Sunlight!

It’s winter time in Portland, which means lots of dark, wet days. So when the sun breaks through the clouds, I grab my camera and go hog-wild. It’s usually a very small window of time with the sun. The other afternoon, I took the babies out of their long sleeved pajamas so they could show off their juicy legs and arms. They weigh a lot now—18.5 lbs for Luca and 17.5 for Milo. That may not sound like to you, but if you pick up babies throughout the day, it adds up and makes for a very sore back. Dominic has new corns on his feet and think it’s from the additional baby weight that’s affecting the soles of his feet. Too much information?

Okay, Milo’s face is NOT this long. I just got too close with the camera and it warped his forehead.

Milo looks a lot like his cousin Sophia (see below). They’re cut from the same cloth I guess.

Home for the Holidays

Monsters of Gigglefest

It feels like every other week I’m buying a new dog toy. Ruby can tear up a soft toy in 2 minutes flat. The method to her madness is relentlessly biting and pulling on the same spot over and over again. Once she breaks through the fabric, it’s over and the toy ends up in the wastebasket. And for the nth time, I swear it’s the last time I throw away good money.

So being the sucker that I am, I got her a new dog toy during a diaper run to Target yesterday. I gave Ruby her Christmas gift early and in return got a room filled with laughter. Worth every penny.

Cirque de Bebés

The Milo and Ruby Series

Almost 8 months!

Thanksgiving

Yowza, eight babies! We had some twins and their moms over for a playdate.

Dominic was feeling inadequate about always dressing our twins in PJs
so he got Milo a track suit to prove that we are good parents.

Luca looks so much older in the photo because of the shadows that fill in his hair.
He looks like a 3 year old and for some reason this makes my heart sad.

Milo in his track suit. Check out his belly!

Surviving Solids

Boy, has it been a long, ten days since we last blogged. The babies have been on a diarrhea-rash roller coaster. Their digestive systems just couldn’t handle their first taste of avocado. On top of their diarrhea, they had awful, painful diaper rash. Poor things had many tearful diaper changes (very painful to witness). We tried everything under the sun: Butt Paste, Huggies, Pampers, Earth’s Best, Triple Cream and drying with a hair dryer.  Instead of just changing them once after their meal, we’ve been changing them before and after the meals (sometimes 3x). It makes for a very long day (just ask Dominic).

Below are some sweet moments in between all the diaper changing.

Solid

Our little angels had solid food for the first time on Saturday. It was very exciting to see the twins enter a new phase in their young lives. Can you imagine being a baby and having your first taste of avocado?!? Here’s what that looks like. Luca has two bottom teeth breaking through his gums. So cute! 

Luca sporting an avocado goatee

Milo in his new Craigslist walker

Autumn in Portland

Playing house

Ruby and her minions

Halloween

Dominic brought the twins to my office on Friday. Every year, Wieden + Kennedy puts on a great family-friendly Halloween party (includes inflatable castle, miniature pony rides, petting zoo, etc.). It was a mad scene—audio and visual overload. Children screaming and squealing in every quadrant. Milo and Luca were dressed as a penguin and giraffe.

On Halloween, we had three trick-or-treaters! Three! It was a pathetic showing. Do you know where all the children went? LLOYD CENTER MALL! It was disgusting. I went there at 5p.m. without a clue of the mayhem. Who takes their kids to the mall to trick-or-treat? These kids are missing out on the best part of running in the dark from house to house asking their neighbors for candy. I thought it was sad. Our kids will never trick-or-treat in a stinking mall.