Doctor, Doctor

The twinfants and I had an adventure yesterday: Our first trip to the doctor without any help from anyone.


(They don't do it all the time, but the twinfants are holding their own bottles.)

In the past, I have always had someone to give me a hand. However, for the last two appointments, Callie has worked on the night before the appointment and needed to sleep. Last time it wasn't a big deal because Amanda was out of school and able to help me out.


(Being a breach-baby made Saxon very flexible. He likes his feet.)

This time, however, we were on our own. And we did GREAT, thank you very much. It took us a little more time to strip down for our weigh-in, but we got it done.


(Ella asserts her claim on the toys by touching them.)

The roughest part was getting the babies shots. Ella went first as she usually cries a bit less. I calmed her down and we for Saxon. then Ella started to cry again but only until Saxon got stuck. His shriek immediately quieted her.


(Saxon is getting more into the Christmas toys from Grandma and Grandpa)

As of this visit, Ella weighed in at 16 pounds even, Saxon was nearly two pounds lighter at 13 pounds 15.5 ounces,


(Ella thinks all this picture business is pretty funny)

For those of you who have facebook, there are many more new photos there.

Long Overdue

What the heck happened to this blog? Ummmm.... My dog ate it?

Seriously, I had initially planned to do a post-Christmas wrap up, but like an idiot, I too busy watching Nick and Amanda help Ella and Saxon unwrap their presents that I forgot to take pictures. So then I figured I'd get photos from my dad who took some when he came up after Christmas. But I forgot to ask him and then it was nearly the middle of January, so I had missed the opportunity to make my New Year's post.


(Saxon on the move in the living room.)

So here we are in the first week of February... And I have NEW, never before seen, photos to post. It's a big batch, so I'll probably have to spread them out over the next few days. I did, however, post them all to my Facebook, so if you are my friend you can see them all there.


(Ella enjoying some time in her walker)

The twinfants are doing very well and are getting bigger and bigger. They hit the six month mark on January 18 and neither one of them fit very well into clothing sized in the 3-6 month category. Ella is still the heavier of the two, but we also had to move Saxon along into the 9-month size with the last batch of onesies and pants.


(If you look closely, you can see the six-inches of drool hanging from his lip)

The are also very much more mobile than they were when I last posted. They require constant supervision because they absolutely will NOT stay where you put them. They can both roll over without any problems and we are in the early stages of crawling right now. Saxon is the one more likely to do crawl, although it's more like he pulls himself Army-style with his arms. He kicks his legs, but they aren't part of the effort just yet.


(Ella has a healthy appetite. She even tried to eat my camera)

Ella's choice for mobility is the walker Granny and Grandpa Post got them for Christmas. She seems to have the longer legs and is better at getting them to work. However, she is still far more likely to go backward than forward. Saxon likes the walker, too, but gets the most enjoyment out of it when Amanda pushes him up and down the hallway yelling "Saxon Speedy Delivery Service!"


(I really like Saxon's expression in this pic)

Another area of development that continues to amaze me is their vocal improvement. Now, neither of them have formed words yet, but Saxon seems like he could be on the verge any day. He jabbers away almost constantly. Ella is more reserved with her words, but she has a free-flowing laugh that melts my heart no matter how many times I hear it.


(Ella has had enough with all the paparazzi)