I awoke this morning to Kendall crying a bit...not a full out cry, but more of a "I'm starting to wake up and starting to get hungry" cry. We typically ignore these cries as they sometimes turn out to be nothing and the girls will fall back asleep. But if they continue and get stronger, we know it's time to get up and get them some food. The crying did not stop, so I looked at the clock and noticed it was 240am. I started to slowly move out of bed, when I stopped and looked at the clock again. Yup, 240am. Then I starting counting, I did this 3 times, 945pm, 1045pm, 1145pm, 1245am, 145am, 240am...6 hours. NO WAY...DID MY LITTLE GIRLS SLEEP FOR 6 HOURS STRAIGHT?!?!?! I was totally amazed and a little refreshed as well. I got 5 hours sleep straight!
Could this be a new beginning for my girls? Are they starting to understand that they need to sleep longer at night? I guess only time will tell. We'll see what the girls do tonight and the nights to come. Hopefully we don't fall back to our old pattern of 3-4 hours at a time. I think I'd rather move forward...I think I like this longer sleep pattern!!!
Mirror, Mirror
The girls were playing so well on the floor together that I had to get a photo of them. They are looking up at a mirror. They seem to like to look at themselves quite often in that mirror...and smile. It's so cute!
Bad Mommy
I'm sure there are people out there that would say how terrible I am for what I did, but I needed a moment to get things done and Sydney just wouldn't have it. She is a child that either needs to be held or needs her pacifier. The other day I would attempt to get something done and her pacifier would go flying out of her mouth...why can't they just stay in?!?!? So getting tired of going back and forth I decided to see what I could do to keep the dang thing in. Check out the pic...
You will also see her birp clothes all around her...she is my spitty baby. But I ended up taking one of her birp clothes and draped it across the pacifier and had it secured on both sides. Let me tell you...it did the job. Don't worry I checked on her constently!!!
In the mean time, one of my friends told me about these pacifiers that are attached to stuffed animals. After googling, I found them and have ordered 2, one for each girl. The stuffed animal has the pacifier coming out of it's mouth. So you can swaddle your child, stuff the animal in the blanket and the pacifier will always be right there for them to suck on. GREAT INVENTION!!!
Check out the website...http://www.wubbanub.com/
Check out the website...http://www.wubbanub.com/
A Great Night
During the past week, Chad and I have been trying to get the girls to sleep longer than 3 hours at a time during the night. With me going back to work in 2 weeks, we were hoping to reduce the amount of times we get up in the middle of the night. It has been a hard thing to do, with them crying. I was reading a book about how to get your child to sleep through the night and the 2 things they strongly recommended were: swaddling and the "let them cry" theory. Letting them cry is the hardest part. Usually within 10-15 minutes they were back to sleep for at least an hour.
About 2 nights ago we started to swaddle them and let them cry it out. Well last night we saw what it can do. I fed the girls at 10pm and they were in bed by 1030pm. I woke up at 2am, got nervous because I did not hear them. So as a mother would do, I checked on them and they were breathing...sound asleep. At about 230am they woke to eat, this was 4 1/2 hours after they last fed (usually they'd want to eat after 3 hours). Then back to bed they went and it was 730am when I heard them again, that's 5 hours.
I was so happy this morning for them. I made sure to let them know what a good job they did. Sydney just stared at me as to say, yeah so. Kendall on the other hand gave me a few HUGE smiles. Though I didn't sleep much, because I was so use to getting up, I know with time I will adjust as well.
I just hope this was not a 1 time fluke...so knock on wood as they say. Let's keep our fingers crossed that this continues going forward. It would be great for my return to work!!!
About 2 nights ago we started to swaddle them and let them cry it out. Well last night we saw what it can do. I fed the girls at 10pm and they were in bed by 1030pm. I woke up at 2am, got nervous because I did not hear them. So as a mother would do, I checked on them and they were breathing...sound asleep. At about 230am they woke to eat, this was 4 1/2 hours after they last fed (usually they'd want to eat after 3 hours). Then back to bed they went and it was 730am when I heard them again, that's 5 hours.
I was so happy this morning for them. I made sure to let them know what a good job they did. Sydney just stared at me as to say, yeah so. Kendall on the other hand gave me a few HUGE smiles. Though I didn't sleep much, because I was so use to getting up, I know with time I will adjust as well.
I just hope this was not a 1 time fluke...so knock on wood as they say. Let's keep our fingers crossed that this continues going forward. It would be great for my return to work!!!
Valentines Day 2008
We took some photos of the girls in their Valentines Day outfit that Grandma Shelley bought for them. We got some photos where the one girl was smiling but the other was not. Then the next shot, the other girl would smile and her sister would not. In the end, I think they turned out pretty cute, even if only one smiled at a time. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!!!
Sydney's Smile
Kendall's Smile
Sydney's Smile
Kendall's Smile
2 Month Appointment
Can you believe it...the girls are 2 months old today! Where have these 2 months gone??? We had the girls 2 month appointment yesterday and they did great. The doctor was very happy with how they look and how they are growing. On the growth chart (they use a preemie chart for them, not the normal chart), they were in the 50th percentile. But here's the amazing part...they have grown so much!!! Kendall now weighs 8lbs, 7oz and is 20 1/2 inches long (she was 3lbs, 9oz at birth). Sydney is 8lbs even and 20 inches long (she was 4lbs, 3oz at birth). I was shocked on how big they were. I guess seeing them every day, you really don't notice the weight that they put on.
We've had some issues with Sydney from the beginning and addressed these with her doctor. She is currently on Prilosec for acid reflex and a special formula to help with her spitting up. But recently we've noticed that she was still very uncomfortable after eating. They did some x-rays on her yesterday to make sure there was no blockage in her digestive system, which there was not. What they found is that she has a high case of gas. So we now give her gas drops before each feeding to help...this seems to be helping so far.
The hardest part of the whole exam was their shots. Each girl received 4 shots and an oral vaccine as well. It brings tears to a parents eyes seeing their girls being pricked 4 times, right in a row. They did some screaming, but handled it like little troopers. When home later that night, Sydney pretty much slept, but Kendall whined a bit...needing to be held and cuddled by us.
It is still amazing to me that the girls are 2 months old already. Not only are they growing in size but I see other developments every day.
Make sure you check out the site later this week, as I'll try to post a few valentine pics of them in their valentine outfits that grandma bought them.
We've had some issues with Sydney from the beginning and addressed these with her doctor. She is currently on Prilosec for acid reflex and a special formula to help with her spitting up. But recently we've noticed that she was still very uncomfortable after eating. They did some x-rays on her yesterday to make sure there was no blockage in her digestive system, which there was not. What they found is that she has a high case of gas. So we now give her gas drops before each feeding to help...this seems to be helping so far.
The hardest part of the whole exam was their shots. Each girl received 4 shots and an oral vaccine as well. It brings tears to a parents eyes seeing their girls being pricked 4 times, right in a row. They did some screaming, but handled it like little troopers. When home later that night, Sydney pretty much slept, but Kendall whined a bit...needing to be held and cuddled by us.
It is still amazing to me that the girls are 2 months old already. Not only are they growing in size but I see other developments every day.
Make sure you check out the site later this week, as I'll try to post a few valentine pics of them in their valentine outfits that grandma bought them.
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