Tummy Time

Look who is getting so good at holding up his (quite large) head. Oliver is such a big boy, literally: at the doctor's office yesterday he weighed 14lbs.

The twins are enjoying all the fun baby items we have pulled out for Oliver; at least they can't break this one--unlike the swing and bouncer.

A Smiler

Look who is smiling these days:




We love our baby Oliver!!

All three kids and a fun video of the twins

Oliver was chillin' on his new blanket from his Aunt Cass and Penelope decided to join him. She is becoming a great big sister:

Then Parker decided to join in on the fun. I love how he is looking at his little brother:

Here is Parker enjoying a popsicle and Penelope enjoying one as well. We have found that a little popsicle fixes just about anything that ails the twins.

And while this one doesn't imbibe in anything except milk, he sure is cute, especially while he sleeps:
This is the twins' new trick. We love to have them hug and kiss each other, it just warms my heart and makes me laugh when they giggle!!

Its Official...

As of December 31st at 11:56am, we are a family of five. Oliver Edward Randall was born weighing 8 lbs 13 ounces and was 22 inches long:

Luckily we were visited by both sets of grandparents in the hospital along with my sister so Oliver knows he comes from good stock! We got home from the hospital yesterday and Oliver got to meet his older brother and sister. They weren't able to come to the hospital because of swine flu. Oliver bought toys for his siblings in an effort to buy their affection. Here is his offering to Parker:
We went outside to enjoy the 80 degree weather, yes we love San Diego. Penelope was intrigued by Oliver:

Hopefully they will all be good friends soon:

We are fortunate to have my parents here to help with transition from 2 kids to 3. I think they may have to stay for 18 years rather than just a month.

Helpful Parker

Parker has become quite the little helper these days. He helps me unload the dishwasher (Penelope helps too), he takes dirty diapers and puts them in the diaper pail and lately he's been helping dad with his 'handyman' work around the house:


I think in this instance he is just giving moral support to dad while he child-proofs a drawer:

He and Penelope are starting to play more together which is also quite helpful except when they fight over the same toy and unfortunately that happens all too often. This morning they were playing with their toys in the great room (it has no furniture in it except a piano; someday we'll get furniture but right now the kids love playing in all that open space). Tory was able to catch on camera what they were doing:



I'm glad Penelope thought this was funny because Parker has a good 5 pounds on her. He weighed in at 30 lbs at their 18-month visit and Penelope was only 25 lbs.

New Pajamas and a Little Announcement

I just love new pajamas so when both Parker and Penelope's pjs started getting a little tight and Parker's toes started sticking out, I decided to take a little trip to Costco. They each got 2 new pair. And I have to say, my love of new pajamas lives on.

Look at that buddha belly:
Parker likes his new pjs too:
My sweet baby girl:
My cute baby boy: Smiles all around:
How I love my darling twins. I hope they do all right when their little brother is born......oh yes, I'm pregnant. It came as quite a shock, I guess that is why you get 9 months to prepare. We have until the end of the year to prepare for having 3 kids under the age of two. Oh good heavens, we are in trouble....

Is It Really October Already?

I can't believe it is October. September was full of visits from grandparents and the twins (and their parents) loved it! I've thrown in a couple of other pictures of how we have been passing the time :)

Penelope loves climbing up onto chairs, even when she is naked!!

The twins have learned about prayer - they learned from Grandpa up in Alaska. At every meal they fold their arms and whine until we say a prayer, its pretty cute!!
Apparently, we are also trying to raise concert pianists:
One of our new favorite places is Balboa Park. The kids LOVE the fountain: they have people to watch; and some of those people have dogs so its a perfect place for the kids. There is also a big playground. It has become our Sunday afternoon tradition to go spend a couple hours there. Here is Parker in front of the fountain doing his 'fish' face; he often wears this face when he is concentrating.
Here is Grandpa Randall with the twins. Look at all the Cougar fans!!
Here is Grandma Randall with the twins just a hour after she arrived. We were all impressed how fast they warmed up to her.
Penelope loves her Grandma Ballentine; we are so glad because Tory and I got to get away for a weekend while my parents took over twin parenting duty. The twins didn't even care we were gone, they had such a good time with Grandpa and Grandma.
Here is Penelope with Grandpa Ballentine: she is comfortable enough to rest her hand on his leg. She loves her Grandpa!!
The twins watched dad mow the lawn and wanted to help: