I started this months ago...

I wrote the first part while I was pregnant...

I don't know who you are

I don't know what color your eyes are

I don't know if you will have any hair when you are born

I don't know if you will look alike or completely different

I don't know if you will be funny like your Dad or laugh with your shoulders like your Mom

I don't know what your voices will sound like

I do know that there are two of you

I don't know what your favorite toys will be

I do know that you both love orange juice

I do know that one of you gets the hiccups every time I eat

I do know that you each have 10 fingers and 10 toes

I do know that you are both growing perfectly

I do know that you are both boys and we couldn't be happier

I do know that you both have been the best surprise your Dad and I have ever gotten

I do know what we are very excited to meet you both

And now...

I now know how different your first cries sounded

I now know how different you look

I now know that you both have blue eyes, in different shades

I now know that you both have a little hair

I now know that you love when Dad makes silly noises

I now know what your smiles look like

I now know how much Dad and I love you both

Jeff the giraffe

Dear Luke,

You are completely in love with your giraffe, Jeff. Feel free to change his name when you can talk, mom and dad were not too creative.

Dear Calvin,

You are not very attached to Steve. Yes, we are calling your giraffe friend Steve. (sorry) But you love Mom. You tolerate Dad.

It's getting busy in the Fuller House

I really enjoy sleeping. Luckily Garrett and I were blessed with two champion sleepers. These boys are letting us sleep from 11pm-7am! (I am fully aware that I just jinxed myself and will not be sleeping tonight) During the day is a different story. We just started trying to get the boys to nap in their cribs and not with one of us. So far, not so good. They will sleep for hours with us, and about 5 mins in their crib. So, during the day there is not a lot of time for me to write since I am spending a lot of time setting the record for stair sprinting. (seriously, I can get up our stairs in 8 seconds to grab the awake baby.) With the lack of time during the day my goal this year is to sit every evening after the boys go to bed (ok, the goal is every evening. Reality will probably be once a week...) and type out a "Dear Calvin/Luke" note of one thing that each boy has done that day (week). Hopefully by the end of the year Garrett and I will have every milestone documented!

Ok, here goes...

Yesterday you two were officially 3 months old...and wearing 6 month sized clothes. At this rate you will be my size walking into pre-school.

Dear Luke,

Today you discovered a thumb and it must have been delicious since you latched onto it for over 20 mins. Too bad it belonged to your brother... Your favorite toy is your giraffe friend that cousin Anne made you. You think the ears are almost as tasty as Calvin's thumb. Good thing giraffe friend is washable...

Dear Calvin,

I'm pretty sure you are in the early stages of teething because today you did your best Luke impression and alternated between content and screaming every hour. Today you spent a full half an hour resting on your boppy pillow...on your tummy! You watched TV (your favorite...) and finally loved tummy time.