Put Me in Coach

After months of physical therapy, we decided the next step in correcting Sadie's torticollis and plagiocephaly (basically her position in utero caused her to have a tight neck muscle that we are trying to loosen, but given the tight muscle she favors one side leading to a misshaped head) was to have her wear a helmet. She wears it 23 hours a day, only taking it off in the bath and pool.

They have told us she will probably wear it about 3 months, so we are hoping by her birthday it will off! She is totally unbothered by it, but as it gets warmer outside, she is going to get really hot...so hopefully it will be off by the time August comes.

Hey Coach Saban, I have a ball and a helmet...I am ready to go!

Last night was the first night sleeping in it, they told us to expect her to wake several times and after she has had it on about 8 hours, we could take it off. Sadie being the rockstar that she is didn't even notice and slept her normal 12 + hours.

M: "That looks really fun, can I have one?"

S: "Yes, Madeline, I have the coolest new toy in playgroup and this one I am not sharing, even with Hollis."

H: "Can you please take another picture of me?"

So we did...

Sadie does not let the helmet stop her from getting into everything. Here she explains to Phoebe how if you spin this, the lights and music come on...wow!

Having a Blast at the Beach

We got home from the beach today...we had so much fun that we stayed an extra day. Between swimming, playing on the beach, hanging out with mimi and poppy and strolling around town, we had a blast!! We can't wait to go back with Daddy in June!

Hollis puts some of her swimming skills to use

Sadie relaxing by the pool

Hollis gets a little sun on her shoulders


Hanging with Mimi and Poppy


Enjoying the exersaucers on the screened porch

Late afternoon hanging out on the beach

Fun at Rosemary Beach

We are loving Rosemary Beach...we spent part of the day yesterday in our pool and part of the day discovering the sand! Check out our videos to see us in action!

NINE MONTHS OLD!!

Hard to believe, but we are nine months old...we get officially weighed tomorrow but our mommy guesses we are about 19 and 17 lbs!!

Everyone has fun in Music Class!

We started music class when were about 4 months old...each week we have more fun! We play intruments, get to sing with tigers, bounce balls and hang out with our friends!!

I want that Blackberry!

Click on the video below to see Sadie crawl for the very first time...that was a couple of weeks ago and she has definitely gotten better. Her favorite things to crawl after - the remotes and phones (she is not particular as far as cell phones, cordless phones or blackberrys!)

Check out my Teeth!!

Sadie has two teeth! Hollis does a lot of teething, none have come through though!

Baby Einstein in Action

Though we don't watch a lot of videos, when we do - WE LOVE THEM!! If other mommies and daddies out there don't think they work or that their baby would be interested - they are wrong!

Learning to Swim

To gear up for summer, we are taking swimming lessons with our Mommy and Daddy. We haven't quite mastered the backstroke yet, but we are having fun getting used to being in the pool.


We have cute cover-ups to wear to keep us warm!


Too bad we can't wear the cover-ups in the pool, Hollis shakes so much, she wears a "surf" shirt to help keep her warm!

It is Fun being #1

When asked who is older, Sadie reminds us that she was born first! Hollis doesn't mind being second-born, as long as she is outside enjoying the beautiful spring day!

Run Mommy Run

On Sunday morning our Daddy brought us to pick up Mommy after she ran a half-marathon. She told us that after six months of bed rest working hard to keep us "cooking" she was very proud of herself for accompishing this goal...

Eating With Ava

Playgroup is fun...especially when there are lots of good toys to eat. Sadie dines on her favorite fish, while Ava enjoys some of the twin's keys!

Eight Months and Standing Tall

Hmm...what can we tell you about our first eight months - it has been wonderful and gets better everyday! We are both trying to crawl (Sadie is trying harder) and both working on our teeth (Sadie has 2 on the bottom already)! We haven't been weighed recently, but are probably close to 18 and 16 lbs! We are in our second session of music class and are really enjoying it! Hopefully our mommy will bring a video camera soon so you can see us with our intruments.


Boo and CeCe had a really cool tool, our mom did not know we could do it, but we stood pretty easily while holding on!

Hanging with Boo

Fun with our grandpa Boo!

Who needs to say cheese when you can say SQUASH!

We had fun eating at Mimi and Poppy's - we felt like big girls in our booster chairs and banged on the trays while waiting for our squash!