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The boys had their 4-month pediatrician visit last week and were not very happy with their second round of vaccinations. Daniel now weighs 13 pounds 6 ounces (6.06 kg) and is 23 inches (58 cm) tall. Rowan weighs 12 pounds 9 ounces (5.71 kg) and is 22-1/2 inches (57 cm) tall. That's still much smaller than average, but considering they were a month premature, they're growing exceptionally well. Now that we've started introducing solid food into their diet, they'll probably explode any day now.

Rowan and Daniel have discovered the joy of movement with their new Jolly Jumpers. Rowan is especially keen on jumping, but Daniel still finds the new sensation somewhat nauseating. Enjoy the video.

As we near Valentine's Day 2007, the boys have just turned four months old. It seems like they're growing and developing every single minute. They can't yet roll over or sit up unaided, but they can both hold their heads up with little effort and love bouncing in their newest obsession -- a matching pair of Jolly Jumpers. Nights are better, too. Daniel and Rowan generally go to bed around 8 p.m. and sleep until 1 a.m., then it's a quick feeding and change and they're right back to sleep until 7 a.m. What a lifestyle change for us!

When their birthday rolled around a couple of days ago, Morley and I admitted that we have trouble remembering what our lives were like before these boys came into our lives. It's like we've known them forever -- and yet it's only been four months! We've got stuff in the refrigerator older than that.

Daddy (a.k.a Tim)