10 weeks today!

So the boys are 10 weeks today, and it has gone by pretty fast! Here is what they are up to:

-They are now eating more consistently 4 ounces at a time, which is a big deal for them.

-Drew rolled over from his stomach to his back yesterday, which Donovan has been doing for 6 weeks, so he finally caught up!

-My babysitter said Donovan laughed yesterday. Of course I had to miss that. :(

-The boys are going to sleep at 7 and then up to eat around 11, then 3, then 6. I am glad they are pretty consistent but I am looking forward to them dropping one of these feedings. Corinne just started dropping one feeding without help when she was a baby, so I am hoping these guys do the same.

I really really need to take and upload new pics. Things have been busy around here. On Thursday night it was just me and the boys since Paul had an overnight business trip. It was definitely a lot to have everyone, but we did it. Corinne helped, and even helped feed her brother with me! She is a big help, although I have to keep an eye on her "helping" sometimes.

This pic is about 2 weeks old, like I said I need to take new pics!

Back to Work!

On Wednesday I officially went back to work. I have mixed feelings about going back and being away from the boys, but it is also nice being able to eat lunch without interruption! Plus we are lucky to have a great babysitter that does a great job with all our kids.

The boys also celebrated their 9 week birthday on Friday. It has really gone by fast! Paul and I took all the kids to the mall yesterday and they were great. Just when we got our confidence up we took all 3 to Target, Drew cried the entire time for no apparent reason other than he didn't want to be at Target. So that was a fast trip.

The boys are up around every 3 hours in the evening still. Our new goal is to get them to take naps in their cribs instead of their bouncy seats or on us. I will keep everyone posted on how this goes.


Some pics: Corinne after a bath....

Donovan and Drew after their bath. In most of our pics, you will notice that Drew is in blue. This is so our babysitter can tell them apart!

Two months stats!

Corinne entertaining her brothers. After a bath....I think they look really identical in this pic.

Me trying to catch a smile from one of the boys.....

The boys turned 2 months last Friday. They had a good doc appointment. Donovan was 9lbs 15 oz and 22 3/4 inches tall, Drew was 9lbs 4 oz and 22 inches tall. They got all their shots too and handled them as well as to be expected.

I go back to work on Wednesday which should be interesting!

Finally some pics!

I found my camera, the cord, and my computer, so here are some pics!

Here is Donovan, our friend's Tracy and Nick's baby Andre (7 months) and Drew. Here is Donovan looking cute and just kind of staring into space...

Here is Drew in his bouncy seat. He can fall asleep in the craziest positions. Here he is with his arms straight out sleeping.

And here is the same pic as up top, but Donovan crying.

And finally, I will end this with something funny Corinne said.

Corinne: I went fishing.

Me: Did you catch a fish?

Corinne: No, I caught a worm!

Sorry the lack of updates!

This is Drew in his blanket from Catherine!

I have been in Michigan for the last week since Paul had to go out of town. It was so great to have help for a week, I feel so lucky! I even got to go to a movie and out for drinks with my sister in law, which was totally fun!

The boys are doing great. I have been taking pics but apparently having my camera, the cord, and my laptop all in the same place at the same time has become some sort of black hole in my house. So, sorry for the lack of pics.

The boys are still up at night every 2-3 hours. It's still exhausting, especially since I go back to work next week. However, now they are both smiling on occasion which makes the tiredness all worth it! They kind of switch off daily on who is the crankier one that day. Our 2 month doctors appointment is this Friday and I can't wait to see how much they weigh. They are finally out of most of their newborn clothes and are wearing their 3 months! I think Corinne was in her 3-6 month at this point so it's pretty crazy.

Corinne is doing well and had fun at "Papa's house". She likes to say that things are "pretty cool" and is now 99% potty trained! It is great.

It's Official...

We got the pathology report back...they boys are identical! It is really neat to have it confirmed. Identical twins are pretty rare and only 3 out of 1,000 births!

Just some identical facts: identical twins happen when a fertilized egg splits into two, while fraternal are when two eggs are fertilized. Identical twins have the same dna, fingerprints, everything! They do not run in families because it is just a random act of nature.

I know some people never find out if their twins are identical, so I feel lucky to know. And while I can easily tell them apart now, I still get tripped up now (like when they are in their car seats and I can't see Drew's crazy hair, which is how I tell them apart usually).

Anyways, no pics today. I am slacking this week.

Well, it has been a crazy last week and a half. The whole family went up to Paul's parents lakehouse for Memorial day. Getting up there was interesting....I'm sure most people can picture nothing more fun than being in a car with a 2 year old, 2 5-week olds, and a dog who gets car sick, for a 6 hour trip. But we made it! Paul and I stopped at McDonald's and we were like machines...feeding all the kiddies and then going through the drive through for ourselves. Corinne was great and so were the boys, who slept most of the time. We weren't sure what to expect since we fondly recall a trip when Corinne was about 6 months old where she cried for 2 hours straight in a car trip!

The lakehouse was very fun and we were so lucky to have help from "Pamma", "Papa", and Aunti. The neighbors came by and all held the babies too. The boys got held most of the time we were there! Paul's parents even babysat one night and we went out for some much needed cocktails. Good times!

Corinne had a blast swimming in the lake with Paul, fishing, and just running around. She is a great big sister and loves her brothers so much. Here she is looking silly with them!

We are back to reality now and back at home. I am trying to get the boys on some sort of schedule, but that might be wishful thinking since they are still so young. I can't believe I go back to work in 3 weeks!

Here is Donovan posing with some hats I got them. He is pretty gangsta..holla.