J & S (+4): September 2011

Friday, September 30, 2011

going bald and enjoying bumbos

Lets compare a few photos...
Look at all that dark gorgeous hair!

And now a day away from 4 months:

Wahhhhhh its falling out and they're going bald! (especially emsley on the right!)

I loved that they had such dark hair like their daddy, but alas it appears as though they are going to be little blonde babies like I was.

They love their bumbos. They sit and look around and love life*.

(you see? emsley even gives it a thumbs-up)

*for approximately 5 minutes and then WAHHHHH GET ME OUT OF THIS THING!!!!!!

Friday, September 23, 2011

Feeling lucky

These little lovies slept for 9.5 hours last night!

We've slowly been creeping back their bedtime and thankfully it hasn't affected when they wake up (always around 6-7 each morning) so last night they went down at 9 and didn't make a peep until the morning!
They started sleeping through the night about a month ago, but still going to bed late around 11. Now I am so excited for these earlier bedtimes. :D

Maybe this is their way of making it up to us after a very very very rough first few weeks. Joel and I both agree that having newborn preemie twins has got to be the hardest thing ever. Having a preemie baby is hard enough, but two of them...bad news bears. Colicky at night, horrible reflux/gas, trouble breathing, even more trouble eating....need I continue? I will admit that Joel and I both had our emotional breakdowns, thankfully not at the same time. And now all that is just a big blur and I can't even remember how we got through it.

I feel so blessed that I get to stay at home and spend every day taking care of my cute little babies. They smile like crazy these days, but I've yet to get a good picture of it!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

life these days

How about an update?
Well, we're finally getting into a good routine. The girls take a lot of naps during the day, which is a lifesaver for me when I need to get things done...or just SLEEP. Who am I kidding? I just use that time to sleep.

We follow a strict "feed one, feed both" and "one up, both up" schedule. If Emsley wakes up early, Summer also gets a wake-up call. This is the best thing to do if you have twins and ever want to get a wink of sleep. Thankfully they are usually awake and hungry within five minutes of each other anyway--I mean, they do share the same DNA, so why not the same schedule?

Speaking of being hungry, holy growth spurt! In the morning after sleeping all night they each drink 6 oz!! I'm still pumping about 80% of the time and nursing the rest of the times when they aren't too fussy and want to make an attempt. Its an ongoing process, thats for sure.

They are finally starting to make cooing noises and smile for us! Oh it just melts my heart!

Blue eyes?! I thought for sure they would turn brown, but alas it appears as though I have two blue-eyed babies. They get it from daddy. :)

Okay, enough talk. Here is what you really came for:

We love to play! (Summer on right)