Today I realized that although I am very forgetful and feel like I would lose my head if it wasn't attached, I am the ultimate multi-tasker all day long.
This morning I was feeding both babies in our normal position (Avery on the boppy beside me and Evan on the boppy that is on my lap) and Evan finished before Avery. So I swing him up to my shoulder for a burp and to be upright while she finishes. They are usually pretty wound up in the morning lately so today instead of grabbing at my face, he goes right for my glasses. I am powerless to stop him since I have one hand feeding Avery and the other holding him up so he doesn't do a backdive off my lap. He grabs them off my face in one motion and sticks them in his mouth. It was pretty funny but also irritating at the same time. (Andy was just talking about how he misses that first morning feeding because they are cuddly so he is in for a rude awakening).
Then this afternoon as I am feeding them both again and Evan is finished, I have him propped up on my shoulder and holding his back to avoid the backdive, holding Avery's bottle for her with my other hand, and I am rubbing Joey with my foot and trying to grab toys to kick for him to fetch. That is the ultimate in multi-tasking. Now if I could do something productive with my other foot I think I could join the circus!
Monday, September 24, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Homemade food vs. Gerber baby food
This past week, I introduced sweet potatoes to the babies. We are also practicing with a sippy cup. They are doing well with both (actually better than I expected).
We had been doing cereal for a few weeks and I felt like they were ready to move on to bigger and better things. I have all these grand plans of making my own babyfood to save money and to give me something productive to do after they go down for the night.
I did my research, bought fruits and veggies, bought a book called Super Baby Food and was all ready to start. I get the sweet potatoes cooked and peeled and put them in the blender to puree and all of a sudden the blender sparks and starts smoking. Not a great start to my grand plan. I fed the babies their bottles and we loaded up and headed to Target for a new blender.
I got home and wrestled the monster babies that I must have mistakenly brought home with me and didn't get started back on the sweet potatoes until after they were in bed hopefully sleeping off the fussiness.
So here I go getting them pureed and frozen in ice cube trays then transfer them to freezer bags (they are in single servings that way).
We do our first attempt with them on Thursday. I get the chairs set up, the bibs out, burp cloths, thaw and warm the sweet potatoes, then go to get the babies. I turn around and Joey is eating the sweet potatoes out of the bowl. I could seriously leave an entire plate of food on the floor and go upstairs or outside and he knows better than to touch it but for some reason he had to have those sweet potatoes. So here I go thawing and warming another batch. The babies tolerated them and started doing better by the end.
I do my sweet potatoes for a couple of days then try the gerber kind I bought on sale at Target. They were wild for them. Avery loved them and couldn't get enough. Evan liked them and loved blowing rasberries with them. Apparently gerber wins this round over my hard work with sweet potatoes.
We will see when we do my peaches vs gerbers!
We had been doing cereal for a few weeks and I felt like they were ready to move on to bigger and better things. I have all these grand plans of making my own babyfood to save money and to give me something productive to do after they go down for the night.
I did my research, bought fruits and veggies, bought a book called Super Baby Food and was all ready to start. I get the sweet potatoes cooked and peeled and put them in the blender to puree and all of a sudden the blender sparks and starts smoking. Not a great start to my grand plan. I fed the babies their bottles and we loaded up and headed to Target for a new blender.
I got home and wrestled the monster babies that I must have mistakenly brought home with me and didn't get started back on the sweet potatoes until after they were in bed hopefully sleeping off the fussiness.
So here I go getting them pureed and frozen in ice cube trays then transfer them to freezer bags (they are in single servings that way).
We do our first attempt with them on Thursday. I get the chairs set up, the bibs out, burp cloths, thaw and warm the sweet potatoes, then go to get the babies. I turn around and Joey is eating the sweet potatoes out of the bowl. I could seriously leave an entire plate of food on the floor and go upstairs or outside and he knows better than to touch it but for some reason he had to have those sweet potatoes. So here I go thawing and warming another batch. The babies tolerated them and started doing better by the end.
I do my sweet potatoes for a couple of days then try the gerber kind I bought on sale at Target. They were wild for them. Avery loved them and couldn't get enough. Evan liked them and loved blowing rasberries with them. Apparently gerber wins this round over my hard work with sweet potatoes.
We will see when we do my peaches vs gerbers!
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Rolling over....finally
So this week they both decided it was time to roll over. They have both rolled in the past, but haven't done it in months. I have been working on it every day with them but they show no interest. Then on Thursday as soon as I flipped Avery onto her tummy for tummy-time she flipped herself right back over onto her back. Evan did the same thing to me Friday. Little stinkers know how to do it but only do it a couple times a day now. I finally caught it on video.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
5 months today
The babies are 5 months old today. I cannot believe how fast time is flying by so far. A week ago I had to put away the 0-3 month clothes for Evan and get out all the 3-6 month clothes and I was so sad. I just keep thinking how they will never be this small again. I am thrilled they are growing and learning new things but I miss things already. They aren't as cuddly anymore. There is so much going on and they want to be looking around or playing and not just held for very long (unless I need to do something of course then they want me to hold them lol).
They are learning so quickly. They play with toys now and will laugh at me, Joey, and each other. They have figured out they can turn on their crib toys but they prefer to kick them rather than use their hands. We are practicing sitting up and Evan is pretty good already. Avery likes to fall forward on her face and get mad. She has a stubborn streak already when it comes to doing things she doesn't want to do. They still aren't rolling over but I know that they can. They have no interest though. Avery hates being on her stomach so tummy time is still a struggle. They both love to grab their feet (which can be a hassle changing diapers or in the bath) and Avery can almost get her foot in her mouth.
We just got a new baby bathtub yesterday and it is the luxury of baby bathtubs. I could almost fit in this thing. It barely fits in our bathtub. It is awesome though. Poor Evan was starting to hang out of the old tub we had and once they can sit up, I can put them both in this one and get bathtime over with at one time.
We started cereal a few weeks ago. We actually tried at 4 months at the doctor's suggestion but they weren't quite ready. We waited a few weeks and they are doing great. We have tried rice cereal, oatmeal, and the rice cereal with bananas in it. Evan likes the more bland, plain cereal. Avery has a sweet tooth like me and liked the kind with bananas in it.
We are waiting until 6 months to start trying stage 1 foods like fruits and veggies. We have quite a stash from a sale they had at Target but I am going to attempt to make my own baby food. I hate to cook but I have done research online and bought a book and it guarantees that it is easy and not time-consuming once you get started. We will see!
They are learning so quickly. They play with toys now and will laugh at me, Joey, and each other. They have figured out they can turn on their crib toys but they prefer to kick them rather than use their hands. We are practicing sitting up and Evan is pretty good already. Avery likes to fall forward on her face and get mad. She has a stubborn streak already when it comes to doing things she doesn't want to do. They still aren't rolling over but I know that they can. They have no interest though. Avery hates being on her stomach so tummy time is still a struggle. They both love to grab their feet (which can be a hassle changing diapers or in the bath) and Avery can almost get her foot in her mouth.
We just got a new baby bathtub yesterday and it is the luxury of baby bathtubs. I could almost fit in this thing. It barely fits in our bathtub. It is awesome though. Poor Evan was starting to hang out of the old tub we had and once they can sit up, I can put them both in this one and get bathtime over with at one time.
We started cereal a few weeks ago. We actually tried at 4 months at the doctor's suggestion but they weren't quite ready. We waited a few weeks and they are doing great. We have tried rice cereal, oatmeal, and the rice cereal with bananas in it. Evan likes the more bland, plain cereal. Avery has a sweet tooth like me and liked the kind with bananas in it.
We are waiting until 6 months to start trying stage 1 foods like fruits and veggies. We have quite a stash from a sale they had at Target but I am going to attempt to make my own baby food. I hate to cook but I have done research online and bought a book and it guarantees that it is easy and not time-consuming once you get started. We will see!
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
New blog
I thought this would be a great way to let everyone know how things are going with our busy life with Andy being away at OTS and me taking care of the babies. Hopefully I can learn how to post videos and pictures. I am hoping to find a new photo sharing site since people have said Flickr can be difficult to navigate. If you have any ideas of a good place to share photos, let me know.
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