One week after having twins and four days after returning home, we are finally getting into the swing of things. The first two nights at home were pretty sleepless and full of some tears. We learned what our friends with twins had been telling us, but the hard way - keep them on the same schedule. They fed interchangeably until around 4:00 each morning and then slept until Will got up at 7:00...
Now they're feeding together and every 2-3 hours, with long naps afterwards. That means some sleep for Patti and Patrick, and a transition back to Will's normal schedule (which makes life better for EVERYONE).
Patrick has been taking Will out on mini-excursions to make him feel special. They ran errands at the mall on Wednesday and Will was rewarded with a train ride around the mall.
Will has been trying so hard to be helpful around the house. On Thursday, he quickly picked up his toys when the furniture delivery guys arrived. He also helped Grammy make cookies.
Will helped Patrick put the baby gates and hallway railings back up after the crib and glider chair were delivered. Will LOVES Daddy's power tools and tape measure...
Will tries helping change the babies' diapers but we only let him collect diapers and wipes and to throw out the dirty diapers. He is fascinated with the girls and he kisses their hands when he goes away for his naps and to sleep at night.
Here is the gratuitous Maggie and Stella shot. They're still sleeping best when together in the moses basket. They have a co-sleeper too but they seemed lost in it on Sunday and Monday night when they weren't sleeping at all. Their crib arrived today and it's bigger still so it might be a while before it sees some action.
