Temporary sleepover
The girls are camping out while we enjoy Friday night dinner at our friends house.
Guess who-Revieled
Can you guess who is who?
Come back tomorrow for the answer.
#1 Talia
#2 Jordan
I promise it is two different babies.
Thanks for all your comments! And good job to those who got it right.
On another note, Miss Talia found her voice, here she is…
Have a great weekend!
Guess who
Can you guess who is who?
Come back tomorrow for the answer.
#1
#2
I promise it is two different babies.
Four Months Old
They are four months old. Jordan is just an ounce shy of double what she was when they were born at 12lbs 7 ounces. Talia has almost completely caught up to Jordan at 12lbs 4ounces. They are such happy babies. They smile, they make baby talk sounds, they even giggle a little bit here and there. They pick up toys, hold them, put them in their mouth. They hold hands and put them in their mouth. Their colds are finally going away (after two months). They still hate tummy time but love bath time, it’s in the real tub now. Their hair is growing, they sleep without being swaddled. They love walks and they still love their star. They are quickly growing out of their three month clothing. They eat slow. And they love stories.
Remember how small they were in their first week, six week, two month and three month pictures. Here they are now.
What we wore
Talia and Jordan went to a tea party in honor of their friend Livia at her grandmas house. It was a beautiful party, there were scones with jam and clotted cream, tuna salad sandwiches with the crusts cut off and pink lemon aid with striped straws!
Here we are with Livia, her mom Saren and our friend Jamie. Livia is wearing a white dress by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Saren is wearing a teal pin tuck dress by Calvin Klien. The girls have on sweater knit outfits by Missoni for Target over a Carter’s bodysuit and baby gap socks. I’m wearing a printed rayon top from Anthropologie and black maternity leggings from Old Navy, they are the most comfortable! And Jaime (my special helper at the party) is wearing a black house white market sweater that was ok to be spit up on and black banana republic size 0 jeans. Thanks for helping me Jamie!
I love them
They are just getting cuter by the day
Our family room
Here is the house decorating update I’ve been promising you. Just to catch everyone up to speed we moved into this new to us house in July when I was five months pregnant. By that time it was already impossible for me to pack a box, unpack a box or put anything away, it all got put somewhere and left. Now that I am no longer pregnant and have two babies to take care of I have to find bits of spare time to organize and decorate our house. Slowly, slowly, little by little, we are getting things done and making our house a home.
Here’s what the living room was,
And here’s what it looks like now,
The large picture in this image is a canvas painted with chalkboard paint. The art can be changed. It’s the same canvas I use when taking the girls monthly pictures. The small picture I bought at an art auction. I have no idea what it is but I love the texture and the frame!
I made the curtains myself.
Six panels plus hardware cost me a grand total of $250, and 30 minutes of my time (and 1/2 a day of my dad and husbands- to install the hardware. Thanks Dad and Husband). The panels took no time because they are not sewn. I was in a hurry to get them up so I cut the length long enough to one day hem them but folded that extra at the top for now. The sides are just twisted back.
the fabric is from fabric.com. It’s Waverly indoor outdoor fabric so it’s coated which makes it stiff, it gives it a nice drape without being backed at all. 18 yards cost $168 after a coupon which I found by googling fabric.com coupons and free shipping. The rod supports and rings are from bed bath and beyond.
The rod supports were $6 each, and the packs of rings were $8 each. Each ring comes with a clip, so I clipped them over the folded fabric.
It looks fine and no one ever looks at the rings. Once I get around to hemming them I can use drapery hooks if I want a more polished look.
The rod is 1/2 inch copper pipe from home depot. It’s $12 for a 10ft length and it’s easy to cut to length with a saw. The separate pieces can be connected with $.50 connectors.
We still have a long way to go filling white wall space.
Here are few pieces I’ve added so far. These two pictures we purchased this summer at the neighborhood art festival, frames were $14 for both from Khols.
And to make sure that conversation by the water cooler never gets dull, I added a few photos I took while living in Brooklyn of our little coffee shop on our block.
We hope you have a great weekend.
Happy Friday!
Do you have any DIY decorating or home improvement plans for the weekend? Leave me a comment and tell me all about it!
4 month pediatrician visit
The girls have reached four months old. They are no longer newborns. Of course they are still considered infants but they are so alert and curious and responsive infant just doesn’t seem like the right description for them. Really good babies sounds much better. They didn’t remember what happened the last time they went to the dr. so they were all smiles until the shots time came, I was a bit nervous for them, the needles were bigger this time, They screamed bloody murder for a few minutes but calmed quickly once we held and fed them. I stayed home from work to be with them and make sure they didn’t have any bad reactions. The were a little grumpy throughout the day but mostly they were just sleepy. We even got a few smiles out of them here and there. After their two month visit they were so upset that I called to ask if I could give them baby Tylenol and the nurse advised the dosage, this time I asked the dr about giving them the Tylenol and he said I should not. They think that the vaccinations do not work as well if combined with the Tylenol. He said that I did it once was no big deal but that I shouldn’t this time and he wasn’t thrilled that his nurse gave me the wrong information.
I’m sure you are wondering… What are the stats?!
Talia Rose Sack
weighed in at 12lbs4oz
measured 24 inches long
She is in the 10%-25% percentile for weight and 25%-50% for height. These numbers are for full term babies, so the doc was pleased that they were even on the chart.
Jordan Mia Sack
weighed in a 12lbs7oz
measured 23″ long
She is in the 10%-25% percentile for weight and the 5%-10% for height.
He also told us about SOLIDS! that we should start with rice cereal once a day for a week before they turn six months, then move to oatmeal once a day for a week and after that veggies, one new one every few days until their six month appointment. My husband is very excited about cooking for the girls, he has been talking about taking them to food markets around the world since the day we found out I was pregnant!
Jordan speaks
Turn the volume up, listen closely. FYI-that’s my husband in the background giving Talia raspberries on her tummy. Enjoy!
Happy Velentines Day
We love you! Thank you for visiting us everyday.
