Unsolicited walking

  The babies had their one year well baby exams and we proceeded to leave their "stats" printouts at the docs office.  If memory serves, Tayeb was 20 lbs 11 oz and Iman was maybe 17.5 lbs?  I can't remember, it was a whole week ago.  I know we were told to try and bulk Iman up a bit.  I think the fact that they have both almost tripled their birth weight in one year is impressive, but I guess it doesn't work like that.  The babies and I are ready for spring, every day I look outside waiting for the sun and warmth, for a day that begs us to go outside and play.  Until then here are a few shots of the babes hanging in the living room.

Lions and tigers and bears oh my!

Checking out the backyard for kitties and squirrels.

Iman manages to hold four of these "gears" in one hand and then spends a half hour trying to repeat the feat.  I think she is going to be stubborn like her mama.

I love the innocent look away as she dives her entire fist into her snack trap in search of more goldfish.
This little top is tricky, requiring a quick turn to get it to light up and sing, both babes are trying to figure it out.

A friend of ours heard how much Iman enjoys texting on her daddy's blackberry.  He works in I.T. and was nice enough to bestow the babes with blackberrys... (or would it be blackberries like the fruit?) of their very own.  Of course Iman needs to hold both of them, somehow with two babies you need three of really great toys so Bibi still has at least one.

The whole family taking a lazy Saturday morning nap.

We took a trip up to my old stomping grounds in NH, it turned out to be a beautiful day and we enjoyed a nice walk through the wilderness.  It makes me look forward to hiking and camping with babes this summer, is that nuts?  Can we camp with babies?

 

The Babies B, jammin' while they eat

And the "piece de resistence", Iman started to do some unsolicited walking over the weekend.

Not to be left behind, Bibi saw his sister and decided to follow suit today.  Please ignore mommy brain videographer.  I am so used to taking pictures vertically and seem to forget that videos don't rotate so easily, so turn your heads and enjoy.

Today I called Bibi "Captain Hectic", I just love this clip of him getting that booty in the air and then his walk with reckless abandon... that's my boy!

Thank you Easter Bunny, one fun and a swing

Are you ready for image overload?  It has been quite a year, and honestly I feel like it has flown by.  My little babies are one year old.  I feel like I will blink and they will be headed off to school.  Grammy was in town to help celebrate and although she was here for a week I have very little photo evidence to show for it.  We got some professional photos of our one year olds and their cousin... they had real live floppy eared bunnies as props, how could we turn that down?  It is proving harder and harder to have three mobile babies in a photo shoot, even with a super cute bunny, there was almost always at least one baby making a run for the door (or quick crawl).  Here are a few shots that they did manage to get.

Droolicious

smile

super smile

I am not sure Iman is the animal lover that Sylvie is, she reaches out to touch bunny then quickly pulls her hand away, who could be afraid of this little bun?

This is as close as Bibi came to petting the bunny, pulling vs. petting..... tomato tomahto

Again, not the intent when bringing carrots for the bunny.

On Saturday we celebrated the babies' birthday, it was amazing having our house full of family, friends and neighbors.  The little ones seemed to enjoy our toy filled rooms and the big people seemed to have a good time too.  I managed to take a whopping four pictures during their party, so thankfully Beau gave me his and hopefully others will send theirs along as well (hint hint).

Typical Iman, although she has a perfectly good piece of cake in her hand she is looking at her brother and wondering why she does not have his cake in her left hand.

Bibi's first taste of frosting.  He really didn't try the cake until the next day, not for lack of trying on my part.  By day three he turned into a cake loving little man.

Sylvie's cute kissy fish face, her newest trick to charm the crowds.

My little Moroccan baby is serious about her drumming, there is actually a tradition of Moroccan dance on a steel drum, it's in her blood I guess.  I have tried to show a link to youtube, but I guess it's too late tonight, for me to figure out the Mac. 

I love these videos of the kids dancing.  Every time they hear music they can't seem to help themselves.

And last but not least the Babies B had there first ride on a swing, they couldn't stop giggling.

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.

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. 

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?