Happy Birthday to Me!!

I really wasn't looking forward to my birthday this year. First of all, turning half a century old didn't sound that fun (even if it's not all that different from being 24) and secondly, Didier wasn't going to be here. But on the 19th, my friends, Jess and Tally, and my brother- & sister-in-law, Michael and Martina, threw me a surprise birthday dinner. The weather was so nice and we grilled hot dogs, hamburgers and bratwursts. They brought so much salad and fruit as well. Plus Martina made me a cake, which is something I didn't get last year. It was so great! I really had an unexpectedly enjoyable birthday. Thanks so much!

Party!


The boys just chillin'


Eating and talking


My cake


Emily and Kelsey in their masks

Best Friends

I am so amazed at how well Emily and Kelsey get along. They really are best friends. Every time I even mention Kelsey's name, Emily gets her shoes and goes to the door because she wants to go play with her. So, here are some pictures of the 2 of them.

Good thing I had 2 babies because they both wanted to hold one! (Notice how the boys didn't like being held by them. They are both SCREAMING!!)


Playing with the big Lego blocks


Emily pointing as if to say "Look! It's Kelsy!!"

Grandma and Grandpa

My (Jennifer's) parents were just here in Switzerland meeting their new grandsons. My mom was here for 16 days and my dad was here for 4. We were very excited for them to be here, even if it wasn't for very long. I didn't get many pictures of my parents with Dominic and Liam (or Emily for that matter), but here are some that I took while they were here, even if they aren't in them.

***NOTE: So there's no confusion, for the rest of this post, my parents will be Grandma and Grandpa.

Dominic and Grandpa asleep on the couch. Grandpa slept a lot, but the twins didn't mind. They slept too!


Didier's Parents (Grandmami et Grandpapi) with the boys at the blessing after-party. Someone took a myriad of photos at the blessing and party, but I don't know where they are. If you have them, can I have a copy of them? This is the only picture I've got!!


The boys in their blessing outfits.


All the kids and me.


Grandma and Emily went on lots of walks. Here's Emily just walking;


Emily in her stroller, trying to listen to grandma's iPod


Grandpa holding both the boys


Grandma and the boys


Also, I cut Emily's hair while grandma was still here. She no longer has that really cute mullet! More pics to come.

New Job!

We would just like to announce that Didier has (finally)found a new job! He is now working for Neways (another MLM company, based out of Utah) as the country manager for Germany. We are so excited about this position and are happy about the timing as well. Plus we get to stay where we are, as it is a "Home office" position. Congrats Didier!

My little men

Swaddled up together


Dressed and ready for the day


Getting ready to sleep

Fun in the sun

Emily loves bubbles. Every time she takes a bath, she has to have bubbles. Every time she sees a container of bubbles, she asks me (or Didier) to blow some for her. During the winter we ended up blowing bubbles in the living room, but last week when the sun was out, she got to blow bubbles for the first time outside, ALL BY HERSELF. As you can see, she wasn't really good at it, but she kept on trying!!

If at first you don't succeed, try,try, again!




Almost got it

Finally!

Catching bubbles

More Pictures

Liam and Dominic

Dominic, Emily and Liam

"Why is he crying?"

Holding hands

Liam

Dominic

Dominic and Liam

Home from the Hospital

As you most likely know by now, our twins have finally joined us.

We are proud to introduce:

Dominic Georges Schluchter
Born: April 11, 2009 at 18:12
Weight: 3240 grams (7 lbs, 2 oz.)
Height: 51 cm

Liam Didier Schluchter
Born: April 11, 2009 at 18:19
Weight: 3140 grams (6 lbs, 14 oz.)
Height: 51 cm

Dominic (left) and Liam (right) less than 24 hours old.



Emily wanted to get closer to Liam, so Didier put her in his bassinet with him.



Emily loves giving the babies kisses. Here she is with Dominic


***I will post more pictures when I get around to unpacking the camera from my bags. Unpacking hasn't been high on my priority list today.***

Welcome to our Family

We are happy to welcome Dominic and Liam to our family.

37-38 weeks

So, I've been asked by several people to post a pregnancy picture. We took this Thursday late-morning right before we left for my 37-38 week check-up. The babies are doing well. They are both measuring at about 39.5 weeks, so that could be part of the reason why I'm so big. That and there are TWO of them. I'm measuring at 51 weeks pregnant (thank goodness that's not really possible for humans) and I'm 123 cm (48.42 inches) around when I stand (when I sit, it's more).