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.

Pictures from Our Third Week

We have been working on our tummy time a lot more this week. Neither kid enjoys it but they will normally deal with it for a little while.

During the last bath time, we decided to try out their robes. Both kids enjoyed the robes...though the robes are probably a little to big. I'm sure they will fit a lot better in a month or two.

Here is Caden crying and showing us his old man face. I love the wrinkles he makes in his forehead. This crying only lasted a couple of seconds before he calmed down. He is such a good little boy.

Amy loves baby feet. Here is a picture she took of Caroline's feet.

Our Two Week Checkup

We took the twins in for their two week checkup. Everything is going really well. Here are a few of the things that happend during this visit.

The doctor asked Amy and I if we are giving the kids plenty of tummy time. We said yes. Apparently, Amy and I didn't know what tummy time meant exactly. We thought it included laying on our chests facing us. However, tummy time needs to be on a hard surface like the floor. Our bodies made it too easy for them and would not encourage them to build muscles. When we learned this, both Amy and I were worried they would fail their tummy time test. Instead, they passed with flying colors. The doctor said both of them were "showing off" and she did not expect them to be able to push up and move their heads as well as they already do.

One of the things we were looking forward to was weighing the twins. At our first checkup, Caden weighed 5 lb 3 ounces (down from his 5 lb 10 ounce birth weight) and Caroline weighed 6 lb 6 ounces (down from her 7 lb birth weight). Our goal for this checkup was for both kids to weigh at least their birth weight. Amy and I were thrilled when Caden weighed in at 6 lb 4 ounce and Caroline topped the scales at 7 lb 10 ounces. Both weighed 10 ounces more than their birth weights!

After weighing Caden (completely naked to make sure it is exact), the nurse thanked him for not peeing everywhere and then told me I could put his diaper back on. The nurse, Amy, and Caroline then went back into the exam room while I started to put Caden's diaper on. Seconds before I was able to do so, Caden decided to see just how much stuff he could pee on. I think he must have been practicing his distance because he was able to spray a wide variety of stuff at different distances including the scale, a calculator, and several nearby office documents (not to mention his own head). On the bright side, daddy was standing outside the line of fire and and he didn't need to clean this mess up. :) Oh, and the doctor thought it was funny. I doubt she will be the one to clean it up either.

The best news at the visit (other than they are healthy, of course) was that we no longer need to wake them up at night for feedings! We are allowed to let them sleep as long as they like. The doctor expects them to be able to sleep for 4 to 5 hours! I hope that is right. We will find out tonight.

We head back to the doctor in two more weeks. Hopefully, that appointment will be as good as this one.