Mary on February 6th, 2011

Today was absolutely gorgeous and sunny (77 degrees), so the boys and I walked to the Fort Natomas park where Dom and Alex played on the swings. A two-year-old girl named Savanna came over to ask questions about the boys and to help push them in the swings. She was very sweet. This afternoon Dom […]

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Mary on February 5th, 2011

Our boys have been enjoying their new high chairs and their adventures in eating “solid” foods and drinking from sippy cups. Plus, Alex worked some more on crawling tonight. Other tidbits: Dom and Alex continue to work on walking while holding Mommy or Daddy’s hands. Their smiles are contagious. Tonight, when we tucked them into […]

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Mary on February 4th, 2011

We’ve been sleep-nursing the boys for the last few weeks at around 10 PM. Typically, Dad picks up a little limp noodle who snuggles into his chest and brings him to me. With eyes still closed, he reaches and seeks for the source of all milky goodness. He thirstily nurses and then falls back asleep, […]

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Mary on February 3rd, 2011

Dominic and Alexander started solid foods today! 2 teaspoons of rice cereal mixed with 40 ml of breastmilk. While they weren’t sure what to make of this new texture and eating off a spoon, they soon warmed up to both and were eager to help – as you can see in the photos below. We […]

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Mary on February 1st, 2011

Dominic and Alexander turned six months old today! Our little darlings are cute as can be, and they’re learning new skills all the time. They’ve started turning pages, touching (and grabbing) Mom’s and Dad’s faces, and stealing each others toys (mostly Alex right now). While Mom eats breakfast in the morning, they are also practicing […]

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