10-31-10

It is the girls 1st Halloween. They are not formally dressing up this year. But they will be little ballerinas, thanks to Nana Anna for making them a tutu. They went to their 1st birthday celebration. Today is their cousin, Ashlyn's birthday.

Well, lets give thanks to their other cousin, Slade. He apparently helped Brooklyn find her voice. Quinn has been talking and singing for quite sometime now. However, Brooklyn has just been talking with her "scratchy" sound. He was playing with them yesterday and I was in the other room. I just thought it was Quinn talking back to him and I was completely wrong. They have the same voice. So now when she growls at you...it is much louder. It is almost like she has found more punkiness with her voice. She will really yell at you now. It is super cute and funny. But she really is fiesty. Feeding her is a trip. That is when she yells at you the most. You just can't feed her fast enough. After she finishes her bite, she will yell for more. And it is a snappy yell. She is a handful. Miss Punky will smile at you after every bite too. She seems to be coming out of her shell. Scary to think that she was fiesty prior to coming out of her shell. I really do have a long road with these too chickies.

Quinn seems to take a backseat to her loud sister now. She has been so quiet. Before this weekend, she was the talker and there were no questions about it. But now she has a serious competitor. My sweet Quinn is becoming such a ham. Richard took Brooklyn out of her Bumbo to change her diaper. He left Quinn in her Bumbo and she went from quiet to very vocal. She was letting us know that she did not want to be in left out. We have been picking up on that minor issue. They don't deal well with separation. I fear that Miss Porky may not be porky for long. Brooklyn is an eater. She will eat anything and is thrilled to do so. But Quinn seems to be a picky eater. She does NOT like chicken. She will constantly stick her tongue out to get the chicken off her tongue. Towards the end of the feeding, she will just suck it up and eat it. But it is like pulling teeth at the beginning.

Richard is far from a picky eater. He will eat anything and everything that is considered food. I envy that aspect about him. I just let my mind determine what I like and do not like to eat. I analyze absolutely everything. So my thoughts have a huge part of what I put in my mouth. I can't eat certain things because smells either. I really wish I could because life would be easier. I believe Brooklyn is taking after Daddy and Quinn is taking after me. Poor Quinn.

They definitely have a different smile. But both are the most beautiful smiles in the world. Such innocence on their face. I wish I could protect them and keep that innocence in them forever. I had them laughing last night. Of course, I was acting a fool just to get them laughing. It was the first time Richard has heard them laugh out loud. It really is music to our hears.

We have come to the conclusion that we have sheltered these girls. If they do not recognize you, you will NOT get a good reception from them. But then again, who is to say that my sheltering hasn't kept them from getting sick. I would rather them cry from not knowing someone then to be sick with who knows what.

We get to see the NICU doctors and nurses this week. We are going to visit and then we have NICU clinic. I am excited to see them again. I know they are excited to see the girls again too. I have to print some pictures to take with us.

I told Richard that I am so proud of myself for having these little angels. I am just tickled that I have had this experience. I worried for so long that I would be a horrible mother. I just knew that my kids would not like me. I am so glad that I was wrong. I just can't express enough how grateful and honored I am to be their Mommy.

I know a girl that just got put on total bedrest and she has four months to go. She is having a boy and a girl. She is so excited and I just wish her the best of luck because I know what she is going through. Say a prayer for her please.