What Big Eyes You Have

Joseph has discovered faces. His new thing is to reach out and explore with his hands those features that have been staring, oohing and ahhing at him all this time.

This is also why I can't wear my glasses for long with these guys. They've gotten a little too good at snatching them off my face.

Oh hi, Mom!

Joseph is 5 months, 10 days old.

Chopped Liver

This is the third day in a row that I've made it to the gym (yay!). And I'm trying not to take it personally, but when I drop off the boys at the nursery I can't help but feel that they are entirely too happy to see the backside of me.

No matter how beastly and cranky pants they are at home, every time I hand them over to the nice ladies in the infant room, they are nothing but charm and huge smiles. Where were those smiles for Mommy??? Then when I pick them up and ask how they were, all I get is that they were maybe a bit fussy for, like, 5 minutes but little angels other than that. Tuesday when I got Luke, the lady handed him over and he was still staring at her and giggling like a little boy in love. Really, guys?? Really?

I can't tell if they just love the nursery that much or if those ear-to-ear grins are their way of saying, "Thank God! A new face to stare at - FINALLY!" Either way, I guess I shouldn't complain because these 2 hours a day that I get with the gym membership are life savers some days. And if they're happy, I'm happy.

Most days I'll maybe exercise for 30 minutes. The other hour and a half are spent in the whirlpool or taking a nice, leisurely, steamy shower, a rare luxury at our house these days. Then in those last minutes, I come to the couch area in the locker room (I love this gym) and pull out a book or catch up on my internetting like now.

I love, love, love being at home with my boys, but decompression is good too.


The boys are 5 months, one week and 1 day.

Luke and Daddy

Two very happy boys...




Luke is 5 months, 4 days old.

Mix Up

OK, I guess I can see why people might have trouble telling the boys apart. When I was flipping through this picture quickly, I thought I was holding Joseph. Nope, that's little Luke.

Sorry, buddy!

Here's Joseph with Mimi & Mr. Mac.

The boys are 5 month, 4 days old.

Mimi To The Rescue

Just when I thought I might collapse from sickness & exhaustion, my mom swoops into town to save the day!




Thank you, Mimi!!!!



The boys are 5 months, 1 day old.

Sick

I suppose I should be thankful that we lasted until 5 months old before they caught their first colds. However, two sick babies and one sick mama - yep, they shared with me - makes for an absolutely miserable week.

And as if sleep weren't awful enough right now, their poor little congested heads is making it that much harder. So when Joseph finally passed out in the swing in the living room, Luke and I retired to the bedroom so as not to wake him up.







The boys are 5 months old today!

Should We Be Worried?

Lately the boys have been paying particular attention to anything and everything we've been putting in our mouths, a sure sign they're ready for solids. And we've tried "solids" with them. I'm just not sure how I feel about this much attention being paid to Daddy's favorite adult beverage.




Luke is 4 months, 3 weeks & 6 days old.

Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere

Of the 563 pictures I took of my little pumpkins, not ONE had both of them looking at me at the same time with anything resembling smiles. Of course. But I think the ones I did get were pretty cute anyway.






The boys are 4 months, 2 weeks & 6 days.

Just Because...

... this picture gives me the warm fuzzies.



Joseph is 4 months & 2 weeks old.

Verticality, Step 1

Joseph has been sitting up for about a week now. He's wobbly but getting better and better every day. He's starting to correct himself when he sways a bit too far to one side and saves it for another few seconds.

Concentrating hard

Hey Mommy! Look at me! I've got this!

Wait a minute...

No, I don't!

Wheeeeeeeeeee!

Don't worry. I only let him topple over like that when he's moving in extreme slow motion. I'm pretty sure he enjoys the falling over bit much more than the sitting up bit at this point.

In case you're wondering, Luke just kinda folds in on himself at this point. But we're working on it. He'll be an old pro in no time.


Joseph is 4 months, 1 week & 3 days old.