5 Weeks!

Just a quick little update :)

If you have seen my facebook posts you would know that it has been HELL pretty hard at home. We had a rough few first weeks, with losing two of our close family members, the traveling, adjusting to the twins, my recovery, lack of sleep, and Mike returning to work- which meant I was back on my own during the day. I'm not gonna lie, twins are serious work. So many people have said I don't know how you do it, and honestly, neither do I. It's pretty much constant moving. Days & nights are all the same, crying has become the background music in our house, and brushing my teeth has become almost non-existant (ew, I know!). Oh, and now that I stopped nursing, I actually wear clothes again!!! That was becoming an issue when the doorbell rang, lmao!! I can't even believe I'm attempting to write this blog! Feeding two babies & burping them takes forever, just to turn around and do it again one hour later. They are still eating every 2 hours, and if by chance they go longer, Mike and I definitely do a happy dance!! They have been pretty gassy on formula so we are working on finding something that works. They seem to be doing well on Enfamil newborn. We haven't been able to get them out of the house really because feeding them at the same time is difficult enough, so it's not like we can just pack bottles and feed them easily.

All that set aside, all the work is totally worth it. We have four happy, healthy, beautiful babies! I constantly remind myself this is all just a moment in time and will be over soon. Really, I'm just waiting for them to sleep through the night. I will be a much nicer mommy when I can get my 10 hour nights back...

Stats:
Grayson - 8 pounds 14 ounces
Madden - 8 pounds 10 ounces (I weighed myself then held them, so these may not be accurate)

Clothes- newborn
Diapers- Size 1

Milestones- they are lifting their heads when on their bellies and holding them for a few seconds while sitting. They "trail" with their eyes and have found the fan! My kids have always seemed to be fascinated by the spinning ceiling fan. They are also holding binkies in their mouths for longer periods of time.

Sleeping- I had them sleeping in their boppy pillows since birth with their feet touching. But now they wiggle around a bit so I took the pillows out. They actually enjoy sleeping side by side, although they are only sleeping 2 hours at a time. We have started the cry it out method also this week. We only let them cry 10 minutes at a time before going in. I do not take them out I just lean in and put my cheek next to theirs and put their binky back in. If they cry to 30 minutes, I take them out- but by then it's almost time for them to eat again anyway.

Schedules- I don't have them on a 24 hour schedule yet because their eating habits aren't very routine yet. Yes, they do go every 2 hours, sometimes less, rarely more. I do have in place naptimes and bedtime routines. I put on dry diapers and put them down for naps in their crib at 9:30 am, 1 pm, and 5:30 pm. They do sleep in between these hours but usually on the couch or in their swings. I do this so they get used to these nap hours for the future. They do late bedtimes right now just in case they decide to do a long sleep stretch. We have been giving baths at around 8:30 followed by a "baby massage" and fresh, warm pajamas. They then get a 4 ounce bottle, a long burp session, swaddled, and to bed around 9:30-10.

As for myself, I'm feeling great as far as recovery. I stopped nursing last week, so that pain has subsided. Although I'm kind of sad about losing my double d's, haha!! I gained 29 pounds during pregnancy abd have dropped 40 pounds since giving birth! I've been stuck at 140 pounds now so I will really need to watch my diet and start an excersize routine. I've only gotten as far as buying new running shoes, a double jogging stroller, and downloading the couch to 5k app! hahaha I'll get there....!

My "big" kids (sad face) are pretty much wild animals that would tear down these walls if they could. Their behavior has slightly improved as they have stopped pegging me with toys while I was feeding the babies. Actually, bottle feeding has seemed to have helped, since I can prop the bottle if needed to help them if they need something. Mike and I have become more constitant with time outs so they know now not to mess around! Michael and Tenley both enjoy school, but it takes tenley a little while to settle down. They already remember little songs and have brought me home special crafts :) Michael has also started soccer and I'm really excited for him. He was a bit shy at the first practice, but on the way back to the car he was dribbling the ball and hasn't stopped talking about how he is a "soccer man" now. So cute!

Ok, that was a little more than an update but people have been asking so I delivered!

We are back to home cooking again, ordering out was getting expensive!

Sunday- Cheesy sausage penne...which was simply delish! http://cassiecraves.blogspot.com/2012/02/cheesy-sausage-penne.html

Monday- leftovers

Tuesday- potroast

Wed- leftovers

Thursday- turkey tacos and spanish rice

Friday- takeout of some sort

Saturday- chicken wraps

Sunday- pork loin, mashed, veg


XO