Time on my hands!

Not a day goes by that I don't tell myself to write something down...a funny moment, a milestone, a breakthrough...but "later" is always my answer.

Well, now that I've got an excess of time of my hands all of a sudden, I'm going to start taking my own advice and writing these things down.

I mean, I've already neglected to write about:
First smiles
First laughs
First food
First rolling over
First sitting up
First....well, you probably get the picture! My memory, at the ripe old age of 31, isn't what it used to be, and if I don't start now, I'm going to forget every exhausting moment my babies are putting me through :)

I thought about writing an epic post - everything I can remember up until now - and quickly decided against it. How about just the basics?

My twins arrived on September 20th, 2010, at 1:27 a.m. and 2:04 a.m.
Avery Rose is my Baby A, my little one, who started out her life at 5 lb 8 oz.
Lauren Grace is my Baby B, my big one, who started out her life at 6 lb 0 oz.

Avery, named by her daddy, has so far proven to be very much a daddy's girl...from taking after his looks, size, even temperment as far as we can tell.

Lauren, named by me, has so far proven to be my little mini-me, right down to the red hair!

It is fascinating to watch them develop...they've done nothing at the same time or pace. Each has been "first" at something (Lauren was our first smiler, Avery the first laugher; Lauren was the first sitter, Avery was the first roller...you get the idea!). It is a nature vs. nurture experiment, taking place right before my very eyes, and I can't get enough!

Fast forward to today, the girls are 6 and a half months. They sit, scoot, eat, and drool. Lauren has 2 teeth, Avery has 0. They are full of personality, and I wake up every day wondering how they will amaze me today.

I'm excited to start capturing these moments and saving them for a rainy day, and hopefully the girls will enjoy looking back at this in 20 years and seeing their first months through my eyes.