It's the Great Pumpkins, Charlie Brown

Our first Halloween. Of course, Lily and Addison wore the prescribed pumpkin outfits courtesy of Dave and Dorothy Markert. It was a rainy night in Athens, OH that night, but we had plenty of trick or treaters. To avoid having the door bell ring incessantly and the dogs scaring the trick or treaters, we opened our garage and sat there and handed out candy. Addison and Lily seemed pretty oblivious, but Mike and I were proud to be able to show off our little girls. We had plenty of oh-ing and ah-ing over the twins and their cute outfits.

Last week Addison and Lily had their 4 month check up and shots. All was well at the doctor's and they did well with their shots. This time, Mike stayed out in the waiting area while I took each of the girls back for their shots. He's much more sensitive to having them get those mean old shots that make them cry. They both did better with this round of shots. They were fussier that day, but did not run a fever.


Developmentally...Addison is weighing a little over 12 lbs. Lily is weighing about 12 1/2 lbs. But when you pick them up, you'd swear there is a 2 lb difference! Both girls are holding their heads up well when on their tummy, but Lily is much more comfortable in that position and gladly will hold her head really high for several minutes. They are not rolling over yet, but we hope to see that feat in the next few weeks. Lily loves putting her fingers in her mouth and almost prefers them to her pacifier. Addison is just getting to the point of realizing the joy of slimy fingers. While both girls are smiling and laughing, Lily has a special gift of squealing with laughter. Addison has become quite the talker...and loud. Quite often she wakes up and talks loudly into the monitor for several minutes before realizing...hey, I'm hungry. Both girls are wearing 3-6 month clothes. They've finally outgrown all of their 0-3 month outfits.