Baby Yoga

Today I took the boys to Baby & Me yoga at kiki-yo in Glen Park. The class is taught by the same woman who taught my prenatal class. It was a lot of fun, and I was able to see a few of the moms from prenatal again. The boys were very well behaved and loved watching and listening to everything going on. I may have to make a habit of this for the rest of my maternity leave!

Grandma & Baby-tanical Garden

Grandma (Rampe) and Phil came to town for two weeks to visit and had a great time holding the boys and watching them grow before our eyes!

Yesterday we took the boys to the Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park yesterday. It was filled with lots of cool plants... and babies! (We speculate this because dogs aren't allowed and there are nice grassy places to sit while looking at plants.)

These Babies are GREAT!

Everyone always tells parents of newborns "it gets better"... and sometimes it's hard to believe them when you have no sleep and can't figure out what the current cry is demanding. But, I am now part of the crowd that can officially offer the same advice. Over the last week or two Kennedy and Max have gotten much more fun and easier to take care of. They are both smiling and actually spend a good amount of time each day awake and not crying. We talk, we play, sometimes we sleep, though not as much as I think they should (or me!).


Yesterday I received the prestigious Mother of the Year award, as voted on by all five males residing at 21 Bessie (2 boys 2 cats 1 husband). My prize is a massage which I'm redeeming on Saturday. Anyone want to join me? I'll be at Burke Williams in SF at 9am and plan to be the first one in the hot tub!


Pictured above: Kennedy, Max

Drum Roll Please...

A message I got from Proactive Genetics today:

"We are pleased to report to you the results of the twin zygosity test that you requested. Analysis of the DNA indicates that Kennedy Henry Rampe and Max David Rampe are monozygotic, or more commonly referred to as identical twins.

We first isolated DNA from cheek cells from the swab kits that were returned to our lab. We amplified the DNA using a technique called PCR. Next, we analyzed 7-8 standard DNA markers (D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, D16S539, vWA, TH01, TPOX, and CSF1PO) and determined that the highly variable DNA markers were the same for both twins. Thus, there is greater than a 99% probability that the twins are monozygotic."

Translation - it's ok if we get them mixed up now and again!

Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday, Matt and I celebrated our two year wedding anniversary. Wewere lucky enough to have a fabulous "team" of babysitters watch the babies while we went to dinner at Emmy's, our favorite neighborhood restaurant. Shelby, Andrea and Rebekah all took great care of Max and Kennedy who didn't cry at all while we were gone.

Matt brought home a long stemmed rose for me. And by long we're talking 32" (what were they feeding that plant!?). Max and Kennedy even got us a gift - they both slept for over four **consecutive** hours last night! I went downstairs to our little front room which has an aero bed setup for the off-duty-trying-to-sleep parent around 9:30 pm and didn't hear any crying until just before 2 am. Even then they were still half sleeping, but not for long.

As for two years of wedded bliss - here are some highlights:

1. Our wedding and reception - probably the best party I've ever been to :)
2. Our "honeymoon" in hawaii
3. Matt's 30th birthday lunch at French Laundry
4. One year anniversary trip to China and Japan
5. My 30th birthday at MacArthur Place in Sonoma
6. Thanksgiving with my big family in Atlanta
7. Finding out we're not just having one baby, but TWO
8. Hearing two babies scream as they're delivered
9. Sleeping for four hours in a row for the first time in many months!