TEN months already

I know, I know I always start these blog’s of with shock at how time flies and how time is going by at light speed; premature aging BLAH BLAH BLAH …

The girls are GREAT – SUPER – AMAZING the girls are so different.  They each have their own unique personality and getting so big.

Sloan Annika : Is very reserved an observer who is cautious and sort of stalks her prey if you will.  She is vocal mainly with grunts and eh-eh- eh noises.  She is a happy happy smiley girl even when she is cutting 4 teeth at once or when she is throwing up so much she can barely sit up thanks to the dip sh** lady who threw up all over her and M on the plane to Kauai.   She is a smiley girl regardless and so lovey dovey but can also gritt her gums and throw a mini tantrum or gets angry and frustrated she turns purple- but always ends with a SMILE- its so cute.

Lilka Mae: Is a chatty Cathy busy body who is always needing to know whats going on.  She is also a happy go lucky little girl – gabbing away speaking “Lilkaneese” and singing and shaking her tush.  She is fast on all fours leaving no area unscathed.  She is a little stubborn at times and a bit of a fighter and a major flirt who just learned how to bat her eyes with a cheeky grin. She is a very active little person.

Apparently we skipped a 9month  blog – Sorry  as you can imagine we are on full throttle here and the coffee pot is always full ( ok its not a coffee pot but the K-Cup can never runneth over)

The girls at their 9 month Dr. appointment.

Everything went well they had a blood test to see how their Iron levels were and they were fine.  The girls are 1pound different and both tall n skinny – The Dr. said that Sloan is actually smaller than Lilka based on her height weight ratio.  They both are pulling themselves up and standing so we had to lower their cribs (we are not ready for this) they also crawl around everywhere so baby jail has been erected.   I think in the olden days folks called it a coral or a playpen.  These babygirls are eating like crazy.  They love it even more if they can feed themselves finger foods.  So they eat cheese and cheerios and broccoli and all kids of fruit.  They LOVE LOVE  the fruit.

The girls had their first Pasover Sedar and their first Easter – it was such fun trying new things and learning.

Getting ready for our 1st sedar at Mimi’s n Papas house

2nd Passover Sedar with Nana and Saba at Aunt Leslie’s house

Easter with all their Cali Cousins at TiTI’s house

The girls met MOMS good friends from the Bay Area –

Ok so that was 9 months old .. But this blog is the 1o month old blog ….

So the girls went on vacation to Kauai, Hawaii it was a blast once we got over the initial sickness. As I mentioned earlier Melanie and Sloan were casualties.  The woman behind them was sick NOT AIR SICK with the a bug and sadly they became her barf bag. It was horrible and well Melanie does not do well with voimit so she stood up on the plane 10,000 feet in the air and started freaking out ( i had Lilka on my lap) across the isle. Melanie was getting green in the face and I could see it was not going to be good.  I passed my baby on to my neighbors ( thank god they were baby people ) and grabbed Sloan who was covered in someone elses body fluid YUCK …. and stripped her down in the isle and she got a wipee bath for sure- As I was doing that I looked at Melanie and said BABE…. what ever you do you gotta swallow that down and deal with it because we are on a plane and there is no where to go — so whatever you gotta do you just chew it down …( trying to talk her out of throwing up) It smelled, it was wet and there was tons of it … DUMB LADY who did not even say sorry … and the Delta crew NO A PAPERTOWEL will not solve this problem – so Melanie sat in a puked soiled shirt for the rest of the  4 more hours we had- she tried to wash off in the bathroom .  Needless to say every one was sick the first part of our Vacation But sick in paradise was not that bad!

Getting over the nasty stomach bug only to pass it on to Lilka

We were in Kauai for 2 weeks so we did  get to enjoy – Despite the SICKNESS it was an amazing trip the girls are just amazing – they were great on the plane and adjusted well to the change and really enjoyed the freedom in the hotel and on the beach they were not crazy about the water but warmed up to it.

first time on the beach and in the water at Ka’a beach

Salt pond beach

playing in the sand in our sun suits – gotta protect our skin

left no part of our room untouched

Loved being out in fresh air

Moms fav part of Kaui = SHAVE ICE JoJo Style

Grandma gave us just a TINY TEENY TASTE mainly of ice tho

The girls grew lots of teeth while in paradise which surprisingly was not bad- Teething not so nightmarish yet! THANK YOU whoever is in charge of that !

we ditched the sun suits just for a little while

We went to a Luau

It was an adventure for sure. While we were in Hawaii Mojito was living it up in Vegas with his Great Uncle Dan- and it seems the boys had some FUN.  There was Boating and tanning and trips to the HOT SPRINGS and lots of time at the park in the open air and snacks.

Mojito On a Boat !

Just hanging out at the Lake

Fishing

Thanks Uncle Danny for taking care of our Furbaby- He really did have a blast with you!

Happy 10 Months old and Happy Mothers’ Day to us!

The girls turned 10 months on MOTHERS’ Day (and for us its MOTHERS’ not MOTHER’S Day)  We went out to Brunch and celebrated our 1st Mothers’ Day !!! Thanks for coming along GREAT UNCLE DAN and helping with the girls.

The Girls can’t wait to hear all about Nana and Sabas trip- They love spending time with Great Uncle Dan and having family dinner night.  They also love when Ant Jess n Scarlett bring over their niece and nephew.  The girls had their first Gymboree class and they just thought it was so much fun.  Lilka took off like a banshee and left no play area untouched and Sloan had to case the joint a bit before she got comfortable.  Melanie and I ask ourselves why did we sign them up … This Gymboree thing is just a gimmick to teach our BABY GIRLS how to do all the things we are not ready for them to do … Climb stairs and jungle gyms and be independent, flirt with cute little boys whom are older than them – feel possessive of an item … I mean really !!!! They girls had a fun time and were exhausted- Once home Melanie and I decided that we should probably invest in some bubbles and balls since the girls were fascinated.

They are both cutting several teeth – I cant even keep track of who has what and whats coming where.  We are excited for summer and ready to take these girls swimming and ready to have BBQ galore.

I will try not to lag too much between posts but time is getting a bit tighter for us. We miss you all and hope everyone is doing well.  We are still up for visitors anytime just need a few days notice.

Our Second parent adoption hearing was scheduled but we rescheduled it so that my parents could attend-but we have no idea what the new date is and are waiting for the court to tell us. The good news is that the court has decided to forgo the Home-study that is typically required.  I am both excited and nervous.  This is actually a big deal.  We all know that these two beautiful little girls are mine and that I am indeed their parent their MOMMY in fact but having the Government recognize this is tremendous.  I cant imagine that i could travel somewhere and god forbid something happens to either one of them or Melanie that I can be denied the right to see them or care for them.  Le Sigh- legalities… this 2nd parent adoption will just give that final affirmation and there will be no loop hole in which someone can take my kids away from me or deny me the right to make decisions or what have you for them… I normally  steer clear of any kind of political discussion but having this come to fruition and hearing what President Obama had to say about Same -Sex Marriage was just taking my family one step closer to equality. (stepping off soap box)

Anyhow, now to start thinking of the Girls 1st Birthday party- OH MY GOSH – ALREADY.  Its killing me how fast this happens but today I just have to worry about what these Girlies should have for breakfast.

Miss and Love you all!

The FOUR Weissman girls and Mojito.