Babysitter

The boys had their first babysitter this past weekend.  Their Auntie Dani was in town visiting and offered to watch them while Mama and Papa ran to the store.  Auntie did a great job, the boys loved spending time with her and Mama survived leaving them with someone other than Papa. Auntie is now our designated babysitter.

Auntie Dani, Ragnar & Magnus

First Snow

It snowed here overnight!  We got about 4 inches of fluffy snow.  We took the boys out in it wearing their buntings knit by Gramsie.  They both enjoyed being held and walking around out in the cold, crisp air.  Magnus really liked laying in the snow and was cooing and smiling.  Ragnar didn't really like being in the snow and fussed.

Magnus

Ragnar

Magnus & Ragnar

Magnus & Ragnar

Mama, Magnus & Ragnar

Papa, Ragnar & Magnus

7 Weeks Old!

Wow!  Magnus and Ragnar are 7 weeks old.  They are growing so fast.  This past week they each had a hip ultrasound at Children's Hospital.  Ragnar's results are already back and his hips look fine.  We're still waiting to hear about Magnus' results.  Both boys started smiling in response to Mama or Papa this week.  They are so much fun!

Magnus

Ragnar

Ragnar & Magnus

Bedtime

We've been trying to start a bedtime routine with Magnus and Ragnar.  It isn't exactly what we'd like at this point, but we're getting there.  We are hoping to have a bedtime of 7:00-8:00 PM established.  So far, we are usually getting them down for the night between 8:00-9:00 PM.  Our routine so far consists of:

• Water element (shower or bath)
• Nursing
• Papa reading bedtime stories as they nurse
• "Top Off" bottle of expressed breast milk
• Burps/cuddles and laid down sleepy (but still awake)

I'm hoping that as we stay consistent that Magnus and Ragnar will figure out that it is bedtime and know what to expect.  Since we started our routine, they have been sleeping for longer stretches of time at night.  Hopefully that trend will continue.

Here are the boys enjoying their first bubble bath.  (Bubbles were made from their body wash/shampoo - Mrs. Meyers baby blossom scent)

Ragnar

Magnus

Week 5 pics

We took some week 5 pics. We used the quilts their Grandma Cooke made before she passed away. In honor of the Superbowl they are in their Vikings gear their Grandpa and Grandma Helgren sent them (with hopes that by the time they understand football the Vikings might be good enough to make a Superbowl). The Viking hat was knit courtesy of Gramsie.

Magnus

Magnus

Magnus

Magnus

Magnus

Ragnar

Ragnar

Ragnar

Ragnar

Ragnar