Spring??

We are itching for spring, big time. A couple of weeks ago, it warmed up enough to take the babies and Moses out for a walk around town (Moses was in doggie heaven). Although we have yet to get a jogger stroller, the one that we have did surprisingly well going through slush and over ice patches. Everything was fine until Noah decided that the stroller was not enough motion for him. Pish ended up taking the car seat out of the stroller and swinging it while he walked. Hey, whatever works... (did I mention that we repeat this phrase to ourselves over and over again?)

Recent shots of Noah

Twins v. 32 oz. Nalgene: 9 weeks

It has been a while since I posted anything so I figued that it would be good to make note of the favorite pasttime in our house...eating (that includes Mom and babies). Noah is now ten pounds and Ella is in the mid-nines. They've both acquired round tummies...and Ella even has some fat rolls on her little legs. Will post more soon (I hope!).

Wunderkind

Ella is holding her own bottle --she gets one every few days. Actually, I think that it was just a fluke thing and I have no idea when babies start to hold bottles, but I thought that it was cute.

"Can you give us a second...

...Ella and I are sharing a moment. I think that she is pretty cute"
-Isaac

"I think that he likes me. Am I too young to date?"
-Ella

Our very strong son

Ever since he arrived, we've commented on Noah's ability to hold up his head and look around. His latest trick is holding up his head for a long time when he is on his tummy. I think that he works extra hard to keep his head up because he LOVES to look at books.

She's waking up!

It is amazing to see these little ones change --almost on a day to day basis. In the last few days Ella has come alive. She's making much more eye contact and spending lots of time looking out the windows. So fun to see her interested in life!

Baby Annika

Baby Annika, daughter of Esther and Tom, arrived exactly a month after Ella & Noah. Today was the first of many 'play dates.' Everyone nursed, peed, slept (and the Potoshnick kids screamed, but Annika was quite the little angel). All in all, a perfect day. Welcome to the world, Annika!

Babywearing

So, our household has latched on to the concept of wearing the babies and we all love it. The babies generally fall asleep in the carrier...and we get to do some things around the house as they snooze. Multi-tasking at its best!

the Moby Wrap

My view of Ella when she's in the Moby --so sweet.

Going out to eat

It was Friday morning around 7 AM. The babies had just finished their morning meal and mom and I were hungry. We decided to be brave, bundle up the babies, and take them on their first outing to a sit down restaurant, Egg Harbor. It went great! Both babies fell asleep in the car on the way over and slept through the whole meal. Is life returning to some kind of normal??

Every kid needs a good pair of fuzzy boots.

Ella and her beautiful Grandma --otherwise known as Nini.

Fighting Already

Here is Ella and Noah taking a nap together in the crib. Both were quite asleep and enjoying being by each other.


However, Noah decided that he would give Ella a little tap on the face, which she did not appreciate at all.

Ultimately, Mom had to step in and be the mediator.

Pictures: second time around

We had our photographer friend, Kim Johnson, back to take more pictures of the babes. To see a few samples click here.

Happy Valentines Day!

Thanks for our outfits, G & C!

Love, Ella & Noah

Noah Faces

Ella Faces