Double Digits

I can't believe my girls are 10 weeks old! It's gone by so fast, and yet it seems like so long ago that we were bringing them home from the hospital. Our neighbors had a little girl and came home yesterday - Tyler and I were remembering our first night home with Elle & Kate. We were so happy to be home, yet so nervous at the same time. Being solely responsible for 2 little lives hit me like a ton of bricks.

And here we are 10 weeks later. Their 2 month check up went so well. Elle has out-chunked her sister, weighing in at a whopping 11 lbs 7 oz. Kate is 11 lbs .1 oz. And they are both coming up in their percentiles - height, weight, both are in the 50-75th percentile. The doctor said they looked great!

No more rolling over by Elle, but Miss Kate did it last week. Who knows when either of them will do it again, but I'm proud nonetheless. They are smiling and cooing all over the place and it's so fun to see.

Here are some pictures of their latest adventures.



Meeting their Great Gammy for the first time

Snuggling with Mimi


Rocking some new headbands


Meeting Grandma, Bill and Aunt Betty for the first time

Happy Halloween!

Elle & Kate had a super first Halloween. They celebrated by eating, sleeping, being cute and wearing Halloween outfits. They had 3 different outfits, so they had been wearing them throughout the week leading up to the big day. They wore "Aunt Wissa's" on the actual day, but unfortunately, Elle had a little blowout in hers before we could get the pictures. Sorry, Wissa! Kate was still sporting hers though. Next year, they'll have actual costumes, which should be endless amounts of fun for me to come up with. Whether or not they like it doesn't really matter, right? I'll start taking suggestions now.

Sadly, because of the rain, we only had about a dozen Trick-Or-Treaters. Which means we have 8000 pounds of candy left. And none of it is chocolate, because my dear husband doesn't like chocolate and therefore decided to keep it from both the children in the neighborhood and his darling wife. SELFISH. :) So we have 50 or so Bit-O-Honey's. Seriously? Bit-O-Honey? Oh well, I'll just eat all the sweet tarts.

The kiddos have their 2 month check-up this Friday. They've pudged up quite nicely, so I'm interested to know how much they weigh. They're both rocking cute little muffin tops. I'm taking advantage of the short period of time it will be okay to use the phrase "cute little muffin tops" in my description of them.

Hope everyone else had a very Happy Halloween!

Waking up is hard to do

One of my favorite parts of the day. Tyler's too. He doesn't get to see it as much though, since he's at work. So the girls' asked if they could make a video for him - they're so technologically advanced already.

Maniacs & Milestones

They're maniacs...maniacs on the floor...and they're dancing like they've never danced beforrrre.

Really just wanted an excuse to post this picture of the girls in their leg warmers. Compliments of one of their faves - Brenda. I know they love them, even though Kate got poo on hers. Don't ask me how. It also ended up on the wall. It was a fun day. But for real - how cute? 6 week old babies in legwarmers - can't...stand....it.

Also - this picture was taken about 5 minutes after Elle rolled over from her tummy to her back. Twice. I'm pretty sure she's a genius. And I say that as a completely impartial party.

So clearly, we're doing well here in the Burns' house. They've also started trying to smile - like really smile in response to us. I have a feeling Kate's going to crack first - she's my little goofball and she's so close!

The Dojo's Newest Members

The Dojo is proud to welcome it's 2 newest members - Kate & Elle Burns. Tyler and I are the proud parents of these 2 little girls, born early in the morning on September 3rd. Aren't they lovely??

I started having contractions around 8pm on Wednesday and after a call to the doctor, reported to the hospital, thinking I'd most likely get sent home. Wrong! When they told us they'd scheduled me for a C-Section, I think both our mouths dropped open. And so Ellerson Anne came into the world at 12:16am weighing 5lbs 9oz and measuring 18 3/4" long, followed by Kathryn Madison at 12:17am, weighing 5 lbs 15 oz and measuring 19" long. It was all so surreal and hard to believe that the 2 little ones I'd been carrying for 37 weeks were finally here! Elle was able to come with me right away, but Kate had to go to the transition nursery for just a little while, as her little lungs adjusted. But she was quickly released and our family of two suddenly became a family of 4. Plus Lily, who we cannot leave out, even if she's not getting much attention these days!

I can hardly believe they are already 1 month old. The first several weeks were tough, but worth it. We continue to fall in love with our two sweet girls each day. And they really are such good babies. They are noisy sleepers, which took this mom some getting used to, but they sleep and eat well and don't cry much at all (hopefully I didn't just jinx us). They are starting to get little personalities already - Miss Kate looks just like her daddy and is already exhibiting his crazy sense of humor. And sweet Elle looks more like me and seems quite introspective and focused like her mom. It's kind of amazing to see already - we'll see if they stay that way!

They have their one month checkup tomorrow - hopefully they will get an excellent report. They've been eating like champs, so here's hoping their weight is up!

As we adjust to this new, crazy life of raising twins, we are so thankful that God chose us to be their parents. And we are exceedingly thankful for our families, who have been SO wonderful and supportive. Here's to the craziness of daily life with twins, hopefully not a crazy mom, and a dad who loves all 3 of his girls so well.


As many faces as she makes, Kate would not make a different one when I was trying to take her picture. She smiles so much!
















Elle is voguing.














Dad and Kate













Mom and Elle

Wonder Twin Powers - Activate!

I can hardly believe our girls' are almost here! In one week and one day, if they haven't decided to come on their own yet, we'll be meeting them for the very first time. I can't really wrap my head around it. We are both so excited and also so nervous at the same time. Or maybe I'm a little more nervous. Unless Tyler just hides it really well. :)

I totally had a dream last night that I forgot about one of the babies while I was feeding the other and then I couldn't remember which one I fed. Let's hope this dream does not come true or heaven help us.

I'm currently 36 weeks and 4 days and the girls' are weighing in at 5 lbs 12 oz and 6 lbs even. Those measurements of course could be off, but apparently we're going to have some big twins! Everything is looking good in the ultrasounds and they are definitely kicking around in there. Mostly on my bladder, which is really awesome.

Tyler has been working like a champ around the house trying to get everything as ready as we can for them. He's working like a champ at his actual place of employment too, so I know he is so tired, but he just trucks right along and has been the greatest through all this. If only he would stop talking in weird pitched voices to the girls' so they will actually recognize his voice when they come out. He sounds a little like a drag queen sometimes, which I must say is infinitely amusing to me.

So all this to say - babies' arrival is just around the corner and here's hoping we have some semblance of a clue as to what to do when they get here! Regardless, we can't wait to meet them.

Babies and Butterflies

A few weekends ago, Tyler and I headed out of town to Pine Mountain, GA to meet up with some dear friends of mine from Auburn. It was a combo reunion weekend/baby shower and we had a great time. It was full of babies - and not just the two in utero - but also a precious little girl and boy belonging to 2 of my friends. We had a great time hanging out, talking, eating and going to Callaway Gardens. Of course we picked the hottest weekend of the year, but we still saw birds of prey and butterflies and everyone was a trooper. Except me who kept having to sit down because I was so dang hot. The ugly, red-faced, sweat pouring down my face, might throw up, kind of hot. It was so attractive. I wish you all could have been there. Tyler had fun playing with all the kiddos, as he himself, is a big kid. He's going to be the greatest dad. And you'll also see some of his artsy butterfly/nature photos below. A renaissance man, he is.

We had a great time and I'm so thankful for great friends - even if I don't get to see them nearly as much as I'd like!

Somewhere, this picture exists with all of us looking at the camera. I have no idea where though.











The butterfly garden has a tropical jungle climate to keep all the butterflies happy. This feels totally awesome when it's 98 degrees outside. I had been in there before, so I sat outside on the cool bench, while Tyler took pictures. It's like I was right there with him. :)














Yes, we are models. And we do our little turns on the catwalk.