sled

Another month has passed, and the boys are 3 months old already!

Yesterday they went on their first sled ride behind the tractor. They slept through the whole ride, so I guess that means they liked it! My brother Mike pulled us around the fields all the way around back. He gave us a nice, calm ride - I guess in order to get my brothers to be nice to me, all I have to do is keep a little baby or two with me! :)

We also had a family photo session yesterday. So yeah, I'm now one of those parents that can't get their kids to be happy for pictures. Ugh! It was a bit frustrating for me, but thankfully the photographer (our friend Whitney) was patient and didn't seem to mind that the boys were screaming their heads off. I think she did manage to get a bunch of pics in the few moments that they were calm. :)

proof

For all of you who don't think Caleb ever cries, here's the proof he does! And his brother doesn't mind a bit. :) In this clip you can see that Caleb is getting his hand out of his swaddle - he's a little Houdini. He'll work his arms out as if he doesn't like being swaddled, but then once he's out he doesn't like that either and gets upset - just can't win!

handsome

Sorry to all you other moms out there, but I managed to get the two handsomest little boys in the whole wide world! AND they already love to read! :)

tough guys

Last night was the boys' 2 month check-up and they got their first shots. They took them like champs! In this pic you can see their cool band-aids. It's nice the way they do it - one parent holds the baby down (Mike did Logan, and I did Caleb), there's a nurse on the left and a nurse on the right, and they give shots at the same time so it doesn't have to be dragged out. Both Logan and Caleb did the 'scream without taking a breath' cry - Logan's already done that quite a bit when he's gotten really upset about something, but that was a first for Caleb. But, they both recovered very quickly after the shots were done. The nurses said they were also impressed at how well Mike and I did. :) I was a little worried that thanks to the shots they'd have a fussy night last night, but they slept great - phew! Hopefully today is good too.

Both boys did great with the rest of the check-up as well. Nobody peed on the doctor and there wasn't any fussing. I'd be cautious if I was the doctor, I mean the diapers are off and he's right in firing range checking things out. I suppose he's had it happen plenty and it's just part of the job.

The boys are healthy and growing! We already knew that ourselves, but it was nice to put some numbers with that and get the approval of the doctor. Here's the stats:

Logan is 9lbs 10oz (5th percentile), and 22.5 inches long (15th percentile); Caleb is 9lbs 14oz (5th percentile), and 22.25 inches long (10th percentile). What I can't quite fathom is that they are the size I was when I was born (at 3 weeks early, I might add...) - I really can't imagine having one of them inside right now!

So, yes, they are on the small side for their age right now, but that's normal for twins and they have been eating and gaining good, so there is no concern.

They keep on smiling more and more, and Logan is 'talking' lots. It's so much fun! Last night after the doctor's appointment we had a church care group get together at another couple's house. Caleb and Logan were in their car seats in the living room with the couple's 5 year old twin girls who were watching a Veggie Tales movie. I went in there for something and Caleb was totally watching the movie! Mike had noticed that earlier too. I mean, he was completely concentrated on the tv in a different way than I've ever noticed before. I guess we're going to have to be careful since he's already getting hooked. :)

Six years ago tonight Mike asked me to marry him! Boy, time flies... I knew it had to be coming at some point, but didn't know exactly when, so he did manage to surprise me. We had talked about marriage and looked at rings, and even started looking at houses for after we got married. We had found a house we liked, but I knew there was no way my dad would let me buy a house with a guy unless we were at least engaged! So, Mike talked with my dad, popped the question to me, then we moved ahead with buying the house, and 4 1/2 months later we were married and living in the cute little house where we spent the first 3 years of our marriage. A cute little house that we do still own and have been very blessed to always have good renters in. :)

talk

So far, Logan is our talker. He and I had a nice conversation this morning. :)

The boys did great at church yesterday morning, not so great last night. Mike and I both ended up missing most of the sermon. We made it through the first part of the service fine, but once the sermon started they decided to wake up. Of course, my dear Logan waited until it was nice and quiet and then let out a big toot. I had to try really hard not to bust out laughing. It probably won't be too long before we start putting them in the nursery, we've just been trying to avoid it since it's such a germy time of year.

playtime

Playtime isn't quite as rowdy as it's bound to be someday...

laugh

Caleb laughed a little yesterday! Now the trick is to get him to do it more and actually catch it on camera...

chubbs

Just within the last few days we've had a couple people ask if Caleb is bigger than Logan. That's certainly a switch from the way it was at the beginning! They look the same size to me, but we'll find out soon when we take them in for their 2 month check-up. Which should be interesting, by the way. They'll be getting a bunch of shots. Two babies in the little room at the doctor's office getting shots...shall I bring my ear plugs??

One comment that is the most consistent is what long, skinny fingers Caleb has. Everyone expects him to be a piano player, but I don't know, he gets those long, skinny fingers from his mother and I'm not much of a piano player! They did come in handy for playing bassoon, though. :)

Neither of the boys can really be classified as 'fussy', but I would say that Logan is more 'dramatic'. He gets worked up quicker about things and can really amp up his crying as if whatever he's upset about is the most awfulest thing in the world. At this point it's still cute, I wonder when that will change! I can already see signs of what's to come with him - he's going the be the one we'll have to wrestle to change his diaper and get him in his carseat, etc. He's already figured out how to arch his back and push down with his feet when he's upset about getting his diaper changed, this should be loads of fun as he gets bigger!

Last week I went to a Mom's Night Out with some other twin moms. They all have twins about 1 year old or younger. What a treat! Not only was it nice to get out, it was nice to talk with moms of twins - they understand! :)

Friday night we went to some of the homecoming activities at my high school. Wow, high school seems like a LONG time ago! I don't feel that old, but the high schoolers now look so young and those kids were born in the 90's!! And, of course, Logan had a small diaper leakage problem - he doesn't do it at home, but waits until we're out in public... When I was walking those halls 12 years ago did I ever think that now I'd be there changing one of my baby's dirty diapers?? No way!