at Mila, and over she went onto her back! I couldn't believe it! The twins are not quite 7 weeks old, so I definitely wasn't expecting that.. Mila really does not like being on her tummy, and I guess she was just determined to get on her back no matter what! Before that I had been trying to take a nap, but the babies had other ideas and so I put them down for some tummy time. After seeing Mila do her new little trick 6 or 7 times all my exhaustion just melted away.. I'm so proud!

Bueno, es oficial.. ya podemos darnos vueltita! Los bebes estaban estrenando su nuevo "playmat," (es como una cobija con juguetitos). Yo estaba acomodando a Lucca, y de repente mire y Mila se habia dado vuelta! No lo pude creer! Los mellizos apenas tienen 7 semanas, asi que definitivamente no estaba esperando que se dieran vuelta ya.. A Mila no le gusta nada estar apoyada en la panza, asi que parece que queria ponerse de espalda a toda costa! Antes de que esto pasara yo estaba tratando de dormir una siesta, pero los bebes tenian otros planes asi que los puse a hacer "tummy time," (todos los dias hay que hacer "tummy time" que es un rato en el que estan en la panza para desarollar los musculos que despues usaran para gatear). Despues de ver a Mila haciendo su nuevo truquito 6 o 7 veces todo el sueno se me fue por completo.. Estoy tan orgullosa!!

Snacktime/ La Meriendita

I took this video of the babies last week while they were in their crib. Mila was hungry and wanted to snack on Lucca's fingers, who wasn't too thrilled about the idea... and chaos ensued. :)

Filme este video de los bebes la semana pasada mientras los dos estaban en su cuna. Mila tenia hambre y queria comerse los dedos de Lucca y a el no le gusto mucho la idea!

The End/Beginning... and new pictures

Today was my last appointment with Dr. Yium, my obstetrician and I couldn't help but feel choked up. She was/is such a great doctor and she was with me throughout my pregnancy, so it was hard to say goodbye! Since I was considered a high-risk pregnancy I was in there at least once every two weeks for the last few months, so I knew just about everyone in her office. It just feels so strange knowing that my pregnancy is now officially over... I'm a normal person again! :) It feels great to know that I can get back to my normal life, (ha ha ha!), but it is still sad in a way... I guess I finally understand all of those women who told me that I would miss being pregnant-- I definitely do at times. On the bright side, I can start exercising again... I can't wait!!! I especially am ready to start my postpartum yoga class-- you get to bring your baby with you!

In other news, I took my first real walk with the babies this evening, which was fun. It has cooled off a little here, so I packed everyone into the double decker stroller and headed out. Let me tell you, pushing that thing around is a workout in itself!

Here are a few pictures I have from the last week or so...

Tummy Time Fun

Mila enjoying her Tummy Time

Lucca isn't so sure about it...


The sibling rivalry begins.. she hits him all the time, poor thing! :(

Stitch meets Lucca

Nap Time with Mommy

Sweet Mila

Lucca the Cuddle Bug