6 Months Old!

Once again I am a bit late posting the girls six month pictures. I was pretty lazy about taking the pictures this month! Both girls are doing very well and are so much fun! I have a blast with them and they both just make me laugh so much! Amiya loves to eat solid food and Arya detests it more than anything! The moment Arya sees the spoon in our hand she starts spitting in our face! Amiya can’t get enough of her fruits, veggies, and oatmeal. Hopefully little Arya comes around soon!

They are still great sleepers but take FOREVER to eat. They like to drink their milk but they are very slooooow and need many breaks to play in between! Ugh! Arya is now about 14 ½ lbs and Amiya is 13 ½ lbs. They are my skinny little twinkies!

Both girls are having fun playing with each other. The like to roll around on the floor and sorta wrestle one another! It is so funny and cute! Arya really likes to stroke Amiya’s hair which makes her smile! : )

Arya

Arya's toes are her favorite toy right now.
Amiya

Amiya loves to stick her tongue out like this...

I think she wants it to touch her nose!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Its a warm, wet, and rainy Christmas day today! The girls got a lot of nice toys and clothes from family and friends which they will love to wear and play with! We actually celebrated Christmas last Sunday morning because Akhil is working today. My parents slept over so we opened up all the presents and took pictures with the girls. They were very interested in their new toys and of course the wrapping paper!

Today, Arya, Amiya, and I have gone over my parents house for Christmas while Akhil works in the ICU. He should have a pretty light day today in the hospital because people bring in their sick family members the day after Christmas so they can spend the holiday with the sick person! So hopefully he will be home before the girls go to bed tonight!

As you see below, we have no oranaments on our tree. I never got around to putting them on. I had too much wishful thinking that I would have time to put them on! Oh well...at least there are lights on the tree for the girls to look at! There is always next year!

New Bling on Our Ears!

I finally took Arya and Amiya to get their ears pierced today! It took a few months to get this done because I wanted to go to a doctor instead of Claire’s at the mall. I was afraid some punk teen would pierce my girls ears and it would be all crooked and lopsided! So my mom found a doctor that was able to do it for us! I was so excited to get their ears pierced but I also was sad that they are growing up too fast!

As soon as we walked into the exam room Arya began to scream her head off and cry so much. She definitely knew she was at the doctors and something painful was going to happen. Both girls screamed and cried so much I felt so bad. I don't think the piercing hurt them that much. I think they don't like the exam table because that usually means painful shots! So I basically had to get the job done and run out the door to get them in the car so they would fall asleep.

Here is Amiya showing off her mighty fine bling!

Arya all better now that we are home and out of the doctor's office

After 6 weeks I can take these temporary earrings out and put new ones in! yay!

I Survived...

Turns out I had a great time… but I missed Arya and Amiya more than anything! But I knew they would be better off at home then with us. Where were we? Turks and Caicos Island in the Caribbean!

Akhil was dead set on taking a vacation without the girls. I am fine with doing a weekend away but A WEEK????? That’s a little excessive but he was insistent on going away together for a week. After talking to some friends who have and have not left their kids for vacations…I told him I was not taking a vacation without the girls. Well one day he called and said "I booked it!"...I thought "Oh great, he gave in and we are taking the girls"...No he replied, its just us going! I was kicking and screaming for weeks coming up to the trip but Akhil was not going to take no for an answer! I knew the girls would be in good hands with my parents and mother-in-law but I still knew I would just miss them like crazy!

It definitely was nice to get away for a while and to be able to sleep in. Not to have to worry about feeding every three hours. Not to have to do laundry, clean and best of all NOT TO WASH A SINGLE BOTTLE. (you have no idea how much I hate washing bottles).

We worked out every single day, laid on the beach and read books, had yummy drinks and food...but every moment I kept missing my babies! I called Arya and Amiya 2 or 3 times a day which really was expensive but I didn't care!

(I must add that I really am not this huge...the wind was blowing my dress..honestly!)

Akhil knew that I would love to stay at a resort that is popular among the famous...so I was quite excited to see some famous people there. The only person who was staying at our hotel at the time was Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones. He is a really nice guy but you can tell his years of drug use have scarred his brain! :) I didn't get a picture with him because this resort isn't like that. Famous people come there because it is small (only 55 rooms) and people leave them alone. So I tried VERY hard not to be the annoying fan. (well actually...Akhil took away the camera whenever Keith was around because he would have been embarrassed if I asked for a picture!)

Here is an orchid which was all over the resort...they were growing off of trees which I never knew that is how they grow and live. That's probably why they always die in my hands. I don't have a tree in my house for them to grow on!

Akhil tried a popular water activity which you stand on the surf board with a kayak paddle and ride the waves. I got a good laugh watching him do this!

We were excited to find a conch shell on the beach

I am sooo delighted to be home now! The girls were so excited to see us...they haven't been fussing which I thought they would. I thought they would be mad that we left but they have been happy little babies! :)

All Ready for the Winter!

Since its cold in Cleveland the girls need a winter hat. I wanted them to have something cute and girlly. So I searched and searched online and finally found these little cute hats! I was waiting and waiting for the lady the send them to me…after a couple of weeks, I finally got them and loved the hats! I immediately put them on the girls to see how they fit. And as you see below they began to hold hands (which they do often) and they were looking at each other like “what is on your head”!

Seriously they stared at each other with this look and holding hands for a good 2-3 minutes which is a long time for 5 month olds!

The only problem with these hats are that when we are in the car and they keep moving their head around, the hat falls low and then they can’t see. They get pretty ticked off when they can’t see!

Here they are sporting their cute hats! (Akhil thinks they are granny hats for a tea party but I disagree!)

How Do I Manage Twins???

Many people ask me how I manage to take care of two babies all day long by myself. Well its really not that hard. I feel twins is probably a lot easier than having two kids that are different ages. I am pretty militant about their schedule and down to the minute with everything. I won't let anything get us off schedule! When Akhil is home he tends to get us off schedule because he wants to play during feeding time...I usually have tell him for the ten millionth time we HAVE to stay on schedule! I don't accept, "let me have my coffee and then we will give them a bath". They do everything at the same time - eat, sleep, play, take a bath, etc. So its easy. They are VERY good girls and great sleepers (11-12 hours a night). They NEVER wake up in the middle of the night so we get good sleep although I have a tough time waking up at 7am for some reason. You would think that I wouldn't have such a problem since I woke up at 5 am for work for years! I am always begging them to go back to sleep so I can have 10 more minutes of sleep...yeah I know pathetic! They also never have meltdowns at the same time. I think they just understand that there is only one of me so they save their meltdown for when the other sister is all happy! ha!


Below are some recent pictures of the girls.

Here is Amiya smiling at Akhil.

She is one smiley baby :)

She smiles at anyone and anything!

Akhil and Amiya playing together in the morning

Its crazy that Amiya looks exactly like my mom and Rachu.

Akhil thought Arya was dressed up for Christmas
but I didn't really intend on her looking
like a candy cane

Arya is defintely the mini Akhil.

Some how both their looks skipped over me!

Arya loves to sit in her bumbo and look around

5 Months Old!

Gosh I can’t believe my girls are FIVE MONTHS OLD now! I think I say the same thing every single month and I sure everyone says the same thing about their own kids all the time. Time has really gone by so fast but it seems like a & a have been in my life forever! I don’t even remember how I would pass all my free time before they were born. Boy, I thought I was busy then! HA!

Things are going really well with all of us. Amiya started rolling over which she is a pro at now. She persistently tried to roll over for about 6 weeks and finally did it one morning while I was changing her diaper! Arya tries to roll over but isn’t so persistent about it so I am not sure when it will happen!

Arya now weighs about 13 pounds and Amiya is about 11 ½ pounds. They both are still little girls but are growing quite well!

Their relationship with each other has been blossoming a lot recently. They talk to each other, play, and smile at each other. Its really cute! : ) Arya gets very concerned when Amiya cries. She always gets a sad look on her face and will whimper with sadness when her sister is upset!

So here you will see what sisters do best!

Amiya is climbing up on Arya and

so she is giving her a cut-eye look!

Arya

Amiya

I really had a hard time taking pictures of Amiya. All she wanted to do is suck her fingers (as usual) or turn over. I tried a couple of times to take her picture and then just gave up!

Her blue eyes are now turning green!

Die Hard Browns Fans (even tho they suck)

These girls could not be Akhil's unless they were huge sport fans! And Arya is already a football fan. She is always drawn to the tv when sports is on (or maybe when anything is on for that matter!) Well I had no idea yesterday the Browns had a Monday night football game on but I just decided to surprise Akhil and put the girls in their Browns gear that I just bought them.

Arya

Amiya


..and of course I had to buy matching leg warmers!

Rice Cereal & Oatmeal

For the past few weeks I have been giving the girls rice cereal and oatmeal. The first time I gave it to them, they both had an absolute melt down because they wanted their milk. They have gotten used to the cereal now but they only let me feed it to them. They don't like when anyone else feeds it to them! ha! Not sure if they perfer the consistancy that I make it or they just want me to feed it to them! :)

Also they don't like sitting up themselves and eating the cereal. They only eat it if I am holding them in my lap. I am trying to teach them that they have to sit in their chair to eat but they won't eat that way!

Yesterday I made them pureed apples and Amiya loved it! She was so full but she kept wanting more! I can't wait to experiment with making tons more baby food!

Here the girls are in their bumbo chairs eating cereal.

Four Months Old!

This posting is a little late but that’s what happens when you have twins! Arya and Amiya are doing really well! They have been talking in their own little languages alot, grabbing at their toys, and are sleeping 11-12 hours at night. They take about 3-4 naps during the day as well! We put them to bed at about 8:30pm and they wake up at about 7:30 or 8:00 am.

They are beginning to talk to each other every now and again. They both get excited to see each other in the morning. They both get a huge smile on their face and will play together with excitement! Its really cute!

At their 4 month appointment Arya weighed – 11 lbs 3 oz (15th percentile) and is 24 inches long

Amiya weighed – 9 lbs 13 oz (3rd percentile) and is 23 inches long. Yeah our little Amiya is still small but she is now eating ALOT more!
As usual its a challenge to get a good picture of both of them together!

Amiya

Arya