McGowan Musings : 3 months!

Sloan and Riley are 3 months old as of tomorrow 2/27! Goodbye horrid alleged 4th trimester. I totally do believe 0-3 months is like the 4th trimester and that babies aren't ready for this outside world. I love these girls but I wouldn't want to rewind time for all the money in the world. I would MAYBE have more kids if I could skip the first 6 weeks :) With all that being said I wouldn't change a thing....those hard weeks make this weeks smiles even more precious and I am so excited for the coming months. (But can someone inform me when the 'witching hour' stage ends?)

Sloan Marion: Your smile can cure any amount of exhaustion or frustration. You are a happy girl in the mornings and mostly throughout the day. Your worst time of day is 6-8 and holding you sometimes doesn't even help but when I go in to wake you up in the morning you are all smiles and coos. You have found your hands and you LOVE them. You are constantly sucking on them or moving them around. Your favorite things are 1. ceiling fans (you go bonkers for a ceiling fan) 2. the mirror on your swing and activity mat (you love to look at YOU and make yourself smile all the time, we think you get that from Uncle Bubba as he has never met a mirror he didn't love as well) 3. Your daddy (you love that Daddy of yours and he gets the biggest smiles out of you and he can always coax you into finishing a big bottle 7 ounces is your new record) The medicine the doctor gave us for your reflux has seemed to really help you and mealtime is a lot more pleasant.

Riley Aileen: Smiles all around this month...it takes a little more work to get a smile out of you as opposed to your sister but when you get them its worth it. You love to smile and play at times when its not supposed to be play time like diaper changes or especially at bedtime you get really smiley and talkative. This past weekend when Bebe and Bebo were here we were feeding you lunch outside and you decided you would rather just smile at everyone than eat....it was too cute. You don't like to be woken up from naps and most always wake up crying but after a few minutes you are happy again. Your favorite things are 1. The activity mat (you get after it and kick and play its awesome to watch your determination) 2. Ceiling fans (you go gaga for fans just like sister and you sometimes flirt with them) 3. The Ergo Carrier (you love when I put you in the Ergo and just walk around, you go right to sleep and no matter how much I am moving around or making noise it doesn't bother you.)

A typical day for us goes like this:

I wake you both up by 6:30-7ish to breastfeed and then we head downstairs to 'start our day' meaning I drink coffee and you two take cat naps or lay quietly until 8:30 or so.
9am first bottle of the day usually 5 ounces
9:30am-10:15am playtime, burps, poops
10:15am-11:45am you should be napping key word being 'should' it doesn't always happen the way it 'should'
12pm second bottle of the day usually 6 ounces
12:30pm-1:15pm playtime, burps, more poops
1:15pm-3pm nap (once again sometimes you both have other plans)
3pm 3rd bottle of the day 4-5 ounces
3:30-5:30 stroller walk, tummy time, play time, cat naps
5:30pm I breastfeed you again and then brace myself for the witching hours
6pm-8pm Your dad and I just do anything and everything to try and keep you happy and entertained which NEVER works so we make you do tummy time and sometimes you cry yourselves into a cat nap for 15-30 mins
8pm If it is a bath night we start baths and whoever is crying the loudest goes first :) You both love bath time and so do we. I can't wait until you girls can take a bath at the same time and play.
8:30pm Last bottle of the day usually 6.5 to 7 ounces (although soon we may go for 8 ounces) I mix in a little formula with this bottle in the hopes that it may keep your tummies full longer. Some nights it seems to work others....not so much.
Anywhere from 2am-5am one or both of you wake up and I breastfeed you for a few minutes and then you usually go right back down. I have no idea if individually one of you could sleep thru the night because sadly if one of you wakes up I wake the other one. Being part of duo means I have to keep you guys on the same schedule.

Milestones: You have made it from 8:45/9pm to 5am THREE times now without waking up! Which means I know you can do it again and I hope these nights become more consistent but I don't want to complain too much because you usually just wake up once a night and for twins born about a month early I am told that is pretty good. Both of you are getting really strong with your necks and I don't always need my hand on the back of your head when I carry you around. You both also know who I am and who your dad is, you recognize our voices and follow us with your eyes all over a room. You both smile at us when we smile at you (if your mood permits) and you girls are a lot more active these days. Lots of kick time on the activity mat and tummy time....we are hoping we see some rollers soon.

Weights:

Sloan 11.8 pounds

Riley 12.2 pounds

Now for the cuteness.....Also keep in mind taking pictures of two babies is hard work. By the end of these little photo sessions I am sweating and out of breath.

I love the girls in these little outfits and sadly....they are already too small. We wore them twice. :(