Four Months old TODAY!! Yippee!

My, how time flies when one is having fun (or, being busy . . . whichever is the case!). I can hardly believe that it has been four months since I rec'd that phone call from Anne while I was in a meeting with Edward's office in across campus a little after noon.

Verbatum transcript:

ME: Anne?
Anne: Mom. My water broke. We are on our way to the hospital.
Me: I'm on my way. I'll meet you there!
Anne: Okay.

By 12:28 pm, I was not only parked at Women's and Children's, I was upstairs in the waiting room. Tim wheeled Anne through the waiting room a little after 1 pm.



Just before 1:30 pm, Tim emerged from the delivery room beaming as he announced, "The doctors are about to deliver the babies."



Back to the Delivery Room to be with the Mommie-to-be!

At just about 3:26 pm, escorted by their very proud and excited daddy, Tim marched in front of the babies in their little plexiglass cart as they were being wheeled down to NICU.



I got to see my little darlings for the first time. They were fine little babies! Little being the key word in the statement! Tim's enthusiasm was especially exciting!! I'd never experienced a father of newborns excited like this!



Baby Girl Ryan (no decision on whether to name the baby girl Ella Lucille or Avery Kathryn but named Avery Kathryn before leaving W&C!)



Baby Boy Ryan was immediately Riggs Trey!!

The Mommie would be a couple more hours in Recovery before settling into her room. She was tired and in need of rest. Little did she know how much rest she should have taken when she had the chance.

Four months ago today! Seems in the same moment that it has been forever and then, just a a blink ago!! I guess that is how our mind sort of organizes those experiences that are so precious to us so that we don't become overwhelmed with emotion. It has been a very busy time and then, one filled with so much joy seeing Avery and Riggs as they continue to grow! Dearie's Darlings forever!!

What a special day this Mother's Day will be! Anne gets to celebrate her first one!

Cinco de Mayo PHOOEY! My Oh de Binkie por Avery!!!

Avery Kathryn and Riggs Trey have a cold (at least, that's what we think they have!). The day began with Aunt Eryn working out of Daddy's office (since he's in Bal'more this week!) so that Mommie wouldn't be alone with the babies . . . and, Dearie was going to work at her office so she could finish up her end-of-the-semester projects. Well, that's just not quite how the day came together. Mommie called Dearie at 9:45 and said, "when can you come to the house?" I tidied up what I could and rushed out to 107 for 10:30.

When I arrived, it was just about feeding time. That went well for both babies. Once they were down for playtime, I got busy cleaning the panes of glass on the doors leading out to the patio. All was well. THEN, Eryn had to leave. THEN, it was time to put the babies down for the big nap. THEN, Mommie had to run some errands. I kept right on cleaning glass, toting the baby monitor with me.

I heard Avery Kathryn stirring. I washed my hands and went to the nursery. There she was, lying on her back and talking to the angels. All was well, I thought. THEN, when I looked for her baumbie so that I could put it back in her mouth . . . it wasn't anywhere to be found! That is, until I looked at her right hand. IT WAS A FIRST AND I GOT TO BE THERE FOR THE MOMENT!! She had managed to get her baumbie in her hand and was quite pleased with the fact that she could put it in her mouth and take it out all by herself! I ran to find Mommie's camera but she'd moved it from the coffee table so, I pulled my little pocket camera out of my purse and dashed back to the nursery . . . hoping the moment would last long enough for the photo op!! It did . . . and then some!



We had to change our panties 'cause we like clean, dry panties all the time. She didn't let go of the baumbie!!



See Dearie, I can put the baumbie in my mouth all by myself!!



Wanna a bite of the baumbie Dearie? Just teasing you Dearie, it's mine!!!!

Pleased with all the praise she was receiving for being such a "big" girl, she held tight to the baumbie until she went back to sleep!! She didn't grasp it again yesterday but I'm sure she'll remember what she did today or tomorrow so that she can begin the process of building her own little neural network of things she KNOWS how to do!

Yep, gals catch on a little more quickly than the fellas!! I think its just a matter of self-sufficiency 'cause the fellas instinctively know they will end up having to do everything anyway!!!

Riggs and Dearie, Avery and Abigail, Avery and Riggs

With his little cheeks red from fever, his fussing made him more miserable, so while sister took her afternoon baumbie (we'd already finished ours!), we sat together watching "Baby Einstein" for a while!! Now really, do you think Riggs is into comfort? Dearie's lap is a perfect chair and her arm, well, isn't that an arm rest???



The hours of the afternoon were filled with all sorts of less than run-of-the-mill experiences. While Mommie was feeding Avery, Abigail decided that Avery's boppy might be a good place to rest for a while.



When Avery was finished with the baumbie, she wanted to get back to her boppy and that's when I shot this image!!



Abigail was a bit indignant that Avery was "hogging" the boppy! Come on Abi! It is Avery's boppy!!

Later, it was time for play on the Einstien mat:




And then, a little sibling hand holding . . . Avery and Riggs are so sweet (do check out where Avery's got her new bib attached . . . on her leg! Is this a new fashion statement??) Even on a day filled with tons o' cryin' 'cause they didn't feel well, they still managed to provide an entire day of delight for their Dearie. That would be simply because they are Dearie's Darlings!!