Boys first big boy bath!

The boys when it was about 60 degrees out...yes, we know, but it is Florida:)

Raleigh, is he the next Vanilla Ice??
The boys after a long walk hanging in our backyard, loving life!!

Tonight the boys took their first big boy bath in our guest bath, which we should now call the boys' bathroom. They enjoyed it quite a bit, especially Augustus, our little "swimmer." The video shows what he normally does in the little tub, but now we have much less to clean up!

We are all thoroughly enjoying the slightly cooler weather. The boys are getting a lot of outdoor time & taken for many walks. Friday the boys are going to a Halloween party hosted by one of the MoM's in Brooke's group. We are very excited for that! Sunday we are meeting a few families at the Florida Aquarium for "Guppyween" so the boys can dress up and check out the aquarium while trick-or-treating. Next week the boys have doctors appointments, one for their Synergis shots, and Raleigh has his three month check up with his cardiologist. All seems to be well, so we are hoping to continue to get good news.

Boys first day at the beach, and Raleigh likes the Jumper-roo too!

Mom & Augustus

Raleigh - loved the water, or was it just the sand in his toes??
Raleigh checking out the sand again!

Augustus with the bay in the background (yes, mom needs to get some more sun, those are her pasty legs!)

The boys went to the beach for the first time today. What fun!

Raleigh took longer to warm up to the Jumper-Roo, but now he loves it. Not to be outdone by Augustus, here is a short clip of Raleigh the wild man jumping away!

Video of the new bouncer!!

Augustus trying out the new bouncer-roo. It even has Kangaroos on it:)

Boys getting in the Halloween Spirit

Yesterday afternoon the boys spent an hour in the front yard getting ready for Halloween. We were taking pictures, and as usual, the boys started a crowd;) Before we knew it, we had many neighbors over with their kids as well. The boys had a ball. They truly enjoyed laying in the yard looking at the trees and the sky above. We had them in their skeleton sweatsuits and a pumpkin to get some pictures before Halloween. This is a very big holiday in the U.S. and we know it is not that popular in Australia, so we are trying to get the boys to experience it fully before we move to Oz. We'll see how they like the costumes when the real deal arrives at the end of the month. We plan on taking the boys to Guppyween at the Florida Aquarium this year with another mom-of-multiples (MoM). Then on Halloween we have a party at another MoM's house. There will be hundreds of multiples running around in costumes, sure to be funny!!

Where we Started

If you can believe it, these were our tiny little monkeys on their birth day, March 25, 2008. Augustus is the fuzzy headed little one up top, and Raleigh is laying on his tummy. You can see how tiny they were compared to mom's hand! This was the day before Raleigh was sent to All Children's Hospital.

It is amazing that Augustus was only 5lb 6oz, and Raleigh was even smaller at 4lbs 14oz. At six months they are nearing 20lbs and 18lbs!! Two healthy boys & you would not even know now they were six weeks premature & had such a crazy start to their lives!

Love, Gus, Raleigh,

Brooke & Matthew

The boys start blogging!

The boys just turned six months a few weeks ago, so we decided it was time for them to start their own blog.


Yesterday was a big milestone for the boys, their first teeth started to appear. This is after two months of misery & lots of drool. They were fine yesterday, but today the teeth are a bit sharper and they seem to be more annoyed by them today. At least they are napping this afternoon:) Although many twins do not teeth at the same time, the boys were in competition and neither wanted to lose the title of "first tooth." The funny thing is that Augustus' tooth appeared on his lower left side, and Raleigh's popped up on his lower right side. They are turning out to be more like mirror image twins. From behind one has a whirl on the left side, and one on the right side. We'll see if one ends up left-handed, and the other right-handed.

Look for more updates as we start the blog out!

Love,
Gus, Raleigh,
Brooke & Matthew