holy cow.

these two words have become oh so common in the last year and a half of my life.
*how fast we go through a gallon of milk - holy cow

*how fast we fill up a diaper genie - holy cow
*opening a random diaper - holy cow
*the girls saying a new word for the first time - holy cow

*remembering how lucky i am that i get to be a mom to two babies - holy cow
*the mess in the floor when we leave a restaurant - holy cow
*how they wake up every day looking more grown up than the day before - holy cow

you can begin to see how those two words seem to perfectly sum up my life. people with kiddos have always said "wow time sure flies. enjoy every second" but HOLY COW, no one explained how truly fast it goes. so that is where this blog comes in. with twins, I have been HORRIBLE at writing down the "little things" they do with each month. I know I have already forgotten so much and I cannot stand it. so tonight, while Aaron is catching up on work I decided to write down some of my current favs in this moment of time in the life of londyn and berkley....since stopping time is obviously not working.
so here i go.
ps this is probably more for me than anyone that reads this..but oh well. i hope you enjoy.

FAVS

B&L- they are really good at using their sign language words to talk to us. they use the sign for "more", "please", and "eat" all the time.. sometimes they will use "thank you" and "sorry" (we are working on those though.)

B&L- they are obsessed with ducks! they say "du duck duck" and least 50 times a day when they actually see a duck and/or if they see an animal and don't know what it's really called and/or if they see something yellow. this immediately is repeated by "qua quack quac" love love it.

B&L- other favorite words- "ba" or "ball" (both meaning ball), "da" or "daaag" (dog), "wuf" "uf" (barking like a dog), "ooooo" (moo), "nack" (snack), "uuuppmmm" (i believe this means "up mom", its a londyn creation), "pawpaw", and the all-time favs "momma", "dadda", and "uuuh ohhh"
B&L- the only show they will actually stop and pay attention to is yo gabba gabba. random i know. we even had to buy the video since we never could seem to catch it when it was on tv. it's hilarious watching L&B do the same dance movements and even repeat some words they sing.
L- she loves when we read to her. both the girls will bring us books, say "uh uh" (which mean read this) and then they will rub their chest (which is please in sign language) so seriously.. how can you say no to that? hahah. berk will usually last once through the book, but londyn will insist on you reading it over... and over.. and over.. and over. (you get the idea) she gets so into it though, pointing to the pictures, making the sounds, but when its time to turn the page.. you better let her. its her thing. :)

B- she is such a cuddle bug! especially with her daddy. her big thing right now is for us to say "berk give momma a hug" and she'll walk up to you, put her arms around your arm, neck, leg (whatever she can reach) and she'll say "uuuh uuh uhhh" as she hugs and squeezes you. she also does this with all of her toys. i love it.

B&L- they LOVE to dance (especially to yo gabba gabba songs, the ABC song, and "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz) Berkley bends her knees and puts her hands up with her palms in the air and bounces up and down. Londyn stands with her feet apart and sways left to right.

B&L- they love to laugh! aaron is by far the best at getting them going. its hysterical! they will even run up to him, stop, throw themselves down and lay on their backs for him to tickle them. i wish i could put a recording of their laughs.. crazy how different they are.

B- her favorite color is orange. she always chooses the orange block, crayon, ball, stuffed animal.. anything!

B&L- they always wake up happy! (i have no idea where they get this from) ha! but seriously. usually londyn is standing is her bed or pops up the second i walk in the room and starts yelling "issy issy" (sissy) just in case berk doesn't see me. so funny.

B&L LOVE

the outdoors

crackers, veggie straws, yogurt, pancakes, and bananas

brushing their teeth (even saying please in sign language and then putting their finger in their mouth like its a toothbrush)

brushing their hair

pretending they are talking on the phone

their tennis shoes (and londyn loves her braces)

blow up balls (even the giant exercise ones)

their glow worm dolls

dancing

being tickled

animal noises

bathtime

books

yo gabba gabba

dogs and ducks (real and stuffed animals)

giving high fives and pounding it (knocking knuckles)

ok, so i'll stop for now. as i'm writing all this i'm saying holy cow again as i am in amazement at all they can do. aaron and i have truly loved each month since l & b were born. its crazy how it all is becoming a blur so fast. ahh if i could only slow it down somehow.

easter.

Dear God,
I'm not really sure where the bunny or the easter dress came from nor am I sure about the whole hiding plastic eggs with candy in them thing either. (although tasty) :) I do know one thing though. I know that easter is a day I celebrate my King. I celebrate that You are alive. I celebrate that one day I will meet you and praise you with all those that believe in you and call you God.
Thank you for not staying in the tomb. Thank you for still doing your work around us everyday. Thank you for every single blessing in my life.
As I prepare for "special days" as my girls grow, in all the festivities that we will take part in, I pray that they first know who we are celebrating and why. I pray they will know you.
Love- momma baker