Activities

We decided that we need to get out more often so we took the boys to Evans Orchard and Cider Mill. I've been telling Aaron about cider mills since we started dating (can you believe they don't know what cider mills are in Washington - the largest apple producing state in the country?). We enjoyed the cider and donuts and got some kettle corn for the road. Here I am with Eli in the Moby Wrap (the funny looking orange thing).

Aaron also got to wear a baby. Here is Noah sound asleep. Both babies can't resist the urge to sleep when they are all snuggled up against us in the carriers.

My parents came for a visit a couple of weekends ago. Here's Grandma and Grandpa holding both babies...I think they finally got an idea of what Aaron and I go through every day. They had the wonderful opportunity to watch them for a couple of hours while Aaron and I went to the Kelley Farm Corn Maze. We had a good date but it was hard for me to leave my babies - even with my parents.

We went to Shaker Village when my parents were here. It was pretty fun. We went on a horse-drawn tour of the village and learned all about the Shakers. Interestingly, they were a celibate community that relied completely on coverts (no surprise there is only one remaining community in Maine). It was a beautiful fall day when we went. Aaron and I sat under the trees to feed the boys and we felt like we were part of the tour with all the attention we got.

Both boys have started smiling at us. Noah almost always smiles when I talk to him in that goofy, high-pitched, baby talk voice. Eli smiles when you poke him in the nose and say "beep, beep." We are working on getting a picture of both of them smiling at the same time. It may take us awhile. Eli is almost smiling in this one.

Aaron took Eli to the Kidney doctor today. They had to take some blood and collect urine. She seems to think that he is doing pretty good since he is gaining weight and eating well but she didn't want to make any promises until she got the labs back. She's going to call tomorrow to let us know the results. Eli also got his first Synagis vaccine today for RSV. He has to get a shot every month until April and each shot costs about $1500. At first Medicaid denied his coverage for the shot but Aaron sent in an appeal and they approved him. We are really glad about this since RSV can be very serious in infants and Eli has already been through so much. He could still get RSV but with the vaccine it wouldn't be a serious case. We'll still have to be very careful and make sure that anyone that comes over washes their hands, especially before they touch him or Noah.