Brothers

This is one of my newest favorite pictures. While Phil and I were talking about it, Phil said that he thought they looked like they even posed for the picture. Love these boys! (Drake & Brody, almost 7 months!)

Giggles

Next time, I'll put Brody in the middle so he can see what's going on better. :)

Our Boys

Brody is rolling. Drake is not.

Drake is very interested and successful at eating rice cereal and other vegetables. Brody winces when I put a spoon in his mouth.

Brody yells. Drake squeals.

Drake sleeps flat on his back. Brody sleeps on his belly.

Both boys have smiles that melt my heart.

Both boys watch Phil intently as he gets ready for work.

Both boys laugh when Eloise makes faces at them.

Both boys are very ticklish.

Loving life with these two boys, and thankful for every day we have with them. Their brotherhood is so sweet to watch. They hold hands (which sometimes looks like they're arm wrestling) and look each other in the eyes as they play. And they smile at each other when they are reunited after their diaper changes.

I don't know if it will ever feel normal to have twins, but I do know that it will always be a joy.

A Pirate Says Arrr

Eloise's impersonation of a pirate.

Amazing to me.

With a little coordination, all of my kids can eat lunch at the same time.

Twinners

Just thought it was time to get back into blogging about the family. :) Here are some of our latest pictures of the boys. They are getting so big!-6 months on March 2nd!

We went to the children's museum the other day. Phil's mom, Fran, gave us a year membership. Eloise enjoyed her time (as always), and the boys and I walked the hallways. They'll enjoy it more when they're crawling. :) In the meantime, we had tons of fun exploring on our own. Here they are in their stroller.
A sweet pic of them on the recliner after they woke up from naps.
We recently have had to separate the boys. When they were first born, they slept in the same crib. When they were more active, I put a little divider in between them that was made to separate a crib for twins. For a while, Brody would rotate sideways, and kick the divider into Drake, until Drake's side was just big enough for him. He didn't seem to mind, but the other day, Drake fought back, and they spent a good chunk of their "nap time" kicking the divider back and forth between the two of them. I wondered how they would do if they slept together in the crib without the divider. This is how I found them when they woke up. :)

The Results Are In

The tests came back, and our boys are FRATERNAL! :) It's so fun to know! Thanks to all that threw in their guess on the poll!

Drake & Brody

So we will be finding out if these boys are identical or fraternal soon. Take a moment to place your bet on the poll to your right! Do you see more differences or similarities?... Identical or fraternal?...And are the differences you see because of the big weight difference?... Oh all the possibilities...

More Pics of the Boys

Thanks to my brother, Josh Durias, for his pics here.

New on 9.02.10

Phil and Ligaya settled in at the hospital at 3:30PM for a scheduled c-section at 5:30PM.

Drake Timothy Peterson born at 5:56PM. Weight: 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Length: 20 1/2 inches.

Brody Joel Peterson born at 5:57PM. Weight: 6 pounds, 7 ounces. Length: 19 inches.

They may be identical twins. We won't officially know until their blood is drawn to confirm.