Michelle & Roger's Family Blog: June 2006

Okay, so the babies are in bed for the night, the dishes are done and the house is picked up a little so I thought I'd finally take the time to write!

Ada and Emmet turned 3 months old on Tuesday and I cannot believe how fast time flies! The last day of school was on the 9th, so I've been home and Roger was able to return to work full time. I've enjoyed being home again, although it's been a harder transition than I had imagined. As much fun as this is, this is the hardest work I've ever done and I'm still tired pretty much all the time and I look forward to Roger coming home in the evening to help out and give me a break if I'm needing it.

We're working on getting the babies on some sort of schedule and they are adapting very well. Bedtime is AROUND 7pm. They will typically sleep until anywhere between 1:30-2:30am, when they get up to eat. And then up again between 5:30-6:30am. They take a little cat nap an hour after getting up and then go down for a "real" (in the crib) nap between 9am-10am. They typically wake up around 12pm take a little cat nap after playing and then back down for a nap around 3pm. Of course feedings are in there too. Every day is a little different but I'm getting better at reading their cues, which means less crying/fussing and happier babies.

I recently went to visit a coworker who has a 4 week old baby and it hit me just how much Ada and Emmet have changed. There were so many little things that her baby was doing that Ada and Emmet USED to do. It's a bit sad and yet exciting at the same time to see my babies grow and learn new skills so fast. They are smiling so much now and the "talking" (especially from Ada) is so entertaining. Ada loves to sit and have conversations with just about anybody. The "talking" includes coos, gurgles, squeals and oohs and aahs. Emmet doesn't talk as much as Ada but he sure moves around more than she does. His body is almost always moving. His neck isn't quite as strong as Ada's (she's holding her head up now) and he still is pretty wobbly but that doesn't stop him from trying to look around at EVERYTHING. This tends to result in a lot of "headbutts" and is quite amusing! He loves to kick his legs and move his arms and he has been trying his hardest to roll over! What's so interesting about having twins is the comparisons that go on. They seem to be showing boy and girl traits already. Although, it may just be me reading into their characteristics too much but really Emmet loves to "rough house" with Daddy and Ada prefers to have long conversations!

One of the best new developments as of late is the happy faces looking at me when I go to get them out of the crib in the morning! The screaming has turned into smiles, gurgles and wiggly bodies! The crazy evening fussiness is diminishing and Roger and I have been able to spend some time alone together in the evenings after bedtime. The next step is to move them out of our room and upstairs into their own room. We're planning for end of July for this so that we have some time to smooth out the wrinkles before I go back to work at the end of August. I am of course experiencing some anxiety about having them all the way upstairs (our bedroom is downstairs) but I'll manage!

All in all we are coming out of the fog somewhat, feeling like normal human beings a little bit and gaining confidence in our abilities to make this work. I still have the daily shock of "I'm a mother" and "I have TWINS". It's a wonderful mix of emotions...there are times when I feel very overwhelmed and exhausted and then there are the times when Emmet snuggles so close to me or Ada gives me an extra big smile and I'm so overcome with love that it brings tears to my eyes and literally takes my breath away.