Thursday, July 23, 2009

Random Video of Cuteness

Hiccups in the Bumbo

We put Sylvia in the bumbo after she eats to assist in the burping process. We also haven't dressed her yet since she spits up, so we we put this blanket over her so she's not cold. Here she just looks funny, sort of like someone getting a haircut or a jack in the box.

Classic Sylvia

Sylvia is very vocal and spits up a lot. She's so cute and smiley, but be sure to watch the whole video.

Holding Rattles

The girls are very good at holding their rattles now. Sylvia held onto hers today for about 10 minutes.

About to Roll Over

The girls are getting close to rolling over. It's really cute watching them try so hard! Here's Evelyn getting close and Mommy telling Sylvia to get out of the way.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Napping In The Crib


Now that the girls are sleeping through the night, the next phase (which doesn't officially start until Evelyn has consistently slept 12 hours for 2 weeks) is that they have a real daytime schedule, which includes a 1 hour nap in the morning around 9am and a 2 hour nap in the afternoon around 1pm. This should occur in their cribs. I decided to see how daytime crib napping went today -- Evelyn had a bit of a hard time going down (as usual) and Sylvia fell asleep right away.

Evelyn Officially Slept Through the Night!

Well, just like the book said, your babies will be sleeping through the night (12 hours) at 12 weeks. Evelyn achieved this goal last night. She has not eaten several times in the 12 hour period, but we've had to take her out of the crib. Last night, she stayed in the crib until 10 minutes before feeding time (this is our typical routine).

I give full credit to Angela, our Nanny. She came over last night to practice bedtime so things go smoothly when she watches them for the first time on our anniversary. She bathed her, fed her and put her down. I know this is just the first of many great things Angela will do for the girls. She's really wonderful!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Poor Bouncy Seat!


Sylvia had a little accident on the bouncy. So much for the 24 cent each pampers! Poor girl was covered to her toes!

12 Weeks Old


My babies are growing up fast (almost too fast). Here they are on their 12 week birthday (today!).

Sylvia Eats Very Well


We have zero issues with making sure Sylvia eats enough. Yesterday she ate 9oz in the morning. This is really unheard of for a tiny baby. Sure, she pukes up a little, but she keeps most of it in. We joke that when we can't find something that Sylvia ate it. Like, "Hey David, where's the couch pillow." David's response: "Sylvia ate it." She is a mega slobberpuss too. Here she is with a combo of spit up and slobber all over her adorable outfit.

Sleeping Through the Night Update

Sylvia continues to sleep through the night without problem, until her sister kicks her in the head! It's so adorable how they both scoot towards eachother and lie side by side.

Evelyn is almost there, this morning she woke up at 6am, but she wasn't hungry. She was just awake. Remember, I've mentioned before that this little girl thinks there's a whole lot more to do than sleep! So, we just entertained her until we fed her at 7am. She typically wakes at 4amm and we give her an ounce of food and she goes back to sleep. She's also eatin 7oz before she goes to bed now, so it is helping to keep her full. She'll get there soon. I don't mind since it gives us some special one-on-one time in the wee hours of the morning. And, I was up at 5am today anyways to go for a run!

Future International Travelers


We hope to expose the girls to a lot, including international travel. To begin this exposure sooner rather than later, we are traveling to Vermont and Montreal at the end of the summer. Since the State Department now requires passports for travel to Canada, we had to get them for the girls. Taking passport photos was a chore, holding up a baby in front of a white background and trying to keep my hands and the girls' hands out of the picture. I knew Evelyn's photos would be rejected, but sent them in anyways (thinking maybe the government would give us a break since they are tiny babies.

So, we tried to retake the picture of Evelyn ourselves. It sort of worked, but then our printer ran out of ink. This time I went to a different drug store and they had a better method for taking the picture -- set the baby down on a white poster board. Genius!


We've resubmitted her passport request, let's hope it arrives by August 27th!

Nap Time Successes!


Since the 8th week we have been on a 4 hour feeding schedule -- 7am, 11am, 3pm and 7pm. After the first feeding, we put them in the bumbo (it helps bring out the burps since they are now pretty much burping themselves), then over to the activity mat for playtime. Typically around 8:15am Evelyn starts to get fussy and Sylvia's eyelids get heavy. For Evelyn, timing is everything, you must get her somewhere she can fall asleep fast or you will be trying hard to get her to sleep for as much as 30 minutes. Lately, I've been rushing her over to the bouncy as soon as her laughs (they aren't really laughs, but you know what I mean) turn into tiny groans. For the last two days now, I have successfully put her in the bouncy and she's fallen asleep without assistance.

Sylvia ,on the other hand, loves to sleep and falls asleep easily in her swing. As I've mentioned before, she is quite addicted to her pacifier, and will wake up and cry loudly if it falls out. But lately, she doesn't seem to need it as much. I hope this trend will continue as I refuse to let my 2 year olds walk around with binkies in their mouths (hold me to this!).

Both girls are getting so grown up, they no longer needs their Mommy! It's kind of sad, really.