HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

We know, we know... we have so much to update you on. It has been a busy busy week for us, we have had doctors appointments, Mommy has had doctors appointments, Mommy dragged us to the mall, we have been getting beetter and we have just been too busy playing to update you. But a huge update is coming. We just have to run around and pack right now because we are going to Nana's and Grandad's this morning to spend the night cause tomorrow is Nana's birthday. They also will babysit us while Mommy and Daddy go to Aunt Courtney's Halloween party.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!

getting better

well our noses are drying up (and fairly crusty) and our cough has suppress nicely. We should be back to healthy in another day or two. Tomorrow is our 18 month check up with Dr. L. Granted we are closer to 19 months now... but that's when we could fit in to her busy schedule (since she has to make us an extra long appointment because we are so cute.... oh yeah and cause there are two of us!)

Nothing really new here, Mommy has some cute videos and pictures to upload when she gets a chance. One involves eating beef and macaroni with a tomato sauce (it was baby food) and the other watching the Hokie's game last night (which we would rather not talk about today). They should be up later this week when Mommy gets them uploaded on to the lap top.

Speaking of pictures. We got our proofs back from the photographer. YAY!!! Can we tell you how cute we are!!!!!! Oh and Mommy and Daddy looked OK too. To see them go to www.pictage.com and search our last name.

Ok nap and bottle time for us!

still sick

We are no congested. Mommy called the doctor's office and the nurse said to give us benadryl, use a humidifier and lots of fluids. She also mentioned something about using saline solution and sucking out or noses... but we are hoping she forgot about that part because we HATE getting our noses sucked out.

We have tons of energy though. We went to Nana's house yesterday and ran around like mad men. Aunt Courtney even came over for dinner since Uncle Todd is out of town on business.

Today will probably be a very quiet day for us since that stuff Mommy gives us makes us very drowsy. I would what Mommy will do all day if we aren't around to entertain her. She probably just sits on the couch not knowing what to do when we are napping!

:cough: :cough: time for our nap!

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So we have been miserably sick since last week. Alex started it! Luckily today we are feeling much better, but on Thursday night Nate wouldn't sleep more then about 40 minutes at a time so no one except Alex really got any sleep. Since Thursday up till about Sunday we were very clingy and needed Mommy around us at all times.. occasionally when Daddy got home we would let her out of baby jail to go to the bathroom (we don't know why she just doesn't use a diaper) Grandma and Grandpap came to hang out with us all weekend long too.

We are feeling better today, and sleeping better, and eating better. So hopefully tomorrow we will be almost good as new.

Zoo pics and a quick update

Well before we get to the goods (pictures from this weekend) we have some more very exciting news from Alex. Unfortunately he has a small cold, but Mommy took him to the doctors yesterday just to make sure there wasn't an ear infection. Good news... no ear infection... Better news.... Alex has officially hit 20lbs!! YAY!!!!! He has gained over a pound in less than them month since our surgery. WAY TO GO ALEX! Nate didn't get weighed since he wasn't showing symptoms... at the time. However we both woke up this morning with runny noses and feeling a little warm. It will be a quiet day in baby jail!

Alright here are only 3 pictures from the zoo... the rest you will have to check out HERE

The fam at the zoo, Mommy is holding Nate (nice tongue) and Dada is holding Alex


Alex was fascinated by this guy, he tried to pat him through the glass


All the boys. (l-r) Nate, Alex, our new friend Jules (Aunt Katie's nephew)

Alexs photos

Alright, here are Alex's before and after photos from his helmet! Zoo pictures will be up later today/tomorrow.

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10/08

quick update

Hey all! We are at Nana's about to take a nap so we are fresh and ready to go for our photo shoot this afternoon. Yesterday was AWESOME! We went to the National Zoo in Washington DC with M/D and Aunt Katie and her nephew Julian. We saw tons of animals... and people... and pigeons. We will give more details and post pictures later this week.
It was so much fun though!

All about Alex... well almost

So we are still waiting for the official pictures of Alex's head, so Mommy took some of him... they aren't the best of the progress... but you people are so demanding. They do not do him justice!

Also we got to go to St. Agnes today and visit our favorite NICU nurses, Miss Celeste and Miss Kelly. We also got our hair cut afterwards. Nate was awesome and sat perfectly still and watched Dora while the nice lady was cutting his hair... Alex on the other hand wanted nothing to do with it. Oh well... we all survived!

Big weekend coming up and we are kicking it off tomorrow when Grandma and Grandpap come to play with us. YAY!!!! There will be tons of pictures of the zoo posted later next week as well other pictures taken from this weekend... until then.. ENJOY!

Our favorite NICU nurses holding us!


Alex take 1


Alex take 2

Ding Dong the helmets gone!!!!!

YAY!!! Alex got his helmet off today. Pictures will be posted once Mommy gets the emailed from the fabulous ladies at Cranial Technologies!!!

He hasn't realized it's gone yet... tomorrow should be a rude awakening!!!!!

Today's the day!!!!

We are T-7 and 1/2 hours till the helmet is gone for ever!!!! Nate was so excited he woke up at 5am this morning!! We have such a busy day today though. We get to go to play group while Mommy sits has her play group with the adults (she calls it a class.... I bet we have more fun then the adults) then we are driving down to Nana's and Grandad's house and grabbing lunch before Mommy and Alex run out to the helmet place for the last time, then back to N/G till dinner. Alex will post his before and after pictures tomorrow when we get a chance... probably after our visit to the NICU to see our favorite nurses.

BREAKFAST TIME!!!!!!!

We are still here

We know its been over a week since our last update. But we have been busy little babies.

On Monday we went to Nana's house because Dada left for Seattle on Sunday for a conference and Mama said that no way was she going to take us on by herself for a week, so she packed up our stuff and off we went. We had so much fun! We were there till Friday morning and got to see Dada when he got home from work. We missed him so much.

Nate learned to wave "bye bye" and to blow kisses, Mommy has been trying to get video of that... however someone would rather play with the camera rather than perform for it. He is also walking around everywhere, very quickly!

Alex now babbles more and says "Dada", he is on the verge of standing up by himself, he can do it for a second... maybe two before he freaks out and sits down.

This past weekend we went to the bookstore with Mommy and to Target to get a new lamp for the living room, plus some new clothes because we don't have much for winter clothes, so Mommy picked out a few long sleeve shirts, and some socks as well.

This coming weekend will be a lot of fun, on Saturday Mommy's color guard is going to be in the homecoming parade which goes right by our house, so Daddy will probably take us to watch that. Sunday we are going to the Zoo with Aunt Katie and Uncle Ben and their nephew Julian, we've never been to a zoo before, lots of pictures will be taken, and on Monday we our getting our family portraits taken by the lady who did Mommy and Daddy's wedding photographs. BUSY WEEKEND!!!!!!!

Tomorrow we see the allergist... right at our nap time.. so lets all wish Mommy and Daddy good luck with that one!!! :)

More later!!!