Splish splash, we took a bath!

Sorry we have been out of touch for a few days. The Perry Triplets have had many visitors over the past few days. Uncle Brad and Aunt Alyssa came all the way from Florida to see the babies, Aunt Jaime drove down from Chicago, and the babies' Grandfather Larry (who will be known as Zadie, yiddish for Grandpa) came from Detroit. Everyone slept at our house, so it was like a big slumber party. Aunt Jaime got to hold Lila and Brandon. Nurse Cheryl was kind enough to put Brandon on a portable monitor and wheel it next to me (while I was holding Alex). So, basically, the boys were reunited for the first time since birth. I think Alex is probably thinking, "So this is the guy that kicked me in the head for 31 weeks. Thanks, brother."

After seeing the babies side-by-side, it confirms once and for all that they are DEFINITELY NOT identical. It is difficult to see in the pictures, but they look nothing alike. Alex looks like his Daddy and his Daddy's family. Brandon looks like my Dad and his family. Also, Jaime and I decided that Miss Lila Joy looks like my Mom's family. Specifically, she looks like my Grandma Irene, which is amazing because that's who she is named after -- Irene's middle name was Joyce. (Editor's note: I know there must be some Fuson in there somewhere!!)

After all the excitement of visitors, the babies got their first baths on Saturday night. Sam and I got to help. It was more of a sponge bath, because the babies can not have immersion baths yet. Lila seemed to enjoy her bath. Brandon and Alex -- not so much. Actually, Brandon thought being free of his diaper was the perfect time to, um, give Mommy a BIG surprise and then stick his hand and foot in it. Having now had to clean up a very poopy baby, I feel like I have earned my first official parenting badge :-)