The Twins are 5 months old today! I'm so excited for them to keep growing up but I'm also a little sentimental about it too. A little more independence will be nice though. I think. I'll probably be eating my words a few months from now when I can't keep track of two crawling babies.
Lately unless they are constantly stimulated by me or another person, they are fussing and unhappy. I went to read about it in my "What to Expect the First Year" book and here are some exact lines:
(Introduction to the 4 month chapter) "Someone's all smiles this month--and as a result, chances are you'll be, too. Your infant is just entering what might be considered the golden age of babyhood"
(Introduction to the 5 month chapter) "Just when you thought things couldn't get any better, they do."
I'm waiting for those sentences to really ring true here...
Now I sound horrible. They're awesome, adorable, I love them to pieces beyond words. But they're either super super happy--or super super fussy. Rarely is there an in between. The happy moments are priceless and give me butterflies in my tummy because I love my life so much now. But the equal amount of fussy times are beginning to take a toll. As a result, Matt and I are trying to figure out how to adjust. I think we feel like we've lost control of our lives--these precious twins control us now and we've got to figure out how to find that controlled balance. Welcome to parenthood, right?! Do parents ever successfully find that balance? Please share with me how!
The glass really is half full here despite my whining. I think I'm getting better at asking for help and it's amazing how fast I can get some things accomplished when I have a couple times in the day when their naps overlap for about 10 minutes. (They rarely sleep at the same time during the day anymore. Just when one drifts off to sleep, the other loudly wakes up soon after!) Knock on wood, they sleep really well during the night. I'll happily take that over weird nap schedules and other crazy moments during the day!
Last week Camryn got to be so fussy during the days and evenings and just can't seem to get settled. Then the back of her neck got angry red and scaly. It grew quickly up her head so we went to the doctor yesterday. It's just eczema. I'm glad it's not some kind of reaction rash. The doctor told me her fussiness is due to teething issues and that her skin might be itchy and uncomfortable to her. We'll get that cleared up now! Funny that the moment we got into the room at the doctor's and she got down to her diaper, she turned into the happy, cute Cammy girl we love so much.
Cam is ready to play (so is Mario--he drops off his toys by them in the hopes they'll play fetch with him) but Cole wants to stay sleeping despite Camryn's wake up attempts on him.
We love this picture of Cole during one of his first Exersaucer experiences. Again, I can't get enough of his facial expressions! He lasts a good couple minutes in here so far. We'll keep at it, I can't wait for him to get a little bigger and his upper body to get a little stronger--I see lots of good times in his future with these great toys!
It takes its toll, but if you keep reminding yourself how quickly it's going...the less needy times are around the corner. It's hard to believe that on your first go around, but trust me.
ReplyDeleteOne tip that I've been doing with Evelyn when she fusses without some sort of personal stimulation is this-
I place her on the floor but stay in touch length. I play and interact with her toys with her, but gradually lessen my touches so that she's playing without needing physical stimulation. Then, I'll test waters, stand up, continue to interact by talking. Then I'll venture a distance away but within the room, get the laundry folded as I talk to her still. Then I work my way to walking from room to room. She's a pretty happy independent player, but she's hit a period where she's clingier than she has been and requires someone to be in the room with her. Probably because we have so many people in the house she's rarely left alone. LOL
As long as she continues to see me and hear me chatting to her, she appears to stay calm. Good luck!
I remember having a few "moment's" of I can't do this, and I only have one! Greg said to me, "Each day Burke will need you a little less than the day before". It put things in perspective for me big time. I still think of that daily and it is so true. Enjoy every moment (which I know you are) they go so quickly!
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