Week 24 (ish)

Whatever you do, don't hire me as your accountant. I have a seriously difficult time keeping up with what week we're in. I suppose that would be easier if I were more regular about posting. Sorry for that. But I'm not sorry about your taxes. I had nothing to do with that.

We have been both pleasantly busy and not busy as of late. Our every two-week doctors' appointments have abated to once a month. The last time we went to see the neonatal specialist about their monitors, he gave us his blessing to use them only at night (which we had been doing anyway) and he dialed down their heart rate parameters from 80 beats per minute to 70. We haven't heard a beep since. Except for this morning, when I stepped on the wire as I was putting Naomi back into the crib. So much for William's peaceful sleeping in.

They have both been delightful and engaging recently. I think they really noticed each other this morning, laying on the floor, looking very purposefully into the other's eyes. Naomi defininately noticed yesterday that she has a dog. I'm not sure who she thought has been nosing her ears. But, with the dog laying right behind her, she could hardly roll her eyes far enough up in her head to keep watching her and grinning. Here are they are, Lillian on the right:


Some other massive cuteness? Lillian now sings herself to sleep. This is how we know she's tired: She holds her little hands up in front of her mouth and mumbles and coos to herself. I've tried to get it on video, but she gets distracted by me and the camera and quits. I'll have to sneak up in the dark.

They are making progress in their other milestones, too. With me acting as personal trainer, the baby push-ups are coming along. This is greatly helped by having a mirror in front of them. (Isn't all exercise??) Roxy defininately likes to be involved in this time, nosing and nudging the babies. Here she is babysitting Lillian while I feed Naomi.


I don't know how much they weigh, but I know they're getting bigger. They are into their 3-6 month clothes, with the occasional 6 month size. In this picture, they're wearing mocasins that Nana and Papa brought home from Arizona (I wore a pair of leather moccasins as my first shoes!) and the combination of jeans and shoes just made them look like they were going to get up and walk away. Perhaps ask to borrow the car keys. By the way, I think William might be trying to influence their college choice.