6th month pictures

The babies turned 6th months old in October and the leafs were still looking nice!  They are both so smiley, so it was not hard to get a good picture of them individually, but one with all 4 boys was a little more difficult!  We did not have their 6th month appointment until they were almost 7 months old, but they weighted in at 16 lbs, 4 oz and 26 1/2 inches for Alex and 18 lbs,4.5 oz and 26 1/2 inches for Tony.  They did ok with their shots, but were not happy about it.  They both had a few teeth at this point and were really starting to roll.  They like to take toys from each other too :).  

 Tony

 Alex

 Sweet babies

 These two turned out pretty good.

 Our handsome big boys 

 I dont think they were to sure about the cold grass

 All looking the same direction!

 Vince's tooth was so wiggly

Stroll N Roll!

We love the Stroll N Roll!  When we woke up today it was raining and when we drove home tonight it was raining, but for a few hours it stopped and it was really nice during the walk.  It was at Fredrick Meijer Gardens again this year.  We walked a different path this year than the past few and it was great to see some new things.  We had most of the regulars this year, plus a couple extras.  This year the Stroll N Roll was able to raise over 25 thousand dollars!  All of that money goes back into people with Spina Bifida because it is 100% run by volunteers.  It is a great event!  It also allows us the opportunity to talk with other families that have kids with SB and that is wonderful.

 They had on big boy pants :)  They did not last to long, Tony pooped right through them

Lunch time 

 The walk

 The babies enjoyed the walk too, and fell asleep

 Almost the whole group

 Top of the big hill

 Rolling down the hill.  This might be the favorite thing they do

5 months old (almost a month later)

Being that the first day of school was the day after their 5 month birthday, things were a little crazy, but we took a few pictures a couple days later.  They were not in a very smiley mood, but they are cute anyway.

 It was almost nap time, so they were a little sleepy

 They were interested in the click sound of the camera too

 The bigs really love the littles

They were not sure about being on the grass either :)

So many firsts!

So many firsts this school year!  Vince started 1st grade and Dominic started 4 day a week preschool.  I also went back to work and so far it has been good.  I have some great classes.  So far the school year has been busy and even a little crazy at times, but I think after four weeks we are starting to get into a routine of things.  The babies have had a couple of firsts too.  They got to try food.  We started them on oatmeal and so far so good.  Tony and Alex have both been very interested in our food, so we gave it a shot and we got some cute faces.

 Go Blue!

 1st grade!

Preschool!

 Oatmeal, yummy!

 Tony

 Alex

They liked it :)

4 smiles!

I finally did it!  I got 4 smiles at the same time!

Getting ready to go back to school

Well after 5 months off, I am about to start a new school year.  I am looking forward to it, but I will miss my little buddies.  We are going to be changing day care this year after 7 years with Amy and Eric.  We love Amy and Eric, but with there being two babies and Dominic they decided that it would be best to look at other options.  I know they will always be a part of our lives and were exactly what we needed when we needed it!  With that said, our new day care providers are going to be Grandma and Grandpa Santini!  They offered to do it during our pregnancy and after some thought we decided it was the best option.  They moved down here on Tuesday and we have spent the week getting them acclimated to the babies and the babies acclimated to them.  I think it is going to go really well.  The big boys are excited to have them down here too!  I have gotten to spend the last 5 months getting to be with my boys every moment of every day and it has been great.  As a teacher, I know that next summer I will get to spend a couple of months with them again, so it makes it a little easier.

 Tony

 Alex

Dominic

 Vince

4 month and 4 year stats

The babies are growing great and so is Dominic!  Alex is weighing in at 14 lbs, 6 oz, and 25 inches.  He is in about the 25th percentile.  Tony is weighing in at 15 lbs, 11.5 oz, and 25 inches. He is in the 47th percentile.  Both boys started in the 3rd percentile, so they have made some big gains.  Dominic is weighing in at 38 lbs and 43 inches.  He is in about the 90th percentile for height.  All three boys had to get their shots and that was not a favorite for any of them.  They all did well, but it was a rough day after the shots. :(  They all got over it very fast though.  

 They were in a pretty sad mood the next day

 All was back to normal the next day though :)

 This was a couple days later, but they were cute.  The big boys did ask me why they were wearing dresses when I put them in this outfit, silly boys.

Just to show that is is not always smiles, they are overall very happy babies, but can get fussy.