I refuse to start every post with “I am going to get better at keeping up” because the truth is I really want to! I am thankful for facebook and timehop to remind me of events of pregnancy and babies’ lives but I do miss posting on here as often as I was!
Maybe one of these days it will come back!
Man…. to sum it up- mommying aint easy ya’ll!!!! I am exhausted but the love out weighs the exhaustion about 1000:1. The babies are 7.5 months old. SEVEN AND A HALF MONTHS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE TWINS THAT ARE SEVEN AND A HALF MONTHS OLD!!!! How in the actual hell did that happen?? More importantly-how have I not slept for 7.5 months haha 🙂
The babies are amazing. They are the happiest people I have ever met. Landen has a curiosity for the world that is so exciting to watch. He understands what is happening around him and is always looking to learn. He rolls from one end of the room to other to get whatever he needs. He is completely adorable and has stolen my heart. I never thought I wanted a boy but Landen Lee has proved me completely wrong.
Noelle- God bless my hot mess! She is a total nut and thinks anything and everything is hilarious. Like you guys- it’s bad. OBSESSED WITH OUR CATS! Nosey beyond nosey. The whole world needs to be a little more like Noelle.
As far as health- they are perfect. They have both had their first round of antibiotics after catching the dreaded first ear infection. I honestly had no idea they even had them and never would have if our pediatrician didn’t tell us at our 6 month wellness visit. All vaccines have been total cake. They haven’t even needed tylenol.
As far as food- Noelle was breast fed for 5 months and Landen for 4. I pumped exclusively from the NICU on. Neither them or I ever had a desire to nurse. I was a freak about them gaining weight and I am a numbers girl. I had to know what they were gaining. I wish I would have stuck Landen on formula from day 1 – he was meant for it. He is a whole different baby (the beginning with him was ROUGH…POST ABOUT THAT LATER….after I get past the PTSD haha…but really) and Noelle did well but pumping was taking over my life and my schedule and I was too exhausted. She made the switch flawlessly and rocked it out. We are on to solids and they love EVERYTHING. I make their foods *because I am cheap, not a health freak* We have chosen organic fruits and veggies and we freeze them in ice cube trays. They have organic yogurt and fruit in the morning. Then a veggie at lunch and a veggie at dinner. We have had sweet potatoes, squash, peas, green beans (those hurt our bellies so got thrown away), strawberries, bananas, peaches, and one mac and cheese noodle lol. There is nothing they won’t eat. We introduced peanut butter and found no allergies. Total champs!
Sleep- Noelle sleeps 7-4:30 which works with our work schedules well.
Landen- oh sweet boy…..he wakes up and CIO for usually 10 minutes-1 hour every night. He is getting better each night and I hate that he cries but he honestly does worse if we soothe him and won’t be rocked to sleep. Neither of them have ever really liked being rocked. So we listen to him cry and count the minutes until he falls back asleep. It’s not for everyone but it works for our family. They have been in their rooms since day one and in their cribs since 3 months. They go to bed awake after their last bottle around 7 and typically talk to each other for about 5 minutes and then go to sleep.
We both roll and sit up, developmentally they are right on cue. Landen rolls better than Noelle and Noelle sits up better than Landen. At their 6 month appt Landen was 18.4 and Noelle was 14.15. He’s our big bubba and she’s our tiny peanut.
Life is so good and why do I miss being pregnant soooo much that I have actually thought about doing it again? Ahh!! Someone get my ovaries in check!! haha
I love watching and reading your updates!! One day I will write about my post partum struggles. It was real for a bit! Not for the weak!! Two babies alone during the day was tough on me but it’s so much better now!!
All my love and wishes to those of you fighting the beast of infertility!!!
Amber
A Day in the Life 
Thanks for the update! They have grown so much!! The first 3 months for me was the hardest experience of my life. I’d definitely love to hear how you survived it with two (when the PTSD is manageable 😉)
They are absolutely gorgeous!