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We have been very busy little monkeys around here. That isnt a good excuse as to why I haven’t posted anything but it does contribute to the lack of them.

• Loen: Weighs 17 pounds 10 ounces. She is so expressive. I love all the little faces and noises she makes. She can sign: more, milk, eat, all done and cookie. She can say: mama, dada, ba (bath) bo (which I’m pretty sure means book), eyes, hi and bye. Of course we don’t like to perform these vocal stylings on cue, just whenever she is in the mood. She LOVES to sign cookie on the off chance she will be given one. She was in this mode where she just wanted to stand but now she is starting to walk more. Of course she doesn’t want to just walk she want to run which has a tendency to end badly of you don’t catch her. The other day Derby had just woken up and was crying in his crib. Loen walked half way across the room and put her hands thru the crib bars to touch his face. I couldnt believe how sweet it was but half a second later she reached in and took his binker. The binkers are only for sleeping now. Before we pick Loen up we tell her ‘binker down’. Sometimes she complies and hands us her binker, other times she wont take it out of her mouth and will back up if you try and take it from her. I have resorted to playing with Derby on the floor by her crib, eventually she gets jealous and will throw her binker down and start jumping in the crib to get out.

I have LOTS of teeth!

• Derby: Weighs 16 pounds 12 ounces. He is at a weight stand still but it is because he is so busy and burning calories. I am going to start sneaking butter and whip cream into his food to fatten him up! He wont sign but says: hi, bye, mama, mom (if were really grouchy) and dada. He has started saying baba which I wonder if that is bottle or book, who knows at this point. When he is hungry he says “mmmmm”. He is getting better at the army crawl. I can no longer just leave Derby on the floor why I go to the bathroom or change the laundry, I need to be sure he is safe and contained. He actually shut the door to his room the other day. Tadd had to open it slowly so he wouldn’t hurt him. The helmet is done. He has passed the major growth spurt which is the optimal time to remold their head. We are happy with the results, not perfectly round but other than Charlie Brown who has a round head?? At least the conehead is gone.

Left is before he got the helmet. Right is after the helmet

The only trick Derby has up his sleeve against his sister is the hair pull.

Loen one upping Derby by getting to a toy before him

Perhaps I drink too much coffee around them.

“Mama always needs TWO cups of coffee before she wakes up, huh Derby?”

They love bath time. When I get the lotion out Loen rubs her hands together in anticipation!

Sometimes they do the exact same things like when I found them napping in the same position

Their room is mostly baby proofed so we have been spending a lot of time in there lately.

Derby trying to kiss the giant penguin

Making crazy faces

Loen was cracking me up with this pig hat. She was playing peekaboo with the ears

Loen wont let me put barrettes in her hair anymore. She will pull them out and try to chew on them. Now she has crazy muffin hair 24/7

Last week we went to an event held by the Santa Barbara Parents of Multiples at My Gym. It is a indoor playground/gymnastics studio. The kids had fun though they seemed to be the smallest ones there. Derby was content to hang out in the ball pit and lick any ball that flew his way. We looked at him and Tadd said “Derby’s going to get sick”. It must have been our lucky day because he is fine.

Derby couldnt believe his daddy was able to take a break from work and play with him!