Twin five month update

The twins were five months old yesterday!  And big changes are happening!  They are both very active and vocal babies.  Henry can do full rolls.  His record is 3 in a row!  Hannah is almost ready to roll and can squirm around on her back.  They both love to talk, laugh and make lots of fun sounds.  We also moved them into separate cribs yesterday!  It was there first time EVER sleeping apart.  It went pretty well and we have high hopes going forward.

Henry 5 months

Hannah 5 months

Holding hands

MONTHLY UPDATE:

Food - 100% breast milk on a 3-4 hour schedule during the day and 4-8 hours at night.  Using bottles and nursing.  Henry eats 5-6 ozs and Hannah eats 4-5 ozs.

Sleep - They take 4 one hour naps a day.  And they are officially "Sleeping through the night" if you use the 6 hour definition most nights.  We only get up once (typically) to feed them at night.  

Clothes - Hannah is in 3-6 month.  Henry is in 3-6 and some 6-9 month size.

Weight -  Hannah 12 lbs 8 oz Henry 13 lbs 8 oz

Height - Hannah 22 3/4 inches Henry 24 inches  

Diapers - Pampers size 2

Health - Hannah continues to improve on the meds for the Hemangioma.  Somedays you can barely see the spot on her lip.

Fun Facts - Henry loves to roll.  As soon as you lay him down he is rolling over.  Hannah will pout out her lip if she is about to cry.  It is the cutest thing!

Handsome boy!

Pretty girl!

We are growing up

This is the face of a 3 year old who didn't take a nap today. This is the first time EVER that she has skipped a nap! She just played in her room. Hopefully this isn't a trend- Mommy needs nap time! She was surprisingly a very good girl this afternoon even without the nap. All four of us went to Target and the kids did great.



We are also growing in stroller size! Check out our new triple stroller courtesy of Nana! Cali can sit or stand in the back. The stroller is big enough for the twins when they are toddlers!



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Easter Weekend

We had a good and busy Easter weekend!   We had lots of activities and got to spend time with both sides of our family.

We started with our Church's egg hunt Saturday morning.  It was a lot of fun and Cali did great!  She enjoyed the egg hunt, playing games and the moon bounce!  The twins stayed in carriers on Nick and I and slept.  Cali absolutely LOVED the Easter bunny!  I think it helped that the teenager inside was in Nick's youth group.

Ready to find some eggs

Bounce, bounce, bounce

Easter Bunny

After nap time we went to my sister's house.  The kids had a great time playing together inside and out.  We had a low key cookout and just let the kids play.  

Twins getting play time

Cousins ready for dinner

Sunday we all went to church - a first since having the twins!  Cali is in the 3 year old room now and doing great.  The twins and I hung out in the lobby and Nick's office.  Nick ran his normal Sunday morning programs.

Easter basket from Mommy & Daddy

After church we headed to Nick's Aunt's house for lunch.  This was the first time the babies were introduced to this extended family and everyone was excited to see and hold them.  Henry did pretty well being held by new people but Hannah wasn't having any of it.  She stayed in Nick or my arms the whole time.  After lunch we went to Nick's mom's house for nap, dinner and more Easter fun.

Twins with Cousin Jennifer and Great Aunt Pam.  Notice Hannah is not thrilled!

Nick and Andy with the babies

Aunt Jen Jen with Henry

Kid table

All five of us!

Easter was great, but tiring.  All I can say is we survived!  Packing up everything we needed for 3 kids filled up the van!

Happy Easter.  He is Risen, He is Risen indeed!

Three, Three and Under

Life with three kids, three and under is beyond crazy!  The twins are four months old (19 weeks) and I still look at Nick and say "We have three kids!  How did that happen?"

Cali is a joy of a three year old.  She is brilliant, caring and so tender hearted.  She is a great big sister and is so helpful.

We were excited when we got pregnant a second time and found out four days later that it was twins!  Nick's initial reaction was excitement where I freaked out.  I'm a planner so I immediately started freaking out about all the stuff we would need, a van, another crib, tons of diapers....  Nick is more laid back and kept thinking it was a deal - two for one!

Fun Twin Stuff:
- When in public you are famous with twins.  Everyone will want to talk to you and share about twins they know.
- One twin can be screaming their head off with the other twin sleeping peacefully 12" away.
- If both twins are crying at the same time the only appropriate reaction is to laugh - you are out numbered.
- Get them on the same schedule as soon as possible no matter what.  Feeding, burping and changing diapers takes 45 minutes to an hour.  If one twin wakes up hungry we wake up the other one.
- The twins have built in friends.  They enjoy playing together and talking.
- We do things with the twins we never did with Cali.  With your first child you are so worried about everything.  Cali took naps in our arms for the first YEAR of her life.  The twins have been napping in the crib since day one.

This post is linked to Kelly Korner's Show us your life

They are on the move

The twins are getting big and experimenting with mobility!  It is to the point now where they won't be in the same position I put them in.  Both babies can roll onto their sides but haven't figured out how to get over their arms yet.  They are still sharing a crib but it won't be long.  We picked up the second crib over the weekend and are just waiting for a second mattress.

Left picture - Hannah was feet-to-feet with Henry in the crib 
Top right - Henry rolling onto his side
Bottom right - Henry was laid down parallel to Hannah

They are also staying awake more and are interested in toys and playing.  Cali is a big helper in entertaining the twins.  We play school, Doctor, Dentist and hair salon with the babies.

Duke fans in training

I also wanted to share these adorable outfits that my mom made.  I found out about the onsie dress from another blog and fell in love.  With a little searching we found the tie onsie for Henry.  Aren't they just adorable?!  The linked arms does it for me!  Love them!

Twin Four Month Update

Wow how time flies!  Henry and Hannah are four months old today!  It is so fun to see the changes in them.  They are truly their own people these days instead of needy infants.  Their personalities are starting to form.  They are also responding so well to us.  They just light up when they see Nick, Cali or me.  This also means they can tell when someone other than mommy and daddy have them.  Nick and I went on a date Friday and it was touch and go with the twins before we left because they could tell someone else was holding them.  But our sweet friends were patient and did great!

The twins just love their big sister!  If they are crying she will either run to find a paci to put in their mouth or she will sing to them.  Amazingly the singing sometimes works!  Most of the time she sings "Rock a by baby" or "Row row row your boat".  It brings me such joy to have my children respond so well to each other!

Henry 4 months

Hannah 4 months

MONTHLY UPDATE:

Food - 100% breast milk on a 2.5-3.5 hour schedule during the day and 4-8 hours at night.  Using bottles and nursing.  Henry eats 5 ozs and Hannah eats 4 ozs.

Sleep - They take around 4- hour to two hour naps a day.  And they are officially "Sleeping through the night" if you use the 6 hour definition most nights.  We only get up once (typically) to feed them at night.  

Clothes - Hannah is in 3-6 month.  Henry is in 3-6 and some 6-9 month size.

Weight -  Hannah 11 lbs 4 oz Henry 13 lbs 2 oz

Height - Hannah 22 3/4 inches Henry 24 inches  

Diapers - Pampers size 1 and soon to be 2

Health - Hannah is doing great on her meds for the Hemangioma.  The spot is a light pink now instead of a bright red!

Fun Facts - Henry enjoys laughing and is very smiley.  Hannah loves to stand up, supported of course.

Cali's Dora the Explorer 3rd Birthday Party

We had a great time this morning at Cali's 3rd birthday party!  The party was at church in a room right next to the outdoor playground - a big entertainer for the kids!  The party was filled with tasty treats, a pinata, presents, friends and family.

The birthday girl has been asking for a pinata for weeks.  I had not originally planned for a pinata but after the request I had to make it happen.  Who knew the pinata would be such a hit with the kids!  Cali went first (with Daddy's help) then we continued on up from smallest to biggest.  Luckily the oldest 2 kids got a few swings in before the goodies poured out!

Daddy hanging the pinata

Chasing the pinata

Hitting the pinata

Goodies!

The party was also the twins first time being out in public at a social event.  They should have been sleeping for the party but instead were awake and cranky.  When we got home Hannah took a bottle and slept for 3.5 hours.  Henry ate and snoozed while watching basketball with Daddy.

The Grandmas on twin duty

Cali loved it when we all sang "Happy Birthday"  This look makes it all worth it!

 While we cleaned up the kids went outside to play.

So proud of our 3 year old!