Will woes

Will has been something for the past two days. Whether it's a case of the terrible twos (because he's two) or a case of the terrible twos (the twins), we don't know, but he's been pretty terrible in the listening department. Scaring the girls, yelling near them when they're sleeping, almost hitting them with his toys. Good times for us, and lots of "NO's!"

Among the craziness, Will and Dad did some painting. It was Will's first painting with a brush and he seemed to really like it. Maybe it was just that the girls weren't around.

We bought a set of four unfinished Thomas trains a while back but Will wasn't keen about changing them at all. But in the heat of painting tonight, Dad got Will to paint one of them to look like the dairy cars that Will likes. Dad painted it white and then Will did the spots. I'm sure it will join the rest of Will's fleet first thing in the morning.

5 weeks old

Stella and Maggie turned five weeks old on Thursday. Woo hoo!

They are eating and sleeping pretty regularly now, with the occasional insatiable thirst for milk. If we stay up until a midnight feeding, we can usually sleep until around 4:00 AM before they need to drink again. Then they're back off to sleep until around the time Will wakes up at 7:00 or 8:00. Not the most restful sleep for Patrick who is back at work, but we really can't complain because it could be much worse.

Patti took the girls to the pediatrician's office to be weighed on Wednesday. Stella is now 7 pounds, 3 ounces and Maggie weighs 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Both girls have gained more than a pound in the last two weeks with nothing but mommy milk. Good job Patti!

Patrick's last day and twins one-month birthday

Today was Patrick's last day of paternity leave so he's back to work tomorrow. Boo. Despite Patti's mom being here, he feels like he's leaving Patti with the burden of three kids during the day. The Peace Corps has been fantastic about his leave, though, so we can't complain. Plus, Patrick will try teleworking one day a week.

Patrick and Will spent the morning spreading mulch around the yard. Will jumped at the opportunity to "dig and dump" something.

Today was also Stella and Maggie's one-month birthday. Hooray! Both are eating and sleeping pretty regularly, and they are gaining weight, so all is well.

Patti figured out how to use her Moby wrap in order to sling both Stella and Maggie. The three ladies of the house came out to supervise Patrick and Will. Will didn't seem to mind.