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Entries from May 2009

Family of four…..eyes

May 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments

So we visited the pediatric ophthalmologist last week since we were due for our routine eye exam. Derby looked good, his eyes are straight with moments of crossing but the Doctor was happy with where Derby was. Then on to Loen. When they did her exam under anesthesia back in August her eyes looked good except for some [...]

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Tags: Eyes · Loen · ROP

How did we come in last??

May 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments

We were really excited for the March for Babies this year. Unfortunately the closest walks were 70 miles away. So we picked an event (Simi Valley) did a little fundraising (as of this post $1680) and prepared ourselves. I had my list and slowly checked things off: Come up with team name: Team Tadpole Make [...]

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Tags: March of Dimes · twins · walking

Ready..Set…Go (well tomorrow…)

May 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Last chance people! The March for Babies is tomorrow morning and you can still join us for a wonderful cause. To find out more about the walk or how to donate click here We did a small 1 mile walk this evening to prepare ourselves but Loen cut it short because she was ready for bed.  [...]

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Tags: twins

San Diego!

May 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Since we had to deal with the fire evacuation I am behind in posting so this will be more of a photo journey/vignette of our San Diego trip we took at the beginning of May versus a huge story. Because if I went down that route the twins would be 2 before I got it done.  We [...]

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Jesusita Fire

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

So we were fine, it was an exercise in evacuating with twins. On Thursday night after swim lessons we saw a huge change in the fire caused by the sundowner winds. Suddenly the air was stinging our eyes and the skies looked ominous. Our neighbor who has a 2 month old asked if we were going to [...]

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Tags: Santa Barbara · fire · twins

Calm down, we’re okay

May 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

What? Santa Barbara is on fire AGAIN? Yes, for the 4th time since I was pregnant our hometown is ablaze. We’re okay but a family friend has lost their home. Our hearts go out to them at this time.

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Sometimes I hate copyright laws…

May 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Derby got sick Sunday so he took precedence over posting. I was going to throw up a cute video that Tadd made in lieu of any real posing but dumb ol You Tube and Vimeo took it down because I do not have permission to use a Stray Cats song. SOOOOOO annoying.

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Tags: twins