Evelyn Loves Tummy Time

Evelyn has a tiny head and can lift it high! Check her out on her elbows! This is a new thing this week for her.

Who Are You?

I put the girls in the bumbos and let them face each other. Evelyn stared at Sylvia the whole time she was sitting there (maybe 5 minutes), but Sylvia was far more interested in watching me than even giving her sister a glance. She's easing into the sister thing.

Megan's Visit

One of my dearest friends from college, Megan, came to visit this week. She lives in Louisville, KY and it was a big deal for her to visit -- she has two young boys of her own. We went downtown to the Natural History Museum and fed the girls by the fountain in the sculpture garden.

Repeat #4 and Big Girl Clothes

Well, Sylvia did it again, she slept through the night -- 7am to 7pm! Amazing! Even when her sister was fussing after her 2:30 bottle of 1.5oz and it takin 45 minutes to put her back to sleep. Evelyn is a little smaller and I she is much more active and alert during the day. I think sleeping 12 hours will be a challenge for her because there are too many things for her to do! Why sleep? She's kind of like her Mommy. Plus, it gives Evelyn and I some extra time together. I don't mind.

Also, Sylvia fit into a 3-6 month outfit I've been dying to dress her in! Isn't she cute?

One more success today--Mommy fit into her smallest sized shorts (no these aren't short shorts, they go down to my knees!). Although I still have some pounds to lose, I'm getting smaller and starting to appear as though I am my old size.

Repeat #3 and First Successes!

Our little peanut, who I didn't think would sleep through the night until she was close or beyond 12 weeks because she is a pound lighter than her sister SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! We fed them at 7pm and put them down by 7:45pm without fussing and Evelyn did not wake up until 6am! David is keeping her occupied to hold off the first feeding until 7am. He has 10 more minutes to go and so far is successful. Our goal is for them to sleep until 7am, but I'm not complianing! This is an incredible success for us!

While I type this, Sylvia is still sleeping. She didn't wake up once either. She fussed a little when Evelyn woke up, but it wasn't anything a paci couldn't fix. I need to wake her up and get her ready for the 7am feeding. This is the third time Sylvia has slept through the night.

Amazing these little girls are doing so well. We are so pleased and swear by putting your babies on a schedule from the beginning. If we fed on demand or cluster fed, Mommy and Daddy wouldn't be able to do anything else with them. The girls get to visit friends, go out for lots of fresh air, do tummy time, sit in the bumbo, play with toys (play is said very loosely...they are too young for play), and we just spend time holding them. Also, it gives Mommy and Daddy a chance to shower and eat, also important.

Babies Galore!

From left to right: Max, Ella, Evelyn and Sylvia
The guys taking care of babies: David with Evelyn, Jeff with Ella,
Peter with Mia and Max

We had dinner at the Markako's tonight and were joined by the Smith's. Together there were 5 children and 4 were babies. Mia is 4, Ella is 3 months, Max is 14 hours younger than our girls, and of course Evelyn and Sylvia are 10 weeks. We dined on the best meal I think I've had since the girls arrived and had a great time chatting it up with Jen and Dori about motherhood.

The Girls Are So Independent!

Sylvia above; Evelyn below
Well, maybe they aren't totally independent, but I'm enabling independence when I'm desperate. Sometimes a Mom has to do what she can to get through the days. Lately, it has been bottle propping. It is reasonably effective, especially since both girls want to eat at exactly the same time and things come up I must take care of (like going to the bathroom, answering the door, etc). And, these girls will scream (Sylvia) or cry (Evelyn) if their bottle is taken from them prematurely.