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They’re Two!

The twins are TWO!!

Apparently they were not excited for their last night of one

And, as expected, they are acting totally two-ish. Running, climbing, shouting, laughing, crying, dancing, clapping, singing, goofing, and often destruction-ing.

They absolutely love Daniel Tiger, Peppa Pig, and Forky from Toy Story 4. They like to color as much as their big siblings do, and they constantly dive into their bag of Color Wonder markers and paper and start creating. They got a little remote control car for their birthday that they are surprisingly good at driving around, and they adore all their little choo-choo books. Cars, trains, balls, and blocks are their usual toys of choice, and they are very good at playing by themselves. Playing peek-a-boo is one of their favorites, they have learned to start telling knock-knock jokes, and their snuggle blankets and plugs are still their lifelines.

Their vocabulary is getting better by the day. Nat often strings his whole lineup of words together into a funny little sentence: cheese, apple, bye-bye, nigh-night, NO! (how Forky says What?! Nooo! in his shorts). Mama, Daddy, Babo (how he says Daniel for Daniel Tiger), Peppa, snort (like Peppa does), shoes, nuggle for his snuggle blanket, bu for his plug. He’s also good at carrot, banana (or a version thereof), spoon, Elmo, ball, football, hat, choo-choo, baby, ribbit for frog, moo, neigh, quack-quack for duck, a funny little tongue gobble noise for turkey, pa-pa for Packers, hot dog, poop, hoo-hoo, owl, cup, hello, chair.

Avit has much the same, but his aren’t always as clear as Nat’s: all done, thank you, what sounds like all done but means apple, dan-dan for Daniel Tiger, she-she for fish (maybe trying to say fishie? who knows on that one), quack-quack for duck, choo-choo, stop (he has a collection of tiny street signs and stop light that are his favorites, so he says stop to mean he wants to get them all out), star, lights, dye for bye, Mama, Dada, mwah while blowing kisses, here it is!, hot dog, blue (and he recognizes blue now, too!), moo, baa, hi, sit, chair, hat, oh no. He also still does his long strings of unintelligible chatter with hand movements, which are hilarious.

They both do a growly voice for Cookie Monster every time they see him. Avit loves to come running to me while I’m standing in the kitchen, wrap me in a gigantic hug, then turn and run back into the living room while waving bye and blowing kisses. I always play along and say, “Bye, I love you, have a great trip, see you later,” when he goes back to the living room. It is then repeated over and over, and I love it. I’ve started singing Twinkle, Twinkle to him at nap and bedtimes because he adores stars, and it often works wonders to calm him if he’s crying or doing his pre-bedtime crazies when I hold him tightly and sing right next to his cheek and ear.

Nat loves to look right at you, nod, and blink multiple times in a row to say yes or agree with something, but his favorite answer by far is no. Even when he really means yes. Morrison loves to play this game with him – ask him every question under the sun and hear him say no to everything, even when his answer would obviously be yes. He is getting better at saying yes when you ask him something that he does actually want, but for the longest time all he would answer to anything was no. The big kids all get the biggest kick out of it.

For as cute as they are, they can be super naughty. Avit’s retort when he gets in trouble is always to spit and try to hit something or throw his toys, which enrages me. Nat has now started copy catting and spitting, too, but his is less of a direct spit and more of a subtle raspberry blowing. Like, I really want to spit like Avit does, but I know I’ll get in trouble, so I’ll just kind of blow a little raspberry to the side and hope I get away with that. Cute, but annoying. I hate spitting, and thankfully none of the other kids ever did it. So where these 2 picked it up, I have no idea. Avit has gotten hot sauce in his mouth for spitting like Lana did when she was his age, it has happened twice, and he hates it. It does deter him from spitting again for a while, so hopefully one of these days it’ll stop for good. They’ve also started climbing out of their cribs and onto my bed when they’re supposed to be napping or quietly watching a show in the early mornings while I get ready before school. NOOOOOO!!!!!

They do a good job playing together and I can still get them to sit in the playpen for a little while so I can go downstairs to ride the bike, although Nat does climb out, run into the kitchen, hear me shout for him to get back in, then run back to the living room and climb back in with Avit until I come back up. Our house is the exact opposite of soundproof, so there is not one ounce of stealth or secrecy in his escapes. They are terrible at sharing, though, and Nat is the worst about stealing stuff right from Avit and making him scream. They adore the big 3 like nobody’s business, and it is pretty amazing to see how much the big 3 love making the “babies” laugh and play. I think in my mind it’ll always be the big 3 and the twins, never the 5. The twins are getting to the age where it’s easier for them to play with the big 3 instead of the big 3 having to hide their stuff when they play so the babies don’t destroy whatever it is they’re doing. That’s a huge step and makes things so much easier.

2 years down. The second was definitely more work than the first due to constant corralling and chasing and cleaning up, whereas the first was hard due to utter sleep deprivation. That has gotten slightly better since the middle-of-the-night wakeups are few and far between now, but they do wake up far too early. On school days my alarm goes off at 5:40, and Nat has usually awoken before that. I make him lie back down until I get up, though, at which point I turn on the TV in our room for them to watch PBS Kids while I get ready and get everything going for the big kids. They do still go to bed around 6:00 in the evening, though, so that saves much of my sanity.

The twins! They’re 2! Crazy. We don’t have true babies anymore, and it’s so strange to me to say that we’ll never have a baby or a 1 year old in this house again. On the morning of their birthday I started thinking about the girls’ 2nd birthdays, and the fact that these two are our last 2 year olds hit me like a tidal wave of emotion. It is definitely less bittersweet because there are 2 of them at the same time and it’s all much harder this time around than it ever was with 1 baby, but it’s still its own version of bittersweet nonetheless.

Happy 2nd birthday, Nat Jennings and Avit Jerome!! You two are an amazing duo, and I still can’t believe we have twins! We all love you so very, very much, and I love seeing the wonderful little boys you are becoming. Our family is certainly louder, but full of so, so much love with you two in it!

Here are their official 2 year old stats:

Nat:

  • Height: 35″ (72%)
  • Weight: 27 lbs. 8 oz. (42%)
  • BMI: 15.8 kg/m2 (27%)

Avit:

  • Height: 35″ (72%)
  • Weight: 31 lbs. (82%)
  • BMI: 17.8 kg/m2 (80%)

Now the weights aren’t the most accurate since neither of them would stand still on the scale long enough, so we’ll just call those close approximations. Avit is obviously still much heavier than Nat, though.

I know I forgot to do this with their 18-month post, but here are some posterity stats: size 5 diapers, size 6 overnights, size 24 months or 2T clothes, Avit size 8-9 shoe (but they pretty much never wear shoes, just slippers), Nat size 7-8 shoe. And here are 2-year-old comparisons with the other 3:

Now the best comparisons, the pictures! As usual, Della, Lana, Morrison, Nat, and Avit. Unfortunately I couldn’t find another one of those Elmo 2 candles that the big 3 all used on their 2nd birthdays, so I got the twins matching 2s instead. We’ll keep Elmo for someone’s 12th birthday. 😀

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Twins 18 month stats

The twins are now 20 months old, but we just had their 18 month checkup a few weeks ago. Here are their official 18 month stats:

Nat

  • Height: 33.25″ (63%)
  • Weight: 23 lbs. 12 oz. (36%)
  • Head: 47.7 cm (53%)
  • BMI: 15.1 kg/m2 (22%)

Avit

  • Height: 34.5″ (93%)
  • Weight: 27 lbs. 5 oz. (82%)
  • Head: 48.8 cm (82%)
  • BMI: 16.1 kg/m2 (52%)

The heights are definitely off again because they are not over an inch apart in height, but everything else looked good. Growing right along!

So where to even begin with these two right now… I alternate between marveling (still) at the fact that we have twins and how I could not love 2 little simultaneous boys any more, and the utterly soul-crushing frustration that comes with trying to control, corral, teach, and raise 2 little simultaneous boys. Plus their 3 older siblings. And these swings often happen every 5 minutes, all day long. No wonder I always look like the walking dead!

I’m home with just the twins in the mornings now while Morrison is at school, and they have actually gotten to the point where I can put on PBS kids, let them play, and get a couple things accomplished in those few hours without worrying every second that they’re going to destroy everything or seriously harm each other. Baby steps.

I’m also trying very hard to keep them awake all morning now, but they are so very fond of that morning nap. When we walk to school they usually do fall asleep when I go back to get Morrison around 10:30 and are then asleep for about an hour, which generally screws up the afternoon nap that I need all 3 boys to take. Nat will go back down fine in the afternoon when that happens, but Avit usually won’t. (that picture below of Avit’s bed with a big green lump in it is him – one day during his nap i heard him start crying pretty hard, went in, and found that he had gotten himself all the way under the fitted sheet without getting any of the corners up. how??) If we drive to school, they can usually stay awake the whole time, which means a good chunk of 2-3 hours when they’re both asleep in the afternoon while Morrison naps, too. It is glorious, but I don’t want to give up all the exercise I’m getting walking 6 miles a day with the 3 trips to/from school.

They do still go to bed by about 6:00 in the evening, and the middle-of-the-night wakeups for a pacifier or just to cry out or whatever have dwindled significantly. Avit does talk in his sleep, though, which is hilarious. However, their new morning wakeup time is 4:45, which does not jive with me. On school days my alarm goes off at 5:30, so when they wake up too early I put on Daniel Tiger and they happily sit in their cribs learning life lessons while I sleep. I thought this early wakeup time was due to the summer light, since that’s when it started, but now I don’t know why it’s sticking around. Changing their bedtime doesn’t make them wake up any later, either. Sometimes they’ll sleep until 5-5:30, but I can’t get them to stretch it past that yet. No wonder they’re exhausted by the end of the morning – they wake up too damn early! Coffee, coffee, coffee.

They love to run back and forth across the house, which is hysterical to watch because they often get going too fast for their own feet and crash into each other. If you give them a box, they could play forever, and they are really good about getting their little toys and books out and occupying themselves. When it gets too quiet in the living room when I’m here with just them, I always walk out expecting to see a disaster, but usually it’s just a lull in their action to watch whatever is on PBS. It’s always PBS kids these days, no more Little Baby Bum. And Daniel Tiger is definitely their favorite. Sometimes I do catch them up on the couch messing with Ryan’s stuff, but thankfully nothing major has been demolished yet. (knock on wood!) They have so much fun playing with each other now, but oh, do they adore their big brother and sisters!

Avit chatters and babbles all day long, saying “Hi truck!” and blowing kisses to everything he sees pass by the window, but most of it is completely unintelligible. All of it, however, is completely adorable. He does have a very distinct version of “thank you” and knows quack-quack for ducks and night-night. He is also an incredible cleaner-upper and will put on any pair of shoes he can find and clomp around the house in them. Nat doesn’t make quite so much “talking” noise, but good lord can his screams pierce an ear drum. It is literally an enraging sound, and it takes every ounce of motherly calm I possess not to strangle him when he goes into one of his screaming fits. Which is often. Very often. More coffee. And wine.

Nat is really good at mimicking words you say – bath-bath, night-night for bed, eat-eat while signing “eat.” please while signing “please,” puffs, something that sounds like Mommy even though they all call me Mama so he never hears the word Mommy, quack-quack, and poop. Of course poop.

They have gotten a little less picky at eating, but Avit still prefers meat/protein far more than Nat. I have switched Avit to 2% milk with the rest of the kids since our pediatrician said they could both go to it now, but I still give Nat whole. Little Natty-Nat needs to bulk up compared to Avit. Avit’s feet, I swear, are already almost twice the size of Nat’s! These two really could not be more different.

Avit is so funny. For as bulldog-ish as he appears, he is the sweetest, most snuggly guy, and he gives the most wonderful hugs, back pats, and arm rubs. He was rubbing my arm today with his head on my shoulder before nap, and I could have held him there forever. Nat is a featherweight in comparison, and he is definitely the mama’s boy of the two. Whenever anything is wrong, I’m the one who has to pick Nat up to calm the screaming. Always me. Sometimes Della, never Ryan, but usually me. More wine.

To make up for Nat’s hogging of my attention, I always try to give Avit some extra hugs and snuggles whenever I can. I never thought twin boys could be so lovable, but when these two come running up to me, arms outstretched in love (not meltdowns), pacifiers going, snuggle blanket corners gripped tightly, they’re pretty irresistible.

It’s hard to believe we’re approaching 2 years with these little guys. They sure can make some days challenging, but then others I feel like the luckiest mama on earth.

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They’re one!

Your whole first year has come and gone,

And now today you are both one.

I never imagined surviving such a feat,

But you have made our family complete.

On the day you were born, first Nat then little A,

The fear I’d been carrying just melted away.

Watching you grow every day, your eyes filled with wonder,

Makes it clear that our headcount of children is simply a number.

You’re both cautious at times, then other times brave;

You have filled to overflowing the love that my mama heart craves.

The last first birthday we’ll celebrate here,

And these moments with you two I’ll forever hold dear.

Nat and Avit are 1!! And yes, that happened a month and a half ago, but you know full well how this blog works. And actually, we just had their 12 month well check last week, so I do always like to put those stats in the update posts when we have them. So there you go, not so late after all.

To start, here are the twins’ official 12 month stats:

Nat

  • Weight:  22 lbs. (53%)
  • Height:  30.5″ (56%)
  • Head:  46.6 cm (57%)
  • BMI:  16.6 kg/m2 (48%)

Avit

  • Weight:  24 lbs. 6 oz. (84%)
  • Height:  31″ (75%)
  • Head:  47.2 cm (74%)
  • BMI:  17.8 kg/m2 (79%)

Ok, so a couple things here. Avit is obviously heavier than Nat when we pick them up, so it was fun to finally see by exactly how much. Also, Avit is definitely not taller than Nat – they were squirming around on the table when the nurse tried to stretch them out to measure height, so that is wrong. When they stand next to each other, Nat is clearly taller, and I even told the doctor those measurements are off. I was instructed to take their daily milk amount down from 30-32 oz. to 24 oz. (they still have 4 bottles of whole milk daily mixed in with their 3 meals of real food, so i’ve just knocked them down from 8 oz. to 6 oz. each). The doctor said this might help with Avit’s terrible dry skin and maybe even out their weights a little. Nat’s head still has its obvious flat spot on the back right side, but I read that kids’ heads have years to round out before they’re permanently fused. The pediatrician has never been worried about it or instructed us to do anything about it, so hopefully it will round. I can’t help but worry about it, but it hasn’t impeded his development at all so far.

Otherwise everything looked great! Avit ran around the exam room in his diaper, which the doctor loved to see, and Nat crawled right on over to the little chairs, pulled himself up instantly, and started walking along the furniture just like he does here, which made her very happy also. She said he’s so close to walking she has no worries at all.

It’s still hard to believe that we have 2 one year olds in the house! These little guys are crazy, hilarious, adorable, and so full of love that I can’t stand it. They both chatter all day long. No real words yet – lots of da-das, ba-bas, little melodic songs, but of course no mama (the only time one of them even came close to something that sounded like mama was after they got their shots at the doctor last week, ha!) – and like I said with the others, I can’t wait to hear what they’re actually saying once they do talk. They both love to snuggle into you when they’re sad or sleepy, and sometimes they just come over, want to be picked up, and just be with you. They both bob up and down dancing; Nat claps; they wave; they play peek-a-boo; they love to blow spits and raspberries; they’re getting good at signing “all done,” “eat,” “milk,” and “more”; they play with their toys all day long; they wake up full of smiles in the morning eager to see you and give you hugs. I love them to pieces.

The onesies I had made for their birthday could not have been more perfect. Avit was “Wild 1” and Nat was “Mild 1.” Any more fitting would have been impossible. I loved it!

Within the past week I’ve replaced the dueling jumpers with the big playpen, which they actually enjoy. I think they like being able to play together when they have to be contained instead of just hanging separately with nothing really to do. I’ve also swapped out the infant bucket car seats and put in the rear-facing convertible seats, so they’re really getting to be big boys! It’s so crazy to watch the daily progression.

Last night as I was getting them ready for bed, I was thinking about how this time around all the baby milestones don’t seem nearly as bittersweet as the others did. Probably because we’re doing it twice at once this time. Probably because I know for sure it’s the last time we’ll be hitting them all, whereas with Morrison I always had the “hmm, I wonder if…” in the back of my mind. Either way, I like not really having that pit of “awww… we’ll never do that again…” in my stomach each time we hit one of their milestones or leave a certain baby phase. It’s nice for a change, instead of feeling a longing for not being able to turn back time. Don’t get me wrong – I absolutely love the baby stage and it is kind of weird knowing there will never be babies born in this house again, but that’s ok. I have no doubt that is how it’s supposed to be, and I feel it with my entire being this time. I’m good. We’re full.

Otherwise, they’re just getting more and more into the groove of being part of a 5-kid family every day. They absolutely adore their big brother and sisters, and hearing the big kids make the babies laugh is the sweetest music ever. They still take 2 naps a day, morning and afternoon, and really neither seems close to dropping either of those. They’re into mostly size 18 month clothes, wear size 4 diapers and size 5 overnights, have finally been sleeping through the night since around 11 months (they still wake for the occasional pacifier replacement, but nothing like it used to be since i stopped nursing them), and generally entertain us daily. They both hate sippy cups and are just now starting to drink their bottles cold, which is driving me nuts. I know I never warmed a bottle of whole milk before for any of the other 3, so these guys aren’t getting warm milk anymore either. Sorry, charlies, cold milk is where it’s at now. They’re getting better at drinking it unheated, but they don’t guzzle it down nearly as quickly as when it was warm.

Twins. One-year-old twins! Definitely never someone I pictured walking and crawling through this house, that’s for sure. But it’s pretty great having them here. And now that we’ve made it through the first year, I think we’ll keep them. These little guys have totally captured my heart and, along with their big siblings, make it overflow every single day.

Happy 1st birthday, Nat Jennings and Avit Jerome!! We love you guys so very, very much, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you two every step of the way!

Here are the big 1 year comparison posts and pictures. I still don’t think any of these 5 look alike. Some resemble each other, yes, but there aren’t 2 who I’d say oh yes, you’re definitely related.

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Twins 11 month stats

The countdown is on until their big 0-1, so this post will be just their 11 month pictures. To find out what’s happening in the life of these soon-to-be 1 YEAR OLDS…stay tuned!

And now the usual comparisons. Here are 11 month posts for the other 3:

And here are the photo comparisons – Della, Lana, Morrison, twins, and twins month by month.

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Twins 10 month stats

The twins turned 10 months old at the end of November, and Houston, we have 2 crawlers! So there are now babies ALL OVER THE PLACE!

I finally stopped being lazy and actually feed them now, starting around Thanksgiving, and they’re doing great! Maybe they honestly just didn’t want to eat the past couple months when I tried, because now it’s like they can’t get enough. And so far they’ve liked and not had any bad reaction to everything I’ve given them – all varieties of baby food fruits and veggies (but baby food meat in a jar is so horribly disgusting, i refuse to make them eat that. yuck!) in both jars and pouches, Cheerios, puffs, cheese, blueberries, bananas, apples, pasta, meatballs (their new favorite!), oranges, crackers, rice, green beans, sweet potatoes, cooked carrots, stuffing, mashed potatoes. I want to try to introduce peanuts to them to make sure there are no allergies, but I’m not quite sure how to do that yet. They still love their bottles, though, and come crawling when they see me making them. I’m just now getting Nat to hold his own bottle, too, which is fantastic!

Their sleep at night is still horrendous, so we’re working on that. I just stopped nursing them overnight last night, and there was all the crying. I finally left our bedroom and slept on the couch since I don’t have to feed them in the middle of the night and boy, oh boy, do their lungs work. They’ve gotta figure this shit out, though. Almost 11 months is ridiculous. I even read a bunch of articles yesterday about getting older babies to sleep through, and I kept seeing that if it isn’t happening by 12 months to talk to your pediatrician. Even the internet runs out of answers by then. Awesome.

But otherwise, they’re great. These are 2 hilarious little guys to watch, and I love seeing them just playing all day, chattering away and making noises the whole time. They each know their name, too, and they actually respond when you call them. They’re so content to dig into their toy pile and play with stuff, it’s amazing. I really only have to put them in their jumpers for containment when I need to get something out of sight done like shower, laundry in the basement, etc. The rest of the time they’re totally fine crawling around and playing. I just shut the bedroom and bathroom doors, and they’re good. We actually took 2 real babyproofing steps, too, which, if you know us well, you know we don’t babyproof. They just figure it out. 😉 I put a gate up in the kitchen to block access to the back door area and basement stairs, and I put clear rubber protectors on the corners of our new coffee table in the living room because that thing is brutal! 

Now that Nat is mobile, too, he’s testing out his strength against Avit. More than once I’ve seen him literally climb up on Avit’s head and try to knock him down. Payback for all those nights Avit slept on top of him in their shared crib. Avit still likes to take every toy Nat plays with away from him, which causes Nat to scream, so we’re trying to teach Avit to stop that. Their interactions are so funny. 

Seeing 2 little bodies crawling around the house at the same time is pretty crazy. This morning I was vacuuming, came around the corner from our bedroom, and both of them were sitting right next to each other in the middle of the bathroom just looking at me with wide eyes. Plotting my future demise, I’m sure, hahaha! 

They could not be more different, both in looks and personality. Nat is still the much calmer of the 2, except, of course, for his high-pitched screams and wails at night. Avit crawls at the speed of light and must figure out a way to investigate or get into every single thing he sees. And he 100% knows when he’s doing something naughty, because when he sees you coming to stop him, he looks at you, smiles, usually squinks up his face and giggles, then crawls away as fast as he possibly can. He’s also probably days away from walking. He takes a tentative step or two on his own, but no actual walking across rooms yet. Nat is much happier to just grab a toy and sit and play with it. Except Nat is the one who’s more prone to make a bee-line across the living room rug to the Christmas tree area. Stinker. Nat falls asleep for naps much better still, whereas Avit likes to flop around in his pack n play as much as possible and grab anything within reach to bring it in with him. Avit shovels his food in from his high chair tray, whereas Nat is happy eating one thing at a time, actually chewing and swallowing his food like a normal person. Nat has the most delicate little pixie face, and Avit is much more Gerber-baby cute. Both perfect for eating baby faces, though!

The big 3 always tell me that my tummy picked the right babies with the twins, and they’re exactly right. They’ve also asked if my tummy had picked only one, which one would it be, Nat or Avit. I have no idea, but it’s hard to picture life with only one of these two. I love them so much, and I can’t believe they’re almost 1!

Here are the 11 month posts for the big 3:

And here are all the monthly pictures – Della, Lana, Morrison, twins, then all twins from the beginning.

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Twins 9 month stats

Nat and Avit turned 9 months old on Halloween, so this post will be super short since 10 months is just 2 days away. I just want to make sure I get their picture up here.

We did have a well check this time, so here are their official 9 month stats:

Nat

  • Height:  29″ (74%)
  • Weight:  19 lbs. 3 oz. (40%)
  • Head:  45 cm (48%)
  • BMI:  16 kg/m2 (19%)

Avit

  • Height:  29″ (74%)
  • Weight:  19 lbs. 14 oz. (53%)
  • Head:  45.5 cm (63%)
  • BMI:  16.6 kg/m2 (34%)

For comparison, here are the 9 month posts for the other 3:

And here are all the 9 month pictures – Della, Lana, Morrison, twins. Then the usual all-twins montage.

 

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Twins 8 month stats

Nat and Avit turned 8 months old just 3 days ago. And I’m already writing their monthly post! What?!? I know! (ok, so obviously september 30 wasn’t 3 days ago now, but i really did write this post when it was, so i’m sticking with my original punctuality)

Since I just got around to their 6 and 7 month post a few weeks ago, though, this one will be very short and sweet. Their next checkup isn’t until 9 months, so I have no new growth stats to share, and pretty much everything is exactly the same as that last post.

They still aren’t sleeping through the night. They still show minimal interest in solids, so I’m not wasting the time I don’t have trying to force them and then cleaning up more giant messes. I’ve tried Cheerios with both of them, too, and I’ve never seen babies do a worse job trying to get those tiny circles in their mouths. Avit seemed like he wanted to eat them, but he couldn’t actually get any in his mouth; Nat actually pressed his lips closed and pulled away when I tried to feed him one. Fine then, be that way! I loathe the spoon-fed baby food stage anyway, so I’m just going to wait until they can feed themselves better.

I do think this lack of food is contributing to their nighttime wakeups, though, so just yesterday I started giving them an extra bottle during the day. Nat has started throwing in this early nightly wakeup again that is enough to drive me insane. He clearly does NOT need to be waking and having another bottle anywhere between 8-11, because he used to sleep from 6:00 until at least 2 a.m. easily and consistently. So I’m just pumping them as full of milk as I can. I’ve switched their first 2 bottles of the day to be all breastmilk; I’ve added a third bottle that’s half milk, half formula; I’ve switched their last 2 bottles of the day to be all formula; and I’ve changed their bedtime bottle to be 8 oz. instead of 6 oz. like all the other bottles are. So we’ll see.

Avit still steamrolls all over everything, including Nat. He is literally 1 knee “step” away from crawling, and each day I am shocked that he still hasn’t fully figured it out. Don’t worry, he still squiggles and rolls his way all over the place, though. (update – he finally got that second knee going for a real crawl 2 days ago. look out!) Nat is still content to just lie on the floor and roll around. No sitting or crawling in sight.

So that’s about it. They still amaze me daily, and I still can’t believe we have twins. One big thing is that they have their first flight coming up at the end of this week – HEAVEN HELP ME! 4 hours on an airplane with all 5. Twice. Fun. I hope I survive. I will need coffee. And wine. Lots of both. (this has happened now also, but i will have an update on that later)

Here are all the monthly comparisons again:

Lana 8 month post; Morrison 8 month post

Photos – Della, Lana (combo of these 2 this month), Morrison, twins.

Now all twins. Until month 9 (pray for sleep!)…

 

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