It's been a long time since my last post. Things are a bit hectic in my household, to say the least. Everyone is doing well and I'm really getting the hang of mothering twins. It's a juggling act mostly - but definitely fun and well worth the difficulty! I love these kids to pieces and I can't imagine my life without either one of them.
M is still ahead of Q in terms of weight, development, sleeping, etc. She weighed 17lbs 4oz as of last Monday and for several months now has been giggling and laughing, smiling and cooing, making all kinds of noises. She is sleeping 6:30p or 7p - 1am or 3am and goes back down easily until 5am. She is a dream baby. Hard to PUT to sleep - lots of bouncing in the bouncy chair to get her down, but once I put her down, she stays. She is loving applesauce & sweet potatoes, not big on rice cereal (stuff smells horrible!)
Q weighed 15.5lbs as of monday and still has horrible reflux, but the Prev.acid is a wonder drug. He is a happy spitter now, has started giggling and once in a while a belly laugh will light up my world. Hates food with a spoon, not big on his bottle either actually. He also goes down around 6:30-7p but unlike his sister, he is up at 10:30, 12:30, 2, 3 and then needs to be physically bounced in his bouncy seat until 5am when M wakes up. It is horrible. I don't know if it's the reflux, but my Pedi says to give it another month and let's talk about it then. I guess by 5 months he should be doing better, but my DH is dying. He takes night shift and it sucks when he can't even get a 2-3 hr stretch of sleep because of Q. Q doesn't even wake up because he's hungry - I believe he wakes up and can't put himself back to sleep or his reflux is bothering him, but I can't be sure. It's too early to sleep train yet so we just have to suffer through it. I'm 'this close' to bringing him to bed with us to see if that would help him sleep through the night, but I'm afraid it won't work either and BOTH DH and I would lose sleep all night long. I am at a loss on this one...any advice?
They both love their Fisher.Price Jump.eroo's - and Baby.Einstein RULES my world. The only time I can really get bottles washed and the living room straightened up is when Baby.Einstein is on. They are glued to the TV and I can eat, do laundry, straighten up, wash bottles, etc. It's my only break because although I try to get them to nap together, it's not always possible. AND - they nap in the living room so I am limited on what I can get done while they're asleep.
My mom has finally stepped up to the grandma plate. She comes every Saturday and helps me all day. This week she came Friday afternoon and stayed over. We had the best time and I was able to paint Q's room and get some of their Christening gifts & my maternity clothes put away. It's amazing what you can get done when you're not holding a baby 16 hrs a day!
Work sucks. I can't focus when I'm working from home because I react to every cry. They don't really 'cry', they may whine or yell for one reason or another, but once in a while they do cry if they have trouble burping or are over tired, and I find myself running upstairs to help the nanny. I have to show her how to please them and what they may need when they are doing this or that, etc. I can't stand to let them whine/cry and I always involve myself to alleviate their discomfort. I hope that eventually she will get to know my babies as well as I do. She's doing a great job, but I still involve myself. ugh.
That's my update - they're stirring from their morning nap. will post soon.
All is well here except for Q's sleeping woes. Babies are happy, mom & dad are happy and exhausted.
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Ugh, reflux. I hate you. At 11 months (hope this doesn't scare you) Angus finally started sleeping through and dropped his last night feed. He is still wakeful though, and has trouble resettling, and I do believe it is still the reflux, though we no longer medicate him for it. It is so tough. Hang in there, mama. While we're still tired, it is a whole lot easier than it was, that's for sure.
Your babies are so adorable. I continue to be super happy for you.
xo
They are beautiful!
J started sleeping with us around 5 months so that we could all get some rest, but she's still in the bed, so it has its downside.
The reflux will get better, but there's no predicting how long it will take. J had to sit up for an hour after each feeding, which was exhausting in the middle of the night. We ended up propping her crib on one end with crib risers, which helped some. When she started sleeping with us, we propped her on a pillow.
xoxoxo Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!
They are so cute! the belly laugh must just be wonderful.
The reflux is a nightmare. I empathise, I really do. The only thing that works for P is Zantac (infant Rx) 15 - 20 before his bottle three time a day. He is a different kid now.
Sleep thing - well, I am having the same issues just a few weeks behind you. Yikes.
Great to hear from you.
So glad to hear that everyone is well. What big eyes and sweet faces they have! And I would recognize rice cereal all over one's mouth anywhere!
Poor little Q (and mommy and daddy, of course) awake every night like that. I have no advice - I'm sure you've tried everything you can think of and besides, my 8 month old is still not sleeping through the night (probably my fault). But you've come a LONG way!
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