The Boys are 1 Month Old Today!

Wow--did they plan these matching outfits?

Mother & Son Twin Day??

Evening stroll w/the boys

I can't believe how fast the time has gone!  How can they already be a month old?!  I wish I could slow things down and just have time to sit and enjoy ever second of their little lives, but that just isn't as easy the 2nd time around...and definitely not as easy with two infants (and a toddler).  I want to have quality time with all of them more, but the feeding takes up SO much of the time still that it's just not possible.  It IS getting better though, slowly but surely.  They are becoming better feeders and sometimes do longer stretches between feedings (we're talking 4 hours vs 3 hours).  I know the stretches will only get longer as time goes on.

Besides growing up too fast, they are doing great!  Their weight gain is good and our only complaint is their gas-- they definitely "pass gas like truckers" as Maureen puts it!  I definitely don't remember Chloë having the loud explosive gas that they have!  What bothers us is that it seems to be making it difficult for them to settle down after their middle-of-the-night feeding.  Yes, the feeding that you can't wait for them to fall back asleep.  That one.  After that feeding they take a loooong time to settle down.  They groan, grunt, fart, groan, grunt, cry out, fart again, etc.  No one gets rest at that hour!

Weights as of today at one month old:
 
Elijah: 9lb 8oz
Owen 7lb 15oz

big boys!