Today was the twins club halloween party at a local rehab center (for stroke patients, etc.). There was a potluck lunch and coloring for the kids, followed by trick-or-treating around to the patients' rooms. Everyone loved seeing the little ones all dressed up, and there were some great costume pairs -- Buzz Lightyear & Woody, Luke Skywalker & Princess Leia, Captain Hook & Tinkerbell, and a whole family of The Incredibles.

Our little bugs slept through most of the trick-or-treating, but they looked cute doing it!

Update:
Today, Kathryn discovered consonants ("bruuuu") and making raspberries!

Four months old

They were four months old on Saturday... time is just flying by! Nana (Tracey's mom) is here visiting for a few days, and we all went to get pictures taken yesterday. We got a few great shots, including a spur-of-the-moment family portrait (I hadn't planned on being in any of the pictures this time). See them and the other pics I've finally gotten around to uploading in the newly re-titled Months 4 & 5 album.

We're clearing out a whole bunch of clothes they have outgrown, and they're now wearing lots of the things that just a month or two ago looked like they'd be way too huge forever. James smiles and giggles all the time now, and Kathryn is starting to give us some smiles as well. They are both "talking" away, making all sorts of cute baby sounds. They're also holding their heads up well, holding on to toys & waving them around, and getting closer and closer to rolling over on purpose. Our best time is first thing in the morning, they wake up and play happily on the floor, kicking and swatting at the toys hanging from their play gym or laughing at funny faces we make. Now if they'd just give up that last middle-of-the-night feeding so Mommy & Daddy would be happier in the morning too...

We haven't dropped off the face of the earth

I can't believe we're halfway through October already! Time really flies when you're having fun! (and still not sleeping through the night, and trying to catch up on several months of to-do list that just keeps growing, and...)

Both the babies are doing great, and we are getting closer and closer to a full night's sleep. When they got their Synagis shots last week, James was up to 13 1/2 pounds and Kathryn was 12 1/4 pounds. They'll see the pediatrician next week for their four-month (FOUR MONTHS!) check-up and vaccinations.

We are settling into a daily schedule now, and their feeding and naps are getting a little more predictable. They are also sleeping longer at night, occasionally up to 10 - 12 hours, but usually not quite that long. Unfortunately, we're still working on getting one last evening feeding into them, so for now their longest sleep is from 6 or 7 pm until too early in the morning. Hopefully we can get them to take that last bottle before we go to bed and wake up a few hours later in the morning. Sometimes they'll take an ounce or two, but they're very sleepy and when they don't want it they clamp their little mouths shut or just fall alseep and dribble the last mouthful all over.

I am way behind in posting (and taking) pictures this month. I will make up for that soon; Nana (my mother) is flying in tomorrow for a visit, and next weekend we will all dress up for the local twins club Halloween party.

James is still smiling and giggling at most everything, and Kathryn is beginning to smile more as well. They are both at their best first thing in the morning, and we have a great time playing on the floor before their breakfast bottle.