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Many of you have asked how Merfy (dog) and Flip (cat) have handled this big change in their lives. In a word, they've been wonderful! Although they're a bit jealous... In the above photos, Flip is obviously annoyed to not have enough room in Gretchen's lap, and Merfy seems to think that whoever sits in the boppy pillows gets the attention! Merfy is quite protective of the babies and worries about them when they cry. I actually think he's getting less sleep than we are. :)

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Today we had our first fun outing. Mom and Dad took us, Grandpa Jack, and Grandma Sara to see where Dad goes everyday to bring home the bacon. We are not sure what bacon is but Daddy says it is what you use to buy stuff. We started at his office downtown for a tailgate party in the atrium. We are not sure what a tailgate party is but after going to one we think we like them. The acoustics in the 9 story tall atrium are a wonderful place for us to let the world know we are hungry. At the party we met a lot of new people who were anxious to meet us. Some of Dad's friends wanted to take us home with them. That was scary.

After the tailgate party we went for a walk dowtown to the new Target Field where we "watched" a U of MN Gopher baseball game. I am not even sure what a Gopher is but Dad says if you see one you shouldn't feed it because they bite and they don't know how to play baseball.

The game was the first game at the new Target Field, where the Twins will play. When Dad told us we were going there, we told him that we don't even know what baseball is - how can we play it? Then Dad told us the "Twins" are a Major League baseball team. Our Dad sure is smart, and he knows a lot of stuff too. The tickets were $2 and we got in free. That is not a lot of bacon. See? We learned something from Dad already! Dad was very excited to get his first baby freebie.

The weather was a balmy 50 degrees - Wonderful weather for March baseball in Minnesota. We loved heat lamps scatered throughout the concourse and Grandpa Jack and Bob were mezmerized by the 5,800 square foot big screen HD TV! Halfway through the event (in other words, the bottom of the first inning) Dad realized he had become one of those annoying people pushing a double stroller in a crowded place.

At the end of the first inning we got hungry and tired so we decided to start the walk back to the car to eat and go home. When we got home we were exhausted after our adventure into the big bad world so we took a long nap on the couch with Dad until it was time to eat again.

Now we are spending some last minute quality time with Grandpa Jack and Grandma Sara before they go home to Aberdeen tommorow.

What a great life we have!

The boys are 12 days old today - it's going so fast already!

Here's a little insight into our daily lives as new parents of tiny twins...

After losing weight after their birth, both are gaining again and are almost the same size as each other... at our last appointment, Jacob was 6 lbs. and Robbie was 6 lbs. 1 oz.

They are very good babies! They generally only cry when they need something. What more could we ask for? :) However, because there are two of them they still keep us very busy and quite sleep-deprived, as expected -- Totally worth it, though -- they're just so precious!

We are learning to be quite adept at avoiding golden showers during diaper changes. But, with 2 boys being changed every 3 hours or so, there's no avoiding it altogether. Having 3 hands would be quite helpful!

Both boys have LONG fingers and toes. Looks like they'll grow up to be big boys!

We keep trying to categorize them, just to keep them straight in our heads... for instance, Jake is the one who always gets hungry first, or Robbie is the one who needs his diaper changed before a feeding, to wake him up... BUT they defy our assumptions and change personalities pretty much every day. Sometimes Jacob is the "easy, quiet one, and sometimes Robbie is -- they're keeping us on our toes.

Unless it's 3am and our eyes are very bleary, we almost never mix them up. They look quite different and have very different features. Robbie has larger facial features and chubbier cheeks. Jacob has a leaner face and very delicate features. Robbie has lots more hair, too. When they're wearing hats it's tougher to tell them apart!

Hope to post more pics soon, and maybe a video or two. Tomorrow is our first family outing that isn't to the pediatrician's office. Stay tuned...

Two Becomes Four

Last week we became a family of four! The boys are 8 days old today, and each day I've been meaning to start up this blog... turns out newborn twins keep us quite busy! :)

So, here's a little message we sent out when they were born, and several photos to get us started... hope to find time soon to post more:

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HELLO WORLD!!!

My name is Jacob Paul Chilson. I am named after my Great Grandfather Jay Paul Chilson. He was my Grandpa Don’s father, but died when Grandpa was young. No one knows too much about him except that he was a good man and Mommy and Daddy hope I turn out that way, too. I was born on Sunday, March 14 at 3:18 pm. I weighed 5 pounds 15 oz and am 19.5” long and I am the cute one.

My name is Robert John Chilson. You can call me Rob, Robbie or Robert but not Bob because that is my Daddy’s name. I am named after my Daddy and my Grandpa Jack. This is because Mommy thinks Daddy is a lot like Grandpa Jack, and she loves them both very much and hopes I grow up with the best qualities of each. I was born on Sunday, March 14 at 3:32pm. I weigh 6 lbs 6 oz and am 20 ½” long and I am the cute one.

Mommy and Daddy are exhausted but happy. They love us very much and love having us at home. They are so happy to have so many wonderful family and friends to share us with and they are thankful for your thoughts and prayers.

Love,

Jacob and Robbie Chilson