The Past Few Weeks

I've decided I need to write, whether it's about nursing or not. Things have been pretty busy around here lately, with visiting family, spending time at the local pool, getting projects done for gifts, and starting solid foods! I haven't had a chance to sit down and outline everything else I want to talk about in my last nursing posts, so I've been avoiding them, which makes me want to avoid writing at all, since I can't do exactly what I want right now. But it's been too long, so I need to write something.

We have had so much fun spending time outside each day lately! Last week our pool opened, so we got to take the boys there in their cute little swim diapers and get their feet wet. The water was a little cold still, so we didn't get them too wet, but they seemed to enjoy the time we got to spend. We took a picnic one night and the boys got to see their first rainbow! There were several bunnies that came surprisingly close to us as well, so it felt like a Disney movie...until the rain started, that is. We had the best time laughing and eating our meal in the rain with the boys under cover in our laps!

Getting our piggies wet in the pool!

We also got to go to a park for the first time, for our nephew's birthday party. That was on a trip that I made by myself 3 hours away and overnight (my hubby had to work that day)! The boys were great and slept most of the way down and all the way back. It was wonderful to see our nephew and my brother and sister-in-law at home, instead of making them travel all the way up to see us again.

Kleyh family cousins

Yesterday, we had the most amazing blessing: some friends of ours from church have a 6-year-old son, and offered to give us all of his outgrown clothes! These 7 totes plus all the awesome clothing we had donated from a coworker and some from a mother of twin boys, and we haven't had to spend a dime on clothing our little guys! This is one of the huge perks of being a twin mom: people know you can use the goods!

7 totes of all size clothing for our little men!

We've also been working on sitting up with the Boppy pillows, and, even though neither one of the boys really rolls over, their sitting skills are quite impressive!

Bl'aig working his ab muscles by sitting up

 

Love L'aig's smile!

The last exciting thing we've done is start solid foods. We started with baby oatmeal and have worked our way up to 4 different veggies, 4 fruits, and 2 meats. They love peas, which I am happy for. That is one veggie I've never been fond of. We're adding new flavors every 3-4 days, and so far, no bad reactions, except the change in their diapers! We've also gone completely disposable, from a cloth/disposable hybrid. I just can't bring myself to pick up poo, unless it's the cat's.

L'aig trying his first bites of oatmeal

I guess that's all that's been going on around here lately. They certainly keep us busy, as they still nurse 3-4 times a day, get a bottle at night, eat 3 times a day, and go out for walks every afternoon.We also read every morning, work our abs out by sitting up, work in some tummy time, and take 2 naps a day! We keep a fairly regular schedule, but it makes for a full day. My boys (all 3 of them!) are an absolute blessing though.

Today's encouraging verse: For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my  commands, and you will live." Proverbs 4:3-4