Ode to Nephew James

Big, furry mascots are creepy.

We miss you, Bambino.

Spring has Sprung!

Today, the girls went for their first walk around O-Town. They loved the sunshine and the beautiful tulips that are blooming in the neighborhood.

Busy Weekend

The Starr girls had such a busy weekend. First, our good friend Sydney stopped by for a visit and Iris got a long nap on her lap.

Food drunk Holding hands - so sweet. We didn't even stage this. Makes up for all the crying, I suppose.Finally! A photo of Nora's elusive "chicken wing," which she waves wildly when being burped, or just reclining on my snazzy plaid PJ pants. Next, we will try to capture the "baby machine gun," which is what her cry sounds like - and the "baby station," parts of which you can see in this photo. Bathing beauty Iris All in all, the girls are awake much more frequently now, which keeps Mark and I on our toes a lot. We may be in a zombie haze due to sleep deprivation, but we're very happy parents.

Pics of Week 5

Cannot believe we are already at week 5 with the girls. They are growing so fast! Just like last week, all Iris wants to do is eat, eat, eat...Nora is content to sleep and when she's awake, she's always smiling.

Our good friends Herley and Marcia came by for a visit Friday night and brought the girls' boyfriend Salvador with them....And also some of the best chocolate-peanut butter brownies in the world. I'm convinced Marcia has some sort of deal with the devil to be able to bake like she does. It's not normal.

Little Nora spacing out on the floor... Iris is playing peek-a-boo during bathtime. What a kidder. Here's the Paterfamilias. What a champ. Back off ladies, he's mine! Baby girl is clearly thrilled with Dad's technique.

Playmat Party!!!

Iris is on the left and Nora (who is perplexed by the creepy lamb staring at her) is on the right. Click on the arrow below to view the video...

The Adventures of Iris and Nora

Welcome to week 4 in the lives Iris "Tatonka" Starr and Nora "Little Bit" Starr. The girls have had so many fun visitors over the past few weeks. They are enjoying meeting their new friends, family, and pets and are excited about this week's warm weather. Iris is growing like a weed. She is starving all the time and still has her red hair, we are happy to report. Nora is our little spark plug. She is always active and alert. Enjoy the pics!

Mark and his mini-me (Iris) watching Jon Stewart (although she prefers Colbert).

Great Grandparents Mimi and Papa stop by

Great Aunt Laurie and Cousin Emily hanging out on Sunday.

Jen Ray and Heather Wilson bring us breakfast and feed the bambinas.

Todd and Leslie Kohman came over on Friday and brought their Guitar Hero game for some comic relief.

This is my attempt at feeding the girls at the same time. It's scarier than it seems. Today is my first day alone at home with them. It was a rocky morning, but now they're both asleep. It is much easier to feed one and then the other. So far, that's worked great......so far........more updates to come...Have a great week!

A Few New Pictures

The Family Unit

Iris loves the taste of her fingers and Nora wants nothing to do with it.

Nora wants you to know she's # 1. Iris is doing the running man.

Nora sings while Iris whistles.

Things around here are starting to slow down a bit now that we are getting the girls on a schedule. Every day it is pretty much the same thing: sleep, poop, eat, and sleep. Occasionally we are lucky enough to get some play time out of the girls. These three above were taken while I was at work this week missing my babies. Both are beginning to focus a bit more and are able to zero in on things. We can't wait until they are able to laugh and interact a bit better. Should be an exciting time indeed.