Wordless Wednesday

We are just like our Daddy

I LOVE the little expressions and poses that the boys do everyday. My all time favorite has to be when they first stretch in the morning but yesterday Coleman topped the list of my all time favorites when he mirrored his Daddy's pose on the bed. We had just finished our morning feed and were burping them and hanging out before getting ready to start our day. How precious are those little feet?

Sweet Boys

I am a little biased of course but I think that we just have the sweetest boys. They hardly ever fuss, unless they are hungry, and I could take pictures of their cute expressions and movements all day long!! We had a fun weekend with our Daddy and it was finally a weekend that we didn't have a lot planned which was nice. Saturday was GORGEOUS outside, so we took the boys on some field trips (aka errands) and on a walk. Carter had so much fun that he was tuckered out by Saturday afternoon...

The boys are doing awesome on their schedule and the wake time is really starting to pay off. Last night Coleman slept from 11:30-7am. Carter woke up around 4:15am, ate a little bit, and went back to sleep until 7am. Since he only took a small amount at the 4am feeding it shows that he is not waking up because he is starvin' Marvin' and is still doing it out of habit. Hopefully he will start skipping that feeding soon! They were bright eyed and bushy tailed after their first feeding this morning and went down for their naps after having some play time. I am SO proud of our boys and the big boy progress that they seem to be making. They sure know how to make a momma's heart smile!!

Our Very Own Themepark

As I've mentioned before, I am using the Babywise schedule system for our munchkins and I think it is really helping them to sleep for long stretches of time at night. It basically consists of a three hour schedule (except at night) that revolves around the babes eating, having waketime, and then napping. The waketime is so important because it helps the boys to nap until the next feeding and to understand the difference between day and night when they are not getting the waketime after their nighttime feedings.

Everything that I have read says that it is easier to have "stations" for twins during their waketime so that they do not get bored with one thing and you are stimulating them in more than one way. So here is what our typical waketime activity zone looks like...the boys seem to enjoy it!

Cute hiney

I love monogram stuff on babes, so when I saw these diaper covers I knew the boys just had to have them. They are still a little big on them but oh so cute!

Strong Necks!

Coleman and Carter have only recently shown any interest in "tummy time". They did not like to be put on their tummies and would become fussy after only a few seconds when you would put them on their tummies, so I had been modifying our tummy time by laying them on my chest and letting them use their necks to pick their head up and look around. Jared and I began to notice how strong their necks were getting and how much longer they were able to hold their heads up without having them come crashing down onto our chests, so today I decided to break out the tummy time mat again to see how we felt about it. Coleman was still sleepy from his feeding, so he decided to nap on the tummy time mat, but Carter was ALL about it! It is amazing to watch how high he can pick his head up and hold it for several minutes and continue to do it over and over. Such a proud momma!

Big Boy Crib!!

For the past two months, Jared and I have had the boys sleeping in a pack n' play next to our bed. This made things a lot easier as I got up and down all night long to replace pacifiers, cuddle a baby, and to make sure that they were sleeping peacefully. They are currently sleeping with a 6 hour stretch at night when they first go down, followed by a 4-5 hour stretch. This is an ideal night, not necessarily most nights. I am using the Baby Wise schedule approach (you have to have a schedule with twins or you would go crazy!), and so far it seems to be working well. The next step in Baby Wise is for us to establish a "wake time" that is the same time everyday. This helps the boys continue to regulate their metabolisms and to start setting their internal clocks. Jared and I decided to start their wake times this morning and figured that we may as well go ahead and start them in their cribs so we don't have to fight that battle too when we want to move them to their room. The boys did GREAT and shared a crib (they still love to have each other close) and we slept in the guest room across from them with the video monitor in hand. It was a bittersweet moment as a mom to see our two little guys take such a big step...I can't believe that they are getting so big! I'm sure we will be staying in the guest room for a few months as they begin to hopefully start sleeping through the night but it is something that we are more than happy to do as these sweet boys continue to grow!! I took this picture with my cell phone (of course I took several with my camera also but haven't downloaded them yet), so forgive the quality of the picture.