In the evening time around 7:30, Charlie always goes out like a light. However, Anna Claire wants to stay up and play. It’s funny because she’s not fussy at all, but she can stay up till 8:00 to 8:30 no problem. One night I was rocking her to sleep, and she was playing this game…
Many people will remember this day last year as the day our country elected Barack Obama as the 44th president. While this was a big deal for our country, Devin and I got the shock of our lives that day. We went to the doctor for our regular prenatal appointment. We were 13 weeks pregnant. Keep in mind that we had already had an appointment and an ultrasound and our ONE baby was doing fine. The doctor did all the routine things, including listening to the heartbeat. We thought the appointment was over, but she said, “I’ll be right back, I want to grab the portable ultrasound machine.” I immediately thought something was wrong. Devin asked her if everything was ok. She said yes and that she just wanted to take a peek at the baby. As soon as she left the room I was upset, but Devin said, “Maybe there’s more than one in there!” (famous last words) I still didn’t think that. Well, she came back and as soon as she put the thing on my tummy, we saw TWO BABIES!!! I felt light headed and Devin literally jumped. He was so excited…I was too, but we were both in shock. We had no idea what we were in for. I didn’t understand how we missed it last time. Supposedly she suspected it because I felt bigger than I should be, but one baby was hiding behind the other one on the ultrasound. Needless to say, a year later, that day will never be forgotten!
Our TWO little babies: (Charlie reading the paper and Anna Claire grinning at her daddy.)
An interesting twin fact…
SO many people ask us if twins run in our family. (If we had a dollar for every time, we’d be rich!) :) I can completely understand the curiosity, so I thought I’d post some information about twins and heredity.
Only fraternal twins are hereditary. So, dads…it doesn’t matter if there are 100 sets of twins on your side or even if you are a twin, it doesn’t affect if you father twins. Moms, if you have a history of twins on your dad’s side of the family…that doesn’t affect whether you have twins either. The ONLY situation where having twins is hereditary is if your mom, grandmother, etc. gave birth to fraternal twins. This means that you COULD be predisposed to releasing more than one egg in a cycle which could result in fraternal twins. (Of course, fertility treatments and such can also result in twins.) Although there are families with multiple cases of identical twins…we just have to chalk that up to coincidence. Hope you find this interesting.
Our sweet little pumpkins…
Minnie Mouse (Sarah Ann) came by!! So cute!!
Waiting on more trick-or-treaters.
A pirate (Bryson)stopped by too! 
Other fall pictures…
I just got a new phone (thank Devin)! I accidentally took this picture of Charlie. You can kind of see me on the side(I was trying to take a picture of the two of us). I guess I zoomed in when I was taking it and just got him. I took the picture of Anna Claire tonight while we were out walking. When I was looking at the pictures, I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful their eyes are. Just thought I’d share. 
Anna Claire and Charlie are great little eaters. They eat squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, greenbeans, apples, bananas, pears, and prunes. They will eat peaches and peas, but those are their least favorite. As you can see from the pictures below, Charlie is a much messier eater than Anna Claire.
The other weekend my Uncle Mark and cousin, Thomas, came to visit. It was so great to see them. 
We bought a membership to the zoo a couple months ago. We went again the other Saturday. Anna Claire and Charlie are becoming more alert. They really liked the penguins!
They were busy little ones last week. Tuesday they spent at Miss Elizabeth’s, their NICU nurse, house. They were working on a secret project for Christmas. I can’t get them to tell me what it is…I’ll let you know when I find out. Then, Thursday afternoon, their friend, Maddie and Mrs. Kimberly came to play.
Here’s the cutest almost 1 year old little Gamecock! [This is our friend's little girl, Sarah Ann.]
Anna Claire hanging out with Elizabeth.
We usually say that Anna Claire and Charlie are spoiled. However, Mommy and Daddy are a little spoiled now too! For those of you who know me, my least favorite chore is folding clothes (I think this is thanks to my parents who made me fold so many clothes as a child!! [Just kidding Momma !! I complained then too!]) Well, this is what we have been coming home to on Mondays and Wednesdays when Mrs. Kim is there. She’s great!! Thanks Mrs. Kim!! 
Last weekend was Devin’s grandmother’s 70th birthday!!! Happy birthday, Granny!!!!
Also last weekend, my sister and brother-in-law came into town. It was SO great to see them. Since they were only going to be in town for about 36 hours, we spent the night at my parents’ house. We had a great time. (I think everyone else did too!) Anna Claire and Charlie were completely loved on the whole time! We celebrated my mom’s birthday too! Happy birthday Momma!! Check back soon to see pictures of our fun weekend.
