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@Smurfette: fingers crossed for you that it's a good night!

We took some pics today. Here's a cute one:

@travellingbee: how adorable!!

Urg!!! She's currently up and crying. Three hours on the dot.

@travellingbee: such a cute picture with the toes. I can't wait for isaac to find his. Right now he holds a toy in one hand and his shirt in he other.

@dojo: It is crazy hot were we are. The IL's have ac but today it is just too hot for that to make a difference. I put Isaac down in just a diaper and he is just right. I'll put clothes on him in the night when he wakes up. Hopefully you will be able to find an ac unit soon.

@Smurfette: Hopefully your night gets better.

Isaac nursed at 7:30 and was in bed asleep at 9:30. I jus came to bed and it is almost 10:30. I don't know if I should fall asleep and hope he sleeps a while or just stay awake until he wakes up. Whatever I do he will do the opposite I just know.

And a hour and 20 later she is up

Ugh, Xander woke up PISSED this morning. Usually he's just a little annoyed when I change his diaper before I feed him and sometimes he's even all smiles. But not today!! He was screaming his head off like he was in some sort of competition with himself ro see how loud he could get!! Finally being able to shove a boob in his mouth and shut him up was heaven to my ear drums.

@ALV91711: Seriously. She was down at 3. Then I had to wake her up at 630 to eat before DC. I got up at 6 and rushed getting ready, so I could sleep a little longer.

@Adira: She doesn't seem uncomfortable. She is just laying on her back. She isn't waking up screaming or anything. She starts that after we don't go get her when she is up and talking for a bit.

Calling the doctor to see if they have any advice.

@QueensBee: wow, going down in less than 10 min is AMAZING. hope you had a good night's rest!! hahaa and uh-oh about his new discovery.. the penis love has begun! i guess it was only a matter of time... ::shaking head::

@travellingbee: HE IS SOO CUTE!!! J still hasn't found his feet yet, but I love it when babies start playing with their feet and eating them, haha

@Smurfette: oh no - i really do hope things get better for you soon. J went down at 8 pm tonight, woke up crying a little after 9.. then woke up again at 1:30 am, where i proceeded to feed him because i had to go into work at 3 AM today. i'm still here at work, obviously keeping myself VERY VERY busy - my shift ends at 10 am, and i am going to be a zombie for the rest of monday.

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part of me is so ready to sleep train, but part of me doesn't have the heart to do it. he's my 2nd, he's my baby, and possibly my last. i don't know how i managed to do it so early on the first time around and stick with it, but it was so successful and great for us in the long run. this time i'm waiting until the 5.5 month ideal sleep training window - i hope i can last 6 more weeks of unpredictable sleep!

@QueensBee: I don't like coffee. So Diet Coke it is! I should have stopped at Chick-fil-a this morning and got a large. I just grabbed a can from the fridge. Her cough seems a little better last night, but this morning when I got her up and dressed and we were walking into the living room, she was coughing quite a bit. I just called the doctor and they want to see her at 230 today. Her doctor is on vacation so we are seeing another one. Of course watch she won't cough when we are at the doctor.

@Mrs. High Heels: You had to be at work at 3am? That is crazy!! Sorry you had a super early morning too!

Thanks everyone! He's our little cutie!

@QueensBee: Yes I am a bit obsessed. He just melts my heart! I wish he'd stop growing up for a bit as I can hardly take it all in fast enough! I feel very lucky that our timing gave me an extra long maternity leave so I get to cuddle him extra. Hopefully we can time the next one as well!

@Smurfette: I'm so sorry about your sleep! Was she sleeping well and then stopped? That's terrifying! When did you go back to work? I heard that can cause a regression too as they crave mommy time so they get it at night.

@Smurfette: oh no! Well I guess I better enjoy sleeping while it lasts....

@Adira: officially doubled his birth weight! He doesn't look esp. chubs though as he's very long. Tall like his daddy!

3 1/2 (15 weeks) He has slowed down a lot now but was gaining about a pound a week from weeks 5-11. He was 8lbs at birth but lost quite a bit. Wasn't up to birth weight until after 2 weeks, because of latch issues. When he figured it out though... Whoa!

So 20 mins after I dropped R off at DC this morning she slept for 40 mins. Woke up for 30 mins, ate a bottle. Then slept for 3 hours, which they woke her up to eat. Then she slept 25 mins home. Pit stop to get the diaper bag and feeding her a little so j don't have to do at the doctors.

@Smurfette: Sounds like she's sleeping a lot today! Not sure if that's good or bad. If she's sick, it's good she's getting the rest! But if she's not, she might be getting her days and nights reversed, which will mean even more time awake at night for you... yikes!

Good luck at your appointment! Let us know what they say!

@Smurfette: Awww, poor R!! Hopefully the tylenol will help tonight and you'll FINALLY get some sleep!

I don't think Xander has gained a lot either (my guess is only 2 lbs in two months), but I'll find out on Friday. Hopefully R will start feeling better AND start gaining some more weight!

My delayed update.
LOs' names: Elliot & Finn. AKA, Captain Elliot and Super Finn, AKA Big E Smalls & Big Finn James, AKA Elliopsicle & Finny Pie, AKA...can you tell we're big on nicknames?

Age: They'll be 4 months on the 11th.

Weight: Last week, the scales at the medical supply store said E was 13 lbs. and F was 11 lbs. 7 ounces. They've consistently stayed 1 1/2 pounds apart from the time they left the NICU until now. Kinda crazy.

Length: No clue!

Recent milestones: They are grabbing things more successfully, but not all the time. They have sort of "found" their hands, although they still can't manage to suck on a thumb, etc. They watch objects and people much more and are starting to be more interested in toys although they don't grab for them much. They can sit in the Bumbo now that their head control is pretty good. They've also discovered the whole thing where they arch their backs to wiggle off your lap of move around on the playmat.

Milestone you're most looking forward to: I cannot wait until they start laughing. It's killing me to wait.

How's feeding going: They are eating 3-5 1/2 ounces depening on whose feeding them. At daycare, it's about 2 1.2-3 ounces because they don't work very hard to make sure they eat. At home, they almost always eat 4 ounces minimum. I'm not sure when we will start introducing solids, but for some reason, I'm REALLY excited about it. I think we might to baby-led weaning, or at least a modified version of it, but I'm not positive. What are all of you planning on doing to introduce solids and when do you think you will start? I'm going to get our peds recommendation on when to start since they were preemies, and I'll probably go with whatever he says on timing.

How's sleep going: Post-sleep training, it's awesome! They go to sleep between 7:30-8:30 depending on how they napped at daycare and they sleep until 5:15-5:45. It's aaaamazing after so little sleep for the first 14 weeks! We nap trained as well and they usually sleep for 1 1/2-2 hours after their morning bottle, around noon, and once later in the day. At daycare, that's another story, where in they often only sleep 45 minutes in 10 hours. Sigh.

What is your favorite trait about your LO?
Elliot: He is so sweet and smiley these days! He loves music and will just smile and smile and smile when he hears a toy playing music, you sing, etc. He just seems like such a gentle, happy boy.
Finn: He is my wiggler and always has a glint in his eye like he would be causing so much mischief if he could just figure out how to walk and talk! He's quick to smile and it lights up his whole little face!

What is something silly that your LO does?
They both smile at us when their bottles are in their mouths. It's so cute. They also still insist on eating on the other one when they are hungry. Sometimes in the morning, we'll notice one's swaddle is soaked on the arm from the other one munching on it!

WOHM, WAHM, SAHM or on mat leave? WOHM full time. Still adjusting, but it's going okay as long as I stay busy.

@Smurfette: It seemed like hours, but I think the longest was around 50 minutes. We would go in at 10, then every 15 minutes after that. I tried to just pat them and reassure them, but if they were really worked up, sometimes I would pick them up and cuddle them and get them calmed down and then lay them back down while they were still awake. Honestly, I think they would have cried less if we hadn't done any checks, but I just didn't have the heart and I wanted to make sure nothing was wrong (i.e. spit up, diaper, etc.). I would definitely wait until you know she's feeling good because it's hard enough when you know they are alright and they're really just crying because they are frustrated that they can't go to sleep; you don't want to have to wonder if it's because R doesn't feel well. Hopefully, the Tylenol tonight will help. Poor girl. Also, I noticed in the earlier comments that R isn't rolling over...mine don't even seem to be interested in rolling. Maybe it's something about babies born on the 11th.

As for daycare, we have told them multiples times to lay them down an hour and a half after they eat. We've written it down. We've told each of the teachers. They just have all the babies laying on the floor on boppys and whenever they fall asleep they fall asleep. So frustrating after we worked sooo hard to make sure they were sleep-trained and sleeping in a crib so they would be able to sleep at daycare okay.

@Smurfette: Xander's been steadily dropping too. When he was born, he was in the 75%, 2 weeks 55%, 2 months 39%, and I can only assume even less now. I think he's maybe gained 2lbs, so I guess we'll see on Friday where he is. Is your pediatrician concerned at all?

@Mrs. Blue: Gahh!! I love them!!! Soo adorable!!!

@Adira: that makes me feel better. The doctor said to wait till next week and talk to her regular doc about it. When hopefully she is feeling better and back to eating more.

@Mrs. High Heels: Thanks! That makes me feel better. I know I have enough milk since I pump enough for her bottles. And lord knows she has enough dirty diapers.