Zach and Alex are baptized

The boys were baptized on Sunday after attending their first Mass.  They handled both very well. They slept through most of the Mass, only waking when the bells rang. During the baptism, they only cried a little when the cold water hit their heads. And of course, they looked adorable in their little white christening suits. :D Check out the pictures in the Baptism album .

Baby photos moved

FYI, I've reorganized the baby photos so that they are all inside the 2006 Family album, as these really our our family pictures for this year. Be sure to check this album in the future for new photos of Zach and Alex, as well as Cole, Mom and Dad!

Two months old!

Zach and Alex had their two-month checkup yesterday, and they are doing very well. Zach now weighs 9 lbs 1.8 oz and is 21 inches long. Alex is 9 lbs 9.6 oz and is also 21 inches long. :D They are gettting more and more alert each day and are starting to show signs of cooing and smiling. They still eat every 3-4 hours, so, unfortunately, Mom and Dad aren't getting much sleep yet. They are really good babies though, as they are pretty content most of the time.

New Photos in the Photo Gallery

Lots of new pictures have been added, including:

Baby Vandermark x 2 - more from their first day to current
Albums of the baby showers
Our honeymoon in Kauai, Hawaii and other vacations
Lots of pictures in the Family album and the Friends album from the past few years
Additional pictures from our wedding

Boys are home now!

Not much time to post this, but thought I would let everyone now Zach and Alex are now home. 16 1/2 days in the level two nursery and all is well now. Both boys gained weight and are eating well. We found out from their doctor that they are identical twins :cool:! Lots of fun ahead of us now...

The Vandermark twins have arrived!

Both boys arrived safely at St. Francis hospital in Shakopee on January 29, 2006.

Zach was first, at 8:06AM, and let everyone know that he was there... He weighed in at 4 lbs, 13oz. and his length was 17.5 inches. His "bigger" brother followed him two minutes later, at 8:08AM, weighing 5lbs., 6oz. and was 18 inches long.

Both boys and mom are doing great, just need some time to recover from the trauma. Hopefully mom can be released Wednesday and the boys sometime after that (could be a week or so).

We took pictures, but unfortunately had a problem retrieveing them off the digital camera. I may have walked by an x-ray machine or some other device that destroyed the data, but I managed to hack the XD filesystem and recover some of it.

Here are some more pictures.

Daddy In Scrubs	Alex	Zach
Mommy and Alex	Mommy and both boys	Daddy and Zach
Happy Grandparents!

Baby update - 32 weeks

I had another ultrasound this week, and the boys are doing well. Baby A is still breech, unfortunately, so I will likely have a c-section unless he flips by then. He has grown to about 3 lb 10 oz, and Baby B has grown to 4 lb 1 oz. I now go in every week for a checkup and non-stress test. Ideally, I'll make it to at least 36 weeks, so we're getting close! Grandpa Bob will be painting the nursery for us this weekend, and the furniture is in and ready to be assembled. Pictures from the ultrasound are in the Baby x 2 album.