The boys are settling into a bit more of a routine with their feeding & sleeping. They eat approx. every 3 hours during the day and are giving us one, long 5 (or so) hour stretch at night. The 5 hour stretch includes eating & rocking to sleep time - which leave around 2 ½ - 3 hours for sleep, which feels great. They then usually go either for another 3-4 hour stretch at night, depending on the night. I’m hoping this time span will slowly increase as they get a little bit older.
Breastfeeding has not been going as smoothly as I had hoped. The first 7 ½ weeks went fairly well. With some complications this last week, we have gone to pumping and bottle feeding, with the need to supplement with some formula. The boys are doing an awesome job with taking bottles but they have been a bit fussy so I believe that their little bodies are still getting used to the breast milk/formula mixture. I am just happy that I have been able to make it this far being able to give them exclusively breast milk and the longer I can continue to give at least a portion of each bottle of it to them, all the more benefit.
The boys and I have been making more & more trips outside of the house. I took the boys out to a softball tournament that Cory’s softball team puts on every year last weekend – it was windy but we had enough cover to protect us. We also made a big trip to Target this week. I had to get a big box of both diapers and wipes (that I had a coupon for) so instead of being able to use the under-basket of the stroller, I had to pull a regular shopping cart behind us. It worked out perfectly, but boy, let me tell you – we were a spectacle. :)
I can’t believe I’m down to only 1 month left on maternity leave. The past two months have flown by and I have really cherished every day I have been able to spend at home with them – even if some days are better & go smoother than others.
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| Me & my boys |
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| Our family of four |
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