Photographer

Yesterday was my birthday, and my parents are in town visiting. They are also being a tremendous help since Will is out of town for work. He gets back Friday, and we are so excited!

I have attached a few of the pictures from the photographer. They weren't the best - I still can't get all of them smiling at the same time - but the boys gave a great smile during the individual pictures. This was really work to go to a photographer. Luckily, I have six months to forget the work and forever to enjoy the pictures.

Although they have noticed and talked to each other before, it is incredible now. They get hysterical. Nathan can laugh for a good 15 minutes! Their laughs are infectious!!! We have videos we have taken of their laughter.

They have also started to talk more. Daniel and Nathan talked to themselves in their cribs for 1/2 hour this morning and Emily was talking to herself this afternoon during the beginning of nap time. I do wonder what they are really saying. They usually giggle while talking.

That is all for now - I'll write more when Will gets back in town!

We're Wireless

Hi all,

We had our six month doctor appointments today. How does time go so fast? I can't believe they are six months old already! The doctor was pleased with their growth! Daniel has caught back up with Nathan in weight. Daniel is 15 lbs 12 oz and Nathan is 15 lbs 14 oz. Emily is also growing and increasing her percentile on the weight chart at 13 lbs 14 oz. Daniel is the longest at 25 1/2 inches, Nathan is an inch behind, and Emily is close at 24 1/4 inches. They are all on the percentile chart for their actual age. Yea! And what do I mean when I say, "We're Wireless!" No more monitors!!! I am going to call and have them picked up! Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are starting to feed them orange fruits and veggies. We can also mix different cereals (rice/oat, etc) with fruit and feed them with a spoon. They already get rice cereal in every bottle. If you come over, we hope you either wear an orange shirt or like the color orange!!! We started yesterday and the boys LOVED their food. Emily was already experimenting with the foods and she loves sweet potatoes and carrots, but not squash.

We have been taking them out more now. We went to Target, the Forum, and to watch a tennis match this week. We also had a play date with Tara, Marc, and their two children. It was great to see them, as they haven't seen the children since they were in the hospital. It's hard to commute from Athens with children.

You'll see a few pictures at the top of this posting. Veroniuq and I worked hard to get smiles, but we could only get two at a time. They were a little tired from shopping, but with more practice, I am sure Emily will be ready for her own credit card in no time! For some reason, the pictures turned sideways when uploaded. I am unsure how to fix that, but I think you can enlarge them.

People often ask if we can tell their personalities already. The answer is yes! We see differences all the time! Their strengths are different, their personalities are different, and they all do different things first. I feel like we are getting firsts all the time. This morning, I watched Nathan roll all over the crib - good thing he is on his own. The problem was, he couldn't get to the corner he wanted, but it was really neat to watch him try. Maybe next time it won't be 4 in the morning. Daniel woke up at 3, rolled over and cooed until I came in. He gave me a huge grin, then fell back to sleep when I rolled him back over. Emily - she is like me - she loooovvvveeesss her sleep! I am jealous that she actually gets all of her sleep in!!!

Next week, Will is going to Chicago. My parents will be in town helping with the children. I think it will only get more and more fun for visitors as the children now like to do things! I'm amazed by them every day!