Starting to get more sleep:)

The girls are both taking a nap at the same time right now....it is a miracle:) I found that it is really hard to get them both down for a nap when I am here alone, being that they both want to be rocked to sleep and if I am rocking them both at the same time it is really hard to get up holding both of them and lay them both down. This morning Lucy fell asleep in her swing that she loves ( Thanks Pells) so I was able to get Madeline down in her bassinet:)
Our nightime routine is getting a little better the girls are now sleeping in our bed next to us instead of on our chests all night. And Ethan and I are actually sleeping in the same room:)I am sure glad that Ethan and I have a king size bed to fit all four of us. I think last night Ethan actually got 6 hours straight of sleep and then another 2 1/2 after that, and I slept pretty well too! Hopefully we can transition the girls to sleep in their bassinets or cribs at night soon, but we are taking it one step at a time. The girls are starting to smile a lot now, especially Madeline:) The other day she got the biggest smile when Grandma Bonnie came over, her gums were showing....it was hilarious.
Lucy and Madeline got some pictures taken a couple weeks ago and the link to look at them is www.rebeccabrethauerphotography.blogspot.com She did a really good job, although Lucy was pretty fussy that day.
Hope everyone is having a good week, and enjoying the snow!! I CANT WAIT TILL SPRING!!!
Sorry I dont have any new pics...I am challenged and dont know how to load them from the camera onto the computer, so Ethan said he will do it later.

No time to post

Well. Again it has been awhile since we posted. We have found that we can't really take five minutes to post something without one of the girls getting mad because they weren't getting attention. Things seem pretty tough as their behaivor seems like they are more needy than they were when they were born. Going on walks and taking them in the packs has been fun as they typically relax or sleep when we do that. Kelli has been getting a lot of help and it seems like it is always needed. I feel so bad headin off to work with both of them "needing" to be held. Our morning routine is Kelli lets me get ready and eat breakfast and then I grab them both and she gets ready as fast as she can and trys to put on makeup and eat some breakfast. After that she sits in the chair and I lay both babies on her. It is pretty funny. The girls got one vaccine last Friday as we are spacing them out and not giving them a few of the vaccines based on our research and decisions we made from that. The girls are still growing well. Last Friday Lucy was 11 lbs 4 oz and Madeline was 9 lbs 5 oz. We think Lucy is over 12 lbs now.

Kelli and I got to go on a real date on valentine's day and it was awesome to spend some alone time with my wife. Nana had Madeline and Grandma and Grandpa had Lucy. They have fun and so did we! Kelli and I are trying this weekend to get a better nightime routine and get the girls to sleep in their bassinets or cribs. It is always so tough when we try during the week because I need to sleep for work and Kelli is up all day workin hard with the girls. So hopefully we can make some headway there.

Busy Busy

Sorry it has been so long since our last post, but lets just say I have had my hands full. The girls will be 8 weeks on Saturday, and they are growing like crazy. I took Lucy to the doctors office this last Monday and she weighed in at 10lbs8oz:) So she is growing like crazy. Madeline is a bit smaller and you can definately tell when holding them, my guess would be that Madeline is about 8lbs2oz. They have their 2 month check next Friday, so I will post their weights after the appt.

Lucy has been spitting up a lot and have some tummy problems so the Doctor switched her to a hypoallergenic formula which is pretty expensive...I think Ethan figured it out to be about $3 a bottle, and we are going to start her on some acid reflux medication , so hopefully that will start to help.

Nighttime is still very interesting at our home. Ethan takes one baby and sleeps in one room while I take another and sleep in another, we found that this is the best way for us to both get some sleep since they wake up at different times crying. I think we are just getting used to having about 5 hours of sleep added up for the night:)

Family has been so great in helping us out during the day, and we are so grateful. It is really hard now because the girls are both pretty fussy and always want to be held, and when I am here by myself it is hard to keep them both happy at the same time. So THANK YOU SO MUCH BONNIE, MOM, ERIN, AUNT JULIE, LOU LOU, and everyone else who has been helping out.

Till next time.......

Time Flys:)

Well the girls will be 6 weeks tomorrow:) Time has gone by so fast, and they are getting so big. My mom and I took them to option care a couple days ago because they have free weigh days. Lucy weighed in at 9lbs2oz, and Madeline at 7lbs8oz. They are both gaining weight really well. They are also starting to figure out their night and day routine and sleeping a little better at night. Lucy can go up to 5 hours between her feedings because she is eating more at each feeding, but Madeline still wakes up about every 3 hours. Last night Grandma Bonnie stayed the night and helped out, and Ethan was able to get a full 8 hours of sleep:) THANK YOU GRANDMA BONNIE, WE LOVE YOU ! This weekend we are going to head out to Lynden so Lucy and Madeline can meet their Great Grandma and Grandpa Potts:) Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the sunshine we have been having:)

Another week under our belt

Hello again. We attached some pics of the last week. No crazy poop incidents that we know of. Kelli and I did try various different night time routines in an effort to get a little more sleep ( all of which worked about the same). We haven't discovered anything revolutionary but with will keep trying. With the nice clear weather that we have been having, Kelli and I went on our first walk in the stroller as we went to the new Food Co-op by our house. Today we also went walking in Fairhaven in the front-packs and that was a new experience as well. My aunt Jean was in for the week from Mississippi and her and my mom got to hang out with the girls a bit last Saturday. We wish we could have seen her more but it just didn't work out:( Madeline is beginning to have her eyes open a bunch more now which has been a lot of fun. The girls also got to meet their cousin Amaya. She loved the girls and had a lot of fun with them as well. From what I understand she has two baby dolls and has named them Lucy and Madeline. It has been a good weekend and fun with the weather being nice.......... We will hope for a good week and some sleep.

Crazy Morning for Mom:)

Hello everyone! Sorry it has been a while since our last post, but we have been busy, and trying to catch up on sleep.

Ethan and I thought the girls had the day and night thing figured out.......until last night. For some reason Lucy and Madeline were very fussy:( Therefore we did not get much sleep. Then to top it all off this morning while I was trying to rest, Lucy and Madeline both decided to start crying at the same time.....I knew this would happen when I was alone at some point, but wasnt quite ready to figure out how to make them both happy at the same time. I then decided to try and feed them at the same time, so they would both stop crying. I put Lucy in the swing and held Madeline in my lap while bottle feeding them both. It worked out ok, but Lucy got formula drool all over down her neck and in her neck rolls. After getting them both fed, I layed Madeline down, and went to change Lucy, her diaper was full of #2, and while getting her changed and cleaned up I put the dirty diaper on the floor. After she was all clean I picked her up and went to lay her down. Being that I am totally exhausted I forgot the dirty diaper was on the floor, and when I turned around I stepped on the diaper and got #2 all over my foot and on the living room carpet!!! It smelt really good!!!

So after a crazy morning I am now relaxing on the couch, and the girls are sound asleep. Being a parent of twins is definately a lot harder then I had imagined, but as I sit here and look at my little girls sound asleep and content it makes all the poopy diapers, nights awake, spit ups, and crys all worth it.

Hope everyone is doing well, and thank you so much to all our friends and family who have been helping us out with the girls, bringing us meals, and picking up our house. We love you all and appreciate all that you are doing to help us out:)

The girls make a new friend

So the girls went to the pediatrician yesterday and the girls weighed in. Lucy was 7 lbs and Madeline was 5 lbs 10 ounces so we were pretty close on our estimates. They seem to be growing great! Today our friend Meghan came by with her daughter Cate. Cate apparently just loved the girls and we have some pictures to show it. We also put Lucy into the swing that our friends Tim and Lindsey let us have and she seems to love it.

Till next time......