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Today we began to notice how Cora and Will are beginning to recognize their toys on their vibrating chairs and toy mat. Here is a link to some nice shots….Cora even appears to be smiling in one shot.
We have been busy in the last few weeks, many visitors and just the normal baby stuff going on. We have taken a few shots so you can see how amazing our little ones are getting. Both have doubled in size. Cora is over nine pounds and Will is over 10. Every day is a new day with new changes…some days they eat like crazy and other days we are throwing away formula because they decide they do not want to eat. This week they seem a little happier and calmer than last week so that makes us all happy.
Thank you Aunt Kathy for coming last week and helping out. It was fabulous to see you and I know that Evan, Cora and Will enjoyed your visit.
Yesterday we all celebrated Independence Day. Some of us had BBQ, others enjoyed a hot day outside…and the twins enjoyed their first night in their own cribs. I thought it would be only fitting to have their first night apart be on Independence Day and they did great. Cora finally slept on some pink sheets and Will did not have to worry about his sister crying in his ear when she got hungry. It is a bit odd to have them apart, but after seeing how big they are getting – I thought it was time.
They are getting so big in fact that we have to take out the extras in the pack and play (stuffed animals, extra burp cloths, etc so they can both fit in there.
The past couple of days have been a great time for all of us. Katie, Ellen, Mom Muller, and Aunt Jackie came to visit and Ellen and Katie bonded with all of the children. Ellen and Evan are new best friends (when he is not biting her) and Katie is a third mom to our little twins. It was wonderful to see my cousins and fabulous to have to have their help. I look forward to another visit – maybe August?
Evan started summer camp this summer – three days a week for two hours each day. The theme this session is “100 Acre Woods” – so each day they focus on a different aspect of Winnie the Pooh. Evan had a hard time adjusting the first few days, he did not want us to leave him. We did not get a call though, so he must have forgotten he was sad as soon as we left him. He now is comfortable and sometimes does not even say goodbye to us when we leave. It is interesting to try to get details about the day from him…we get bits and pieces and try to figure out the day. I now know how all parents feel when they ask their child how his/her day was at school. It is adorable to pick him up and see that huge smile come across his face :).
All the Zelaznys came for a visit (Mom/Dad/Julie) (and Dan/Hunter) to meet the newest additions to the family. Hunter and Evan had a good time and we even got Dan to hold both babies at one point (without forcing it).
This was also the first time Dad met the twins so it was nice for him to finally see them since Mom had been with since before the twins were born. We all had a great time and appreciated everyone visiting.
Cousin Hunter, Aunt Julie, and Uncle Dan recently came to visit the twins to meet them for the first time and Evan and Hunter had a great time playing together. They loved playing in the backyard and just running around together in general. We hope Hunter comes back soon for another visit soon!
Last weekend, Evan, Denise, and Susan took Evan to his first movie: Toy Story 3. Evan absolutely loved the first two Toy Story movies and was really excited to the see this in the theatre. He enjoyed the movie, popcorn, and candy. He sat through the entire movie and commented many time about “it is so dark”.
Evan has enjoyed the movie Wall-E (another Disney/Pixar film) several hundred times and it was extremely cute. When the movie started and they showed Cinderella’s castle (representing a Disney movie) he yelled “Wall-E” – as in he thought he was going to see Wall-E. As cool as that would have been – he enjoyed his first movie and looks forward to seeing more.
Cora and Will went for their one month doctor’s appointment yesterday and everything is great. Both are growing like champs! Because they were a little early, they are a little smaller on the normal percentage scale for full term babies, but they are catching up quick. For example, the doctor would have expected a two pound gain in the month, but our babes grew three pounds.
Cora
That puts her in the 25%tile for weight and 10%tile for height on the female infant scale.
Will
That puts him in the 15%tile for weight and 25%tile for height on the male infant scale.
Both got their second hep B shot and did fine. We go back in two a month!
We have started to call Will our little alarm clock because he gets up every three hours to eat. The doctor said this would probably continue for another month before he is caught up with his eating and does not need it as often. We can usually guess in the night if it is three hours from the last feeding it will be Will who cries. His sister Cora on the other hand will sleep until she cannot any longer. She will often sleep beyond Will and last night she slept for six hours or so.