And so it begins! I don’t really know how fast babies go from “flopping over” to “trying to kill themselves by sticking fingers in outlets” but I bet it is quick. We’d better get ready! Man I love these little guys…

Every family has traditions whether on purpose or just through habit. We’ve been thinking about traditions for our little clan. One we’ve settled on so far is “Adventure Sundays”. Each Sunday we’ll have a family activity that will involve all 4 of us doing something together. Ideally something which exposes the sprouts (and us) to new things, […]

This year thanks to the Sprouts serving as “visit bait” I got to spend Father’s Day with my Dad. It’s been a long time since that happened. It was especially good timing. I’m sure it is no surprise but I’ve been spending some time thinking about what it means to be a good Dad. The natural […]

The sprouts are here! (Unexpectedly early but they are are here!) Alexander and Alivianna were born at about 8:30am on May 21st at 33 weeks and a couple of days. Full-term for twins is 37 weeks so they were about a month early. As a result, they weren’t/aren’t quite ready for life outside the hospital just […]

We had another ultrasound today and got to take a fresh look at the beasties. All the parts were where they are supposed to be and we got a clean bill of health. The sprouts are even chilling out head down together which is good. They can still flip around I guess but at least […]

When Jalaine and I got married I agreed to have “up to two” kids and she was cool with that. In my mind the best way to go about it would be twins. Look at all these awesome benefits! Only one pregnancy for Jalaine to go through. Save a bunch of wear and tear. (I […]

I’ve had time to get used to the idea so it isn’t as shocking for me as it might be for some friends when they hear the news. When I was younger I really didn’t want to have kids. Sure, I could imagine aspects of it that would be fun or rewarding but on balance the […]