Halloween Party

Yesterday we dressed the kids up in their Halloween costumes and took them over to our neighborhood's Halloween Party. We're not sure that Tessa and Adam had a good time, but the Missus and I sure did. We'll be using their pictures for years to come as blackmail material.

We met up with a couple from down the block who have seven-month-old twin boys. Every time we meet this couple, neither the Missus nor I can ever remember their names. Fortunately, they can never remember our names either. I carefully stored their names in my memory this time, but promptly forgot them before the party was over. At least I remembered their boys' names: Christopher and Daniel. I think.

The whole family is suffering from colds (or probably the same cold.) Tessa has it the worst right now, but I don't feel so hot either. Good thing I have to go to work tomorrow! (That was sarcasm if you couldn't tell.)

Here is the latest set of pictures. It includes the Halloween pictures and a couple we took on the 15th at Grammy and Pop Pop's house. Enjoy.

"Two Hearbeats!"

It was one year ago today. The doctor said those magic words: "Two heartbeats!"

Before my aging memory fades, I wanted to write down some of what we went through and what we were feeling at that time. If you'd like, you can read some of that fairly maudlin account, titled "Two Heartbeats."

Maybe one day Tessa and Adam will read it and laugh, and hopefully have a little pity for their old man.

Sounds

There are few sounds that concentrate your energies as much as one of your babies screaming in the middle of the night.

Or maybe not. I was sound asleep the other night when the Missus shook me awake. She was holding Tessa, who was screaming bloody murder. "Didn't you hear your daughter crying?" Apparently not, and I have to admit that I was a little miffed that the Missus seemed more interesting in waking me up than in helping our daughter.

It was a frightening experience (for the Missus anyway.) Tessa had never behaved like that before. She's now really suffering with her teething. Poor little drooler.

The boy seems to have gotten past the worst of his teething woes (at least for now.) He has started making happy sounds, lighthearted cries that he makes when he is playing with a toy or has rolled over and is trying to crawl. When I went to work this morning, I heard him playing in his crib making those happy noises. Definitely one of the best sounds I've ever heard.

Hopefully Tessa will be making those sounds soon.

Shots and weight

Speed and Trixie went to the doctor's today for a shot to help them fight off RSV, a virus that is not serious for most kids, but could be a major problem for preemies. Thank goodness our insurance company covers the shot: they both need to get one a month for six months and each shot is $5000. Yep, three zeros, that's not a typo.

They did fine at the doctor's office--only a medium amount of screaming. That's what the Missus says; I was far, far away from that fun event.

Here are their new weights:

Adam: 17 lbs.
Tessa: 16 lbs.

Next: Crawling

This blog is crawling along. Haven't had much time to update it recently. Heck, I still have a bunch of pictures on my camera that I haven't had time to download.

Last weekend, we paid a nice visit to Grammy and Pop-Pop. The twins behaved well and we all had a nice time.

Adam is rolling over now at every opportunity. Then he promptly spits up some of his previous meal. He pumps his legs, but is very frustrated that he isn't getting anywhere. We're going to have to child-proof the house very quickly, because any day now he's going to be gone.

Tessa takes a more leisurely approach to life. She's turned over a few times, but we don't think she likes it that much. She does scoot around on the floor. Once we looked over to see just her body and legs sticking out from under a table.

Both babies are still teething, though we have yet to see any teeth, just plenty of drool. In fact, we have some extra drool to sell, if anyone needs some.

Luckily for us, Tessa and Adam are both great sleepers. They're usually in bed snoozing by 8pm and rarely wake up before 7:30am. The Missus and I do appreciate that!

Footsie PJs

We've been very busy lately and I haven't had much time to blog. I'm sure the world will survive.

As a special treat, here's a picture of my beautiful twins in their footsie PJ's.

Enjoy!

Roll over

A big milestone today. Both Tessa and Adam rolled over onto their stomachs. Then they cried until we rolled them back. But it's a start....