We did it!

When Gwyneth and Lillian were born Owen and I said that we just need to make it through the first six months.  Once we make it though six months things will seem a little bit more routine and we won't be so overwhelmed.  We did it!!  We survived six months of being parents of twins!  I don't know how to accurately describe what it is like to be parents of twins except that it's more challenging than I thought it would be.  On the flip side of that, we get double the reward!

I took Gwyneth and Lillian for their six month doctor's appointment last week and both girls are doing great.  Gwyneth is 18lbs. 4.5oz and 26.5" tall.  Lillian is 16lbs. 10oz and 26.25" tall.  Both girls had to get more shots.  Gwyneth did awesome and was a total trooper.  Lillian wasn't as lucky.  She developed a pretty high fever on Friday and felt pretty miserable all weekend.  She is normally a happy-go-lucky baby but after the shots she just wanted to be held all the time.  She started to feel a little better yesterday but after a good night sleep we have our happy baby girl back! 

To celebrate their half birthday the girls got to "eat" their half birthday cake.  They were a little apprehensive since the last time they both sat at the table together they got peas.  They looked at each other as if to say "here we go again!"

Gwyneth waited for Lillian to try it first.

Then she decided to get in on the action too.

 The girls didn't really get the idea of eating the cake but they sure liked to play with it!  Charlie was pretty upset that she didn't get a cake but once she realized that her sisters couldn't eat it and she would get some she perked up!

Chow time!

So, Mommy and Daddy normally update the blog but Gwyneth and I wanted to personally tell you about our first experience with "solid" food.  First off, it is not solid.  It's like soup...not great, but at least it's something new.  

So Mommy got us pretty pumped up to try the new food.  She put us in our chairs on top of the table.  We must be special because Charlie doesn't get to do that!  She told us how great the food was going to be and how tasty it was.  Um, whatever!  She obviously has never tried this stuff.  It is N-A-S-T-Y!!!  The first thing that she fed us was green beans.  Yuck!  We wanted to make Mommy proud so we did our best but, yuck!  I'm pretty sure it was what wax paper tastes like!

Here we are listening to Mommy tell us how awesome the food was going to be.  She can be pretty convincing when she wants to be so we were hanging on to her every word.

Sometimes Mommy talks to quick for me to follow so I looked to Gwyneth for reassurance that everything was going to be okay.  Since Gwyneth is older than me I trust her judgment.  Rookie mistake!

Luckily, Gwyneth went first.  As you can tell, she didn't seem to care for the green beans.

I couldn't believe it but she actually started to spit it out back at Mommy.  There is no way I would ever have the guts to do that.

I just screamed to let her know how gross the stuff was.  Part of it was because it was my first time eating from a spoon and it was a little difficult to figure out but mostly it was because the stuff was disgusting!

Personally, I think that Gwyneth and I should get an A for effort for attempting this stuff.  You can't tell us how yummy something is going to be and then give us green beans!  How about some bananas or plums?  Even carrots would be better!  We were proud of ourselves for trying the food and even swallowing some of it.  Here we are doing our 'happy dance' to show how glad we are this first experience is behind us.  (Mommy has fed us some peas since then and they are MUCH better.  Now that we are getting the hang of the eating thing is kinda is fun, just like Mommy said.  Please don't tell her I said she was right!)

I'm sure we'll have a ton more experiences to share with you so keep checking for more updates.  Thanks!

Love,
Lillian & Gwyneth

This past weekend we took a little road trip down to Arcola to visit the Robeys.  We were planning on leaving right after lunch so we would beat some of the Friday afternoon traffic.  Plus, Gwyneth and Lillian eat about every 4 hours so we, and by we, I really mean I, needed to make sure that we weren't stuck in the car with two screaming and hungry babies.  I'm proud to say that we actually made it out the door right after lunch.  I think it helped that we started to pack on Thursday night!

Another reason we need to get down there was to go to Yoders.  I'm sure we have mentioned this before but Yoders is an awesome Amish restaurant in the neighboring town.  It is a must-do when we go visit.  We went to Yoders on Friday night and stuffed ourselves with their stick-to-your-ribs cuisine.  This was our first trip to a sit down restaurant with all three kids so I was a little concerned how the girls would do.  We timed it pretty good so Gwyneth and Lillian slept almost the whole time. 

When we get together with the Robeys, either down there or up at our place, we have a tendency to eat a lot!  This weekend was no different.  We had peanut butter pie for breakfast on Saturday.  We know it's not healthy but it is fabulous!  Charlie was so excited to eat pie first thing in the morning!

Nan was a great helper with the girls.  She got Gwyneth to fall asleep right after she ate.

Lillian and Gwyneth like to sleep by each other

Robey with Gwyneth just enjoying some quiet time.

 The main reason for our visit was to celebrate Josie's (aka JoJo Bean) first birthday.  She was surrounded by so many people that love her I know she had a great time!

The Burritt family ready for the party

 Sisterly love!

 Mommy (Laura) and the birthday girl.  Check out all the pink frosting on JoJo Bean!

It has only been a couple days since we left but we are already looking forward to the next time we can get together!