Happy 6 Months Ashlyn and Jillian

Happy 6 Months to our girls! Ashlyn and Jillian have come along way and we couldn't be more proud. They bring us so much joy, laughter and love. We are so blessed to have these two girls in our lives. They complete us. We have everything we have every dreamed of. Happy 6 months girls. We Love You!!!


Jillian when she was a few days old

Look at her now! Jillian at her 6 month appt weighs 14 lbs. and 0.5 oz and is 25". She is in the 25% for being a full term baby. Yeah!!!


Always full of laughter


Ashlyn when she was a few days old


Here she is now. Look at my foot! She didn't like the camera today. Ashlyn at her 6 month appt. weighs 14 lbs. and 11 oz and is 241/2". She is also in the 25% for being a full term baby. Its so nice to have them on the charts. Huge accomplishment for preemies:)


She has found her thumb


The girls together. There first time being together since they had been born


Now here they are together


Its tough getting them to sit still


Ashlyn liked Jillian's arm





Ashlyn showing Jillian love








Here they are "playing together" actually they are both trying to grab the same toy. Its the duck! They both have a thing with this duck


Now Jillian wants the teething ring


Here is there new friend. Its the Fisher Price dog and they love to listen to the dog sing

In Ashlyn news.....

Yesterday Ashlyn had an appointment with her orthopedic surgeon and she was given permission to only wear her shoes at night! Yeah! She is so excited. She has not been able to kick her feet for more then an hour since she was born. She loves it and we love it. We do have more to go through, but like the doctor said we need to enjoy the time with her feet being free. For those that don't know Ashlyn also has hip dysplasia her right hip is out of the socket. She is not in any pain at all and she will be able to crawl with it not being in the socket. The doctor is waiting for her hip bone to mature so he can surgically place it back in the socket. Every 3 months she gets an X-ray our next one will be in December. Once he feels it is mature enough Ashlyn willl undergo 2 in a half hours of surgery and then be placed in a cast from her belly button down to her feet for 3 months. There will be a cut out for her diaper. We seriously can't think that far ahead we have to take this day by day because I am already driving myself nuts about it. This is going to be a rough road, but like everything we will get through this and 3 months of her being in a cast is nothing compared to the lifetime she will have of having her hip in place and being able to do all the things we dream of her doing. Here are pictures of Ashlyn enjoying her new freedom!


Check me out I can wear capris, pants, skirts and shorts..Yeah!!


Loving my feet

'Tis the Season

And no I am not referring to the Holidays I am referring to FOOTBALL SEASON!! For those that don't know Jeff is a huge USC fan. I quickly had to learn that when football season began my Saturdays would be planned around the USC games. So before I made plans I would look up the schedule to make sure I was safe. I will admit that although I grew up in a sports home and sports was always on television I had no desire to watch. That all changed when Jeff and I got married and I now love to watch college football. It kinda makes me wish that I went to a college that had a football team, but mine didn't. It's such a great atmosphere when you are at the game to see all the support for the team. We love it! Jeff has been very fortunate to get the opportunity to go to as many games as he has and trust me when he goes even if the game is at 7 p.m. he is there at 6 a.m. to get the party started. When we are at home watching the game Jeff makes sure we are all in our USC gear. Grandma knew Jeff would want these girls dressed for the game so she bought them their first USC gear. Its so cute. Cheerleading outfits are next:)


Wait! What? We have to watch the game?


Alright Dad if you want us to we will with a smile


Having a conversation about the game








Ashlyn having fun


Jillian was so tired she needed a rest

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday to you Daddy! We hope you have a wonderful day and all your birthday wishes come true. We know you had a wonderful pre-birthday weekend in Ohio at the USC game. Don't worry mommy took good care of us and we watched the game with her. It was a great weekend for all of us girls because Auntie Kachina came down and spent time with us. She's fun! But we did miss you a lot. We missed your kisses and you playing with us and making us laugh:) We love you and we think you are such a great daddy and we look forward to all the time we spend with you. Happy Birthday!

Love Always your girls, Ashlyn and Jillian

(I couldn't do this blog entry without pics)

Rolling around on the floor together


Their little booties!!


I love Jillians face in this pic


Ashlyn laughing at Jillian

Family Party

Last weekend Jeffs cousin Jason turned 18 so Aunt Jackie put together a little family gathering to celebrate. Now there are only a few pictures and I am sad I didn't get more. The girls did so good with this being there first big outing with this many people. My poor girls need to get out more or maybe its poor me? Hahaaa!!!


The girls with their Great Grandma. Something must have caught all their attention!


The four us! The girls wouldn't smile trust me we had people dancing to get them to smile. It didn't work.


Ashlyn with her Auntie Kimmy.


Jillian all partied out. She needed a quick nap.


Another shot of the girls with their Great Grandma


Me and Ashlyn

Jillian

Let me first begin this with explaining me. I have pretty much been a germaphobe for years. At work when someone was sick I would spray their office with Lysol and pretty much spray them. I am bad. When the girls were born preemies I didn't think much of it rather then them learning how to eat and needing time to grow. Well that changed when the NICU nurses and our peditrician made it clear that anyone who touched the girls had to wash their hands first and if anyone was sick to keep the girls away. Basically we were told if the girls get sick it can get bad. Pretty much my germaphobe-ness(I know so not a word) has kicked into high gear and its really bad now. I was getting Jillian ready for bed and she felt warm to me and I also noticed that she had slept more that day more then usual. As I was getting her undressed her body just felt hot I went and got the thermometer and checked her temp it went to 102, I checked it again and it went to 104. By this time I am calling the doctor and apparently I was taking the temp wrong. I needed vaseline and I needed to stick the thermometer in farther. Jeff is now feeding Ashlyn at this time and I am a mess tearing apart every cupboard in our home looking for vaseline. Jeff is watching me like a tennis match his head going back and forth with no words(but I know he was thinking my wife is nuts). I called my friend/neighbor Jamie and she came over with vaseline. I took Jillians temp the correct way and it was 101. She ran a temp all weekend and on Monday I took her in. Poor thing had a bladder infection doctors don't know why infants get them so we have a follow up ultrasound to check her kidneys. Jillian ran a temp all week getting up to 103.7. Although she was running a temp she was still all smiles. Such a sweet girl:) I had to take these pictures of her. We are trying to cool her down with washclothes.


Her and her friend Ducky cuddling


Trying to get cooled down





Her and Ducky having a deep conversation about how she hasn't been able to play with him because she has been sick


Feeling better with Ducky by her side