Abby in her car seat
Emily in her car seat
Their first night was pretty rough. They woke up at least every 20 minutes all night. Saturday was a busy day for all of us. They met their great-grandparents on Byron's side, their Great-Aunt Polly and Great-Uncle Jon, their second cousins Harrison, Molly and Gertie, their aunt Christine and they finally got to meet their uncle Jacob who was too young to visit them in the NICU.
Meeting Byron's Family
Abby meets Uncle Jacob
Sunday night was just about as rough as Friday night and I was sick, so Byron stayed up with the girls all night. I think by the end of the night he was happy that he wasn't the one staying home and waking up at night for the next 8 weeks. We did discover that they seem to keep each other awake when they sleep in the same room so for now they have been moved to separate rooms.
On Monday Abby and Emily had their first checkup with their doctor who said that they are doing very well. Abby gained 4 oz between Friday and Monday and now weighs 4lbs, 4oz and Emily gained 6oz since Friday and now weighs 4lbs!
I was still pretty sick when Monday night rolled around so my mother stayed over and took care of the girls and let us catch up on sleep.
On Tuesday we made our first trip Target, which was their first time going somewhere other than the hospital or the doctor. They seemed to enjoy being pushed around the store all wrapped up in their nice warm seats. They drew quite the crowd. Every time we passed someone we would have to stop so people could take a quick look and talk about how cute they are. Someone did ask if they were boys or girls. I politely said that they were girls, but really I thought it was quite obvious from the pink on the car seats, the pink outfits they had on and their pink hats but maybe it just wasn't enough pink?
The girls also had a little play time on Tuesday. They had their first tummy time on their play mat and their first time of being together out in the open. Emily wasn't too fond of tummy time and was so uninterested in playing with Abby that she fell asleep on her (it was cute to see her doze off on Abby's arm though). Abby seemed to be perfectly happy on her tummy and was interested in checking out what Emily was up to when they played together.
Emily trying to decide what she thinks about tummy time. She refused to have her head turned sideways
Emily decided that she doesn't enjoy tummy time
Emily asleep next to Abby. Abby looks like she's going to haul off and slap Emily.
Abby was very interested in checking Emily out.
Abby's Tummy Time
Abby enjoying her play time
I was curious to see if the 0-3 month socks would fit Emily...I think she has a few years of growing until she fits in them.
Last night (Tuesday night) the girls slept for about 4 hours between each feeding, which meant I only had to get up ONCE during the night! We fed them right before bed time, they woke up at about 2:00 and then the next time they got up was in the morning at 6ish! They seem to like the more upright position of their swings, so once we found out that it was OK to let them sleep in there (with the swing turned off) we decided to give it a try and sure enough they had a great night. Hopefully they keep this up.
Emily fast asleep in her swing (yes I know she has loose blankets...yes, I was right there watching her).
I think that's it for now. I'll try to post a bit more frequently now that the girls are trying to be a bit more agreeable.
1 comment:
So fun to see them! You will love looking at these pictures when they get BIG! And they will! We love looking at the picture of JJ in the car seat coming home from the hospital, because he was SO TINY in it and then he "blew up!"
You're doing GREAT Taryn! I'm so "proud" of you!
Abby (aka senorita)
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