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Today is Ben and Ella’s 4 week birthday! And the one month visit to the doctor. By all accounts, they both appear to be growing like weeds. In this corner, Ben Palter, weighing in at 8 lbs 15 ounces, head circumference 14 and a half inches and 21 and a quarter inches long. In the …
The weekend is here and we’ve just finished another great week, during Ben and Ella got to meet and visit with more friends and family. Ralph and Debbie arrived on Thursday night on the way home from Montreal. As always, the visit was spirited and full of laughs and eating. They came bearing food and …
She smiled at me, I swear. This was not a typical gaseous stomach smile, this was the real McCoy. Ella smiled and I melted. They’re not supposed to smile until 6-8 weeks, I’m advised. But our kids, they’re advanced 😉 And you should see the neck control they have! I saw the smile with my …
Yesterday was the two week birthday of the twins. It also marks the official due date of their 40 weeks of gestation. As LA observed, they were supposed to still be inside her until yesterday. I would have written this entry on their actual two-week birthday, but I was too exhausted. We (as in they, …
Today was the eighth day. Today was the bris, the brit milah, the big snip — the ceremonial circumcision of Ben. I slept poorly last night, both anxious about the day’s events and reflecting on their profound relevance to my life. Parents and grandparents blessing Ben and Ella Maddy and Ella (left)and Grandpa Hal and …
The babies are now home and getting settled. The biggest change in lifestyle is, of course, staying up half the night trying to make them sleep. Now, what is the deal with their sleep patterns — during the day, they sleep soundly for a good 3 hour stretch at a time, but at night it’s …
The twins are changing by the hour and Leigh-Anne is recovering well. She’s made up her mind that we’re leaving tomorrow and she’s working hard to manage the pain. The babes are still sleeping a fair bit, but when they’re not, it can be demanding. Since I can’t help out much with the breast feeding, …
Wow! Two healthy, beautiful bundles of joy. We have been blessed. Benjamin (Ben) and Eleanor (Ella) entered the world yesterday within a span of a few minutes. But getting there was not without challenge. Leigh-Anne was already anxious about the spinal block that was to be administered for the c-section. When she learned that the …
One more big sleep. Got the infant seats in the van. Got the bags packed and ready to go. Today was our 3rd wedding anniversary. The thought that we will go to sleep tonight and then wake up and they will arrive tomorrow is, frankly, overwhelming. What an anniversary present!