One Year's Eve

This is a spontaneous post because I wanted to share pictures...

Have you ever seen a cuter Mickey and Minnie?  Me neither! 

 but we do have a few items to update:

The helmets are done!  We saw the Orthotist last week who told us they had outgrown their existing helmets.  He measured their heads and said that neither was perfect but he did not think they needed helmets anymore!

Before:

 After:

Scarlett's first tooth finally popped through!  It was her bottom front-right and it looks like the front-left is not too far behind.

For those that follow us on Facebook, you know we are currently battling sickness in our house.  Grayson spent the last 2 nights on oxygen but seems to be doing better, so we will continue to monitor him but hope he is on his way back to health.  Scarlett has a runny nose too but her lungs are stronger so we aren't as worried about her.  She is fighting a lot when it comes to eating, which isn't new but was much better.  I think it is mostly because she can't breath through her nose very well so she doesn't want her mouth blocked off.  Trish did go to the doctor yesterday and was given antibiotics so hopefully she will heal soon, but is going on a week with this cold.

We received a score from their physical therapist and they both tested within the normal range for their adjusted ages!  This means they are showing the same abilities they would be expected to have if they were born near their due date.  Our goal over the next year is to catch them up to their actual age.

Pics from today (Halloween) followed by pictures from "Beggar's Night" on Thursday.  We dressed up long enough to meet a couple neighbors and get these pictures.

*Side note, today is our last "First" Holiday.  But we might cheat a little and celebrate our first Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's AT HOME.

This is a regular expression from Grayson.  Not kidding!

"Dad, he's touching me!"

"Fine!  If you won't do anything about it, I'll move myself."  I told you I wasn't kidding about his expression...

"Do you believe me now?"

Except when we get a dimpled grin on camera from Scarlett.  Then, he is mildly amused...

Trish was inside on her own while I was handing out candy, so we didn't have as many props to get them to smile.  Plus I think Grayson didn't like his hands covered up. 

 "Ah, there's the smile!"

"Um, did you know you had mouse ears on?"

"Look who's talking!" 

"Mom, do you see this?  She has another set of ears on her head!  And I think they are from a mouse!!!" 

"Don't worry sissy, I still love you!"