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First of all, I want to update everyone on the latest happenings in our world.  So much has been happening, and we just haven’t had time to tell everyone about it, other than the occasional photo here and/or shout out on Facebook, so I’m just going to list a few fun facts (and not-so-fun facts) about what’s been up with us and our boys.

• Both Max and Wes have been consistently sleeping through the night for about two months now, which is AWESOME (and yes, we know how incredibly lucky we are).  We usually put them down around 8, and then wake them to eat somewhere between 6-6:30 every morning.
• We stopped swaddling Max about a month ago, very successfully.  We tried to stop with Wes at the same time, but he just wasn’t ready, so we waited.  We stopped swaddling him about a week ago, and so far, so good.  They are both almost always roll over to their tummies when we put them down, and since it works so well, we don’t fight it.
• Max is still doing really well at sitting up, now staying upright for up to 30-60 seconds at a time!  He just LOVES all of the attention he gets from everyone when he’s sitting “like a big boy”, and he especially likes being on the same level as his new buddy, Rex.  He and Rex are going to be inseparable – he is always following him around with his eyes – it is the cutest thing!
• Wes doesn’t really show much interest in sitting.  I think he just may just skip it altogether, and just start standing!  When we stand him up, he stands flat-footed (not on his tip toes like most infants his age do), and has amazing balance.  When we try to get him to sit, he’s really wobbly.  He has also really taken to “talking” all.the.time, and oh my gosh, it could not be any more adorable!
• Jeff and I have done some MAJOR cutting back on our spending habits.  This all stemmed from when we got an email notification last week that our bank balance was sixty-six cents (yes, you are reading that correctly).  I’m usually on top of our financial situation, but with being sick twice in three weeks, and then looking after two sick little boys, I just lost track of where we sat financially.  Oops.
• Our washing machine (the third one we’ve had in a year and a half) took a dump AGAIN a few weeks ago, and we were all set to go buy a new one last Saturday, when Jeff’s parents surprised us by offering to pay for it.  As much as I hate accepting help from our parents, we really did need the help (and I didn’t really want to finance yet another purchase), so we went for it.  We are now the proud new owners of a high-efficiency washer and dryer thanks to Jeff’s folks, so THANK YOU, Art and Sue!
• For those of you who don’t know us IRL or have seen our updates on Facebook, I want to give you another hint as to what the “big news” is that will be happening sometime in (hopefully) the next month.  Our IVF journey is being published in a major national newspaper (as well as their online version, along with video and everything), and we couldn’t be more excited to share our story with the world!  That’s all I can say for right now, but I promise you as soon as we get word on a “release date”, we’ll let you know!

And now for some pictures from the last few days…

Max chillin' with his bottle with my friend, Marci

A great picture of Wes while auntie Marci was holding him

Can you imagine if we would have had triplets? The boys' playdate with Dylan

The three amigos, just hangin' out while the adults had dinner

Melissa and Dylan (look at his eyelashes!)

And a cute video of Max enjoying his exersaucer (there are some really great smiles towards the end)…

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And finally, GOOOOOOOOOO BIG REEEEEEEEEEED!!!!  I know, I know – Florida Atlantic isn’t much of a feat, but hey – a win is a win!

Kerry

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Kerry

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Kerry

We’ve gotten through the first week of our new routine with no major road blocks, and I’m happy to report that I think this is going to work out great for us!  We hired a nanny, Jessie, to watch the boys two days a week (and every other Friday), and our sister-in-law, LeAnn, will be watching them the other two days a week (and every other Friday).  I love this set-up because Max and Wes will get equal time at home with all of their toys, books, etc. and with their favorite cousin and his wonderful mommy.  Jessie is SO good with the boys, and has been such a great addition to our family – she actually used to nanny for another family with twin girls, so that makes me a lot less concerned that she’ll be able to handle Max and Wes.  LeAnn was also a nanny for several families (before Asher was born), and she is amazing with children.  Ash is soooo smart (and polite, I might add), and we’re so excited for the time our boys will have with him and LeAnn – I can’t imagine all of the fun things they will learn from each other!

Friday night through Sunday afternoon I was alone with the boys, while Jeff was away on a camping weekend for Rich’s bachelor party, and it went really well.  We had a really busy weekend, and while I missed Jeff’s help (and his company), it was really nice to have some time alone with our little guys.  Jeff’s folks were kind enough to watch Max and Wes on Saturday morning while I got my hair done (finally), AND Saturday night so I could go to Tiffany’s bridal shower and bachelorette party.  I got to visit an old buddy (we’ve known each other since middle school) and her 9 year-old twin girls (and her dad, who I hadn’t seen in probably 10+ years) on Friday night, had lunch with my good friend, Molly (and the boys), on Saturday afternoon, and visited with both my friends, Tom and Melissa, on Sunday.

Some pictures from the week will include some time we spent with Mary and Melissa (friends from cooking club) and pictures from Friday night spent with Kresha, her dad, and her girls.  Thanks to Mary for bringing me some beautiful flowers and a super yummy cake, and thanks to Melissa for bringing us a gift card and two ADORABLE onesies for the boys!  There’s also a video of Max rolling from his back to his tummy (which Melissa got to witness last night)!  In other news, both boys are now rolling from their tummy to their back during tummy time (happened for the first time today for Wes at Aunt LeAnn’s – YAY), and I think they are both going to start getting teeth soon because they drool constantly.  Yikes.  I don’t know if I’m ready for our babies to have teeth yet!

Mary, Addi, and Maleia holding the Wes and Max

Kresha holding Maxwell

Darius (Kresha's dad) trying to figure out Weston

The girls cuddling Max - aren't they ADORABLE?!?!

The girls being silly with Max

Mary holding a sleeping Wes

Melissa holding a curious Max

Did I mention I met Howie from the Alice Morning show?

And finally, Max rolling over (from back to tummy) last night.  =)

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Kerry

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Wes got to take a tubby without the netting in his bathtub, and he LOVED it!  He was just splashing around so much, and really concentrating on it, too!  LOL!

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J&K

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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.

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Max also now has enough hair for a fauxhawk.

Fauxhawks Rule

Jeff

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Kerry

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Kerry