I'm tried momma.

I love these pictures of Bentley, I can't help but laugh when I look at them. 

Daddy's Turn:

My little babies are turning 7 months old today so I thought I would write a little note to express how I feel about being a father. Being a dad is something I’ve looked forward to for a very long time and now I have 2 beautiful babies at the same time. I can still remember how nervous I was when I got the call from mommy that it was baby time. I was so excited and scared all at the same time. You were so little, mommy thought that because I didn't like holding other little babies that I would be nervous holding the two of you. No way I wanted to hold you in my arms so badly.

I was away working for most of the first couple of months of your life. So my time with you consisted only of the weekends, but it made getting through the week that much easier knowing that I got to come home to the two of you and your pretty mom.

Month 3 I finally got to be home to see your smiling faces every night. It was amazing. It was great to be able to come every night and hold one of you. You see that is one of the greatest things about having twins. I never have to fight with mommy to hold you. There is always a baby that needs some attention. I also got the pleasure of blessing the two of you. Now i’m not going to lie and say I went up there and gave the best blessing a dad has ever given his children. Because I was scared out of my mind. I did it though, but I thought i might pass out. While you will never be able to remember what I said to you I do hope you remember that I was the one who was able to bless you and no matter how scared I am I will do everything I can for the two of you.

Month 4 You two are starting to get so big. I sometimes still look at you two and am amazed that  you know that I’m your dad. It still seems odd to think of myself in that way. However you two are some of the cutest and happiest babies a dad could ask for. You always have a smile or a laugh that puts me in a good mood no matter how bad my day has been.

Month 5 I cant believe how big the two of you are getting. Bentley your still a bit on the shy side. But those that can find a way to make you laugh or smile get a rare treat. Chloe you love everybody. Your my little sweetheart. You two are very lucky that you get to have your wonderful mommy home with you everyday. I hope when you get older you will realize how much of a blessing it is to have her home with you every day.

Month 6 Your personalities are really starting to show these days. I can already tell that Chloe is going to be a very active baby. You cant even sit still while I feed you. You have to have some part of your body moving. I think its so cute right now but Im sure in a few more months iI'll wish you would just sit still for a moment.

 Bentley your still a bit shy like me but not as bad as when your were a baby. You are certainly a-lot more calm then your sister. Im hoping that as you two get older your sister can help you with being more outgoing and maybe just maybe you can get her to sit still for longer then a minute.

I hope the two of you know how much I love you. How much both of your parents love you and each other. I will always be there for you no matter what you do. I cant wait to see what you will turn out to be when you get a little older.

Love Daddy

Cloth Diapers

Yep its true, Evan and I are doing cloth diapers. I know what your thinking I'm crazy or the twins have made me mad.  But really there not that bad. When I was pregnant Evan and I talked about them and he really wanted me to use them, but I told him if we have twins, I'm not cleaning all those cloth diapers. I also told my mom and dad we were thinking about them and they run out to Costco and got us a ton of diapers (you know cuz they had to do cloth diaper with most of their kids). And then for all my showers everyone give up diapers thinking we would need at lot. Which we do use a lot of diaper. So I didn't think much about them until we were at Costco a few weeks ago and they were selling them. So I thought it wouldn't hurt to try (plus there super cute). The diapers sold at Costco have this biodegradable liner you put in so if they poop you can just throw that part away.  So the more I used them the more I thought about the amount of diaper we are using in a day, then week, then month, and then year. 

• If I just use 6 diapers a day (which I'm closer to about 10 a day) I would use 42 diapers a week
• So if I use 42 diapers a week I would use about 180 a month
• And if I use 180 diapers a month I would use 2160 diapers a year. 

So I thought to myself that is a lot of diapers I'm just throwing into the landfills. I'm totally not one of those people who are crazy about saving the earth or anything but I do think it's important to keep the earth clean. I mean look at all the poor animals out there, and we are at fault.  Plus it saves us money, we buy a big box of diapers from Costco a month and sometimes more so it's close to $100 a month. So, I have a goal to use them for at least 3 months to get my moneys wroth and more. We figured we would use disposable diapers if we are out and about and if we have any babysitters. I'm hoping I can stick it out until they are potty trained, We'll have to wait and see.

6 months!!

I haven't gotten around to blog about the twins being 6 MONTHS!! I'm loving it. When I took them to their 6 month appointment my mother came to help out, at the time she was watching my little niece  Millie. She is a little over a two and super cute. When we got there Millie had found Bentleys binky and keep trying to gave it to him but the twins aren't very big binky fans so I told Millie he didn't want it so she just thought she could use it instead. The whole time she has been here she keeps finding one or more of the twins binkys even ones I thought I had lost. Thanks Millie for finding all the twins binkys. Anyway back to the twins doctor appointment. They are growing great, Chloe is 26in and 15 lb 6 oz. Bentley is 25 1/2in and 16 lb 7 oz. Yes Chloe is a little taller then Bentley and is gaining height. But the doctor said they look great. These are a few things they are up to now that they are 6 months

• Bentley is coming out of his little shell and is getting pretty smiley and friendly. 
• They both love bath time and splash everywhere I think I'm going to have to start bathing them in the big kids bath now.
• Chloe hates to sleep she sleeps really good at night and goes to bed at night just fine. But nap time is a fight. Their doctor told me to just put them in there crib and let them cry for up to an hour and Chloe can cry for the full hour and when we pick her up and she is smiling a away.  Bentley loves his sleeps and takes good naps and sleeps in every morning. Chloe can be crying in the same crib as bentley and he sleeps right through her screaming.
• They're really good eaters and love just about anything I give them. They don't really like peaches which I think is weird cuz peaches are so sweet and yummy. 
• Bentley now loves to grab at his feet and Chloe doesn't do it as much. 
• Chloe does not like her grandpa Lee for some reason she screams every time he holds her. One time she didn't even see that it was him holding her and with in minutes she was crying.
•  Bentley loves his cousin Meagan she can get him to smile every time she looks at him and he laughs at her a lot too. 
• Chloe knows she is cute. The other day I just had Chloe and we went to lunch with grandma and two of my nieces. Some people walked by us without stopping to talk to her (cuz when you have twins everyone I mean everyone wants to stop to talk and see the babies) she was smiling and getting ready for them to stop and when they didn't she looked at me and was like what just happened. 
• Chloe is rolling all over the place. Bentley rolls over every time I put him on he's belly he hates being on his belly which is funny cuz when he was first born he loved it and would fall asleep every time I would put them on their bellies. 
• They're getting closer and closer to sitting up and I can't wait for that day cuz I'm ready to stop carrying around their car sets everywhere we go so if they can sit up I don't feel I need to bring it everywhere. 
• They both are starting to blow lots of bubbles. Sometimes when Chloe is really mad she cries and then takes a breath to blow bubbles then cries and blows bubbles its hard not the laugh when she does that. 
• Bentley is a sweet heart and is very lovey. Chloe is not, she's pretty much a stinker, she's very busy and can't stop to love. 
• Whenever I hold both of them at the same time they just poke each other in the face and hold hands I love it. They really like each other. 
• They both love to grab at your face. Chloe will grab your lips and try to rip it off. Bentley just really likes to place his hands nicely on your face as to get you to look at him.
• They both love Jazmine still, Jazmine is starting to warm up to them and realizing that their spit up is good (to her) and she wants to lick it off their faces. But it's a little scary to her so if they move she's out of there. I'm sure in the next few months she is going to love them very much ( or the food they'll have in their hands) and follow them everywhere they go. 

I can't believe how much can change in just a months time. They are getting so big I love every minute of it. I love the age their in right now but at the same time I can't wait to see them learn new things and at the same time I want them to just be new borns. Its a really weird feeling to have and I'm sure all mothers feel the same!!!