Caption Contest

So we had a little impromptu photo shoot in the family room the other day. There were several great shots but here is our favorite:

We're not sure what Nicolas is whispering to Blake but thought some of you could give us your ideas!!

I've recently changed the settings on the blog so that anyone can comment. So.....comment away!!!

Hugs- Rebeca

Lots of Laughs

Now that the boys are moving around more and becoming more aware of their surroundings, we find ourselves laughing a lot. Last night was a good example. I gave Blakey his bath and brought him downstairs in his hooded towel. As I attempted to put on his diaper and jammies, he decided he wanted to roll over. Here is what happened:

"Can someone turn the lights on?" #2

"Oh, thank you! I can see now, even if it's only out of one eye!"

I don't look so great in this picture, but Blakey is at his utmost of cuteness so I couldn't resist!

As I was bathing Blakey, Jeff was trying to feed Nicolas a yummy dinner of oatmeal and prunes. I think Jeff gave up after Nico decided he would rather have the food all over his face rather than in his mouth. Jeff was amused and decided to give Nico a goatee like Daddy. (How am I ever going to teach these boys not to play with their food?)

Like father, like son

Yes, Nico's food is usually everywhere but in his belly!

Then he gives me this cute shot and I really can't complain......

Had to throw in a picture of Blakey. He LOVES to sit in his high chair! I think it's because he knows what's going to come next. He loves eating so much that the other day as I was holding him and brushing my teeth at the same time, he attempted to put the toothbrush in his mouth thinking it was a spoon.

Believe it or not, I still have people ask me if the boys are identical twins. Usually it's from strangers (who love to say the dumbest things) but I'm still amazed that someone can look at them in their stroller and then ask me if they are identical. Hello???

Of course when they tell me how adorable they are, I couldn't agree with them more!!

Okay, off to do something productive while the boys are still napping!

Hugs- Rebeca

Houston, We have a Tooth! (or 2!)

OMG, back so soon???? Yes, we have some very exciting news to report!

For the last several weeks the boys have been showing symptoms of teething. Every morning, for a while, I would wake up and think, hmmm, will today be the day a tooth decides to make its presence known? Eventually I gave up......

Well, as I was feeding Blakey yesterday I noticed something strange-looking in his mouth on the bottom. I felt around with my finger and sure enough, a tooth! To make life even a little harder for my tough little cookie, a second tooth cut today. So, Mr. Big Boy Blakey has his two bottom teeth!!! Not sure if I'll be able to snap a picture of them quite yet, but soon enough!

We took some cute pictures of them eating (for Nicolas, pretending to eat) in their high chairs that I'll have to post soon.....

Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend! We're off to a neighborhood BBQ!

Love,
Rebeca

Blogging Break

Hi All-


Sorry to have gone MIA for a while. The truth is that with me going back to work part-time, Jeff and I are both exhausted. I am working 3 days a week and on those days the boys stay home with Jeff. We have help from my mom and two "nannies" who go to the college nearby. As most of you know, Jeff is not a morning person but on the days I have to leave the house by 7:00 he has to be up and ready for baby duty.


When I get home from teaching my rowdy class of 24 first graders, I am right back on baby duty while he goes upstairs to his office to get some more work done before dinner/ bath time. We bathe the boys, put them to bed and eat dinner. At that point Jeff usually goes back to work upstairs while I try to muster up enough energy to wash bottles, clean up the kitchen, do laundry, pay bills, etc, etc. I try to get to bed by 9:30/10:00 and then the whole cycle repeats itself the next day. The boys are still not sleeping through the night so we are still suffering from sleep deprivation.


So, for the good news!


As of last week Nicolas weighs 15 lbs, 10 ozs and Blakey weighs 12 lbs, 15 ozs. So, Nico has more than tripled his weight since birth and Blake has more than quadrupled his weight! They are almost the exact same height, Nico 26 inches and Blake 25 3/4 inches!


Blake is still wearing his helmet, but has made a lot of progress. We had plans for him to be a football player for Halloween, but it is pretty likely that the helmet will be off by then.
Any cute twin-themed Halloween costume ideas?

We are also lacking in the picture department, but here are just a couple:

Rubba-dub-dub, Blakey's in the tub!

Nico sleeping in his carrier after a walk with Daddy

Hugs and Kisses,

Rebeca