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Last month Tadd’s mother and Aunt Tracie came for a few days, we had a small break and then my mother came for a visit. There is much to report on these visits but it all boils down to “spoiled grandchildren”. I often wonder if a little has to do with their rough start in [...]

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My mom throws an amazing party with wonderful food and live music for New Years Eve. Last year we opted to stay home since the babies were in the hospital but this year we were raring to go. Tadd actually had to work on the 31st so we didn’t leave Santa Barbara til a little [...]

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Tadd and I were so happy that we were able to spend Christmas at home. No hospital, no traveling, best of all no drama. We were both excited to see how the twins would react to everything. We had friends and family over for Christmas Eve, of course I forgot to take pictures till almost [...]

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We are driving home from Oakdale right now. I just downloaded the app for WordPress on my iPhone so I can blog from ANYWHERE. Sometimes I think our life has become too convient. Both of the babies were sleeping but Derby decided to wake up. You know how he dislikes doing things Loen is doing. [...]

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All is quiet right now. Babies are asleep, Tadd is watching a movie and I am FINALLY posting. We went to Arizona for Thanksgiving. We got to meet Kyle and Christina’s new baby, Madeline. I love her hair. Loen wasn’t sure what to think of a baby smaller than herself, that was a first. Deb [...]

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I was worried about the flight to Michigan with the twins. This would be their first time flying and we would be at the very beginning of cold and flu season. One of the twins doctors gave us a great tip of wiping down the seat area with antibacterial wipes. So we brought a a [...]

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The twins have been trying my patience as of late. They have been so needy and are so very active! I can no longer multitask with pumping and feeding the twins at the same time. I had perfected my method of propping them in their boppys with their bottles while I pumped, but not anymore. [...]

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So I have a good excuse for not blogging as of late. Babies….yes the babes. I have barely checked my email let alone trying to put a few sentences together. But as they are sleeping at the moment I will try and post. So we are teething with a vengeance. When Loen’s two bottom teeth [...]

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My cousin Brandy and I are only months apart. So when she got pregnant in 2002 I was so jealous. We both wanted children and it was exciting she was embarking on her new role as “Mom” (yes and I was still jealous because I couldn’t wait to have a baby myself). Brandy’s pregnancy seemed [...]

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Tadd took the month off to use California’s Paid Family Leave. It is a program that allows you to take time off to bond with a child or care for a sick family member without forgoing your whole paycheck. It is a great opportunity that those in the Golden State should look into if you’re [...]

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