The Weida Crew visits Connecticut

I think it took me a month to write this post because I can't believe that the Weida crew isn't just down the road from my house anymore. Monica and I have been living together since 1998... Wow, it has been a long time!  It was like we were sisters and now we have moved out of the house to go start our lives. We started our journey together in Hawaii and 12 years later the two roads have diverged as Robert Frost would say... 

 Monica with Andrew

  Brooke and Jackson chillin' with Emilie

 All the siblings holding on to the twins!  I think Brooke and Jackson held the twins for almost an hour!  It was like who can hold a baby longer!

 Yummy corn on the cobb!

 Andrew and Emilie

 Cheese!!! Thank goodness for digital cameras and tripods!

 Sprinkler park fun

Dads are the best swing pushers!

Dear Weida family, we miss you so much and can't wait to see you next June! Enjoy those beautiful beaches for us and we will play in the snow for you!

Beaches Sprinkler Park

To escape the first heat wave, Jackson and I went to explore the Sprinkler park near our house. The neighbors and realtor kept talking about the pool/sprinkler park so we thought we would check it out. Jackson was very excited when he saw what was in store for him. It actually is pretty awesome and only a 3 minute drive from our house.

 He is so proud he caught a butterfly in the tube.

One Month Old

The twins are a month old and have been home for two weeks.  It seems like we just brought them home. How can they be a month old!    They are both doing well and growing fast. 

 Off to the doctor, Andrew is starting to fit in his carseat much better now!

Andrew and Emilie are in the same size clothes, newborn, but as you can tell Andrew needs to do some more growing!

 Andrew and Emilie

Who is Emilie and Andrew?  We have noticed whenever we put the two of them in the pack and play together, they migrate to each other and find a way to touch while they are sleeping.  It is so adorable! 

 Emilie and Andrew

Of course, something happened and I wasn't able to get a shot with these adorable stickers on the front of them.  

I love these outfits because they remind me of the beach, Ocean City and eating crabs and Emilie's reminds me of the leis in Hawaii!

Happy Father's Day

This Father's Day we spent at Mike's parents house. We had a great afternoon celebrating.  We still can't believe the twins are here and could be here for this special day!  Jackson made Daddy a World's Best Dad shirt with his handprints! Thanks for being such an amazing Dad, love you babe :)

Happy Grandparents!

We have a lawnmower boy!

 Jackson has been watching Mike mow the lawn the past couple of weeks and finally decided he wanted to take over. No worries, my "green" husband has purchased a green mower that has no motor and is environmentally friendly. 

 Hard at work!

Emilie and Andrew

All I can say is I wish my friends were here to help me with a photo shoot!  When you have two, it is crazy.  Trying to make sure they both are positioned correctly and that nobody has an accident. I was fortunate to have my good friend Claudia who helped take Jackson's newborn photos, but she is in Germany now :(  She did such a good job, I can't let the twins not have great photos! Then Katie took over and always took our photos and did an awesome job too! Now it is up to me because with a fancy camera there is no way I am paying someone to take them :)    Emilie is great at cooperating and doesn't wake up at all.  Andrew makes sure he knows what his surroundings are :)

We survived our first week home with a full house

 Andrew and Emilie have been really good this week.  I wake them every 3 hours during the day and then hope for a 4-5 hour stretch at night.  Since they are peanuts, they are only taking 1.5 ounces each feeding. I even had to prop up their bouncy chairs on a package of diapers so they wouldn't slide down.   Andrew is in the same size as Emilie but you can see it just swamps him :)  Thanks Monica's mom and Melissa for the matching monkey outfits!

 Nana couldn't stay away and was up the following weekend :)

Emilie is wearing her first lei!

Last day at Daddy's Preschool

Jackson has been attending Mike's High School Preschool program for the past semester. On their last day, they had a short program to congratulate the kids on a job well done.  We were a little shocked when the kids came out in gowns and hats!  Jackson won't be attending next year because he will continue to attend his preschool in Trumbull. The commute to Mike's work has too much traffic when I would need to leave.  Jackson had a great time and loved seeing Daddy and having lunch with him every Thursday!

Andrew is Home

 We got the call that Andrew could come home on Tuesday, making his stay only 17 days!  Our first photo with the twins.  Wish Jackson could have been there, he was at school!

 Since Andrew was so tiny, I had to go out and find an insert for the carseat since it is only for 4-30 lbs.  Here I thought I was good buying the chicco seat since it was a smaller weight.  Little did I know, I would be bringing home a little peanut.  Andrew left the hospital weighing 3lbs15ozs.  He gained 2 ounces in one night!!!

An excited big brother holding Andrew!  

Visiting Andrew

We went to visit Andrew today and thought I would try to get their first picture together! It is hard to believe we were never able to get their picture together since they were always on monitors, etc. I kind of feel cheated like I missed out on all those first pictures since they were in the NICU. 

 Emilie pushing Andrew out of the way. 

 How they were in the womb!  Andrew was up under my ribs and Emilie down lower.  Both always head to head and in breech position. 

My babies, Andrew is able to come home when he weighs 3lbs 14 ozs. Let's go Andrew!!!

Emilie's Home!

Emilie's last photo in the NBICU!

After 2 weeks in the hospital, Emilie was finally released on Saturday, June 2, 2012.  It was so hard to leave Andrew all by himself.  However, I know he will be home in hopefully a week!

Emilie's all ready to go home, first ride in her carseat!

Jackson was so excited to hold her!  Actually we don't have any photos of the parents holding her!  I guess we are waiting for Andrew to come home!!!