On the move and Nap time

The day has come and the girls are all over the place. The army crawl is in full effect for both of the girls. No more just keeping them in one place. Of course I am still trying to keep them on the sheet I lay out, but that doesn't work they like to crawl on the flooring and pick up all the dog hair in their hands and on their clothes. No matter how many times I clean the floor their is always dog hair around. So to my readers out there who have inside dogs how did you do this with little ones? Did you vacuum three times a day? Please leave me a comment or email me. Yes I know eating dog hair will be fine, but it still makes me shudder when I think of them eating it. Here are pictures of Jillian crawling her way to hang out with Luke.


So excited to go play with Luke





Reaching for his paw





And that was it for Luke he did not want to be bothered he just walked away


So the other day I put the girls down for their afternoon nap. They both seemed tired, but that wasn't the case at all. All of the sudden I hear Jillian just laughing and I am thinking to myself what is she laughing at. I peek in there and they have both discovered they can see one another from their cribs. Protective daddy removed their bumpers so they are able to see one another and babble and laugh. Its so cute. Here is Ashlyn hanging out in her crib laughing with Jillian


Jillian peeking through at Ashlyn


Just babbling from across the room


They did this for awhile until they both fell asleep

Thankful Thursday!

So I have been seeing this on many blogs I follow and I thought I have so much to be Thankful for right now I wanted to express them.
I am so Thankful for my husband he is the most patient, understanding, thoughtful, fun loving man I know. No matter what kind of day he has he ALWAYS comes through the door with a smile and the girls completely light up when they hear his voice it has been so amazing to see the love between him and the girls. They both have him wrapped around his finger and I wouldn't want it any other way. Thank You Jeff so much for making us all so happy and for loving us with all that you have.
I am so Thankful for my girls. They have truly blessed us more then we could ever have imagined. I am so thankful they are twins, but yet completely different in every way. Jillian will smile and laugh at anything. Ashlyn is the more cautious one and needs to observe you for awhile before she lets her personality shine. I am so thankful for the way they look at us and just smile. I am so thankful that they will have each other as they grow up and they will always have such a special bond with one another.
I am so Thankful that the girls have wonderful grandparents. With invitro, being on bed rest and then hospital bed rest, then having the girls born prematurely our parents stood by our side and helped us along no matter what we were going through. Jeff and I are both so blessed to have wonderful parents and so thankful for all the love they give Ashlyn and Jillian. We could not have survived this past year without them and so I thank you all, Grandpa and Grandma Heil and Papa and Nana Bueno we love you and are so grateful for everything.
I will leave you all with a copy of lyrics to a song its just one of those songs that puts our life in perspective I am so thankful for everything I have in my life right now. Its a country song I know Jeff you are rolling your eyes, but the girls and I love it they like me to turn it up when it comes on. Its called Alright by Darius Rucker:
Alright lyrics
Songwriters: Rogers, Frank; Rucker, Darius;Alright, alright
Yeah, it's alright, alright

I don't need no five star reservations
I got spaghetti and a cheap bottle of wine
I don't need no concert in the city
I got a stereo and the 'Best Of Patsy Cline'

Ain't got no caviar, no Dom Perignon
But as far as I can see I got everything I want

'Cause I got a roof over my head
The woman I love layin' in my bed
And it's alright, alright

I got shoes under my feet
Forever in the eyes staring back at me
And it's alright, alright

Yeah, I got all I need
And it's alright by me

Maybe later on we'll walk down to the river
Lay on a blanket and stare up at the moon
It may not be no French Riviera
But it's all the same to me as long as I'm with you

May be a simple life but that's okay, yeah
If you ask me baby I think I've got it made

'Cause I got a roof over my head
The woman I love layin' in my bed
And it's alright, alright

I got shoes under my feet
Forever in the eyes staring back at me
And it's alright, alright

Yeah, I got all I need
And it's alright by me
It's alright by me, yeah, yeah

When I lay down at night I thank the Lord above
For giving me everything I ever could dream of

'Cause I got a roof over my head
The woman I love layin' in my bed
And it's alright, alright, alright, alright

I got shoes under my feet
Forever in the eyes staring back at me
And it's alright, alright, alright

Yeah, I got all I need, yeah, I got all I need
And it's alright by me, oh yeah
It's alright by me, yeah, yeah, yeah

Walking with Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the daughter of Joe and Jen. Joe is a friend of Jeffs from work. The next part is a copy of an email from Jen about their little girl..

Brooklyn Elizabeth Chavez
June 10th, 2009
Held by few…
Loved by many….
Until we are together again sweet girl….

Our precious daughter, Brooklyn Elizabeth Chavez, went to heaven on June 10th, 2009. Our entire pregnancy was normal and healthy and the anticipation of our little girl arriving was tremendous. Our family had waited for a daughter, little sister, granddaughter, cousin, niece and friend for a very long time. The boys were very excited about all the things they would teach their baby sister, most importantly, how to play “Star Wars”. Both of Brooklyn ’s wonderful grandmothers had taken the “shopping experience” for their newest granddaughter to new heights! I saw something very special moving in them that I had never seen before.

Our exciting journey came to an abrupt end when we hadn’t felt her as active on June 9th……the doctors confirmed our worst nightmare, Brooklyn would be born stillborn due to complications with the umbilical cord. We were only one week away from our delivery date! Had it not been for the knotted umbilical cord, she would have been born a perfectly healthy baby girl.

The OC Walk to Remember is a 5K walk, done in remembrance of all the babies lost to miscarriage and pregnancy and infant loss of any kind. Brooklyn had the largest team walking for her that day. Like Jen said in her email she was loved by many. The Chavez family is always in our hearts, always in our thoughts and always in our prayers.

I had these onesies made for the girls they wanted to show their support

Jillian and Ashlyn ready for the walk.

Joe and Jens friends had shirts made for everyone that said "Team Brooklyn" with a daisy flower and on the back it said
Held by few…
Loved by many….
Until we are together again sweet girl….

Jillian showing Jen her shirt

Ashlyn didn't want to show hers she was all about her fingers

The girls at the end of the walk

Jeff and I at the end of the walk