I almost skipped 11 months!

     Callie and Miles are closing in on a YEAR! Can you believe how quickly they've grown?!? Well, I can. It has felt like 11 months, it has definitely felt like 330-ish nights of 'not so great' sleep. We've had more time together than expected which has been amazing!!! It's going to be even harder to go back to school (whatever that looks like) at the end of the month. 

   These kids have grown soooo much in the last month or so. Miles is full out walking! Callie stands on her own. Callie says words like duck, dog, quack and will show you her toes when you ask about her nose- and we correct her- but it's so darn cute. Miles says Maaaaa, and you can get a quack out of him every once in a while. 

    Their first birthday is right around the corner (July 10) and we shall celebrate!!! We are celebrating survival, adventure and all the things we've accomplished this year!

   Including their first beach trip!!

This girl is as wild as her hair. No fear, we might as well call her Moana the way the ocean calls her. She’s been voted least likely to sit still and she is the only kid we HAVE to buckle into every seat. She’s got a smile for everyone and it turns out, she’s a birder.

Mister Miles. He’s tough to impress and he’d rather cuddle and snooze than play in the pool. He puts up with my antics but let’s me know when he’s had enough. He’s a sneaky kind of sweet and a big fan of the sand(but did a great job of not eating it). His giggle is everything. He crushed his nose in a face plant on like the 2nd day of vacay, so tell him he looks tough...

An unexpected wave wiped her out on our first night at the beach... so we’re thrilled she cautiously fell in love with the ocean. It took big cousins and lots of hand holding, but she ended up running through waves! This girl is smart and fun, she seeks safety in adventures and that’s the best kind of kid for this momma.

Also, her 3 year self is really good at awkward picture faces right now....

We had the greatest time in the sand and sun! The babies were entertained and loved the sand. Callie enjoyed the water and Miles tolerated it. Lucy was interested in all the things as usual! The car ride to and from was way easier than I anticipated! I was so thrilled at how well they did on the loooong trip! 

May 2020

     It's Matt's birthday month! Plus I am wrapping up the end of the school year with "Non Traditional Instruction" and we're still kind of quarantining... Heck of a May. 
     Miles and Callie are TEN months old now and getting into all kinds of trouble.

     Miles is up to no good as he is obsessed with closing doors lately. He also has a real crowd pleaser of a trick when we tell him, "no, no, no" and he swings his head from side to side. He's become an excellent sleeper- not sure when that happened exactly but we don't question these things anymore. He now has six adorable teeth that are spread out and gappy in the cutest way. He likes to nap and loves to eat. He is mostly serious until I tickle his belly then he gets this rolling laugh going that melts your heart. 

     Callie girl, she's a firecracker. Still sitting with eight teeth, perfectly spaced and aligned. Hair as wild as she is. I've actually tried to tame it and it just gets messy. She is usually cracking up or copying the fun sounds Lucy is teaching her. She clicks her tongue and tells you awwwww. She sounds sarcastic when she mimics your laugh with her, 'Ha. Ha. Ha." She is the quickest cord catcher in the county. It's like she's on a mission to figure out what electronic is plugged into which outlet. She eats as much as Miles but in a much less dramatic fashion (she saves the drama for throwing a fit.) She gives kisses but also throws a mean fit including putting her face straight down into the floor. She laughs easy, but will also scream if you don't give her THAT RIGHT NOW!!!! She's also gotten into a habit of waking at midnight and three and then sleeping in until 8:30, so I guess I'll take it. It's so funny to me that Lucy has hardly a nickname to claim- and that's how I envisioned it happening..... but between me, Matt and Lucy- Callie already has a handful of nicknames to listen for. Callie girl, Callie O'Mallie, California, SuperCallieFragilistic, Cal, Calla Lilly, Wild Child and Callie-ally. Miles has it a little easier, he is Miles, or Smiles, and Lucy's nickname for him is Mile-ser with a Monster Miles or Mister thrown in there occasionally. 

     Lucy is loving quarantine and having my attention almost constantly...but has also asked when the germs will be cleaned up so we can go play with other friends and get back to school. She is such a fun kid, but I'm looking forward to being done with Sofia the First and all those made up words. Lucy is always explaining to me what these ridiculous made up words mean and I'm kinda over it.... 
But we have been having fun. Lots of outside time, lots of activities, and lots of telling Lucy that she's not the boss. 

The craziness that is normal now

     

So right after my last blog post, we started quarantine from the CoronaVirus. We cancelled school until May 1, we only go to the store for essential items and all the places we would have gone for entertainment are closed. We cancelled what would have been the twins first beach trip- and that breaks my heart. We did however get creative with theme days at home, got outside to soak up the sunshine and saved a few bucks because there is no where to go and do fun stuff. 
The school year has now been cancelled at the actual building and non-traditional instruction is going through May 21st- which is our new last day of school. 
This world has gone bananas, and it's probably going to get crazier before we get back to any kind of normal. 

So our crazy here is well.... crazier- but at least we've been expecting it. 
Let me just tell ya one thing though- THEY TRICKED ME. 
They were sleeping through the night for at least 2 and a half weeks. Then quarantine happened and that was out the window! We kept their sleep schedule exactly the same and yeeeeeeet, no more awesome sleeping. They are both back to waking up multiple times a night. On a good night (rare) they will each just wake up once and that is better than 3 and 4 times, so I'll take it!!

Miles took off crawling shortly after they turned 8 months and a week later, Callie decided it didn't look too hard. They are both cruising with confidence. Miles is pulling up and acting like he is big stuff now. So maybe all the moving and grooving will wear them out enough to sleep during the night? 
Oh, and teeth! Callie now has 4 teeth up top, 4 on the bottom and Miles has 1 on top and 2 on the bottom. 

We won't weigh in until April 22nd, so we will see exactly how heavy they are then. Here's what I know though- they are basically eating the same meals as Lucy. I'm not sure how that happened...but they eat just about anything and everything. Healthy babies. So don't believe them when they say they are starving. (Miles 23lbs, Callie 21lbs)
   We are also hearing a lot more "almost words" from them! Mama, Dada, and I swear Callie said stop the other day! 
I call Callie "wild child" and Miles is "Monster Miles" so that pretty much describes our life now.