4 months and a gorgeous October day!

We can barely believe it! The twins are four months old already and Hannah is on her way to 4years old next month! Where did the time go!?!? So here are the 4 month stats courtesy of John who braved 2 sets of 4 month immunizations and the flu vaccination for Hannah SOLO! What an incredible Dad!

Aspen: 13lbs 3oz, 23 inches long, head 16 1/4 inches

Brooke: 12lbs 4oz, 23 3/4 inches long, head 15 3/4 inches

They are growing way too fast! Just ask my back after lugging around these chunkers at the same time! ;)

The girls are progressing right on schedule and so far so good! They are laughing more, talking more, moving more, and challenging us way more than ever!

Today we hung out outside for over 2 hours without as much as one protest from any of the girls until we had to go inside! It was a gorgeous day and we took complete advantage of it!

The girls are more and more interested in toys... and weeping willow branches! These kept them occupied for almost an hour straight! Why do we buy toys from the store? We think Aspen was trying to see what she will look like if she ever grows any hair! Wow we have bald babies!

Brooke dove right in and begin to test it with all 5 senses! Including taste! Hmmmm? I wasn't brave enough to test it myself, but they seemed to enjoy it!

After running in the house to change, Hannah had camouflaged her sisters! They seemed to enjoy it as there was no crying involved! When all 3 are getting into mischief we will never be able to turn our heads! ;)

Hannah was the "shade tree" when we had the girls in the sun... she was very concerned about their heads burning! Note: Still playing with branches!

Sadie even joined in on the fun and she begged for the ball to be thrown!

Hannah took the pruned branches and turned her fort into the "jungle!" She had tons of fun!

Brooke and her drool...

Aspen :)

At some point they got a hold of a whole branch! (I think it was John!) But look at them... only 4 months old and they already know how to share! :) (I only felt bad when we came back in the house and Aspen's breath smelled like a freshly cut tree branch! Whoops!)

Crazy swing hair! Hannah loves to swing and does a great job at it!

Cutie!

Oh what fun! And what a great day!

Below are some random videos from today... enjoy!

ETA?

Eta? Along with this picture was all John had to txt to me while I was at work in order for me to both get the picture and laugh aloud after the girls got home from their 4 month shots! Whoever said men can't multitask hasn't met John! What a great Dad!

Cuteness and Aspens helmet fitting

This picture is a perfect example of how you should handle a cranky person... just keep smiling! :) From week 24 of my pregnancy when we watched Aspen kicking Brooke in the head on ultrasound we should have known Brooke would come out with the natural ability to remain happy regardless of the circumstances around her! Not saying Brooke doesn't have her "sad" moments, but it's so incredible to see how she handles life with such a positive attitude. Only 4 months old and we are learning so much from the both of them already!

While Aspen quietly napped, Brooke hung out with Sadie while she napped as well!

Grandma Pat is here for a visit and as you can see, she has had her hands full! We joke that she is going to go home to take a break!

Hannah sporting some of her favorite fall clothes as she gets ready for school. The weather has changed and I am sad to see summer and the long days go... but they will be back, and I will be awaiting their arrival!

Just a pic of the girls hanging out in one of their cribs... now to transition their sleep times to them!

We received the news Saturday that Aspen's helmet was approved and so today we went in for the fitting! In case we haven't made the story clear, Aspen's "Cranial Molding Helmet" is COMPLETELY cosmetic. The only concern we ever had was that Aspen's sutures may have closed to soon and constricted forward and back growth causing increased horizontal growth to her head (thus worsening the wideness of her head). There was never a risk for developmental delay or anything wrong with her head or brain or anything else. This has never been or never will be a serious condition. Aspen just got stuck in my pelvis for the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy and her head got wide! :) She should have to wear it around 3 months... give or take. So if you have any further questions or concerns please ask us!

Here's Brooke quite happy even though we had to wait an hour to get Aspen's fitting! Good thing they have toys for Hannah and good thing Hannah entertains her sisters so well!

Sucking on my finger was the only thing keeping Aspen happy as they put on "the sock" preparing Aspen for her scan. The whole fitting process is not long at all and the scan takes approx 2-3 seconds. They then send all of the info off and POOF! In 2 weeks we will have a custom fit helmet!

Silly, but still cute!

I was going to scan the scan, but I'm tired and the actual pics are cuter anyways! :)

Here's Aspen in the scanner... We had to take approx 6 scans before we got the right one because she kept smiling at the tech and kicking her legs while swinging her arms because she was so excited and happy!

After all was said and done all parties were tired and drooly and ready for a nap!

And nap Brooke did....

And nap Aspen did....

Until next time! :)

A typical Sunday Morning