37 years and 1 month!

This week, we celebrated Mommy's 37th birthday and girls turning 1 month old!
The girls have enjoyed having Daddy home for week one of his paternity leave. Mommy likes it too! They are growing bigger and bigger...we have two 7 pound little girls. At their 1 month weigh in, Riley weighed 7 pounds, 10.5 ounces and Echo weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces. It shouldn't be any surprise-these girls love to eat. It is kind of sad that their newborn onesies are getting too small for them, but they are able to wear more clothes now without looking like they're being swallowed up! Another plus of having growing babies is being able to use our cloth diapers. They are working out really well and will save us lots of money. Just as much as these girls like to eat, they pee a lot as well! :-) They love to snuggle on your chest and swing. We broke down and bought a second, small travel swing so they can sit side by side and snooze during the day. Most nights, they do really well, but once or twice a week, we have a night that we just can't seem to get the girls settled down. I hope they grow out of that soon. We have one more week with Daddy at home and then it will just be Mommy and the girls until I go back to work. I'm a little nervous, but I'm sure we'll be fine. We have takled and mastered feeding both girls at the same time with one person. I just set them up on their Boppies and we get to it.
I have been slow at getting their room ready for them to occupy. They have been sleeping in a co-sleeper in our room, but we think it is time to get them in their own space. For one, they are getting big and running out of room for two of them in that co-sleeper. Secondly, Riley is a bit of a grunter and it tends to wake us up a lot. I think we'll keep them in the same crib for now and see how that goes. They both love being on their bellies. Guess that means more tummy time in the days to come.
Max is still very much in love with his sisters. He wants to always tell them good night and touch them. He gets really excited when one of them has their eyes open! He sings to them quite often and it seems to calm them down when he does. He has been doing a lot of funny things. He always says it's his turn after we feed or change one of the girls. He wants their milk and some days wants to be a baby and not a big boy. The other day, we were taking family photos and it was him, Eric and the girls. The girls were in Eric's arms and Max lifted up his shirt, but his belly to one of the girls head and said he was feeding her. Later that day, he was eating lunch and his inhaler and chamber were on the table. He picked up the chamber and held it to his chest and said that he was pumping. He is so silly sometimes and it is funny to see his perspective on things that are happening around him. He is a great big brother and we are so blessed to have such a wonderful family. He went to kickball at our local rec center and he really enjoyed it. He didn't quite get it, I think, but he liked to kick the ball and run around. And it was a great way for him to get rid of some of that energy. He actually ate his dinner and was not too difficult getting to bed.
There are moments that it is so hard and I wonder what the hell we are doing, but then I look at their sweet little faces and my heart melts! Here are some pictures for everyone to enjoy!

Max helping to feed Echo

Cuddle time with Daddy

Max sang a beautiful Happy Birthday song and then
helped me blow out the candles

Alone with twins and they're both fussy = cuddle time with Mommy

Max had fun playing kick ball at the rec center this week

My little Riley-bug 

Echo and Riley - look like theyr'e boxing each other

Sweet little Echo 

Swinging in the afternoon