Smiles!

Avery and Ryan are ten weeks today and getting more and more smiley. It is so cute! I was hoping to take them to the office today so everyone could meet them, but we had a spring storm of rain and snow, so decided to wait until next week when it is in the 70s. I'm ready for winter to be done!
We are still doing 8 feedings a day and Avery is definitely our better eater. They do go one 4 hr stretch at night, which has been nice. We just finished up our last newborn diapers and they are now in the Size 1s. They are still wearing the newborn clothes but will probably be in the 0 to 3 months soon!

Visitors!

Uncle Josh (Andy's identical twin), Aunt Brandy and cousins Bailey & Emma came to visit for a long weekend. We had our first dinner outing with the babies while they were here and had a great outing at the zoo on a nice sunny Monday afternoon! We had a nice visit and Bailey was a great big cousin taking good care of Avery & Ryan and Emma got lots of licks from Raleigh!

Josh, Brandy, Bailey, and Emma at the zoo


Amy, Andy, and the babies in the Snap N Go

2 month appointment

Today was a busy day! After the 11am feed, we meet Andy at the pediatrician's office for a noon appointment. We were happy to find out that Avery and Ryan are almost 9 pounds! Avery is just a few ounces bigger than her brother. The Dr. was very pleased with their weight and development so far. They did get their first set of vaccinations, which wasn't too much fun. We didn't finish up the appointment until almost 2pm, so had to get home for their next feeding.
After the feeding, I made a Passover Apple Crisp for Seder that night. Then, we did a webcam call with Taiten to wish him a Happy 1st Birthday. We did get to virtually attend his party on Saturday, which was fun to get to see him open presents and sing happy birthday. We will get to see him, Greg, and Shyloe when they come out for a visit in May.
We then headed over to the Krumholz's house for Seder. Since there were quite a few kids, we did a mini version and then ate dinner. We did one feed at their house and then got home around 8pm to do another feed.
Now that RSV season is over, they have had their first set of vaccinations, and are bigger, we are looking forward to getting out and about!

2 month birthday

The babies turned two months old today. Hard to believe. Their pediatrician appointment is on Thursday. We are looking forward to seeing how much they weigh, but not looking forward to their first set of vaccinations.
We did make it out for a walk today even though it was a bit chilly. We just bundled up!



They did get to see their first NCAA championship game and the best part was that Carolina won the game against Michigan State! Go Heels! This is their 3rd championship since I was a freshman.

First Photo Session

A colleague from work does photography on the side and provided a free session for us as a baby shower gift. We decided to do it at 2 months, since Avery and Ryan are now the size of most newborns. We had a hard time getting pictures of just the two of them together as Ryan didn't want to cooperate. Here are a few pictures from our session and the rest of our favorites can be found on our Shutterfly site soon.

March Madness

To get in the spirit for the Sweet Sixteen and the Carolina game, I dressed up Ryan and Avery with their Carolina socks and pacifiers (Thanks Jill!). And, Andy picked up BBQ. We had fun watching the games and especially seeing Carolina advance to the Elite Eight and Duke losing!

1/2 way point

Today is the half way point for my maternity leave. The twins are 6 1/2 weeks and I go back to work when they are 13 weeks. It is going by so fast. I have really enjoyed being home with them and I think the hard part will be just as they are getting more fun is when I head back to work. We have a found a nanny, Sarah, who will watch them at our house, while we are at work. She is friends with a neighbor and also went to Carolina!
Today is also our 3rd anniversary. Andy sent me Orchids and he is planning to pick up dinner at Tony's, a local gourmet market. What a great husband! It is hard to believe it has already been 3 years!