Tribute to Oma

Oma (David's Mom) has been incredibly helpful during her stay here! We will miss her terribly!

Cute Pics from Week 9

The girls are below the window in their pack n play, so Evelyn has the light shining on her, it's not a weird tribal tattoo or anything. Don't they look cute in polka dots?
Evelyn in the car

The Monster Booger

Evelyn has woken up twice now with an extremely stuffed up nose. She can barely breathe and we feel terrible for her. The sight of the blue ball suction device makes her cry, so that's out. Today, David used the sucker successfully to dislodge the booger and then she sneezed out the biggest booger any of us have ever seen. Yes, we realize this is gross, but you wouldn't believe us otherwise!

Meeting the OMBers!

We finally made a trip to Meredith's office to meet her work collegues. They were having a wild and crazy government office party with drinks representing each agency within the Department of Homeland Security. For example, for FEMA, Paul made hurricanes and Emily made Jello shots of the alert/warning system (see picture). The girls were loved on tons, especially by Kamela. They did everything they were supposed to during the visit, eat, poop and cry a little.

Slobber-Puss

Sylvia is a mega slobber-puss. She loves sucking on her binky and when she can find her hands she has a hay day. Other times, she just slobbers.

Alligator Tear

Today, Evelyn was fighting sleep and incredibly fussy when we put her in the car so we could go to Old Town, Alexandria for a stroll and morning cup of coffee. Although the girls' cry, they have NEVER actually shed a tear....well, until today. This breaks my heart!

Belly Buttons

The girls' belly buttons have healed well. Evelyn's is the typical innie. Sylvia's is a little more interesting, as you can see above. It looks like a pig's tail, which is funny since Sylvia is a little piggie. She is an incredibly good eater and as terrible parents we have called her cute little names like fat-so and piggie. It's all in good fun though!

Week 9 -- Check Up

Sylvia above and Evelyn below

The girls 8 week doctor's appointment was this week (even though it was really the first day of their 9th week). The doc was impressed by their weigh gain and overall health. They got lots of "beautifuls and adorables." So, here are the stats:

Sylvia

Head 15" or 26 percentile

Height 21 3/4" or 26 percentile

Weight 10lbs 8oz or 50 percentile

Evelyn

Head 14 1/2" or 9 percentile

Height 21" or 10 percentile

Weight 9lbs 5.6oz or 22 percentile

They also got the recommended vaccinations, which involved two shots and an oral one. Evelyn screamed bloody murder, but Sylvia didn't seem to mind (she cried but settled down quickly unlike her sis).

Oma Has Arrived!

David's Mom has arrived from San Diego! Oma (that's German for Grandma) will be with us for a week and a half, and already she has been incredibly helpful! Oma is pictured here with the girls on a trip to the National Botanical Gardens and Native American Museum.