Both babies like their swing, but Jackson loves the swing. He still doesn't like to lay flat on his back, which presents a challenge when he has to be set down for a minute--so he is the king of the swing. Unfortunately, no one likes the bouncy seat any more. Both babies like their pacifiers, but Addison probably more than Jackson.
In a sad moment for her parents, Addison cried her first tear two weeks ago. Not good news for us. And not long after, Jackson cried his first tear too.
Both babies are able to focus their eyes on a lot more, and recognize things and faces. In the past couple of weeks, both have started smiling at us, which is so much fun. Addison is particularly smiley first thing in the morning. Speaking of first thing in the morning, after the babies wake up and have breakfast, we love to stay in bed and be lazy in the sunshine.
Both babies still love their bathes--we've changed our routine and have been having bathtime at night, to help the babies relax and get all of their wiggles out before bed.
Both babies love to eat, but Jackson REALLY loves to eat. Addison's a little bit of a passive eater--it takes her longer, and you have to coerce her along. Jackson, on the other hand, gets right down to business. He puts his hands around the bottle, and good luck trying to get it out of his mouth. He gets so excited when it's his turn to breastfeed--he's smiley and wiggly, and still he folds his hands in front of his chest while he eats, as if to say, "Thank you so much mom--this milk is delicious and is just what I needed." The babies have grown a ton this past month--we have a doctor's appointment next week, so we'll know exactly how much then. But they both are good eaters, and it shows! UPDATE: on Monday, November 8, Jackson weighed 11 lb 8 oz, and Addison weighed 9 lb 14 oz--big babies! They have more than doubled their weight in the past two months. Also at the doctor's appointment, the babies got their first series of shots. Poor babies, poor mom, poor Nana Candy--we all definitely had real tears at that appointment.
The babies have both discovered their mouths and tongues in the past week or two. They spend lots of time sticking their tongues out and making faces. It is pretty adorable.
They also spend lots of time babbling. Addison has more to say than her brother, but they both have been cooing and making different noises and sounds. Turns out, these babies have a lot to say!
In the past week, the babies have dropped one of their nighttime feedings--HALLELUJAH!! If we have their last feeding at 9 (followed by bathtime, so we're probably getting to sleep around 10 or 10:30, depending on the level of the babies' cooperation), instead of waking up at 12, 3, 6 and 9 to eat (as they had been), they are now waking up at 2, 6, and 9, thereby increasing our sleeping time significantly! It still takes an hour to feed, change, and get the two of them back to bed and then pump to get their bottles ready for their next feeding (that's if Daniel or someone helps--it takes me an hour and a half by myself). So, it is fabulous that they're sleeping a little bit more.
It's been a fabulous two months...and there's much more fun to come!
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