Time flies...

It is the eve of my 28th birthday. I am that much closer to hitting 30. How depressing is that?!?! I might have to dig a hole and bury myself in it when the year 2010 arrives. Anyone want to join me? Let's hope the boys got my memo about my birthday gift. A full nights sleep! Something tells me if they did get it, they certainly didn't read it! One could only hope! ;)

Today we ventured off to the mall in the pouring rain. The bos were relatively behaved, as much as a 4.5 month old could be. We went to Target an Babies R Us. Not too exciting. They were pretty good in Target, Anthony started to get restless so I made up a bottle for him and propped it on a blanket and he was good to go. I bought some sleepers for them. They have outgrown the 0-3 month ones and we are on to the 3-6, but there aren't many. So I bought 4 of them. Then it was off to BRU, for what I didn't know, but I would feel more at home there with a screaming baby, or two. I bought two more Baby Einstein DVD's. I was getting sick of the Baby Noah one. There's only so many times you can see it! They really only watch it when I am pumping. That's about it. We got in line, by now the boys were all set to let their lungs to a little bit of work, and the line was not moving at a fast enough pace. Not for me-or the boys! Then the cashier asked the couple in front of me if they wanted her to take the hangars out. Ummm...NO! Let's get a move on! By now I have TWO SCREAMING babies! One would start, the other would stop. It was a vicious cycle, and I wanted OUT! Once in the car they fell fast asleep. I couldn't complain though-they were good. As long as I make my trips last no more than an hour! 

So Nicholas is developing at what seems like such a fast pace. One day he doesn't babble like Anthony does, and the next day, it was like, "WHOA!" He is too funny! He loves talking back to you! And it's what he does-right back to you. So cute to watch. If you put your face in front of his, he reaches up with both hands and tries to bring you to his mouth. His hands are everywhere! He grabs things and now we have to be careful what's around him because you never know what he's going to get those little fingers on! I love singing to him-he sings right back. Tonight I sang "You Are My Sunshine" to him and he just cooed away. One of these days I will be able to sing it without crying. Maybe.

Anthony is Anthony. He's got those squeezeable cheeks that protrude from his head! So cute! People think he weighs more-and I think it's because of the cheeks! One look at him and he just smiles a way at you! He too can put his hands together and grab toys. It's amazing how fast the develop new abilities. He used to be the babbler, but now that Nicholas has taken over, Anthony has taken a back seat. Funny how that is. 

Oh-and they notice each other! If you lay them on their sides, they will reach their hands towards each other and play with their hands. It's the cutest thing. One will talk and the other will listen. Even when they are sitting, one will be looking at the other and smiling. Rarely do they look at each other at the same time. 

We started oatmeal three days ago. It's going very well! I think they like it much better than the rice cereal. They chow down! When Anthony eats, it's like he's chewing it! Nicholas talks the whole time, and grabs his feet. It's quite a task feeding him!

And last but not least, I asked the pediatrician to contact the Enfamil Rep. I heard they may give free formula to moms of multiples. So he said he would look into it. Well, I got a call from the pedi's office yesterday and told me to come pick up the formula. I had no idea how much there was. I was shocked to find out there were FOUR CASES of it! Whoohoo! They are the small sample cans(8oz), but I will take it! That's 24 cans of FREE formula! AND-they said the REP said they were sending two more cases to the house! YIKES! 

Well-I should sign off. Anthony is in the process of crying, stopping, crying, stopping, so on and so forth. Hopefully tonight for my birthday I will get that sleep I want! ;)