weaning

matty is (finally) being weaned from our bed. so he wants to sleep on his own everywhere. except his bed...

..every night. fine with mom, so long as it works. this is daddy disrupting mommy's progress. (this was OK too as they slept until 8am saturday morning)

keep out

this is matty's new stop sign. yes, in front of his door. no, i do not take it personally. in fact, i was quite excited he was playing by himself for a little while...

this is how

children nap when they start waking up at 5am again...

..and how mommy plays with them when they will not wake up

fingers crossed it is just a short phase while we try to stop him from snuggling up with us in the middle of the night...otherwise, we will have 5 in our bedroom soon.

2 big babies

our little guys are weighing in at baby B: 5 lbs. 3 oz. and Baby J: 5 lb. 1 oz.

(no preemies for this mama!!)

***and mama is in stroller heaven...ahhhh

mimosa anyone?

back-to-school monday is great!

(just kidding little ham)

after a vacation week or skiing, and boating, some snow, a couple of cold beach trips, nice enough weather to play outside a few times, and lots of creative energy burning, mom and dad are ready for a vacation.

daddy took me to the new england boat show. what a great day!

(not) helping mommy change the bedding. good thing i am cute because she had to remake it 4 times
enjoying the lollipop i won at the arcade on salisbury beach with daddy

my rotting teeth after the lollipop

while driving home from NH yesterday we hear from the backseat: "cough cough...matthew, cover your mouth" in a silly voice supposedly mocking his mama's

bus ride

our mommies took me and my friend luka on a city bus ride today

(hey, we have to get creative in this climate)

it was so much fun!
these are my bros at 33 weeks. did someone say only 39 days to go...? yikes! (no names yet. we may actually name them A and B and it will be daddy's fault!)

PS - mommy loves my snow hat, but is sick of it in every single picture. we can not wait for spring!

my little archimedes

my favorite experiment at science museum

reading instructions for this new exhibit.
trying to reach the light

Valentines Day

i made my own breakfast yesterday, with a little help from mom. a heart shaped purple pancake (and i did not even realize the prunes turned it purple!)

then daddy took me skiing for the first time.
climbing the bunny bump

the best thing i ever saw!

mommy even got to watch the end of our adventure! mom: what do you like better, skiing or ice skating?

matty: none, i fall too much, but skiing is better

45 days...

...before i have to share my throne.

our valentines day party was a castle feast! pizza and yogurt and juice...
and then big joe and the funniest stories i ever heard!

yes, 45 days to go. and as this was typed, i climbed into the crib on my own and jumped up and down 4 times. i think it's funny that daddy is saying "no" (likely because he has never told me no before).

just playing

playing at the children's museum

i actually talked to this guy for almost ten minutes...uncle vic, is that you??

(i only talk on phone with my uncle victor.)

a whopping inch

we had our first official "snow day" for our wild blizzard. at least mom motivated so i could make the valentines for my classmates...

we spent a loooong time erecting and destructing my new race track...
..and of course, racing!

and this is me now...after a 5am wake up call, mom is sent to the couch while dad and i slumber all morning. (she would stay if i did not snore like mr. ed)

A quick tip...

it is probably best to avoid bowling when you are 7+ months pregnant with twins. it sure was fun though...especially when the scores looked like this much of the game:

(he did have bumper rails, which is like cheating.

and mama was "taking it easy."

no excuse for daddy's performance however.)

race car driver in training

3..2..1..

blast off!

we have been hanging at the museums lately...too cold for anything else!

re-fueling..
..conditioning...

and destructing!

and what i actually meant to say was "thank you mommy for walking your huge, uncomfortable belly all over town so i can play" instead of crying on our way home tuesday...

birthday

this boy already has a birthday list with 4 toys he has seen since christmas that he wants...do you think he will remember in 9 months?

(p.s. would it be weird to buy him the purple crocs?)