Ch-ch-ch-changes

The babies are going through a lot of exciting changes lately.

1. Laughter: While I was trying to pry open Luca’s neck to clean out his neck cheese, I touched a ticklish spot and he started laughing. It was such a sweet sound! 
2. Signs of Teething: Gnawing on fingers, drooling and spitting bubbles 
3. Fuzzy Heads: Each baby has a lot more hair which makes them look more like little boys (vs. infants). 
4. Rolling over: (will upload movies when I catch it on film).

Luca is training his little legs for soccer (he seriously can do this for hours).

Friends

A month ago, I had a meltdown. While folding yet another load of laundry, tears streamed down my face and I pathetically exclaimed “I feel so lonely!” Everyday was just like the day before: feed, entertain, nap, pump, repeat. Day in, day out. It felt like the movie Groundhog’s Day. I couldn’t stand it anymore and needed to take action. So the next night, I went on a hunt...for new friends. I combed through the Full House Moms and Dads blog and sent out an email to a handful of twin parents. Since then we’ve had three lunchtime gatherings. Today we hosted and baked a marionberry pie from Grand Central Bakery (yums).

It’s so nice to hang out with other twin parents and compare notes and stories. I found out that you can buy formula coupons on eBay! We also share a lot of the same stories like inhaling our dinner over the kitchen sink. Adriana said she throws back an Ensure when time is limited. Love it! Here are two lovely ladies and babies from today’s meetup.

Kathleen with Stephanie and Max (13 Weeks)

Adriana

Evening Walk

That did happen

Hard to believe, but it's true. It all unfolds on this contact sheet I just had developed. It is interesting to see the increase in size around the beginning of the 3rd trimester. Ruby has also put on some baby weight.

19 Weeks

19 Weeks

Today was our 4 month appointment with the pediatrician. I’m always giggly and happy after our visits, because Dr. Pritchards is so positive and makes us feel like we’re doing a great job. We were a bit stressed before our visit, because we didn’t read up on the vaccination information. In the end, we went with an alternative schedule and just got DTaP. Milo and Luca didn’t even cry when they got their shot! Such brave little boys. 

Milo’s stats

Length: 23.5"

Head circumference: 42 cm

Weight: 13 lbs 7 oz

Luca’s stats

Length: 25"

Head circumference: 44 cm (90% percentile—got mama’s big head)

Weight: 13 lbs 12 oz

2 Weeks Notice

I gave Milo and Luca my two week notice today. They weren’t too happy about the news and said my severance package would come in the form of poop-filled diapers. I will be returning to work the day after Labor Day and in the meantime will give them as many hugs and kisses as humanly possible.

I will miss them so much! It’s been a wonderful 5 months of getting to know them and their little nuances. I will miss all those special moments in the day like Milo’s fascination with his hands or Luca’s preference for sleeping on his left side. Admittedly, I’ve selfishly used “tummy-time” as my personal baby photoshoot and have gotten many great shots in the process.

“Everybody was kung-fu fighting...Huh!”

Milo and Luca doing head lifts.

Luca

Milo

Growth Spurts

We got these adorable blabla stuffed toys as a baby shower gift from my coworkers at W+K. Since July, I’ve been shooting the boys with their buddies to document their growth. I’ll update the specific dates once I figure them out.

7 Weeks

9 Weeks 4 Days

15 Weeks

18 Weeks 1 Day

Ruby-love

Have you met Ruby? She is our sweet Boston Terrier. We treat her like one of our children. She owns a raincoat with a fleece lining, a houndstooth hoodie and a sheepskin rug that lines her crate—that’s how bad it is. Ruby has been nothing but loving to Milo and Luca once they came home from the hospital. Here are just a few gems from the early months.

Some Boston Terriers are cute in an ugly way—but not my Ruby! This girl seriously needs a modeling agent. Isn’t she a beauty with those sexy eyelashes?

Once our babysitter said Ruby followed her around the entire night, as if to make sure the babysitter wouldn’t harm Milo and Luca. I was so touched to hear that Ruby was protecting my babies.

Ruby, the cuddler: One morning, when Dominic got up, Ruby looked around the bed and found the next best thing—a swaddled baby! When I woke up to see this, I gasped then grabbed my camera. Thank God Ruby is a small dog or else Milo would’ve been smothered to death.

She was so curious about these foreign blobs—their odd smells and new sounds.

Of course it was hard to let go of being the baby of the house. Here she is wedged between Dominic and Milo. So precious.

18 Weeks

Today Milo and Luca got to try out their new Bumbo seats. I got them on Craiglist for a steal $15 and $20 ($35 each at Target) yesterday during my “break”. It really works their stomach and back muscles as they bob around in their cushy seats.

Luca is a miniature version of Dominic except for his large eyes. 
Those are all mine (they look stunned).

17 Weeks and 6 Days

Hello! Where to start...Dominic thinks I should spend some time and backtrack into the albums and start with photos from “the beginning”. Not going to happen since that would mean a lot of time and thinking. I don’t have the braincells. So onward and upward!

Luca and Dominic just before their walk

Milo, aka Buddha Baby

Luca raising his head high during tummy-time