And then we each take about 10 minutes while the other is getting ready for bed, and it goes back to this:
Then the cycle repeats.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
This happens every day
This is what the kitchen looks like EVERY night.
And then we each take about 10 minutes while the other is getting ready for bed, and it goes back to this:
And then we each take about 10 minutes while the other is getting ready for bed, and it goes back to this:
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Morning TV
Part of our morning routine involves watching a little Baby Einstein in their jammies while Ilan gets ready for work and I shower / eat a little breakfast. So cute.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The babies love itsy bitsy spider
That’s me wearing the moby wrap and the babies in their sleep sacks getting ready for a nap. Sometimes if they are cranky I will get them ready for a nap (sing the nap time song, put them in their sleep sacks), but then they are too awake to fall asleep right away. In that case, I sing songs with hand motions for them. Itsy bitsy spider, wheels on the bus, little bunny foo foo. I’m looking for some other songs, haha. It’s a nice wind down until I see the yawns re-emerge (sometimes the sleep sacking wakes them up again), which is when I put the pacifiers in their mouths and read them a story and then sing the sleepytime song.
(picture courtesy of my mother in law who was visiting this weekend and graciously stayed out of view for the naptime routine)
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
A Good Day
Today was a good day but wow it was exhausting.
4:30am
Hear Eitan make a crazy noise, like totally scared and upset. Ilan went in and his eyes were closed, we think he had a nightmare
5:30am
Wake up! Everyone’s eyes are open, Noa is fussing, Eitan is cooing at his mobile. I began diapering and waking up babies while Ilan prepared the formula for the day and then went to go shower.
6am
Begin feeding. Started with nursing for 5 minutes, then bottles.
6:30am
Feeding finished. I put the babies in the activity gym on the floor so I could clean up from the feeding and fold / put away the clean baby clothes while I have access to their room. Ilan got dressed and then took over so I could shower.
7:15am
Came out to see this…
It’s kind of a surreal image.
7:30am
Ilan left for work, I put the babies down for their first “nap.” Then I had breakfast, did some tidying up, and began prepping the bottles for the first morning feeding. I knew they would wake up by 8 so I even started warming them.
8am
Awake! Ready for breakfast! Good morning!!!! Eitan can be found cooing at the mobile again. I picked out their clothes for the day. Because Noa wasn’t fussing, I chose Eitan for dressing and diaper change first – Noa HATES it if you take her out of the crib and then PUT HER BACK IN IT. If she isn’t fussing, she seems to prefer to be left there longer than to be taken out and put back in. So, okay. Diaper changes and outfits all around.
8:15am
Babies are locked and loaded in their chairs and I began the first double bottle feeding of the day. Eitan sucked down his 5oz no problem but Noa rolled the bottle around her mouth and only ate 3oz. This has been happening lately, and then she has been wanting another ounce or two later. I just can’t have these partial feedings. The formula goes bad after an hour, and I don’t want to heat up another bottle, while also managing a second baby. So… Noa… sorry, but you have to eat at the feeding! We can’t have this snacking business!
9am
I decided the feeding was over after waiting on Noa for a while. Playtime began! We did all sorts of things.
Hanging out on the boppies:
(There was screaming, not pictured)
Then spent some time working on projects in the bumbos
Eitan is starting to really be able to hold up his head, which is great. Noa has discovered how much fun it is to push things off of the play tray. Yay.
9:30am
Getting grouchy, time to go out for a walk and make them nap. I took the snap-n-go instead of the real stroller because generally it has been fine to just go to a coffee shop and hang out for a while to get them to nap. Lots of screaming as we load up and go, but then the babies quickly fall asleep.
9:45am At the coffee shop, conversations about twins, blah blah. Sit there with my iced tea and begin reading blogs, as per my new routine. I planned on being there until 11:30. Except…
10:30am
Noa’s eyes pop open. Wide. CRAP. The only way to get her to go back to sleep would be to go for a walk, but the snap-n-go has terrible suspension and the sidewalks are just awful, so the jostling of the car seat just negates any benefit of walking for her nap. I decided to go home and have an early feeding instead.
10:45am
Arrived at home, Noa’s eyes still open, now I end up waking up Eitan.
11:00am
I go and make my quick lunch (leftover chili in a wrap with melted cheese – aka Chili Cheese Wrap) and eat it while staring at crying babies. Their bottles were warming while I ate, so as soon as I was done I put the bottles in their mouths and they quieted down.
12:30pm
Loaded grouchy babies into the stroller for our second walk, hoping this second walk will produce better nap results. This time, instead of the snap-n-go, I put them in the stroller, which now has the regular seats in it instead of the car seats. This meant I carried both babies down the stairs by myself with no car seats. It’s actually easier to do than to carry the car seats, now that they hold up their own heads. We walked for about an hour and a half, and even came across horses in the park!
The babies were asleep, though, so they couldn’t appreciate it.
2:15pm
Arrived back home, Eitan has woken up but Noa managed to stay asleep, even through me taking her out of the stroller and carrying her upstairs. Some quality Eitan time.
He was then naked for 25 minutes (he loves being naked, so if he is fussy I will just take off his diaper for a little bit and he will cheer up!)
2:55pm
Woke up Noa for the next feeding, got the bottles ready.
3:00pm
Double bottle feeding, hooray! This time Noa eats 5oz in ten minutes – it was so fast I didn’t even notice she had eaten so much without a burp. Then she had a huuuuuuuge burp. It was amazing.
3:30pm
More time in the activity gym while I cleaned up and ate a snack.
4:00pm
Dance party!!!!!! Songs: Stayin’ Alive, Dancing Queen, You Should be Dancing (later this evening I made a better dance mix for our parties because these are the only three songs I had on my playlist for the almost-nightly dance parties and I would like some variety haha)
4:15pm
Dance party is over, and I notice some yawns, so I begin a nap routine.
4:30pm
Not napping. I got a text from Ilan saying there was going to be an emergency meeting at work and he didn’t know when he would be home but he would leave as soon as he could.
4:45pm
Still not napping. I begin planning out how to do bedtime by myself.
5:00pm
Both babies suddenly hysterically screaming. At this point it’s getting too late for a nap. I couldn’t figure out why they’re screaming. I decided to try a bottle even though they had just eaten two hours ago. They seemed hungry and I thought that if I forget that they ate 2 hours ago, I would not be second guessing giving them a bottle. So I tried a little 2oz snack. DEVOURED. And fell asleep in their chairs.
5:10pm
I started prepping the bath stuff while Eitan started waking up and fussing a little. I also pre-filled the bottles and put the bottle-warmer mugs in the microwave so when it was time for their last meal I could just warm them up and go. I also gave myself a pre-reward of a big hunk of chocolate, knowing that it was about to get rough.
5:15pm
I started bathing Eitan, then Noa woke up and got hysterical at being left alone. However, I couldn’t abandon Eitan in the tub, so I just had to let her be angry for a few minutes until he was out and dry (but naked! you know, so he would be happy).
5:30pm
Knocked on our neighbors’ doors for help with the babies since they were now both screaming. Nobody was home because most people are not home from work at 5:30pm. It just feels late for me because I had by that time been up and on the go for 12 hours straight. I could hear the babies screaming in the hallway. Awesome.
5:40pm
With a combination of Eitan in the rocking chair on vibrate while holding a toy and facing me in the bathroom and Noa in the bath, both babies were now temporarily happy. Both of them love the bath, so it turned out to be okay.
6:00pm
Bath time over, I now had to get the bottles ready for their final meal. They were SCREAMING. OH MAH GAH WE DIDN’T JUST HAVE A SNACK 45 MINUTES AGO, AND DIDN’T JUST EAT 3 HOURS AGO. YOU NEVER FEED US. WE ARE DYING. I was singing at the top of my lungs “A Whole New World” from Aladdin and “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid while bouncing both babies on my knees to keep them calm while the bottles warmed. It was ridiculous. I kind of hope the neighbors heard, but I’m sure they still weren’t home.
6:10pm
Silence, because the bottles were plugging up thescream holes mouths.
6:30
Babies were starting to fall asleep. Ilan walked in the door. Noa now wanted to stare at Ilan. I hand her to him to finish the feeding because we all know how much she loves him. Then I picked up Eitan for the rest of his feeding and some pre-bed snuggles.
7:00
Noa has fallen asleep. Ilan swaddled her and put her in the rocking chair for the bedtime routine. I handed Eitan to him for some snuggles and a swaddling. He was then placed in the rocking chair for the bedtime routine.
7:15pm
Bedtime routine.
7:20pm
Babies in bed, Ilan began heating dinner.
7:45pm
Dinner & TV.
9pm
I shared with him some videos from the day, like Eitan giggling and talking while being naked.
9:45pm
I began futsing on the computer, reading blogs, facebook, writing this post, etc.
10:45pm (now)
I hope to be in bed soon.
The end.
4:30am
Hear Eitan make a crazy noise, like totally scared and upset. Ilan went in and his eyes were closed, we think he had a nightmare
5:30am
Wake up! Everyone’s eyes are open, Noa is fussing, Eitan is cooing at his mobile. I began diapering and waking up babies while Ilan prepared the formula for the day and then went to go shower.
6am
Begin feeding. Started with nursing for 5 minutes, then bottles.
6:30am
Feeding finished. I put the babies in the activity gym on the floor so I could clean up from the feeding and fold / put away the clean baby clothes while I have access to their room. Ilan got dressed and then took over so I could shower.
7:15am
Came out to see this…
It’s kind of a surreal image.
7:30am
Ilan left for work, I put the babies down for their first “nap.” Then I had breakfast, did some tidying up, and began prepping the bottles for the first morning feeding. I knew they would wake up by 8 so I even started warming them.
8am
Awake! Ready for breakfast! Good morning!!!! Eitan can be found cooing at the mobile again. I picked out their clothes for the day. Because Noa wasn’t fussing, I chose Eitan for dressing and diaper change first – Noa HATES it if you take her out of the crib and then PUT HER BACK IN IT. If she isn’t fussing, she seems to prefer to be left there longer than to be taken out and put back in. So, okay. Diaper changes and outfits all around.
8:15am
Babies are locked and loaded in their chairs and I began the first double bottle feeding of the day. Eitan sucked down his 5oz no problem but Noa rolled the bottle around her mouth and only ate 3oz. This has been happening lately, and then she has been wanting another ounce or two later. I just can’t have these partial feedings. The formula goes bad after an hour, and I don’t want to heat up another bottle, while also managing a second baby. So… Noa… sorry, but you have to eat at the feeding! We can’t have this snacking business!
9am
I decided the feeding was over after waiting on Noa for a while. Playtime began! We did all sorts of things.
Hanging out on the boppies:
(There was screaming, not pictured)
Then spent some time working on projects in the bumbos
Eitan is starting to really be able to hold up his head, which is great. Noa has discovered how much fun it is to push things off of the play tray. Yay.
9:30am
Getting grouchy, time to go out for a walk and make them nap. I took the snap-n-go instead of the real stroller because generally it has been fine to just go to a coffee shop and hang out for a while to get them to nap. Lots of screaming as we load up and go, but then the babies quickly fall asleep.
9:45am At the coffee shop, conversations about twins, blah blah. Sit there with my iced tea and begin reading blogs, as per my new routine. I planned on being there until 11:30. Except…
10:30am
Noa’s eyes pop open. Wide. CRAP. The only way to get her to go back to sleep would be to go for a walk, but the snap-n-go has terrible suspension and the sidewalks are just awful, so the jostling of the car seat just negates any benefit of walking for her nap. I decided to go home and have an early feeding instead.
10:45am
Arrived at home, Noa’s eyes still open, now I end up waking up Eitan.
11:00am
I go and make my quick lunch (leftover chili in a wrap with melted cheese – aka Chili Cheese Wrap) and eat it while staring at crying babies. Their bottles were warming while I ate, so as soon as I was done I put the bottles in their mouths and they quieted down.
12:30pm
Loaded grouchy babies into the stroller for our second walk, hoping this second walk will produce better nap results. This time, instead of the snap-n-go, I put them in the stroller, which now has the regular seats in it instead of the car seats. This meant I carried both babies down the stairs by myself with no car seats. It’s actually easier to do than to carry the car seats, now that they hold up their own heads. We walked for about an hour and a half, and even came across horses in the park!
The babies were asleep, though, so they couldn’t appreciate it.
2:15pm
Arrived back home, Eitan has woken up but Noa managed to stay asleep, even through me taking her out of the stroller and carrying her upstairs. Some quality Eitan time.
He was then naked for 25 minutes (he loves being naked, so if he is fussy I will just take off his diaper for a little bit and he will cheer up!)
2:55pm
Woke up Noa for the next feeding, got the bottles ready.
3:00pm
Double bottle feeding, hooray! This time Noa eats 5oz in ten minutes – it was so fast I didn’t even notice she had eaten so much without a burp. Then she had a huuuuuuuge burp. It was amazing.
3:30pm
More time in the activity gym while I cleaned up and ate a snack.
4:00pm
Dance party!!!!!! Songs: Stayin’ Alive, Dancing Queen, You Should be Dancing (later this evening I made a better dance mix for our parties because these are the only three songs I had on my playlist for the almost-nightly dance parties and I would like some variety haha)
4:15pm
Dance party is over, and I notice some yawns, so I begin a nap routine.
4:30pm
Not napping. I got a text from Ilan saying there was going to be an emergency meeting at work and he didn’t know when he would be home but he would leave as soon as he could.
4:45pm
Still not napping. I begin planning out how to do bedtime by myself.
5:00pm
Both babies suddenly hysterically screaming. At this point it’s getting too late for a nap. I couldn’t figure out why they’re screaming. I decided to try a bottle even though they had just eaten two hours ago. They seemed hungry and I thought that if I forget that they ate 2 hours ago, I would not be second guessing giving them a bottle. So I tried a little 2oz snack. DEVOURED. And fell asleep in their chairs.
5:10pm
I started prepping the bath stuff while Eitan started waking up and fussing a little. I also pre-filled the bottles and put the bottle-warmer mugs in the microwave so when it was time for their last meal I could just warm them up and go. I also gave myself a pre-reward of a big hunk of chocolate, knowing that it was about to get rough.
5:15pm
I started bathing Eitan, then Noa woke up and got hysterical at being left alone. However, I couldn’t abandon Eitan in the tub, so I just had to let her be angry for a few minutes until he was out and dry (but naked! you know, so he would be happy).
5:30pm
Knocked on our neighbors’ doors for help with the babies since they were now both screaming. Nobody was home because most people are not home from work at 5:30pm. It just feels late for me because I had by that time been up and on the go for 12 hours straight. I could hear the babies screaming in the hallway. Awesome.
5:40pm
With a combination of Eitan in the rocking chair on vibrate while holding a toy and facing me in the bathroom and Noa in the bath, both babies were now temporarily happy. Both of them love the bath, so it turned out to be okay.
6:00pm
Bath time over, I now had to get the bottles ready for their final meal. They were SCREAMING. OH MAH GAH WE DIDN’T JUST HAVE A SNACK 45 MINUTES AGO, AND DIDN’T JUST EAT 3 HOURS AGO. YOU NEVER FEED US. WE ARE DYING. I was singing at the top of my lungs “A Whole New World” from Aladdin and “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid while bouncing both babies on my knees to keep them calm while the bottles warmed. It was ridiculous. I kind of hope the neighbors heard, but I’m sure they still weren’t home.
6:10pm
Silence, because the bottles were plugging up the
6:30
Babies were starting to fall asleep. Ilan walked in the door. Noa now wanted to stare at Ilan. I hand her to him to finish the feeding because we all know how much she loves him. Then I picked up Eitan for the rest of his feeding and some pre-bed snuggles.
7:00
Noa has fallen asleep. Ilan swaddled her and put her in the rocking chair for the bedtime routine. I handed Eitan to him for some snuggles and a swaddling. He was then placed in the rocking chair for the bedtime routine.
7:15pm
Bedtime routine.
7:20pm
Babies in bed, Ilan began heating dinner.
7:45pm
Dinner & TV.
9pm
I shared with him some videos from the day, like Eitan giggling and talking while being naked.
9:45pm
I began futsing on the computer, reading blogs, facebook, writing this post, etc.
10:45pm (now)
I hope to be in bed soon.
The end.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Girls Day Out
It was really only a few hours, but I went out with Noa on Friday. The boys were planning on going to go on a walk and get coffee, but Eitan spit up all over Ilan and then refused to go in the carrier and then screamed and was generally not doing well so they didn’t go anywhere.
Anyway, it was just us girls!
I have to say, going out with just one baby felt extremely liberating. I basically felt like I was going out by myself. No stroller, no crazy heavy bags, no juggling babies. Just one baby! Imagine that!
We went on the subway, and at first Noa was like WTF
Mostly because of the noise while we were on the platform.
I tried to get a picture of us both on the subway but it is hard to do that without making other people think you are taking pictures of them, which is awkward.
This was Noa’s first trip into the city since she was born, and her first time ever on the subway. She was pretty cool about it. Once we got into the city, with the loud noises and people everywhere, she was all right but maybe a little overstimulated. We walked the two blocks to the doctor’s office, where she definitely felt more comfortable. She was smiling at the receptionist and at the doctor.
The biggest problem came when I had to have my blood drawn, she started getting really upset for some reason (maybe she was empathizing because she just had her 4 month shots on Monday).
I ended up having to have an ultrasound of my thyroid so I had to take her out of the carrier and lie her on my belly while I was lying back on the table for my doctor to do the ultrasound on my neck. Exciting times. Noa was really good about it.
On the way back we decided to check out a nearby farmer’s market, but it started to rain so we quickly got back on the train. On the way back home we stopped off at a few stores to pick up some organizing bins so I could reorganize the baby room.
By the time we got home, Noa had fallen asleep in the carrier.
If you knew Noa in real life, you would understand why I had to try to get a picture of this… She doesn’t much like being in the carrier to begin with, and she definitely doesn’t want to fall asleep when there is so much to see. But she was so tired; it was a loooong afternoon.
Then when we got home, I guess she decided she was a big girl now and should hold her own bottle!
She’s been trying to do this for a while now and she has been more and more successful. She wasn’t quite holding it in her mouth in this shot, but she had been holding it in the right place and feeding herself for a few seconds right before I grabbed the phone to take a picture.
Meanwhile, Eitan, who hadn’t slept the whole time I was gone because he only wants to sleep ON MY BODY, finally slept.
(Here I am, with Eitan sleeping on me I had to feed Noa in her chair at the same time so I had to sit on the floor.)
A good afternoon. :)
Anyway, it was just us girls!
I have to say, going out with just one baby felt extremely liberating. I basically felt like I was going out by myself. No stroller, no crazy heavy bags, no juggling babies. Just one baby! Imagine that!
We went on the subway, and at first Noa was like WTF
Mostly because of the noise while we were on the platform.
I tried to get a picture of us both on the subway but it is hard to do that without making other people think you are taking pictures of them, which is awkward.
This was Noa’s first trip into the city since she was born, and her first time ever on the subway. She was pretty cool about it. Once we got into the city, with the loud noises and people everywhere, she was all right but maybe a little overstimulated. We walked the two blocks to the doctor’s office, where she definitely felt more comfortable. She was smiling at the receptionist and at the doctor.
The biggest problem came when I had to have my blood drawn, she started getting really upset for some reason (maybe she was empathizing because she just had her 4 month shots on Monday).
I ended up having to have an ultrasound of my thyroid so I had to take her out of the carrier and lie her on my belly while I was lying back on the table for my doctor to do the ultrasound on my neck. Exciting times. Noa was really good about it.
On the way back we decided to check out a nearby farmer’s market, but it started to rain so we quickly got back on the train. On the way back home we stopped off at a few stores to pick up some organizing bins so I could reorganize the baby room.
By the time we got home, Noa had fallen asleep in the carrier.
If you knew Noa in real life, you would understand why I had to try to get a picture of this… She doesn’t much like being in the carrier to begin with, and she definitely doesn’t want to fall asleep when there is so much to see. But she was so tired; it was a loooong afternoon.
Then when we got home, I guess she decided she was a big girl now and should hold her own bottle!
She’s been trying to do this for a while now and she has been more and more successful. She wasn’t quite holding it in her mouth in this shot, but she had been holding it in the right place and feeding herself for a few seconds right before I grabbed the phone to take a picture.
Meanwhile, Eitan, who hadn’t slept the whole time I was gone because he only wants to sleep ON MY BODY, finally slept.
(Here I am, with Eitan sleeping on me I had to feed Noa in her chair at the same time so I had to sit on the floor.)
A good afternoon. :)
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Tongue Tie
Noa had a small tongue tie but since she was eating and gaining weight we never did anything about it. But finally we were getting very frustrated at how hard it was to feed her - she would cry and refuse to breast feed, and often cry and get frantic at the bottle, and it was just exhausting. For her and for us! I finally asked the pediatrician if that could be from the tongue tie and he said yes.
Yesterday we went to an ENT who just took care of it, badabing badaboom. Like barely gave us a moment to think about whether we should have it snipped! But I guess that's why we went, right? To have them cut it?
It was upsetting. The only person in the room who wasn't upset besides the doctor was brave little Eitan (AHAHA).
However, Noa got over it quickly, and we are already seeing improvements in her eating. Much less crying in general, and is actually willing to finish a feeding at the breast sometimes, instead of stopping once the easy part is over and crying for a bottle.
Ugh I hated making that decision. Poor little girl!!! But she seems to have forgotten all about it. Now when she cries if you look in her mouth it looks like her tongue is way bigger than it used to be. And the heart shape is starting to disappear from the end. AND she has eaten more in the last 24 hours at each feeding than she ever has, maybe because it is easier now. Not to mention most of her breast feeding issues (breaking suction a lot, popping off, getting frustrated) seem to be improving if not resolved. It seems like it was the right thing to do. I wish we had done it earlier, because now we have some bad habits to unlearn... but better now than later, I suppose!
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| her tongue tie made her tongue heart shaped and also kept her from being able to stick her tongue all the way out :( |
Yesterday we went to an ENT who just took care of it, badabing badaboom. Like barely gave us a moment to think about whether we should have it snipped! But I guess that's why we went, right? To have them cut it?
It was upsetting. The only person in the room who wasn't upset besides the doctor was brave little Eitan (AHAHA).
However, Noa got over it quickly, and we are already seeing improvements in her eating. Much less crying in general, and is actually willing to finish a feeding at the breast sometimes, instead of stopping once the easy part is over and crying for a bottle.
Ugh I hated making that decision. Poor little girl!!! But she seems to have forgotten all about it. Now when she cries if you look in her mouth it looks like her tongue is way bigger than it used to be. And the heart shape is starting to disappear from the end. AND she has eaten more in the last 24 hours at each feeding than she ever has, maybe because it is easier now. Not to mention most of her breast feeding issues (breaking suction a lot, popping off, getting frustrated) seem to be improving if not resolved. It seems like it was the right thing to do. I wish we had done it earlier, because now we have some bad habits to unlearn... but better now than later, I suppose!
Friday, December 21, 2012
Happy Belated Birthday Dvora!
Her birthday was last week but it takes a long time for messages to get from outer space down to Earth.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
10 weeks in Noa's life
Monday, December 17, 2012
10 weeks in Eitan's life
Sunday, December 9, 2012
3 Month Baby Update
How old: Three months!
Babies’ weights: Eitan, 11lb 6oz. Noa, 10lb 5oz. Eitan has now overtaken Noa by quite a bit! What a little chunker! Both babies are making their way closer to the middle of the growth charts for weight. They are both still closer to the bottom for height. They have no chance of being tall people, anyway, considering I am 5'2" and Ilan is 5'7".
Adventures this month: THANKSGIVING! We met all the cousins and aunts and uncles on my side, and even met some other babies. It was so exhausting that it took us a week to recover our schedules, but thankfully they did not come out of that weekend with their first colds (what I was afraid of). We have also gone out almost every single day this month! The babies are doing well with being in the car seats, though Noa still doesn't like the carrier (or at least when I'm carrying her - she does like being carried by her Abba :) ). We went on a few very long walks in the park and hung out with other babies... We even tried Baby & Me Yoga, though that turned out to be me nursing the babies in a yoga studio, as I didn't even get to do one pose. We took their passport photos but haven't had a chance to send in the forms yet
What’s up with my body: My diastasis has gone down from 2-3 fingers' width separation to 1-2 fingers' width, and I have stopped physical therapy but keep doing the exercises when I'm not exhausted. I am still up 23lb from pre-pregnancy weight, but then again my pre-pregnancy weight was the lowest I've weighed since I was 15. I am only 10lb above what I weighed two years ago, so I guess that's all right. I am starting to get really strong, though, picking up these 10+lb babies all the time! Also, I have some lasting things still from pregnancy, like feeling hot all the time and terrible acne. Bleh.
What’s up with the Babies: Smiling like crazy, and their little personalities are starting to come out. They are juuuuust starting to sleep more at night, which is amazing. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, however far away it may be...
Eitan
Eitan is still a very predictable baby. Even though he eats at differing frequencies, once I see the pattern he generally sticks to it. Cluster feeding in the morning, long nap, lunch feeding, long nap, cluster feeding in the evening, long sleep, mid night feed, medium sleep. Also, he is starting to smile a lot more. He gives really amazing hugs - he loves being on his belly and will fall asleep during tummy time a lot. And definitely if he is on his belly on someone. He is just a little snuggle bug. But he is also mister fussy pants who cries in other people's arms and whines while he smiles.
Noa
Noa has "woken up" this month in a way... she is becoming a lot more aware of her surroundings, as well as her own wants. She wants to DANCE! All the time! As soon as her neck is strong enough we will put her in the jolly jumper so she can bounce and bounce and bounce for as long as she wants without exhausting my arms. She is a very opinionated and stubborn young lady and we are working with her to get her to nurse even when it's not so easy and she is angry. But she is also extremely social and alert, wanting to be where the action is, and loves being passed around to other people.
Milestones this month: Smiles :D They both track things with their eyes and have started a little bit to reach for things (though their fists are still closed tight). And, of course, sleeping longer!!!
What I miss: The thing I miss from the before-time right now is taking naps when I'm tired. If I am tired and want a nap but the babies are up, then I am up too. I tried napping while they were awake (giving them something to look at) and they just fussed, wanting attention. Super cute, but I am also super tired. I hope that as they start to sleep longer consistently I will feel less exhausted so I can feel more energetic with interacting with them during the day. (I also just started to develop a cold so that isn't helping)
Pictures:
Babies’ weights: Eitan, 11lb 6oz. Noa, 10lb 5oz. Eitan has now overtaken Noa by quite a bit! What a little chunker! Both babies are making their way closer to the middle of the growth charts for weight. They are both still closer to the bottom for height. They have no chance of being tall people, anyway, considering I am 5'2" and Ilan is 5'7".
Adventures this month: THANKSGIVING! We met all the cousins and aunts and uncles on my side, and even met some other babies. It was so exhausting that it took us a week to recover our schedules, but thankfully they did not come out of that weekend with their first colds (what I was afraid of). We have also gone out almost every single day this month! The babies are doing well with being in the car seats, though Noa still doesn't like the carrier (or at least when I'm carrying her - she does like being carried by her Abba :) ). We went on a few very long walks in the park and hung out with other babies... We even tried Baby & Me Yoga, though that turned out to be me nursing the babies in a yoga studio, as I didn't even get to do one pose. We took their passport photos but haven't had a chance to send in the forms yet
What’s up with my body: My diastasis has gone down from 2-3 fingers' width separation to 1-2 fingers' width, and I have stopped physical therapy but keep doing the exercises when I'm not exhausted. I am still up 23lb from pre-pregnancy weight, but then again my pre-pregnancy weight was the lowest I've weighed since I was 15. I am only 10lb above what I weighed two years ago, so I guess that's all right. I am starting to get really strong, though, picking up these 10+lb babies all the time! Also, I have some lasting things still from pregnancy, like feeling hot all the time and terrible acne. Bleh.
What’s up with the Babies: Smiling like crazy, and their little personalities are starting to come out. They are juuuuust starting to sleep more at night, which is amazing. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, however far away it may be...
Eitan
Eitan is still a very predictable baby. Even though he eats at differing frequencies, once I see the pattern he generally sticks to it. Cluster feeding in the morning, long nap, lunch feeding, long nap, cluster feeding in the evening, long sleep, mid night feed, medium sleep. Also, he is starting to smile a lot more. He gives really amazing hugs - he loves being on his belly and will fall asleep during tummy time a lot. And definitely if he is on his belly on someone. He is just a little snuggle bug. But he is also mister fussy pants who cries in other people's arms and whines while he smiles.
Noa
Noa has "woken up" this month in a way... she is becoming a lot more aware of her surroundings, as well as her own wants. She wants to DANCE! All the time! As soon as her neck is strong enough we will put her in the jolly jumper so she can bounce and bounce and bounce for as long as she wants without exhausting my arms. She is a very opinionated and stubborn young lady and we are working with her to get her to nurse even when it's not so easy and she is angry. But she is also extremely social and alert, wanting to be where the action is, and loves being passed around to other people.
Milestones this month: Smiles :D They both track things with their eyes and have started a little bit to reach for things (though their fists are still closed tight). And, of course, sleeping longer!!!
What I miss: The thing I miss from the before-time right now is taking naps when I'm tired. If I am tired and want a nap but the babies are up, then I am up too. I tried napping while they were awake (giving them something to look at) and they just fussed, wanting attention. Super cute, but I am also super tired. I hope that as they start to sleep longer consistently I will feel less exhausted so I can feel more energetic with interacting with them during the day. (I also just started to develop a cold so that isn't helping)
Pictures:
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Babies say hi to Abba
Sometimes one baby is awake while the other is sleeping, and if that baby is calm I go to the computer and have the baby send a hello picture to Ilan while he is at work. Today, Eitan was awake while Noa slept, and he wanted to say hi to Abba.
I also made one with Noa a few weeks ago...
I also made one with Noa a few weeks ago...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
All in one place
We were taking pictures to get passports for the babies and the cats decided to come check it out.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
9 Weeks Postpartum Bump
I am still giving myself the rest of the month to eat whatever I want, however many cookies and ice cream and whatever that I want. December will begin the more controlled eating – not dieting, really, but just not eating a bowl of ice cream every day and cookies after every meal. Although, to be honest, I have started to wean off of junk food anyway. I generally don’t eat a lot of junk, it is mostly stress eating, but as I become more comfortable with the child care I am feeling less stressed and eating less junk. That is, on average. I still have days where I am a complete mess and it’s just a disaster.
Also, I have started exercising a lot more. I am trying to go on a walk with the babies almost every day. This is actually a very well-rounded workout. It begins with carrying them down the 2 flights of stairs, one at a time, in the car seats, along with the enormous diaper bag and whatever else I’m bringing (weight training, toning my arms and legs). Then I walk for an hour or more, pushing a stroller that I have estimated to weigh 80+lb (cardio with resistance). Then, when I come home, I have to carry everything back up the 2 flights of stairs, one at a time. By the time I’m I am sweating and I feel great, like I went to the gym, but instead of going to the gym I got to go outside and spend time with the babies. Also, my physical therapy exercises are really working out my abs.
When I was thinking about writing this post I wondered if I regretted all the junk food I ate while pregnant. And I totally don’t. I’m glad that the last 5 months of my pregnancy I ate whatever I wanted, and I’m glad that I have been doing that so far postpartum, even though it means I have more weight to get rid of come December. There aren’t many times in my life where I will feel so free to eat whatever, so I am glad I am living it up. A part of me is sad it’s coming to an end, but another part of me is ready to look like myself again.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Correction
In case you believe our babies smile and sleep all the time from the pictures you've seen, I'd like to correct you.
But they are still cute, even while screaming in my face...
But they are still cute, even while screaming in my face...
Birthday present from the babies
Friday was my birthday and the babies were driving me a little nuts with some pretty bad feedings (projectile vomit and explosive poos, anyone?) and refusing to nap. So I decided for my sanity we needed to take a walk. We went on an hour long walk and went to a store that sells a lot of work by local artists, where the babies decided to buy me a necklace.
Wasn't that nice of them?
Wasn't that nice of them?
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