Our babies are five months old already-how did that happen. Life is like a whirl wind most days seem to end before it feels like they have begun. We are certainly enjoying have two new members to our family. We are however conditioned to Melissa and are having to remind ourselves on a regular basis that they are not Melissa and that we need to do things different with them.

Ruben and Tayla have such different personalities and they seem to do different things better then the other. Ruben loves to hold and chew on toys (I’m pretty sure he has started teething as he is drooling like crazy too). He went though a time when he smiled with his tongue sticking out it was so cute! He is much more of a talker then Tayla. He will look you straight in the eye and just talk, talk, talk.

Tayla is more intent on her surroundings she studies and tries to get everything around her. She has strength like I have never seen her huge thighs are all muscle. She prefers to stand and there are times that we can’t even get her into a sitting position. She smiles with her mouth open and it her eyes light up when she does just as Ben’s eyes do too. Tayla’s personality has mellowed while she is still out to grab everything the world has to offer and she still can go from 0-mad in 10 seconds she has discover her thumb and on some days her two fingers boy is she content with them. Ruben on the other hand would rather have someone comforting him.

Feeding is going great they are still on just breastmilk and other then a couple of colds they have been very healthy. Ruben is over 13lbs and Tayla is over 14lbs they are growing at about the same pace since a cople of weeks after being on, on demand feedings.

We are in Madison Wisconsin doing more treatments on Melissa right now and the babies are adjusting good.

March 26, 2010

The babies are doing great. Ruben and Tayla are smiling every day and we are enjoying them alot! Tayla is now 13lbs and Ruben is almost 12lbs. They both do such a good job of holding their heads up even when on their bellies. They are both such good natured babies. They love to hang out and be held.

March 12, 2010

Tayla and Ben are looking less and less like a newborns. Their personalities are blossoming. Tayla is the dominant twin and Ben is the laid back twin. We are sure that when they get a little older that Tayla will be the one telling Ben what to do as well as directing him what to get into. Tayla’s Phenylalanine level is good she is in the normal range with the medicine she is on. They are growing so fast. They are really looking around at their surroundings. Tayla loves to stand. There are times when she will get really mad if you don’t let her stand up. She is so muscular I have never met a baby as muscular as she is. They both are able to hole their heads up when on their bellies as well as when they are upright. We are beginning to smile as well. After having Melissa I am just in awe at their abilities and their strengths. Every little mile stone is celebrated in our house!

The babies are doing great. They have passed their due date and should officially be here now. They are two months old already-where does the time go? Tayla is 8lbs 15oz and Ben is 8lbs 1oz. Tayla is getting all of her food by nursing. She has been doing this for some time. I think we only needed to use bottles for the first couple of weeks we were home. Their strength amazes me. Tayla is stronger the Ruben but they both can support their entire upper bodies including their heads-Amazing! Melissa still doesn’t have that much control of her body. They love to be near each other and even have special sounds for communicating with each other-it is so sweet. We are loving the new additions to our family.