our first vacation

well, i think i can say our first vacation/airplane rides were successful.  like most people, the biggest thing we were worried about was the airplane- being those people with the screaming baby.  wait, two screaming babies!  however, except for a 20 minute meltdown courtesy of a very tired finn, i think they did wonderfully... bryan had to pull out the DVD player (in case of emergency and LAST resort) only once for liam, who surprisingly was ok with sitting for as long as he had to.  these babies just continue to amaze- they're seven months old and becoming little people!  sleeping through the night, eating yummy food like sweet potatoes and bananas (not at the same time), swinging at the park, getting teeth-  we're having a lot of fun with them :)  we tell ourselves almost every day that we're pretty lucky- i think having two babies at once could have been a lot worse...  here are a few pictures of our vacation!!

liam, enjoying his space while we were in denver waiting for our flight to reno

our new nephew, ben ~ one month old

my brother pat~finn~liam

their future's so bright...

my younger sister molly and liam

hanging out after breakfast in lake tahoe

totally planning something...

big boy finn kind of sitting up

my older sister kate w/ben, molly w/finn, myself w/liam 

~ at the pool ~

finn getting a bath in the sink :)

my great family, from left to right

sean, mom, pat, kate, lily w/ben, dad, molly, and bryan!

the boys had already gone down for the night... :)

sweet liam- if you look closely, you can see his two bottom teeth!!!

half year-olds!!

so my little guys are six months old! although it has sometimes seemed like we would never get to this point, the time has flown...  my mom and i were remembering that one year ago at almost exactly this time, we, i'm sorry- I was driving a u-haul with my car on a hitch all the way home from fresno... she, stuffing my face so i wouldn't get nauseous; me, eating gas station lemon drops like there was no tomorrow.  approximately 1700 miles... a drive i'll hopefully never have to do again.  so fast forward through the end of a mild summer, the beginning of a new job for bryan and an old one for me, bedrest between thanksgiving and christmas, a surprise delivery the day after christmas, a quick stay in the NICU, winter turning to summer without much of a spring, and here we are!! six months... we had our appointment on tuesday- they're on the charts for their weight, height, and head circumference for non-adjusted age!! finn is finally weighing more than liam at 15 pounds 5 ounces, while liam comes in right behind at 15# 2.  the doc said neuro-developmentally, they're both on track and are doing pretty much what 6-month olds should be doing : )... yea!  we have the green light to start solid foods anytime, and in the next two months, should slowly get to eating 3 times a day!  as a little present to myself for having to make food for two babies (yes, i'm going to make it because jarred baby food tastes like poo), i bought the beaba babycook.  i understand that i probably fell prey to marketing (which i'm guilty for a lot), but it's so cute and compact and can do lots of neat things to fruit, veggies, meat, and even fish!  i'll let you know how it goes... meanwhile, here are some pics of the guys enjoying life!! the first one i took on my phone, but liam's got such a cute look on his face, i had to include it!

going to the pediatrician's office in our sweet hats

 from jane, camille, and evelyn

saddle up!

he's got one of the greatest smiles...

love! this one

our first time in a pool!! we loved it...