Happy 1 month Birthdayversary

Holy poopy diapers, has it been a month already?

Sure has, and by the way these two have been growing, we'd have to say that it's more like a lifetime... that is, we can't imagine life without them.

Life at home has been a lot of fun, for a couple of infants they are very funny and capable of expressing themselves very well. We sometimes forget how young they are! For example, Joseph loves to roll his eyes at rhetorical statements.

Begin scene with Joseph screaming because he's ready to eat
MOM: Joseph, are you ready for your bottle?
Joseph stops screaming, looks at mom, rolls eyes. Mom feels like she's been told off by a very strict teacher.

Carli, future captain of the debate team, uses her hands to accompany her gazes.
Begin scene with Dad holding Carli. Dad is feeding Carli a bottle.
DAD: Carli, are you going to let me wipe your chin?
Carli sticks her chin up allowing dad to place the burp cloth under her chin. She raises her hands to her eye level and waves him away when she feels clean.

You will also note in some of the photos we sent to you that Joseph likes to intertwine his fingers and place them on his chest while being fed. For more lessons on how to behave like a CEO, please join him at mealtimes.

And if you require a refresher course in timing, hang out with Carli. When the clock strikes feeding time, no matter what stage of sleep she may be in, she rouses, hollers and strikes a hunger pose. (head turns to the side, mouth opens).

If these kids get any cuter... oh, wait, they just did.

We wish you all a lovely onset of spring, great health and smiles! Please let us know what's new with you!

Love,
Danny, Jennifer, Carli & Joseph

Home Sweet Home!

Well, here's what we've all been waiting for... enough photos of the kinder in the belly. Here they are, ready for their close ups!

For starters, Joseph Max Aboudi was a real champ at his bris. He not only took it like a man (hardly any crying), but he is improving daily. After the event, he and Carli greeted their guests and had a grand time.

And where can we start? Their personalities are already defining- Carli loves conversing, as she will gaze at you as long as you're speaking to her. Along with writing the book on newborn beauty, she is also very good at communicating. We'd give more details, but you'll just have to wait until you meet her to see what we mean.

Joseph is very good at keeping order- he likes to check out his space and make sure it's safe for everyone. How do we know this? He zeroes in on every angle in his field of vision, and will then give us a slow blink when he's done, just to let us all know that it's safe for us and his sister. After all, it's not just about being handsome...!

And having them at home is blissful. We know, it probably sounds crazy- but it is! Until we are bleary eyed and rattled from crying, we plan to enjoy every sound that their healthy lungs can manage. And thankfully they are calm and fun.

We hope you get a chance to meet them soon. We think they'll make you giddy.

Love,
Danny & Jennifer

PS- If you would like us to send you photo attachments, we'd be happy to. Send an email to jagdiva@hotmail.com otherwise, we will not bother you or your inbox.

Last Call

Wouldn't you know, we thought for sure that we'd be hearing the gorgeous sounds of crying Aboudis by now (the infant ones, that is).
As the blessed fates would have it, we have made it to our 38th week. According to rudimentary calculations, the kids weigh about 6 pounds EACH to date. We are beyond thrilled to have beat the odds and be considered a full-term twin pregnancy.

We also thought you'd get a laugh out of the gargantuan size of the baby belly... So enjoy the photo. Yes, mom does look less than glamorous, but at this size, what are you going to do?!

So, without further ado, in the event that the babies do not vacate prior to, we will be going into the hospital on Friday, March 17th. And we promise to update you as soon as we can!

Love,
Danny, Jen, and the Munchkins

Hi Everybody!

We're sorry we didn't write sooner, but Mom's been getting so big she's busy filing for her own zip code. And we aren't even done yet! We still have some growing to do. We think mom misses the days when she could tie her own shoes, but she seems to be happy despite that. Well, she babbles to us all the time. Dad thinks she's going a little crazy.

Our doctors are still very pleased with how we're doing, and we've been enjoying ourselves kicking, moving around and getting mom and dad used to the constant activity. But we all know that they have NO IDEA what kind of nuttiness lies ahead. Good thing we're small, we're hoping that will make it easier for them to forgive us when they're covered in spit and such.

This will probably be our last post before we all go to the hospital. We promise to keep you updated and hope to report lots of good news in the upcoming weeks. (Although mom and dad hope it's not too soon, they say it's healthier for us that way. But HAH! we'll show up when we're ready and there's nothing they can do!!!!)

Keep your comments coming, we love all the feedback you've been sending. And we can't wait till the time comes for us to meet in person.

Bye for now!
The Twins

Happy 2006!

We actually published this on January 4th- we just started our first draft on 12/24/05.

Hoping that all your celebrations were incident free (if not, please send all embarassing photos to us) and that you're enjoying the new year.

Oy Vay, talk about a big belly! Suddenly the compact efficiency of mom's 5-foot frame isn't so efficient. As long as gravity continues to cooperate with all of us, we stand a chance of walking away with two kids and few bruises...and walking, period... But thankfully the pregnancy is going well, and we're not yet ready to evict the kids from mom's tummy.

And behold- profiles of the kids! We are thankful to Dr. Wallace and Staff for not only managing to capture great images of them, but for informing us that thank gd the twins are still growing, have strong heartbeats and are both weighing over 2.5 pounds.

The nursery is getting ready! We can't wait to see it pulsing with life.

We're also looking forward to Grandma Sheila visiting soon. Nothing makes our house smell better than her spaghetti sauce! Unless you add Grandma Carol's meatloaf. Now we're talking.(or perhaps those are the pregnancy hormones talking).

Speaking of talking, the twins seem to have a keen sense of the world outside them- lately whenever we talk about them or directly to them we notice kicks and punches. Are they awesome or what? We are also grateful to cousins Sharon and Elliot for introducing us to a new pastime- placing a remote control on mom's belly, and watching it shake and fall off as the kids play "mom's intestines make a great jungle gym!"

And for all of you who upload your photos online, any suggestions for a good service (ofoto, snapfish, etc)? Send us your feedback, we'd appreciate it. The easier, the better.

It also seems that the work at home is winding down (Thank gd!!!) the house it now more like home and less like a demolition derby. Still getting to know the neighborhood- and while our neighbors are all nice, our hands down favorite are the ducks and geese who swim behind our house daily. Nothing beats the sound of ducks quacking as you throw your alarm clock at the wall. Soon the symphony of crying and quacking (and incoherent sleep-deprived adult mumbling) will put Beethoven to shame.

The four of us wish you a happy and healthy 2006, and we'll be back soon!

December 2005

Greetings Family and Friends!

We are setting up this blog to keep you posted on all things "Aboudi Twins".

A few stats to date:
we are currently registered at the following locations:

www.babiesrus.com Under Jennifer Aboudi or registry #90182735

www.amazon.com Type in Jennifer Aboudi to see the twins wish list

Mom is currently in her 27th week and getting bigger... And no, we do not, promise, know the genders! (even though some of you seem to think we're keeping it a suprise. Promise, no one will be more surprised than us!)

Wishing you all happy and healthy holidays, we'll see you again in January!