Ready to Go Public!

We went to the pediatrician today for a weight check. Dr. Halsell had told us to keep the twins at home until they were four weeks old & at least six pounds each. Today is officially four weeks, & they were both cleared to "go public" for church on Sunday. Jake now weighs 6 lb 15.5 oz, & Mallory weighs 6 lb 5 oz. She gained 18 ounces in two weeks!

In preparation for this grand debut, both babies have been working on their kung fu fighting. Here's Jake with some serious punches:Mallory's kicks are fast as lightning:
Our other exciting news this week is that Jake rolled over on his own on Tuesday. He was having some tummy time on the play mat & worked for a long time before finally making it over. He looked so pleased with himself! Mallory is working furiously to catch up so that her brother doesn't get too many bragging rights. Of course, we didn't get his accomplishment on video, but we'll work on that.

Here's just a cute shot of Jake from a little photo session we had the other day. His sweet cooperation ended when we added his sister to the mix. Oh well!

We tried again a couple of days later to get a good shot, but Jake insisted on eating any part of Mallory he could reach, including her head, as you can see here. She didn't care too much for this game.
Here's a bit of our current reality: we purchased 552 newborn size diapers from diapers.com this week. The scary thing is that this will only last us about 25 days. J thinks the more disturbing fact is that this means that we will change 552 diapers over the next few weeks. Yikes!My own personal accomplishment of the week: wearing both my wedding band & engagement ring for the first time in months. My fingers are still swollen from their pre-pregnancy state, but they're getting better.Here are some recent visitor pics. Jonathan & Jill brought us a great barbecue dinner last Saturday. Thanks guys!Aunt Debbie had to head home on Tuesday. We were sad to see her go, & I think she was definitely sad to leave these cuties. Thanks for all of your help, Aunt Debbie!Finally, this is just a cute video of the twins playing a few days ago. They were both being so content & just talking to all of the animals on their play mat. Have a great weekend everyone!