First smiles caught on camera

Emmet


Ada

2 - Month Photo

Here are my adorable munchkins. I was hoping to get a picture of them together and awake HOWEVER, it seems that either they are not awake at the same time or when they are awake they are grumpalumpas (mommybonics for crabby and fussy) and SO not in the mood for taking pictures. The oh so cute shirts are from my dear friend Erin - we love them!

Emmet & Uncle Greg

What else uncle Greg? Tell me more!

Quick Update

We all survived mom's first week back at work. It was so hard to leave them last Monday morning but I knew they were in safe hands with Daddy and Nana was coming over to help out too! Being back at work has offered me some much needed "adult time", however I would SO much rather be at home with Ada and Emmet. Roger has been doing such a nice job - I'm so impressed! Only 12 more days and I will be home for the summer...I can't wait!

In other news the babies had their 2 month check-up last Friday. Ada now weighs 10 lbs 11 oz and is 21 1/8 inches long. Emmet weighs 9 lbs 14 oz and is 21 3/4 inches long. The pediatrician would like Ada to see a neurosurgeon to look at her hematoma sight. It is possible that she would need surgery to scrape out the calcified blood - UGH! The pediatridcian would like Emmet to see and ENT - he is still so congested and one side of his nose appears to be blocked. Poor little guy. Emmet had his first EKG when the doc noticed that his heartrate was unusualy high - but all is well.

Okay babies crying - time to feed.

Ada, Emmet & cousin Alexis

Ada & Uncle Bill

Emmet & Grandma Marcin

Happy Mother's Day

My very first Mother's Day...

Ada and bath time

This picture is from April 12th (Nana's birthday) when we did a special bath time with Nana. This is how much Ada likes her baths. Too funny!

Emmet and his lion

Emmet has a new love...his wild yellow lion. Typically he screams while he waits on the bed to be fed, while I change Ada. Today when I put the lion by him he could not take his eyes off of it and was so peaceful! This is the same lion that he grabbed a hold of last night and was moving it around! So sweet!

Thank God!

After a grueling past 2 weeks full of fussiness, inconsolable screaming, and seriously doubting we will survive this we had a good evening yesterday. Actually the whole day was good. The babies and I went for a morning walk instead of our usual afternoon walk because it was supposed to rain. Nana came over and helped with a bottle feeding (to give my nipples a rest...still so sore!) and then we put them down for a nap. They actually both slept in the crib until their next feeding, which was amazing! The evening was spectacular! Both Ada and Emmet were smiley and wanting to play! They both enjoyed batting at the hanging animals from the play mat and Emmet even got a hold of his yellow lion and was waving it around. I cannot believe how quickly things change. Just last week they were barely holding eye gazing at the objects and now they are hitting and grasping them! After their exercise they went down around 8pm woke up to eat at 10:30pm and again at 2:15am and then they woke up an hour earlier than normal at 5am but it worked out okay.

All of this of course makes my return to work that much less desirable. I am feeling particularly sad about it today...wishing we could afford for me to stay home! Can't someone give us a few million dollars???

Okay, babies are waking from their nap. Hopefully this evening will go as smooth as yesterday!

Jeans

There's something so cute about little baby jeans! This is a rare sighting of Ada asleep on her back without being swaddled in her Miracle Blanket, a.k.a. Baby Straight Jacket.

This is what we look like before feeding...be grateful there isn't sound along with this picture!

Feeding Frenzy

After a long tandem feeding and double burping session mom and babies are pooped!

Adorable!

I still can't believe they are ours! Here they are at 5 weeks old!

Fussy, fussy, fussy!

I don't have much time to post...the babies have been incredibly fussy this week and eating every 2 hours...growth spurt??? We started tandem breast feeding last week and are slowly getting the hang of it. It's quite an ordial leading up to up though - both babies screaming, me running around trying to get everything ready (my special pillow, a million other pillows to prop myself up, Ada's nipple shield in warm water etc). My nipples feel like they are going to fall off - so incredibly sore as it's hard to get them positioned well and they have been eating a lot more lately! It's been a hard week but I keep telling myself it won't always be this way. They are getting so big and starting to enjoy things that they didn't respond to before - mom and dad's faces, the play gym, the sunshine on their faces. It's so amazing to watch them change right before our very eyes! I have one more week before I return to work - I'm feeling really sad about having to leave them when they will only be 8 weeks old - the guilt sets in! Good thing they will be with Daddy and Nana...in good hands!

Great Grandma Arenz and the babes!

We had a nice visit today from Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Arenz. Emmet was quite the sleepy head (as usual) and Ada was wide awake for part of the visit and even had her legs and arms movin' around for Great Grandma. I didn't get a picture with Great Grandpa but I will eventually! Thanks for coming G Gma and G Gpa!

Bittersweet

We had a doctor appointment today for both Ada and Emmet because mommy is paranoid. Ada had been extra fussy lately and appeared to be pulling at her ears and had a couple of days when she just wanted to be held all day. She also has developed a new cry which I haven't figured out yet but it sounds like "mommy hold me something doesn't feel good". Emmet seems to be so congested at times, keeps spitting up a lot of his food and hasn't been eating as much as he used to. He also seems to be extra sleepy lately - when he's not doing his "drama cry", which entails the ever so pleasant silent scream and blue face. They are both fine, no temperatures, ears look good, lungs sounds good. The doctor said their bellies feel a little gassy but that's normal. She suggested that we try Ada on soy formula to see if that helps with the fussiness/gas. She also mentioned that she will keep a close eye on her head. Ada had an enormous hematoma after birth, which has since gone down dramatically but her head is still uneven. Apparently blood from the hematoma can "calcify" and can require surgery to scrape it off. Something to think about, nothing necessary and not urgent by any means. Anyway - the big news is their weight. Ada is now 8 lbs, 5 oz and Emmet is 7 lbs 14 oz. This is wonderful news of course but I am feeling sad as well. I was looking at pictures from the hospital and when we brought them home and I just cannot believe how big they've gotten, how much they've changed and it became all too clear to me that although the days are long the weeks and months are incredibly short. They are no longer wearing preemie clothes and are quickly outgrowing the Newborn diapers. As much as I look forward to the next new development and the next stage I'm already missing my 5 lb peanuts that I brought home just 5 short (and yet extremely long) weeks ago.

Nap time!

Emmet thinks nap time is so much better with Daddy!

Ah, fresh air and a change of scenery!

Our first hike! Today we went to Cam Rock County Park for a hike. The weather was a little breezy but beautiful! We tested out our Baby Bjorns...Ada fits much better but Emmet will grow into it eventually! Matdie was happy to get out of the house too. I was again reminded how very out of shape I am as this short hike was about all that I could handle! I'll get back to my old self some day! I had the fabulous idea of bottle feeding the babies on a bench over looking a beautiful view, listening to the birds etc...the breeze was quite chilly and it ended up not being such a great idea after all. It was nice while it lasted though! In the pictures Roger has Ada and I have Emmet.