Five Weeks Old

Last Saturday, our kids turned five weeks old. Apparently, I didn't take very many pictures of the kids during their fifth week (other than Halloween pics of course). Here is one of the two of them resting on a play mat. This is where we normally torture them with tummy time.Here is Caden wearing one of our favorite onezees. He wont fit into this newborn outfit for much longer! Caroline has already out grown her new born clothes and I'm sure Caden will be following soon.

A Few More Halloween Pictures

I didn't take as many pictures on Halloween as I should have. Here is one of the Baker family trick-or-treating at Grammie and Pappa's house. The Bakers dressed up as community helpers including a doctor, policeman, nurse, fire fighter and garbage man. At first, Cal was pretty upset about having to dress up. After he realized people gave him candy for doing so, he became much more agreeable.
Halloween was the first time Caden and Caroline rode in their stroller. We walked around with the Bakers as they gathered candy from the neighbors. The twins must have found the stroller relaxing because they slept in it the entire time.Here is Caden posing with his haul for the night...Here are a couple of Cal enjoying a popcorn ball.

Happy Halloween!

Our Halloween plan is to head over to Grammie and Pappa's to hang out with them and Amy's brother's family. We are not sure if C&C are going to go trick or treating tonight with the Baker kids. The twins might just help pass out candy.

We didn't do much in the line of Halloween costumes but I think the kids pull it off. We went with matching "My 1st Halloween" outfits.

Our angelic Caroline.
Our stoic little man.

Here is Caroline bullying Caden to get some more room. Caden must be having flashbacks to being in the womb with his big sister taking all the space she can get.

Once they finish jockeying for position, Caden and Caroline enjoy laying close to each other.

One Month Checkup

The twins had their one month checkup today. They are very healthy and everything looked good. Caroline weighed in at 9 lbs 1 ounces and Caden weighed 7 lbs 13 ounces. Both of them were quite a bit heavier than I was expecting. They gained almost two ounces a day since our last doctor visit!

Happy One Month Birthday!

One month ago today, our twins were born! Amy and I could not ask for better babies. We are so thankful Caden and Caroline are such laid back little babies that eat and sleep very well and are very healthy. (Today should be their 3 day birthday and not their one month bday.) It would have been much harder raising twins if even one of them was a tough baby. Hopefully Caden and Caroline will continue blessing Amy and I with how good they are. :)

Amy loves baking so she made a batch of cupcakes in honor of our twins. Both twins loved the chocolate frosting we gave them! Especially Caroline. She licked all of it off my finger. I bet she would like some chocolate breast milk.

Here are some pictures I took of our twins posing with their cupcakes. We couldn't get a good one of them together or one with their eyes open but we got several good individual sleeping shots. (The cupcakes are extra large so they make the kids look smaller than they actually are.)

Oh, and I'm totally kidding about letting them eat some cupcake. Amy and I were the only ones who partook in the special treat. :)

Happy Due Date and 4 Weeks!

Today is the big day!! October 24th! Well, at least, it should have been. The twins are officially due today, but, instead of celebrating their birth, we're celebrating their 4 week birthday. I'm sure glad we didn't have to wait until today to meet them! Here are a few pics of our kiddos over the last 4 weeks.

Our sweet Caroline. She's starting to laugh, smile and interact. She doesn't know it yet, but she's got her daddy wrapped around her fingers already!

Here are a few pics of our precious Caden. He is around 7 lbs now (we'll know for sure after our doctor appointment Monday) but we still call him our little man. He is just a bit more subdued than his big sister. Caden seems to get bigger and bigger with each day!

Visit From Grandma

My mom stayed with Amy and I all last week to help out and play with her grandkids. She was a very big help and did all sorts of stuff for us like change diapers, help with early morning feedings, make meals, and clean. The kids (and their parents) definitely appreciated Grandma visiting.

When Grandma was here, she was almost constantly holding one of the babies and talking to them. I don't know how someone can have so many words. It was especially nice having her here in the middle of the night. If someone wouldn't go to sleep, Amy and I wouldn't need to argue who's turn it was to stay up and calm the baby. (Not that this is really a big problem...Our kids have been little angels during their first three weeks.) Grandma was always up in the middle of the night ready to help.

It was nice having someone help out with the first week I was back at work (half time). That allowed Amy time to run an errand or two during the day and made it possible for Amy and I to go on a date Friday night. Since Amy hadn't been out to eat in over a month, I told her she could pick any place she wanted to go. With her choice of any restaurant, Amy picked a little known place called Chili's. I'm a fan of chains and I like Chili's, but I was still surprised that is where Amy wanted to go after eating at home for over a month. :)

Here are a few pictures of Grandma and grandchildren.