Polls, polls and STILL more Poles!!!

Today I decided to make 5 polls.(one for each kid in this family)If you read this you MUST POST A COMMENT!

Out of all what is your favorite animal.

1.panda
2.husky
3.horned lizard
4.lion

Your favorite drink...
1.orange juice.
2.lemonade
3.coke (diet or regular)

I can not do any more polls for 2 reasons:

1.I'm tired
2.It's bed time so I'VE GOT TO GO!

BYE!!!

My Favorite Picture

I will come back to post the story of the twins birth but for now a picture is worth a thousand words...

Trying out our new web cam

Stevie got a new digital camera for his birthday. He actually got 2. One of them is able to be a web cam. So here is our first web cast.

The Top 15 Stupid Things People Say to Parents of Twins

A friend of mine sent this to me and I thought it was pretty funny...

15. “I could never do it.” (Oh really. What would you do? Are you suggesting I put them on the curb with signs around their necks that say, “Free to a good home. My mom can’t do it.”?)

14. “Do they have different personalities?” (No. They are the same human being divided into two parts.)

13. Said by a stranger, “They’re identical, right?” Mom answers, “No. They’re fraternal.” Stranger response, “They are NOT!” (OK. You’re right. I have no idea what I’m talking about. These are not my children. I thought it would be fun to borrow them from a mom down at Baby Gap. It’s been more than an hour. I guess I should return them.)

12. “Are they ‘paternal’ twins?” (Yes. They have a father. There was only one virgin birth.)

11. “Just wait till they’re older. It only gets harder.” (Thank you. I woke up this morning hoping I’d receive a word of discouragement while pushing a cart of preschoolers down the cereal aisle.)

10. “When one cries, does he wake the other?” (No. Twins cannot hear each other’s cries because they all communicate with their special telepathic language only.)

9. From a perfect stranger: “Were they in the same sac?” (Hello. Nice to meet you, too. Will you be sharing your gynecological history with me as well?)

8. “Are they developmentally behind?” (Well, let’s see. They’re 3 years old and thus far, all their graduate school applications have been denied. We’ll get back with you on that.)

7. “How do you do it?” (Haven’t you seen the Nike commercials?)

6. "Which one is the 'good' one?" (other variations of similar comments - "This one is prettier." "Which one cries more?" (Do people hear themselves when they speak??)

5. “You must be SO busy.” (Are you volunteering to clean my house?)

4. Said to a mom of fraternal twins who are different sizes, have different eye color and different face structure: “How do you tell them apart?” (I just look at them.)

3. “What do you do when they both cry at the same time?” (Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I go to Starbucks.)

2. Said to a mom of boy/girl twins: “Are they identical?” (Uh. Not exactly.)

1. Only one comment could be voted No. 1. The choice was clear. Drum roll, please. After a stranger had been informed that the toddler boys were twins, she asked a simple question: “Are they brothers?” (Enough said.)

Getting ........ FUN!

By: Gabi :)

So far living with twins is not 2 complicated (4 me) but when you live where we all live u will have to follow some rules:

1) Do EVERYTHING u r supposed 2 do with OUT being told.

2) Don't leave things that mark furniture (Sofie wise).

Mom's most important rules:

3) DON'T TOUCH THE BABIES' HEAD!

4) AND WHATEVER U DO DO NOT BUMP INTO THE BABIES' CRADLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trust me there r consequences..........

The Names Revealed

For me, naming a child is a HUGE responsibility and one that I don't take lightly. Steve will tell you that even after Sofia was born, for MONTHS I considered changing her name. You would think that the last name "Lee" is easy to match with. It's not. We've heard all the countless jokes... "What about Sarah? Bruce? Heaven? Ug? Earl?" (Seriously you could do this all day... and people do... but by the 4th/5th child it's not nearly as amusing.)

So here is what I consider in terms of naming... #1 How the name sounds with the last name. #2 The meaning of the name #3 The initials (do they spell anything?) #4 Nickname-ability (I like nick names. Maybe since my name is Mary and as a kid I never had any nicknames.) #5 Does the name sound good in Spanish and English.

So when we found out we were having twins, I couldn't imagine coming up with 2 MORE names. The funny thing is, I didn't have to. The very day we found out it was 2 girls, Stevie and Gabi unanimously agreed upon the names. They aren't even sure who came up with what, but they decided that day, the twins were Nicole and Jessica.

I never really liked the name Jessica. Then as time went on, it grew on me and I started to dislike the name Nicole. (the names don't really pass my bilingual test.) But every time that I would suggest alternatives, both Gabi and Stevie would say "No. They are Nicole and Jessica". About a month ago, I gave in. These babies growing inside of me already had formed their own personalities and I had unconsciously associated those personalities with the names that the kids had already chosen - Jessica being the feisty & photogenic one (Baby B) and Nicole being the quiet yet strong one (Baby A).

For middle names, for our other kids we chose to honor the grandparents: Gabriela Georgina, Steven Donald, and Sofia Marie. It would have been nice to have another boy... This time, I knew (once we knew it was girls) that I would want to honor my sister, Therese. (Jessica Therese) and for Nicole, I decided to pass down my middle name, Elizabeth.

So, there you have it - Nicole Elizabeth Lee, and Jessica Therese Lee. Nick names will be Nikki (still trying to decide the spelling on this one) and Jessi.

Cool Pic & General Update

Well, I confess. I am not very good at this blogging thing. But I think I have some good excuses... Anyway, I thought I'd post a few updates.

This is an illustration of a twin pregnancy at 36 weeks. I will be 34 weeks tomorrow (which is a milestone for me! Yay!) Our girls are more side by side though instead of front and back. My goals are 1. to make it to at least 36 weeks (April 24th) and 2. for each baby to weigh at least 6 lbs. At our last ultrasound (33 weeks), the estimated weights were 4lb1oz (Baby A) and 4lb4oz (Baby B). And at this time, babies gain about a 1/2 - 1 lb. a week.

We have learned a LOT about Twins, I must say. "Baby A" is actually a medical term that is used to identify the baby that is "presenting" (i.e. the one that's closest to the exit.) In our case Baby A is on my right side and Baby B is on the left. For the next post I will officially announce the REAL names of the girls and tell how they came about.