Sunday, August 23, 2009

Meeting my commitment

I promised my sister and cousin (not the same person) that I would update some pictures of the boys over the weekend and I'm all about meeting my commitments ... most of the time.

The boys are doing very well. They're sleeping through the night most nights. Sam is sitting up great and is such a breath of fresh air. Ben is crawling and climbing on everything he can find.

Without further ado, here are some recent photos ...

Sam relaxing after a good meal


Finally broke down and got Ben protection for his dome because he kept trying to use his head to damage our floors



Sam in his bouncy seat


Ben left, Sam right


Sam


Sam


Sam


Ben


Chris went back to the hospital to visit the nurses on the one year anniversary of her being admitted last year


Ben


Ben


Mild mannered Ben Grimes, when agitated, becomes ...


BABY HULK ... run for your lives !!!!



Sam


Sam


Sam


Sam left, Ben right

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Video

Just shot this video. Thought it was worth sharing.


Monday, July 6, 2009

8 months old

Sam and Ben hit the 8 month mark yesterday. Ben's energy knows no bounds. He is crawling and getting into anything he can find. Sam is starting to roll over and smiles constantly. Mama and I can't believe it's already been 8 months since we met these little guys.

Sam high, Ben low


A preview of the rest of our life?


Sam


Ben


Sam


Ben


Sam


Ben left, Sam right


Ben lounging after a bath


Sam lounging after a bath


Sam


Sam


Ben and Mama


Sam and Daddy


Sam loves it when Ben grabs his ear ... really


Ben


Ben

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Ben and the bouncy seat

Ben finally found an outlet for his boundless energy.


Wednesday, May 6, 2009

6 Months Old !!!

The boys turned 6 months today. We are having so much fun and feel so privileged to be their parents. Ben is a perpetual motion machine, rolling over onto his belly and/or kicking his legs constantly. He's still trying to master rolling from his belly to his back, but he's getting there. Sam has started to kick his legs a lot and is experimenting with rolling. He has a rather stiff approach to kicking his legs that looks like he's practicing for his Riverdance audition. Their 6 month checkup with the doctor is on Monday. We're looking forward to that.

Some recent pics ...

Sam


Ben



Ben close, Sam far


Ben


Ben


Ben


Sam


Ben left, Sam right


Mama and boys


Sam and Dad

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Recent pics

NOTE: If you double-click on a photo, it enlarges the photo in a new window. Then hit the back button to return to the blog.

Sam on left, Ben on right ... look like big boys, don't they?



Sam got a bit tired after the photo shoot.


Ben drying off after his bath.


Sam and Ben often hold hands when we put them next to each other.


Sam is good with his tummy time.


That's shampoo on Sam's head, not whipped cream.


Ben getting ready for an outing.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

4 month update

Sorry I've been so bad about posting. Turns out raising twins takes up a lot of time.

Boys had their 4 month check-up on Friday. All is good. Sam has passed Ben in weight, mostly because our friend Ben has become a very finnicky eater. The good news is that they are both near the midpoint of expected weight. Sam is 13lbs, 13.5oz and Ben is 13lbs, 7.5oz.

Was going through our video camera and came across three videos that I thought were worth sharing ...

Pardon the pajamas, 3 day growth, and bedhead (all permanent conditions these days), but I thought this was a good one of Sam laughing and Ben talking. What I won't do for a cheap laugh.



Sam is obsessed with his fist and definitely not afraid to use it.



Early video of Sam I made for his Grandma Pat in Pittsburgh. Shows just how tiny these kids were. I almost forgot. The tabs on their diapers basically had to be overlapped. You can see how loose it was after just 2 hours. BTW, that's not a straight jacket. That's a shirt with hand covers so they don't scratch themselves. :)



Some pics ...

Ben in his new bouncy seat. Hasn't quite got the "hold your head up for more than 2 minutes" thing down yet, but he's working on it. Sometimes he just needs to rest his head.


Ben trying to figure out who that handsome fellow in the mirror is.


Sam getting a bath.


Ben happy to be playing with his toys.


Sam showing off his impressive physique ... don't hate.