We just started to take “art” classes. What an artist Finian is… is there any psychologist reading the blog that can analyze these paintings? 
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Anna Marie Panlilio is a friend of ours who takes amazingly beautiful pictures of dancers jumping around. A few weeks ago we met with her at a studio and she took these awesome pics of us. She has a lot more incredible photos on her site, check it out. http://www.annamarie.me/ Thanks Anna Marie, it was a lot of fun!
A friend of ours sent us this recently… scary family… Thanks Claudine!! (click on the image to view)
When Teo broke his leg, Noni gave to the boys two little piggies, one of them with a wraped leg, like Teo’s. She also made a card with pictures of people with casts on and she herself wrapped her leg as if she had a broken leg too. What a great grandma Fin and Teo have!!!
Quan el Teo es va trencar la cama, la Noni va donar als nens dos porquets de peluix, un d’ells amb una cama embenada com el Teo. Tambe va fer-los un llibret amb fotos de nens amb cames enguixades i es va embenar la cama ella mateixa. Quina iaia mes bona que tenen el Finian i el Teo!!
it seems like we will have to freeze the boys at night so we can have some rest… just kiding See this article
There is some traffic lately at our house. This is one thing they love, drag pillows all over the house. Up and down the house, over, and over. So much fun!
Ultimament hi ha molt the trafic a casa. Una cosa que els encanta es es arrossegar coixins per tota la casa. Amunt i avall, una vegada i una altra. Divertidissim!
I’ve never been as rested and calm with the two boys feeding. They move so much, this position would be impossible with Fin and Teo. Also, where is the feeding pillow? those arms must be strong..
Mai he estat aixi de relaxada quan dono el pit alt nens. Es mouen amunt i avall, aquesta posicio aixi asseguda seria impossible amb el Fin i el Teo. I a mes, on es el coixi? deu tenir uns bracos fortissims…
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?blogid=46&entry_id=44992
Ara som a Forest Lodge, a Cable, Wisconsin. Ens hem trobat amb tota la familia de l’owen, per part de mare. El teo esta molt be. ja camina sol la majoria de les vegades. El Finian l’imita fent-se el coix, si puc en fare un video perque fa molta gracia.
Ara ja diuen mes paraules: Noni (nene), Bubbles (babu), boat (bo), door (do), aigua o water (aua o wawa), duck (da), calent (au!), boom!, wow!, no!
Quan tornem del viatge ja penjare fotos.
Now we are in Forest Lodge in Cable, Wisconsin. We are in the Matteson family reunion. Teo is doing great. He walks most of the time by himself (in the cast). Finian imitates Teo’s walk, jumping on one foot, if I can I’ll post a video of it because it is really funny.
Now the say more words: Noni (nene), Bubbles (babu), boat (bo), door (do), aigua o water (aua o wawa), duck (da), hot (au!), boom!, wow!, no!
Here is the “card” we gave Owen for father’s day. The boys and I made it with crayons. They are getting so good at it!
The boys are learning how to go down the stairs. Here you can see the progress.
Finian has been trying to get to the flour can for a long time… well… he finally did it!
El Finian ha estat intentant agafar el pot de farina des de fa molt de temps… be… finalment ja ho ha aconseguit!
Els meus pares (avi i iaia del F i el T) s’han estat aqui durant una setmana. Els han tret al parc, museus, passejades… Han canviat molt des de l’ultima vegada que els van veure! Aqui hi ha algunes fotos.
My parents have been here for a week. They have taken F and T to the park, museums, walks… They have changed a lot since last time they saw each other! Here are some pictures.
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El Marti i la Berta ens han dit que es casaran el proper Juliol, aixi que nosaltres ho hem celebrat des d’aqui a San Francisco. FELICITATS!!!
Marti and Berta have told us that will be getting married this July, so we have celebrated it from here in San Francisco. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Aquesta es una recepta que vaig trobar a internet i als dos els encanta!!! Ho recomano a tothom, es molt facil de fer i molt bona!
This is a recipe I found on the internet and both boys love it!!! I recommend it to everyone, is easy to make and so good!
http://weelicious.com/2009/04/20/broccol-wee-soup/
Broccol-Wee Soup
We’re big fans of soup in this house — and I mean all of us. I love anything with vegetables, Kenya thinks drinking soup out of a cup is a blast and my husband is into anything that’s healthy and keeps his waistline in check. Therefore, this recipe for broccoli soup fits the bill for all of us. You can even serve it to a 10-12 month old if you leave out the lemon juice.
Broccoli should be a regular food in everyone’s diet because it’s a super veggie. It’s packed with vitamins A and C, calcium and soluble fiber plus it’s available year round. Even for kids that turn their noses up at vegetables, broccoli is one you can usually get them to eat because of it’s mild flavor. I usually make a big batch of this soup because I like to freeze a few servings to have for another day. The only trouble is that it’s usually gone before it ever makes it to the freezer!
Broccoli Soup (6-8 Servings)
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Small Onion, chopped
1 Tsp Salt
1 Large Potato, peeled and chopped into a small dice
1 Pound Broccoli (about 2 cups), use florets and stems (stems peeled
and chopped)
4 Cups (1 32 Oz Box) Chicken or Vegetable Stock
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
Yogurt, Creme Fraiche or Sour Cream for garnish.
1. In a large stock heat the olive oil and saute the onion and salt for 5-7 minutes over low to medium heat.
2. Add the potatoes, broccoli and stock and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer.
3. Cook uncovered for 12-15 minutes or until broccoli and potatoes are
fork tender.
4. Pour into a blender and puree.
5. Serve garnished with yogurt, creme fraiche or sour cream.
It’s been really warm this last past days, so we have been able to put the boys naked out at the deck and use Marta’s inflatable pool. So much fun!
Despres de fer tres passes fa unes setmanes, el Teo va deixar de caminar durant unes setmanes. Pero ahir va tornar-hi, i sembla que ara va de debo. I el Finian es va posar tant content que el va agafar del brac i van caminar junts un trosset… que macos…
After doing three steps a few weeks ago, Teo stopped practicing for a few weeks. But yesterday he started again and it seems that now is for real. Finian was so happy that he took him from the arm and they walked a bit together… it was so cute…
Last weekend we went to the Occidental Fools Parade. Occidental is so pretty at this time of the year, it is getting warm so soon we will be able to go to the pond! The boys enjoyed being carried in the wagon and playing at the sand box at OAEC. I think they will have a great time in Occidental as they grow up.
Moriah gave the boys the best pants, hand made pants! And on top of that the presents came with a catalan note, saying Moltes Felicitats! what a present! Here is a picture of them wearing them this morning.
THANKS MORIAH!!!
La Moriah ha regalat al F i al T els millors pantalons, fets a ma! I a sobre el regal ha vingut amb una nota en catala que hi deia Moltes Feliciats! quin regal! Aqui hi ha una foto d’aquest mati amb els nens i els pantalons.
GRACIES MORIAH!!!
It’s been a year, incredible…
(ho volia traduir tot, pero m’ha sortit massa llarg, i ara no tinc temps)
So, let’s think what are they doing now:
-Standing up by themselves
-they can do 1 step and then go down to the floor, no walking yet
-favorite food: rice cereal with spinach or egg yolk, yogurt with banana, bread with olive oil, rice cakes,
-other food they eat: applesauce, yems, chicken, fish, lentils (once),cheerios, tofu,
-Teo piles up the food in his mouth and chews it all day
-they don’t say very much yet: ma-ma-ma, ba-ba-ba, da-da-da…
-Teo loves to talk and imitate sounds
-they can do the: Soooo big with the arms
-they hate us when we try to put their shirts on
-the only way to change their diapers now is with them standing up… a little bit tricky
-favorite song: Oh, my, I want a piece of pie…(sang by uncle Elliott)
-when they get excited they rock on their knees back and forth
-they are starting to get the idea of things in and out of a pot or box
-they give you things and sort of throw balls to you
-they have 6 teeth each (4 top, 2 lower)
-they adore uncle elliott and Noni, they get super excited every time they see them
-at the swing they laugh a lot
-if there’s music on, they will DANCE!!!
-they like to be carried on the slings (ergo) and now they are starting to be ok on the stroller
-they are starting to get fightsty (sp?) when one is fed (breast) and the other one has to wait
-they like to cuddle with each other although sometimes cuddle becomes biting and then we have to put them apart
I might add more things when I remember them
What a day looks like (obviously every day is different, but generally it looks like this):
get up at 6am or 7am. eat something sometimes (not always) like bread, rice cereal, cheerios…not very much.they play in the kitchen or office, pots and pans, toys…
8.30am or 9am: to the breast and take a nap for 1 or 2 hours (if we are lucky)
11am take some lunch: yogurt with banana or rice cereal with spinach. then play around the house, living room, walker, uncle elliott here and there
2pm: to the breast and take a nap for 45min to 1 hour
3pm: snack: bread, cheerios, squash, yogurt, teething biscuit…Then we go for a walk, either around the neighborhood (which usually means going to the playground, swings) or to the Golden Gate Park for a longer walk with slings and/or stroller
5pm-6pm: dinner: chicken soup, rice cereal with veggies, bread
7pm: bed time, we go to our room, lights down, classical music and read or cuddle there for about an hour. Breastfeed once or twice until they are asleep, usually 8pm.
AND….you would think that here is the end of the day, but it’s not…
8pm-11pm: they wake up once or twice each one, we hold them, put them under the fan at the kitchen until they fall asleep
11pm-6am: breastfeed them whenever they wake up (between one to three times each one)
He penjat un video del Teo i el Finian al gronxador. Els encanta…
I have posted a video of Teo and Fin at the swing. They love it…
Teo has been washing all the floors and shelves with the socks or hats he finds on the way…
Finian has been filing Owen’s files for the past few weeks…
A few pictures of last weekend. Recently I have been pretty busy and haven’t had any time to write. The boys are getting to be little real people, they crawl around the house so fast, and open all the drawers they can. I’ll try to post some video soon. (blue=Teo, orange=Finian)
Algunes fotos del cap de setmana passat. Ultimament he estat molt liada i no he tingut temps per escriure. Els nens s’estan convertint en “persones” de veritat, gategen per tota la casa i obren tots els calaixos que poden. Intentare penjar algun video d’aqui a poc. (blau=Teo, taronja=Finian)
…and 2 days later here comes Finian!
…i dos dies despres arriba el Finian!
We sowed the seeds two weeks ago (september 24th). They are starting to grow!!!
Vam plantar les llavors ara fa gairebe 2 setmanes (24 setembre). Estan comencant a creixer!!!
October 6th
September 8th
August 25th
El cap de setmana passat vam desmuntar la base del nostre llit i ara estara a terra. D’aquesta manera si els nens es belluguen (que es belluguen molt ara) i cauen, no es faran mal.
Last weekend we put the mattress of our bed on the floor and took out the base. This way if the boys move (which they do a lot now) and fall, they won’t hurt themselves.
Andrew and Hanna have come to California for a few days and they stayed with us for 2 days We went to Tenesee Valley for a walk with the boys. Hopefully we will see them again next summer in Herrang!
L’Andrew i la Hanna han vingut a California per uns dies i s’han estat amb nosaltres 2 dies. Hem anat a Tenesse Valley a fer una caminada amb els nens. Amb bona sort els veurem un altre cop l’any que ve a Herrang!
We got your presents last week, we love them! I have posted a picture of it along with some other new ones on the Gifts section. We can’t wait to meet you in Seattle!
Tot i que menjo mes que mai (mes que quan estava embarassada), continuo perdent pes. Ara ja torno a estar al pes original. No es que guanyes tant de pes durant l’embaras, nomes uns 12 quilos (em sembla). Aixo d’alimentar dos nens et xucla molta energia!!!
Even though I am eating more than ever before (even when I was pregnant) I keep on loosing weight. I am back to my original weight. During the pregnancy I didn’t gained that much weight, about 28 pounds (I think). Feeding two babies sucks a lot of energy from you!!!
Revista del grup de bessons de San Francisco
Published May 23, 2008 Uncategorized 2 CommentsTags: u
Des que vam tenir la noticia que seriem pares de bessons, ens vam inscriure al grup de pares de bessons de San Francisco. Tenen una llista d’email, on pots fer preguntes relacionades amb bessons, o vendre/comprar coses de segona ma…, fan reunions per parlar de temes relacionats amb bessons, trobades de pares amb o sense nens…i tambe tenen una revista cada 2 mesos. I el Teo i el Finian hi surten aquest mes! (mireu la pagina 10)
Since we found out that we were going to be parents of twins, we subscribed to the parents of twins club in San Francisco. They have an email list where you can ask questions related to twins, sell/buy second hand items, they organize meetings to talk about twin related things, outings for parents and/or babies..and they also publish a magazine every 2 months. And Teo and Finian are in this month’s magazine! (see page 10)
