It is Monday morning at 8:15am and I have already had waffles and sausage for breakfast, fed Everett, and checked my fantasy football score. Yes, I am winning 79-74.
Last night was the best night the twins have slept (one is still sleeping), but I will get to that later. Friday night was pretty good as Everett and I watched baseball while Isabel slept a lot. Once again, they woke in the middle of the night for a feeding around 1:30am and both mom and I got up. Sadie went to work at 7:30am Saturday morning, starting my almost 14 hours alone with the kids. It actually went quicker than I thought. The kids did get heavy doses of college football all day, which I know they liked, but they also got lots of playtime and I read them books all day. They are continually starting to be alert and follow items, such as books, lights, and movement. Isabel is quite the laugher, while Everett is rather stingy with his grins. He is all business, just asking for food when he needs it. I loaded the kids up for one small road trip Saturday to go see mom at work and that went really well. I think they like the new, soft blankets in their carseats, that we put in for the winter. Everett slept the whole time, while Isabel was happy to see mom...and I'm pretty sure mom was happy too. The kids went to bed pretty early Saturday night, which I did not like, and woke again at 2:30am. I took care of both of them at that time to let Sadie sleep, and Everett was up for good at 6am, while Isabel slept til 8am. Better, but not good enough yet.
Sunday morning was a good start. Sadie arranged for a friend, Tammy, to watch the kids from about 11am til 4:30pm so I could watch the Packers game in peace. They were good kids for me until I dropped them off at 11. This house was so quiet during the game. I kept thinking I was hearing babies squeek, cry, moan, etc., but nothing. It was just me, Molly, and a Packers 26-0 win. It was also rather boring. Kind of makes you wonder what you did before you had kids at home.
I picked up the kids around 4:30pm and as soon as we got home, I had two very crabby and very hungry kids. The most difficult time staying home with these kids is when they are hungry at the same time. It happens more times than I would like, but you just adjust. It is very difficult to let one or two just cry while you are making bottles, but it must be done. They both ate at 5pm and then relaxed on the floor, playing with each other, waiting four more hours for mom to get home. It happened again around 8pm that both kids were hungry and I fed two at a time again. This time, we all chilled on the couch, watching more football of course until mom got home, after the meal.
Isabel needed a bath, which Sadie gave her once she got home and Everett went straight to bed about 9:30pm. Once Isabel had her bath and some snuggle time with mom, she went to bed at 10pm. Here is the big news!...she is still asleep (8:30am) and he slept until 7am. It was the best night yet for sleeping and I hope it is a sign of things to come. The trick may be that we put them to bed awake, but calm, last night. Most nights, we always snuggle them to sleep and then put them in their crib and maybe they don't like the abandonment. We will, of course, try the same routine tonight, hoping for the same result.
Last day for the babysitter while I'm at football practice as our last game is tomorrow night. Starting tomorrow, no more daily breaks for dad...except the occasional 10-minute nap.
Last night was the best night the twins have slept (one is still sleeping), but I will get to that later. Friday night was pretty good as Everett and I watched baseball while Isabel slept a lot. Once again, they woke in the middle of the night for a feeding around 1:30am and both mom and I got up. Sadie went to work at 7:30am Saturday morning, starting my almost 14 hours alone with the kids. It actually went quicker than I thought. The kids did get heavy doses of college football all day, which I know they liked, but they also got lots of playtime and I read them books all day. They are continually starting to be alert and follow items, such as books, lights, and movement. Isabel is quite the laugher, while Everett is rather stingy with his grins. He is all business, just asking for food when he needs it. I loaded the kids up for one small road trip Saturday to go see mom at work and that went really well. I think they like the new, soft blankets in their carseats, that we put in for the winter. Everett slept the whole time, while Isabel was happy to see mom...and I'm pretty sure mom was happy too. The kids went to bed pretty early Saturday night, which I did not like, and woke again at 2:30am. I took care of both of them at that time to let Sadie sleep, and Everett was up for good at 6am, while Isabel slept til 8am. Better, but not good enough yet.
Sunday morning was a good start. Sadie arranged for a friend, Tammy, to watch the kids from about 11am til 4:30pm so I could watch the Packers game in peace. They were good kids for me until I dropped them off at 11. This house was so quiet during the game. I kept thinking I was hearing babies squeek, cry, moan, etc., but nothing. It was just me, Molly, and a Packers 26-0 win. It was also rather boring. Kind of makes you wonder what you did before you had kids at home.
I picked up the kids around 4:30pm and as soon as we got home, I had two very crabby and very hungry kids. The most difficult time staying home with these kids is when they are hungry at the same time. It happens more times than I would like, but you just adjust. It is very difficult to let one or two just cry while you are making bottles, but it must be done. They both ate at 5pm and then relaxed on the floor, playing with each other, waiting four more hours for mom to get home. It happened again around 8pm that both kids were hungry and I fed two at a time again. This time, we all chilled on the couch, watching more football of course until mom got home, after the meal.
Isabel needed a bath, which Sadie gave her once she got home and Everett went straight to bed about 9:30pm. Once Isabel had her bath and some snuggle time with mom, she went to bed at 10pm. Here is the big news!...she is still asleep (8:30am) and he slept until 7am. It was the best night yet for sleeping and I hope it is a sign of things to come. The trick may be that we put them to bed awake, but calm, last night. Most nights, we always snuggle them to sleep and then put them in their crib and maybe they don't like the abandonment. We will, of course, try the same routine tonight, hoping for the same result.
Last day for the babysitter while I'm at football practice as our last game is tomorrow night. Starting tomorrow, no more daily breaks for dad...except the occasional 10-minute nap.
I'm glad you guys got some sleep! Good sleep habits can't start early enough. We always have had good luck putting the kids down while calm, yet awake. Yeah sleep!
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