6 Months Old

Happy 1/2 Birthday to Nathan and Benjamin.  Can't believe how life has changed in 6 Short months.  The boys had their 6 Month appointments today.  Nathan weighs just over 13 pounds and Benjamin weighs 12 pounds.  Both boys are now 3%... but they are now on the BIG BOY CHARTS...instead of the premie charts!!!  Keep drinking that "milkies" boys!!! Other big news this week... Benjamin rolled from his tummy to his back and then over again to his tummy, Nathan has been spotted chewing on his toes, Ben has been spotted touching his toes, EVERYTHING goes in both mouths, Benjamin and Nathan have conversations with each other, they LOVE to play with the activity bars on the car seats and they both got to check out their high chairs for the first time!  Mommy is still not sure she wants to start rice cereal...maybe in August... I did however let N & B play in the 6 month cupcakes....gotta love the sugar!!! For their 6 month birthday we had a birthday party complete with party hats, high chairs, cupcakes and gifts. We gave the boys all the things that they will need for the next 6 months of this 1st year of life... bowls, spoons, rice cereal, baby food purees and a few new toys.  Benjamin and Nathan loved the whole deal... see the photos.  All is well, life is good and we are enjoying summer!  Cheers to the next 6 months!
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Love always,
The Utechs

Happy July 4th... a little late!!!

OK so I have twins... the old Emily would have had the July 4th blog posted on July 2nd... the new Emily has the July 4th blog posted on the 8th....oh well something has to give!!!

The boys are great... we had a busy July 4th weekend (Complete with 3 different 4th of July outfits... it is a good thing that we had boys and not girls!).  We spent Friday night at the Nohners....this was also Benjamin and Nathan's first over night!!!!  Benjamin did well.  Nathan did well until 2am when all the adults came back from the concert... then Nathan decided that it was time for him to be awake as well... needless to say mom and dad didn't get much sleep that night!!!!  The best part was that Uncle Rusty made a surprise visit to MN!!!  WE LOVE UNCLE RUSTY!!!  Saturday was spent at Gramma and Grumpy's with the HUNKLES!!!  The boys even got to bring their pool over so that they could have a "Pool Party!" Gramma also made some "baby" fireworks that the boys LOVED!!!! Sunday and Monday Daddy was home and Mommy went to work!  All in all it was  a great weekend and the boys did well. Our other new favorite thing...BUBBLES!  I'm still not sure which is funnier... the Boys and the bubbles or Berkeley and the bubbles??? I know what people really want are photos... I will work on getting July photos posted on Shutterfly!!!
Until next time...
Love Always,
The Utechs

Summer Keeps flying by...

It has been a busy yet stressful and emotional last couple of weeks in the Utech Household!  As many of you have been following, the MNA Nurses Union was slotted to begin an open ended strike on July 6th... leaving me looking/thinking about new jobs and career opportunities...emotions were high, resumes were being written and many meetings were attended...but most of all I was so sad that the place that I LOVED, the career that I LOVED and the place that holds such personal feelings (of the beginnings of Benjamin and Nathan's lives) would all come to such an abrupt end.  As I blog here tonight, it looks like the hospital and union have struck a deal and that we will avert a strike... we will stay in the hospital with our patients where we all belong.  I have bittersweet feelings and while I'm thrilled that I don't have to strike I know that myself and my co-workers have a lot of rebuilding to do, answers to find and decisions to make!  I'm looking forward to life returning to normal... because what Brent and I want most... is a little normalcy after a year of exceptions and diversions!!! 

As for the boys... summer is just flying by!  Last weekend was a busy one... Friends were in town for the St. Ben's reunion (can't believe I have been out 5 years!) and Benjamin and Nathan got to meet some friends of mine for the first time as well as some new little girlfriends!!!  Also last weekend, Grandma and Grandpa Utech were in town and the boys got some much needed time with Grandpa and grandma.... we brought them to the MN Zoo, had a cook out on the new charcoal grill and made a trip to the farmers market!  It was a great weekend.  The boys continue to amaze us each day, they make us smile every day and they keep us on our toes...always!  As you can see from the photos... our lives are slowly being over taken by baby equipment.  Over the last couple of weeks the boys have tried out the Exersauser, the johnny jump up, new "big boy" bottles (mama milk truck better keep pumping) and their little activity table.  The boys are fast approaching 6 months...WOW!!!  We are looking forward to  a trip up north, many more Gramma Days, new adventures, Benjamin's (hopefully final) hernia surgery and the boys' First 4th of July!
Love Always
The Utechs