Our week in review

Sweet Marcus

Cole taking a nap...as you can see he pulls his sheets off every time we leave the room...so does another little guy.
This one! Carson likes no sheets too! Someone is not sleeping???
Carson playing
Cole playing
Partners in crime!

Playing football in the house!
And it's a touchdown!!!
Mommy snuggling with her babies
Marcus riding his tricycle
Shhh.....it's naptime.

Yesterday I had my health assessment done again at the wellness center. I'll keep the details to myself, even though they were all positive results. However I will share one detail I am really excited about. In two months of working out 5-6 days a week and eating healthy, I lowered my cholesterol by 28 points!

Since the last time I posted I went and got my hair cut. I had been growing it, but I really didn't know what for. Levi likes it short and I was tired of it, so I had it cut. My friend Carrie and I went to a girl here in Sioux Falls, whose boyfriend is in Levi's class. She did a great job and it was fun to get to know another person here in town. Over the weekend we didn't do too much. Saturday morning Levi studied and the rest of us hung out here as usual, then Satuday afternoon when the kids were napping Levi and I watched the Missouri Tigers football game. I must say they are much more fun to watch than in past years! Marcus and I played outside when he got up from his nap since it was so nice out. Sunday the weather was much different and very cold. We went to church, came home and Levi studied until late afternoon. Monday he had a big test, today he has a big test, Friday a big test, and Monday a quiz, 6 article reviews to do by end of next week...you can see where I'm going with this, it's a busy time for him!!! But he is handling it all well. Yesterday he helped me take the twins to the doctor for their 12 mo (late I know...so it was actually almost their 15 mo) appointment. Marcus had the duty of carrying the diaper bag. We probably looked pretty funny with our family of 5, two nurses, and Dr Bauer and a resident all crammed in one tiny exam room...The doctors and two nurses took turns being in there, but it was nice to have two nurses, it really helped move things along and all questions were answered at the same time for both boys. The twins were pretty much behind in shots due to lots of ear infections last spring, then we moved here on their first birthday so we couldn't get the shots done before we left (since insurance won't cover unless on or after their birthday)...SO then we got insurance here but that took forever and many hassles. All that to say, they had to get lots of shots. They both handled it well. Cole cried a little bit while being weighed (it's ok buddy, I want to cry sometimes when I'm being weighed too), then he was fine the rest of the exam. Carson was fine the whole time until the end of the exam when the doctor wanted him to lay down so he could feel his belly...He's just very stubborn sometimes and didn't want to lay down, so he got angry and cried uncontrollably for about 15 minutes. Getting four shots didn't bother him near as much as someone breaking his will to lay down!

Anyway, Cole weighed 24 lbs, Carson 21. Cole was 31.5 inches and Carson 30 inches. Those stats put Cole at the 50th percentile and Carson at the 15th percentile. The boys really only say Mama and Daddy, then seem to have their own little language between them that we cannot understand. Dr Bauer said this was extremely common between twins...and they will probably be in no hurry to communicate with us. We are so thankful they are healthy, and we thank God every day for all three boys. It's hard to imagine what life would have been like without them. Marcus goes to the doctor in a week and a half for his 3 yr appointment. Hard to believe he's getting so much older! We're gearing up for a Chuck E. Cheese outing on Saturday to celebrate his birthday. He is very excited!!