2 months

We are now officially past the 2 month mark...9 weeks, to be exact. Every day seems to be a new adventure, both for us as parents, and for the twins. As parents, we are discovering more and more what each baby likes and dislikes. We discovered that the babies LOVE laying on couch pillows on their tummies with their legs folded underneath them. It seems not only comfortable, but also a way of expelling excess air...especially for Peter! Of course this is always done only during the day with supervision. Peter and Joy are beginning to enjoy bath time more, and only yelp a little when they initially get into the water.

The babies have had plenty of adventures--many trips out to see friends and family, to the dollar store, and a couple 1 1/2 hr. stroller rides on 20 degree days! They were extremely bundled up and quite toasty warm inside their many layers of clothing and blankets. I did, however get lots of curious looks from people! I'm finding that the stroller is one of the best ways to calm fussy babies, as well as an AWESOME form of exercise for me (the double stroller itself weighs close to 50 lbs, and when you push it through the snow, it makes for a great workout!).

Sleeping at night has been getting better and better for us. We are now getting 4 or 5 hours between feedings at night (which amounts to about 2 1/2 to 3 hrs. of sleep at a time for me). Initially, we were making a big effort to keep babies awake in the evenings between 6 and 10 pm, but we discovered that it doesn't necessarily help. On nights when they slept all day and napped in the evening, they often slept great at night, and on nights when they were awake during the day and I made extra efforts to keep them awake at night too, they often had rough nights. So there seems to be no rhyme or reason! We hear that babies tend to turn a corner at around 3 months, so we are anxious to make it to that point.

We also had another weigh-in at our 2 month appointment today. Peter now weighs 12 lbs 3 oz (66th percentile, up from 18th percentile last appt!), and Joy weighs 10 lbs 10 oz (up from 7 lbs 7 oz a month ago). Joy's weight is now in the 44th percentile, up from the 7th percentile last time. I am so proud of them, and also of my progress and accomplishment as a breast feeding mother!