Equal rights
July 7, 2009
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
"Whaaa? Me?!?! Picture hog??? Never."
"Dude, will you just smile so we can get this over with?"
"Maybe if we switch spots...is that better? No???"
"Oh great...the blank stare. At this rate, we'll be here for hours!"
"Fine then, I'll just make a scene so mommy gets distracted."
"Sheesh, it's about time you finally smile! Are we done yet?"
And a few more to even the score…
Kerry
Happy 4th of July!!!!
July 5, 2009
What a busy weekend!
I had a half day off work on Thursday, so we had a nice 3 1/2 day weekend together as a family – and boy did we make the most of it! Thursday night, Jeff and I took advantage of the beautiful weather and took Max, Wes, and Rex for a long walk through the park, eventually making our way to the local pizza joint for a NY-style pie (to go). We walked back home, ate our pizza, and skipped bathtime for storytime (YAY!!). Max and Wes learned all about “The Duck in the Truck”, and I learned that when you read books that rhyme to babies that sometimes you make up little songs to go with them. LOL!
Friday we piled up the boys (the 2-legged ones) for a trip to the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. We walked around, enjoyed the sunshine, and met up with Grandma and Grandpa M for a bite to eat at Kona Grill. The boys were very well behaved for their grandparents, and mom and dad got to eat a nice lunch (thanks again Art & Sue!). Once we left the restaurant, we went back to Cherry Creek North and walked around some more…that is, until the skies turned gray and gave us little to no warning that it was about to DUMP rain! Thankfully (seven blocks later), we got to the parking garage without getting Max and Wes too wet, and headed home. The rain was so bad on the drive back to our house that our windshield wipers could barely keep up and Jeff said he couldn’t see more than 10-15 feet in front of the car! We got out of there just in the nick of time!
Saturday we went to Marty and LeAnn’s (and Asher’s) house for a little while to hang out and get some pictures with Max and Wes’s favorite cousin, Asher, and then we headed to Ryan and Jaime’s 4th of July party. We had the boys there for a little while, but it started getting late so Jeff took them to his parents house for their first overnight stay! We eventually joined them there (his parents live just a few minutes away from the party we were at), and woke up to two happy babies and a nice breakfast cooked by Jeff’s mom.
Here are some pictures from yesterday…
Our little firecrackers and I
Daddy and Max
Doesn't Max look concerned here?
My favorite nephew, Asher, and I
Aunt LeAnn holding Max up in the wagon
Wes was almost too big for the wagon!!
Cousin Asher giving Max loves
This afternoon we drove up to Loveland to meet our friends, Tara and Jesse (and their girls, Megan and Ryan, and Megan’s friend, Katie) for lunch at Rock Bottom. After lunch, we headed to the Carters outlet (dangerous, I totally couldn’t resist the low prices and ADORABLE clothes) and Daveco, the biggest liquor store in the WORLD (according to the Guinness Book of World Records). Overall, a super fun day! Wes was being a little fussy, so I kind of forgot to snap a picture of him with Tara, but here are a few of Max with Megan and Tara (minus the double chin, plus a cute baby) at lunch. Thanks again for buying you guys – next time it’s our treat!
Megan and Max
Tara with an indifferent Max
Kerry
Max can roll over!!!
July 2, 2009
We would strongly recommend turning the volume down on your computer as this video was shot during tummy time, and Max and Wes do NOT like tummy time – at all. We couldn’t be more proud of our little guy!!!
J&K
Busy last two days (and some videos)
June 30, 2009
We can’t divulge too much information, but we had a “media outlet” come to our house for an interview this weekend. The interview continued yesterday, with us taking them to Swedish for a tour of the NICU, to Conceptions, and then back to our house for candid video of us playing with the boys. The details of who and why will be known in a few months and we can’t wait for everyone to see the results. Here is video 3 of 3 from yesterday, don’t miss Max’s new sad face at the start. You can see parts 1 and 2 at our YouTube page.
Along with all the hustle and bustle, both Max and Wes graduated to new pacifiers. I tried to get them to take them last week but they didn’t seem to care for the new shape. Amazing what a change a week makes. Max had already started trying to suck his thumb and now Wes is too.
Max also now has enough hair for a fauxhawk.
Fauxhawks Rule
Jeff
Some pics for your Friday night enjoyment
June 26, 2009
"Well, hellllloooo ladies!"
Deep thoughts with Maxwell
Grammy taking the boys for a walk
Wes was VERY excited for the walk...Max, not so much
Wes needed a nap after the long walk...
...and Grammy needed a margarita and a Max
Mom's attempt at cuddling both boys at one time
Kerry
Home sweet home
June 23, 2009
(warning – TMI)
As of yesterday, my uterus is now the proud home to a brand new, shiny (Mirena) IUD (intrauterine device)!!! No more condoms – wooo hooo!!! The procedure was quick and painless, and aside from a little cramping and spotting today, I’ve felt pretty decent. Now we don’t have to worry about birth control for 5 whole years – what a relief!
In other news, Max and Wes are starting to “talk” a lot more, and they are also getting into playing with some toys (rattles, rings, etc). Wes is getting really good at grabbing onto the toys, and Max is almost there! My Mom is here this week, and she’s really having fun watching her grandsons grow right before her eyes.
Here are a few pictures we’ve taken in the last week, or so…
Thanks for the cute onesies, Ondrea - they finally fit!
Our little superheroes
Wes asleep in daddy's arms
Why it's hard for me to leave for work - Max stretching in the morning
Daddy loving on Max
Don't you just want to eat those lips!??!!
Mommy and her boys
Nekkid babies!
Ummm, I guess they do *not* love New York - sorry Aunt Kristy!
Wes's death grip on his new rattle (thanks Grammy!)
Max grabbing rings borrowed from cousin Asher
Thanks for stopping by - good night!
Kerry
You Tube cuteness
June 22, 2009
We had quite the busy weekend! It’s now 10 o’clock on Sunday night, and I’m wondering where our weekend went…
Saturday morning, Jeff, Max, Wes, and I headed over to my cycle buddy’s house to have brunch with Lanie, Shane, Justice, and Sydney. As most of you will remember, around this time last year is when Jeff and I made the BIG decision to do our “Hail Mary” fertility treatment – the big kahuna – in-vitro fertilization. At the same time, Lanie and Shane had decided to do the same thing. A few months and lots of shots and pills later, we were both pregnant – with TWINS! We got together last winter and took this picture in front of Lanie and Shane’s fireplace…
What a difference a few months makes…
Anyway, we had a fantastic brunch with lots of good food, great conversation, and mimosas! And then it was off to Reese’s 2nd birthday party at Chris and Kate’s house. Last year, at Reese’s first birthday party, Jeff and I were telling everyone all about the journey we were about to begin, and this year we were there with the two most amazing little boys. It was definitely what Oprah would call a “full circle moment”. We had a great time with friends and kiddos, and Max and Wes had a great time making the rounds with the ladies (and Sarah’s husband, Jeff). HAPPY BIRTHDAY, REESE!!!
After we got home from the birthday party, we fed the boys real quick, and got ready to have a few people over for hot wings and beer (since we can’t really take Max and Wes to our favorite wing joint). We stayed up far too long (for a couple with 4 month old twins), but had far too much fun. Deep fried Cakesters anyone?
This morning I went to a friend’s bridal shower while Jeff spent some quality time snuggling and sleeping with our little guys. I got home in the afternoon, napped for a bit, and then we were off to dinner with Jeff’s mom, dad, and brother, Marty. But first, we took a few pictures to commemerate Jeff’s first Father’s Day…
And to my own Daddy, who I called too late (as he was in bed by the time I got around to calling him today), I love you!!! Happy Father’s Day to all of those fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, and fathers-to-be out there!
Kerry
4 month appointment
June 18, 2009
Here are their stats -
Max – 10 lbs, 9 oz, 22 1/2 inches long, head circ was 15 1/2.
Wes – 12 lbs, 8 oz, 23 3/4 inches long, head circ was also 15 1/2.
I didn’t ask about percentiles (because I just don’t want or need another thing to worry about), but Dr. B offered them up anyway. Without posting percentages, I’ll say that for their adjusted age, they are both doing really, really well – Wes is on the charts, and Max is almost there!
They both had their 4 month immunizations, and were little rockstars, only crying for a few seconds. They’ve been a little fussy since we got them home, so they both got a little bit of infant Tylenol. It’s bath night tonight, so hopefully that will help to soothe them a little bit.
We confessed to Dr. Brandon (and I don’t think I’ve mentioned it on here yet) that we were giving Max and Wes rice cereal in their nighttime bottles, and to our surprise he was totally okay with it! Thank you SO MUCH to my friend, Alexis, for suggesting that we try doing this – Max has been sleeping through the night (from 10:30-6!) since last Friday, and Wes is working on it (he usually gets up at least once or twice during the night and just needs to be rocked back to sleep). I can’t even tell you how nice it is to get a solid block of sleep at night (Jeff gets up with Wes) for the first time in probably about a year – absolutely heavenly.
Speaking of eating, we also took Wes off the Axid (reflux medication) and switched him to Enfamil AR (from the waaaay more expensive Enfamil Nutramigin), and he’s doing so awesome on it! I would say his spitting up has been reduced by at least 80%, and the reflux has seemed to subside as well. Hallelujah!!
Oh, one more great bit of news is that Dr. B doesn’t think Max and Wes will have to be re-circumcised, which is FANTASTIC!!!! At one of their first pediatrician appointments we were told that it was a high possibility that one or both of them would have to be re-circ’d, so this news was a HUGE relief!
After their appointment, we went to Salty Rita’s for some queso dip and mushroom and goat cheese quesadillas (and an adult beverage for mom and dad to celebrate another successful pediatrician visit). Max and Wes got their afternoon bottles, but I think they really wanted to try our drinks!
Max eyeballing daddy's margarita
"No Wes, you can NOT have mommy's mojito!"
Kerry
4 months old!!!
June 16, 2009
Kerry
