tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64851653994367100902024-03-13T14:31:15.203-05:00josie +2, 2012blessed to be a family of three through domestic adoptionkatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350665207776681475noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485165399436710090.post-42590011812225216192013-08-02T20:09:00.002-05:002013-08-02T20:16:59.516-05:00Another Year at the FairA little events catch up...<br />
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One might not suspect, but we're a good fair kind of family. Lucky for us, the county we live in hosts the best around when it comes to cleanliness, games, friendly people and things to see and do. One thing that's become a tradition that we look forward to is checking out the latest batch of piglets in the kids barn. The same farmer is there every year, and we usually come at a quiet enough time that he smuggles one out for the kids to get a closer look. <br />
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If they didn't grow up to be so huge and gross, I might have snagged one to take home to this little farm I have going on over here. <br />
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Of course we had some disgusting but awesome fair food, rode rides, people watched... but this is really our favorite part. We spent a good while at each animal (almost all were mama's and her babies). All my girls were entertained, and that's really all I can ask for!</div>
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The twins turned 11 months old and the party planning is in full swing. Josie is super disappointed it's not her birthday first, but I think she's going to have more fun at the 1st birthday than anyone else. Alivia at 11 months old is sweet as could be, and a mama's girl most definitely. Her bottom two teeth finally popped in and she was none to happy about it. It was a rough couple days, but now her little toothy grin is adorable. My girls had a bout of sickness requiring doctor visits, so I know they're 18lbs and growing quickly. I expect at their one year checkup they'll be on the normal growth curve and holding their own. </div>
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<br />Josie can't wait to be 5, she talks about it all the time. She's also full of sass, bossiness, and then there's the crying. I reminded her 5 year olds don't throw fits and if she can't act 5, we just can't have a party. That usually works to snap her out of it, but sometimes not. She's a handful, but a handful that I know will serve her well someday.<br /><br />
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Annalise at 11 months lead the pair in popping in the teeth, and was equally unhappy about it. We're getting some mumblings of "mama" and "dada", but we assume it isn't exactly directed at us yet. Soon we hope. <br />
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We've been brave lately, taking day trips and enjoying the summer. Taking twins anywhere is a handful, but worth our efforts to have all the kids see and do fun things. Our couple trips to the beach were a lot of fun! Josie is the perfect age to enjoy wading in the water without too much worry (we're very close by), and the babies hate the sand so they stay put on the blanket and actually prefer the beach chairs. They're happy as clams just watching all the people. Huge bonus, the arrival home is always met with a good bath and long naps. <br />
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Josie buried waist deep by dad. That's one way to have her stay put ;) And if life wasn't hectic enough around here, we decided chickens would make a great addition to our brood. Little Ms. below will one day be laying blue eggs, with the rest of our chic family laying brown eggs. They're proving fun to watch, quirky personalities, easy to care for, and a lot of fun for Josie and the other kiddos around here. So we patiently wait for fall to arrive so we can be on the look out for our first eggs! </div>
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Josie is a little shining star, that's her dance song for her first recital. It is indeed recital season, and lots of excitement has been involved as we lead up to this Saturday. </div>
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Try as I might to explain what she's going to be doing on Saturday under the big lights on a big stage with a BIG audience, I don't know that she's understanding of what it will be like Her group of "shining stars" are all the same age group, same antics, same attention spans. For the fact that I know and have seen the routine informally at least 100 times, I can imagine the potentially adorable show that is ahead of us. </div>
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But there's an even greater chance they all get on stage and go completely blank with fear, confusion, intimidation or just plain silliness from having to sit quietly for 1-2 hours back stage before going on. </div>
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These photos are from last week's dress rehearsal, brimmed with excitement as full makeup was required. After admiring my "painted eyes" for so long, Josie finally had painted eyes of her own, with blush and pink lipstick to boot! </div>
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And maybe the most important piece of all, the ballet bun. Not an easy feat with whispy four year old hair, but we nailed it! It stayed perfectly in place the entire day, so I'm relieved to think it has a prayer of surviving back stage butterflies through to the finale. </div>
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<br />Break a leg, baby...katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350665207776681475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485165399436710090.post-18221742418019668672013-06-10T09:36:00.000-05:002013-06-10T09:36:52.973-05:00At 10 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Ahhhh ten months. The big first birthday is looming on the horizon and I'm trying to soak up all the babiness I can for as long as possible. Here are my girls at 10 months (only a few days late).... </div>
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Alivia, Livie, Livs and many other combos, my smiley sweet little girl. While she's on the go go go, Annalise just enjoys the view. We've unfortunately been to the doctor recently for persistent runny nose and goopy eyes, so I know she's currently 17.5 lbs! And she's my babbler, there are some "mama" and "dada" sounds in there, but nothing we can truly say is a first word. Sleep, ever so elusive... some nights good, some nights bad. It all blurs together anymore, I can't say Alivia or Annalise is a better sleeper b/c every night is different and luckily it's usually one or the other that's a stinker and up for some reason. Thankfully it's not usually both on the same night. <br />
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Annalise, Lise, Lili any variation thereof - my goofy girl. She's fun, funny always ready for a play date. I love her sideways smile, her smirk. She largely watches contently as Alivia crawls around the house. When she does get in crawl position we get excited and cheer her on. But as of today she just flops down on her belly and goes into army crawl. But don't be fooled, she's fast - sometimes faster than Alivia. Who knows, maybe she'll never be a crawler. <br />
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It's time for us to take a look around the house and sort through Josie's toys that come will a million and one little pieces and put them away somewhere safe. And the basement door, have to remind ourselves over and over again we have to keep it closed. The baby gates never came down from Josie, so those are up and ready to go. The cribs have been lowered a notch as the girls are getting stronger and stronger, yet they aren't pulling up to standing yet - it's not too far off. Especially for Alivia. <br />
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In this 10th month, they're back together in the same room again. Through so many months of sleep experimenting, crying it out, colds, etc... we've had Annalise in a crib in the play room at night and nap time. Knowing I didn't want this to go on forever, I want them to share a room, we put them back in the same room a few weeks ago. Interestingly enough, this has been great! If one is up in the middle of the night, the other sleeps through the noise unbothered. Naps are a different story, and we nap them separately. But night time success! Now we just need to keep them asleep for 10 ideal hours so this mama can get some sleep. </div>
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And off she goes, Alivia is officially crawling. She's off and running, almost literally. Seems interesting as baby B, she's always the first to reach the milestones. We're told this is common for B babys (second born of twins). She slept through the night first, rolled over first, sat first, and is now crawling first. </div>
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The zoo made our itinerary for the holiday weekend. The babies' first trip! Actually, Dad took a free day from work and we went on Tuesday. It was like our own private zoo day... only a few other people there. </div>
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This particular zoo is a rather sad state of affairs, but it serves well for being close to home, inexpensive, small yet with variety. Josie was pretty happy feeding the goats. I kept hand sanitizer close by. Yuck, if you ask me. </div>
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Alivia and Annalise voiced no opinion either way on anything at the zoo ;). I think they were happy for the change of scenery for the day. <br />
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I love the weekend. The weekend means dad is home from business travel. We can all go out and about with two able adults - it's just so much less stress and exponentially more fun (I get more sleep when dad is home too!) We found our way to hiking trails, some shopping, and lots of outdoor fun. </div>
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We've quickly gone from begging for a warm day to hot hot days! It was in the 80's yesterday, and seeing that I had just bought the twins new bathing suits and sun hats - what would be the most obvious way to spend the afternoon? One of the smartest things we did when building this house, years before we even thought of kids, we added an outdoor spigot for warm softened water. This means we can fill up pools with warm water instead of bailing hot pots of water from the kitchen to warm things up. <br />
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Josie had her own pool to play in that was much bigger, much deeper water - but certainly had to be part of the festivities in the baby pool. The babies are finally sitting up very well unassisted - so the timing was just right to plop them in the pool and see how they liked it. While Annalise was on hour 2 of her nap, Alivia and Josie played. </div>
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Josie lost interest as you'd expect, and three became a crowd in the little pool once Alise was plunked in. Annalise was equally delighted as Alivia to be in the pool. <br />
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They splashed, a lot, and laughed until they cried. <br />
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Alomst two weeks ago now, that's how far behind I am, Livie and Alise turned 9 months old. The 12 month mark looming on the horizion, so I'm trying to be extra vigilant in soaking up the baby-ness <br />
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It's a riot now that they're starting to recognize each other, starting to interact - and usually not in the most friendly of ways. Why is it that when one has a toy the other automatically wants it? They go back and forth snatching things from each other, especially the pacifiers, and that in and of itself provides them entertainment for a bit. <br />
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We had our 9 month checkup, and they're both right at 17lbs. On the adjusted growth chart (their adjusted age of 7 months), they're right in the middle. If compared to a full term 9month baby, they're behind. But something funny happens when you go from your first to your second (and third in this case) child, those numbers don't really mean a whole heck of a lot anymore. We're in no race to be earlier talkers, walkers, etc... all I want is happy healthy babies and that's I've got. So lucky for those things. When I see other 9 month babies standing, or even walking... I know these two will catch up soon. I'm happy to have immobility for a little while longer. </div>
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Because the truth is, once they start getting around, I'm really in trouble. I'm already exhausted just about every minute of the day and I'm not having to chase them around yet! For now I can plop them down to play in one spot and they don't get too far. Just the last week they've become strong enough to sit on their own, and sans a little backwards scooting (while on their bellies), they're not crawling yet. <br />
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SLEEP! By golly, we're starting to feel what it's like to sleep more than 2 hours at a time!!!! I've read all the books, tried all the methods - and while those tips and trick work in a perfect world, they don't make accomodations for the stomach bug, the colds, then stuffy noses, growth spurts, etc... We'd had a tough go of the stomach bug, the entire house. There's only one thing worse than a sick baby, two sick babies. It took quite a bit of work to get everyone back on a good sleep schedule. Even still, it always seems one baby needs something during the night while the other is not a peep. I say a prayer before bed for hopes of a good night.<br />
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Alivia, oh Ms. Tempermental. Kidding, for the most part ;) Almost always, she's equally as happy and playful as her sister. I tend to think of her as my little peanut, but really she's only ounces different from Annalise. <br />
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Every Fall I fill my garden beds with tulip bulbs for cuttings. It's a thrill each year to cut and bring in armfulls of tulips. When they're all cut and spent (100+), I pull the bulbs out of my beds (and put away in dry storage) to ready the raised beds for the main event, our summer garden. </div>
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We learn so much each year. From what we can and can't grow, what we do and don't eat, and what we especially want more of. Ed, the first to turn his nose up at a vegetable, was all over the plans for this year, building a greenhouse in the basement to accommodate bigger seedlings. He says this will be the year he eats a tomato, afterall, he's cared for these seedlings since February.</div>
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And adding a fourth raised bed to our collection. The temps are supposed to spike into the 80's today, so I excitedly anticipate the growth spurt we'll see this first full week of planted seedlings. I'm on the fourth year of asparagus roots and so far I'm getting a handful of shoots every day - the heat will really make them pop up! Truth told, I don't schlep all the kids out around town much these days, it's just too much. Caring for the garden this year will be a nice break in our sometimes monotonous daily routine. </div>
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Only now as a mom do I see how great it is to spoil and celebrate other mom's, for this is one tough job! My girls and Ed surprised me with new charms for my bracelet and a Mother's day lunch with my extended family before cake and ice cream in the late afternoon with our extended family to celebrate some other birthdays. I did not get to sleep in, I still had diapers to change and bums to wipe, my house still got dirty and there was still plenty of whining and crying to go around. Someday I'll get that relaxing carefree day... but not yet. </div>
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Same time last year I was still laying in bed all day, nauseous, worried... and here we are now, mom to three and hands fuller than ever. I should have taken more pictures of the day, but this is about all we got out of it, not a single "perfect" picture by some standards... but if you were to hodgepodge them all together, they tell a good story... </div>
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Annalise and Dad - such a good pair, but I guess all the girls love dad so I can't exclusively say Alise and Dad. Alise was first, earlier last week was inconsoleable through the night with a snotty nose, totally out of the blue. I thought it must be allergies, and "oh no, NOT allergies" - because I know the misery and would be sad my girls started so early in life. I imagined how that day, being the first to spend all day outside in the Spring air, must have triggered it. <br />
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There weren't any other symptoms to indicate a cold, but alas, a day later Alivia caught right up. Let me tell you, it's near impossible to keep two babies' germs away from each other... so you've gotta just give in that both are going to be sick. And so they are, and Josie. <br />
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So while we've been nursing the sniffles from everyone (and for babies, as you must know, means sleepless nights and crabby days), we're doing what we can to find activities to pass the time. That's lots of stroller rides, car rides, and walks that seem to soothe the whines. </div>
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This day also happened to be their 9mo birthday, and while I tried for some cute photos in the grass... I quickly remembered how no baby I've ever met enjoys grass. Not to mention a sick irritable baby. My mistake ;)<br />
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We'll try again for our 9 mo photo another day! katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350665207776681475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485165399436710090.post-6064073234718522062013-04-29T09:07:00.000-05:002013-04-29T12:32:23.701-05:00Digging In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's the time of year when we (me) are really itching to get out in the yard to dig in and clean up. Last Fall I found the time to fill my three garden beds full of tulip bulbs for Spring cutting. They're all on the brink of blooming, and when they're spent I'll pull out the bulbs and get my vegetables in. But here we are, a few weeks away from that, and my new garden bed is empty and ready. </div>
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We did some test growing in the our basement greenhouse, and I have a good handful of zinnias ready to go in the ground, and here's josie making some holes for me, and just plain making a big mess. </div>
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I've found it hard to fit in my hobbies lately (I wonder why!), but I'm hoping the babies find themselves happy in the stroller b/c this is how I imagine much of our Summer as we get outside and go. </div>
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I see us walking our street over and over this Spring, luckily it's quiet with very minimal traffic. And through these pictures I see it's maybe time to get this girl a big girl bike as her knees are about up to her chin. She's just now warming up to this version of mobility - having been fearful of anything with pedals and wheels up until now. </div>
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I think there are a lot of false presumptions about twins and how they should look, behave, grow, etc... and one that I'm finding particular untrue at this point in the game is the "instant friend, constant companion". Other than when they were swaddled little bundles laying together in the crib, they don't really play nice. There's a lot of hair pulling, fingers in the nose, pulling on ears... this makes for unhappy sisters. Nor are they much entertained by what the other is doing at any given time. </div>
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I'm pretty well aware that this is going to change as they get older and most likely (hopefully) for the better. Who they are entertained by, Josie. For sure. She's loud, she's boisterous, she's always bouncing around the room. It's rare to get Josie to focus her energy on baby entertaining, but when she does - everyone is happy. </div>
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Developmentally, this week has been interesting. Three things of note. Alivia's baby babble is getting much more conversational. If I'm out of the room and hear them chatting, I can always tell which is Alivia vs Annalise. Annalise is just babble, but Alivia... she's having a full conversation! Alivia again, ahead of her sister - scooting around like she's got somewhere to be. Poor Alise, or happy Alise, she's just fine chillin' in the same spot for the most part. </div>
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And lastly, their coordination is finally getting fine tuned to the point of snatching pacifiers out of each other's mouths and popping it into their own, and also for the purposes of sneaking a toy away from the other. It almost never goes over well. <br />
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Oooops, there's about 6 months since I've thought about updating. There's a lot to say about being the mom to a lively 4 yr old and twins while being cooped up in the house all Winter, but more exciting to all of us is the sun shining and the chance to go for walks outside. We're 8 months into adapting and figuring out how to do it all - and it isn't always easy, well, like 90% of the time it isn't easy - but it's all worth it. </div>
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To be honest, we're really anxious to get out of this house and enjoy Spring. Ed built me an XL greenhouse over the Winter to get our special tomatoes started back in February, now's just the job of building a fourth raised bed to accommodate the big garden plans. </div>
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<br />katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350665207776681475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485165399436710090.post-23361036980632922012012-10-15T11:43:00.000-05:002012-10-15T11:56:47.290-05:002 months oldOur 2 month mark has come and gone, and while my computer got a refresh (thanks Dad!)... these pictures are just now getting caught up. Things have already changed so much, but at two months these two were still eating every three hours around the clock and really wearing us out, in the most wonderful of ways, of course.<br />
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Both girls have been sleeping in their cribs at night since the first week home (but now at 11 weeks, we're trying new sleeping arrangements). It's a cozy little spot in our house that operation twin care takes place. Our doctor visit has them weighing in at 8lb13oz (alivia) and 8lb15oz (annalise). If measured against the growth curve of a 2 month old, both girls are in the low single digit percentiles - but when compared to their adjusted age (2 weeks) they're right up in the 70th on all accounts. We're right on track! They're bursting out of newborn diapers, but I bought such a giant box of them... I refuse to let them go to waste. <br />
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As the weights keep going up, it's more and more clear that Annalise has a rounder head than Alivia, and the stork bites on their foreheads are still clearly present and uniquely each their own. I've been listening to see if I can tell one cry from the other, but those are still indistinguishable. <br />
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We've been trying to come up with a number as to how much more work we think twins are over singletons. It's not double when you consider you're doing most of the work already. We think it's 1.something, but it's definitely not double - and thus having two to love is over the moon amazing, unless it's 3 am and I'm going on zero sleep. Then, of course, everything seems magnified 10x! <br />
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And it's not that they're difficult babies - they're not! They're really easy going and still sleep quite a bit... but in terms of simple time management, it gets overwhelming washing bottles, clothes and changing diapers on what seems to be an endless cycle. Not to mention having a 4 yr old to entertain too! Finding time for myself has never been more important than now. I'm so thankful to have my mom living so close and even staying the night with me once in a while. Without that, I'd really be a cabin fever mess! <br />
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Going into our 3rd month, Ed and I have started a divide and conquer method for the nights (one baby upstairs with me and one downstairs with dad) - and without jinxing myself, the last few nights our sleep has exponentially grown. Be it a factor of keeping them separate as to not wake each other, or merely eating more during the day... we're not sure yet. But when you go from 3 hours between feeding to 4 and 5... that's like winning the lottery! As the parent, when you're only listening for one baby to wake, vs two... it's a much more restful and relaxed sleep. katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350665207776681475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485165399436710090.post-52392323104216672242012-10-14T17:18:00.001-05:002012-10-14T17:34:04.927-05:008 weeks<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Even through all the crabbing and tantruming, we celebrated the 4th year like we have every year prior. Apple picking at our favorite orchard. We got there bright and early... </div>
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And while Mimi took good care of the sisters, we cruised around and stopped for lunch. Naps were needed by all, and the anticipation of THE CAKE was high... </div>
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It was my best yet, and still lots of room for improvement. But it tasted good and came through for our traditional cupcake cake birthday ceremony! </div>
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Our annual family picnic, a blast. If it wasn't for all the bees and strong winds, they day would have been perfect!</div>
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First time at the pinata with a blindfold, she's lumped in with the big kids now!<br />
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An entire month has gone by since the day these two joined our family. It's hardly believable that much time has passed. After all, they've been home less than two weeks and are still only 38 weekers, not even a "newborn" yet, at least in terms of clothing sizes. Having spent their first few weeks in the NICU, and the blur of how our home and lives have had to adjust to this new life - here we are. One month old. </div>
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At one month, we continue our round the clock feedings every three hours. The efforts well worth the zombie walks in the middle of the night, both girlies are superbly gaining weight and will maybe even fit into newborn clothes very soon! We're making do with N clothes, but they still swim in them. 5lb5oz for Alivia and 5lb10oz for Annalise. </div>
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Sleep, for the girls, is easy. They eat, and right back to sleep, around the clock. I presume as they near their due date (September 19th), they'll start to behave more newbornish and be awake more often. And with that, I anticipate I'm in trouble ;) but for now I savour their sweet velvety heads, their soft cheeks, and warm cuddly bodies as they rest and grow. <br />
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While they're near identical in most things still, and while we wait for their personalities to emerge, we know for certain Alivia is our pokey eater, and tends to spit-up on a regular basis. All normal, we know, just never had that with Josie. And today was our first day home alone while Dad headed back to work. A house full of 4 girls, and I think I did a fine job of holding down the fort. <br />
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And on their one month birthday, the new stroller arrives and I'm looking forward to getting back out there, if not running yet, at least putting some miles walking and getting back into shape. If they keep up this nice sleep/eat schedule, I foresee lots of miles being put on the new stroller this fall.
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Probably because I spent a good portion of Summer at the hospital, it seems like it has slipped right past us. Before I checked into the hospital, I had just bought J some new bathing suits and coverups - and they never got used. Today was plenty hot, dad to the rescue with the pool idea. <br />
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Random silliness that I love :)<br />
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katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350665207776681475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485165399436710090.post-65260988394324680562012-08-29T10:07:00.003-05:002012-08-29T10:07:53.787-05:00The Sun ShinesDay 4 of being home, 3 nights of learning. All things one could anticipate being complicated with twins, indeed is. They eat, usually at the same time. One wakes and stirs while the other is seemingly out cold... only to find a moment later #2 has the same idea. <br />
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And here's my system for knowing who is who... Alivia is always on the left and Annalise is always on the right. Their cribs, Alivia left, Annalise right. In the swings, in their bassinets, in their car seats. I can tell them apart, but it takes a moment of assessment. And if all else fails, their hospital bands are still on. Luckily, I haven't had to refer to them yet. It remains to be seen when I'll snip them off. For now, they stay. </div>
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And day 4 will likely be a repeat of the previous 3. Although today is a school day for Josie, so even more casual than yesterday. Naps, eating, washing baby clothes, editing pictures, cuddling, cuddling and more cuddling. Ed's been working on lots of long neglected house projects while he's off this week, in between diapers and feedings, of course. The real test will come next week when he's back at work. Here's hoping my mom doesn't decide to take a vacation any time soon!</div>
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We left this place for the last time on Sunday, bringing home Annalise. Our family complete and home. So great. </div>
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A lot happened here, a place that was comforting and safe while I waited for their arrival, caring people that changed my life and my family forever. It was bittersweet to say goodbye to a place that was such a huge part of our lives for 40 days. But we knew the biggest adventure of our lives was waiting for us at home, and were were excited to jump in feet first!</div>
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Our last moments in the NICU before packing up, the last minutes of being connected to monitors! A freeing moment to hold our baby and walk around with her. We packed her up tight in the car seat, just like we did with Alivia a few days prior... and said goodbye. <br />
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Ed, so proud and happy to snap her in and drive off. I made sure to stop and grab my ritualistic hibiscus ginger ale and blueberry muffin at my favorite tea place as a final adios, and we hit the road. </div>
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We've now survived two nights of twins. It's a drastic adjustment, a steep learning curve, but I think we might just be good at this. True, we're both home and I have my amazing mom to help, AND they sleep 90% of the day... but it's better than I imagined. So good. Josie's a great big sister and proving to be a great helper. It's good to be home. </div>
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Official news we were headed home came this week. Alivia is a few days ahead of her sister. While sad Annalise wasn't equally as ready to come home, we know she is only a few days behind and will be making the same journey home soon. Having been home a few days now, we are glad we had this slow transition home and into the world of twindom!</div>
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We were discharged from the hospital on Thursday, and got to hold and love Alivia for the first time without any monitors connected to her. It made us nervous to detach from the reassurance all the monitoring gave us, but now that we've been home a few days watching her every adorable move and listening to her coo, we are more relaxed. </div>
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She gets swallowed up in the carseat (and this is even one of the smaller models!), and I of course rode home in the back seat with her. As any baby would do, she slept the entire ride home. </div>
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And yet the nursery isn't quite finished yet, but getting close. I have art to hang and arranging to do. I never thought the day would come that I'd have them home to fill the cribs. I can't wait to see them both here. Soon!</div>
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This past weekend brought some exciting changes. We moved from the 80s to the 60s (series of rooms), and in NICU speak, that means we moved to the other side of the NICU where we transition to home! </div>
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With that great news, we spend our days at the hospital doing things much like we would do at home. We feed them on a schedule, we cuddle, we do diapers, we cuddle more. The feeding tubes are coming out very soon, they're still there only as a precaution in case one of the girls poops out during a feeding. To keep their weights increasing, they must take every drop of milk at every feeding. <br />
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Their new room even has a window. This weekend was the Chicago Air and Water Show which we had a million dollar view of. We cuddled and sat by the window all weekend. Ah, and last but not least, they're in open cribs and out of the isolettes. That means they've mastered maintaining their own body temps. Just like all the nurses told us, they are strong and won't be there long. With each passed day we can tell they're stronger and getting closer to coming home! </div>
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