Friday, December 21, 2012
Claire's Sweet Smiles
Claire is such a smiley little girl! She smiles at almost everyone and will even giggle! Here she is at 9 weeks old.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
David is a Roller!
David hates tummy time! He cries within seconds of putting him down on his belly! So, he decided to take matters into his own hands to avoid having to be on his tummy! Watch :) {10 weeks 6 days old}
I (barely) caught the first roll, Eric and I both witnessed the second, and I managed to get the third time on video.
I (barely) caught the first roll, Eric and I both witnessed the second, and I managed to get the third time on video.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
We Need a Little Christmas...
We've really been enjoying the holiday season this year! Over the weekend, we took the kids to the Brooks' Children's Holiday Party. It was fun introducing the twins to Eric's coworkers. Santa made an appearance, and we were considering it a "dry-run" of sorts to determine whether we should take Lucas to have his pro picture taken with Santa. Well, it's a good thing we didn't waste our time standing in line at the mall, because, though Lucas enjoyed talking about Santa and pointing him out any place he could find him, he wanted nothing to do with sitting on his lap. At least we got pictures of David and Claire with the jolly guy for their First Christmas.
On Sunday, we headed over to Peddler's Village to check out the Grand Carousel with Mimi and Papa Filosa. How many times have we been to Peddler's Village? At least 5! And we've driven past countless times on our rides to and from NJ. But, we never knew there was a beautiful carousel and children's museum/obstacle course/maze/amusement area. Lucas rode the carousel 3 times, and definitely would have stayed on longer, if it weren't time to break for lunch! We will definitely be back!
Santa was also at Peddler's Village, but just like the day before, Lucas would only watch from afar with Mimi and Papa.
David and Claire were there too, but they really just hung out in their stroller and watched their big brother have all of the fun! Next year, little ones!
On Sunday, we headed over to Peddler's Village to check out the Grand Carousel with Mimi and Papa Filosa. How many times have we been to Peddler's Village? At least 5! And we've driven past countless times on our rides to and from NJ. But, we never knew there was a beautiful carousel and children's museum/obstacle course/maze/amusement area. Lucas rode the carousel 3 times, and definitely would have stayed on longer, if it weren't time to break for lunch! We will definitely be back!
Santa was also at Peddler's Village, but just like the day before, Lucas would only watch from afar with Mimi and Papa.
David and Claire were there too, but they really just hung out in their stroller and watched their big brother have all of the fun! Next year, little ones!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Claire is 2 months old!
We are definitely into a groove with this 3 kids under 2 years old thing - and this twin newborn thing we have going on!! The first part of the month, we had help from Mimi Irene and Mimi Joanne (Lucas started calling of his grandmothers Mimi back in October!). Then the kids and I went to NJ for the week leading up to Thanksgiving, with Eric arriving on Wednesday (Auntie Michele was a huge help that week!) And the last two weeks we have spent ALONE with no family help! And we survived! And Eric and I have proven that we CAN raise our family on our own - but, we do LOVE when our family is around to lend extra hands! Our parents have provided such amazing and incredible help over the last two months - we love spending time with them and each one of them loves their grandchildren so much! We are so thankful for the village that surrounds us and supports us!
Ok, onto the twins! David and Claire are growing like weeds! We continue to breastfeed exclusively. When we are on our own during the day, I tend to feed the babies separately more than tandem, as it's easier to manage Lucas and the non-eating twin when I have the ability to walk around and have a free hand while nursing. Multi-tasking at its best!!
David and Claire have also enjoyed tagging along to Lucas' music class! The first couple of weeks, they would sleep through the entire class, but these last couple of classes, they were awake for all or part of the time. We signed up again for the winter session that starts in January. Can't wait! Several of the moms I have met through class have children Lucas' age and are also very pregnant or just had their second child, so that has been fun!
These two are amazing sleepers, and we are very grateful for that! Just after Thanksgiving, it occurred to us that both babies were fussiest in the evening just after their 7/8ish feeding. In looking back to Lucas' journal, this is when we instated an earlier bedtime because the fussiness meant he was tired! So, we did the same with David and Claire - they now go to bed around 8/8:30pm, sleep until 4or5ish when they wake up to eat, then back to bed until 8ish! They have pulled an 8.5 hour stretch several times, but not consistently, yet. I'm still convinced that Claire will sleep until morning if it weren't for her wake-up call, David, who initiates that early morning feeding most of the time. But, I'm not ready to toy with letting her sleep through, yet, since I will probably eat my words and she'd be up right after I get back to bed! The babies still sleep in the same crib at night and we continue to swaddle them at night also. They nap for 1.5/2 hours in the morning about an hour after they wake, and another long one during Lucas' naptime in the afternoon. Naps still take place on the main level of our house in the pack-n-play, bouncy chairs or swing. Both babies are also huge cat nappers throughout the day! I don't remember Lucas sleeping this much at all, but we will take it as long as it lasts!
Claire: She is still in size 1 diapers, but will be moving up to 2s as soon as we finish the current pack. Claire is also still in 3 month clothes, and will be for another month, at least, if I had to guess. She is definitely still our little sleeping beauty, but she is so alert when she is awake - looking around the room, observing her hanging toys, flashing big smiles at Daddy and Lucas (I get them once in a while too, but she is definitely a Daddy's girl), and cooing. For such a big sleeper, she can be the harder of the two to put back down - nothing her paci and a little rocking can't fix, though. She has a love/hate relationship with her paci - loves it so much that sometimes she can't keep the thing in her mouth and sucks so hard that it flies out! Then the screaming ensues! She sounds like a kitty cat when she cries and her wail is oh-so dramatic and loud! Claire also has the cutest stretch when she wakes up from a good sleep - she arches her back, sticks her little butt out, tilts her head backwards, puts her arms, with fists in both hands, up over her head and purses her lips. It's so adorable and almost exactly how Lucas arose from sleep as well. Her eyelashes have started to come in, and the hair on top of her head is growing in fuzzy - looks like she may have light brown hair like Lucas. Oh, and her chubby cheeks are finally making an appearance, as well! And Claire has these huge blue eyes - wonder if they will remain blue? She also has these dramatic, porcelain doll-shaped lips that are just gorgeous! What a pretty little girl she is!
We are so blessed! These two are such sweet and good babies! This twin thing really could be so much more difficult if we had babies that cried a lot or didn't sleep well. I'm sure we will have tough phases which will make things much more difficult with two. (I remember 'the four-month wakeful', nap training, teething, and rolling, in particular, were difficult phases with Lucas.) But we will take those phases as they come and just roll with it - because, they are just that - phases!
Claire, you are such a wonderful addition who complete our family in so many ways! We love you!!
Ok, onto the twins! David and Claire are growing like weeds! We continue to breastfeed exclusively. When we are on our own during the day, I tend to feed the babies separately more than tandem, as it's easier to manage Lucas and the non-eating twin when I have the ability to walk around and have a free hand while nursing. Multi-tasking at its best!!
David and Claire have also enjoyed tagging along to Lucas' music class! The first couple of weeks, they would sleep through the entire class, but these last couple of classes, they were awake for all or part of the time. We signed up again for the winter session that starts in January. Can't wait! Several of the moms I have met through class have children Lucas' age and are also very pregnant or just had their second child, so that has been fun!
These two are amazing sleepers, and we are very grateful for that! Just after Thanksgiving, it occurred to us that both babies were fussiest in the evening just after their 7/8ish feeding. In looking back to Lucas' journal, this is when we instated an earlier bedtime because the fussiness meant he was tired! So, we did the same with David and Claire - they now go to bed around 8/8:30pm, sleep until 4or5ish when they wake up to eat, then back to bed until 8ish! They have pulled an 8.5 hour stretch several times, but not consistently, yet. I'm still convinced that Claire will sleep until morning if it weren't for her wake-up call, David, who initiates that early morning feeding most of the time. But, I'm not ready to toy with letting her sleep through, yet, since I will probably eat my words and she'd be up right after I get back to bed! The babies still sleep in the same crib at night and we continue to swaddle them at night also. They nap for 1.5/2 hours in the morning about an hour after they wake, and another long one during Lucas' naptime in the afternoon. Naps still take place on the main level of our house in the pack-n-play, bouncy chairs or swing. Both babies are also huge cat nappers throughout the day! I don't remember Lucas sleeping this much at all, but we will take it as long as it lasts!
We are so blessed! These two are such sweet and good babies! This twin thing really could be so much more difficult if we had babies that cried a lot or didn't sleep well. I'm sure we will have tough phases which will make things much more difficult with two. (I remember 'the four-month wakeful', nap training, teething, and rolling, in particular, were difficult phases with Lucas.) But we will take those phases as they come and just roll with it - because, they are just that - phases!
David is 2 months old!
We are definitely into a groove with this 3 kids under 2 years old thing - and this twin newborn thing we have going on!! The first part of the month, we had help from Mimi Irene and Mimi Joanne (Lucas started calling of his grandmothers Mimi back in October!). Then the kids and I went to NJ for the week leading up to Thanksgiving, with Eric arriving on Wednesday (Auntie Michele was a huge help that week!) And the last two weeks we have spent ALONE with no family help! And we survived! And Eric and I have proven that we CAN raise our family on our own - but, we do LOVE when our family is around to lend extra hands! Our parents have provided such amazing and incredible help over the last two months - we love spending time with them and each one of them loves their grandchildren so much! We are so thankful for the village that surrounds us and supports us!
Ok, onto the twins! David and Claire are growing like weeds! We continue to breastfeed exclusively. When we are on our own during the day, I tend to feed the babies separately more than tandem, as it's easier to manage Lucas and the non-eating twin when I have the ability to walk around and have a free hand while nursing. Multi-tasking at its best!!
David and Claire have also enjoyed tagging along to Lucas' music class! The first couple of weeks, they would sleep through the entire class, but these last couple of classes, they were awake for all or part of the time. We signed up again for the winter session that starts in January. Can't wait! Several of the moms I have met through class have children Lucas' age and are also very pregnant or just had their second child, so that has been fun!
These two are amazing sleepers, and we are very grateful for that! Just after Thanksgiving, it occurred to us that both babies were fussiest in the evening just after their 7/8ish feeding. In looking back to Lucas' journal, this is when we instated an earlier bedtime because the fussiness meant he was tired! So, we did the same with David and Claire - they now go to bed around 8/8:30pm, sleep until 4or5ish when they wake up to eat, then back to bed until 8ish! They have pulled an 8.5 hour stretch several times, but not consistently, yet. I'm still convinced that Claire will sleep until morning if it weren't for her wake-up call, David, who initiates that early morning feeding most of the time. But, I'm not ready to toy with letting her sleep through, yet, since I will probably eat my words and she'd be up right after I get back to bed! The babies still sleep in the same crib at night and we continue to swaddle them at night also. They nap for 1.5/2 hours in the morning about an hour after they wake, and another long one during Lucas' naptime in the afternoon. Naps still take place on the main level of our house in the pack-n-play, bouncy chairs or swing. Both babies are also huge cat nappers throughout the day! I don't remember Lucas sleeping this much at all, but we will take it as long as it lasts!
David: This little guy is no longer so little - what a chunker! He is SO heavy!! David wears size 2 diapers and, though, he is mainly in 3 month clothes, we've already had to retire some 3 month PJs. 6 month clothes are not far off, and he already wears several in that size already. What can I say - he loves to eat! His cheeks are huge and we think he hoards food in them like a chipmunk. I could gnosh on them all day long! David also has these adorably pouty lips! His hair is still full and dark, but he's been losing some of it, which is still growing back dark, though. It is really thin and whispy, and he sports some crazy 'dos! He started smiling while we were in NJ over Thanksgiving and loves to flash that toothless grin and "talk" to mommy! I think this one is going to be a mama's boy (Lucas is so not - Mr. Independence!) - he loves to cuddle and snuggle his head into the crook of my neck. David also loves to be held and likes to fall asleep on both mommy and daddy. He loves to be propped upright over someone's shoulder and enjoys sitting in someone's lap so he can look around the room. David also notices and bats at his "friends" who hang from his bouncy chair arch and the swing mobile.
We are so blessed! These two are such sweet and good babies! This twin thing really could be so much more difficult if we had babies that cried a lot or didn't sleep well. I'm sure we will have tough phases which will make things much more difficult with two. (I remember 'the four-month wakeful', nap training, teething, and rolling, in particular, were difficult phases with Lucas.) But we will take those phases as they come and just roll with it - because, they are just that - phases!
David, you are such a wonderful addition who completes our family in so many ways! We love you!!
Ok, onto the twins! David and Claire are growing like weeds! We continue to breastfeed exclusively. When we are on our own during the day, I tend to feed the babies separately more than tandem, as it's easier to manage Lucas and the non-eating twin when I have the ability to walk around and have a free hand while nursing. Multi-tasking at its best!!
David and Claire have also enjoyed tagging along to Lucas' music class! The first couple of weeks, they would sleep through the entire class, but these last couple of classes, they were awake for all or part of the time. We signed up again for the winter session that starts in January. Can't wait! Several of the moms I have met through class have children Lucas' age and are also very pregnant or just had their second child, so that has been fun!
These two are amazing sleepers, and we are very grateful for that! Just after Thanksgiving, it occurred to us that both babies were fussiest in the evening just after their 7/8ish feeding. In looking back to Lucas' journal, this is when we instated an earlier bedtime because the fussiness meant he was tired! So, we did the same with David and Claire - they now go to bed around 8/8:30pm, sleep until 4or5ish when they wake up to eat, then back to bed until 8ish! They have pulled an 8.5 hour stretch several times, but not consistently, yet. I'm still convinced that Claire will sleep until morning if it weren't for her wake-up call, David, who initiates that early morning feeding most of the time. But, I'm not ready to toy with letting her sleep through, yet, since I will probably eat my words and she'd be up right after I get back to bed! The babies still sleep in the same crib at night and we continue to swaddle them at night also. They nap for 1.5/2 hours in the morning about an hour after they wake, and another long one during Lucas' naptime in the afternoon. Naps still take place on the main level of our house in the pack-n-play, bouncy chairs or swing. Both babies are also huge cat nappers throughout the day! I don't remember Lucas sleeping this much at all, but we will take it as long as it lasts!
David: This little guy is no longer so little - what a chunker! He is SO heavy!! David wears size 2 diapers and, though, he is mainly in 3 month clothes, we've already had to retire some 3 month PJs. 6 month clothes are not far off, and he already wears several in that size already. What can I say - he loves to eat! His cheeks are huge and we think he hoards food in them like a chipmunk. I could gnosh on them all day long! David also has these adorably pouty lips! His hair is still full and dark, but he's been losing some of it, which is still growing back dark, though. It is really thin and whispy, and he sports some crazy 'dos! He started smiling while we were in NJ over Thanksgiving and loves to flash that toothless grin and "talk" to mommy! I think this one is going to be a mama's boy (Lucas is so not - Mr. Independence!) - he loves to cuddle and snuggle his head into the crook of my neck. David also loves to be held and likes to fall asleep on both mommy and daddy. He loves to be propped upright over someone's shoulder and enjoys sitting in someone's lap so he can look around the room. David also notices and bats at his "friends" who hang from his bouncy chair arch and the swing mobile.
We are so blessed! These two are such sweet and good babies! This twin thing really could be so much more difficult if we had babies that cried a lot or didn't sleep well. I'm sure we will have tough phases which will make things much more difficult with two. (I remember 'the four-month wakeful', nap training, teething, and rolling, in particular, were difficult phases with Lucas.) But we will take those phases as they come and just roll with it - because, they are just that - phases!
David, you are such a wonderful addition who completes our family in so many ways! We love you!!
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