Six Months!

Well who knew that with my husband deployed, a full time job, and twins I wouldn’t have time to blog? I knew it had been a bit, but considering the last blog post was when the boys turned five months and now they are SIX MONTHS, it really has been a while (that’s a month to be exact, in case you’re counting).

The boys are doing great. Miles is in the 75th percentile for length and Ollie is in the 50th percentile for length and they are both in the 10th percentile for weight (tall and thin like their dad!). They are eating solids like little champs, well except for Miles and peas and carrots tonight. I’m making all their own baby food and I just love cooking for them (don’t freak out, it’s actually REALLY easy… just steam some fruits or veggies and throw them in the food processor). They are interacting with each other a lot now, and it’s so darn cute. They love listening to books, taking their nightly baths, and and they love spending time in their exersaucer/jumperoo. And they’re going to bed around 6:30-7pm, each in their own cribs, and getting up only once to nurse until they wake up around 6:30am. Ahhhh…getting them on a sleep schedule has been wonderful. I’m hoping in the next few weeks we can drop that feeding as well.

They boys LOVE daycare. I’m still breastfeeding, and having daycare at work is about the best thing I could ask for. Working at a job I really enjoy has been key to my sanity during this deployment with two small babies, but being able to run down and breastfeed them twice a day means I have been able to nurse until 6 months (my goal…everything from now on out is gravy in my book!) and I get to spend a little bonding time with them throughout my day. And those ladies that take care of them just love them. Honestly, leaving the daycare/work situation is going to be the hardest thing about moving to Japan for me!

So, speaking of the move, I am starting to get a little nervous! Are we totally insane? Moving across the world with two infants? Well, I keep telling myself that I need to stick to my motto: Many people much stupider than I have done this and lived to tell the tale. . And with that, I’m off to go get a little shut eye while I can.