Where did grandpa and grandma go?

Nathan looks so peaceful

Ella snoozing

Grandpa's chest is a perfect place to nap

Grandma and Ella

How many diapers did we go through today?

Grandpa playing with Ella

Brother and sister "bonding"

Today Grandpa and Grandma Beckering left for Minnesota. It was a difficult send off since we have become pretty attached to them and don't quite no how we are going to do it without the extra hands. It was hard for them too and we are so thankful for the 2 weeks of bonding that Ella and Nathan had with their grandparents. I know I am really going to have to keep up this blog because my mom will be looking at it all the time!!!! As you see from the pictures above, our little babes are getting a lot bigger. Amazing how quickly they can change in 2 1/2 weeks and already we are starting to see their personalities come through. Ella is our "little miss piggy." She loves to grunt and grunt and grunt. Often times we walk into her room thinking she is awake, but she is grunting in her sleep. Nathan is our low key guy. If he is fed and diapered, life is good. He does occasional grunting, but I think he sounds more like a goat!

Our first stroller ride

We had to be bundled up tight to go outside!

Here we go for a ride!

Nathan rests after his first stroller ride!

Ella "bear"

Thanks aunt Laura for the outfits. They are a little big yet, but they worked great for our first stroller ride.

Dad decided the babies should get some fresh air so out came the double stroller and away we went. We didn't go very far, but it did feel good to get out and it made me excited for spring and summer when I can take long walks with Ella and Nathan. We had a pediatrician visit and they are growing like weeds. Ella has exceeded her brother in weight. She weighed 7 lbs 2 ounces and Nathan weighed 6lbs 14 ounces. Ella managed to pee twice on the scale and Nathan pooped on the examining table. Proud moments for their parents!!! We are slowing preparing for the departure of my parents this coming Saturday. We are really going to miss them and decided that a team of 4 adults is the perfect way to take care of twins. We'll see what happens next week with me on my own during the day and Tim and I alone at nights.

Can you see were gaining weight

We went to the Lactation consultant on Saturday and we were pleasantly surprised with how much weight they are gaining. Nathan weighed 6 lbs 10 ounces and Ella was not far behind at 6lbs 8 ounces. They totally exceeded their birth weight and more. The nurse couldn't give me any advice, but to keep up the good work. We can see in their faces that they are starting to fill out and they also can wear more of their newborn outfits. We have a Pediatrician appointment this Wednesday and so we'll see if they gained even more! Seems like life is one big feeding frenzy and the washing machine hasn't stopped since we arrived home. Lately each diaper change has required two outfit changes because they pee right after they get their wet diapers removed. We went to Scott and Barb last night and we actually ran out of clothes and diapers, resulting in Barb putting their outfits in the drier and putting a large diaper (from Barb's daycare stash) on Ella to just make it home. Tim used his engineering skills to get the diaper to fit quite snuggly. We continue to learn new things and hopefully will be experts soon(yeah right!)