Series

This is a pretty funny series of pictures that Nana Pam took today at daycare. I have mentioned that Tyler is a major wiggle-worm these days and you can tell from these. He also has a habit of taking his arms out of his sleeve as you can see from the last picture! Pam called them the princess and the wrestler - so true!

Jumperoo!

Tyler has no idea how much his dad loves him! After seeing Tyler jumping and having a ball in his jumperoo at Nana Pam's Lance decided that he needed one at our house too. The problem - it was an older model and couldn't just be bought at stores. So, after an extensive search on Craigslist and mom swaps we finally located one from a POTATO (Parents of Twins and Triplets Organization) mom. It was 45 minutes away - an hour and a half round trip from our house and back but Lance was determined to get it for him ASAP so he went out there and picked it up to have at the house on Friday night. Well, once we got Tyler home and excitedly put him in it he wasn't really all that impressed. It was different than the one at daycare - not the type or look or toy bar - but the height and the difference in jumping on carpet verses hardwood really seemed to throw him off! On the otherhand, Katie who at Nana Pam's despises the jumperoo LOVES it at our house and can spend literally hours jumping and talking and playing in it - so Lance's efforts were worthwhile!

They are really starting to notice each other so we set the exersaucer and the jumperoo up facing each other and they really seem to like watching the other one jump and figure out the toys. Everytime I set them up to eat now Katie is reaching for her brother's hand and both of them will catch the other ones eye across the room and break into a huge smile when they see each other - too sweet. Katie is still befuddled by the flash on the camera (and with all these rainy days it is necessary) so we don't have any pictures of how she usually is in the exersaucer or jumperoo just smiling and shrieking but here are some pics anyway (with Tyler in the jumperoo and Katie in the exersaucer). She looks half asleep because she just did not want to wake up this morning - her brother on the otherhand continues to be an early riser and thinks 5:30 is a good wake time - at about then he is happy and talking and ready to play - me and Lance not so much!

Here are a couple of pics from this morning before they were leaving for daycare. They are rarely in "twin" outfits so we had to take some pictures with them coordinating!

Uh oh

Well, we thought Tyler was just having a rough time with the mucous from his cold, but we found out today that it might be something different. He, for the last couple of days, has been having a lot of what Lance calls "eye boogers" and they are swollen and just sick looking. Today we found out he could have conjuctivitis (AKA Pink Eye)! Poor little boy has had the gamut of sickness and he is not yet even seven months old! It doesn't seem to really bother him, but he just looks pitiful. We have some ointment that we have to try to find a way to keep him still long enough to apply and it should be non-contagious after 24 hours. As of tonight Katie doesn't yet have it and we are trying to keep it that way - of course as we sit here right now both of us can now swear that our eyes are itching :-)!

Katie is catching up!

The babies had their last synagis shots today and were weighed and Katie is obviously tired of Tyler being bigger! Katie is sixteen pounds exactly, and Tyler is 16.2. That is still pretty small but they are finally in measurable percentiles - they are both in about the 10th percentile for weight. Their length wasn't measured but I am certain they are still pretty short comparatively speaking.

Poor little Tyler woke up with his eyes matted and a worse cough - he has gotten yet another cold. But, he is still pretty happy and they both are doing good. Tyler is a rolling fool now - he rolled from back to belly last night and as soon as you put him on his belly he goes straight to his back, anytime now I expect him to figure out that he can roll to get where he wants. Katie is doing better with her stranger anxiety, still no rolling but she has started in the last couple of days really working to get a toy that she wants and is also obsessed with her feet (like Tyler).

Overall, the kids are doing good. We are going to a friend's birthday party for their little boy this weekend and it is during their "naptime," so we'll see how that goes. On weekends their naptime is really loose anyway so it probably won't be that big of a deal. Lance and I are going out tonight and I am really excited to get out but worried that we don't need to spend the money - times are tough but I figure you gotta have a little time with each other and away from baby duty so I am going to chalk up the spending to doing something good for my mental health! So-So and their Grandpa are watching them, it seems that everytime they babysit there is some issue that makes the babies not on their best behavior - today they had shots, Tyler is sick, Katie will probably have it too by day's end, and the doctor visit messed with their morning nap, so fussiness will probably be their MO tonight too, but I hope not!

New Outfits

We had a little picture session today because I was just dying to get them into their adorable little outfits that So-So gave them. We are still going to take them to get their "six-month" photos in these outfits but I was a little worried that Katie would outgrow hers. It will probably be a little short (just getting her ready to wear tennis skirts) but it should last for a little while longer. Anyway, here are just a couple of pictures - Lance was my helper and he was over it after only about 6 pictures so we didn't get any really good ones - hopefully we'll get some professional ones soon.

Katie was laughing but wouldn't look up!

Happy Tyler!

Pretty intense look, trying to figure it all out! Tyler has discoverd his tongue! For the last couple of days he has been sticking his tongue out constantly.
She was just "talking" and looking everywhere but the camera.
Tyler eating his sweater - every picture we try to take is a battle to keep their clothes out of their mouths!!!

Life Is Good

Life really is good and the kids have onesies that say so! A friend (thanks!) gave the kids these cute little outfits and matching socks and we just had to take some pictures!!!

Had to share...

These are some pictures of the kids at Nana Pam's today that I had to share. Pam appropriately labeled - them "Irish Temper?". I don't know about the Irish, but they sure do look a lot like their daddy in these pics
:-)!
Don't worry - there are plenty of happy pictures from Pam's too. They were just hungry and pissy and like I said in the other post, they are getting VERY good at making it known when they are not happy! But, here are a couple from Pam's after their food and nap - happy again!