Somewhat of a misleading title, but oh well. As promised, more pictures!

Following the delivery of the boys, I have hardly picked up my camera. So much craziness going on, maybe some of the stories will make it to this Blog, but doubtful. They more so belong in a book for dads bringing home babies. What to expect, what to not expect, and tips on survival. All stuff I really needed to know.

Anyway, these shots are from when we brought the boys home. I had the idea of having all the family present when we arrived with the boys. This way we could have video and still shots of the arrival, but also for support and it was an opportunity for Carolyn and I to thank the most important people in our lives. The people we couldn't have survived without. Little did we know how important they would be in the first week with the boys at home.

It was an fantastic evening. We ate Pot Roast, watched the Packers game and took some time to just be together. My parents drove in from Columbia, Carolyn's parents, who had been with us at the hospital almost continually helping us sort through all the mounds of information, were there, and Carolyn's sister, Jacqueline, also spent some time hanging out.

I wouldn't trade that night of memories for anything.

For all the family reading this, thank you again. Your support, encouragement, and patience is invaluable. For those close enough to us to know what we went through this past week, you also played and enormous role in us (mostly me) keeping our sanity (this means you Jen and Darren!)

Enjoy the images, they were taken by my dad, Merle, an accomplished photographer in his own right and are SOTC (Straight out of the Camera) with no adjustments. Spot on, as usual!

~Matt

The Boys are a week old now, and I am finally getting around to sorting through all the photos from their birth. I also have some shots from their Homecoming that my dad took, they'll be posted soon.

I'm going on just a couple hours sleep and haven't been able to load any shots from my camera, but here are a few from our point and shoot. Carson has worn a few different color hats in an effort to find one that would eventually stay on his head. His hair keeps sliding the hats off. Caden, on the other hand, has some gorgeous curls that seem to keep pulling his hat lower on his head, often over his eyes. Caden's hat is the green and white knitted.

Caden also seems to enjoy pulling his chin down to his chest like he is trying to pull down into his swaddling cloth. When he does this, he looks like a little turtle trying to pull into his shell.

Carson had his eyes open and tongue out from the moment he was born. He seems to be taking in the world around him. Caden has focused his time on sleep. The birth was a bit more traumatic him and he ended up with a bit of a bruised face and especially bruised upper lip.

During labor Carolyn was pushing and Carson was slowly working his way out, then the doctor said something funny and Carolyn started to laugh, next thing we knew, Carson was out. The laughing shot him out faster than the pushing!

Next came Caden, he came out with one hand along side his cheek, as Carolyn pushed, another arm came out too. He might have potential as a swimmer because as he came out, he motioned his arms like he was doing the breast stroke. These two are characters right from the start.

More photos to come.