Maternity Pics and Catching Up So I Don't Forget....

So much has been going on. This blog is so very neglected. I hate that!! I feel like I'm going nonstop with the twins and moving really slow these days because of Baby H! Brian is working so much and actually just returned from a week long managers meeting in Denton Tx. Preemie Prints is still going and growing. My sister is preparing for her bundle of joy to be here very soon as well. Eden and Pryscilla have grown up so much since their birthday and are two amazing little girls who bring us so much joy (except for when they are being lil' monsters LOL)!! :) I just wanted to share a quick list of things Brian and I laugh about and talk about so that I don't forget. I also want to share my maternity pics taken by a really good friend of mine Ashley Siegert. I met her through Preemie Prints. She's a volunteer photographer and just overall an amazing person who I'm blessed to have in my life. Here is a link to our pictures.

http://ashleydsiegertphotography.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/new-baby-collier-part-1-maternity-bryan-college-station-photographer/

Things to remember before our life drastically changes yet again!! :)

Girls are 3 years old!!

That the girls make up their own words for things, know they are incorrect, and still choose to use them! Here is a short list from the Eden & Pryscilla dictionary:

NUM NUM - food, snacks, pretty much anytime they are hungry they will come around the corner saying "mama you making me num num???" :)

BEBE - also known as pacifier, binky, etc. The girls still nap and sleep with these things and I don't care. One day they will decide they don't want them anymore until then it's fine with me.

ZEBA - Eden's toy zebra she sleeps with at night will always be "zeba" to us
(Pryscilla sleeps with pink bear. Every night we must have zeba and pink bear. There have been many nights we are searching for animals. Guess who's we are always looking for... Eden's. We are always looking for zeba!!)

FRILLA - Okay so I know I gave one of my girls a difficult name. It's kind of hard to pronounce and dear God bless her when she has to learn to spell it. HAHA. As long as she can say and spell her name by the time she graduates high school, I'm good! Pryscilla currently introduces herself as "Frilla". I work with her on correct pronunciation and she tells me it's too hard and she's Frilla and that's just it.

There are many more but pregnancy brain is kicking in right now, and I can't remember. I'll add to the list as they come to me.

Names.....Eden calls Pryscilla "Prilla" / Pryscilla calls Eden sissy or Eden.

Going to bed/Waking Up

Pryscilla has a harder time going to sleep at night. She has more anxiety overall about bedtime than Eden. She also is my early riser....daybreak to be exact. As soon as the sun comes up I hear her calling me. I come to her door and she points to the window and says, "Mama it's no dark outside, it's morning time!" She says it with such a cute and bright smile that I usually say okay baby lets go make breakfast.

Eden is a slow riser. She lays in bed and then slowly moves to the couch with zeba and her bebe. She usually asks me to cover her up and she'll watch something on TV until she's ready to eat. That routine is usually how it goes unless Brian steals her from her bed before she gets up to cuddle with him. She's his cuddle bug, our little Eden bear the cuddler.

Potty training 

We're 95% there!! YAY. They go all by themselves, they make it through the night on a regular basis, they haven't had any accidents in the car (I take our potty with us now just in case), they get candy or a sticker when they go. I'm so happy that I won't have 3 girls in diapers.

Playtime

They love to cook in their kitchen and always make me num num to eat. They feed their babies and their animals. They play puppy all the time. Pryscilla is usually directing the situation and telling puppy Eden what to do (although puppy Eden does not always listen)!  They love to play with our dogs Lola and Roxy. They love to dance and play with their babies putting them to sleep, giving them baths, feeding them. They work on their numbers and letters and like to play school. They love to color (P is really good at coloring!! She usually stays in the lines). They love to help me clean. Eden loves her barbee. They like to play farm and read books. They love to play outside!!! They are wild girls...balls of energy!!!!!!! Keeping me busy every day! They have lots of friends too!

The girls are so excited for their sister to come. I'm praying it's a great transition with no regression. They have grown up so much and are such lil' helpers that I really think that is what they are going to be doing. Helping me a lot and taking care of their babies along with me. We are looking very forward to growing our family. I'm pretty much miserable at this point, but I know in just a few short weeks it will all be worth it when I look into my little baby's eyes. I can't wait for that moment in time. It's one that stops time just for a minute. I remember my dad telling me at one point in time that life is a series of so many events many and most of which you won't remember years later. It's those extremely special moments that take your breath away, that freeze time, those moments are the ones you will remember. Those are the moments that create your life. I can't wait because I have one coming up in 6 weeks!