Happy Birthday Jonathan!

Happy Birthday Daddy!
We love you so much!

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Christmas Card Photos

Last weekend, Jonathan and I decided we would take some pictures of the boys for our Christmas Card (don't worry friends...You haven't received them because I haven't sent them out yet!). We started by putting the boys on their stomachs under the tree. But they kept rolling over. After about 15 minutes we gave up and moved the boys into their bumbos. But then they kept looking at each other, the tree, the gifts, the dog....everywhere but the camera!!!! It was too funny. Here are some of the mess ups:

Merry Christmas!

What's going on

Here's what's going on:

1. Both boys have become rolly pollies. They roll around in their cribs and will not stay on their tummies (which made taking Christmas card photos pretty insane...I'll have a different post on that later.)

2. After the rice-oatmeal-barley cereal regime, we've upped the anty to sweet potatoes. Zach loves them. Jonah...not so much. But we'll keep trying...

3. Neither boy particularly likes the bottle anymore, which makes getting out and about a little more difficult. It's been a daily struggle to get them to take one. Again, we'll keep trying...

4. We finally had to separate the boys for naptime and at night. Each one has their own crib. Jonah kept snuggling his head into Zach's armpit and waking up his brother. Zach, who didn't really appreciate the rogue-cuddling, would flap his arms in protest and then wake up Jonah. In the end, we had two screaming babies. It didn't take too many times for mom and dad to realize this just wasn't going to work.

5. There are lots of smiles, laughing, and general merriment these days. They boys love to play and especially love to be read to. I can't believe it - just 5 months and they listen to me intently if I read to them! So far we've read about baby Jesus, the Tawney Scrawney Lion, and a host of other characters.

We recently had our Christmas/white elephant exchange at UBC for the young marrieds. It was a hoot. See pics below!

Sunday Pics

Here are some new pics! Enjoy!

We've Got Problems...

I laughed when Mr. Deming said it, not knowing how true it was! During Thanksgiving weekend, we decided that Zach's comb-over hair do was, perhaps, not the most flattering. In fact, the boys have sported a bevy of hairstyles since their birth.

Zach was born with a full head of hair. Here he is in the NICU, a few days after he was born.

Both boys eventually grew faux hawks - which we thought were adorable:

It didn't matter which way we combed it, it kept sticking up! Case in point: see below photo.

Then Jonah began loosing his hair...

which was quickly replaced with new growth. (Jonah is on the left).



Then Zach began loosing his hair, which was not quickly replaced with new growth. In fact, here's the best pic I've got of the aforementioned comb-over:


So, thanksgiving weekend, we finally decided to give Zachy his first haircut. Dad did the honors and I have to admit that although it looks so much better, I did feel a pang of sadness. Zach instantly looked older!

Another by-product of the barbery was that both boys looked identical!!!! This is what prompted Mr. Deming to say..."Oh, we've got problems..." Everytime we mix up the boys, we jokingly repeat those prophetic words. Just so you know, since thanksgiving I've confused the boys three times! Me! Their mother! I can't help but mentally fastforward to the fifth grade when the boys realize one can take the other's math quiz for him. Life will certainly be interesting! By then I'm sure I'll be close to a psychotic break so I won't be blogging much. You'll have to read about the boys' antics in the newspaper, when one gets a speeding ticket and tries to blame it on his brother.

Not sure how I got on that subject, weren't we talking about hair?

The Multiples Club

During thanksgiving weekend, we were able to visit with Greg and Misty Mathews. Greg and Jonathan went to high school together in Houston. The Mathews have Cayden (5) and a set of adorable triplet girls (Addison, Emery, and Harper). We had so much fun visiting with them and laughing over multiple antics. Greg prepared us for our upcoming holiday trip to NC for Christmas and gave us tips on flying with multiples. Cayden made a best friend in our dog, Kozy, and the girls went gaga over juice boxes provided by Mrs. Deming.

Happy Thanksgiving!

For the boys' first thanksgiving, we traveled to Houston to celebrate the holiday with Jonathan's family. We had such a great time introducing the boys to their great-grandparents and Uncle Dave! Zach and Jonah loved getting held by Nannie and Papooh and playing with their Aunt Katherine and Uncle Chris. Here are some of the highlights from the weekend.