Check out our room . . .

Here is before:

2 baby cribs

And here we are after:

2 toddler beds!!!!

After a lot of hard work . . .

(Braden is pretty good with tools for a 2-year-old)

(Addyson mostly did some "coloring" on the

sit-n-spin. She's not too into tools.)

they were tuckered out and ready for big kid beds!!

The first night they were so tired they fell right asleep. I think this was a tougher deal for mommy and daddy than the kids! Addyson ended up in our room halfway through the night because her teeth were hurting and she was crying. But Braden woke up in the morning, found some toys to play with for a while, and then headed to our room. They like their big beds. They climb up themselves. (see the little step stools? They're not quite tall enough to get up all on their own yet. Those are just phone books covered in duct tape. Isn't that a good idea I got from Parents as Teachers!!!) They climb up during the day to read books or play in each others' beds. And last night at bedtime I had to go back in their room and settle them down because they were laughing so hard and Braden had joined Addyson in her bed for some wrestling and playing. They were having such a good time together. I'm glad they'll have each other to hang out with during thunderstorms or when they're scared of the dark or just want to giggle some more in the others' bed. So glad this adjustment is going well! Probably another perk to having twins. Two doing something new together isn't nearly as scary as all by yourself!!! I like perks like this one or throwing one birthday party for two kids better than the feeding two infants type perks!!! Yeah for toddlers!!

Also, just to keep you up to date, we had their 2 year check-up at the pediatrician on Monday. Addyson weighed 19.2 pounds (we were so hoping for 20 pounds but not yet!!!) which is not even close to the charts but she's still following her own curve. She was 30 inches tall which put here in the 4 percentile for height. Yippee!!! Braden weighed 30.4 pounds which puts him in the 90th percentile. Maybe because he ate all her Smarties at the office because she was too scared to even eat candy. That is very scared if you know much about Addyson, our candy lover. Yikes - they were not impressed. They are getting much more aware of their surroundings I suppose. That along with tantrums and still fighting molars make for some interesting times! Have you ever had 2 toddlers literally climb you like a tree because they are so scared!!! Fun times. Oh yeah, and Braden is 33 1/8 inches tall which was in the 38th perentile. Everything else looked fine. Addyson gets to go back for a weight check in 6 months. Our pediatrician mentioned again that we have tested Addyson for everything that would slow down her growth so she must just be small and we'll keep an eye on her. Otherwise no appointments scheduled until they are 3!! Dr. Patron must be lonely without seeing us every couple weeks like the old days!!!

For lunch today we had a picnic on the back of daddy's pickup truck. We're hoping to enjoy some more sunshine this afternoon after naps. Yeah for spring!!!