7 Months

Today Paityn and Conner are 7 months old!!!! Matt and I look at them and think..where has the time gone?? The past seven month has been a whirlwind...but they have been the best 7 months of our lives! We wanted to give everyone an update on how the babies are and what they are doing.

Paityn
-weighs 20 lbs 11 oz. (as of a week ago)
-rolls over both ways (she is our little rolly polly)
-has 1 tooth (bottom left)
-sits up by herself with a little support
-loves to help feed herself baby food..she likes to grab the spoon, stick her fingers in her mouth, and then put them in her hair LOL
-still loves taking a bath
-laughs and rubs her face on your shoulder
-likes petting our dogs and letting them lick her hands
-holds Conner arm or hand when he cries
-occasionally sucks her thumb

Conner
-weighs 19 lbs 2 oz. (as of a week ago)
-sits up by himself with a little support
-loves to help hold his bottle..almost can do it by himself now
-still loves taking a bath,..loves to kick and splash the water
-laughs and the simplest things
-loves to stand and lock his legs
-loves sucking his fingers
-cries when we leave the room

Mother's Day!

Ok...so I know I am a little late on this post but the last few weeks have been crazy with Summer approaching very quickly! I got to celebrate my first Mother's Day with my wonderful family! The morning started out great and felt very special. Paityn and Conner wrote me a card with the help of their daddy and bought me a beautiful necklace with a boy and girl on it with their birthstone. I had been telling Matt I wanted something to represent the  twins and I got it :) I love it!! After opening my gift we headed to my sister's house for our annual Mother's Day celebration. I could not of asked for a more special day. I was surrounded by people I love and had the best feeling in the world knowing that I am a mom. Being a mom changes everything and gives you a new perspective on life. The little things you normally never thought or even care about mean the most. I never knew I could be so happy by seeing Paityn and Conner smile, laugh, or holding them. Even watching them sleep warms my heart! There are a million other things I enjoy about being a mom but would not have enough room in my blog to list them all!! Thank you Paityn and Conner for making my first Mother's Day amazing!! I love you!!

6 Months

Today we took Paityn and Conner for their 6 month check up. All is great minus Paityn having double ear infections yet again. Lucky for us though, she is typically never cranky or fussy and we don't even know she has them. Hopefully they will clear up soon and not come back because if they continue to occur...tubes were mentioned. Besides the ear infections Dr. Meyer said Paityn and Conner are doing great and she was surprised at some of the things they are already doing since they were born early. Conner has begun scooting...although his poor little face is pushed into the floor and Paityn rolls from tummy to back and can roll to both sides but not quite all the way over yet. Paityn weighs 19 lbs 10 oz, 95th %, and is 26 1/2 inches, 95th %. Conner weighs 18 lbs 2 oz, 90th %, and is 26 inches, 85th %. Both and talking all the time, laughing, making funny sounds, and loving chewing on the hands and fingers. We feel so blessed and love our babies so much!! It is just amazing to watch them grow and change from day to day! Also, below are a few of their 6 months pics :)

Cherished Time

Time is something that is hard to come by in the Macat household. However, on Saturday Matt and I were lucky enough to enjoy the day together in College Station alone. My mom watched the babies and we just has "us time". Although, while out we managed to buy Paityn and Conner new toys and their highchairs they have been in need of. We had a really nice day. We ate lunch and shopped a little. Then, on Sunday we celebrated and watched our nephew Keaton make his First Holy Communion. Congratulations Keaton!! We are so proud of you :)

Kennedy with Paityn and Keaton with Conner

Easter Sunday

Easter has come and gone and we could not be more blessed during this time. We enjoyed Easter Sunday with family, got to color Easter eggs, and play games :) Paityn and Conner were amazed at the eggs and their presents! LOL After coloring eggs we played games with the leftover eggs and could help but feel like a kid again. Matt, me, Shannon, Lance, Kennedy, and Keaton played egg toss and had numerous hilarious egg relay races. This was definitely a day to remember and think it will become a new tradition :)

fascinated by the eggs

Sucking my thumb!

Aunt Shannon and tired Conner

Mmmm...I love my fingers!

Attempted family photo...

Nana and Paityn

Not a Happy Camper

Well...it is offical. Paityn and Conner (a little) do not like being held or  talked to by people they do not know. We learned this over the weekend. On Friday evening, we took the babies to a fish fry and learned first hand about the fear of strangers. Matt and I found seats and parked the double stroller next to our table. A few people walked by...noticed we had two babies..asked, "Are they twins?" LOL and then began talking to them. Within a few minutes both babies had frowns on their faces and began crying. Once Matt picked up Conner he was fine with in seconds but Paityn on the other hand was a different story. It took her about 5 minutes or so to stop screaming.

Then, while holding the babies and attempting to eat, a kind woman who has twins herself came over and started talking with us. She offered to sit next to us and hold Paityn so we could eat. Within minutes appeared a sad face looking at the woman, then looking at mommy and daddy. Then the crying began yet again. This time it took over 10 minutes to get her to quit screaming. This was when the "bear" came out. Matt and I say the "bear" comes out when Paityn changes from her normally happy self to a very loud screaming baby that seems to not be satisfied by anything. Typically this only happens when she is hungry and wants her bottle.

We originally just thought they were a little crabby b/c they did not get their afternoon nap but Saturday proved the same thing. Saturday afternoon my cousin, his wife, and their two kids came in from the Austin area to visit with us, my sister and her family, and my mom and step dad. Same thing happened yet again. Within seconds of Paityn being held by Julie, my cousin's wife, appeared the same frown and the "bear" came out yet again! Screaming and crying lasted a good 10 to 15 minutes. Once she was content...she was only satisfied with mommy holding her. Hopefully we can break this habit! Now that it is warm and pretty weather, we are wanting to get out as much as we can since we were in the house majority of the time since Paityn and Conner have been born.

Rub-a-Dub-Dub Two Babies in the Tub

Conner

I couldn't resist taking a few pictures after the babies had their bath! Both Paityn and Conner enjoy baths and love to splash and kick their feet in the water :)

Paityn