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THANK YOU MOM FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP THESE PAST FEW DAYS!!! The girls and I love nana Gail! I can't believe I haven't had to change a poopy diaper since Sunday or cook a meal since Friday...back to real life tomorrow.

Here are a couple of random pics we took last month.

P.S. We scheduled a C-section for July 14th, but I am hoping and praying she comes on her own earlier...much earlier!

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I never thought I'd be one of those moms, especially not so soon (I've been a mom for less than two years), but we're officially a minivan family. Surprisingly, we sold both of our cars only one week after we posted them, so we had even less time to find a car. We stayed frugal and bought a 2002 Mazda minivan for the same price we received for one of our cars, so we'd have more saved for school. I'm so glad the baby will be on a different row than the girls because I seriously fear for her life. I am going to have to be extremely vigilant of her or these two will attack.

I am only 35 weeks and I was right...I had a breakdown last week. These two toddlers are wearing me down fast. The only plus is that maybe they'll force me to have this baby 2-3 weeks early. I've had BH contractions and some light cramping off an on all day long for the last couple of weeks. I am def not one of those moms who think babies are easier inside the belly than outside. Food still makes me feel a little sick and I get up at night to go to the bathroom every two hours, sometimes less. I am really looking forward to having my body back and seeing what it is like to care for and nurse only one newborn. Hopefully, this baby comes in two weeks...

I want to say thanks to David & Julie, my sister and Liz for helping me out with the girls these last couple of weeks. We really appreciate it ALOT!

(the girls love their uncle/cousin David)

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Sorry about the quality, these were all taken with our cell phones because our cameras are always out of battery power. It's annoying--someday we'll own a quality camera! Here's Audrey developing her love of climbing and other random pictures...

(at the park)

(later that same day in the front yard)

(proud of herself for reaching the top)

Audrey loves to climb anything and everything. She curls her long toes around any ledge and climbs up whatever interests her. I'm sure someday she'll fall and really hurt herself, but I hope that doesn't happen until she is much older.

Another tidbit--Now that both cribs have been converted to toddler beds, the girls have taken longer to fall asleep. They LOVE that they can get in and out of their beds and for the past two weeks it has taken them over an hour to finally calm down and fall asleep. The excitement is becoming less of a novelty and they are now usually asleep within 15-20 minutes.

I have always found Lucy asleep in her own bed, but some nights Audrey ended up in Lucy's bed or on the floor somewhere. The last couple of nights this is how I have found Audrey. Last night I panicked because I could not find her anywhere. I looked all around the room and she was nowhere to be found, then I noticed her hair peeking out from under the bed. She was on her stomach under the rug AND almost completely under her bed. I guess she likes to climb under things, too. Silly girl...

Oh and German loves this picture of Lucy drinking mate. Audrey wants to have a sip every once in awhile, but Lucy begs for it whenever she sees it. She usually just wants one little sip and is done, but not this day. She stole it from German and ran away with it. She loves it and drinks it without sugar...we love our little half Argentine girlies!

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How big will she be??? I had a doctor's appt today and mom and baby are doing fine (thanks Liz for watching the girls). I am growing like crazy and I am starting to get worried about the size of this baby girl. I am planning on doing a VBAC, but I am scared to deliver a 10 pounder. I weighed 10.8 lbs at birth and German was 9.4 lbs. Also our siblings were all above 8 pounds and one of German's brothers weighed 11 pounds. My sister's baby was 8.6 lbs, another cousin's was 9.2 lbs and my cousin's wife delivered a 10.7 lbs baby in Feb (wow Lisa!!!).

(My little neice Maddie moo)

So, it's almost a guarantee that this baby will be at least 8 pounds, but I pray she'll be under 10. What do you all think? Any of you come from families with big babies, but still happen to deliver smaller babies??? I've put a poll on our blog for fun.

(our 'big' girls)

Anyone want to help a mom out???

(Audrey giving me Mother's day flowers)

I know many, actually most of you don't live close by, but I've decided this is the best way to get the word out. I need some help in July. I've been trying to think of who to call, but I think asking this way won't put people on the spot and make them feel obligated to say yes. And it's a good excuse for me to see friends before we move. German will be driving our stuff to Texas and then he will be flying back to get us, so we can all fly together. I will be alone in our empty duplex with the three kiddos for about 5-6 days.

Sooo, I was wondering if during those 5-6 days while German is gone, anyone would be able to come over here to care for and entertain the girls during the day while I'm with our 1-2 week old baby trying to recover/rest. Since I won't have a car or carseats I won't be able to bring them anywhere, but we do have a nice fenced backyard and I will provide snacks.

My mom and my sister are going to help me as much as they can, but my mom has some health and back problems and my sister has her own newborn to care for. I will do fine at night and breakfast time, I mostly need help with the girls from 8am-12pm (playtime, diapers, preparing lunch and getting them down for their nap). And again after their two hour nap from 3pm-7pm (more playtime, dinner and bedtime routine).

I thought it might be easy to do two hour shifts because after two hours someone may feel the need to strangle one of my crazy girls. If any of you can help me from 8am-10am, 10am-12pm, 3pm-5pm or 5pm-7pm just email me and let me know. The tentative days will be from Wednesday, July 22nd to Monday, July 27th.

I know it may be too early for alot of you to plan, but I'm kind of a freak in the planning ahead department, so I decided to post this now. If you think you might be able to help just email me or comment. Hopefully, I'll get some responses and then next month when I know the exact days, I'll email out a calendar with the times I still need some help.

Here's a video of the girls playing in the backyard. Aren't they so cute??? Don't you want to change their poopy diapers while they kick and scream??? It is so much fun...

Also, we need to find someone who can lend us toddler carseats, so we can drive to the airport. We will be packing ours in the moving truck. I already have two infant seats and one is staying with me for the baby to use and one is going in the moving truck, so we just need two toddler seats for the girls. I thought of flying with ours, but they are just too big and bulky. If you have one we could use for a day, please email me. I'll make sure they get back to you. We haven't purchased our plane tickets yet, but we would need the carseats on either Monday, July 27th or Tuesday, July 28th.

Thanks in advance!!! I will love you forever!!! (Even if you can't help, I still love you...)

P.S. We found a great duplex to rent and just signed the lease today! Yahoo for checking things off the list. The one next door is also available, anyone want to move in and be our neighbors??? Anyone??? ANYONE???

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So, I've been wanting to download pictures and videos all day of the girls running through the water in their swimming suits. And I haven't had a chance yet, so I am going to post a little something before the day ends again. I clearly remember being 36 weeks pregnant with the twins and having a total breakdown, I told German I wasn't going to last another day. Well, luckily I only had to survive one more week. But lately, I have a feeling that I may have a breakdown alot earlier with this pregnancy. The girls are def testing my limits and it is getting sooo hot! Note to self--plan to have the next baby in the winter! Then trying to find a place in Texas and plan for this move is proving to be almost too much. Anyway, I'll survive...I just can't wait until September when we are finally settled. I'll post pics and videos sometime soon, hopefully.

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Sorry I missed posting yesterday. I did think about it during the day, but never got around to actually doing it. My time at the computer has been spent searching for a place to live in Texas. Thanks for all the advice and suggestions about moving with kids. Planning this move is quite overwhelming. We thought about me going with the girls a few weeks earlier before the baby comes, but it just isn't going to work. And taking a 2-3 week old baby on a plane doesn't sound like a good idea either. So, the plan for now is for all five of us to drive together and have someone else drive the moving truck for us. It will take ALOT longer, but we'll just call it 'quality family time' since dad will be very busy soon and hardly ever home.

Anyway, the girls are starting to fight more. Pushing and hitting and squealing have been more abundant. Which leads me to say 'stop it', 'no' and 'give it back' much more often as well. I think the squeals are the worst part though...good thing I love these little monsters! This poor little baby is in for quite an adventure.

The next three months are going to be spent visiting family and friends and saying goodbye to Utah. There are alot of things I'll miss about Utah, especially the mountains, but I am really looking forward to having a winter with no snow. I've dealt with it for almost 20 years and I need a break!

Last weekend we went out to dinner with our friends from BYU that we haven't seen in awhile at this great middleastern restaurant called Mazza. It was delicious food and so great to see them. They opened a gelato cafe a couple of years ago in Provo called Maestro's and I sooo wish we lived closer because I LOVE LOVE LOVE gelato! They make it homemade and have so many great flavors. If you haven't tried it--you should go, it's right next to Los Hermanos. Lilla is due with their first baby about three weeks after me and she looks so cute! She doesn't want to find out the sex, so it is going to be a fun surprise for them. We are definitely going to get together again before we move!

(me at 29 weeks and Lilla at 26 weeks)

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Last year my mission companion friend, Robyn came to visit me with her son Apollo and yesterday she came again with her new addition, Annie born in February. She and I are leading almost parallel lives, she had her baby boy through the invitro process and when he was only 10 months old she found out they had gotten pregnant on their own. At least the girls were a little older when we found out. Last year Apollo had fun checking out the girls for the first time, click here to see pics, we decided he liked Lucy best. Well yesterday, their relationship blossomed even more.

(cute baby Annie)

Fun at Southtowne Mall children's play area

Dad gets his upper and lower body workout!
He is SOOO much fun!

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Today is a picture fest post. Daddy was out of town for a couple of days, so mommy decided to take alot of pictures to capture what he missed.

The girls have been bottle free for a few weeks now and their nighttime routine includes their leche, their blankies and a 20-30 minute show or movie. (I love this time of day!)

We went to visit my cousin Julie and her cute little boy Evan in Springville. Jules is like a sister to me, so he's cousin Evan to us. The weather was so nice!

They even got to take a bath together!

Here are the happy girls this morning waiting at the airport, so excited for daddy to come home.

We went to The Gateway for some free Ben & Jerry's ice cream--only to find out that free scoops are only offered from 12pm-8pm. It was only 10:30 and I was so sad...(and mad)!

The girls LOVED the 'agua'!

New summer outfits!

Handsome daddy with his girls! We are soooo glad he's home!


On the left is me today at 27 weeks and on the right is me with the girls at 24 weeks. I couldn't find a picture of me at 27 weeks with the twins, but at only 24 weeks I was 2 inches bigger around and 15 more pounds than I am now.

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The girls went to nursery for the first time this Easter Sunday and did pretty well. Audrey did great, but after the first class I went to peek through the window and saw Lucy having a breakdown, so I took her out for a bit to calm her down. It was probably harder for me than it was for them. I missed seeing them in their cute new dresses--that is until we were chasing them around during sacrament meeting. I was exhausted by the time we got home!

We didn't do any traditional Easter things with the girls. We enjoyed the tulips outside and took some pictures in their new dresses. Oh, and I did let them eat some jelly beans, but that's about it. German tried to tell them a little bit about Christ's death and resurrection. I hope someday they will truly comprehend the significance of why we celebrate Easter and what a blessing it is to know Christ lives!

They are getting so big and I love their kisses! I've been talking to the the girls about the "peanut" in my belly for a awhile now and if I say "give peanut a kiss" they'll come lift my shirt and kiss my belly and say "muah." Although, they also like to kiss dad's and nana's peanut as well. ;)

Audrey's new favorite word is "yeAAAAH!" Anything she is excited about gets a "yeAAAAAH!" Audrey do you want a snack? "yeAAAAH!" or do you want to go outside? "yeAAAAH!" Or if she gets the shape in the box or finds her blankie or opens a drawer by herself she'll shout out "yeAAAAH!" She kind of has a low voice and it always makes me laugh.

Lucy likes to mock mom's "no." It's her favorite word to say. I'm not sure she knows exactly what it means because she only says it after I've said it. She also likes to imitate mom after I do a grunt/growl thing. It's what I do when I'm frustrated to keep from yelling, it's wierd. I didn't realize I did it so much until Lucy started doing it. Sometimes she'll even growl before I get a chance to when I've caught her being naughty. Isn't she just so funny?

I sure love our girls!

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Before bed...

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German turned 30 on Saturday! He wanted me to make him milanesa for his birthday dinner and the same carrot pumpkin cake that I made for the girl's birthday. It was yummy! We invited German's cousin David and his wife Julie over to celebrate. He also got to watch Argentina play a World Cup qualifying match and they won 4-0. He was pretty happy. And he didn't catch any of the sickness us girls have had the last couple of weeks. Lucky guy--poor little Lucy had an allergic reaction to amoxicillin and broke out in a bad rash for a couple of days. I still have a stuffy nose, but we are all doing much better.

We sure love dad!

Here are some pics of the birthday boy before and after his half marathon last week.

I also wanted to post this pic of our good ol' Wyview friends the Couch's who came to visit us a couple of weeks ago. We got to meet their cute little four month old Colin. Thanks for coming over!

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My hubby never ceases to amaze me. German ran the Moab Half Marathon on Saturday and I am so proud of him. The weather was beautiful and I wish we could have stayed longer. As I was waiting at the finish line I started tearing up a little wishing I was running it as well (a combination of hormones and the fact that I feel fat and miss running). German finished 421 overall out of almost 3300 runners with a time of 1:44:38. I can't wait until we can run some more races together. He's the coolest! I still miss having him home all day, especially now that I am sick, but we are surviving. The house is a mess and the girls and I usually stay in our PJ's all day, but we are surviving. The girls did okay on the trip, but they were sick and I was starting to get sick, so we were all a little miserable. Thankfully my mom drove from Grand Junction to help me out while German ran. Thanks mom!

I'll post some pics as soon as I find the cable for my camera--why do those things always get lost!?!?!

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Today is my birthday! This morning the girls let me sleep in until 8am and last night German bought me some beautiful sunflowers and this morning left me a sweet card. Have I mentioned before how much I love him??? My birthday wish is for someone to come completely clean and organize every room of my house. Oh well...I'll settle for some cuddles from my girlies. I sure love their smiles and the way they smell.

Audrey took another little tumble out of her crib, so on Saturday we converted her bed and she has been doing well the last three nights. At first she liked getting in and out, but now she stays in during naps and only got up the first morning at 6:15am to play with her toys. Luckily, I put her back in her bed and she went back to sleep and hasn't done it again. The girls also dropped their morning nap and now sleep two hours in the afternoon. I actually get to take a good long nap now and I love it!
This picture is from Sunday. These are Audrey's first ponytails, I tried to do some on Lucy, but her hair is too curly and she was too squirmy. They look so grown up and I think they look so stinkin' cute! I sure love these two monkeys!

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Today we went Imagination Place for a free music and singing class for kids ages 0-5. It was so much fun, a bit exhausting, but fun. There are a bunch of free activities and classes going on all month because apparently March is National Sing With Your Child Month! It was really interesting to see how shy and observant Audrey was in such a big group. She would not leave my side and wanted to be on my lap. But Lucy was running around the whole time dancing and exploring everything, she barely even noticed if I was around.

Here's Lucy dancing in the middle of the circle with the egg shakers.


And Audrey right by my side...

More pics of our little monkeys...

The Climber

Audrey has climbed out of her crib a couple times after her nap during the day, but she really doesn't do it much. This morning I heard her crying a little at 6:15am. I went in and was shocked to see her standing outside her crib reaching in. I put her back in and she feel back asleep for another hour or so. I went back to bed too, but I couldn't sleep. It was still dark in her room--what if she had fallen and broken a bone or worse. The pedia said if she does it continually then I should convert the crib to a toddler bed. She's not even 16 months, I am not ready to put her in a big girl bed yet...so sad. I'm considering one of those crib tents. Any advice?

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I'm an auntie!!! My sister Amy had beautiful Madeline Paris yesterday at 8:34am. She weighed 8 lbs 6 oz and measured 21 inches long, which incidentally is the same as my sister's birth stats. It was so much fun to see and hold a little newborn again. I can't believe the girls used to be that small! Because of some health risks my poor sister was unable to get an epidural, so she found out a few hours before that she would have to go through it all natural. She said it was insanely painful, but she did it and Maddie is so cute! The girls are excited to have their new cousin and were blowing her kisses and calling her "bee" for baby.

Auntie Sara with Maddie

I love those cheeks!

The happy cousins can't wait until Maddie can play with them outside!

Bring on more pink!

Yep, it's another girl. German is ecstatic! I think he likes the idea of being surrounded by worshipping girls and having no other male around to compete with his good looks (I think it's the macho Latino blood in him--haha). I was so happy to find out about our two girls, but I have to be honest--this time I really wanted a boy. Hopefully, this is common and of course I'll get over it soon. I've always said I'd much prefer all girls over all boys. But I was looking forward to a little momma's boy and I was hoping to not have to pick out another girl name, we promised German's grandpa we'd name a boy after him a long time ago. I guess this means we'll just have to try again. Any girl name suggestions? I am very anti-trendy names, meaning I don't want many others to have the same name.

Soooo, I know I really shouldn't feel this way and I am grateful for another healthy baby on the way. Especially after wanting and trying to have children for so long and being blessed with this pregnancy. I do feel a bit guilty, but hey this is my blog and I have to be honest. Am I the only one out there who has felt this way? (???Jenny A, Brittany F, Kim B, Lindsey P, Darlene R, Wendy F???) Maybe I am, but like I said I'll get over it. I adore our beautiful girls and PINK! I look forward to playing princesses and talking about boys and getting pedicures all together someday. I think I am already getting over it!

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Today I met with my friend Erin at Murray Park. It was the first time going without German's help. And it was so great to see Erin, but I don't think I can do that again until the girls get older....I am exhausted. They were running everywhere and of course in opposite directions. I kept trying to keep an eye on them both and chase them around because they aren't quite big enough to go off and play on their own. Thankfully, Erin was able to help me out, but I wish we could have just sat down and chatted more.

They love going down the slides, but they can't climb up to them by themselves, so I'd lift them to the top of the slide and let them go down--after 5-6 times I was done. They also like trying to climb up the slides from the bottom. Poor Lucy was trying to climb up one and all of a sudden a big kid comes flying down. Erin and I grabbed her away just in time, but he still nicked her in the face a little with his foot and she screamed. It's scary to think about because it could've been a lot worse, it was a steep slide and he was coming fast--mean big kids!

Then we walked around with the kids in strollers, but the girls are pretty heavy and I was getting so out of breath, I'm a wimp! Lastly, we headed to the swings, but while Lucy was in the swing Audrey kept running away and I'd chase after her and have to carry her back. She definitely has no separation or stranger anxiety. She just wants to get away on her own--I bet she'll want to move out when she's twelve. Then when I took Lucy out of the swing, Audrey ran off again, so I went to chase her and Lucy just had to follow me. I tried to get them both to walk back, but nooooo, they both had to fall to the ground dragging their feet. I ended up picking them up (all 53 pounds) and carrying them back like footballs because they were both kicking and screaming and trying to get down. We were only there for about an hour, but it was enough for me--my back was killing me!!! Oh, and it was real fun trying to get them in their car seats while arching their backs and screaming. They did go right to sleep when we got home, but Audrey is cutting both her canine teeth and woke up crying after only 45 minutes. Oh well, no nap for me.

(happy Lu on the swing)

Thank you Erin for helping me out so much! It was great to see you and your beautiful girls. Next time we'll have to go somewhere that keeps my little animals corralled. I don't think I'll attempt that again by myself until they are older. It will be so nice when they can get out of the car by themselves because they are getting way too heavy for me to lift. (I actually went to the chiropractor when German got home from work today because something was out of whack and I couldn't breathe without pain.)

(Can you tell how much Audrey loves having to sit on my lap?)

(Audrey was running away, I love how Soraya says "Hey look--there she goes!")

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The girls had their 15 month checkup yesterday and they are in the 90th percentile for weight and height. Lucy is 32.5 inches tall and weighs 26 lbs 12 oz and Audrey is 33 inches tall and 26 lbs 7 oz. Yesterday was actually warm and sunny, so we headed to the park. This was the first time the girls were able to climb around and go down the slides all by themselves. They loved it and took an awesome nap afterwards (so did mom). I seriously cannot wait for warmer weather, these girls love to go outside. All we have to say is afuera (outside) and they run to grab their shoes and get so giddy.

Audrey has been experimenting a lot lately. She loves throwing objects up into the air over and over and over again--blocks, blankies, toothpaste boxes, bathtub toys, etc. And Lucy loves coming to find us when we run and hide somewhere. The astonishing thing is that they NEVER seem to get tired of it. Oh, I also felt the baby fluttering this week and that is always fun. We are getting anxious to find out the sex of this baby...I want to give it a name already!