Hunting for Pumpkins

On Saturday before the Penn State vs. Ohio State game, the whole family along with Grandma and Grandpap Bevevino went to Randy's Vegetables to pick out pumpkins. We had a great time, but it was freezing!!! Jonathan found that they were selling his apples! Here he is helping mommy pick out a few.
Smile! Bryan is on the right and Jonathan's on the left.
It was really cold, but what's worse is that Jonathan dropped his pacifier and Bryan's was taken away for this picture. That set us off for the rest of the trip. Now, what pumpkin should we get? It was a quick decision. :)
Mom, we want to go home!!!
While Mommy went to pay for our pumpkins, Daddy found some miniature furniture. It fit us perfectly! Here's Bryan in a rocking chair. We should have just stayed here and had some more fun rather than watching Penn State’s disappointing loss.

Here's Bob Scheuer visiting Bryan

A Mother's work is never done...

Thursday the 25th of October was Picture Day at Day Care. This is what the boys wore. Bryan was so nice to model the outfit for us! We hear that the boys were awake and attentive during the photo shoot. We had them take pictures of them individually and together. They even got them to push up while laying on their stomach to get a good close up shot. Put in your requests for pictures now!

I guess it's too much to ask the boys to put their shoes away...

Week of October 22, 2007

This week had a slow start and an eventful end. Kristi's second week back at work went well. There isn't much to do other than think of the boys all day. It won't be much longer till she wishes she had this extra time. The teachers at Kinder Care are very attentive and loving with the boys. So much in fact that they found a hernia on Jonathan. Thankfully, we had an appointment with the pediatrician on Friday to talk about it. We have since scheduled an appointment with a specialist on Thursday the 1st. The good thing is that this is not uncommon and it should be a relatively quick procedure. The boys also got their 2-month shots at the Dr's on Friday. They handled it great with a little bit of a cry but settled down once Matt picked them up. No more shots for another 2-months! (except for Jonathan of course) They're getting so big! Bryan weighed in at 9lbs 12oz and 21 1/2" long while Jonathan is close behind at 9lbs 10oz and 21" long.
Friday the 26th was also Friday Fright Night at Day Care. We all went and met some of the other parents and children while we ate candy and listened to some spooky music. After the party, we visited Grandma and Grandpap Bevevino. Here's Bryan telling Grandpap about his eventful day.

Our Two Month Birthday-October 19, 2007

People often ask how we tell them apart. Well, this weekend, I figured out a sure-fire way to do it. Bryan's (always found on the right-side of pictures) hair is parted on the left side and falls to the right. It's a cowlick, so even if you try and brush the hair to the left it looks wrong. Jonathan's hair is parted on the right and falls to the left. Check out some of the pics to see if you can tell. I'm still going to keep the ribbon on Jonathan's ankle though. (just in case)

They weren't really in the mood for pictures this morning, so this was the best that I got. Doesn't it look like they're saying something with their eyes? Bryan's saying "Jonathan did it." and Jonathan's saying "I did't mean to do it!"
Here they are all ready for school. They're getting so big!

Oh Happy Day

On the morning of October 18th, 2007, we woke up to two happy, smiling boys, so I grabed the camera. Here's what I got... Here's Bryan's first on-camera smile. Holy cow that's cute! Bryan's first smile (to me) was on October 2nd.
Here's Jonathan's first on-camera smile. The camera takes what feels like an hour before it snaps a picture, so he had a really big smile then it faded to this small smile. Jonathan's first smile (to me) was on October 5th.
Then the tears started to well up... Mommy, stop taking my picture!

Our first day of Day Care

Kristi went back to work Full Time on October 15th, 2007. Bryan and Jonathan like it at Kinder Care where they see all their friends. Can't you see how excited we are?!

Jonathan enjoying a visit from Pam Nutt

Our friend Gina makes a visit

Bryan enjoying a visit from Carmen Boyer

Meeting Uncle Tony

Our first walk around the block

One month old, Mom and Dad decide it's ok to take us out for a stroll around the neighborhood.
We slept the entire way! Walking them in their stoller is a great way to calm them when fussy or gassy.

GreatGrandpap and GreatGrandma Miller

GreatGrandpap Miller with Bryan. They really sucked down those bottles when he was in charge.
GreatGrandma Miller with Jonathan. Also an excellent feeder, but she got them to burp like truck drivers.

Multi-tasking at it's best

An aerial view of our little angels.
Everyone told me to sleep when they sleep. This is one of the very FEW times where that was possible.

They're just too cute! They were both looking at me with the cutest eyes - I almost cried! There were a lot of times where they would both want to be fed at the same time, so I learned how to multi-task pretty quickly. The clipboard in the background was to keep track of the times when they ate, how much they ate, what they ate, and what they "produced".

Four Generations of Bevevino Men

Babysitters are cheap these days

Our cat pepper likes to watch over the boys, but not when they're crying. Once they start going at it, he gets up and walks away.

Jonathan comes home!

Our special nurses from the Special Care Nursery.

Bryan comes home!

Grandma & Grandpap Bryan (Bryan on left)

Here they are!

So, here they are! Jonathan is on the left and Bryan is on the right. To ease Mommy and Daddy's memory, every picture that has both of them in it will be that way unless otherwise noted. Bryan and Jonathan are keeping us on our toes every fast-paced day, so to keep everyone up to date, we'll try and post events of their exciting life once a week.
In this picture, they're just two days old. They were both rushed to the Special Care Nursery after birth by cesarean section on August 19th, 2007. Bryan was 4lbs 14oz, 18 1/2" long and Jonathan was 4lbs 9oz, 18" long. Bryan spent 12 days in nursery while Jonathan spent 15 days in the nursery. They needed to take 40ml of formula by mouth and sustain their weight for the next day before they were allowed to go home. Do they look the same to you? We recently found out that they're identical!