Thursday, October 23, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Some Musings on the kids....
I'm starting to think that maybe the twins know their names, or at least they know we're addressing them, as they now turn to look if we say their names in a high-pitched sing-songy voice. Catherine will go through "yelling" fits if she gets frustrated about things; last week she was lying on the playmat and was grabbing one of the toys hanging on the bars above her head. She really, really wanted to put it in her mouth, and would occasionally succeed, but of course, as the toy is affixed to the bar, she's not able to gain full control of it. So she was kind of crying/yelling at it. Neil said she was doing the same thing in her swing just a couple of days ago.
Last night was trying for us. We took a family trip to Southwest Schwinn, so Neil could pick up his new mountain bike. The twins got off their eating schedule a little bit, so by the time we got home at about 8:00, Catherine had already consumed most of her bottle (Neil fed her in the restaurant) but Bennett hadn't started his. I tried to get her to take the last final bit but she wouldn't and Bennett didn't finish his bottle either. Neither baby was content for very long once we swaddled and put them in the crib, so Neil prepped two small bottles to top them off--that was about 9:45. Neil crashed in the nursery at about 10:30, and he said they were up at 12, 4, and 6. Not a good night for sleep for any of them!
Tonight Neil and I are going to bring the babies over to the Tucker's home for a few hours so we may have a quiet dinner somewhere out. Roberta and Terry just love babies, apparently, so they're thrilled to do it. Neil's picking the restaurant and it's such a nice thing that we won't have to pay a sitter $15/hour plus travel time--minimum 4 hours--plus the travel time, that's 5 hours! Just to get out of the house for an event would generally cost us $75!!!
Last night was trying for us. We took a family trip to Southwest Schwinn, so Neil could pick up his new mountain bike. The twins got off their eating schedule a little bit, so by the time we got home at about 8:00, Catherine had already consumed most of her bottle (Neil fed her in the restaurant) but Bennett hadn't started his. I tried to get her to take the last final bit but she wouldn't and Bennett didn't finish his bottle either. Neither baby was content for very long once we swaddled and put them in the crib, so Neil prepped two small bottles to top them off--that was about 9:45. Neil crashed in the nursery at about 10:30, and he said they were up at 12, 4, and 6. Not a good night for sleep for any of them!
Tonight Neil and I are going to bring the babies over to the Tucker's home for a few hours so we may have a quiet dinner somewhere out. Roberta and Terry just love babies, apparently, so they're thrilled to do it. Neil's picking the restaurant and it's such a nice thing that we won't have to pay a sitter $15/hour plus travel time--minimum 4 hours--plus the travel time, that's 5 hours! Just to get out of the house for an event would generally cost us $75!!!
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