Well, my day goes something like this. Gray and I wake up at 7:00 a.m. or before depending on how the babies are sleeping. While Gray hops in the shower to get ready for work, I busily pop the bottles in the crock pot to warm, gather burp cloths, bibs, and pacifiers and set up pillows and boppys in the living room. I then change the babies and put them in position for feeding. I usually place two babies in boppys on either side of me, and then place the two that will be fed first on a firm pillow in my lap. After they eat and burp, I swap their positions and begin again. After everyone is done (usually about an hour to an hour and a half later) I put them back in the bed for a morning nap.
I then run the dish washer, start a load of laundry and try to get a shower before the 11:00 feeding. Twice this week I have gone back to bed until 11:00 to catch up on the sleep that we lose at night. At 11:00 we do it all again, but this time I line them up in swings and bouncy seats for their awake time. I then attempt to entertain them so that they will stay awake until nap time. I read them books, talk to them, shake rattles, sing, etc. to keep them awake. After that, they take another nap until around 3:00 p.m. During that time, I eat lunch, continue laundry, make fresh formula and pour 20 bottles. On Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, I give them baths, so I also prepare for that. They sleep really well after taking a bath and love them!
Gray gets home at around 5:00 p.m. and I can go run an errand or get out of the house for a little bit. At 6:00 we feed them again, but of course it goes much more smoothly with two people. After that, we eat dinner and relax until 9:00. We feed them again at 9:00 and go directly to bed.
Night time is still pretty tough for the babies. We are trying to train them to sleep from 10:00 until 3:00a.m. but it has yet to happen. They usually crank up around one and we share turns popping up and down to soothe babies. Usually we can hold them off until right around 3:00 a.m. We feed them in a dark room very quietly, and tuck them back in. For the most part they go back to sleep pretty easily after that feeding, but we've had a couple of nights when it took an hour. When they do get to sleep they usually make it until 7:00.
We certainly look forward to the day that they can sleep through the night. Even sleeping for four hours at a time at night would help tremendously. I know we have a long way to go, but the way the time is passing, it will be here in no time. We are going to be calling in the troops again for the next few weeks. My mother is coming next Tuesday to help and Liz and Broox will be here next weekend. Despite the sleepiness, Gray and I are enjoying every minute with our babies (maybe not the middle of the night minutes)! :) They are growing right in front of our eyes and I laugh out loud daily at one of their expressions, or babbles or personalities unfolding. It is so hard to believe that they will be 3 months old next week. Look how big they are now!
Rainer watching me entertain.
Virginia has become fascinated with the bear mobile.
Jane enjoying the swing.
The boys
This is where I typically sit the babies after I finish feeding them. I then precede to read to them, shake rattles, sing and dance to try and keep them awake until the end of the hour.
Broox being a cutie pie.
Jane and Virginia. It looks like they're telling secrets.
"Put that down and get my bottle!"
Hanging out with daddy.
Gray and me at Jacksons in Homewood. We got to go out with my mother, grandmother, aunt and cousin while Marie and Charity were watching the babies. We had so much fun, and it was great to get out of the house.
