Our sweet twinkies are 7 1/2 weeks now. In just the 2 weeks since my last post the babies have become so alert! They just stare and stare at me and melt my heart over and over again. I'm not gonna lie, the constant crying/eating and not giving a hoot about me trying to communicate with them were bumming me out. But now they seem to want the attention- being talked to, walking around, playing with rattles...It's nice knowing they are starting to appreciate my attempts at making them happy!
I'm happy to report that we are now getting 4-5 hours at night! We are still pretty close during the day only going 2-3 hours, but I'll take that. A schedule is falling into place and I am THRILLED!! In the books, sleeping through the night means sleeping 5-6 hours from the hours of midnight until early morning. So I can ALMOST make this claim :)
Currently, I consider my days starting at midnight since I am always up around that time anyway. Here's a peek into our day-
12:00/1:00 am- first night FEEDING and right back to bed
5:00 am (ish)- second night FEEDING and right back to bed
7:30 am M&T up and dressed and fed breakfast
7:45- FEEDING then nap
10:00 am- FEEDING, awake time
12:00 pm- (12:30 on school days) FEEDING and lunch for the big kids.
12:30 pm- (1:00 on school days) naps for everyone
3:00 pm- FEEDING and awake time. Big kids wake up between 3-4.
5:30 pm- FEEDING, quiet time in swings or bed (in hopes of an evening nap).
6:00 pm- dinner
6:30 pm- big kids baths
7:00 babies bath; snack/story time for big kids
7:45 "big" FEEDINGS for babies (5 oz) immediately followed by bed
They are taking 4 oz bottles so that = about 32 ounces of formula a day
STATS-
Madden- 9 lbs 11 ounces (Madden has passed Grayson!)
Grayson- 9 lbs 9 ounces
Milestones- Lifting their head fully and moving it from side to side during tummy time. They are also "scooting" around. Grayson managed to get off the playmat and Madden almost made it out of the bouncer. Guess I need to start using the straps!
Clothes- 3 months!!! chunksters!!
Diapers- Size 1
As for mommy, here is my newest accomplishment- hands free feeding! Gotta do what I gotta do with all these tots ;)
Weekly Meals-
Monday- Tilapia, broccoli, rice http://www.food.com/recipe/mamas-supper-club-tilapia-parmesan-53914
Tuesday- Ham, mashed potatoes, peas
Wednesday- Split Pea Soup http://allrecipes.com/recipe/split-pea-soup/detail.aspx#
Thursday- leftovers
Friday- Chicken wraps http://pinterest.com/pin/233272455670165306/
Saturday- Stuffed shells, Caesar salad
Sunday- leftovers
XO
