Our 1st Birthday Bash...

Mitchell, Parker, and Uncle Jim all share the same birthday, December 3rd. We had a really fun party for them with our family at Nona and Dandy's house. The theme was "Praise Baby" which are videos that the boys just LOVE!! "We love all of our presents"~Mitchell & Parker
"Let the party begin"~Mitchell
"I'm ready for that cake"~Parker

Uncle Jim was tickled to be in his birthday hat and he just loved his cake~ha ha!!
"Oh my goodness, where has this yummy cake been all my life??"~Parker
"I'm over it...it's past our bedtime!!"~Mitchell
"Don't we look happy??"~Parker (left) & Mitchell (right)

More Party Pictures...

Uncle Jim's "Dixie Crawlers" Cake
Our Smash Cakes
Our "Praise Baby" Birthday Cake

More Natchez Trace...

Parker
Mommy's attempt at getting a picture with her babies~ha ha!!
Mitchell
Parker (left) & Mitchell (right)

Natchez Trace...

Dandy & Parker
Cole, Nona, Mitchell & Parker
Nona, Mitchell, Cole, Parker & Dandy
Nona, Cole, Mitchell, Dandy & Parker

We went out to Natchez Trace yesterday with Nona, Dandy, & Cole to try to get a good picture for them to use for their Christmas card. Mom always wanted to send out a picture card for Christmas and every year it was over before she got around to doing it. Now that the grand-babies are around, she really wants to do it, so we'll see what happens. Anyways, this was our attempt at getting some shots with everyone...it was quite the challenge!!

Fall Pictures

The witching hour...

From about 5 p.m. until bedtime our household is absolutely CRAZY and out of control!! If anyone has any advice on how to overcome this miserable time of the day, we are definitely open to suggestions!!Bath time is the ONLY "happy" time during the witching hour(s).

We usually try to help mommy and daddy out by only freeking out 1 at a time!!

Trick-or-Treating...

Here we go in our wagon with Cole pulling us

Mitchell the moo cow & Parker the monkey
It was a tight squeeze with all of us in the wagon!!
Family picture on Mitchell & Parker's first Halloween

Hollis' Haunted Halloween Party...

Kristen & Mitchell the moo cow

Group Picture of everyone's spooky child.
Parker (monkey), Caroline Head (backwards~bunny), & Hollis Watson (dragon)
Caroline (bunny), Parker (monkey), & Mitchell (the angry moo cow!!)

Worst Day of My Life...

Well, today officially marks...the WORST day of my life!! We found out in mid-September that we were pregnant with our 3rd child, which was a HUGE shock to us!! We were NOT excited about having 3 children under 18 months. We prayed that God would change our hearts. We decided not to tell anyone for now, mainly because we were embarrased. Finally, I ended up telling my mom because I needed her to babysit while I went to the doctor and as you all know...I am a terrible liar!! So, I went in for my first appointment 2.5 weeks ago. For those of you who know Dr. Blake, she only does 1 ultra-sound unless there are concerns. I met with her nurse practitioner and talked her into letting me have one, just to make sure there was only one baby. We had the ultra-sound and found out that the baby was measuring a little over a week smaller than it should be. I didn't really think much about it, but I did call and leave the nurse a message about it. She called me back and basically prepared me to have a miscarriage that weekend. I was devistated and shocked!! We waited all weekend and nothing happened. I went in the next week on Tuesday to have more blood work done and I found out that my HcG levels had not doubled like they should have. Again, the nurse prepared me for a miscarriage. She told me to come back in for another ultra-sound. We went in just totally down in the dumps only to find out that the baby was growing and had a heart-beat in the safe range. We then went to see Dr. Blake and she was amazed and so were we!! We left feeling great!! We had come to the conclusion that this scare was to make us understand what a blessing this pregnancy was and that we needed to change our attitudes. Then, on Saturday I started bleeding. I called the doctor on call and she re-assured me that it can totally be normal, but I should call my doctor on Monday and she would probably want me to come in for another ultra-sound just to make sure everything was okay. So, I called and she had me come in today. Kyle and I both were so nervous that neither of us slept a wink last night. We went in for the ultra-sound and that's when they discovered that there was NO heart-beat. Our baby had died!! My heart dropped...I just wanted to die!! This was the worst news I have ever received!! She called it a spontaneous abortion...it is just TERRIBLE!! We left from there and went to see Dr. Blake. She told me that I was having a miscarriage. This is just so hard to believe!! I totally trust God and His plan, but I do NOT understand WHY He is putting us through this!! I really feel like our child died and we are just totally in shock!! Maybe I am over-reacting, but that is how I feel!! I would NOT wish this feeling on anyone!! This is by far, the lowest point I have ever been in my entire life!! Please pray for us to feel God's comforting arms around us and get us through this!!

10 Month Pictures...

We heard that there was a photographer who was looking to get pictures of multiples for her advertising, so told her that we would do it. The pictures turned out great!! If you would like to see them, you can go to www.bethlessardphotography.com. From there, scroll down and click, "enter the same window", then go to the left side of the page and click on "proofing" then go to the bottom right side of page and enter "Dunn" for the password. She did a great job!!

Random Pictures...

We are so tickled!!

Can anyone find Mitchell??
Sweet Parker!!

9 Month Pictures...

9 Month Progress...

Well, our babies are already 9 months old!! It is so hard to believe!! It's funny to think about how fast time goes by as you age, but it's put in fast forward once you have children!! Here are our latest stats...

Mitchell:
weight=20.4 lbs.=46.42%tile
length=28 in.=42.37%tile
head circumference=18.31 in.=82.91%tile (he's got a HUGE head~ha ha!!)

Parker:
weight=18.19 lbs.=14.64%tile
length=27.25 in.=18%tile
head circumference=17.72 in.=41.73%tile

They both stopped eating baby food on their 9 month birthday. They LOVE "real" food!! Their favorite food group is the meat group!! They are definitely their daddy's little boys!! Boar's Head maple honey turkey is, by far, their favorite thing to eat!! They have mastered the "sippy cup"...well, they won't really hold it, but they have figured out how to get the water out of it. They do NOT like peas...at all!! Every time I put it in their mouths, they both gag and puke...it's lovely!!

They are finally both sitting up...Mitchell started sitting at 7 months and Parker finally figured it out at 8 months. We are hoping that with them not being flat on their backs as much, maybe they will grow some hair on the back of their heads~ha!!

Mitchell is VERY close to crawling...he has been rocking on his knees for almost 3 weeks!! I know I am probably going to eat my words on this, but I can't wait for him to crawl...he gets so frustrated when he can't get to something he wants!! Although, my life is going to be turned upside down once they become mobile!!

Parker is not the slightest bit interested in crawling!! In fact, he knows how to roll over and he just NEVER does!! He is totally content sitting up or laying on his back.

Their sleeping positions are too cute!! Parker literally lays on back facing straight up with his arms straight out like he's flying. Mitchell, on the other hand, immediately rolls over to his tummy the second we lay him down and tucks his knees under him with his little booty sticking straight up in the air...precious!!

Parker talks more than Mitchell. He loves the "baa baa" sound. Mitchell is just always smiling and giggling. In fact, lately in the car he has been making different laughing noises as if he's trying them all out to see which one he wants to have...ha!!

No TEETH!! I feel like they have been teething for months, but we have no teeth to show for all the crankiness, runny noses, drooling, and gnawing on everything in sight!! We hope to see some pearly whites soon!! I dreamed the other night that Parker got those top fang teeth in and never got any other ones...I'll be glad when they all come in and we can look back on this and laugh!!

Biter Biscuits...

I don't know if any of you know what these are, but they are designed to help babies learn to eat and sooth their gums with teething. Anyways...they make the most GIGANTIC mess!! I'm really NOT a fan of them; however, they do look pretty cute when they are gnawing on them!!

Playing together...

Parker (left) & Mitchell (right) playing and
talking to each other.

Random Pictures...

Happy ParkerCole & his precious "Tiger"
Sweet Cole entertaining Mitchell & Parker
Mitchell & Parker doing laundry

Mitchell's BIG Injury...

Well, it's official...Mitchell has had his first injury thanks to his irresponsible mommy!! I feel SOOO bad!! I brought them inside after we had been running errands and they needed a bottle. Parker was asleep, so I just laid him on a chair in our living room. Mitchell was awake, but very tired, so I just laid him on the boppy on the couch and ran in the kitchen to put their bottles together (how STUPID!!!). All of the sudden I heard screaming like I have never heard before...it was MITCHELL!!! He had fallen off the couch and was laying in the floor screaming!! I felt like I had committed child abuse!! He looked up at me with giant billowing tears rolling down the sides of his fire engine red cheeks!! There was no bleeding, bumps, or bruises but, I know he was thinking, "mom, you are a failure!! how could you do this to me??" My heart dropped to my feet as I knelt down and scooped him into my arms!! By this time Parker was most definitely awake and looking at me with total fear as if he thought I was going to pick him up and throw him in the floor!! It was awful!!! Hopefully, this will be one of those things that we can look back on when they're older and laugh, but for now it was terrible!! I really felt like I was going throw up or something!! But, once we sat down I looked at him thinking he would just keep crying and never trust me again, but to my surprise he looked up at me and gave me a huge smile with a look in his eyes that almost said, "hummm, this gets her attention pretty quick!!" So, I am trusting that he really was hurt and pitiful and he and Parker weren't sitting in here scheming on how to get my attention!!

Play Dates...

Caroline Head & Izzy Hogg
Parker, Hollis Watson, & Mitchell
Parker, Hollis Watson, & Mitchell
Caroline Head, Izzy Hogg, & Parker

Watching Hell's Kitchen and licking Daddy's knee...

Sweet Moment....

Well, since I seem to never make time to write anything on our blog anymore, I thought I would share this "sweet moment". Last night Kyle & I went to a party for Kristen & Chris Parker to find out whether their first child will be a boy or girl (which it is a GIRL!! so excited!!!). My parents babysat the boys so we didn't have to bring them with us. When we got home they were both asleep. Kyle & I both got ready for bed, went upstairs and each picked up one of them and we all piled in the rocking chair and just rocked our sleeping babies...it is moments like these where I think about how truly blessed we are!! There is NOTHING on earth more precious than sleeping babies, and for each of us to have one to snuggle up next to is priceless!! It seems like lately I have been overwhelmed with the craziness of having twins, but God always seems to put things in perspective!!! What an awesome God we serve!!

Brotherly Love...

Mitchell is tickled at Daddy...

Mitchell is cracking up at his SILLY Daddy!!

Parker LOVES the Johnny Jump Up!!!

This wonderful thing makes for hours of entertainment!! It is by far, their favorite toy!! The only bad thing is that the only door in our house that it can hang from is in the 1/2 bathroom, so we are just waiting for them to take the plunge into the potty~ha ha!!

Our Cousins...

Well, last weekend we went to Ohio and got to meet our cousins from South Carolina for the 1st time. We thought they were really fun!! They loved us to death and were constantly entertaining us, which was good for us and mommy and daddy!! We all wanted to take them home with us!!

Katie, Mitchell, Bailey, & Chloe
Katie, Parker, Chloe, & Mitchell
Bailey & Mitchell