poor little hams

pre-doctor. not happy with mom for waking them up.

after three shots and an oral vaccine, ben found comfort in this position. yes, it was as weird as this camera angle. again, boppy pillows are the best.

jack found his comfort in a semi-awake trance in the stroller. walking. constantly. in 90-degree humidity.

they were back to their usual chipper selves this morning after a restful night for all of us.

baby weights

ben is in 50th percentile at a whopping 11 lb and 13 oz (+2.10) and jack is 25th percentile at 10 lb and 12 oz (+3.3).

doctor was initially startled when he saw how good-lookin' they are! but he quickly regained his composure and said they are doing great. next trick should be "social smiles (not just for mom)."

friends and family

lucky miss A and the boys

me and L on the swings. tired after running for a couple of hours in 90-degree summer weather!

i am not as gentle as i look here. i got banished from the bed for poking ben's head after only 5 seconds up here...

same here...just different brother

after a loooong bout of constipation/wide-awakeness, jack finally pooped and promptly fell into slumber on his favorite toy. was just an added bonus that ben was already sleeping!

(he did not poop on his toy, just slept)

correction

revised three words for jack: not. good. sleeper.

two months!

i really can not believe these little guys are two months old today. wasn't i was pregnant for 5 years? now time is flying again!

three words to describe these guys...

jack: fiesty, tiny & sweet.

 

and ben: chubby, cheery & snoozy.

happy two months from the happiest, tired-est mama!

a(nother) day in the life.

gosh, babies do not do much.

this is ben's favorite activity

and this is typical jack. they are getting less "boring" and starting to smile at me and make funny noises all the time. i tried to teach ben how to scream but mommy said "NO!" 

on friday mom had "max day" and we went to one of my favorite places in boston: the fountains!! then we went to my favorite (mom's least favorite) playground and had "chicken-and-rice" from quincy market. and on the way home, she bought me a whoppie pie in the north end. my mom is the best!

thankfully she brought dry pants and a new shirt...but i did find it funny not wearing underwear the rest of the day!

at 8.5 weeks jack and ben are almost sleeping and waking at same times...still not enough sleeping and too much waking however

this is a post bath happy baby video. notice our giant baby has decided to start moving a little more like his brother....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qPa2EKj-IE

8 weeks

and ready to retire the newborn size.

like little sleepy sausages....

to our auntie jen, we love the matching boppy's and sleep on them all the time! (supervised of course)

matty time

we spend much of our time entertaining matty, who still wants to put the babies back in the belly*. playing at copley square

we left the frog pond shortly after he began terrorizing the baby ducklings with a stick (he is anti-anything baby)

and after a little cooperation for a picture...

...he will pass out for the night

*thursday after school matty said he did not want babies to come with us to playground and asked if we could put them back...

mommy: if my belly gets big enough again, we will put them back

matty: but your belly is still fat

smiles and antics

these guys are getting so playful...we can now persuade smiles (and other funny faces).

and both are discovering their tongues.

maybe they are trying to tell me they are hungry...whatever, it is just so cute

and we are working on getting them to fall asleep and stay asleep together. this morning it is working

ben is still so much bigger but jack is the fiestier one. he may be matty II.

who do i look like?

(or, who looks like me?)

i am sorry

for whatever i did to deserve this amount of patience testing. matty walked the last 1/4 mile or so home on his hands and knees. whimpering like a dog. to many, many disapproving looks.

(however, i do count this as a win.)

visit from tampa

momy's cousin julie and her boyfriend josh came for a visit. after the aquarium we stopped for a drink.

(no one told julie 'want a beer?' actually means 'hold-karyn's-two-babies-while-her-beer-doesn't-get-warm')

ben and jack watching mommy iron.

this is how ben grows...

jack playing with his new toy

wagging ben's tail

flour

while helping in the kitchen matty threw such a fit because i would not let him eat flour. so i let him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=befRMbYNzaE

just to be even with pictures

i am awake sometimes

past week or so..

me and daddy feeding the geese along the charles...

me and mommy watching the sailboats. we saw one crash and get towed back!

not my best moment. i am getting better...

my "big" little brother. he is 6.5 weeks here and growing!

'lil jack is not too far behind.

the best mother's day picture we could get.

jack sitting up in his stroller! he is awake a lot more during day and very active (shakes his arms and legs all day) and has been sleeping 3-4 hours at night!

another brother, i will not say who, still wakes up crying every 1-2 hours....we have even introduced rice cereal. the boy just eats like a horse!

boston marine week

me and the wheel on the "seven-ton"

gearing up to go in the tank with an eight pound vest

getting pulled up to the top

my little head (in big helmet) is barely noticeable through the back window