The Babies B

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Twins

I realized that normally my posts are "look at the cute thing this baby or that baby is doing". This is maybe the first "look at what they are doing" and things that only happen with twins. I am sure as they get older there will be much more interaction and cute stories and fights that ensue. It seems since they have been mobile they are always near each other, playing with the same toys and exploring the same things. I don't know if they are ever on opposite sides of the living room doing their own thing.

Today marked the first of I am sure many "bit of the ultra-violence" to bring a creepy Clockwork Orange quote into the mix. When I went to the bathroom, assuming all would be fine in the living room, I heard Iman start to cry. I discovered her in the tunnel with Bibi blocking the entrance. I assumed she was just annoyed that he was blocking the way until I noticed after her nap five suspicious marks on her cheek.

She seems fine and to show there were no hard feelings Bibi offered her a snack after lunch.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Iman follows suit

I get the feeling Iman has had this skill in her pocket for a few months now and has just been waiting for Sylvie and Bibi so she doesn't always look like the show off. She has taken a few steps here and there but she really just started walking a little bit yesterday, but today she was walking like she has been doing it for a while, to me, to Katie and on her own with no one egging her on. Anyway, here's some footage of the little lady strutting her stuff. I took no photos of the stitch and bitch today, but it was very busy and cute, six babies playing in the living room among nine stichin' and bitchin' ladies.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Let it snow, let it snow, let it...ok enough already!!

So it's snowing... again. I remember loving snow as a kid, I love it as a New Englander and a snowboarder, but I am not loving it as a homeowner and a mom to two little ones. It pretty much imprisons us. While I shoveled our sidewalk during babies' morning nap, very conscious of making a path wide enough for a wheelchair, or say a doublewide stroller, I know that no one else on my street has done the same. Of course I am not itching to take the babies on a stroll during a wintery mix, but it would be nice to have the option.

In brighter news I have finally caught Bibi's steps on video. He is up to about four steps, I never would have thought that he would walk before Iman since she crawled at least two months before him. The little man is sneaky, what's that saying.... slow and steady wins the race.

No walking footage of Iman yet, but here's a little high stepping she does in celebration of her brother.

Enjoy two clips of Bibi and his proud first steps

Those of you active in facebook have already seen these images, but for those of you not enlightened by the wonderful world of facebook, here are a few more pictures of the Babies B. The Fez shots are from a visit to Adnane's apartment.

The professor hanging out in our living room.

So that's it for the post today, I am off to find more dream second homes in New Hampshire... I did say I love snow right?

Monday, February 16, 2009

Bibi "the Body" Benali

Bibi has world class wrestling moves fueled by mad giggling. I can't say Amine appreciated his talent as he is recovering from a stomach bug.

The Babies B were finally upgraded to big kid car seats this weekend, much to my dismay. As you can see they hate the new seats.

oot and aboot

It has been a very busy week. We went to the stitch and bitch on Sunday, got the stomach bug on Tuesday which ended with a trip to Children's ER. The babies seemed fine on Wednesday, so we met Uncle Beau and cousin Sylvie at Brown Sugar for his birthday lunch and a walk in Dennehey park. On Thursday we hopped in the car to visit my friends from elementary school and their kids and GRANDKID!! Friday, Amine worked a half day and then we went to Harvard Square for lunch at Border Cafe where the babies enjoyed some beans and rice as well as guacamole. Saturday, we went to the Wrentham Outlets to buy the babies the next size up, Bibi is officially in 12 months and I am moving Iman up to 9 months. Asmaa came with us and was very helpful when neither baby wanted to be in the stroller. We then stopped by Adnane's house for a visit. Yesterday, Amine finally started to install our toe kick in the kitchen and that, of course, led to a trip to IKEA. It was cuckoo busy but we got a couple of cool purchases, a new kitchen table and highchairs and a fun little walker... see footage below.

Our visit to NH, Jami and Kari haven't changed a bit.

Bibi doing his best Austin Powers impression

Kari's Daughter Mary and Bibi and Iman, and Jami's daughter in the background

A few shots from the stitch and Bitch.

Almost every shot was blurry, someone is always on the move.

Our new walker toy.

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Feats of Strength and Wits

5.13.08- Iman rolls over... recorded on video
6.2.08 & 6.3.08- Tayeb sleeps through the night... two nights in a row
6.27.08- without jinxing things, Bibi consistently sleeps through the night, last night breaking a record....9 hours, now if only he could talk to his sister

7.23.08- Babies first solid meal of rice cereal. Iman eats more avidly than Bibi, much to our surprise

8.1.08- Bibi and Iman learn to roll over back to tummy while in Morocco. They also found their feet. Both feats were learned within a day of each other.

8.18.08- Iman starts crawling, or rather scooting on all fours more like an inchworm

8.30.08- Iman's first tooth begins to break through

9.17.08- Bibi says Dada, although we are not sure if it should count as his first word, since it applies to everything right now

9.22.08- Iman's second tooth begins to show right next to the first

10.15.08- Bibi discovers his pee pee, typical man, can't stop playing with it now that he has found it

10.16.08- Bibi's first tooth breaks through the gums, finally all that drooling has paid off

10.20.08- Bibi's second tooth breaks through, right next to the first. Although he has gotten a later start than his sister, he has caught up to her in record time

11.4.08- Determined to make it to the voting booths, Bibi begins to crawl. He has a military style of staying as low as possible and pulling himself with his arms.

11.12.08- Bibi pulls himself to standing in the crib for the first time

11.12.08- Three new foods in one day- plum, yogurt and avocado

11.14.08- Iman's third tooth breaks through, the first one on top

11.16.08- Bibi slept through the night for the first time in a VERY long time, hopefully he will keep up the good work...I mean sleep

11.22.08- Iman slept through the night for the first time. They have taken turns since then, but haven't been nice enough to do it on the same night yet.

12.9.08- First cheese for babies and Iman starts more finger foods

12.11.08- Iman stands for 10 seconds without holding anything, repeated several times the next day... should I encourage this?

12.14.08- Iman waves while we are out and about in Cambridge, I am trying to remember now, but I think it may have been the first time she clapped as well

12.24.08- Bibi claps for the first time

12.27.08- Iman is up to seven teeth now, four on top and a third one joins the first two on the bottom. I am starting to feel like a slacker not documenting any of this. Bibi is also getting two teeth on top. One has already broken through. Iman also can stand on her own for much longer now, but no walking yet, she just leaps from standing to my arms. Other updates... both babies say Dada and Baba, but Bibi especially says Dada all the time and Iman has said Mama, but I still don't think they are connecting me to Mama and Amine to Dada quite yet.

1.10.09- Bibi stands on his own for the first time a few days ago, he is repeating it more often, but still only for a second or so at a time. Today Iman took her first very shaky unassisted step after a lot of encouragement and a day full of standing and playing with Sylvie (these two will be nothing but trouble together)

2.4.09- Babies first taste of Harrira and Iman takes a few steps unassisted. Bibi stands on his own for 10-20 seconds, or until he starts laughing.

2.8.09- Babies try couscous for the first time, their faces were priceless... let's just say it wasn't love at first bite.

2.9.09- Bibi has slept through the night three nights in a row. Last night he went down at 7:30 and Amine went to check on him at 7 am to find him awake and quietly hanging out in his crib. Iman is getting close only waking up once through the night, so she sleeps for two long chunks.

3.2.09- Bibi and Iman both take a few steps unassisted a few days ago, but often leading to the "trust fall" game where they leap forward assuming we will catch them. They also play peek-a-boo which for Iman means covering her eyes when we ask "Where is Iman?" and then moving them away and smiling. Bibi's interpretation is slightly different, he covers his ears when we say "Where is Bibi?", so the two of them look like hear no evil and see no evil... we just need to teach Sylvie to do speak no evil and then we can take this trick on the road.

3.7.09- While Amine finishes the base trim in the kitchen, Iman starts walking, the next day she looks like a pro, much more steady than Bibi, taking 10 controlled steps from Amine to me. Bibi does 3-5 steps, more of a running pace, falling into our arms.

3.10.09- Mama finally breaks down and feeds the babies some chicken

3.11.09- First act of twin on twin violence, Bibi bites Iman on the cheek

9.28.09-

list of English words: Baba, Mama, Bibi, ears, eyes, nose, mouth, toes, shoes, hat, no, apple, cookie, bird, horse, cat, cow, moon, balloon, ball, hi, hello, bye bye, bus, up, baby, this, what's that?, all gone

list of Arabic words: doh, lebass

list of their version of words: mimi (feed me), numas (I want to nurse), tehta (take this, here) weeohh weeohh (siren noise-ambulance, or fire truck), woof woof (dog), nana (banana), boo boo

list of expressions: uh-oh, oh no, foufou (hot!), wow, yucky

10.19.09-

Adding to word list: bus, knees, eyebrows, meat, monkey,owl, moose, donkey, boots, bear, mess, juice, house, car

Coordinating animals with noises: monkey, donkey, cat, bear

11.1.09

Iman's first sentence: (when Jon & Kate plus 8 goes to commercial) "Where the babies go?" it has since been translated to fit Curious George "Where the monkey go?", very cute and I need to get off my butt to video babies talking