Seeing your Daddy Again

October 30th your Daddy flew into Vancouver. The last time you and I had seen him was in August and you were both 6 pounds then. Three months was a long time and I was so excited to see Leif. I was even more excited for him to see the both of you. It took me a long time to decide on a outfit for you, and I gave you both a bath so you would smell really good. Aunt Lairen and myself tried to keep you both awake for when Daddy came in the door. But you both fell dead asleep 30 minutes before his arrival. I ran out to the car to meet him first. We hugged, kissed, and then he asked where his babies were.

You were both sleeping, but Daddy held you anyways. Micah stayed sound asleep and Leif kept commenting on how big, handsome, and perfect you were. But Savannah woke up when Daddy held you. You looked at Daddy and then your bottom lip started to quiver. All of the sudden you let out a huge cry. Daddy didn't know what to do, so he passed you back to me. But you kept crying and continued crying for almost 30 minutes. Aunt Larien then rocked you back to sleep.

The next morning around 6:30 Savannah woke up. You are always really happy in the mornings, so I placed you on Daddy's lap. You were all smiles and laughs while laying in your Daddy's arms. You both played together and Daddy loved it. Micah woke up a little later. We were all together as a family on more time. We love our little family.

Party

On Friday teh 29th you both put on your Halloween customs and went to your first Trunk-Or-Treat ever. Micah was a pumpkin. Savannah was a flower. Mommy and Aunt Becky were matching witches. All of your cousins came dressed up in awesome customs as well. There was a custom contest and dinner. You both should have won, but you were to busy drinking milk that I never entered you. Then by the time everyone went Trunk-Or-Treating, you were both asleep.
Yet, I really wanted candy so I grabbed Savannah, a bag, and visited a couple of cars. Savannah, you really liked trunk-or-treating. And everyone loved your cute little outfit.

Your First Sleep Over

Your cousins Ally & Kaitlyn really wanted to spend extra time with both of you. So they invited you over to spend the night (I got to go too). Aunt Andrea came and picked us up on Wednesday morning. She wanted you both to be there before Ally got home from school.
So we took you both in the stroller and waited at Ally's bus stop. Cousin Ally ran off the bus and over the stroller yelling, "My new cousins." Ally really liked Micah and wanted to hold you every minute. Little Kaitlyn was connected to Savannah and wanted to hold you every minute. They became attached to you both, and by the end of the trip Ally was saying "My Micah", and Kaitlyn was saying, "My Savannah".
Your cousins changed all your diapers, feed you bottles, burped you and held you. You both enjoyed your first sleep over ever. In fact you both slept really well in Jeremy's taxidermy room. And you both had a fun, fun time.

Meeting your Great-Grandma and Grandpa

You both got into Vancouver on Monday and had a great day playing with your Kanooth Grandparents along with Aunt Lairen. You were both cuddled and held throughout the day. Then on Tuesday morning Grandma Kanooth, Mommy, and you both went to meet your Great-Grandma Martin. She is in a nursing home but is as strong as ever. Great-Grandma Martin loves your father a lot and brags about him daily. But today all she did was brag about the two of you.

As we entered her room she started to cry and said, "My little twins are here." Her face light up at the sight of you both, and you could tell that she was so excited to meet you. First Great-Grandma held Micah and talked about how much he looked like her little Leif.
Then she held Savannah. Savannah, you normally cry when you are layed down in a sideways position. But today you let Great-Grandma hold you that way without crying. In fact you looked up and smiled at Great-Grandma most of the time. Grandma Martin kept saying that she prayed for you both every night. Tears continued to fall from her eyes every time she talked about her prayers. She kissed you both over and over, and loved you. It was a very nice visit.


On Friday (Oct. 29th) you both meet a lot of new relatives including the Brooks family, Aaron & Katie's family and Great-Grandpa Kanooth. Grandpa Kanoooth lives out in Ridgefield all by himself, in the home that Grandpa Kanooth grew up in. He was surprised by our visit and loved every minute. In fact he kept saying, "It is so good to see everyone!" We put Micah in one arm and took some generation pictures, then Savannah was placed in the other arm. Great-Grandpa was surprised at first but then relaxed and enjoyed the pleasure of holding both you sweet babies.

Train Ride

On Monday morning (Oct 25th) at 2:45 a.m. you both boarded the train for your first time ever!! You were both sleeping when the train left, and slept until 6:00 a.m. Savannah was the first to wake up and Mommy feed her breakfast. Savannah and Mommy then looked out the window until Micah woke up at 7:00 and wanted breakfast too. I then held you both on my lap and we all looked out the window together. Savannah loved it. Your little eyes were so big as you looked at the new scenery.

Then about 9:00 a.m. our train stopped in Vancouver, Washington where Grandma Kanooth came to meet us. She was so excited to see how big the 2 of you had gotten. And you were both excited to see your Kanooth Grandparents as well.

Leaving Grandma & Grandpa Maughan's

6 weeks in Spokane went by a lot faster then expected. You both had so much fun playing with Grandma and Grandpa Maughan. You both also enjoyed meeting your Aunts and Uncles (the only on that hasn't meet you is Aunt Kjersti). And every relative had a lot of fun playing with the both of you. I thought that 6 weeks in Spokane was going to be long, but it was a blast. Your mother had so much fun introducing you both to old friends, and playing with relatives. I really enjoyed the help from both Grandma and Grandpa Maughan. And they both enjoyed getting to know their two twin grand babies.

Grandpa Maughan claimed that he taught you both how to smile and how to gain weight. Grandma Maughan claimed that you both learned how to laugh from her. I let them both think what they wanted... but deep down I know you learned everything from your mother!!

Grandpa loved holding the both of you when he played on the computer. Grandma would talk to you and tickle your bellies. At night time both Grandma and Grandpa would help me get you ready for bed. Grandpa Maughan normally gave you both a bath while Grandma and I put on your PJ's, feed you, and read you a story.

Your last day there was Sunday October 25th. We all went to church and then Grandma cooked us a really nice meal. For the rest of the day neither of you were put down as Grandma & Grandpa realized that you would be leaving. Your Grand partens love you both so much. They let you know that through words and actions. It was sad to say good-buy and leave.

carving you first pumkin

You both carved your first pumpkin today. Grandma picked the pumpkin out when we were at Green Bluff. Then everyone took a turn at carving and creating the outcome. You both were in charge of digging out the insides. Savannah scraped and Micah dug. It was a great team effort!!! And the pumpkin looked amazing.

Your Aunt Amy flew in all the way from Utah just to see you both. Aunt Amy is a kindergarden teacher in Utah. She teaches at a Charter School and therefore has a Fall Break. So she was here for 5 days. Aunt Amy loved playing with the both of you. She would hold you both and cuddle. Amy loved balancing Savannah in her hand and tickling Micah. It was a wonderful time.

I love Micah

A young boy from our home ward asked me what baby I like better. I replied that by telling him that you both took turns. One day Micah is my favorite and the next day Savannah is my favorite. Therefor each day I take turns giving my favorite baby some special love and attention. I am sure that one day you will both figure this out and I will be in trouble.
Today is Micah's special day. I just have to say that I love Micah. You are now learning how to smile and talk. You cuddle with Mommy and love sleeping with me. You have the sweetest little personality and I love you so much. We have had a lot of fun together.

Savannah Laughed

Sunday morning Josett, Mat, and Daryn left and headed back to BYU. We were all sad to see them go, so we enjoyed a big breakfast together.
Then during the morning session of Conference something exciting happened. I was holding Micah and Grandma was holding Savannah. Savannah got really excited when Grandma started to play with her. Your eyes got really big and you started kicking you little legs. Then Grandma started to tickle Savannah's belly. And you laughed!!! It was the cutest laugh ever. It was your first laugh ever. Then you got the hick-ups!!! It was so funny.

Meeting Uncle Mat, Aunt Daryn and Josett

Your Aunt Daryn loves babies and wanted to meet you both really bad. She therefore talked Uncle Mat into driving all the way up to Spokane for the weekend. They drove up Friday night and left Sunday morning. Aunt Josett came up with them to surprise everyone. It was so nice to see the three of them and they all loved holding the two of you.
One Saturday we woke up to a nice waffle breakfast with strawberries, huckleberries, and wipe cream. We all then watched General Conference together. You both were held all morning and your bottoms never touched the floor. Aunt Daryn loved holding Micah and Aunt Josett played with Savannah.
After Conferance everyone went to visit Grandpa at the hospital. While at the hospital Grandpa held you both in an arm and brought you over to visit the nurses. The nurses ooh-and-awed over you. Grandpa then weighed you both on a baby scale. Savannah was 11 lbs 11 oz. and Micah was 11 lbs 11 oz!!!!! The nurses laughed and laughed and talked about how twins are always the same. Micah had finally caught up with his sister.
All-in-all it was a wonderful weekend. Your Aunts loved you both. Your Uncle thought you were both so fun.

Going to the park

Your mother still has friends in Spokane, so we have been going on a lot of outings to the parks and restaurants. You have both made lots of new friends and are always being held by someone. You both LOVE going for walks and you both LOVE being outside. Today you both swung in a swing for the first time ever!! Savannah loved it and swung for almost 10 minutes. Micah didn't like it as much and looked really scared when I pushed him.

All the mothers thought you were both so cute in your swings.

Savannah finds her feet and Micah his thumb

Today (Sep 28th) I walked into the kitchen and found Savannah with her feet in the air!!! You were kicking them up instead of out, and watching them like you watch T.V. You were so cute sitting there moving your feet. I then tickled your foot and you jumped. I am sure that your foot will soon go into your mouth.

Yesterday (Sep 27th) we all went to the part with Aunt Alena. While at the park, Micah was sucking his fist and his thumb happened to pop in his mouth by accident. Your eyes got so big as your realized something was in your mouth. You ended up taking your thumb right out of your mouth, but kept your eyes big and excited.

Growing so big

You both LOVE looking out the window, looking at adults faces, looking at ceiling fans, or just plain looking at anything moving. You both are holding up your heads all the time. In face Savannah's nick name is boggle-head!! Every time I try to cuddle with Savannah, you just lift up your head to look around at the world. When ever I walk into a room and say something, both of you look at me. I love that you recognize my voice and try to communicate with your eyes. Night time is also getting a lot better. Savannah is staying asleep between 5-7 hours and Micah is staying asleep between 3-5 hours. If I want you both to stay asleep longer, I will feed you formula before bedtime. In fact you both are now taking formula 2 or 3 times a day, and drinking 3 oz each feeding. I just can't believe how fast you have both grown.

I can't believe how big you guys are getting. Before we came to Spokane you were both just barely holding up your heads and looking around. NOW... You were both just stating to recognize Mommy's voice and face. You were both still sleeping most of the day, and not the night. And you were both only drinking every 3 hours.

Meeting Your Great-Grandma

Today you are 4 months old. And something really exciting happened... you both got to meet your Great-Grandma a Edvalson. She drove up from Milton-Freewater just to see you both. My Aunt Kelly (Grandma Lorraine's sister) drove Grandma Glenda up here for the day. Together we all went to church.
While at church Grandma Glenda loved holding both of you. During the last hour Savannah decided to toot on Grandma Glenda's lap. You made a really loud sound so Aunt Alena took you to the Mother's lounge to change your diaper. As soon as Alena picked you up we saw the effects of your toot. You had gotten Grandma Glenda's suit all stained, along with your pretty dress, tights, and frilly panties. Grandma Glenda was so sweet about it, and said she didn't care. Now it is a good story to laugh about.
I was so glad that your Great-Grandma Glenda got to meet you. She really loves you both and really loved holding you all day.