Catch up

It has been awhile since I have posted so I have lots to catch up on. The twins had their 8 week check up about 3 weeks ago, and all was well. Thomas weighed 7 lbs 13 oz and was 20 3/4 inches long while Elizabeth was 7 lbs 12 oz and was 20 inches long. They each got four baby shots and didn't feel well for a couple of days. We found out that Thomas was staying yellow because of my breast milk but will grow out of it. The pediatrician had me take him off the breast for 48 hours in order to diagnose the cause, and he turned pink within those two days. No worries though. She told me to put him back on the breast, and he has remained pink.

Take a look at the pictures in the picture gallery. There are some of them in their razorback outfits they wore for the AR v. AL game. Too cute! Wooo Pig Soooiiee!

Uncle Jimmy arrived last night for a visit. We are having a great time! It is always so nice to have him here.

I am headed to AR to visit for a week and am so excited about it. Exact dates aren't nailed down yet, but we are working on that. There are several members of my family who have not gotten to see the twins yet. I have been homesick and figure I better go before I have to go back to work. My sister Jo is going to come get us and then driving us home. David is not really excited about being away from the babies for a week, but he recently purchased a web cam for my dad's office. He will get to see the twins through the computer while we are away.

Time for my daily rest with my babies!

Videos

I added a link to videos on the right side of the blog. I'll update this post as new videos are added.

The Gruntasaurus

A Girl Like You

Starring... Thomas

Ashley's Belly

New Thomas Video

Zoo 2

I had to post after David's post. Other than parking in the wrong place and the camera incident we had a good time. Most of the animals were out in spite of the heat, and the twins were so good. They slept most of the time though Thomas was awake for awhile following his meal :) I nursed (discreetly) in public for the first time and am no longer nervous to do it. The lactation center gave me a card to carry with me stating that according to the state law "A woman may breastfeed her child in any location where the mother and her child are authorized to be. Breastfeeding a child in a location where the mother is authorized to be must not be considered indecent exposure." I didn't have the card with me, but I feel more comfortable knowing there is a state law.

David says it was our last outing for awhile -- we will see about that:)

Zoo

The fertility clinic that helped us bring the twins into the world had a "baby reunion" at the zoo today. We had a very interesting trip and have decided that will be our last public outing for awhile... We parked on the other side of the world from where we were supposed to be so we made a long trek on foot and by stroller in some very hot weather. Along the way, the video camera fell out of the baby bag and hit the concrete. We were late for the lunch and then missed the group photo because it was time for the twins to eat. The twins don't wait for anything when it's eating time. :) Oh well, at least we got to see the elephants on the way out!

8 weeks old today!

Thomas and Elizabeth are 8 weeks old today! They had their first babysitter today who was not a family member. (Their first official babysitters were Gramps and Grandmother Jane) A friend offered to come over for a couple of hours this morning so I could run some errands. She has ten year old twins and has been dying to keep our twins. It was nice to get out. I treated myself to lunch. It was nice to get to eat a whole meal at one time :) I guess I was gone almost two hours and really enjoyed myself but was anxious to get back to our babies.

I can't believe they are 8 weeks old! They are waking up for only one night time feeding now which is geneally around 2 or 3 and then are up for the day around 6 or 6:30. They are stirring -- time to eat!

Another milestone

Thomas and Elizabeth have officially grown out of preemie diapers this week! They are both now wearing newborn swaddlers. I can't believe how fast they are growing. I can really tell when I lift them from the nursing pillow to my shoulder to burp them or when I am handing one of them to David to burp. Their little bellies are so round and full after eating. Last night Elizabeth looked like a Budha doll!

I took the twins to see their daddy at work and to meet his co-workers. It was a great trip. By the time we made our rounds around the plant David and I had just enough time to scarf down some lunch before I drove the babies home to feed them. I am going to try to take them to see David at least once a week between now and when I have to go back to work.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Go Hogs! Beat USC!
I am already working on teaching Thomas and Elizabeth how to call the Hogs -- much to David's dismay :)