week seven

hopefully i get more than a half hour to finish this post before

the boys wake up, but i'm hoping to give a little update!

the boys will be seven weeks tomorrow-can you believe it?

almost two months!

it has honestly been a whirlwind.

i barely find time to eat, let alone shower, go to the bathroom,

do the dishes or pick up the house when i'm here alone with them.

i've been so lucky to have help almost every day from family

or friends-thank heavens.

i don't know what i would do without them!

nobody understands how much work twins are unless you've done it.

it's literally crazy.

since my last post, i've just been taking things day by day.

thanks so much for all the love and comments!

i have really good days that almost always outweigh the bad days.

it's still insane and busy, especially when they're both crying

and you can only hold one at a time...unless you're my mother in law

who is a houdini of sorts and can hold both at the same time.

she's a gem, that lady.

they are both growing so much!

at our last weigh in, oliver was 7 lbs 13 oz

and max was 7 lbs 6 oz.

i'm hoping it's getting close to them sleeping longer during the night,

heaven knows we could use the rest.

we alternate feedings at night, so we can at least

get a few hours of consistent sleep and it has seemed to work well.

oliver loves to nap on his tummy (supervised, of course),

he's getting the biggest double chin and no neck, it's pretty funny.

he grunts like a pig all the time, sometimes he throws in a horse

or a goat-it's like we have our own zoo!

he's started tracking items with his eyes really well and can hold his head up great,

considering how old he is (probably because he has no neck ha!).

his eyes are starting to change colors, they're going more blue.

he loves nakey diaper time, bathtub time, snuggling out on

our balcony and going on walks in his tummy carrier!

he has a scream that could break glass when he's angry.

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max is my tall and skinny boy. not much chub on him!

he's growing out of all his newborn clothes because he's so tall,

but can't fill out the next size up because he's too skinny!

he's a bit of a spit upper and very particular about his eating regimen.

he has to stay sitting up for at least 15 minutes after eating 

(which often proves difficult since he loves to poop while he eats).

as long as we stick to the protocol, he's usually a happy boy.

both have to be burped pretty frequently during feedings, or else they get fussy.

he loves to snuggle on my shoulder after he eats and often falls asleep.

those cuddles are the best-they make everything worth it!

he also loves going on walks in the tummy carrier.

loves to wake up from naps right as i close my eyes.

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i've recently tried breastfeeding them again (recently as in yesterday!)

and it's gone well so far, knock on wood.

i'm only doing them one at a time, i'm not sure about tandem!

i can already feel that connection more with them though, it's amazing!

i think i was so hesitant to nurse because it was so frustrating at the NICU

with them not catching on because they were so young but now

that they're older, they seem to be pretty good at it!

they just keep getting cuter every day, and already have their own personalities!

i can't wait until they start noticing us, and each other more.

i love the days that tay is home all day and we can just be a little family!

everyone says it keeps getting better, and i can't wait.

(ps they gave me almost 45 minutes of straight me time! and still asleep!

it's a miracle-i need to blog more!)