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i can't help myself - i just love these faces!

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baby fat

the results from today's routine doctor's visit for the boys...

addison 12lbs 10oz

gabriel 12lbs 6oz

they are in the 75th percentile.  i feel so blessed by their health and growth.  i am especially pleased to know for certain that breast-feeding is providing them with all the nourishment they need and that there are no milk supply issues.

my favorite moment of today was setting the boys next to each other on a blanket, singing songs to them, and seeing their little faces look back at me and smile... at the same time.  

opinion: the farmer in the dell is a really dumb song.  

monkey talk

so it was one thing to start making silly vocal responses on behalf of my sons when something was said or done, but today i caught myself speaking for the stuffed monkey that hangs over their play-mat...

UCO - unidentified cleaning object

we have artificial intelligence in our home.  (cue creepy music).  today our irobot roomba arrived.  i was a bit skeptical about this robotic vacuum cleaner - i thought for sure that there was no way this gadget could hold up to my standards of cleanliness, but i've been pleasantly surprised.  we bought it thinking that we'd try it out and if it wasn't doing the job then we'd return it and get a non-alien vacuum cleaner.  so far i'm totally impressed and slightly freaked out by this large robotic disc... it sleeps in our room... 

still here. just not as frequently.

i love my family.  

what do you think about twin girls next time?  maybe a gwen and a penelope?

so an update on the boys for those interested...

i won't find out how much they weigh until the end of this week, but if i had to guess i would say... perfectly chunky.  they smile all the time these days and have even let out a few laughs.  they've become quite playful - they especially love to pull on the legs of the monkey that hangs over their play mat.  

one of our favorite family times of late is when the four of us sit on the couch and perform a rousing rendition of "do your ears hang low."  perhaps i'll post a video clip of that some day soon.  in the meantime, here are some more photos.