Baby Boot Camp

While our oldest boy has been gearing up for summer camps, we've been in the trenches of twin baby boot camp with our youngest boys. As any mother knows, the first 2-3 months of an infant's life are the hardest - rocking, swaying, walking, burping, wiping, diapering, sleeping, not sleeping, feeding, holding, swaddling, bathing, spit-up (my personal favorite), and crying... Since we have twins I think everything doubles so that means 4-6 months for us - oh great. I'm pretty sure that women purposely block this precious time out of our minds so that later in life we 'willingly' want to have more kids. The same goes for childbirth too! Rest assured that we are very "thankful at three" and don't plan on traveling this bumpy road again...until grandbabies which better be a long time from now!!!

Over the last 3 months, we literally have buckled down in our home, for the most part anyways, and have somehow made it to the other side...The other side mind you still has its new set of challenges, but let's face it we have twins and we're literally taking baby steps. I swear that everyday is a milestone of some sort. Just getting the bottles washed, the laundry done, or Taylor to bed with his teeth brushed can be a milestone in our house these days. It's been a whirlwind couple of months and everyone is still trying to figure out our new way of life. Just the other day at the fireworks store, I forgot that I was pushing both the shopping cart and the double stroller and just left the double stroller with babies inside behind while I continued to push the shopping cart down the aisle. I obviously am not use to having 3 kids now. I constantly look behind me in the car to double check that I have all 3 kids in the car. I'm scared out of my mind that I'm going to forget someone! 

Before I get to the current baby stats, I'd like to share some twin things that I've learned so far....  

• Poop and spit-up can both be projectile and funny enough can happen at the same time.
• Double strollers weigh a lot when you're hauling it in and out of the trunk of your car.
• Pampers swaddlers are still the best diapers around.
• The hospital baby blanket is still the best swaddling blanket ever - take as many as you can!
• Double breastfeeding can be done.
• Co-sleeping in the same crib early on is impossible - when one baby crys the other one crys and that means nobody in the house sleeps.
• Liquid formula is way better than powder formula for spit-up infants.
• Babies still hate "tummy time".
• The newer "Boppy Lounger Pillow" is awesome for the 1st month!

Here's what we've learned about Jacob thus far...



• Nicknames: Grumpy Gus, Biggy Smalls, Jake, Jakey, and Buddy
• Does not like to wake up hence the name "Grumpy Gus"
• Was the smaller one at birth and now is the larger of the two hence the name "Biggy Smalls"
• The quiet thinker of the two
• Crys louder than his brother
• Has BLUE eyes still - amazing since we all have brown
• Weighs 11 pounds, 2 ounces and is 24 inches long
• Just started to smile a lot and coo a little more
• Looks to the right most of the time because his neck tendon on the left is a little tight - baby neck exercises should help to correct it.

Here's what we've learned about Ryan thus far...





• Nicknames: Rye-Rye, Little Man, and Buddy
• Has a purplish/black birthmark on his right wrist
• LOVES to give smiles and coos a lot - probably going to be a talker like his daddy
• Was the larger one at birth but now is the smaller of the two
• Has brown eyes
• Weighs 9 pounds, 11 ounces and is 23 1/2 inches
• Playful personality...smiley
• Has a tiny white flat cyst on his bottom gum in his mouth. Should go away with age
• Just started sleeping through the night - hallelujah!! That's one down and one to go!