8 weeks old

Cooper and Griffin are now officially 8 weeks old! They are starting to smile a lot and "talk". They love the ceiling fan and they are also pretty fond of their big brother. They usually stop crying when he talks to them. They are getting so big, that I cannot wait to go to see Dr. Linhardt next Wednesday to see how much they weigh. Here are some pictures from April 30th, Cooper and Griffin's 8 week "birthday". Cooper is on the left and Griffin is on the right. Griffin is talking to Brody in the last picture.

Easter 2009

We had a great Easter this year with all of the boys! We spent Saturday night at Linda and John's with Becky, Ryan, Aileen, Taylor, Garrett and Olivia. Cooper and Griffin loved cuddling with uncle Ryan and Becky! The kids had a blast finding Easter eggs and then their baskets.

Easter morning, Brody woke up and had forgotten about the Easter bunny. We reminded him and he could hardly wait to get down the stairs. He found his basket and helped Cooper and Griffin find their baskets. The Easter bunny brought Brody the leaf blower that he has been wanting since Christmas. Santa ran out of them, so the Easter bunny took care of it! He has been talking about Santa forgetting his blower for over 3 months!! We are all happy that the Easter bunny came through.

We spent the rest of the day visiting family. We started with brunch at Gary and Judy's, then to aunt Jan's and dinner at aunt Janice's. Everyone enjoyed seeing Brody and most people were meeting Cooper and Griffin for the first time. They were happy, because they love being held. It was a busy day, but it was great to spend time with the family. The link is for some pictures from the weekend.

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5 weeks old!

Cooper and Griffin are officially 5 weeks old today and they had their 1 month well-check yesterday. It went really well. They are definitely growing boys...Cooper is weighing in at 9lb 8oz and Griffin weighs 9lb 12oz. They are both 22inches long. This is between the 50th and 75th percentile. This is a picture from their one month birthday. Cooper is on the left and Griffin is on the right.

The boys really enjoy sleeping all day long and partying all night with me! I try to explain that we are supposed to be sleeping, but they don't seem to care. The other thing is that they tend to take turns on who is going to stay up all night, which makes for a rough night since one of them is always awake wanting to eat.

We also have had a busy few weekends. We celebrated Gary's retirement 2 weekends ago and had a going away party for Bryan last weekend at Linda's house. Everyone is enjoying meeting the babies and they love being held! Brody had his first sleepover last weekend at Uncle Ryan and Aunt Aileen's house with Taylor, Garrett, and Olivia. He had a blast! On Sunday, we went to an Easter Egg Hunt with Stephanie, Grant, Addison, Stephanie and Keegan. They found lots of eggs with candy in them!

Brody's first soccer game is Saturday. I hope he plays...keep your fingers crossed! We are also excited about the Easter Bunny coming for a visit this weekend.

Here is a picture of the boys in their matching shirts from Aunt Bev.