Accidents Happen.

Yesterday, the babies and I were in an accident. It truly was the scariest thing that has happened to me (probably) ever.

We were rear-ended while we were sitting at a stoplight. I heard screeching tires, so I looked up in my rearview mirror. I could see a small Honda fishtailing towards us, but because there was oncoming, cross-direction traffic, there was (literally) nothing I could do in the split-second before impact. We were struck on the rear right bumper which sent us flying into the intersection, but (thankfully) not into the traffic.

I threw the car into park and jumped out of the Mountaineer to check on the babies. At the time, I didn't realize that there was a third vehicle involved because my priority was making sure that the twins were safe and unharmed (which they were). All I can say is, Thank God for baby carseats. Little Donny's carseat didn't budge, but Olivia's carseat was turned completely sideways from the impact. I have NO idea how that happened. The policeman at the scene checked the seats out and let me know that the carseats are still in fine, usable condition, so there's no need to purchase new ones. I still think we'll be buying some new ones tomorrow, though.

So, after I got everyone settled, I learned that two teenagers were driving a farm truck that initially struck the vehicle (that was coming to a stop behind us), which in turn struck us, and sent us flying into the intersection. We are waiting on the police report (which is pending), and that should give us a little more insight to what actually happened; or what caused the teenagers to hit the first vehicle. The babies and I were fortunate enough that we didn't have to hang around at the scene, so I didn't get the entire story at the time.

My neck is a little sore from being struck so hard from behind, but I am scheduling an appointment with the doctor to get it checked out tomorrow. The babies also have their 9-month check up tomorrow, so I'll be making sure that Dr. Wood gives them a thorough once-over just to make very, very sure that they are completely ok.

They Believe in Auburn and Love it!

The babies went to their first Auburn tailgating party last weekend! You can tell by the photos that they were a HUGE hit!

Of course, all the ladies just loved Baby Donny. :) He's such a Ladies' Man!

Olivia also commanded attention from some of the gentlemen that her daddy works with!

The babies behaved exceptionally well during the entire thing! We arrived at about 11AM and left at about 6PM. They didn't really nap well, but they were happy and smiley pretty much the whole time we were out there! Good job, Holloway Babies! Such troopers!

Where Has the Time Gone?!

The babies are now 8 months old!

I seriously cannot believe how fast time flies! It seems like just 5 minutes ago, they were newborns and I was rocking my sweet angels in their rocking chairs (at the same time)!

(Not taken 5 minutes ago, but whatever.)

I have to say that although I love watching them grow and seeing their personalities develop, I am a little sad that they are growing so fast. But, so it goes.

A little bit about the babies this month:

- They both have TWO teeth! Their front two teeth popped up exactly at the same time, on the exact same weekend! There is no denying they are twins, that's for sure!
-They both snort when they giggle! I swear to God, it is THE cutest thing you will ever see in your life.
-They are actually eating solid (sort-of) foods now. They like to eat melty yogurt discs and puffed veggie/fruit snacks. (Basically, these treats melt in their mouths after two or three chews.)
- They also love drinking a little water from their sippy cups after being outside in the hot weather. (And will even drink out of Mama and Daddy's cups, too!)

DONNY:

- likes to bite EVERYTHING. Other people's fingers and his Mama's ankles are among his favorites.
- can crawl at the speed of light. I'm really not kidding; one minute he's in the living room. The next, he's down the hallway in either his bedroom, the bathroom or the laundry room. (Yikes.)
- has been a little bit fussy lately, which is a change from his usual happy self. I think it's because he's trying to cut some more teeth.

LIVY:

- isn't much of a biter, but she will bite your clothing on occasion. (For example, if you are holding her on your shoulder and patting her back, she'll bite your shirt. Who knows why?)
- has finally mastered crawling! Although she isn't quite as speedy as her brother, she knows how to get around and will scream (loudly) if you pick her up and turn her in the opposite direction. (Not that we've done that or anything...)
- has also been a bit of a fussy-britches lately. Again, I think this is because of the teeth issue. At least, I hope. I hope.

The babies have their 9 month check-up coming very soon, so we'll see how much they weigh. I'm betting it's some where around 19lbs for Donny, and closer to 16-17 for Olivia.

Some exciting things have happened this past month:

The babies had their first visit to the pool. They LOVED it!

Uncle Darrin visited us, too! We ♥ our Uncle Darrin!

And one final thing: Grandma visited us this past weekend! We all went to the Alabama State Fair and had a great time seeing the animals and watching folks ride rides and play games!









Oh, also, they babies have begun transitioning from three naps a day down to two. (Their mama is NOT pleased.) For instance, this morning, the babies went down for their first nap at about 9:40AM, when they usually go down at about 8:15.

::sigh::

But other than that, we've just been chugging along!