Cute & Handsome

I find myself frequently telling Raymond how cute he is - and apparently, as Tm points out, I tell Dario how handsome he is. Well, here's lookin' at you, babe. My cute and handsome babies, now nearly 5 1/2 months old. This last week (Ray on Wednesday, Dario on Thursday) they both rolled from their backs to their bellies for the first time. And the second time, third time, and on and on. They soon will be adept mobile rollers. Not crawling, not walking, not scooting, but rolling. Today we just took the bumper out of the crib because Dario likes to grab it and stuff it into his mouth.

The transition back to work has gone well thus far. Daddy is doing great at home with the boys - pumping is going well - and I miss them all during the day. I try to make the best of the 2 hours I have each night with them before the boys go to bed, and weekends too. We're starting something of a bedtime routine, and trying a little bit of CIO (cry it out) when they don't go right to sleep. Parenting is a hard yet rewarding job. We love it.

No longer a SAHM

(SAHM = Stay At Home Mom)

Wednesday, April 4th I will be returning to work - just 3 days away. This last Friday, March 30th was Tm's last day at work, and he is going to be staying at home with the boys. I'm anxious about my return - being away from the boys for so long, pumping at work, how long will it take me to get back into the swing of things at work, will Tm have a hard time at home with the boys, will he have the support he needs, will I continue to produce enough milk? So many concerns, I just have to trust God and pray about it. Could you please pray for our family? It would mean so much.

Photo Update

So, I haven't updated my blog lately, so here are some pictures to share:

March 7, 2007 - Dario is wearing one mitten because he really likes to shove as much of his fist into his mouth as possible lately, and has developed a skin irritation as a result. Here he is shoving the mittened hand into his mouth. Not sure if that is an improvement or not!

March 12, 2007 - Dario & Raymond chillin' in the crib.
March 18, 2007 - The boys are baptised! We got the cake at Costco.. Do you see the mistake? There was no-one in the bakery to fix it so we left it as-is. It was very tasty, however!
Here we are up front of the congregation with Pastor Um.
Dario receives his baptism.
Raymond receives his baptism.
Dario was so worn out he was conked out after the service.

Grandma K. came to town for a weekend visit, and to see the boys receive their baptism. What a proud Grandma!

March 29, 2007 - Raymond & Dario chillin' in our crib.

April 1, 2007 - Daddy comes out of the bedroom with Raymond to show me this cute sight. He also enjoys making Raymond "fly" like Superman with his bib on backwards. Custard's mommy calls this "Mr. Shirthead".