Snow!

We're finally getting some winter weather - we got over a foot of snow in the past day and it's stil going! It's nice to see the snow, but it might mean an end to our afternoon walks with the stroller.

The babies are seven weeks old today. Kate is close to 8 pounds and Maya is almost 8.5 pounds! They are starting to "practice" smile - which is a truly beautiful sight. I'm not sure it's an actual smile, though, they do seem to do it more often when they are content or just about to drift off to sleep.

Here's a new picture of Kate...

Podee-licious

I had another major breakthrough in twin-care this afternoon. I've been sick of bottle feeding the girls - it's messy, difficult and really annoying to try to bottle feed twins in the traditional way (with a bottle and a nipple). I heard about Podee's from a twins forum and decided to give it a shot. It is really an epiphany - I can hold both girls close while they eat instead of holding the bottles and they don't spit/drool formula all over the place. Plus, I'll now be able to easily feed both of them while I'm out in public. I'll be oh so happy if I never have to feed the girls while they are propped up in a Boppy again!

Another breakthrough!

I'm slowly learning out how to deal with two babies and finally figured out how to carry both of them in a front carrier at the same time. My friends suggested that I get a Moby carrier because she had heard that it was possible to carry twins in it at the same time. I bought one a while ago and had been using it to carry one baby, but hadn't gotten the courage to put both of them in there at the same time. A few days ago I decided it was time to try it out, and it actually worked! I can now hold both babies and have free hands which allows me to play the piano and do other stuff. Best of all is that I can now go on walks with the girls on trails instead of just on paved streets with the stroller. Here's a picture of them both in the Moby.

Christmas pics

I got them all dressed up and then Maya promptly fell asleep. This is the only picture I got with her eyes open. Of course, she sleeps when I want her to be awake and is awake when I'd like her to nap!

Here's how Maya, Kate and I spent part of the morning.


And here's Maya and Kate in outfits that I think Laurel gave us plus their new Christmas hats.

More firsts!

Today was a very exciting day! It was the first day I've been out and about with the girls during a feeding/changing time. My mom and I went out with the girls and spent a lot of money at Babys'R Us (pictures of some of the cute outfits we bought will be forthcoming), met up with my dad for lunch at Chevy's, and then to Trader Joe's. We fed the girls at Chevy's after our lunch and then changed them in the back of my Subaru. I was so excited to realize that we can be out for more than 2 hours at a time. The next test will be having them out by myself during a feeding.

Here's a picture of Kate with our neighbor and friend, Claire, who came over yesterday to help with a feeding and to cuddle babies.


And here's one with Grandpa and I feeding the girls at Chevy's

Due Date/Binky-aholics Anonymous

Today was the official due date for the girls, so they are officially now supposed to be born. They are still probably on the small side for a regular newborn, but are growing fast. As of yesterday, Maya was 7lb8.5oz and Kate was 6lb14.5oz.

They are much more awake than they used to be and are noticing their environment a bit more. This morning, Maya noticed the Whoozit (a small toy) I was holding in front of her face and actually followed it with her eyes when I moved it around! Oh, and the girls are turning into total binky addicts - which is useful in some ways because it's an easy way to get them to stop crying if they are upset. It's quite a change from when they were first born and they'd get exhausted from trying to suck down a few cc's from a bottle - now they can suck on a binky for hours and still eat a good meal.