3 Months

Well my darling little mansies are 3 months old TODAY! Why does it have to go so fast?! They are now full fledge babies- no longer newbies :/ On the bright side- they are on a schedule, eating one meal a day (tbsp of oatmeal) and SLEEPING! Halle-freaking-lujah! I'm sure I totally screwed up that spelling and I don't intend to figure it out at the moment. I've got about 20 minutes to throw this post together so bear with me....

Last month was pretty hectic. Mike spent 2 weeks in Alaska for work and I had more visitors in those 2 weeks than I do all year. It was great! Having our family come help me out was incredible and I am so SO SO appreciative. You all rocked the mission and even survived!! hah! But really, it did help the time go by and having extra hands was certainly needed. I also MUST mention what an awesome support group of girlfriends I have here! I love each and every one of you and will be sure to "pay you back" when the time comes. E.D.- As soon as you have a little tot of your own, I owe you a night of feedings! :) These ladies walked in with open arms ready to change diapers, give baths, and feed some mouths! So again, a huge Thank You to all of you who helped my four little ones get extra loving (and keep mom sane) while their daddy was away.


The twins have finally adapted to the schedule I put them on and Mike and I are getting sleep! It was my goal to have them sleeping by the time they were 3 months old, and I DID IT! Here is where they are at now..

6:30/7:00- wake up, bottle, followed by awake time

8:00- nap in swings

9:30- bottle, awake time

10:30- naps

12:00- bottle, awake time

2:00- bottle, hopefully a long nap bc this is when M&T take their naps

5:30- bottle, awake time (we eat dinner around 6 so the babies are fed and hopefully quiet while we eat)

6:30-  1 tbsp oatmeal/rice with pear juice

7:00- baths for everyone (I do babies, Mike the big kids who take a bath every other night)

7:30- 2 oz "night cap" followed by bed.

The babies rarely even cry at bedtime anymore and if they do it's about 5 minutes. People often ask what we do to get them to sleep so good. I have kept them on the exact same night routine since birth. Always has been bottle, awake, bath, bottle, bed. After the bath we put on a diaper with powder, nighttime lotion, fresh pajamas, and socks on their hands. We then give a 2-3 oz nighttime bottle (when they weren't eating cereal we gave a much bigger bottle). We then take them in the nursery, turn on the sound machine, tuck them in, put binkies in mouth, wind up the mobile, turn off the lights, and close the door! Same thing EVERY SINGLE NIGHT :) If they cry longer than 5-10 mins I go in and put the binky back in their mouth. If they still cry, I'll go in again and pick him up and try to burp him. This hasn't happened in about a week. They are such sweeties!

Stats-

Clothes- Size 3 months
Diapers- Finishing out our box of size 1's, and moving to 2

Sleep- lots of naps during the day and sleeping from 8 pm- 7 am with NO wake ups :) :) :)

Milestones- rolling onto their sides, eating cereal, sitting in bumbo/jumpers, talking and smiling non-stop. Have even gotten a little giggle!

Feeding- I cannot seem to get these boys to eat more than 4 ounces at a feeding. Even if I give them 5 they stop and fuss at 4! So therefore they still eat every 2 hours during the day.. But it works for now so...


K, I'm done for now. I'll try and post more often!!