Henry Rolled Over

I heard screaming from the living room and went in there to see that Henry had rolled over from his back to his belly for the first time.  Poor guy had his arms trapped under him and he was flopping around like a fish out of water. 

He's been doing belly to back for many months. 

All is well here.  Be on the lookout for Thanksgiving pictures in another week. 

Smooth Sailing...For Now...

Life has been wonderfully predictable and uneventful lately!  I like the feel of a smooth sailing ship.

A few updates on the twins.  Henry is definitely a thumbsucker, specifically his left thumb.  I gave his doggy pappies to Mary Catherine.  She now has four to choose from while she sleeps.  It's funny to me when I go to get her up and she has a different pappy in than when I put her down.  I love those wubbanubs!  It's fabulous that a five month old can put her own pacifier in her mouth. 

They are doing well sleeping in separate pack and plays in Jack's room.  Jackson almost never wants anything from his room because he rarely plays with toys, so it works well.

Here are a few pictures for your enjoyment!

Kerrigan reads and plays with the babies every day at 11 am.  Today she read Magic Tree House to Mary Catherine.  Mary Catherine tried to grab the book the entire time, but Kerrigan didn't mind.  Kerrigan is so sweet and patient with the babies. 

Jackson likes to lie under the jungle gym with the babies.  He was reading a book to MC.  I tried to get the photo when MC was holding one side and he was holding the other while he was reading, but Jack wouldn't cooperate. 

Jason came in carrying both of the babies this morning, so I had to take a picture!

I LOVE MY BABIES!

Thumbsucking

Henry might be a thumbsucker. 

Just this week we finally did away with the swaddling.  He was physically too big for it and it was causing more grief than relief.  It took him a few nights to get used to sleeping with his arms out, but we are all good now. 

They are back sleeping in the same crib. We have been separating them at night because of this time change issue and Henry's arms out issue.  Each one of them kept waking up around 5:30 am on different days and waking the other one up too.  Since I let them cry it out to go back to sleep that is easier when it's just one instead of two.  Last night they slept together and MC woke up early and I put her pappy back in and she went back to sleep without waking Henry.  I think we are back on track for the most part. 

So, back to the thumbsucking, I had noticed off and on this week that he was sucking his thumb in the crib, but it was inconsistent.  I would feel his thumb when I woke him up and it would be dry. 

When I laid him down for this last nap I hung around out of sight and watched.  Sure enough, he started sucking his thumb and rubbing the silky on his blanket at the same time!  He kept pulling it out, so I am not sure if this will last, but it's helping right now! 

I know later I will not think this is so cute, but right now seeing him with his thumb in his mouth, with his finger crooked over his nose while the other hand rubs that silky is precious! 

I went back up to try to get a picture, but he was asleep already and his thumb was out.  I'll try again later. 

No Good Pictures Here...

The twins are five months!  It is amazing how quickly these last five months have gone, but at the same time, I feel like they've been here forever. 

Jason and I were just discussing how we cannot believe it's November!  Last Christmas season is still so fresh in my memory.  My life is zipping right by! 

The twins are doing well.  The main thing we are dealing with right now is Henry's sleeping habits.  He is being a little uncooperative during naps and at night.  I've decided to put him by himself in the crib in Jackson's room.  Hopefully this cranky phase will not last long because the girls are not happy about having Jackson on their floor.  The time change just made this situation worse. 

I believe the main issue is that he is learning to sleep without being swaddled.  I try to swaddle him, but he is getting so big he busts out of it and then he's crying.  One night I was lying with him (with his arms free) and I would put his paci in and he would take it out with one hand, put that thumb in his mouth and then proceed to take his thumb out with the other hand and then CRY.  I was frustrated just watching.  I wish he would suck his thumb, but he just plays around with it. 

So I wanted to take a cute picture of the twins in their 'matching' outfits, but it did not go as planned.  Henry would not cooperate at all.  I thought I would post them for your enjoyment. 

Henry kept moving!

"Seriously Mommy!"

I feel like Mary Catherine is saying, "Wanna Fight?" She's leaning forward, and she's got her fist ready.

"Heeeeeyyyyyy!"

I got so frustrated with Henry's wiggles that I thought that I would put them in the bumbo seats.  As you can see, that didn't go well either.  He would not look up.  He kept trying to eat his feet.  Ugh.

First Halloween

 

Henry Abram and Mary Catherine

almost five months (November 3rd)

Bath Time

mary catherine and henry

things are going well.  i have not  blogged in forever because life has been so busy.  home schooling three children with infant twins is very time consuming.  i often think about the things i would want to blog about, but never seem to find the time.  i will attempt to update you very briefly.

lately, these are things we have noticed.  my friend sharon told me that her twins switch personalities, but i am not sure how often this happens.  our twins do switch fussiness levels.  for awhile we called mary catherine, "princess fussy pants", but lately we have "high maintenance henry" instead and she's so calm and sweet.

mary catherine has been blowing raspberries like crazy.  she also loves to lie under the jungle gym thingy that has animals hanging down.  she reaches and grabs all of the animals, especially 'mr. banana-man'.  she coos and babbles the entire time she's awake.  mc only wants to be held upright so she can look around.  she will no longer allow anyone to hold her cradle style.  i remember kinz and kerr being the same way.  it makes me a little bit sad.  she will let me do it for a little bit. 

henry can coo and babble, but doesn't do it as often or as much.  (hmm...fulfilling stereotypes already?) he does a lot of squealing when you are talking to him.  he will give you a million dollar smile however!  he has the kind of smile that just lights up his entire face.  he still has to be swaddled with his arms in during naps and night time.  i have this vision of henry at 3 years old and jason and i wrapping and rolling him in twin sized blanket before bed, "okay henry, it's time for bed!  arms by your side buddy!"

even though the girls are fabulous with the twins, sometimes the twins just want jay and I to hold them.  if they are fussy they can only be calmed by us, and sometimes only by me, which can be a problem.  thankfully times like that are few and far between. 

overall, things are going well.  i intended to blog more often to share the daily drab, but it's just not possible.  i am sure i will lose the pathetic following that i had to begin with, but what can you do? 

Cousins

We tried to take some pictures when Parker came over for dinner.

"You didn't want to see her did you?"

I like to call this one, "Parker and her homeys."  It looks like she's saying, "What Then?"

She just has to touch her.

Mary Catherine