Grandpa's birthday

On the weekend of 7/7 to 7/8, the boys had their first sleep over (with mommy and daddy of course). Grandpa Tony's birthday was Saturday and Sunday we celebrated cousin Sean's birthday. They did pretty well sleeping in a strange place, although we realized that with their current size, their pack'n'plays aren't nearly as big as we thought they were.

When we got to Mema and Grandpa's house the boys showed off their stylin' hats.

Mema bought the boys cute swimsuits (even though they look pretty darn cute in just diapers) and they went further into the pool than ever before and even got Mema part way in the pool!.

Mema got Riley a "Little Firecracker" swimsuit because she always says he's "electric" and going to be our firecracker.

Logan was a "Little Explorer"

Swimming with Mommy

Riley was very interested in looking at the water.

I like this picture because Riley looks pretty angry,  even though he was happy in the pool.

Swimming with Grandpa

Mema in the water! She will do anything for her grandchildren

 The boys decided that they like birthdays..... but they will like them a lot more when they are old enough to eat cake!

Our first trip to the zoo!

The Solomon family got us a membership to the Philadelphia Zoo, and we have been dying to go. We decided to wait until they were three months old, but ever since then there has been this ridiculous heat wave. We finally decided to brave the heat and make our first visit. As the temperature outside as measured by our car hit 90 degrees at 10am we were a little worried, but with all the shade it really was not that bad.

Having twins in infant car seats in a stroller is not very easy at the zoo. Unfortunately although his head control is there, Riley is not ready to be forward facing in daddy's carrier - he is too short and his face is covered by it (which was pretty funny). In case you're wondering, its folded down in the pic below.

 Fortunately, Logan was able to face forward (that is until it got too hot). After that, we managed to trade off taking the boys out of the stroller so they could see as much as possible.

We started off our visit with the otters, hippos, zebras, giraffes, rhinos, and polar bears.

We were excited to show the boys the penguins so that we could explain that Penguin is really a dog and that real penguins are birds. Riley was mostly just interested in the picture plaque about the penguins.

 Logan was actually watching the penguins and was following them with his eyes/head as they swam around. At the end of the day, he told us that the penguins were his favorite.

Both the boys wanted to go play with the tortoises in the mud, until they realized exactly how huge they were.

 While we ate lunch, there was a peacock and her little baby walking around. Riley said he plans on following his mommy around everywhere too.

By that time we were all feeling pretty hot, so we decided to visit some of the indoor exhibits - rare animals, reptiles, and primates.

 Riley had been talking about crocodiles and alligators from the moment we told him we were going to to zoo, so we HAD to go see them.

Riley said that the reptile house was definitely his favorite and that he still wants to pet an alligator.

 Mommy and daddy really liked this guy (above). He's so cute!

After the primate house, we swung by the children's zoo, but we were looking pretty exhausted, so we decided to head home.

Some fun shots.... hey, we tried!!!

When we got home, mommy and daddy were exhausted, but the boys were refreshed from their nap on the car ride home. In fact, Logan was so energetic that he decided to roll tummy to back for the first time!

We had been concerned that Logan was behind, as Riley rolled 3 weeks ago, but a nurse told us that Riley rolling at 3 months was really early and likely a result of his acid reflux. According to her, Logan's roll was not behind at all!

4th of July and our first baseball game

The 4th of July is a special day in the Sweeney house. It is the day that Steve proposed, after the fireworks on the New Street Bridge in Bethlehem.  While that location is ideal, we knew there was no way we could take the boys - its crowded, buggy, and so loud you can feel the vibrations. Steve did have the great idea, however, of going to the parking deck on the north side and watching from the roof. From our location (which I need to remember we parked at the 4th lamppost from the top) we saw about 85% of the fireworks with few bugs and very little noise. Riley watched for a while and fell asleep. Logan watched the entire time! If only we brought a camera....

We did, however, have our camera for our bbq lunch with Aunt Lynda, Cousin Alex, and the Spirkos!

Yesterday we took Logan and Riley to see their very first baseball game. We figured we'd start out with the Iron Pigs. We definitely learned a few things (we think the cheap lawn seats might actually be better than the more expensive ones we got!) and are eager to try it again. The best part was when Riley started heckling the players (he has started this yell-babble). 

Babies' First Swim

As previously mentioned, on the day the boys turned 3 months, they had their first trip to Mema's house and their first dip in Mema's pool. Logan liked it right away. 

When Steve put Riley's legs in, he immediately started to cry. Once he calmed down, Steve tried again, but Riley kept holding on foot out of the water.

After a little while, he got used to it. Mema kept putting Logan further and further into the pool until he was all the way in.

Riley eventually joined him and they seemed to enjoy it. Man did their diapers hold a lot of water.

Plum tuckered out after a day of swimming...

Here's the video of Riley and Logan's first swim!

Blogger made me split the video in 2.

 Here's part 1:

Part 2:

3 months update!

Yesterday, 6/21, the boys turned 3 months old!

Size

At one month, Riley was  7lbs 14 oz  according to our scale at home. At two months, he was 9 lbs 14 oz, and now at three months, he is 11lbs 1 oz. He has finally grown out of the newborn pants for the most part (some things run large) and has grown out of the 0-3 Gerber onesies. The 0-3 Carters onesies still fit quite well, and are even a little loose. 0-3 pants are still a little big but no longer go up to his nipples, and the only shorts that don’t look like pants are the above the knee type.

Logan fits the carters 0-3 onesies perfectly at this point, but has the same issue as Riley with pants and shorts. Some newborn shorts still look like pants on him. According to our scale at home, he was 8lbs 8 oz at one month, 10 lbs 8 oz at 2 months, and is currently 12 lbs.

Eat-Sleep-Play

Riley has switched formulas yet again. He is now on the hypoallergenic formula. The Zantac worked for a bit, but he started having trouble eating again last week. We stopped giving him breastmilk yesterday, as we are trying to determine exactly what the problem is. Logan is still on the sensitive formula and breastmilk. They eat every 3-4 hours during the day and typically only wake up once during the night. Their last feed is between 8 and 10, they typically wake up between 3 and 5am and go back to bed. Riley is usually wide awake by 7:30, but they have slept as late as 9 (these days Riley gets his Zantac at 8). Logan eats 4-4 1/2 oz pretty consistently and even eats 5 oz once in a while. Riley is a wild card – he will eat anywhere from 2-4 ½ oz. These new issues are a lot like his old ones, but typically he’ll drink 2 oz and then cry. He doesn’t screech like he used to or bat it out of the way, but it still takes an excessive amount of time and coaxing to feed him. His little belly is so much smaller than Logan’s (but he makes up for some of the weight with his giant head).

The boys love laying in their activity gym and batting at the toys and kicking the chimes. We added toys to their carriers this month since they finally began to interact. While they did not care for Mortimer the Moose or the duck, they both quite enjoy Jacques the Peacock. They love to crinkle his feathers and look at the black and white design on his back. Logan also likes the set of dice one of my coworkers gave him (Thanks Chris!). Both of them also like to hold a set of plastic keys. The ring is nice and skinny so they can get a good grip on them. They will hold anything we hand them at this point (well anything that fits in their tiny hands). This means they also like to grab hair, jewelry, shirts, and occasionally skin.

Personality

Both Riley and Logan are smiley, smiley kids. When they see mommy in the morning they get very excited and start smiling and talking (baby talk) a LOT. Riley makes a wider variety of noises, but Logan talks more often. Logan is a bit crankier than Riley in general, but they are both really good babies. They aren’t usually very fussy and when they are, there is almost always a good reason. Sometimes they are fussy because they just want to lie flat on their backs, and not sit in their chairs or be held. They are easy to put to bed (we put them in bed still awake) and happy to sit and play with us. When they are really fussy, the swing usually calms them down.

Likes:

Riley: His chair, his pacifier, hitting or kicking toys in the activity gym (especially the chimes), being swaddled, the swing, Jacques the peacock, the plastic keys with the skinny ring, being held, laying on his side, having his diaper changed, being talked or sung to, and sleeping with his arms straight up, “talking”, and burping on his own while eating.

Logan: Eating, his pacifier, sleeping with his arms spread out, laying on his side, being held on his side, his chair, being talked or sung to, Jacques the peacock, the plastic keys with the skinny ring, being carried around (he is curious and likes to look around), the swing,  having his diaper changed, “talking”, and being swaddled.

Dislikes:

Riley: Waiting for food, having gas, tummy time (although he’s coming around), being burped mid bottle (back at that waiting for food thing), and not having his pacifier

Logan: Waiting for food, not having his pacifier, tummy time, pooping, and having gas

New this month:

Cooing a lot (makes last month’s noises sound like nothing), smiling in response to things/people, laughing (an infrequent chuckle), rolling on their sides, holding toys, grabbing objects, Riley’s unassisted burping, Logan’s ability to scoot from the top of his crib to the bottom (how does he do it?), noticing each other (as more than something to suck on).

Note: At 3 months and 1 day, Riley rolled over from his belly to his back!

On the 3 month anniversary of their birth, they had a lot of firsts.... first trip to Mema's, first time leaving the state, and first time in the pool! Pictures and video to come!

Security blankets

Go Giants!

Daddy loves this picture of a sleepy Logan