Cuties

 

Great Gift Idea

“I thought Dylan and Tyler might like to be the first to put pennies in their new baby brother’s bank.  It’s the beginning of a lifetime of love watching out for their little brother’s future. God bless your family.” 

 

Miss Marci and Mr. Lonnie gave Ryan a piggy bank and Dylan and Tyler a bag full of pennies to put in it…as you can see they loved dropping the “monies” in and Ryan watched the whole thing go down from the comfort of his bouncy seat…

Tubby Time

 

Ryan's rotten parts finally fell off and dried up so Friday it was time for a tub bath! He is such a trooper, even with the bigs supervising (ie slowing me down) he didn't ever bust out a good cry...some good fusses but not a scream or real cry.

Ryan’s Room

 

 

I wish you could see this shelf a little better…Mike and my dad made the shelves for the corners…so cute!

T Shirts and Cuties

 

Do you remember these?  At my baby shower/tea party Brooke had the guests make t shirts for baby Ryan and he is so cute in all of them I had to start taking pictures! The top left is all about keeping Ryan germ free.  It says wash your hands and please don’t touch…perfect for the child of a flu-aphobe!  On the top right his shirt says Roar like a Lion…a tribute to Dylan and Tyler’s confusion about Ryan’s name when we first told them (Ryan…Awyan…a lion see the transition?) The bottom middle says “Trial Size Free” and the back says “must buy two”.  I am loving these! They are so much easier than a onsie over the head and so much more fun than plain white :)

And these cutie pies…Dylan in red pjs, a green t shirt, and a blankie

Tyler in blue pjs, white t shirt, and daddy’s arms

The bigs always make sure the picture taking is fair.  If I take a picture of Ryan then they make sure I take theirs too and I don’t mind that one bit!  The bottom center is a picture of them with their ”firefighter elmo” (an elmo they put a fire hat on) that they demanded I take a picture of. Tyler is peeking through his hands like binoculars because the flash was on. 

profiles

Leslie asked for pictures of each of the boys’ profiles to see how much they look alike.  I aim to please, and since I don’t think I’ve ever had a blog special request before I felt like I had to honor it (besides, it was just a good idea!).  However, I don’t have any newborn pictures of Dylan and Tyler on this computer and getting up to go to the desktop or even to my picture cd’s is really just asking too much…here’s the best I can do with minimal effort :)

dylan and tyler – 6 weeks old

tyler – not sure when this one was taken

ryan – 2 days old

 

Even though Dylan and Tyler are identical, I have always thought Tyler looked a little more like Mike than Dylan.  Maybe it’s his mannerisms or expressions, but there is something distinctly “Michael Collins” in Tyler’s face and Ryan has it too. I think Ryan looks and even moves so much like Tyler (and Mike), what do you think?

 

On a side note, Dylan and Tyler have slept in the last two mornings!!! That extra hour or so of sleep in the mornings makes for a much happier Mama during the day…and gives me nap time for blogging instead of napping along with them :)

OUR365

Another part of the normal hospital experience I missed out on with the twins was the hospital picture.  The people from our365.com came in (strategically I’m sure) to take some pictures of Ryan while Mike was out playing with Dylan and Tyler and my  mom was with me.  They preyed on our hormones - I’m sure of it.  They took these precious pictures of my beautiful baby then offered me a free 8x10 if I purchased them on the spot .  It really was a good deal though, I bought (well, Gigi bought) a cd with my favorite images and I got all rights to them.  Sorry for the picture overload, but I can’t help myself!

These hands were from a vase of flowers my mom brought me when she came to visit after Ryan was born.  It was so sweet to get a project from my big boys and the photographer LOVED them!

Dylan and Tyler are adjusting pretty well to having Ryan and I home and we are getting settled into a new normal.  We have worked really hard to make sure they know that they have not been replaced and that we love all of our boys the same as we always did.  There are times when they seem a little jealous and act out when baby Ryan is getting a lot of attention, but for the most part they love their brother.  They love to hold him and rub him.  They read him stories and want to show him all kinds of things.  It has been very sweet watching this bond develop and I have high hopes that these boys will be very close.  I promise to post some new pictures of Dylan and Tyler and to try to get some good ones of all three together soon!