The latest on the whole crew
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Here is a quick shot taken by the babysitter of the twins hanging out with Evan…or more likely Evan hanging out with the twins. On a similar note, Just when I thought Evan was tired of the babies (when they cry) – he told Amy last night he wanted one more brother or sister. Unfortunately for him – that is not in the plans 😉
Ever since Evan was born – our friend Sallie has had a special relationship with him. She met Evan within the first few days of his life, did weekly video chats with him when he was 1/2 and has spent a good deal of time with him in the last 3+ years. A few weeks ago, Sallie came over, spent the night and had a good time with all the kids. Evan helped make pancakes for Sallie and then off we went to the Legoland – one of E’s favorite things to do.
We had a blast and are excited to see Sallie again soon!
The last few weeks we have been enjoying more sleep (the twins generally get up at 3/4am and then again around 7/8am) as well as a lot of smiles. Cora definitely smiles more than Will, but it seems like Evan can always make either one of them smile by making funny faces or by tickling their toes. Here are a few pictures of the smilers.
A lot of people had opinions and comments about how to handle the first few months of handling mid-night wake-ups. Fortunately we had a lot of help from family and friends (thanks!) the first two months. We tried shifts, nights on/off/pick a twin/wake them together, and all seemed to work ok – but it was still hard due to the frequency of the feedings. (Generally every 2.5 hours for the first 2 months).
In the last few weeks Amy and I have decided to rotate each night with picking Will or Cora which has been working out great. With Will – you can usually expect him to wake up earlier at night, and sometimes have a hard time going to sleep after the 7ish AM feeding – but you know he is a good eater and will make the feedings really quick.
Cora on the other hand will generally sleep longer, but she can sometimes be more of a challenge to feed. There are some definite benefits with both. Now that it is easy to tell who is crying – I think this way of waking up works great and I am glad we finally found something that works out for both of us.
Anyway – that is how we decide who is getting up during the night 😉
A few weekends ago, Sallie came over to visit us. We all had a good time and the twins enjoyed meeting Sallie for the first time!
I think about posting things to both this blog and Evan’s but by the time I get a moment – the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a computer…not to mention we have been without our camera for a few weeks (it got left in NY). I am going to try and carve some time into my day at least once a week for both sites – so expect some more frequent updates.
So Jen called it right – Cora weighed ten pounds eight ounces, she is in the 50th percentile. She is just under the 50th percentile in height (22 1/2) and 75th for head circumference.
Will on the other hand had reached the 75th percentile for all measurements. He is 12 pounds 9 ounces and 23 1/2 inches long. Obviously doing great in all categories. Cora unfortunately still has thrush in her mouth so we are putting medicine on again for a while.
The doctor was very happy with everything. The babes were not so happy with the shots, but they got over it pretty quick. We go back in four weeks.
When we were in NY last week – we went to one of my friend’s house who raise Alpaca. We were fortunate enough to get a history of the Alpacas, pet some, and see a lot of the amazing things they do with the Alpaca fur. Thanks to Mager Mountain Alpacas and my childhood neighbor Tiff for the tour!
Here is a quick conversation with Evan about his robot dream.
Today Evan, Cora, Will, Grandad and I went to a play place called Treehouse, basically an indoor treehouse where the kids can just climb and run around and burn energy. Evan loves the place, so it made me happy that the twins were somewhat calm when we were there. Evan did a nice job playing with a lot of random friends and his two friends Caden and Emma, while Sharon, Rob, my father and I chatted on the side.
The pictures may look a little weird because we had to take many shots through the netting around the treehouse.
Treehouse pictures