Saturday, February 9, 2008

What day is it today?

When our twins were born, I took four weeks vacation from work. The interesting thing about having so many days off in a row is that there is no differentiation between weekdays and weekends; this means I usually have no idea what day it is. It'll be a little strange going back to work and knowing what day it is again.

A couple of good pics today. First, we have Griffin playing with his numbers and letters in the tub. He was arranging by color today, which means he already has a better sense of color than I do!

Next we have Griffin stepping into the big brother role, helping Caden keep his pacifier in. We have to keep a close eye on him, but he loves to help!


And finally my favorite - while my lovely wife was taking a well-deserved hot shower, I was in charge of the three boys. They were all piled on me and I tried taking a picture. I couldn't get much of myself in the picture since my arms aren't very long, but the picture of the boys is great.


Ben, Kerry, and the Gwenner came over tonight to meet Caden and Rohan. Griffin had a hard time sharing his toys with Gwen, but eventually warmed up. He even invited Gwen to help feed the kitties - and that's a big thing for Griffin! Ben and Kerry bought some cute Baby Gap outfits for Caden and Rohan, and Ben dropped off a couple homebrews - a stout and a trappist ale. Yum!

Thursday, February 7, 2008

This blog worthless without pics

I should have learned this a long time ago, but pics will make this blog much, much better. So on to the better!

First, a picture from the hospital. The five of us!


And here are the promised "first bath" pics. Here's Caden's bath, catching Caden in a moment of full alertness.


And here's Rohan during his bath, looking around for something to eat - a favorite pastime of his.


Lastly, one of the cutest pictures we've taken of Caden and Rohan yet. I'm working on getting this put in the dictionary under "adorable."

Holy time warp, Batman!

Has it really been so long since I posted? The days are flying by, which I don't expect to stop anytime soon. That's right, my boys will be driving any day now, I'm sure. I completely subscribe to the theory that as one gets older time seems to go faster because each unit of time is relatively smaller to one's realm of experience. It's why when you're five, the time between Christmases seems huge (a fifth of your life!), but when you're thirty, it seems much shorter (it is, relatively).

Anyway, here are some of the things that have been going on the last few days:
  • Caden and Rohan got their first sponge bath. Total cuteness! (Pics coming soon.)
  • Wildly inconsistent sleep. Some nights the boys seem to want to nurse about every half hour. It's tiring for me, since we co-sleep with the babies, but it must be totally draining for my wife.
  • Food, food, food. I think we're finally near the end of all the food people gave us. I have truly never eaten so well!
  • Two of my coworkers had their babies, both on Feb 2nd. Congrats to Greg and Jenn, and to Aaron and Becky!
  • Yesterday Theresa and her New Year baby Morgan visited. Morgan is a doll; such a cutie! I spent the morning with Griffin at a huge indoor playground called Adventure Park. It was awesome, because it's set up so parents can climb around in the tunnels and stuff with their kids. I felt like a big kid myself. The best part about being a parent is how young it makes you feel! (Of course, reality crashed headlong into my body and I feel MUCH older today. Ah, well.)