Week Eight

12/1; D on the left

(11/29) We didn't do a whole lot today.  Granddad came to see us and brought us some lunch.  Yum! And then he played Chutes and Ladders with C.  C kept asking him to put the baby down.  Somebody wanted his full attention!


(11/30) The three boys and I went to the library and while there a gal commented on how small the boys are.  I don't think of them as small and fragile anymore.  I guess they're still techically the size of your average newborn, but they're pretty sturdy now.  D's head control is really coming along and J's has been great for a few weeks now. 

Brudders

(12/1) Happy Birthday, Oma!

I've taken to pumping an extra bottle for D once or twice a day.  I'm wondering if maybe he isn't a very efficient nurser.  I'll weigh them later this week to see if there's been a significant weight gain.

And yay, the cloth diapers fit! Love fluffy bums!

(12/2) Whoa!  The scale says 8.5 lbs for D, and I weighed him last on Monday of this week.  That's a gain for 1-1.5 lbs (scale was fluctuating) in four days?!  Guess pumping is working...

D

Got some much-needed perspective when I was stressing about the twins' hospital bill.  I first read the blog of a mom of *very* preemie twins and was reminded again how lucky we are to have had such healthy boys after a "boring" pregnancy.  And then another blogger shared some words that her mother had said to her, "It's just money; you'll make more."  With that, I'm ever so thankful that our medical community can do such amazing things when it needs to, and at the same time, I hope to never need it!

J

(12/3) The scale says 9 lbs for baby J. Little brother continues to out-weigh his twin. 

I enjoyed a quiet morning with the twins while big brother was off at hockey.  It was picture day today, and Dad said we have one handsome hockey player!  I wonder what the twins will be interested in when they get older.

Love the little wrinkled forehead!

(12/4) I left J on the playmat when I headed out to class.  He was still there, sound asleep, when I got back.  I guess he was content.

After class, I bundled up the twins so the big boy could go to the park.  They still fit in one stroller (sorta), but not for long!  Unfortunately, the tires were flat, so we squeaked as we walked around the park, but we made do.

(12/5) Back to work with me today. Luckily, I get to do some work from home for the next two weeks.  I have an awesome job!

It's funny, my brain must be stuck in October, which was the last month I worked.  I keep starting to date things with 10/ instead of 12/. C'mon brain, fast-forward!

J

Week Seven

J 11/25

(11/22) It's really gross out today. I'm glad I ran all my errands yesterday so we don't have to go out in it.  We're planning an exciting day of coloring and TV watching.

If you can't figure out how to get your own thumb in your
mouth... the next best thing is your brother's?

Lorayne paid us a visit and we got to chat for a while.  It's been a LONG time!  I think since C was small! 

J 11/23

Babies are both grabbing things - blankets, sweatshirt strings, hair, etc.  Makes getting them dressed interesting when they're clutching onto their jammies for dear life.  They still don't have much control of what they've grabbed, or of their limbs, but we're getting there.

D 11/25; Yay for smiles!!

(11/23)  Busy day today!  Oma, Opa, Craig, & Shannon are in town, so we bundled up and went over to Granddad's to see everybody. Had a fun time passing around babies and got in some Uno Attack with Granddad before dinner. 

D 11/25; I'm bummed this one is blurry!

(11/24) Happy Thanksgiving!  I am ever so thankful for this big ol' family of mine! The twins slept most of the day, which means they were awake right in time for dinner.    We took turns holding them and eating.

It was a lovely, family-filled day.  I packed the camera and never took it out of the diaper bag. Fail.  I'll have to see if I can scrounge up pictures from Opa.

YAWN!  11/25

(11/25) Happy Birthday, Granddad! ♥

Richard Denton (Opa) with Denton 11/24

I sure could have gone Black Friday shopping.  We had diaper fails times two in the middle of the night, and of course the boys woke completely up when I changed them. 

Oma & Opa came and picked up C this morning to head out for a fun day in Seattle.  The twins and I spent a quiet morning at the house before heading over to Granddad's for one last visit before everyone heads home.  It was Friendsgiving, so the house was full and loud.  But the babies slept through everything happening around them.

Oma & Opa with twins 11/25

I blame the babies for my supremely bad Rummy playing.  I got my behind kicked!  I, at least, beat everyone at Uno a few times.  But I definitely cannot help C play Solitaire, hold/feed babies, eat dinner and play Rummy at the same time.  Well, I can... but it results in me winning like 3 out of the 15 games we played. 

Boys 11/25; J on the left

(11/26)  Apple Cup Day!  We are going to clean the house and then head over to Sarah's today.  The twins were a little off their regular schedule today, so I was a little late waking up and getting out for a run, but it worked out and ended in coffee.

Got our Christmas tree today!  I managed with three kiddos in tow, and am now feeling like Super Mom.  Well, until I argued with C about *when* we're decorating.  But it was a nice moment. 



Boys 11/25

(11/27) Decorated the tree today and hosted the gaming group + Nanan for turkey dinner, round two.   So good to see everyone! The babies slept through the decorating and most of the dinner, then they got passed around and cuddled. 

(11/28) C is entertaining us with Christmas music this morning from his laptop.  We're listening to Camptown Races, Alouette, She'll Be Comin' Around the Mountain, etc. He says they're about when Spring comes.  Very Christmasy.

We're planning a lazy day around here.  Think I'll crack open a book while babies nap. 

Weighed the boys today.  D is 7-7.5 lbs (scale was fluctuating) wearing a sleeper & diaper and J is 8 lbs wearing only a diaper.  Slow weight gain for D, but he eats just as often as his little brother.  They're both measuring 22" too.

J 11/25

Other notable differences - D is very smiley and was first with the social smile.  He often raises both eyebrows and wrinkles up his forehead.  Very expressive, that one.

J is roly-poly and can roll from side to side.  He immediately grabs whatever is within reach (usually my hair) when being picked-up and has great head control.  He's also the talker, down to making humming noises while eating.

Week Six

J 11/17

(11/15) BRRR!  I bundled up the boys and made a quick trip to the park this afternoon.  It was bright and sunny, but the whole park was in the shade.  It was also in the low 40s, so it was a rather brief trip.  I'm still amazed that it's comfy to be squished in the sling like that, but once again, the boys were zonked out within moments of putting them in there.  C spent the night at Jordan's again (thanks, Sarah!) and the little guys and I had a quiet evening of watching TV and sleeping.


Put up your dukes!  J 11/17

(11/16)  Winter is here.  It was slushing/hailing last night and rainy/gross today.  We visited my work peeps today to say hi. I miss them, but am loving my time here with the boys too.   We then went to Sarah's to retrieve C and have lunch.  The bigger boys treated us to a play and sang us songs (so cute!), and they played Uno Attack while I held the itty bits.  Nanan brought us dinner, held the littles and watched big brother while I ran out to a class.  We visited until Dad got home, and then watched a little TV before going to sleep. 

Babies have mad skills.  Kiiiiiai!

(11/17) Today, I was totally spoiled.  Dad brought back pizza from a new place for lunch and then sushi for dinner! Yum! After Zumba, since the big boy was off spending the night at Nana's (thank you, Nana!), we got the TV to ourselves and had the opportunity to watch a couple of movies.  The little boys only made it through Captain America before we put them to bed. 

D 11/17

(11/18) I spent a quiet day with the babies at home while the big boy was still at Nana's.  We were visited by Granddad in the afternoon, and after he left, we piled in the car to go celebrate Sarah's birthday. Happy Birthday, Sarah!  After we got home, I put everyone to bed including myself. Another wild and crazy Friday night at our house.

D is a thinker; 11/17

(11/19)  Aww, real smiles from D today!  Those gummy grins are so cute!  I'll have to see if I can get a picture.  He looked like the pic below when I pulled out the camera... LOL

D is done with pictures; 11/17

(11/20) Note to self: lifting babies is not the same as Body Pump. I'll be lucky if I can pick them up tomorrow.  I'm guessing I'm going to be a little on the sore side.

Babies weighing Dad down 11/21

I watched Willow with the Daikini babies this evening. They didn't have a lot to say about it.

C & J 11/20

(11/21)  Oh good, I can exercise again. (My 6 wk check was today.) 

I can't believe the boys are six weeks old.  Time can slow down now!

Made you look!  D 11/17

One Month

(11/8)  We had a pretty lazy day today.  The little boys napped, the big boy watched some TV, and I got some cleaning done.  I love the stage of babyhood when you can run a vacuum in the same room and they remain zonked out. We went over to Sarah's in the afternoon and attempted to go for a walk, but didn't make it all that far. Since we were rapidly losing daylight, we turned around and I Starbucked by car. The little guys look so cute snugged in their sling though.  I'm amazed that it's comfortable, considering J was practically sitting on D's lap. They're usually out within seconds of putting them in there, regardless of who is sitting on who.  C stayed overnight with Jordan (thank you Sarah!), so the little boys and I caught up on some TV and had a pretty quiet evening.  I say pretty quiet, because I'm pretty sure I forgot to decaf my afternoon mocha. J was *awake* at midnight and was ready to be up for a while.  Oops!

C & J 11/10

(11/9) Everyone was needy/clingy/crabby tonight.  I aimed for an early bedtime for everyone and it just resulted in lots more fussiness and not sleeping.  Sigh.  Bedtime is so not my favorite time of the day. 

J 11/10

(11/10) It's 9am and the babies are still peacefully sleeping and I've been awake since 7:30a.  Figures!


D 11/10

C refers to the babies individually as "that baby." And when asked which baby, he either replies with "I don't know" or guesses D.  He's right at least 50% of the time.

Bedtime went much better tonight.  It's definitely easier when Dad is home to help and to let me out of the house for an hour. 

Bitter baby face, part 3
J 11/10

(11/11)  One month old today.  Wow!

I weighed D today out of curiosity: 6.5lbs!  I ran out of clean newborn sleepers today, so put him in a 0-3 month one for 8-12lbs.  He's definitely long enough for it, though it's pretty baggy width-wise.  J is 7 lbs. 'Little' brother is a chow hound.  He must take after Mom.  Ahem.

Nanan & Betty stopped by today for a visit.  Betty bought the store out of diapers.  We should be set for, I don't know, a week. Thank you!!  C went to go play with Jordan, Nana and Sarah.  We were planning to hit the park, but the weather decided not to cooperate. 

J 11/10

(11/12)  Bedtime went really smoothly last night.  The babies went down for the night at 9pm, were up to eat around midnight, again at 4am, and again when I got up at 8am.  Thankfully, they usually wake within 20mins to an hour of each other, eat, and then go right back to sleep. Works for me! I'm more or less asleep for the entire process anyway.

C made sure the babies had enough toys.
D 11/10

(11/13) Heh.  Just when I think I've got them figured out, someone decides to pull an all-nighter.  J was wide awake at 4am and wasn't interested in going back to sleep.  It's a coffee kind of day!

Today the twins were completely out of sync.  One was up and fighting sleep and the other was out, then switch. That and D is very much like an itty-bitty C.  5pm strikes and he must be held, which is fine til I need to do pretty much anything else.  Yay for slings! 

All together now, "Awww!"
C & J 11/12

This is probably the last time the green sleeper will make an appearance. Sorry, Nanan!  I know it's a favorite, but I had to squish J in it this morning.  Sad!  But this also means we get to break into the 0-3 month clothes.

D on the left; 11/13

(11/14) It was a gorgeous, but cold day today!  I escaped for a quick run in the sunshine with Sarah while Dad watched all 3 boys.  They all survived without Mommy!  There may have been wine after everybody went down though.

Trying to share the same thumb; 11/13