My twin baby girls enjoying some fresh air!

I'm sleepy and hot!

"My cheeks are red. Moma is calling me strawberry shortcake. I love it out here but she put my Lola back in the house and now I'm ready too. I'm hot and sleepy. It is 7:20 and my bed time!"

Pryscilla Kennady

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Enjoying Some Fresh Air!

"I love it outside! We just watched Da-Da fertilize our pretty yard. I think I'm getting sleepy though. I think I want a playhouse too... Hmmm I wonder what color?"

Eden Violet

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My New Block Playhouse!

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My New Jeep Renegade!

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Pryscilla can say DA-DA!!!!

Pryscilla has officially said her first word! And surprise, surprise it is DA-DA! She said it for the first time on the the 8th but since she has said it every time she is around Brian, so I really think she is "making the connection" maybe not entirely, but on her way! We cheer for her every time she says it and point to her da-da to help her along. It is the cutest thing ever! Now I'm working on Eden saying MA-MA first... ;)

Mimos Pillow

Plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome is becoming more and more of a problem with infants because of the American Pediatric recommendation that newborns be placed on their backs to sleep as SIDS prevention. This recommendation forces the baby stay on their backs and in the same position for 8-12 hrs. If the infant develops a favorite side they will develop flat head. 


High risk factors of flat head syndrome:

• Twins or from the multiple births
• Born with a lower gestational age (at round 36 weeks
• Male
• With positional preference
• With torticollis
• With head tilt

Click here to learn more about these risk factors in detail. 

I actually have a nephew who had a pretty bad case of Torticollis and had to wear a helmet to fix the problem---which it did beautifully and quickly. However, if we had known of a way to prevent it then we may have saved him from having to wear the helmet and my brother and sister in law quite a bit of money. In addition to my nephew, I've noticed it on so many babies nowadays.


So how can you avoid your baby getting flat head? 


You may have a NICU preemie. These babies (like ours were) are constantly monitored by nurses. For the first 3 weeks of life they turned our girls' from side to side and back to belly at least every 3 hours. Eden and Pryscilla came home with perfectly shaped heads and slept a variety of positions. Ours turned from side to side on their own and we just kept an eye on it from then on.


You can set your alarm clock to turn your baby's head to the other side or do so if you are nursing throughout the night. However if you are not nursing and you have a "good sleeper" do you really want to interrupt your precious sleep? I'm thinking NOT. 


You can order the Mimos Pillow. It is made in Australia and from the research I've done works like a dream. If I could go back I would have had these little pillows ready to go in my girls' cribs when they came home. Again, I'm all about minimizing my "mom intervention"! As if we don't already have enough to do. Flat head can happen really quick and without you even realizing it especially when you are sleep deprived, your likely to not even notice. 


Hopefully this post helps keep a lot of babies heads round! 


Research more and purchase the pillow

Family Fun Weekend at HOME!

This weekend turned out to be an unexpected treat. When you move to a new place you always hope for it to feel exciting and fun and perfect for you, especially when you don't really expect it to. Well this week and weekend it finally did. On Friday night we spent the evening at Bryan Lakeside Ice House which is actually just a giant patio on the lake that has live music, adult bevs, and bar food. It has an extremely laid back vibe. We met some of the "regulars", ate some food, and jammed out to a lil' raggae. The girls' loved it and it was so nice sharing that experience with them since it's exactly the kind of thing Brian and I love to do much.

Saturday morning we woke up had coffee in bed and then hit the local farmers market. We ended up buying some awesome steaks, veggies, jelly, salsa, and bread. Saturday night Brian and I grilled out after we worked on the lawn together. (We had some excellent steaks from Wildtype Ranch)

Sunday morning we woke up and went to our new church, St. Mary's, which was the perfect end to a wonderful family weekend!

Ready for some reggae...

Me too sister...

Beautiful Sunset

Brian munching on some food

Farmers Market Saturday Morning

All dressed up for a few pics in their baptism outfits.

No one got one of them together on the actual day!

Peanut Thai Noodle Dish

I made this a couple of nights ago and it turned out so yummy I wanted to share it! 

1/3 cup Lime juice [I used bottled]

1/3 cup Low sodium soy sauce

3 tbs Honey

1 tsp of Chinese hot chili sauce (you can find this in the Asian section at the grocery store)

2 tbs creamy or crunchy peanut butter

8 oz. Fusilli Pasta, uncooked (you could use any type of pasta)

2-3 Carrots cut into matchstick strips, about 1 cup

1 cup Sugar snap peas

1 can of water chestnuts

1 Small red pepper cut into match stick strips, about 1 cup

2-3 Chicken breasts cut into small squares

Cooking spray

Preparation

You can do the first (2) steps earlier in the day if you have time.

Step 1: PLACE lime juice, soy sauce, honey, peanut butter, and
chili sauce in a small bowl. Whisk until smooth. Place the dish in microwave
to soften the peanut butter then mix more. 

Step 2: CUT up carrots and red pepper. Put the vegetables together
in another dish and set aside for later.

Step 3: COOK cubed chicken on stove top using cooking spray or
a very small amount of olive oil until the chicken is golden brown. 

Step 4: COOK pasta as directed on package, adding the vegetable
during last 3 minutes of cooking time. Drain pasta and vegetables.

Step 5: TOSS pasta and veggies with the cooked chicken and
peanut sauce. 

Step 6: SERVE and ENJOY

We went to the Children's Museum Today!