Birthday Outing & Pictures

I thought it would be nice to take the babies out for a stroll to celebrate their birthday.  Just across the street and around Spreckels Lake - nothing too adventurous.  Or so I thought.

They are a little too tiny still for our fancy strollers and we couldn't figure out the snap n go versions we have.  So we worked hard at getting them strapped into the fancy ones and away we went, being a fascination to everyone who saw us walk by.

Of course, it backfired.  The babies were thrown off by it and screamed half the time.  It made them agitated and their schedule (such as it is this early in life) was off.  And it was the first night without the doula.  And we weren't set up for them in their nursery yet, so I spent the night on the couch so they could stay in their bassinets in the living room.  It was a rough night.

Oh, and it apparently aggravated my already swollen legs.  Doctor says no more walking for a while!

While at home, we set up an activity mat for them to play on:

Daniel and Caroline used their activity time to start fighting - she grabbed his hat, he tried to pummel her,you know how it goes.  Max was not that interested in the activities.

Max, resting on the couch, and looking just the teensiest like a Star Wars enemy rubbing his hands together with evil glee

Daniel, also resting, with slightly less evil glee.

Caroline, resting on the couch with a slightly different "boppy cushion" (boy...I'm still not sporting that nice ruddy glow the babies have...)

Not wanting to be outdone by her brothers, Caroline decides to hold her own bottle and give me a brief rest.