Twice the work and twice the love

Well having two babies IS different than having one baby! The biggest difference I see is having just one of me (or Brandon) makes it so everyone's needs are not met the moment they happen. We are both very used to having our babies on a schedule and feeding them when the time is right... with two we have had to work on our schedule a bit. Brock has started to take longer to eat these days (I think just to spite his brother) and Christian can often take more than 30 mins... so someone has to eat a little late. In baby world, this is a VERY big deal. You have to listen to one cry while the other is eating and that is hard. We are also trying to squeeze in tummy time for both babies before we eat and it is a challenge. We had a little "meltdown" at our 5p feed last night with me alone and two VERY unhappy and one hungry baby. I will look forward to a time when they are able to have their bottles propped up into their mouths... a few more weeks I think.

Other than that, we are loving having our whole family home. What a blessing and treat to have all my men under one roof. I love having all my babies to look at during the night. Christian is a very sweet baby and only cries when he has a problem. He is looking stronger and stronger to me every day.

Brock went yesterday and got his RSV shot (Christian had his in the hospital) and he weighted in at 8 pounds, 13 oz. RSV is a very scary illness that preemies can catch since their lungs are not fully developed. In adults it is a cold and for preemies it can be hospitalization and even death. RSV is everywhere an you can carry it without even knowing it, so it is VERY important to wash hands before anyone touches the babies. They will both get one shot per month from now until spring to try to lessen the symptoms if they are to contract RSV. Even with the shot some preemies wind up in the hospital on air. So now we are trying to avoid both the flu and RSV... winter is a scary time for a preemie.

We have a duo pediatrician appointment on Monday so we will get a new weight on Christian then. We had a very cute moment with Brock this morning when we were feeding.. he smiled and laughed at Brandon. It just melted both our hearts. Christian is very expressive with his face... we never wonder what he is thinking.

We will post some new pics soon. I still think they resemble each other and Brandon still thinks they look very different. We will see what you all think!