4 Princes and a Queen: October 2009

For the past couple of weekends Diona has been coming over our house and helping us out. It is so nice to have a 2nd set of hands during the day and a 3rd set at night. She is great with the kids and very big help. When she stays over next I am going to start waking her up for the a.m. feedings. Thank you Diona for all of your help and company. I like talking to adults during the day.

Diona and Matt

I go back to work on Monday, I am really looking forward to it. Who ever has facebook knows that I have been ready to go back now for about 3 weeks. I love all of my boys and they are very very good, but I just like to be out of the house. Chris and Dan are getting so big, they have their 2 month check up on November 2. I try to get pictures of the new babies but it gets boring taking pictures of them just laying their awake/sleeping. I love taking pictures of Matt and Mike because they are so photogenic. I am sure you will be able to tell by the pictures.

Christopher

Daniel

Matt and Mike had a doctors appointment on Thursday 10/22/09 for their 15 mos check up. Matt is 26lb 6oz (75%) 32 in (80%) and Mike is 26lb 13oz (80%) 33 in (90%). They are getting big, the nurses said that they had a big jump in height since their 1 year check up. They both got 4 shots that day. I held Matt first and he didn't make a sound until the 4th shot and it wasn't even a cry. It was more like leave me alone. Mike cried from the time she took the cap off the first needle. He screamed so hard, poor baby. I can still see the red marks on both of their legs.

Michael and Matthew getting ready to go to Grandpa's birthday

Michael (just wanting to take a picture)

Matt giving Mike a drink of his juice (I love this, Tim was home this day, I am so glad he took it)

My baby Michael still wanting to be a little little baby.

Chris

Dan

Matt--some how he figured it out

What a cheeser?

Matt's new trick

I moved the couch out one day to clean behind it, it was somewhere new for them to go, they loved it.

Since our TV went out we had to have a little on up stairs on an old end table. They loved it, once again it was a new place for them to go. They look like they were in a jail cell. My little jail bird babies. That is what they should be for Halloween.

My mom has been coming over to help me sew some small blankets for the babies. Our goal is to get it done before their baptism, but now that I am going back to work I don't know if it will get done. Matt is giving everyone kissesand hugs now so I had to get some pictures of it. I would have some of him giving Becky a give but the camera/operator couldn't get the picture in time and after a few tries Matt was done giving kisses.

Diona and I went to target last week and she let the boys were some sunglasses as we walked around. They look so cute with their spiked hair.

Today we had a 6 week check up for Daniel and Christopher. Both of our new baby boys are getting so big. Daniel weighed in at 9lb 14oz (40%) 21 3/4 in (40%) and Christopher weighed in at 10lb 4oz (50%) 22in (50%). I can feel how heavy they are getting when I lift them up in their infant carrier.

Matt and Mike are starting to get used to the new babies. Mike still really wants nothing to do with them and Matt loves to give them kisses. We have noticed that they want to be held more.

In the last month we have done several things. Right after the last post the babies had their first bath, we went to St. Martin's Parish Picnic and the last Cardinals game of the regular season, Cory's 2nd birthday, opening night of Blues Hockey, Jennifer and Jason's wedding, Cardinals NLDS game (loser), Sam's baptism and Sully's 2nd birthday party. I think I covered it all. Every weekend we had something going on. I have a few pictures from from some of the events but not all of them. Matt and Mike went on a swing for the first time at Brian's house and they loved it.