Yes, it’s been sooo long, as you can imagine things at home are busy, busy, busy.

The boys turned one in Australia while we were all visiting our families, it was nice to hang out and enjoy the sun.

The boys had a great flight there, we flew through Tokyo and then direct to Perth, not quite the same story on the way back, I now know hell is actually a metal tube flying at 30,000 feet with two screaming babies for 24 hrs.  I exaggerate but you get the picture.

The winter in Seattle has been great, lots of snow, a little bit of snowboarding and lots of fun times at home with Frank and Gus too.

This week our aupair Milena headed to Colombia to see her family for two weeks and we were fortunate enough to import a replacement all the way from Western Australia, grandma arrived for two short weeks of fun, it is so nice to have her here.

Take a look at the photo library for some great recent photos (today)

Well it's been a while since my last post, going back to work and a couple of active little guys has made it hard to write :)

The last couple of months have been wonderful, the little dudes are such a blast now, so much fun to hang out with them and laugh all day.

In these last few weeks things have changed a lot, they just became mobile crawling all over the place, Felix specially has some great speed, you turn around and he's gone, Hugo still hasn't worked out that the whole thing works better if you lift your gut off the ground so he is still doing his commando crawl with his elbows.

Check out the cuteness!

What we are most afraid of now is that they are going to start walking soon, both of them are starting to pull them selves up which is totally scary.

Hugo at the side window

Felix using the sub woofer as a stand

So now we are getting ready for our trip to Perth, 10 hrs to Tokyo and then another 10 hrs to Perth....aaggghhhh wish us luck!

These little guys are getting so big that we decided it was about time they got their first real jeans, they looked so cute we decided it was worth a blog entry, check out these classic photos.

and yes, the bug is Felix, the sprout is Hugo :)

It was with a lot of anticipation and joy that we welcomed our Au Pair “Tata” last week from Colombia, already she has made a huge difference to us and most importantly the kids.

Tata comes to us from Bogota through the Au Pair in America program, the whole process was great, we looked up profiles online, talked to her and all agreed to have her come stay.  She is on a J class visa which means the studies for part of the time and lives with us for 12 months.

The boys have done very well with her, luckily I am still on paternity leave and have been able to spend a bunch of time with her making sure she is comfortable with everything in a new house and new country.

It has been a great summer here in Seattle, we have spent lots of time out and about, parks, pic nics and BBQs at home.

This weekend our old friend Swifty visited from New York, he just moved there from Singapore and it was really nice to see him, he spent a few days here and we had a lot of fun.

Hernan and Angela were also here, check out Mr. Hugo with him, don’t they look great.

Lets hope the summer keeps stays this nice, Seattle is really best with a little sunshine!

Last weekend Hugo and Felix went to see their cousin Raiden in Vancouver, although not really far they had to cross a birder to get there.

The boys did great, we set out just after they fed at 7am and headed home just after they fed 7pm, 6 hours driving and 6 hours there.

Here are some shots at Colin and Meg’s house, didn’t manage to get any good ones with Raiden, next time.

Felix with Colin

Hugo, Caroline and Meg

On Monday we went to the pediatrician for the boys 6 month check up, yes, they are 6 months old!

They are now officially on the chart, albeit a little low, around 25 percentile, but they are tracking well for their age. Hugo is now a huge boy at 15lb 8.5oz and Felix is just a little behind at 15lb even.

They are doing such funny things, they started rolling around which is pretty fun to watch, they sit on their play gyms and just roll, take a look at the cute boys today.

They are also starting to laugh out loud, it is such a joy to hear your son giggle, very funny and cool.

The next milestone is finding their feet, I think Hugo is close, he was eying off his big toe and licking his lips.

Overall they are very good boys, calm and chilled out, Felix is still a little grumpy when he is hungry or wakes up, we will see how long it lasts.

Another great bit of news is that last night they both went down at 7pm and didn’t wake up till 5am…yay, we call that heaven, we were in bed at 9.30pm and it felt like we slept in till noon!

More photos and fun facts soon

We are now just 5 days away from the start of my paternity leave, I am taking 2 months off work to beat home and care for these cool dudes.  These last few weeks have been great, the little guys are really starting to make progress holding their heads up and doing all sorts of funny things.

Now they are getting bigger we decided to get one of those bouncy door frame things, check out the fun Felix is having on it.

And then Hugo got on it and had a blast too

Life with twins is busy all the time, the boys have been getting more sleep at night which does help a lot, they go down at 7pm and then do a little feed around midnight and get up again at around 5.30am, way better than every two hours!

Caroline went back to work last week which was a shock to the system, Wanda the trusty doula has been covering at home for a few hours each day and when I am at home she will help me on and off.  All of this while we wait for the new super Au Pair to arrive, Milena or 'Tata' is from Colombia and we are very excited about her coming to live with us, she seems like a really nice girl, hope she enjoys being with the two little guys.

Today Hugo and Felix went out with us for ice-cream and he decided to wear his mother's sun glasses, check out the future rock star in action

Now if the sun would just stay out for a few days in a row, everything would be fantastic!

Yes, Seattle is finally feeling like spring is here, plants have gone crazy, weeds are growing and yes, the BBQ is permanently on.

We have been out and about with the boys going to pic nics at the park, visiting the art gallery and today we are headed to the Folklife Festival.

Check out the boys sitting in their Bumbo, this is a cool seat designed to help them sit upright

For the BBQ we packed them a 6 pack of their own...

Caroline had Hugo in his baby bjorn in the side terrace with Hernan and Angela

This morning the boys practiced sitting up in our bed, when my mum  got them these suits we thought they would never be this big..they are 14.5lb each now, big boys

Check out more recent photos in the album section

Its been a few weeks since I wrote, it's amazing how busy you get with two little ones around...

In the last few weeks, Grandma and Grandpa Horn went back to Perth, we were very sad to see them go, after 3 months with my mom we were very used to her being here and enjoyed every minute of her stay.  As luck would have it, Veronica our new nanny couldn't start last week so it meant that Caroline and I were left alone with babies, fun times specially for Caroline as I have this little thing called work to get to each day, fortunately, our super 'Double Time Doula' Wanda came to the rescue and has been here for a few hours each day.

Veronica will start on Monday and all should be well but boy, I am tired :)

The boys continue to develop magnificently, they are now 12 1/2 pounds each, Hugo is still the bigger guy by a couple of ounces but they are close, they are starting to really communicate, laughing, making sounds and generally acting super cute.

Their digestion is still a bit rough with regular bouts of constipation which makes them cry a lot but with trusty prune juice things soften up a bit and they have managed to stay somewhat regular.

Check out the all the photos I posted to the photos section of the site, lots of fun ones and soon I will be uploading some great new videos of the boys, just need some more time to edit them!

On Saturday we changed the time moving forward an hour, it is early but the government decided to save energy by changing the time sooner.

This also means that things are about to get warner and everything will start growing like mad, which brings me to the focus of today's update.

Look at these FAT little ones, the boys have been amazingly well cared for with Mum and Grand Mum keeping the most amazing feeding schedule.

These guys have really started to make some amazing changes, they are trying very very hard to smile, they kind of do it...

Last night they had their bath before dinner, it is a fun time for the boys, they seem to really enjoy the warm water, reminding them of their months in their mum's hot tub.

How cute are these guys!!! The sweetest boys ever, just like their daddy :)

Well it's been a few weeks since I wrote and I have received a lot of questions about how the boys are doing so I decided to write a little...

The boys are the coolest dudes in the universe, they have been growing like weeds, a few days ago they had more than doubled from their birth weight.  Hugo is 7lb 2 oz and Felix is 6lb 14oz and we will weigh them today and expect them to be even bigger.

Check out this photo, they are now big enough to get into their Baby Bjorn chairs.

Over the last few days we have also been getting the little ones out of the house, they got bundled up in their hooded tops ears and all...

Then they got put into their seats and on a frame which is a stroller so we can take them out for a walk...

It's not all good news, the little ones have been having a lot of trouble digesting their milk as we have been adding 40-50% formula to their bottles, they have had some acid reflux and a lot of gas...toot toot, beep beep, the Horn section is active :)

Mum and dad were also very excited to welcome grandmother to the US, my mum arrived just in time literally a day after they came home, this has proven to be one of the smarter ideas Caroline and I have ever had, mum has been great not only to help but to have with us and share this experience, she is cool as a cucumber.

Now the fun really starts, we are starting to get into the routine feeding at 6am, 10am, 2pm and so on every 4 hrs they wake up and start screaming at us...feed me, feed me...the hard ones are the 2am and 6am...all up it means that we sleep in 2hr blocks which has been a challenge.

THE next few weeks will also be fun because I have a couple of work trips to do, a week in Singapore will be the hard one, lets see how mum and grandma do, I bet they won't even miss me.

OK, gotta go get some sleep :)

Over the last few days the boys have been eating well, they both got their tubes taken out and have been on 8/8 feeds without fail so with that final milestone completed...

THEY ARE COMING HOME TOMORROW MORNING!!!

You can imagine mum and dad are both over the moon and petrified all at once.

As I type this and think back first to the last 6 weeks or so we have been at the hospital and then to the last year of our life I am reminded of the amazing journey we have been on and that tomorrow it all culminates with the boys finally arriving at their home, it is truly a special time in our lives.

I am at the same time reminded of the amazing friends and wonderful family we have, to all of you out there reading, we have felt both directly and indirectly your love and warmth along the way

For all the amazing gifts, thank you

For all the home cooked meals, thank you thank you

For all the visits and support, thank you thank you and thank you

For all the love we feel surrounded by the nicest people in the world...I can't thank you enough for that, we love you too :)

Although this will continue to be Hugo and Felix's space I will probably end up updating it less frequently :) the good thing is that the video era is about to begin, I am armed and dangerous planning to film a lot of the progress these cool little men will make as they get older.

See you for the baby arrival party as soon as the boys are ready.

Lots of love, Carlos, Caroline, Hugo, Felix, Frank and Gus

The boys are doing very well and today they are working on their feeding, they are trying to get to 7 today so that they can come home, maybe even this weekend depending on how they go in the next day or two.

Look at this little Buddha, he put on a whole lot more weight last night, he is up to 5 lb 6 oz....huge!

Not a lot really, it could be a spoon full of something, a couple of cigarettes or a pack of chewing gum or the difference between these dudes right now, Felix is right on his brother's heals at 2376 grams and Hugo actually lost a few grams to 2386.

Today the boys are taking 6 feeds so we are very very close to the big day when they come home, they told us they really want to be home to greet their grandmother who arrives next week.

Things are progressing well, they are so cute they are lucky we haven't eaten them yet, there's a high risk I end up swallowing one of them over the next few weeks.

It's been a couple of days since I updated the blog.  The boys have done well and are starting to show signs of improvement on the feedings.  Hugo is up to 5 feeds today and may even break 6 when we go back tonight.  He is now 2394 grams or 5 lb 4 oz.

The big news is Felix, he is on the come back passing the 5 pound mark and nearly catching his brother at 5 lb 3 oz or 2353 just 41 grams behind, go Felix go.

Here is the little man and his mother, cheeks, love those cheeks.

Hugo Mr Tape face was looking around a lot when I fed him too...

And check out this photo of Felix yesterday, his cuteness is hard to explain...here look for yourself.

The boys are doing great again today eating well and gaining weight, they are still in the Intensive Care area but this time its because they have so many fans over here, the nurses seem to like them soooooo much that they don't want them to leave.

Today little Felix has to get a suppository because it's been a couple of days and there's been no action in his nappy...time to help the little guy out before he gets too full.

Check out their cuteness...Hugo closest to the camera...

It's raining in Seattle so we are spending a nice gray day at the hospital with our dudes...

The boys are legal, today their Social Security cards arrived.  From this point on no matter where they are in the world they will have to pay taxes to the US of A.

And the best new of the day is that Hugo is now over 5 pounds, they have been eating well and trying their hardest to increase their number of feeds but they get tired at night and can't take that 4th feed.