Abendessen - Dinner with the Twins

Abendessen - Sm a video by Nathan A on Flickr.

With all that we've had going on over the last few months, we haven't been too good about keeping this blog up-to-date. I have posted all of the most current photos to both my Flickr page and to Facebook, however.

The girls are doing great, and rest assured, they have gotten better at eating! I will try to do another video short of the twins soon!

Afternoon Playtime

14 June - Afternoon Playtime a video by Nathan A on Flickr.

A short video from the 14th of June of the girls playing after their afternoon naps. Notice how Névé likes to constantly remind Siena just who the BIG sister is, regardless of physical size!

053112 - The Twins Talk 1

053112 - The Twins Talk 1 a video by Nathan A on Flickr.

The Girls discuss the the good and bad merits of both breast milk and formula.

Neve Rolls Over

Neve Rolls Over a video by Nathan A on Flickr.

Névé's first belly to back turn over was caught on video.

02 June 12 - Neve Sneezes

02 June 12 - Neve Sneezes a video by Nathan A on Flickr.

a short clip featuring Névé sneezing..

02 May 2012 - The Girls In their Playpen

050212-girls in playpen a video by Nathan A on Flickr.


The Girls in their playpen

An Orchestra of Wailing

Crying Babies a video by Nathan A on Flickr.

Névé Having Fun in Her Bouncy Chair

Neve in bouncy chair a video by Nathan A on Flickr.

I finally got some of the video off of my camera and will post more of it when I have some spare time. For now, here is Névé, who has been very active and awake the last couple of days, having some fun in her bouncy chair early this afternoon. It's been fun watching the girls make connections between cause and effect this past week! They get so much smarter every day!

Home Alone with the Little Ones

I don't have much time here. It's just after 12:30PM and both girls have gone down for a nap, which I'm sure will be brief. Hopefully I can get to a couple of things on my 'to do' list while they are sleeping. I find that feeding infant twins is similar to being one of those guys who balances and spins plates on thin sticks. You are always hurrying back and forth in order to avoid imminent disaster. In the case of the twins, this entails trying to keep a bottle in each girls mouth, something they are absolutely no good at on their own at this point. One will be peacefully sucking down her milk, while the other is crying due to her uncontrollable kung fu arms violently bashing the bottle from her mouth. It's never ending. It's a very rare occasion when both are quietly drinking at the same time, the bottle of milk ever so close to falling from it's precariously balanced perch. I can't wait until our Podee's get here. I just wish we would have known sooner that these existed!

Here's are some clips of the girls I took this morning. They are getting a lot more vocal and enjoy "talking" when they are in a good, playful mood. I must say, it's quite adorable and a lot of fun to watch!

03 April 2012 - Baby Noises a video by Nathan A on Flickr.

With Dawn back at the office now, we've worked out a routine where she puts the girls in bed with me before she leaves.  So far, this has worked quite well.  We usually get up around 9 am or so, then the fun begins.  This morning, however, I actually was able to sneak out of bed without waking them up and captured the below pictures.

The Twins First Taste of Travel - Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

Skiing at Ochsenkopf

A new video I put together after spending a day at one of the local ski hills with some friends last Sunday.  I was using a new camera this day and didn't quite get all of the settings dialed in properly  I apologize in advance if watching this makes anyone nauseous!



Link to Larger Video

Having a wee bit of fun the day after Christmas

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas!  Dawn, Osu, and I had a great time in Dresden.  We now have a new favorite Christmas Market!  The Dresden markets were even better than we had heard and we really enjoyed exploring the different ones around the city.  We were a little surprised when we arrived in Dresden on the 23rd that there wasn't more snow in the city.  What little snow there was was dirty and rotten and not too appealing.  However, on Christmas Eve night, a new storm rolled in, ensuring that we would wake up Christmas morning to a new blanket of white.  We had a great walk around the old part of the city on Christmas morning, but didn't stick around for too long.  I knew that the drive home was going to take longer than usual due to the still falling snow.  My fears were realized when the drive that would usually take only 2.5 hours turned in to a 5+ hour ordeal.  It really wasn't too bad, just slow due to the condition of the Autobahn. 
Pictures from Dresden

On the 26th, we all decided to go have a little fun in the snow.  Here is a short video showing what we did.  (the video might take a bit of time to load - be patient!)



The original video can be found HERE