Happy 4th of July!!! Lots of pictures!!

Happy 4th of July from the Tarrants!!!

We had such a busy day! We were barely at home today and I currently have two tired babies to prove it! They went to bed so easy tonight. I am tired too so I thought I would let the pictures do the talking.

My uncle has a fourth of July thing at his house every year. Lots of people come so we have to park in a field far away. Here is how you travel once you park with twins! Us with Poppy, Mimi, and Uncle Andrew. He is holding the stroller up. Stylish huh??


My cousins Ashleigh and Emily holding Madelyn. Madelyn really liked Ashleigh, she cried when my aunt took her back. I love these girls lots. Aren't they cute. Ashleigh was a flower girl in my wedding.
My other cousins, Jamie, Jessica and Taylor playing with Kinley! I found out today they read my blog so HI GUYS!!! Love ya
After being in the HOT Texas sun we decided to come home and rest. Well most of us wanted to rest...except Madelyn!!! She has been fussy and not wanting to finish her bottles lately. Poor Kinley just wanted to sleep! Let me add, girls wore red onesies today. I am completely disappointed in the amount of newborn sized anything out there. I know most babies don't wear it long but come on!! I could not find any newborn size 4th of July stuff anywhere.

Ok back on point...

This is what our afternoon looked like




and more.... She would stop for a second once the camera went off so we have lots of pictures of Madelyn crying.

Finally Kinley decided she could just sleep anyways while sister was screaming.


Madelyn caused all of us to look a little like this...

After the great crying of 2009. We went over to Nana's and DanDads (my "second set" of parents and family friends) to take the girls swimming for the first time. THEY LOVED IT!!!

Madelyn testing out the water, Nana got them the swim shirts and my cousins had gotten them the cute hats.
She was very interested in the water. She would splash her hands around.
Getting sniffed by Kirby.
Kinley waiting with Mimi and Poppy for her Daddy to hurry and get in the pool with her. My brother took all these swimming pictures. Thanks uncle Andrew.
Kinley deciding what to think about all this water. She knocked her hat off in about 5 mins.
Our family!

Kinley standing with poppy's help of course

Ok, also Huggies or Pampers should come out with a swim diaper smaller than what they have. The small is for 16 pounds. What are our little 10 pound babies to do... This is what a normal diaper looks like after swimming.
We had a wonderful day and now I am going to join everyone else in this house and hit the hay!!!

On the road! Off to a bad start...

So Chris had a documentary thing to shoot out of town. I decided to pack the girls up and visit some good friends that moved too far away. Chris was going to go with us and drop us off then drive to his shoot. We were trying to get off by 10 to get half way there by the time the girls ate again...HA!!! We didn't make it. We actually left at 11:30. This however was only the first thing that went wrong.

This was the scene at our house

So we headed down the road...After we had gotten off so late we abandoned the idea of eating once we got there. The girls had finally settled down so we didn't want to get them out to risk the screaming that would more than likely follow. We decided to go to a drive thru. We choose Wendy's more because that was the only thing that we saw. We had handed the lady our debit card, she is gone FOREVER and the babies start to scream!!! The lady comes back to the window and says "you are going to hate me but I broke your debit card" Ok, Chris says just trying to start moving the van so possibly the babies would go back to sleep. Let me say, first of all this debit card was less than a month old. Who breaks a debit car anyways,and still charges us for our food!!! Not wanting to prolong the visit to Wendy's we decide it's ok. I mean really the card is already broken and nothing can change that. We can just use mine... OH MY GOSH, I say as soon as we pull out of the parking out...I left my debit card sitting on our desk when I was paying bills!!! We are way to far away to turn around. So we are looking at being out of town with no cash or debit card. How fun will that be?? Luckily she broke the card and not the stripe. We were able to tape it and pull cash out for me. So we kept driving down the road trying to maintain a good attitude about it all. Well at least We TRIED!

We drive another hour and I all the sudden remember what else I forgot...MY BREAST-PUMP. I had already pretty much decided that was going to be my last week to pump. I had that week left on my rental from the hospital...Luckily I had a hand pump that I keep in my car for emergencies. OH SO MUCH FUN!!! Alright, let me back up and show you our van. I have no idea how I forgot anything.

I later found that I had packed our bedroom remote but some how forgot the breastpump!! Ok it was my first real long trip packing for four people!!!

We decided to take a break in the middle of the trip and go visit my cousin Elayna and see her new house. So my precious (usually) little girls cried most of the time we were there. Poor Elayna, not sure she was sad to see us go. Wow what a wonderful time we were having so far. I honestly was just ready to turn around and go back home. I am pretty sure there was more crying from me than the twins at this point.

We finally made it and everyone was still alive. I ended up buying a horrible pump at wal-mart which I used once and decided that my medela hand pump was MUCH better. Tried just making the girls nurse too. WOW that wasn't good. Kinley did ok but Madelyn would SCREAM. That made me feel really good let me tell ya!!!

Once we got there and were settled we had a great time!!! Celeste and I scrapbooked so much I forgot to take many pictures. Sorry!

Their church was having a VBS in the evening so the girls went to the nursery class there. I am pretty sure they were spoiled rotten and held the entire time. They had to put little name tags on so they could tell them apart. It was weird having to drop them off. Our church is so little and my Aunt teaches their class that it does not feel like leaving them really. Anyways we had a great time at Uncle Steven,Aunt Celeste and Lily's house, can't wait to do it again. I think next time we will try to take Daddy with us though we missed him lots.

Oh yeah on the ride home we had TWO poopy diaper explosions!!! Oh the fun!

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Really...it worked!

1.Pain Reliever
2.Ace Bandage
3.Benadryl
4.Sudafed
5.Cabbage (YEP)

After thinking and thinking about it I decided to stop breast-feeding. Well really pumping, my girls really never caught on and I never started making enough milk for both of them. Before I get "you didn't try enough with them and thats why you didn't make enough" I was pumping every two to three hours and had been since the babies were born. I would wake up in the middle of the night at least twice even when they were in the NICU and pump. I had been renting a pump so I had the best of the best. Anyways it was an extremely hard decision that I didn't decide lightly. After many weeks of thinking about it I decided I was going to be done, I had to dry up...NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU HOW HARD THIS PART IS!!!! I had gone to two different breast-feeding classes and had a Lactation consultant come to the NICU several times. They tell you it might hurt while you are starting, which it did. I was never told how much pain it is to stop!!! Much less how to do it. With some advice from a good blogger friend. Kristy and of course research online, I decided to start the process. WOW, did I feel bad. I took or used all the above to help. Yes, even put cabbage in my bra!! It actually helped. It took 3 long days of pain but finally I stopped hurting!!! I have to say I am so thankful for much more time. I was having to bottle feed the twins then pump right after that every three hours. The twins started sleeping through the night at pretty much 2 1/2 months but not me. I pumped and I pumped!! Glad I gave the girls it while I did but so glad to be done. Props go to all of you that can keep it up!!!!

Don't worry I thought I would put up some pictures of the twins too!!!! I have lots of posts to write this week so keep checking back!! We are staying so busy this summer. I am almost sure that we have been gone more than we are home.

Girls 4 month picture, Chris has not edited them yet but I couldn't wait any more.
More to come later, hopefully!

madelyn, left Kinley, right

Kinley hanging out at MiMi's and Poppy's house.

This is how I find them every morning now.
Thinking about moving them to two cribs. Just makes me sad!

Father's Day!

I have felt unmotivated to blog over the last week. I guess because by the time I put the girls down I don't feel like trying to come up with something to say!!! However, I have to do a father's day post for Chris's first father's day!!

Since the birth of our girls Chris has amazed me! He loves those girls so much , words do not describe. They undoubtedly have their Daddy wrapped around their fingers.

The girls and I had not been around Chris the week before Father's day. Chris was shooting a documentary out of town and I decided to pack the girls up and visit some of our best friends that moved about two years ago. (next post) We had a wonderful time but were excited to be with Chris on Father's day. We didn't do anything that exciting just celebrated together at home after church. My dad's birthday always falls around Father's day so we had a cook out at my parent's that night.

We love you Chris and I couldn't ask for anyone better to be the Daddy to Kinley and Madelyn. You are wonderful to all three of us. I know everything you do for us and I might not always say it but I appreciate it all!! I love you!!!!!

On a side note, I was looking at pictures trying to come up with some to frame for his desk for Father's Day and realized that we have very few. I guess that is what happens when he is always taking the pictures. I need to get better about that.

The girls with their Daddy on Father's Day!
They were really tired and don't look to excited
Kinley

Madelyn

Just another day in the Tarrant household!

Real quick!!!

I was going to post their four month old pictures this morning...but we are going out of town and I already packed the camera! OOPS!! I'm are so excited but I have learned that packing for twins is not as easy as I thought!!!! Anyways I thought I would just post one of my favs from the wedding we attended last weekend. Madelyn and I watching all the wedding's goings on!
In other news my four month old little girls are a little over 9 and a half pounds! I can't believe it. Their Dr. seems pleased with their progress and is taking us off the preemie formula. I am still pumping but not keeping up with the growing girls. She decided that both girls have reflux but is trying only putting Kinley on medicine because we think Madelyn's is not as bad. Alright we need to load up...Wish us luck!!!

Three years and two babies later...

On Wednesday Chris and I celebrated our three year anniversary. Well we actually have not gotten to celebrate yet but we are going to try to go out this weekend!!!

Some days it feels as if Chris and I have been married forever and some days hardly at all. We have done alot in those three years. I sometimes wish we could have warned us what was going to happen but where is the fun in that. Chris and I have been together for over 9 years!! I know crazy. We have had our ups and downs but here we are today! I love him more and more each day. (I know MAJOR CHEESE) Ok, I will save the rest of that for a father's day post!

Babies are four months this week!!!

Our busy weekend!

Our weekend was packed full of things to do. On Friday night the girls and I had the pleasure of going over to the Steece's and watching the quads. Don't worry we had help, Suz's sister in law Ashley came with Carter too. Sav was so sweet to the girls but I didn't get any pictures...Hey there were four toddlers and three newborns!!!

Saturday we went and celebrated Lily and Christopher's birthday around the pool. We love going over to play at Dan and Gale's. I grew up with all of them and they are really like my second family.

Aunt Celeste feeding Kinley.
The girls and I have enjoyed spending lots of time with her this week.

I have always loved the water. Not that I will get in the water this summer, not looking forward to swim suit shopping. Anywho, I thought I would at least put the girls feet in the water. It's still a little cool to put them all the way in. They LOVED it!! I thought they would try to pull their feet out but they really seemed to like it.

The girls love Lily, their faces just light up when she is around. I think Lily likes them a little too. Although I don't know how crazy she was when Kinley spit up all over her at church the next day!

Lily "holding" Madelyn. Don't worry I was holding her too. "Aunt" Danelle holding Kinley

I just really like this picture of sweet lil Kinley.

On Sunday I decided that I was ready to really leave the girls in the nursery for bible class. It was a class of four girls but one decided they would rather go with their mommy. I did leave but not before snapping a few pictures.

I was told that they loved it and were awake the whole time. They love singing!!

After church we ran to the mall to eat lunch and buy a present for a wedding shower. I know poor planning!!!! After running back up to our church for the shower the girls were soon passed around and loved on.

Chris and Brooke, We are traveling to their wedding in Atlanta this summer!

We love Leah so much and think she is one pretty cool lady! Can't wait till her and Jim's wedding this weekend. Chris was in Africa with them when I found out I was pregnant!

Ok, I told you we were busy!! After the shower we packed the girls into the van and went and surprised the family I used to work for at their games. It was so much fun. I have missed them so much and was in need of a little loving from them.
I have to say seeing their faces when they realized I was there was worth all the busyness.

L and I

M and I. I can't believe how big he is. I was working for them before he was born!

They LOVED the girls. This is pretty much where they stayed through the whole first game.

K after her game holding Kinley!! I think she looks so cute in her sport goggles!

L was so excited about holding them.
Kinley was not excited in this picture but I thought it was cute.

K and I watching N's game. I didn't get any pictures with him this time.

After the game and lots of visiting with some other friends at their house. (the camera died so no more pictures) We came home and when right to bed. Our Monday was pretty calm and laid back. Just resting up from our big weekend!!