Daddy's Back!

Well, it was a LONG six weeks away from the family, but everything went well.  It is great to finally be back.  Kristi and the kids had a busy schedule while I was gone.  The first week they went with Grandma to Atlanta to visit Aunt Michelle.  As soon as they got back, Grandpa and Mimi came for a visit.  As soon as they left, our friend Kristi came for a visit from DC.  When she flew back, my Kristi and the kids went with her for a trip to DC.  So I got to see them for a couple weekends, which was great.  One of the days we went into downtown DC and hung out at Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity for a bit.  Finally Kristi and the kids came home and were able to fall back into their normal routine.  And now I'm home to be a part of it all again.

Corin's 18 month check-up

I'm still out of town, so you'll have to wait another week for a BUNCH of pictures. I just wanted to let everyone know that Corin had his 18 month check-up the other day (even though he is now closer to 19 months). He weighed in at 27 pounds and is now 34" tall. So he is 90th percentile for height. Doc says that he is healthy and momma says that he is happy.

Abby's four months old!

No pictures right now since I'm a bit busy, but wanted to pass this along...
Abby had her four month check up yesterday. She weighs 13 pounds, 2 ounces and is 24 inches long. That puts her right at the 50th percentile for both. So she is perfectly average (size wise...she's obviously in the 100th percentile of cuteness). The doc said that she is perfectly healthy.

Play time

Above are some older pics we just got off another camera.








Not sure what is going on here.











Sorry, I have been out of town for a bit and have fallen behind.
Things have been going fairly well at home. Corin's head continues to fill with teeth, and he enjoys proving that is has them by biting down on anything that gets near his mouth. We also think that Abby is starting to teethe already. It is a little bit early (usually around four months and she is three), but she is a bit fussier and definitely chews on her pacifier rather than sucking on it.
Abby's nights are hit and miss. While I was gone Kristi said that she did a six hour block of sleep in the night, but three hours at a time is still the norm. And Corin continues to wake up at least once most nights and cry for a bit. Sometimes it is just a little and he gets himself back to sleep. Sometimes he wakes up all the way and is standing in his crib screaming, so then we have to comfort him. Not sure when she'll sleep all the way through and he will stop crying out, but we are ready for both to happen.
The past week weeks has really just been a lot of playing at home, playing at friends' houses and playing in Bloomington. No doctor's appointments lately (although we have a few coming up), so no real updates on that front.




Corin and Dmitri having CRAZY FUN!