Well, it's been a little bit since I've posted so I thought while I had a few minutes here at 1am I would blog. Actually I'm just not tired right now, I can't make myself go to bed. I'm sure I will regret that later haha.
So, lately not too much has been going on. Honestly it's just been eating and sleeping. Except for two nights ago, Sarah didn't want to sleep or eat. Or do anything except cry until 5am. It was a weird night for her, and a sucky one for me (and Chris who had to get up and work the next day).
The girls are doing really well. They are just growing so much! It's so exciting to watch them get bigger and bigger, and their cute little cheeks getting chubbier and chubbier! They are both getting some little fat rolls on their legs and arms, and it is just adorable! Also, they are almost grown out of 'newborn' size and are on the cusp of "0-3 mo". They are just still a bit thin and not quite long enough, but they are getting there. I am excited for that size because I have tons of really cute clothes for them that will finally fit. I am going to do my best to make a video of them and post it tomorrow so you can see how big they are now! On that note we should be getting our pictures in anytime. I am excited to send out the announcements and photos to our families. I want to show off my little ladies :-)
I've been starting to actually go out and about with the both of them. I'm sort of getting cabin fever lately so I try to do things outside of the house. It's interesting having two newborns crying in a store at the same time. haha. Today is their 6 weeks birthday. We went and had lunch at a friend of mine's house and then we went to Babies R Us. I had a few things I needed and a 10% off coupon. I realized at a certain point that I just needed to leave because they were both waking up and they were HUNGRY! The entire ride home they cried, and it was a very sad cry. Olivia has discovered how to really use her lungs when she cries. She wails. She's also discovered a very high pitched scream when she is at her most unhappy. That is how we know she is serious haha.
Sarah seems to be coming out of the whole 'laid back' attitude she had going on for her first 5 weeks. She has no problems making her feelings known these days, and she's not very patient. lol. It used to be that she would just lay there and kind of wait her turn, and if she was unhappy she didn't ALWAYS just cry as loud as she can. However, she too has discovered how to really put her lungs to use and let us know when she is unhappy.
I think part of the reason they seem to be crying more lately, is because they are starting to eat more, and I'm not used to them needing so much food. So I think I'm just not feeding them enough sometimes and to make me aware they just cry and cry. They can eat a full 6 ounces now, and soon they'll be graduating to the 8 ounce bottles (right now they use 5 ounce bottles). It's hard to figure out when I should feed them more because their stomachs will be rock hard, and they'll be spitting up, and still want more food. If I wait a few minutes for them to burp and spit up they can eat more with no problems but sometimes it seems like their stomachs are upset so I shouldn't feed them more. In both instances, they are crying. So, we are figuring that out. It's just part of being a new parent, and figuring out what certain behaviors mean. It takes time.
I feel like they are starting to look more alike as they get older. I think if they had the same shape of head I might actually have a hard time telling them apart. They definitely have the same eyes, mouth, and chin. It's just their face/head shapes are different so they don't look very similar at first glance. Sometimes though, if they both have hats on and are sucking on pacifiers I can't tell them apart. Sarah's complexion is a bit darker than Olivia's though, so there is always that. I wonder if as they get older they will start to look a lot more alike. Wouldn't that be interesting? I can definitely tell their cries apart for the most part, and of course they have different mannerisms and what not. It's just very interesting having twins. I can't wait for them to get older and see how different or similar they become.
Well it's 1:30am so I need to get to bed. Sarah will probably be waking up soon hungry. She still wakes up a couple of times in the night. Olivia on the other hand can easily sleep 6 hours at a time. Which, is very nice :-)
Aimee-sham OUT!
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SO good to read about how you and your family are doing!! And that is so awesome about Olivia sleeping for 6 hours! I feel like that's a full night's sleep. Gwen has not quite gotten there yet...it's neat how their cries kind of take on different needs, huh? Gwen has this really wimpy cry that she uses when she's upset but getting tired, I feel bad but it's so cute! She's had some tough nights this week too. Something that really helped was getting in a bath with her. She loved the sound and was calm enough to nurse. She loved when I was whooshing her around the water! So it might help if Sarah is inconsolable again. Don't you feel like sometimes, they're so upset and screaming and you try to nurse but they're so upset it's like they can't focus? I'm like 'you want this, i know you do!' that's what was so nice about the bath, it got her calm enough to be like, 'okay, I'll let myself be comforted now' anyways, love hearing how you're doing! : ]
Aimee
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us all. It is so beautiful to hear your thoughts about Olivia & Sarah. I am sure their great nan and the entire williams family reads your entries.
We are so proud of Chris & your new journey continues. Their great nan williams can probably attest to your feelings about having 2 blessings from God at the same time. When she experienced the same miracle in her life so many years ago with Glenn/Gary. Having been blessed with twins is surely a miracle of the lord, I am sure he only saves these type miracles for special people. Ones he knows will provide love and warmth for each one as they grow. You and Chris have shown those characteristics your entire life with others, so I beleive God gave you that special gift of your own because he knew you would embrace it with love and joy. Keep updating us all so we can all share in your joy as our families are spread so far apart. Our love and prayers are with you all each day, and cant wait to hold them in our arms. Papa Bo
Awe Papa Bo! That is so cute!!
Thank you for the encouraging words too, twins truly are a blessing. It's great to know we have such a support system in the Williams family :-)
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