St. Valentine's Day

Since my main squeeze is gone this special day, my Valentines are my little squeezes!

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Joe loves giving kisses!

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Some more differences in the twins: As the babies change so much, their differences aren’t valid for too long, really. Here are a few more observances about the two… Patrick often takes a break from nursing to burp or settle down. He whines at first, but then doesn’t mind too much. Luke, however, will let out a furious scream if anyone dares to interrupt his meal. Even when Joe is being loud, he’s the one that will whimper a bit to complain about the disruption. Both of the boys are extremely smiley. This is such a wonderful gift. However, Patrick is extra smiley for longer periods of time and tends to smile more in the middle of the night. This happens to be a pleasant way to be woken up. Luke is more serious, and while Patrick used to furrow his brow a lot, Luke now has the concerned look more often. They both babble a lot now, which is precious.

Both of the boys like their baths and like getting their diapers changed – just like their big brother Joe did. Joe still LOVES his bath. It has become almost exclusively Scott’s job since I got too fat to do it when I was pregnant with the twins. I think they both really enjoy their play time together. I almost forgot how to do it, it had been so long. We were getting a quick wash in the other night (there must have been a baby wailing in the background), and I pulled him out when HE wasn’t quite done. I dried him off and fluffed his hair with the towel and went into his room for the diapers and PJs. When I got back, he had climbed back into the tub and was playing happily and dumping water all over himself again.

We went to Sam’s today. Guess what we bought? About $60 worth of diapers and wipes. Another lesson I learned today: always double check when Grandpa buckles in the babies.

The twins wore their little Chinese fortune cookie shirts, a gift from our good friends Vince and Melissa from Iowa. One says “A nap is my near future” and the other, “A surprise will appear in my pants.” So, I didn't think much about it until about 3 in the afternoon - Luke had been napping since about 10:30. Patrick was up and wanting to play - his favorite bobsled game. I forgot to change both of their diapers until I felt a little warm wetness - Patrick had a totally soaked diaper and had pooped out of it - all over his shirt. Guess which boy was wearing which shirt? Here’s a shot of Luke being a little grouchy. No kidding, a nap is in his near future!