Time for an update

I suppose it's time for an update again. We definitely get caught up in the daily routine of life around here. Nothing super exciting to blog about, other than the babies getting bigger. I recently got together with a friend of mine from San Jose, who mainly keeps up with us through our blog, ask me how things are really going because I always sound so upbeat in our blog. When I started this blog I decided to make it mainly a photo and general info blog, not a journal with my deepest thoughts. It is a place for family and friends to keep up with us on a general level, but if you really want the details it's best to ask. I'm mainly including pictures of our happy times. Just because I don't want to get into the nitty gritty on this blog. Don't worry I could definitely post about the meltdowns in the evening , the hungry screaming babies who have to wait for me to help their big sister, the big sister who, right now, LOVES to empty the wipes and Kleenex containers, the big brother, little sister fights, the timeouts, the neverending feedings....you get the picture. Real life is definitely happening around here....I'm just choosing to focus on the positive, hoping that will help me get through the day when I only get 2 hours to myself before I crash in bed at night. So with that, let me show you our happy growing family:)

Snuggling during nap time. It is going to be really hard for me to separate them into their own cribs. Won't they miss each other?

Ethan is learning more and more everyday. He is such an inquisitive kid and learning comes so easily. He loves going to school and I think would do great with 5 days a week. His attitude on the nonschool days sure makes me wish it was 5 days! Here he arranged all our magnet letters in alphabetical order. He was pretty proud.

Morgan and Cousin Annika pretending to sleep in  Morgan's bed. They are getting along better and better and can now play together for quite a while. Morgan is talking more and more. She is putting 2 and 3 words together to form sentences and she repeats everything she hears. One of my favorite phrases of hers right now is when it gets dark at night she calls it "dark time." She keeps us on our toes!

The four after baths and all ready for bed.

7 weeks old. The twins can now spend about 15-30 minutes just laying on their backs checking things out. They are starting to mellow out a little more and seem to be even more content to just be. I can't wait until they are entertained by their big brother and sister.

We usually take a walk after dinner, just to get the wiggles out before bath time and to get some fresh air. Sometimes that is the only fresh air I get. The babies aren't too fond of their carseats, especially Hudson, so we've started to just carry them in the baby Bjorn's. Ethan and Morgan like to imitate all things baby so they were carrying their babies around like this after their baths. After bath time they usually play really well together. It is fun to watch them imagine together.

Smiling Hudson-While this little guy is more cranky and touchy than his sister, he is also much more generous with the smiles. He LOVES to have us talk to him and almost always rewards us with a smile.

Miss Brooklyn seems to be a little more serious, but she is almost as mellow as her big sister Morgan was. She is pretty quick to drift off to sleep in her bouncy seat or her crib. Does that mean she'll be just as much trouble as Mo is too????