A few fun photos!

Just wanted to get some photos of them awake and sitting up…

   

6 weeks

Whoa!  I can’t believe it has been 6 weeks…only 6 weeks that is! With minimal sleep, the days and nights all seem to run together and I have to say that it seems like it has been months!!  I don’t want to jinx myself, but it seems as if 6 weeks has been a turning point…

• They are sleeping a little better at night and napping better during the day with happy awake times! 
• I just know that they are on the verge of smiling any day now!
• Both of them are rolling over from tummy to back…hope to have video to share soon!
• They are enjoying their baths.
• They are enjoying tummy time more and more!
• We have gone on a walk (successfully) with one in the sling and one in the baby bjorn…ahh, to get out in the fresh air!

They are changing every day! They are just the sweetest little babies!

I will survive!

The time is coming…when the grandparents will not be here.  My mom is leaving next week and I am dreading the day! Grace will come back to help for a little bit then we will need to survive on our own!

My mom ran an errand for me and this is what she found when she returned…

What do you do when both babies are crying at the same time and you’ve fed them?  You put one in the sling and hold the other one and start walking.  I guess they really enjoyed the closeness because the fell asleep almost immediately! Boy was I quick to hand one off when my mom came home! Although I love to snuggle with them, it isn’t easy carrying them both around at once!

BOO!

Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!

 

Finley and Zane thoroughly enjoyed their first Halloween…can’t you tell?!?

 

 

Blakeley came over in her butterfly costume and she was just too cute!!

We were even able to get a cousin picture this time!

 

Grammy is here to celebrate also!

1 month appt update

Actually they will be 5 weeks Thursday, but we had their 1 month appt today.  Overall, they got a great report. He now outweighs her at 8lbs 7 oz and she weighs 7lbs 14 oz…both gaining nicely!!

Lately they are much more alert during the day and we are having fun talking to them and watching them grow…tracking objects, lifting their heads while on their tummy, and cooing just a bit!! They do tend to get very fussy late evening making for a very long night!  As they were crying (or screaming, rather) during the appt for all their measurements and such, the pediatrician called them VERY COLICKY.  Uh oh…that is what I was afraid of.  Not much you can do ‘bout that!  If any of you have any suggestions, PLEASE share!  The doc said that it tends to peak at 3 months and could last until 5 months…WHAT!?!?!  If you have had experience with Colic, how long did it last? One good thing…the doc said that babies who have colic tend to be very bright and be great leaders! Then we have 2 GENIUSES on our hands!

Here is a pic from Finley’s bath last night!  Zane was not as happy afterwards, so I did not capture a pic of him!

Little buddy asleep on Grammy!

Our first family walk…

Vader getting a little too comfortable!

Tummy Time

We are trying to increase the number of times we have tummy time, but they are still pretty sleepy during the day.  If we weren’t wanting them to sleep at night, there would be plenty of time for them do do it during the wee hours of the night since they are awake!

Zane during tummy time!  I just love the end of this video…how his head just bobbles down!

Finley works on her tummy time too!

Don’t mind the dates on the video…I guess I need to change that on the Flip…now how do you do that?

Hook ‘Em Horns!

We cheered on the Longhorns to a 16-13 victory over OU!!! Finley and Zane got in the spirit and sported burnt orange for the game, too!!