Thing 1 and Thing 2 are Four Months Old

Happy Four Months old Aden and Andrew!

Phew! That was fast. Aden is now a 14 pounder and Andrew is a 15 pounder.


They are so sweet and cute.

Aden is such a mad scientist. He is always doing something to see what will happen. Right now he is in his swing and kicking his legs for all he's worth and it is making the swing jerk around a little. As far as I can tell that is the only reason he is doing it- crazy little baby. Andrew is taking it easy trying to fight going to sleep. They both are big into hand play now and if they are close enough to touch each other, they will try to grab each other's hands and put them in their mouth. Pretty funny to see them interacting with each other.

Aden and Andrew as Thing 1 and Thing 2- Thanks Aunt Peg!

We are all doing great and looking forward to meeting some of you soon in person!

Larry Lintfingers and Sir Grabsalot: World Travelers

Andrew and Aden took Mom and Dad to the post office yesterday and applied for passports. Here are their mug shots.


I swear I took 200 pictures of Aden and this was the best one. I think this is maybe the 3rd shot I took of Andrew. So Aden when you get to be about 10 years old and want to know why your passport picture looks like this- it's your own fault!

The boys are both loving to grab onto pretty much anything. And they try to get it in their mouths, but that takes a LOT of coordination. I am pretty sure Andrew is well on his way to getting some teeth. We've had a couple of pretty fussy days this last week. And I think I see something in there- maybe it's a mirage? I don't think Aden is far behind either.

Aden is the king of his exersaucer. One of his favorite tricks is to lean forward and 'fly'. He is definitely a character.

Andrew is still the jabber jaws of the house- well, except for Paul. And as long as he feels good, he is a jolly, happy soul. When he wakes up in the morning, he serenades Mom until he's serious about getting out of his crib. When Aden wakes up, he flips and flops around and snorts and grunts- it's quite a process! When he's done waking up, he's all toothless grin and ready to go.

Aden is also just on the verge of rolling over from his back to front. He does this back bend arch thing, and gets close, then his foot usually slips.

All in all we are having a grand old time at the Gabli house!

Long Overdue Post

Well, hello everyone out there in cyberspace. Happy New Year! I did not forget you- just sometimes it's a little busy around here!

3 months old- Wow- already?! Vital Statistics: Andrew weighed in at 13 lbs 15 oz and Aden at 12 lbs 9 oz. They are both 25 1/2 inches long. Aden is all arms and legs and he moves them around constantly. Andrew is our talker. He gets that from both sides! Sometimes he goes down at night babbling and wakes up babbling. We know he says 'Hi!' but he doesn't know! Aden talks too, but is a little more reserved. They both love to laugh and smile and they think Mom and Dad are HILARIOUS! They love to hear us sing songs and really like it if we move their arms and legs along, or use their tummies for a drum.

Christmas-

We had a really nice small Christmas. Trying to get the video into a manageable piece has been a challenge and the hold-up. I finally gave up on waiting on myself. Not for lack of trying- just what I'm trying isn't working like I want. Anyway, Santa brought Aden and Andrew some Exersaucers that they are not quite big enough for and they got plenty of presents and a big deposit for their savings account. They will soon be big enough for the Exersaucers though as Aden can sit up quite well by himself for a few moments before toppling over. Andrew just a few seconds, but they both get better everyday.

Aden loves to stand and be upright, he wants to know what's going on.

Andrew isn't quite there yet, but he will talk your ear off!

They are both just cute as can be and such good babies. We truly are blessed.

This weekend the boys went out for the first time on their own.

They stayed at Gary and Bev's while Mom and Dad went out to dinner with the SNOMOMs (Snohomish County Mothers of Multiples). Everyone had a really good time!

They are getting wise to the camera and it is much harder to catch them smiling- hopefully they will get over this quickly!

Better hurry and publish or they will be four months old before I get it done!