4 month check up

Ava:
Head 16" (around 25-30%)
Weight 13.2lbs (around 45-50%)
Length 23.3/4" height (around 50%)

Alexa:
Head 15.7/8" (around 25%)
Weight 13.6 lbs (around 50%)
Length 24.1/2" (around 55%)

What's been going on,,,

Well it has been a while since we have updated how life has changed. It has been very busy, with Mike going back to work about a month ago, and this being my last full week off. Can you believe Alexa and Ava are already 9 weeks old? Time has been flying by. The girls have already had their 2 month appointment, let me tell you, it was awful listening to them scream and cry. As if it isn't bad enough to hurt one of my babies, they did it to both. Unfortunately, Mike could not get off work, so my mom went with me. I would not have survived it without her. After 5 minutes of near death screaming all was good and we were headed home! Even though the shots were awful, they both slept through the entire night and had to be woke up the next morning to eat. Speaking of sleeping, they are doing great, they both pretty much sleep through the entire night every night.
Now a little about each individually.

Alexa: Even though she is only 9 weeks old, she already weighs 10.4 pounds and is 22 inches long. She is very head strong, loud, likes to get her way all the time, and she needs constant attention. That is where she acts a lot like her mom :) By looks though, she is spitting image of her father, and when asleep is dead to the world, also like her dad. A great thing about her is she loves being outside. She cries when we spend more then a couple of hours in the house and needs to go out, whether it be for a walk in her stroller or carried in the Baby Bjorn.

Ava: Even though she is only 9 weeks old, she already weighs 10.2 pounds and is 22 inches long. She has her own uniqe personality. She is calm, laid back, and never causes a scene. She must get that from her dad. The only time you hear her is if she is hungry or has a dirty diaper. She loves to be cuddled and held. She is a huge girly girl, being very prissy and delicate. Ava looks like both her mom and dad, as of now she doesn't favor one parent more then the other. Ava also enjoys being outside going for walks, even though she falls asleep after about 3 minutes of it.

Together they have began noticing things, they love starring at trees, leaves, sky, anything that moves. In their swing they both watch the mobile when it it spins around, and in their bouncy they both reach for the toys hanging over their head. They are not able to grab and hold the toys, but they hit it with their hand and watch them move. They love being read to, Brown Bear Brown Bear is their favorite book, we read it everyday!!!

Life has changed dramatically in the Griese household, and it gets better and better everyday.

Girls being Girls

Ava after a hard day of swimming at G-Ma and G-Mark's house!!!
















Alexa on the left and Ava on the right. Just hanging out on the chair!












Alexa is preaching to whoever would listen...


















Then there is Ava, the quiet thinker...

Seeing Double...

Guess which one's which...



Ava's on the left.
Alexa's on the right.












Ava's on the left, looks like she is trying to bite Alexa who is on the right.












Bet you can't tell who's who...





Done guessing???




Ava is in the front, and Alexa is in the back.


Last one...

Ava is in pink and Alexa is in white!!!











They look like Cabbage Patch dolls to me

Getting Ready to Visit Dad at Work!!!

The girls getting ready to go and visit Mike at work.













Ava is dressed and ready to go!



















Alexa is also ready!!!

Splish Splash!

Little Visitors

4th of July

The girls enjoyed their first Fourth of July at G-Ma and G-Mark's house. They got to hang with their cousin Cannon and second cousin Addison. The fireworks didn't even bother them as they went off.

Who's who...welcome to our life!

Proud Grandparents

More cute pictures

Proud mom with her beautiful baby girls right after delivery

Proud dad with both girls

The girls all dressed up to go home from the hospital

Mom carrying the girls out of the hospital

Alexa on the way home from the hospital

Ava on the way home from the hospital

House decorations

Door mums with the girls names, weight, and length
Our girls with their cousin Cannon

Like looking into a mirror

Here's looking at you

Alexa's eyes





Ava's eyes

Twins first pictures

Alexa

Ava

The girls are here!

Both girls have entered the world. Alexa was born at 10:15am weighing 6 lbs 6 ozs and 18 inches long. Ava was born at 10:16am weighing 6 lbs 5 ozs and 18 1/4 inches long. Misti did great and she is recouperating well.

Delivery Date June 18, 2009

We are almost there - After a scary night of having contractions, heading to the hospital, and spending the night being monitored, we are all doing good and back at home. I am currently on pills to slow the contractions so we can hang on a couple of more weeks and let the girls get a little bigger before we meet them. Of course this means I am on bed rest and taking it easy!

I had a doctor appointment Friday June 5 where we were given a C-Section date since baby A is still breeched. We are very excited to know that June 18, 2009 we will finally get to meet Alexa Pearl and Ava Nicole.

Belly - week 33

It's been another fast moving week or two in the Griese household. My work group threw a shower for the girls last Wednesday and we got way too much stuff. We were unwrapping presents and clothes all night long. Then the task of washing all there stuff and not losing one of the tiny socks. The nursery is filling up fast but we still have more to fill it with. We ordered our glider and it has arrived at the store. Misti has been anxiously awaiting the comfort of it. But on to the good stuff, here's Misti's newest picture.

Sonogram 5/15/09

But the girls are both doing awesome.
Alexa (baby A) now weighs 4.1 and is still breached.
Ava (baby B) now weighs 4.2 pounds and is head down.