I think we are the luckiest parents on earth. From the time we found out we having the twins all we heard was how bad getting sleep would be. We read books on sleep training, we steeled ourselves for night of crying and bought earplugs. Of course, the first couple of months you have to get up and feed them because they need to gain weight. When one woke up we woke up the other to preserve our sanity and keep them on some semblance of a schedule.
At our two month Doctor's visit or Doctor said "never wake a sleeping baby". From that point on our lives became much more manageable. Our daughter slept for 7 hours and our son would wake up but only for a diaper change. Soon enough they were both sleeping 7 hours, 11pm - 6am.
Then our lives changed again. We were talking to some parents with twins a bit older than ours when they mentioned there kids go down at 8 and then wake up at 4. We knew we needed to start getting them to be earlier but hadn't wanted to miss a feeding. That night we fed them at 8pm and they slept until 6am! No problems.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
How they change
I can't believe the twins will be 4 months old next week. The changes are amazing. They have more than doubled in weight, they are trying to talk (see video) and their personalities are coming out.
Two weeks ago I wanted to know their weight so I took them to the Post Office and put them on the postal scale. After a few odd looks I decided I should just wait til the doctor. We are going to there tomorrow to get a full update and I can't wait to see how much they weigh and how much they have grown.
Two weeks ago I wanted to know their weight so I took them to the Post Office and put them on the postal scale. After a few odd looks I decided I should just wait til the doctor. We are going to there tomorrow to get a full update and I can't wait to see how much they weigh and how much they have grown.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Stay at home Dads in the news
It seems that stay at home Dads are getting quite a bit of press. Yesterday on CNN they did a short piece and on Yahoo they posted a full article http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stay-home-dads-rise-091800594.html;_ylc=X3oDMTNudmU5MmVpBF9TAzExODMzMDk3NjkEYWN0A21haWxfY2IEY3QDYQRpbnRsA3VzBGxhbmcDZW4tVVMEcGtnAzA3YzVhNTIzLWQ3ZjQtMzkyMS1iZmY0LTMxOGJlY2M4MTczMwRzZWMDbWl0X3NoYXJlBHNsawNtYWlsBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3
I think it is great that we are getting more attention and we are being seen as valid caregivers to our children. I didn't like the attitude of the CNN anchor who laughed and seemed rather amused that Dads make good parents. She finally added that she guessed Dads were important. This is an attitude that needs to change. While some Dads stay at home out of need, more are staying home because they want to.
In NYC there is a whole group of Dads, 550, that are part of the New York City Dads Meetup group http://www.meetup.com/New-York-City-Dads-Meetup-Group/
I am looking forward to taking the kids to our first meetup tomorrow.
I think it is great that we are getting more attention and we are being seen as valid caregivers to our children. I didn't like the attitude of the CNN anchor who laughed and seemed rather amused that Dads make good parents. She finally added that she guessed Dads were important. This is an attitude that needs to change. While some Dads stay at home out of need, more are staying home because they want to.
In NYC there is a whole group of Dads, 550, that are part of the New York City Dads Meetup group http://www.meetup.com/New-York-City-Dads-Meetup-Group/
I am looking forward to taking the kids to our first meetup tomorrow.
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