surgery

Grandpa Delbert with the girls after plowing our driveway

Gwen's "cheese" face

The best group shot I could get

The chaos that is trying to get a group shot

This weekend actually started on Friday since I didn't have to go to work, but rather I had to take Ben in to have sinus surgery. His sinuses were almost completely filled with "stuff" (for lack of a better word) and he needed to have his drainage openings made larger and his sinuses cleaned out. We were at the hospital a total of about 6 hours and then we were able to head for home. Ben was pretty out of it that night and into the next day. We were lucky enough to have Ben's parents watch the kids that night and even the next night. The girls did come home for a few hours while Sue went to a wedding, but then they spent the night with them again. Saturday while the girls were home, Barrett went with Aunt DiDi to vist with cousin Louie. Delbert and Mark came over to shovel and plow out our driveway. They ended up staying and playing some Euchre which was a lot of fun. I haven't played cards in a while. Then today we went to pick up the kids and came back home because the Edin crew were coming for a visit. Lynne and Mike came over too, because Gwen had been with them most of the week and they needed to drop her off with her mom and dad. It was a crazy afternoon and everyone got to see what it's like to be in our home on regular basis. Barrett throwing a tantrum, pushing his sisters, Lauren needing almost constant attention, Raina speed walking around every bit of furniture she can get to, etc. Crazy! Needless to say the girls fell asleep early tonight and Barrett needs to, but refuses. Ah, the life of a toddler.

Anyway, I never posted the girls 10 month stats, so here you go.

Raina @ 10 months:
::weighs about 19 lbs.
::sucks her two middle right hand fingers
::loves to cuddle when tired
::cruises around tables and furniture
::can walk while holding on to something (toy stroller)
::pulls herself up
::crawls everywhere (less army and more on all fours)
::has 7 teeth (4 on top and 4 on bottom)
::hair appears to be darker and has a faux hawk hairstyle
::blue eyes
::dimples
::loves to wrestle with Barrett and be tickled
::wants to always play with the "big" kids
::very curious and busy
::shovels food into her mouth
::naps twice a day
::drinks formula two-three times a day (4 oz during the day and 6 oz right before bed)
::sleeps on her tummy
::very independent when it comes to everything (drinking from a sippy, feeding herself, playing with toys)
::super adorable and very funny!

Lauren @ 10 months
::weighs about 20 lbs.
::loves her blanket
::prefers to just be left alone in crib when sleepy
::rubs her eyes when shes tired
::can pull herself up
::slowly cruises around things
::crawls everywhere (beginning to get tummy off of the floor)
::has 5 teeth (three on top and two on bottom)
::barely any hair, but appears to be lighter
::blue eyes
::prefers to play alone, easily bothered by Raina or Barrett running into her
::can hold her own bottle
::naps twice a day
::drinks formula two-three times a day
::loves to eat and feed herself
::takes her time eating, but always manages to stuff a lot down in her lap
::can walk while holding onto something
::loves to bounce while sitting (dance to music)
::loves to play patty-cake and peek-a-boo
::super lovable and precious!