two months

I'm a week delayed in this post, but better late than never.  The babes were 2 months old last week Sunday!  I told myself from the beginning that I wanted to get these kids on a strict schedule as quickly as possible, but I have come to realize that they are going to what they want to do-when they want to do it.  We ARE however, getting into a little bit of routine when it comes to playing and naps.  I continue to go to bed around 9pm and sleep un-interuppted until 1 or 2am, and then Doug will go to bed until he has to get up for work at 7am.  We are having fun, but quickly realizing we miss a lot of the little things we were able to do when we were without kids. It's one thing to take one baby out, but to take two is a lot more hassle. I miss our weekend trips to Home Depot. I miss eating dinner together. I miss being able to watch a 1/2 hour t.v. show un-interuppted.  BUT, we love these kiddos with our whole hearts and wouldn't change a thing :)

Some thoughts on Rowan at 2 months:

*he was 11lbs 15oz and 23 1/4 inches long at his 2 month visit
*he continues to be the fussier of the two
*our pediatrician thinks he may have reflux (because he grunts and fights us so much with eating) so after switching his formula with little improvement, he is now on Prevacid everyday
*he will usually give us one stretch of sleep in the late evening for 4-5 hours, otherwise is still eating roughly 4-6oz every 3 hours for the rest of the day.  Hopefully this will improve with the Prevacid.
*he LOVES to be held and snuggle on our chests much more so than his sister
*hasn't given us a true smile yet, but I think it is close
*likes the bouncy seat more than the swing, but needs pretty constant attention if he is not sleeping otherwise he will begin to fuss
*he has an umbilical hernia that we have to keep an eye on
*he has a fairly large hemangioma on his chest

And some thoughts on Norah:

*she was 11lbs 3oz and 23 inches at her check-up

*she is much more self-sufficient when it comes to sleeping

*she will usually give us two long chunks in the evenings of about 5-6 hours, and during the day will go 3-4 hours.  She also takes 4-6 ounces at a time.

*is by far the happier of the two and is usually content in either the bouncy or the swing, just as long as she has something to look at

*is smiling more each day...usually when we are changing her diaper

don't try to take her pacifier away from her

And some sibling love...sort of :)

it's like she knows he has her pacifier

Rowan has turned into quite the little scooter when he is on his belly

is it too early to learn to share?





announcing...

weeks 6 & 7

I can't believe these 2 kiddos are going to be 2 months old already next week.  At times the days can feel so long, but the time is flying by quickly!   

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