April 15th!! Official due date

I took these pictures today, April 15th. Today marks 38 weeks and my official due date. (twins full term is 38wks compared to 40wks for a singleton) It is hard to imagine for so many months we were so focused on getting to Tax Day. When I look at my sons today, it is crazy to picture still being pregnant with them. For size purposes only, I am glad we met them a little early.

After feeding Griffin, I put him in the bouncy chair. I put the blanket over it to cover the pink. I didn't want him to spit up on the blanket while I was feeding Gavin, so I put the Gramma Witt-made burp cloth under his head. As I looked at him, I thought it kind of looked like angel wings.

My little angels. I am so blessed.

Gavin

The thinker

Tiny toes

Cozy on daddy

Snuggling with Daddy after he gets home from work. Gavin(L) Griffin (R)

Gavin's outfit says "if you think I am cool you should see my dad". I love when he poses like this. :) Not sure where his neck went though.....

More feeding fun

Do not try this at home.......unless you have two demanding mouths.....this was one of my many purchases at the MVMOMS sale. It works really well with Griffin because he is a clean eater. Gavin is sort of a messy eater and this way doesn't work well for him. I only use it when I am home by myself and both boys are demanding service.

Griffin in the front, Gavin in the background.

Gavin holding his own bottle too. We know this is rare and early....and, it doesn't happen often but, we'll take it when it happens.

Photo fun

Here are a few of the photo's that Gramma Witt took.
This is Gavin.

Pretend the one chair isn't pink.....I bought it used from another twin mom for really cheap. The kids seem to enjoy the chairs and don't care that one is pink....Gavin (L) Griffin (R)

Griffin

Gavin (we know this smile is probably not on purpose but, we'll take it.)

Griffin

First photoshoot at 4 weeks old

The boys had their official first photo shoot with April, the woman that did my belly photo's and also works with Randy. We have seen a few of the shots but, the rest will be posted online at her website www.cameraobscuraimaging.com.

Family photo

Family photo at the Zoo parking lot.

Meet Gramma and Mr. Witt

We did pictures with Gramma and Grandpa this past Sunday.

On Saturday, after the MVMOMS sale, we all went to the MNZoo. (Gramma and Grandpa stayed with the babies while Randy and I ran to the sale) This was mostly fun but, I was nervous that it was too sunny for the babies so I covered them up...then I was too nervous that they couldn't breathe......then I was nervous that people would come up and touch them.....it was busy so we stayed outside in the open air (per our guidelines) and the good news is that people were respectful of them and no one touched them. Only one cute little girl asked if she could pet the babies. I was impressed that she knew to ask and didn't just run up and grab a baby. Unfortunately for her, I had to say no. Aside from me being a nervous new mom, we had a good time. I think the more we get out and about, the more I will get comfortable with things. Right now, we still need to be so careful but, I am so glad we can at least leave the house a little bit. My brother and his wife that have Max and Mia, our twin nephew/niece, couldn't leave the house for several months when they were born. They were born at 29wks in Sept '05 and ours were born at 33wks in March. Since they were preemies going into cold/flu season, they weren't allowed out and no kids could go to their house from the time they came home until late April of that season. I sometimes think I still have their mindset in my mind. My kids were born at a later gestational week and at the end of cold/flu season. Regardless, we are to be careful. I would hate to have something happen to the babies especially if it is something we can prevent. I border on being too paranoid and attempting to be "normal" for our situation.
The synagis insurance stuff is all situated and the boys will be receiving 1 dose of it this Saturday from a home health nurse. Their first shots!! Oh my goodness. I am so glad Randy will be here with me.

Gramma Witt was so good to the babies and us. She gave the babies lots of love and was a huge help with doing some things around the house for us. She also stayed with the babies so Randy, his dad and I could go play at the casino for a couple of hours. She got some great photo's while we were gone. I will post those in one of the next couple of posts.

Minnesota Valley Moms of Multiples Sale

Shoppers, on your marks, get set, GO!!

Sale floor

After I was out of the 1st trimester of the pregnancy, I joined a multiples group that puts on a huge sale 2 times per year. This was the first sale I attended. Since I was supposed to be pregnant still, Randy was able to escort me to the sale. It was insane! I even saw someone running to the item they must have wanted the most. When I saw that, I felt like maybe we needed to run....turns out we didn't run and we were the only ones who went for the first item I wanted to get to. Bottles. We are going through so many bottles per day that the dishwasher is always running. We bought enough that we don't have to rush washing anything. Best news is that usually the bottles are 3 for about 25$, the previous users had them placed in bags of about 6 and only charged 8$ per bag..... They are all used but, look brand new. I cleared the bin of one particular brand and Momma is happy!

Permission to go out.....a little bit

At our last doctor visit we were given permission to go out into open air places. We had some time to kill before Randy's parents landed from St. Louis so we decided to drive 45mins south down to Owatanna to Cabela's. We were looking for something specific and we just needed to get there....and we got to go. It was perfect. No one was there so we could walk freely without too much worry. After that, we went to a couple of children's stores looking for outfits for a photo shoot we were going to do over the weekend. The children's stores were in an outlet mall between our house and Cabela's. Again, no one was there so we continued to enjoy an evening out. We literally were the only ones in each store we went into. Not so good for business but, great for us!! We are still not to go into a restaurant or somewhere where we are in a close space with others. Especially anyone that may appear to have a cold etc.

The kids will be receiving a special injection of something called synagis to help protect them from RSV, a respiratory infection that can affect preemies in a severe way. The insurance got some wrong information from the hospital so we are working through those details but, should have a nurse out to the house in the very near future to administer the meds.

Visit with the Doctor

As of April 9th, the boys are weighing in at 7.3lbs for Griffin and 6.11lbs for Gavin. We can't believe our boys are growing so quickly! They will already be 4wks old this Sunday. It is a big weekend in that they get to meet Gramma and Mr. Witt. Dr. Durand and Mr. Witt were in Air Force pilot training together in Texas just a few years ago. We are lucky enough to live near the clinic where Dr. Durand is a pediatrician in Burnsville, MN. Meanwhile, the Witt's live down near St. Louis, MO.

We will post pictures of the Grandparent visit soon!