Joy and delight

We had a little scare with Colin last week that ended up with him in the hospital overnight. (And who knew we could fit so many firemen in our little living room?) 

He was struggling to breathe and foaming at the mouth, so we called 911. In the couple of minutes it took for the first crew to arrive, Colin had mostly gotten through it, but we took him to the hospital anyway, to find out what happened. After keeping him in for observation for a day, he got a clean bill of health. As best we can tell, he was choking on some phlegm or saliva and just couldn’t clear it out himself. 

Other than that little scare, things are generally going very well with the babies.They are both growing like weeds (Colin is up to 7 pounds 6 ounces and Veronica weights 12 pounds 3 ounces), and are becoming very fun little creatures. They have discovered joy.

Of course, their absolute favorite thing (like most babies I know) are the ceiling fans. They can watch the fan and giggle for a long time. 

Veronica and Colin chilling out watching the ceiling fan.

They also both have started to commune with “the light.” We have a small LED light next to the changing table, and the one day I started turning it up toward the ceiling because it lit the room better. Both babies got so excited at the circle it made on the ceiling. They'll sit on the changing table and “chat” with the light for as much as half an hour. It’s very funny.

They both have beautiful smiles, and are starting to use them more often. They are also more or less laughing now. Colin, in particular, seems to crack himself up when he does something mischievous. 

Like the night when I was putting him to bed and he was all swaddled with his pacifier in his mouth. He looked up at me, made eye contact and spit his pacifier up into the air. Then he just smirked and started laughing. Of course, I have to admit, I started laughing too. He was so funny. Not really conducive to getting him to sleep, but funny none the less.

We’re crazy busy here, between the holidays, my busy work schedule, Ethan’s school activities and trying to meet the babies’ needs. But I will try to keep posting on a somewhat regular schedule. Really, I will.