An afternoon at the park with cousins!

Today we went to the park up the street with Auntie Gina and cousins Keen and Boon.  Gong Gong and Pao Pao came, as well as Uncle David.  It was pretty cold out and so Mommy and Daddy put us in arctic tundra protective wear.  We were pretty warm.  We slept most of the time, but the bigger kids played on the playground.  When we got back, Gong Gong was worried about us because our little hands were cold.  But we were fine.  We can't wait to get big enough to run around with the other kids!

Life at Four and a Half Months

Grey Grey is starting to sing! He is super talkative and loves meeting new people. Grandpa especially seems to make him happy! He grabs things with intention and loves playing with his Dino dinosaur toy. He also is learning to flip over - front to back and back to front! Brag alert - Grey Grey sleep trained himself. His sleep training involved feeding him a bottle, story time, night time sleep sack and lay him down. He then talks to his moblie reviewing his day, sucks his thumb, turns on his side and off to dream land. Grey's favorite pastime is looking out the front window to watch the cars go by. He focuses really well and notices everytime a car passes by the window. We think his ability to focus gets him overstimulated with large crowds. The Heights Barkada Gift Exchange was a bit too much for him at first since he tries to take everything in all at once.

Bellie is learning how to dance and is talking a lot more! She used to have a suspicious or melancholy look on her face, but is now all smiles. Feeding in the eveings has been a little challenging, and Mommy has doing a great job! We think she has some reflux and sometimes it hurts for her to eat. She is back on antacid which should help soon. Her tummie time has been AWESOME! She is much stronger and really enjoys the attention and exercise. She is showing signs of wanting to flip over, but is not quite there.
The pictures on this post were from Christmas in Sugarland. It got pretty cold, so they needed jackets. Tina picked the cutest jackets I have ever seen! Ellie's has ears which make her look adorable. Grey Grey's looks like a travel parka from Nepal, which is also adorable! Both were excellent Facebook posts.

Remembering the little things

Mommy post - I didn't want to forget all the little things that the babies used to do that are already in the past because they are growing up so fast!  I remember Ellie smiling and turning her lips upwards when we put the burp cloth around her neck.  She knew it meant her bottle was coming.  I remember her little white spots on her nose when she came home from the hospital that went away after a month or so.   I remember how Ellie used to keep her little hands in fists and how daddy thought that was so cute until we learned it was a developmental milestone for babies to open their hands. Also, Ellie cannot keep a sock on to save her life!!  I remember Grey's ooh-la-la face with his lips pursed in a little cheerio smile. I remember how he hated being under the bilirubin lights at the hospital with those styrofoam sunglasses on - poor little baby would cry cry cry - and I felt so helpless because I couldn't pick him up to soothe him.  I remember when they came home how small they were, we could carry each one on the underside of our forearms. I don't want to forget these little things as already I feel like they are growing up so fast.

Teething?

Daddy post - Both Ellie and Grey have been chewing on my finger for the last 2 days.  It is both sweet and sad for me.  Sweet because they seem to like it and I rub on their gums to make them feel better.  Sad because it means they are growing up.

Just Gettin' Started

Twins - First Three Months

13 Weeks ago

Dad post -

13 weeks ago today, Tina and I were headed to the hospital to deliver the twinlets. It goes without saying, but at that time the score was: Parents 2, Nuggets 0. Now, 13 weeks later, we are so glad Elliot and Greyson are here! They are getting bigger, stronger, smarter and cuter every day!

Halloween pictures are coming soon!

Nicknames

Dad Post -

Just wanted to make a quick note of Greyson and Elliot's nicknames as of their 2 month old birthday!

Greyson -
Grey
Grey Grey
Nugget A
Nuggooha

Elliot -
Ellie
Elles
Elles Bells
Ellie McEllington
Nugget B
Nuggoob

Play time!

Hey brother!!

Thanks to the Heights Barkada from the Kuehler Twinlet Family!!

Hi Friends!

We just wanted to say hi to everyone and to tell you all that we truly appreciate the fantastic food train that Christa organized and that you all participated in!!  We ate all your delectable dishes with relish, and even have a few stashed in our freezer for "emergency use". :)  It has been so wonderful to have your support and not having to worry about how to fit in cooking during the twins unpredictable naptime really helped take the stress out of our evenings.  

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

We are doing well, settling into a routine.  Breastfeeding continues to be a challenge as our babies have learned to prefer the bottle and don't have the patience anymore to settle at the breast.  So I am moving towards a pump and feed, so that they at least still get the breastmilk even though the delivery is a little different than I had at first envisioned.  I am still hoping to get in a couple of breastfeeds during the day so that they stay "breast-friendly" as my lactation consultant puts it. I have learned so much about breastfeeding and its challenges that I am amazed any babies survived before the invention of formula, bottles, and breastpumps.  

Ellie and Grey will be 8 weeks on Monday, and they are gaining weight like gangbusters!  Little Grey is over 10 lbs now and Ellie is knocking on the 9 lb door.  It's unbelievable to see them grow so fast considering how small they were to start off at.  Next week they start their shots. 

Their little personalities/temperaments are starting to show.  Grey tends to be a bit more vocally demanding, especially when he is hungry.  He can go from silent sleep to 5 alarm "I WANT MY MILK RIGHT NOW!".  Ellie is more patient and laid back when it comes to her demands.  Grey enjoys his bathtime.  Ellie is a little suspicious at first, but then settles into it just fine.  Mom and Dad have been pooped on numerous times with triage runs to the bathtub because as Mark puts it "no amount of wet wipes can clean up this mess".  The other day Mommy had to take off her shorts and rush Ellie to the bathtub for the SECOND time that day, as poop exploded out of her diaper and onto Mom's lap.  Ellie had 3 costume changes that day. 

Attached are some pictures for your enjoyment.  This is Dad's doing-- Ellie has her bloomers on her head and Grey, well, the picture speaks for itself.
Hope you are all doing well and we are working on venturing out into the world with our little family so soon we can join everyone for outings!

Love, 

Mark, Tina, Elle's Bells, and Grey-Grey

Getting Better!

Mommy Admin Post - Breastfeeding is getting better over the last couple of days! They were only getting 0.3oz before, but are now getting between 2 to 3 full ounces now! 

We have lots of new pictures and video to post, so much more info will be coming out soon!

Love, Mom

Grey's Ooo-La-La Face!

mom and dad just kept taking pictures and laughing!! :)
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Sleep, eat, poop, and eat some more!

We are 3 weeks and growing strong now!  I am bigger than baby sister because I like to eat a lot.  The other night I got up every hour so that mommy could give me a snack.  Yummy milk!  I don't think little sister got any snacks, she seems to like to sleep for 3 hours.  But there is so much to look at and see, and my tummy gets empty so I'll cry to let mommy know it's time to feed me.  I like to look around with my eyes opened wide.  That seems to make mommy happy because she will laugh and smile at me when I do that.  Life is pretty good right now...everybody takes care of me.  Ok, I gotta go now, time for another snack!

Grey

Growth check

 

Mommy had an ultrasound today. Everything checked out good and we're staying put for a few more days. See y'all soon! 

Abbey making art!

Abbey is painting some stuff we want to try someday! Looks perfect!

Our friend Lily

This is our friend Lily. We've not met her face to face, yet.

Mommy and her best friends

Getting some Vitamin D to make us big and strong!

First In and Out Burger!

Mom is about to have our first In and Out Burger! With a Dr. Pepper!