Naomi and Evan had their two month old doctor's appointment last Wednesday. Everything went very well, and I guess our questions weren't too odd-ball since the doctor didn't laugh at us too much. Naomi weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz. and Evan is holding his own as well at 7 lbs. 5 oz. An assortment of our random questions:
1) Is his head supposed to be that shape?
2) Is her ankle at that angle normal?
3) How often are they supposed to poop again?
The doctor assured us, everything was perfectly normal. The biggest trauma was when they had to get their immunizations. As my sister Alea put it (she went with Erin to the doctor), it hurt so much they couldn't scream at first! Their mouths twisted into a grimace, then it was just a timebomb.."3, 2, 1...WHAAA, WHAAA". But everything went well, they got some baby Tylenol for a day or so, and now we're back in rhythm.
Otherwise, we're well into the grind now. Everybody's changed and fed every three hours, though we're experimenting with letting them sleep a little longer late at night. There's a feeding at midnight, then they'll sleep for around four hours before one of them (typically Naomi) wakes up and is ready to eat.
Since everything is pretty stable right now (and I don't imagine anyone wants to read in intricate detail descriptions of dirty diapers), my plan is to post every two weeks, probably over the weekend. So check back every couple of weeks for an update on the wee little ones!
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Two Weeks Already?!
I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've posted to this blog, they're going to kick me out of the blogosphere. Needless to say, Erin and I are well into the grind of two babies.
A couple of things have transpired to keep me from posting. Certainly sleep deprivation has been a part of it. I will be in the shower or driving home from work and come up with a great topic to write on, only to have the thought completely escape me by the time I get to pad and paper. I feel like Leonard from Memento, zero short-term memory. This is accompanied by the fact that I feel like my .. you know, words are down to nothing when I'm tired.
The second part is that I've found that we now have two newborns. This is actually an important distinction! Before, we had two preemies. Preemies in one way are great: they sleep ALL the time. You wake them up to feed them, then they immediately go back to sleep and stay asleep until the next feeding. Newborns, on the other hand, well, newborns don't stay asleep. They might go to sleep right away. They might go to sleep after an hour. They might stay away the entire time. Lest you're unaware, our awake babies are very rarely not needy babies. Being awake probably means they don't want to be swaddled, they probably want to be held, they might be hungry..well, you get the picture.
I've put a few new pictures up on photobucket, you can get to them here. Here's a quick taste:
A couple of things have transpired to keep me from posting. Certainly sleep deprivation has been a part of it. I will be in the shower or driving home from work and come up with a great topic to write on, only to have the thought completely escape me by the time I get to pad and paper. I feel like Leonard from Memento, zero short-term memory. This is accompanied by the fact that I feel like my .. you know, words are down to nothing when I'm tired.
The second part is that I've found that we now have two newborns. This is actually an important distinction! Before, we had two preemies. Preemies in one way are great: they sleep ALL the time. You wake them up to feed them, then they immediately go back to sleep and stay asleep until the next feeding. Newborns, on the other hand, well, newborns don't stay asleep. They might go to sleep right away. They might go to sleep after an hour. They might stay away the entire time. Lest you're unaware, our awake babies are very rarely not needy babies. Being awake probably means they don't want to be swaddled, they probably want to be held, they might be hungry..well, you get the picture.
I've put a few new pictures up on photobucket, you can get to them here. Here's a quick taste:
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