I did finally get a new camera, as Carrie mentioned below, here a few new pics. Aubrey & Quinn are doing great. We visited Stephanie and my friends from high school on Friday night. It was quite a job to pack them up for the evening and head out to Cleves but it was nice to see everyone! I did learn that they will not go down in the same pack and play. I think they would have gone to sleep just fine if I would have had 2 pack and plays (ugh - more stuff - in reference to Carrie's post below) as it was , poor Quinn just wanted to sleep and Aubrey was rolling all over kicking and grabbing at him the whole time like a maniac....I eventually just got them up & drove them home.

Aubrey & Quinn are enjoying the warmer weather and love to go for walks - I have walked them to the park a few times to try out the baby swings. They like them but Quinn HATES the sun in his eyes, I'll have to dig out the sunglasses Mala bought them.

Carrie's update

I am currently writing from Christie's house..the babies are sleeping, Christie is at class, Marc is golfing. I am going to watch the babies for a bit...I'm even going to attempt a feeding by myself. I'm going to try to look around for the new camera Christie got because I'd like to take some photos to go along with this post.. for this post I'm going to try to describe life with multiples, of course from my own perspective as the mom of singles.
First off, there is a lot of stuff involved...double of the basics and just more of the other things you would see in any house with babies. The bat cave is looking more like a day care than a family room. In this room there are: 2 bumbo seats, one large baby swing, an excersaucer, the bouncy thing Quinn so loves, the pack and play, the rocker chair, and a baby gym..and that does not include the toys and blankets, etc. Upstairs in their room they have 2 cribs, 2 dressers, 2 boppys..2 double strollers, 2 high chairs, 2 car seats...see? a lot of stuff! Also, in this case, the vast amount of stuff needed can't be stored away to save for another baby, it is all just outgrown when its time here is done...good for the expectant friends wanting good hand me downs, bad for Christie and Marc who have to buy doubles of things to just give them away in a few months.
I've heard of mom's clubs for multiples that have yard sales or whatever, but I don't think they happen often enough to get what you need in a timely manner.
The other reality check with multiples is that it is really hard to go anywhere even remotely fast. Christie can't run into target with both babies.. their car seats are now to heavy to carry both at the same time..so they require separate trips in and out of the house...not good for a store.
Twins are hard..one is always waiting..parents are always on double duty..but on the positive side..I already see Quinn and Aubrey responding to each other. They relax when the see their sibling, in a way I think it would be easier to leave them, knowing they always have each other..
I feel this way about Walter and Lucy now..when I leave them somewhere, but it took awhile since they were at separate places for awhile.
I can't find the camera..the description of the bat cave does not do it justice, the glory and splendor of all this colored plastic and sweet little animals hanging from bars.. is something you can't miss..I'll have to find a camera and catch you all up another time. For now I have to go, the babies should be waking up any min. and I have to be ready. Have a great weekend.

Park Trip

I forgot to write about our first park outing. Walter had his friend bday party at Ault park. It was really nice out so I packed up Aubrey & Quinn and joined the party. They had a busy day! We went for walk in the new jogging stroller and they both tried the baby swings (as you can see in Aubrey's picture below) - they loved it. They both got a little sun because bad mommy forgot sunscreen until 1/2 way thru the day (I guess I will learn). They went home for naps and then had Mala's bday dinner at Outback that night. They were great until @ 7:45 which is almost bedtime. The babies had a great time at Walter & Mala's bday parties!

6 Month Checkup

Sorry I havent been posting but will catch up now. Our digital camera is broken so I dont have any new photos to post :( but hopefully we will be replacing it very soon!

Aubrey & Quinn had their 6 mo check up yesterday. All went well - Aubrey weighed 14.1, is still only in the 20th % and has to stay on the high octane formula (darn) Quinn weighed 17.11. They are both in the 95% for height. Aubreys latest hip xrays show her left hip is developing faster than her right. The ortho says this often corrects itself - we will re-do the Xray in 3 mo and see. Let's see...we wont go into Quinn's constipation other to say that it's still an issue and he hates prune juice bottles! They are almost caught up developmentally - Quinn will sit up for awhile on his own , Aubrey...not so much. We'll have to practice. They are eating cereal, fruits and veggies pretty well - squash and bananas are favorites so far. I think Quinn is getting his third tooth - still no teeth for Aubrey. Poor Aubrey, it always sounds like she's behind but she's much more mobile that Quinn (probably because she's so small!) she rolls all around and scoots herself. Quinn pretty much just lays there.

We're looking forward to the warmer Spring weather and getting out of the house for walks!

photos of weekend

I'll leave the writing up to Christie because it is her turn to post, but here are some photos. Enjoy!

what about the teeth?

Quinn has another one. TWO!

poop & teeth the finale

After the prune juice and suppository, Quinn slept.. Later on I called in to see if there had been any pooping. Surely, right? Well, it seems the suppository wasn't correctly administered because 1/2 of it ended up in the diaper. Still, the other 1/2 did the job and Quinn was really straining hard to go..Christie ended up having to do a hands on method of getting poop out..YUCK. This happened a few times, until the large amount was cleared out. GROSS. She isn't the only mom I know that has done this, so I guess it isn't as weird as it seems. I think she should get mom of the year for that though, I mean it is one thing to have to change as many diapers as necessary for twins, but then this poop business. Over the top, I say..hand over the awards.
On another note, I stopped by the bat cave for a surprise visit yesterday. The babies must have known I wasn't supposed to be there because it took them longer than usual to give me a big smile. The clearly love Kait..Aubrey was looking at her and laughing and laughing..that, to me, is a good sign. She was also loading them up for a walk. They are going to have so much fun this spring. Having been born right before winter, they have yet to experience the great outdoors for the most part. I can't wait to see them in the pool this summer. Can you imagine Aubrey's chicken butt in a swim suit? It makes me laugh just thinking about it.....

Poop & teeth

Sometimes being a parent is really gross. I'm constantly reminded of this at home..especially when everyone is sick. This time though, it was the babies that reminded me.. Quinn has developed a bit of a constipation issue lately. Christie is blaming the cereal in his diet. This past Sunday was his 5th day with no poop..calling for drastic measures. I ran up to the store from prune juice, baby prune and apple juice and prune baby food..this Quinn took, but with a face that really told us he was not happy about it. (using Aubrey as the control for this meant she got prunes as well, but wouldn't you know it? She liked them!) The prunes went down, but it wasn't enough..Chrsitie ran and got baby suppositories. She gave Quinn one.... I'll finish this later..I'm leaving you all hanging..waiting to see.. Did Quinn poop? Tune in next time to find out.