Real Age: 3 months 16 days old
Adjusted Age: 3 weeks 6 days old
Hi everyone! Obviously we don’t have much time to post anymore, but I just laid Evelyn down for her nap and the twins are in their swings sucking away on pacifiers so I had to make a choice: a shower, or post a blog. Tom says I have to post a blog, so he’ll have to put up with a non-showered wife. Hopefully, I’ll get some time later.
So, life with three children is very eventful! It’s truly not as hard as I thought it would be having twins, but I do run my butt off everyday trying to take care of all of us. We’ve settled into a pretty good routine (even at 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM when Tom and I each grab a girl and a bottle – every night!) and I’d say that the only thing not running as smoothly as I wish it were is Evelyn’s play time. Now that she has me home with her all day, she wants my full attention, and unfortunately that’s not always possible. I think sometimes she feels neglected, but she still has been keeping up the best big sister role ever. She absolutely LOVES her sisters. She is much more doting on them then I ever thought she’d be. She helps us take care of them all day long. She hands us things when we need them, she holds the girls, and she’s even fed them a bottle by herself (see pic below). It’s really fun watching her be so responsible. Every day she seems more like a little girl and less like a toddler.
One thing I can say is I can’t wait for - Spring. Evelyn and I are feeling a little caged staying in the house all the time. The only time the twins have left the house is for the occasional doctor’s appt. However, this past Friday, I did take all three girls to my mom’s house for the day to make Evelyn’s birthday cake. That was quite the event! My goal was to have all of us up, fed, showered, dressed and in the car by 11:30. We made it by 11:19. (Tom Side Note: I got the call from Emily around 11:30 telling me how proud of herself she was that she was able to get the girls out of the house under 3 hours! :)) I was feeling optimistic when I got to my mom’s house, until I go to take the twins out of the car and I can’t get either car seat out of their bases. Mind you it was a freezing snowy day and I tried for over a half hour, before I had to take the girls out of their seats, try to wrap them in blankets and run into the house before they got cold. It was awful. It took me and my mom until about 8:30 pm to get the cakes done while caring for the girls. By the time we got the girls home that night their monitors were going off like crazy for apnea spells. The whole day must have worn them out and they had episodes all through the night. I don’t think we’ll be doing that again any time soon. Next birthday, I’m calling good ole’ Cakes by Stephanie!
Kathryn and Sophia are doing wonderful. They are about 7 ½ lbs now and are actually looking chubby. Granted they are almost 4 months old and haven’t even hit Evelyn’s birth weight yet, but still they are growing wonderfully! We are scheduled for two lengthy appointments in February to review where they are at with their apnea and monitors. They still continue to have spells, but they are few and far between. Some women from the Early On Program come to our home periodically to check the girls’ development and they say they are at a two month’s old level. That’s actually pretty good since the medical world considers them at an “adjusted age” of 4 weeks old. So, they are a little ahead of what they predicted they would be at this stage. They both are getting very strong and have good head control. They will push themselves up if you lay them on their bellies. Sophia is maybe a little stronger and she really pushes and kicks with her legs. They both respond very well to us when we talk to them and they try to laugh and coo. They are actually really easy and even tempered babies. They really make our little family very complete and even though sometimes I get overwhelmed, every day is joyful watching our three daughters grow. I keep telling myself this is probably the most special time I’ll ever have in my life being able to stay home and care for our babies. I can’t believe Evelyn is already three – it went by so fast, and before I know it all the girls will be in school and I’ll be back to work wondering where the time went.
Well that’s all the update I have time for now. I put Evelyn down a half hour ago and I can hear her running around upstairs obviously not napping and Kathryn is now sitting on my lap squealing! Enjoy some long awaited pics below.
Adjusted Age: 3 weeks 6 days old
Hi everyone! Obviously we don’t have much time to post anymore, but I just laid Evelyn down for her nap and the twins are in their swings sucking away on pacifiers so I had to make a choice: a shower, or post a blog. Tom says I have to post a blog, so he’ll have to put up with a non-showered wife. Hopefully, I’ll get some time later.
So, life with three children is very eventful! It’s truly not as hard as I thought it would be having twins, but I do run my butt off everyday trying to take care of all of us. We’ve settled into a pretty good routine (even at 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM when Tom and I each grab a girl and a bottle – every night!) and I’d say that the only thing not running as smoothly as I wish it were is Evelyn’s play time. Now that she has me home with her all day, she wants my full attention, and unfortunately that’s not always possible. I think sometimes she feels neglected, but she still has been keeping up the best big sister role ever. She absolutely LOVES her sisters. She is much more doting on them then I ever thought she’d be. She helps us take care of them all day long. She hands us things when we need them, she holds the girls, and she’s even fed them a bottle by herself (see pic below). It’s really fun watching her be so responsible. Every day she seems more like a little girl and less like a toddler.
One thing I can say is I can’t wait for - Spring. Evelyn and I are feeling a little caged staying in the house all the time. The only time the twins have left the house is for the occasional doctor’s appt. However, this past Friday, I did take all three girls to my mom’s house for the day to make Evelyn’s birthday cake. That was quite the event! My goal was to have all of us up, fed, showered, dressed and in the car by 11:30. We made it by 11:19. (Tom Side Note: I got the call from Emily around 11:30 telling me how proud of herself she was that she was able to get the girls out of the house under 3 hours! :)) I was feeling optimistic when I got to my mom’s house, until I go to take the twins out of the car and I can’t get either car seat out of their bases. Mind you it was a freezing snowy day and I tried for over a half hour, before I had to take the girls out of their seats, try to wrap them in blankets and run into the house before they got cold. It was awful. It took me and my mom until about 8:30 pm to get the cakes done while caring for the girls. By the time we got the girls home that night their monitors were going off like crazy for apnea spells. The whole day must have worn them out and they had episodes all through the night. I don’t think we’ll be doing that again any time soon. Next birthday, I’m calling good ole’ Cakes by Stephanie!
Kathryn and Sophia are doing wonderful. They are about 7 ½ lbs now and are actually looking chubby. Granted they are almost 4 months old and haven’t even hit Evelyn’s birth weight yet, but still they are growing wonderfully! We are scheduled for two lengthy appointments in February to review where they are at with their apnea and monitors. They still continue to have spells, but they are few and far between. Some women from the Early On Program come to our home periodically to check the girls’ development and they say they are at a two month’s old level. That’s actually pretty good since the medical world considers them at an “adjusted age” of 4 weeks old. So, they are a little ahead of what they predicted they would be at this stage. They both are getting very strong and have good head control. They will push themselves up if you lay them on their bellies. Sophia is maybe a little stronger and she really pushes and kicks with her legs. They both respond very well to us when we talk to them and they try to laugh and coo. They are actually really easy and even tempered babies. They really make our little family very complete and even though sometimes I get overwhelmed, every day is joyful watching our three daughters grow. I keep telling myself this is probably the most special time I’ll ever have in my life being able to stay home and care for our babies. I can’t believe Evelyn is already three – it went by so fast, and before I know it all the girls will be in school and I’ll be back to work wondering where the time went.
Well that’s all the update I have time for now. I put Evelyn down a half hour ago and I can hear her running around upstairs obviously not napping and Kathryn is now sitting on my lap squealing! Enjoy some long awaited pics below.
Sophia the innocent. 
Double Trouble.
Evelyn's dolls?
Evelyn taking her turn at feeding. (Poor quality cell phone pic)
Getting some workout time at the gym.
They get really relaxed when they are this close.
Sophia vogueing (is that a word?)
Dorito-faced Evelyn playing with her sisters.
Mum with her hands full.
Thier not talking to each other.
Sometimes, Evelyn needs some cuddle time with mom too.
Emily deciding to make a change, and her mom having no problem obliging.
Never separated.
Kathryn's home weigh-in a couple of weeks ago.
Sophia's weigh-in.
Do they look like sisters?
Hi Sophia!
Hi Kathryn!
Getting some workout time at the gym.
They get really relaxed when they are this close.
Sophia vogueing (is that a word?)
Dorito-faced Evelyn playing with her sisters.
Mum with her hands full.
Thier not talking to each other.
Sometimes, Evelyn needs some cuddle time with mom too.
Emily deciding to make a change, and her mom having no problem obliging.
Never separated. 
Kathryn's home weigh-in a couple of weeks ago.
Sophia's weigh-in.
Do they look like sisters?
Hi Sophia!
Hi Kathryn!
3 comments:
WOW!! WOW!! WOW!! I just cannot believe how big they are getting..they are absolutely beautiful! And the pictures always make me smile. I did laugh at the one where they are laying next to each other but facing away as if they really were "mad" at each other! LOL....And little Evelyn...it really is hard to believe how much she is growing up. Being the big sister is a big responsibility and it sounds and looks like she's a little pro! Good job Evelyn!! It's always nice to have a helping hand!
Tom and Emily...You've got quite an adventure ahead of you and lots of fun times. Now that you've settled into a very busy routine, it seems like the time will just fly by and it's true...soon enough they'll all be in school and so on.
Your family is beautiful and amazing and Emily, you are so workin that new do! I love it!!!
Spring is coming....soon they'll be crawling (yet it seems so far away) and then you'll be chasing them all over the place....
Have fun....time goes fast...enjoy them, love them, treasure them, and just remember that even though our girls are 8, 5 and 18 months, I still come to work with boogies, or something or another smeared on my shirt somewhere! Ahhhhhhh, the memories!
Luv you guys bunches!!! Shawnie
They are so pretty...little Miss Evelyn too. Thank you for all the news, glad to hear all is well. I think the hairdo is great..every new Mom needs to primp! Take care and give lots of kisses to your girls for me.
Love ya Cyndy
They look more and more like twins everyday! Good thing I can still tell them apart ;)
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