Our clothes don't fit

Nathan and Ella like their pacifiers

Nathan loves to sleep

Ella is sunbathing

Our "GAP" babies

Ella not enjoying her first real bath

We gave Ella and Nathan their first tub baths and they were not too excited about it, but they did relax quickly after they got their clothes on. We are finding it challenging to get clothes that fit them. Most of their clothes that do fit them were in the wash so we resorted to some oversize onsies, but they do the job.

The latest updates

Here are the latest updates of Ella and Nathan. They continue to be very content babies. Only crying when the necessities of their lives are not being met.......feeding, changing, burping, and rocking. Grandma Beckering has been a huge help and I know it is going to be hard to see her leave. She probably is feeling the same way. We had some unexpected sad news this past Sunday. My Grandma Sophie (my dad's mom) passed away. We know she is in a better place and all her earthly sufferings have ceased, but we will still miss her. My dad ended up flying home and is coming back this coming Sunday. My parents are spending the next week with us too. It has been so nice to have help with making meals, cleaning, and of course helping with the twins. My dad is also enjoying helping Tim finish up the pole barn by Eric. We are starting to get into a slight routine. They are eating about every 3 hours and each feeding can take around an hour. We plan to get them weighed on Saturday and as good as they seem to be eating, I cannot imagine they are not gaining weight! The nights have not been too bad. We have had two rough nights. They tend to have some of their wake time around 12am -1am and one morning, Nathan decided to stay awake till the 2:30am feeding. By the time I fed him put him down, it was Ella's turn. I think I got to bed for the first time around 4am. Oh well, luckily that has only happened once. I do enjoy seeing them awake and alert, but wish it was 12pm! We had our first outing to Grandpa and Grandma Stuive on New Year's day. We had a great meal and I think Ella and Nathan enjoyed themselves too. Our New Year's was pretty quiet. We did manage to stay up till 12, but instead of partying, we were nursing. Oh how our world has changed. I still look in awe everyday at them and cannot believe the incredible gifts God has given us.