Hats Off to Aunt Mary

My sister Mary sent these hats for the twins and Sophie a few weeks ago. They have worn them several times already, although I don't know if they will again this year....today it was 80 degrees. Great weather for getting yardwork done. It only took me a week, but I have finally pruned everything in the backyard. March is one of my favorite months for that very reason, I love to get out there and chop things down! Every afternoon this week we have been out in the yard, the twins in their stoller, and Sophie "helping" me, or playing on her swingset. 4 is such a great age for that reason, she can totally entertain herself with her make believe stories, it is fun to watch and listen to. If I time it right with Michael and Emily, I can usually get in at least 90 minutes outside before someone needs to eat again. One thing is for sure, between the yardwork and the babies, I am keeping my chiropractor in business!

4 Month Milestone

Today was Michael and Emily's 4 month well baby visit. They both are doing well, gaining weight and growing at the appropriate rate. They are still both small, but have finally hit the growth chart in some areas. The stats are as follows:
Michael- 12.6 lbs which is the 7th percentile, 24 1/2 inches which is the 25th percentile. The biggest thing on him? His head, which measures in the 45th percentile!
Emily- (the peanut) 11 lbs even which is the 5th percentile, and 22 inches which is not on the chart yet. Also her biggest asset is her head, which is in the 30th percentile.

They had their immunizations as well, and Michael was very fussy and warm all afternoon. Mom and Dad were over helping Terry install a ceiling fan in the kitchen, which came out great, pics to follow later. Mom was holding Michael while I was putting Sophie to bed, and he got warmer and warmer....she called to me when he started shuddering. We got the cold compress and Grandma wrapped him up. I did call the ped., his temp was just at 101, he said that was acceptable as long as we could control it with Tylenol, which he has been getting since this morning. So, he is fine, but had his very experienced Grandma thrown for a loop for a minute!

Emily as usual takes it like a trooper, just more sleepy than usual, but eating and playing fine. But big sis Sophie has a bad cold and a temp as well, tomorrow will be a no school, stay at home in pjs kind of day.

These are some new pictures...a friend of mine gave these blankets to the twins, they are called Taggies, and are really neat, already they are tryng to get the tag parts in their mouths. And Sophie reading Pooh to Emily...she certainly has her rapt attention!

One Down, One to Go

Big news for us last night....Emily slept through the night! When you have been the one getting up every 2-3 hours to feed one of them, this accomplishment is HUGE!! She had her last bottle at 7:30pm, was asleep by 8:30pm, and didn't wake up to eat again till 5:00am this morning. That is a 9 and 1/2 hour stretch!! Michael, however, needs more work......he ate at 8pm, 1am and 5:30am. After that 5 am feeding, however, both of them slept till 9am this morning, and so did we. Sophie went home to Peachtree City with Pam yesterday for a little R&R, so we got to sleep in, pretty awesome. Yes, my life is now defined by the quantity of sleep I get each night.

Big Brother, Little Sister

One of the fun things to do with two babies is to put them together on the floor, and see what happens. Michael and Emily are really starting to notice each other, and it is funny to watch. Since they both still startle pretty easily, one of them usually ends up smacking the other, also funny to watch.

Today we had dance at 11, then went out to lunch with the dance girls, then on to the barber for Sophie's haircut. The twins were awake for dance, slept through lunch, and were both ready to eat when we got to the barbershop. As fate would have it, we ran into my friend Leslie, and she was kind enough to feed Michael while I fed Emily. When we were done, we held them on our laps facing each other. Neither one of us was paying much attention to them, since we hadn't seen each other in months and were busy catching up. I heard Michael cooing, and looked down to see him staring intently at Emily, who was smiling right back at him. I can only imagine their conversation...Hey, remember me? I was the one with my foot in your face for all those months, so glad we got out of there!!

The Big Cheese

Yesterday Sophie had a birthday party to attend at Chuck E. Cheese. It is a running joke between my mom friends that Sophie is 4 years old, and we had still never taken her there. Since the arrival of Michael and Emily, she has gone with other families, but I had still managed to dodge the bullet. So yesterday was the big day. With Terry's help I left the house at 10:45 am with all three children, and the twins freshly bathed. Believe me, that is no small feat for one morning!

I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. Yes, there is too much loud music and many blaring TV screens showing Chuck E. singing and dancing, but seeing Sophie enjoy herself was worth it. Her favorite part was when Chuck E himself made a visit to our table to sing Happy Birthday to Leanne. Sophie immediately turned to me and said "Mommy, can I go hug him?" A far cry from the days when she screamed at the thought of sitting on Santa's lap. We all got tokens to spend and she had so much fun using them for the little rides and games. For those of you not familiar with the system, you earn tickets each time you play the games, and these can be cashed in for a "prize. Sophie earned 137 tickets and she cashed it in for a candy eyeball, the most disgusting candy treat available. Michael and Emily had a great time as well; they slept through the whole thing. I told Terry it would be worth it to go again (during the week only however, I hear weekends are bedlam) just to see Sophie attempt skee ball, it was quite a sight!