A few photos to finish up with...

There is one photo here that doesn't belong..but I couldn't resist..I love this picture of Walter and his cousin's..in a few years Quinn will be there there hanging out with the boys.

Snow Days

Winter has been pretty mild here in Cincinnati. There have been a few near misses, but for the most part no major winter storms..until yesterday. I got a call about 2 that I needed to pick up Walter & Lu, school closed early. Christie was in Chicago for the day..Kait (I hope I'm spelling her name correctly) was at the Davis house with the babies...I thought Kait might want to head home early with the bad weather and I was planning on watching the babies for a bit in the afternoon anyway, so I headed over there from school to relieve Kait and hang out. Aubrey and Quinn were awesome! They are in such a great schedule..Aubrey started getting tired so I put her in her crib, turned on the music...and never heard another peep out of her..I put Quinn down, stuck his pacifier in his mouth..and never heard a peep out of him. It was like magic! My kids would have never done that, so I was really impressed! Anyway, that gave me some time to wash bottles and play some connect four with Walter..Poor Marc spent 2 hours driving from Mason to get home..later that night Christie made it back into to town but was stuck at the airport..I went back down to the Davis house so Marc could run a rescue mission and go to get Christie. The evening shift was more difficult because I am a bad bottle feeder..Quinn always ends up upset, which then makes his belly upset, which then makes him refuse the bottle..it is really my fault, but I'm not sure what a better strategy is (any advice from you all reading this?)
And Aubrey just never seems to eat enough for me..ARGh. Stinkin' babies. Christie made it home in time to put Quinn to bed, which I'm sure was a nice ending to a really bad day. The moral of this tale, if you're looking for one, is that I became aware of, and very grateful for my close proximity to my sister's house. Thanks goodness it didn't sell last year. I would miss out on chances to even out the score..Christie has been helping me out with Walter and Lucy for almost 7 years now, and also to spend more time with Quinn and Aubrey. I know the circumstances really were not ideal, but I had a great time anyway.

4 month check up

Aubrey & Quinn had their 4 mo check up yesterday. All went well - Taking 2 babies to the doctor by yourself is quite a challange. Lugging 2 car seats in & out of the office, undressing/dressing etc is hard work! Quinn weighed 15.2 and Aubrey weighed 12.2 - Aubrey has moved into the 15th percentile so that is a little improvement. They met all their developmental milestones and physical checks. When you hold Aubrey's legs up like your changing her diaper her little fat rolls (she has a few!) dont line up - I guess this is some very small cause for concern and she will need a hip Xray - sounds weird to me but we'll see. They both got 5 immunizations - so hard to watch! I was all ready to start them on cereal this week but the doctor wants me to wait until they are 6 mo's - he recommends this for all preemies. Dont know if I will actually wait this long - maybe I'll compromise and start them at 5 months :)

Here are a few new photos - had to include one of Mala riding the bull this weekend at Ashley's bachlorette party - I'm sure this will make the baby book (I have, or course, left out the picture of mommy riding the bull).

I miss the babies!

On Saturday we planned a kid swap. Christie and Marc took Walter and Lucy to Dave & Busters, while Matt and I hung out in the bat cave with the twins. Quinn would not take is bottle, I think his stomach was upset...so, he was slightly cranky the whole night..He must've been either hungry or just a little uncomfortable..but he was still fine, really and still very quick to flash me the cutest grin. He really lights up when he smiles, and again, it reminds me so much of Walter.

I didn't want to write about this until it was over, because some things just aren't that funny until they are totally over, which I'm convinced this matter is...Last week I went over to see the babies, I had to be fast becasue I only had a few min. before Walter had to be at basketball practice. Aubrey was in her swing, and when I walked over she looked right at me and smiled a big smile..letting me know she knew who I was..I turned off the swing and put my arms out to pick her up, and she made a total panic face and started just screaming. It was terrible, I don't know what I did to scare her, but she was terrified. The worst part was I really couldn't stay long enough for her to get over it...so the whole rest of the week I felt really bad about it. On Saturday, I got there right when they were due to eat..so I bravely grabbed Aubrey and started to talk very softly to her, she screamed as soon as she saw me. Not a good start. But, I was thinking.."it is not ok to be scared of Aunt Carrie, so we just have to keep going"..so we did, with fits of crying for about 10 min..then she looked at me..and no tears, a few more seconds..she looked at me and smiled..AHHHH..she does love me...., but she really made me sweat it out. The rest of the night she was fine. I admire Chrisite for letting me go through this with Aubrey, it is hard to leave your baby with someone they are clearly scared of. ..(even if it is for no good reason.) But, Christie let Aubrey and I work it out, and now we are BFF.
No pictures of the night though, sorry, I forgot my camera. I did also get to see Aubrey roll, which was AWESOME. She is a controtionist. Now it has been a few days and I really miss them. I need a baby fix.