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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Happy Birthday “PawPaw”- The Birthday Weekend Recap
September 27th: Today is my Dad’s 52nd birthday. Gesh where does the time go? Not that 52 is old, but it makes me laugh because when Ryan and I are 52 our boys will be 30 probably married and having kids of their own. I can’t even picture little J & R at a year old much less 30 years old. Wow. Anyway we spent the weekend with family and enjoy it very much. On Friday I had gone over to my parents house early to help clean up and do a few things around the house since my Mom was taking a half day at work and Uncle Dion, Laurie, Shelbi, Tyler and my grandfather were planning to come over for Dad’s birthday celebration. It started off as a one day event that we were just going to do on Friday, but around our house holidays and birthday are never just single day celebrations. So on Friday night we had all of the Beckners at our house…my little cousins don’t seem so little to me anymore. It was the first time I had seen Tyler is in quite a while and his second, but first true time around the boys other then a quick glimpse last Wednesday. We enjoyed so yummy fajitas and then the men sat around out side talking (about hunting I am sure) and the women and children stayed inside playing with babies. Here are a few pictures of the boys from Friday night:
On Saturday since my sister was in town we also hung at the house. Ryan worked till about 2 and then him and my dad (who have recently been given the name Robin Hood and Little John) played around with their bow and arrows shooting targets while we spent the afternoon outside. Jason got his first experience in water besides the bath tub. He is such a water bug and on Saturday evening when it had cooled down a little I stuck his feed in the water and then proceeded to just his legs. He loved it so I went in and changed and he and I got in the hot tub which was set in the low 90’s. He loved it…I mean really loved it! He was so relaxed and just looked around with his big pretty eyes and enjoyed. It was so cute. Reece did not get in. He too loves bath time, but Reecy-Man is still so little and like a newborn where as Jason has the head holding thing down and is a little bit bigger. Reece’s day will come soon enough though. Here are a few pictures from Saturday:
Sunday was the actual day of my Dad’s birthday. On Saturday night I grabbed white onsies from the stash they have in the closet and painted “Happy B-Day PawPaw” on the front of them. They were rather cheesy, but for a day outside and around the house they turned out cute and kept the boys nice and cool. Early on Sunday my Dad went and pick up his Dad, the boys Great Grand Father, who they hadn’t yet met. They came over at about 10 and my Mom’s sister also joined us for a fish fry lunch. It was so nice to get to see Pawpaw Morris and for him to finally get to see the boys. If you don’t recall he is the one who passed the twin gene on to me. (Gee thanks…haha only kidding) We spent several hours together sitting outside and talking and then my dad drove him back while my sister and I finally spent sometime alone without the babies and got a pedicure. It was the first pedicure I have had since before bed rest in the hospital the second time around while pregnant. You can only imagine how badly I needed it! Ryan and my Mom so kindly took care of J & R while we were gone. Here are some pictures from the visit with PawPaw Morris:
On Saturday since my sister was in town we also hung at the house. Ryan worked till about 2 and then him and my dad (who have recently been given the name Robin Hood and Little John) played around with their bow and arrows shooting targets while we spent the afternoon outside. Jason got his first experience in water besides the bath tub. He is such a water bug and on Saturday evening when it had cooled down a little I stuck his feed in the water and then proceeded to just his legs. He loved it so I went in and changed and he and I got in the hot tub which was set in the low 90’s. He loved it…I mean really loved it! He was so relaxed and just looked around with his big pretty eyes and enjoyed. It was so cute. Reece did not get in. He too loves bath time, but Reecy-Man is still so little and like a newborn where as Jason has the head holding thing down and is a little bit bigger. Reece’s day will come soon enough though. Here are a few pictures from Saturday:
Sunday was the actual day of my Dad’s birthday. On Saturday night I grabbed white onsies from the stash they have in the closet and painted “Happy B-Day PawPaw” on the front of them. They were rather cheesy, but for a day outside and around the house they turned out cute and kept the boys nice and cool. Early on Sunday my Dad went and pick up his Dad, the boys Great Grand Father, who they hadn’t yet met. They came over at about 10 and my Mom’s sister also joined us for a fish fry lunch. It was so nice to get to see Pawpaw Morris and for him to finally get to see the boys. If you don’t recall he is the one who passed the twin gene on to me. (Gee thanks…haha only kidding) We spent several hours together sitting outside and talking and then my dad drove him back while my sister and I finally spent sometime alone without the babies and got a pedicure. It was the first pedicure I have had since before bed rest in the hospital the second time around while pregnant. You can only imagine how badly I needed it! Ryan and my Mom so kindly took care of J & R while we were gone. Here are some pictures from the visit with PawPaw Morris:
The weekend came to a close with "Robin Hood and Little John" doing some more target practice and then coming in and watching more hunting on the hunting channel. Since my Dad gave Ry the bow and all of the gadgets, the hunting channel and outdoor channel are always on at our house! I can’t stand it, but am glad to see him have a hobby and something he enjoys to do. Here are some pictures from Sunday afternoon:
Changes To Updates
September 25th: I feel like there’s so much that I don’t share about now that the boys do that’s absolutely precious so I am going to try and just blog what’s going on in Word and then when I get online I’ll have to do is copy and paste it. It appears that there are still a lot of readers who follow the boys and I even still despite no longer being pregnant and not having complications. So I will do my best to digitally journal and then when I do post Ill date them, but there will be a lot of postings all at one…
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
...and we are back!
Let me first begin with we are finally getting sleep! Jason and Reece both have been sleeping pretty good at night. The last few nights both of them have been fighting the initial lay down its time to go to sleep but by 11 it takes place and then they sleep till 5 or 6 the next morning. Sometimes if its close to Ryan having to get up anyways I give him one and I take one and usually the boys will go back to sleep with me in bed till 9:30 or 10. I am loving that! Jason is sleeping in his crib in the baby room but Reece is switching back and forth still between in bed with me and the car seat next to our bed. Both of them only like to sleep on their tummies if they aren’t in bed with me so I let Jason since he is now able to flip and flop and move his head around. Reece on the other hand isn’t at that point yet…
Over the weekend we all had the pleasure to visit with the boys grandparents on Ryan’s side of the family. On Friday I took the boys over that afternoon and Ryan joined us once he got off work. This was one of few times I had both boys with me in the car alone. Ah. I had to stop at Sonic and feed Jason a little because the “snack” before we left wasn’t enough obviously. There is nothing worse than screaming baby while your driving times two! On the way home it was Reece screaming so I had one hand on the wheel and the other reaching behind the seat holding his nunu in his mouth to keep him calm. I hate when both of them cry but especially Reece because it upsets his tummy and then he usually starts spitting up more. Anyway we had a lovely evening with Ryan’s Dad’s family, the boys Great Great Grandma Jackie, Grandma Judi and Judi’s sister June and of course PawPaw Tom. This was Grandma Jackie’s first time to meet little J & R so they were able to get several 5 generation pictures.
On Saturday I got up and cleaned the house and got ready for Ryan’s other grandmother to come over. Granny Jean is Ryan’s Moms mother. This was her first time to see J & R since they had been out of the NICU. Along with her was a dear friend named Helen. Both of them were o delighted to be in the presence of the little munchkins and just adored them. Granny Jean brought in lots of goodies for our pantry and we spent the afternoon chitchatting while Ryan was in bed. Sadly he was yet again sick with a cold.
On Sunday we woke up and got ready for pictures! The boys and I stayed over at my Mom’s because Ryan was sick and I am not about to get them or myself sick or we will really be up a creek without a paddle! Mom helped me a lot with the boys as she usually does and then we had a nearly 2 ½ hour photo session here at the house. One of my moms friends so kindly came out with what seemed to be here entire studio and took pictures of Ryan and I with the boys, individuals of the boys with each of us, some of the just the boys alone and a few of my mom and I with the boys. I cannot wait to see how they turn out. Hopefully by the end of the week I will have them back. Carrie is in the works of editing and going through them. She took a little over 600 shots. I guess with babies you have to take that many to get a few good ones of them looking and not crying. J & R handled it like champs though. They did really good till the end and then they let us know enough was enough.
Well the week seems like it is already lying by and before I know it it will be Friday again. Yesterday my Meme and Pawpaw came out to the house which was wonderful because I got all of my laundry done and took a shower while they loved on J & R. Today I have been over at my Moms since early this morning and am cleaning up her house. Tomorrow I have to take Reece to The Woodlands for his cardio visit and then Thursday I go back to the doctor. I am hoping the rainy weather goes away by the weekend and its cool outside. MY sister will be in town and I would love to take the boys to the park or somewhere outdoors and get some cute pictures and a day out of the house and then on Sunday we are having family over for my Dads birthday. Certainly looking forward to another great photo op!
Over the weekend we all had the pleasure to visit with the boys grandparents on Ryan’s side of the family. On Friday I took the boys over that afternoon and Ryan joined us once he got off work. This was one of few times I had both boys with me in the car alone. Ah. I had to stop at Sonic and feed Jason a little because the “snack” before we left wasn’t enough obviously. There is nothing worse than screaming baby while your driving times two! On the way home it was Reece screaming so I had one hand on the wheel and the other reaching behind the seat holding his nunu in his mouth to keep him calm. I hate when both of them cry but especially Reece because it upsets his tummy and then he usually starts spitting up more. Anyway we had a lovely evening with Ryan’s Dad’s family, the boys Great Great Grandma Jackie, Grandma Judi and Judi’s sister June and of course PawPaw Tom. This was Grandma Jackie’s first time to meet little J & R so they were able to get several 5 generation pictures.
On Saturday I got up and cleaned the house and got ready for Ryan’s other grandmother to come over. Granny Jean is Ryan’s Moms mother. This was her first time to see J & R since they had been out of the NICU. Along with her was a dear friend named Helen. Both of them were o delighted to be in the presence of the little munchkins and just adored them. Granny Jean brought in lots of goodies for our pantry and we spent the afternoon chitchatting while Ryan was in bed. Sadly he was yet again sick with a cold.
On Sunday we woke up and got ready for pictures! The boys and I stayed over at my Mom’s because Ryan was sick and I am not about to get them or myself sick or we will really be up a creek without a paddle! Mom helped me a lot with the boys as she usually does and then we had a nearly 2 ½ hour photo session here at the house. One of my moms friends so kindly came out with what seemed to be here entire studio and took pictures of Ryan and I with the boys, individuals of the boys with each of us, some of the just the boys alone and a few of my mom and I with the boys. I cannot wait to see how they turn out. Hopefully by the end of the week I will have them back. Carrie is in the works of editing and going through them. She took a little over 600 shots. I guess with babies you have to take that many to get a few good ones of them looking and not crying. J & R handled it like champs though. They did really good till the end and then they let us know enough was enough.
Well the week seems like it is already lying by and before I know it it will be Friday again. Yesterday my Meme and Pawpaw came out to the house which was wonderful because I got all of my laundry done and took a shower while they loved on J & R. Today I have been over at my Moms since early this morning and am cleaning up her house. Tomorrow I have to take Reece to The Woodlands for his cardio visit and then Thursday I go back to the doctor. I am hoping the rainy weather goes away by the weekend and its cool outside. MY sister will be in town and I would love to take the boys to the park or somewhere outdoors and get some cute pictures and a day out of the house and then on Sunday we are having family over for my Dads birthday. Certainly looking forward to another great photo op!
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