Sweet Extract

If you had told me a few years ago that I would soon be a housewife with two kids living in the suburbs and employing a nanny, I would have laughed and laughed HEARTILY.
Today, Maria came in to look after the boys for the first time.
If all goes well (and we can find [...]

This is what I hear on the baby monitor when Sebastian wakes up from his nap. 

If I didn’t know any better, I’d think [...]

The boys fell asleep before I could get home for their afternoon nap today so I decided to just drive around and let them sleep. I ended up in Inverness which, as you can see from the photos doesn’t suck.

Here are the latest stats from the boys’ last visit to the doctor:

HEAD CIRC.

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

SEBASTIAN now

44.5 cm
26.5″
15 lbs. 10 oz.

SEBASTIAN at 4 mo.

40 cm
25″
13 lbs. 4 oz.

NICHOLAS now

44.25 cm
26.25″
14 lbs. 15 oz.

NICHOLAS at 4 mo.

40 cm
25″
13 lbs. 1 oz.

 
It completely boggles the mind that these guys grew between an inch and a quarter and an inch [...]

6 months today! I can’t believe it’s been half a year. To celebrate, the boys slept ’til 8 a.m. this morning and then napped from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WOW.
I was looking at photos of them last night from the past six months. They were SOOO little. I’d already forgotten how very small they were. [...]

And toes are wiggling free

Sorry for the lack of posting. I’ve been kinda crazy busy plus the lack of sleep has KICKED MY BUTT!
Sick babies have made for a sick mama.
Anyway, little updates are better than no updates so here are some things that are happening:
1) The boys have had their first taste of veggies. The orange veggies: carrots [...]

We’ve returned from our spring break in Key Largo, FL. It was good, hectic, fun, crazy and way better than we anticipated.
I’ll write more about it soon. In the meantime, I’ve got to take care of my little monkeys. Nicholas is quite sick with a cold and we’re going to see the doctor this afternoon.