Rare sleeping moments.

One of the most amusing pieces of advice we've received as new parents is to "sleep when the babies sleep." Well, easier said than done, my friends. While this sounds like a reasonable suggestion, there are a few reasons why it's proving to be next to impossible. First of all, it is rare that they both are sleeping at the same time. In fact, we can probably count the number of times when they have napped at the same time during the day on five fingers. Instead, there are many times when one baby will nap and the other baby will fuss... and that is when it occurs to us, "Gee, if we had just one baby, we probably would be sleeping a lot more." However, if they ever do nap at the same time, it is hard to resist using the quiet time to get our million other things done, without feeling guilty about leaving a baby crying in the other room. (Like writing this post right now, for example. :-) I think this might be why God gives twins to obsessive multitaskers. :-)

Now, this is not to say that we have fussy babies. They are just babies, and babies fuss... that's just what they do! And since there are two of them, the odds of fussing are even greater. We are lucky, however, that they have not problem falling asleep at night... but those daytime naps we've heard most newborn babies are so fond of just don't seem to exist in this house. That's why when the two rare sleeping moments you see here occurred, we just had to capture them on camera to prove that they actually did exist!

Oh, thank God. They are smiling!

What a relief! At six weeks, we've begun to see the first glimmers of what seem to be smiles from the babies. And the timing could not be better... after all, it is nice to have the validation of a smile to balance out the screaming and crying, and to reward us for all our labors as parents. Some might say it's just gas, but we refuse to believe it. It seems like the real deal to us!

Coralie

Liam

Silly babies

Though Liam and Coralie may be just six weeks old, we've decided that their distinct personalities are very much evident. Well, to us, at least... after all, as their parents, we do spend countless hours staring and them and pontificating the meaning behind every movement and expression! We've decided that Coralie is an alert, decisive young lady who knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to ask. Liam, on the other hand, appears to be a future comedian in the making, and constantly entertains us with his expressiveness. Coralie (right) has recently taken to sticking out her tongue (she seems quite proud of it), while Liam (left) likes to pretend he's whistling while being burped. The "whistling" seems to have replaced the "drunken sailor" pose that he was exhibiting up until last week, which you see to the left. So of course, we just had to share!

Our first Easter

The twins celebrated their first Easter this weekend... and naturally, we couldn't resist dressing them up in matching Easter outfits. They were on their best behavior (well, for part of the day at least), and slept through most of Easter brunch at the Hamels' house. Easter baskets, and perhaps even a first taste of chocolate to come for next Easter!

We took about a million photos of the babies in their Easter outfits, so please pardon the excess. They are so darn cute, we just couldn't resist! :-) (And if you scroll through them really fast, it looks like Liam is doing karate! Pretty funny!)

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One month old!

It's hard to believe Liam and Coralie are one month old already. Between adjusting to life with newborns and visits from our families, the time has flown by like we can't believe! My sister happened to be here again, just in time for their birthday... and naturally, decided that a birthday cake was in order. And who are we to say no to cake?! But the twins will have to wait for their one year birthday for their first taste of frosting, of course. :-)

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