Mommy gets brownies and cookies and pie and...

We finally got Derek a kitchen. After all he has been playing with every toy kitchen he sees for the past 6 months. He has made the tv cabinet, coffee table, and dump truck into an oven lately. He of course loves his kitchen set. He has been busy cooking us cookies, pie, and brownies... but mainly tookies as he calls them. He even took our hot pads to add to his collection. He was a bit frustrated that real water did not work in his sink but was very happy after I made funny water noises. The kid loves to cook... watch out Emeril here comes D.

The littles are doing great. They are each pushing 8 pounds. They are awesome and are not acting like your typical preemies. This pic is of Nate. They each got taken off their iron supplement this week which is wonderful. Their doctor is very pleased with their 1 plus oz daily weight gain. Yeah for Will and Nate!

On a ride with his girlfriend

Imaya brought us a yummy dinner on Thursday. Our play group has lovingly been bringing us dinners. They are amazingly good and it is so nice to see everyone. L came over too with her mom. Derek and L spent the time playing so well together. D pushed L around on tigger. They had a blast throwing things down the stairs. They had a ball! The funny thing is that D ignored L at the beginning instead preferring to call her on his phone to talking with her directly (such a boy). D calls L on his phone all day. Hello goodbye.

Derek and his babies

Derek has his own babies to take care of. I guess we are rubbing off on him. Derek took Elmo and bear and put them on the changing table to change their diapers. Then he put them on their tummies and asked us to get something for their bellies. We put Will and Nate on their tummies each morning with a warm pad to help their hurting tummies. Derek decided his babies needed the same thing. Later Derek had Elmo in the sling. He took him out, fed him from his water bottle, and then burped him. Derek is just so nurturing and we are very proud of him.

Look at me holding up my head!

Here is Nate. He is doing a great job with neck control. He loves to hold his head up and look around. Nate also has a bad case of baby acne. It is weird but Will has no baby acne at all. WIll is also doing pretty well holding up his head.

Fun in the sun

Derek spent "nap time" in his crib singing... for 45 minutes. It seems like every few days he doesn't sleep but sings. We are very thankful he is happy during "quiet time." Today I found him in his crib without his sleep sack.. he took it off and threw it out of his bed. SIlly kid. We took advantage of of the 60 degrees to walk to Starbucks. All 3 kiddos in the stroller and away we go with Alex the dog in the lead. We came home and played outside in the yard. Derek loved his wheelbarrow and trucks. I put the the twins and the carrier to play too (enjoy the bags under my eyes). The only sad part was flushing Derek's eye to get out the dirt that was in there.. it was a two man job.

Outside

Yesterday we took advantage of the 60 degree weather to play outside. Gorgeous gorgeous weather. The frogs are croaking, the daffodils are blooming and it is nice. Derek swept the rocks, played on his slide, and told Mommy what the ladder is used for. Silly kid. We are enjoying his explosion of words and his sweet spirit. The babies slept peacefully inside as did Daddy. MIke, Derek, and I are finally on the mend after being sick for a week. We are so thankful the babies didn't get sick. Speaking of Will and Nate... Nate weighed 7lb 6oz today and Will is right behind at 7lb 4 oz. They are sleeping 5 hours at a time some nights too. Go Will and Nate!

First family outing

We all headed to the park today to enjoy the beautiful spring weather. 1 toddler, 2 babies, and the dog in the Odyssey. Have I mentioned lately how much I love the minivan- it really is wonderful! The babies slept the whole time. Derek loved the slides and running. He also loves to push the stroller. Derek is a great big brother and a nice helper.