April 24th-30th



Ttttthhhhbbbttt!

(4/24) D has sure been a bear to get back to sleep these last couple of days.  He goes down easy and then wakes at around midnight and is just inconsolable. Poor bug.  

C is off on a field trip to the zoo today with Kathy and the preschool, so Nanan is watching the little boys.  I was at work extra early today, which means an early out and more time with the kiddos!  I'll take it!  


(4/25)  Busy day today!  Soccer practice and preschool for C.  The twins came with to soccer and spent time in the stroller while C was practicing.  It was damp out right up to the end of soccer, and then it opened up and poured just as I was packing everything up.  Lovely.  I could sit in the van and still watch soccer, and might opt for that on really nasty days, but I know C loves having us right there. 

Nanan brought over a wind chime to hang above the changing table.  D is totally fascinated by it!  Thanks, Nanan! 


D is mid-sneeze.

(4/26) Thursdays are always such a rush, and I don't get to see much of my boys.  Dad said they had a pretty good day with him though. 

Our bottle warmer gave up the ghost tonight.  It seems a bit silly to be buying one now that the boys are 6+ months, but it sure does make things easier for anyone not carting around their food!

I picked up some teething biscuits today, mainly for J, since he growls and yells at anyone eating around him (and not sharing!).

The rare 2-headed baby!

(4/27) Poor D.  He sure sounds barky and Kathy said he slept most of the day.  Both boys were totally done by 8pm, so I put everyone to bed.  I am seriously in need of more hands at bedtime though.  J wanted to hold my hand, I was using the other arm to hold & feed D and was having to pet the kitty with my foot.  You could argue that I didn't need to pet the kitty, but he doesn't take no for an answer.

I tried the teething biscuits with both boys tonight.  J did a great job holding it and getting it up to his mouth.  Surprisingly, D loved them too!  He isn't quite coordinated enough to hold it and get it up to his mouth, but if I held it, he could gum it and actually made pretty quick work of it.


(4/28) All the boys got to come with me to a marathon coffee training date with Tory!  We had a lovely time and the boys were very content all morning long.  Both boys got lots of snugs.  It was great to see the ol' running gang again! 

Tory & J

The points of D's second bottom tooth are visible, but biting brother (ouch!) still has just the one.  So I know that D is a fruit fan, but I am trying different things with him and yesterday, it was carrots.  He would take a bite and gag.  Give him a spoonful of pears, and he would lean into the spoon.  Spoonful of carrots & gag.  Spoonful of pears & lean.  I mixed the two together and he ate them just fine.  I guess I will be that mom that hides veggies in their kids' food.


(4/29) Ran my first post-twins half marathon this morning with Sarah & Nana.  I saw someone pushing a double stroller and can't even imagine how tough that is.  I haven't been brave enough to take all of the kiddos out with me yet.  Better hurry... they're only gonna get heavier!

D plays with trains!  er, a tractor.

(4/30) Happy Monday!  Boy, it sure feels like the weekend flew. I had to keep telling myself that it was Monday tomorrow all day yesterday.

The little boys had a bit of a rough night.  Both of them kept waking at the same time, and at one point we gave J the pacifier to hopefully put himself back to sleep with, and then D would start fussing, so J would take it out of his mouth and hit D in the back with it.  Then D would swat back at him.  Another moment that would be really funny if it wasn't 3am. 

Boys!  (J on the left)