of Mice and Babies

The boys are doing great! They are starting to sleep more. Bennett had an eye exam and all is looking good. He may need glasses at some time but we are expecting that all of our kids will need glasses. Andrew had a follow up heart appointment and the doctor didn't find anything. He doesn't ever need to see the cardiologist again!

The mice on the other hand ... Once we got the mice to stop eating the dog food in the garage, they starting coming in the house. It was like a horror movie. We killed about 20 of them with our dog getting a few. Yuck! And to top it all off, our refrigerator died.

Peace has now been restored.

And uncle David got married to Candice! We were disappointed that we couldn't go, but they're going to have a reception next year.

Char went to a play with Kristen, I went golfing with friends, Kristen went out with friends, and char and I went to a blazers game. Char started soccer lessons again on Saturdays. We're having fun and so lucky that things are going so well!

Be Mine

Valentines day has come and gone. Char had a lot of fun making valentines for her friends and family this year.

We had a visit a few weeks ago from our NICU nurse Adrian. Kristen was really excited to see her.

Andrew is starting to enjoy some real food, baby veggies to be exact. Bennett still has pursed lips. We have stopped swaddling them and they're doing pretty well getting themselves to sleep. Still a few wake ups in the night, sometimes just one at 1. We're starting to get out more on walks. The boys sleep after the initial screaming while getting ready.

Char's had some play dates and a trip to the OMSI along with the usual pool outings. Good times with good friends. Next Saturday morning is the start of soccer again.

We celebrated the Chinese New Year, the year of the Snake. Char learned about it at school so we went to Chinatown to check it out.

Kristen and I each got out for a few hours of adult time, separately. Soon we'll have date night.

Spring is on the way!

It already feels like spring in Portland. The weather has been good to us and hopefully Phil is right. There is no shadow when the lights are out at the Superbowl.

Each week is different with some highs and lows. It's very difficult to put the kids down for bed at the same time. It takes mental preparation and self-coaching to not go bonkers. We also have some family members that are sick that have us worried. Our small WOW (world of Wilson) is staying healthy which is good.

We had a great weekend of events and are so lucky to have such a great friend in Laura and nanny Samantha who are great with the boys. It's allowed us to do things one on one with Char that we haven't been able to do for so long.

Char is really starting to swim and learned to ride a pedal bike on the first day. Have a glider bike really helped set the stage. We also went to the Blazers game where char got lucky and had her face painted and met Blaze! She's also starting to sound out words which is fun.

The boys are doing okay...typical baby stuff...teething, crying, laughing, drooling, rolling over all in a matter of 5 minutes. We have a double stroller with baby insets and have just started taking them out for walks with the dogs. It's great after the initial screamfest of getting ready.

My company moved office location to the top floors if a historic building just a few blocks away. It's a huge effort but feels good to have purged so much stuff.