Ahhhhhhhhh!

Finally........ she sleeps through the night. She must have sensed that she was about to find herself up for adoption if she didn't get with the program. She actually slept for 9 hours- a record. Isla slept for 10 just to remind us that she is still "the better baby". It was in the swing, but we'll take it. I wonder if we will ever put her in the crib again? I'm going to Humboldt for a visit next week and I'm thinking that I'm going to have to take the damn swings home with me. They are not small! Whatever works though.

Wow, it is amazing what a little rest can do. I'm surfing the internet for crock pot recipes- thinking I could make something now that would be ready when I get home from work. The problem is that the girls are both asleep: Fiona in the living room in the swing and Isla in the spare room in the swing so I can't actually make any noise. Oh scratch that, Fifi is awake. She's awfully cute. Glad we get to keep her.

I may actually get around to taking some new pictures today- it's been awhile.

6 month stats

We had our 6 month doctor's appointment today. All is well.

Isla

17 lb 12.9 oz (80th percentile)
28 1/4 in (99th percentile)

Fiona

14 lb 7.8 oz (17th percentile)

27 in (87th percentile)

They are both able to sit up for about 15 seconds without wobbling. They usually put an arm out to stop them from falling after that. Isla is sleeping through the night (10 hours!). Fiona, on the other hand, is having some serious sleep issues. She wakes up every 1 to 2 hours!!! The doctor told me to try feeding her cereal right befere bed, so we tried that tonight. I couldn't get her to go down in the crib so she is in the swing and has been asleep for almost an hour. If I can make it through the rest of "Dancing with the Stars" without being interrupted, I will be happy. Especially since they have great stars on this year!

Fiona is saying "dada", which of course Euan is taking to mean that she has chosen her favorite. I tried to tell him that they usually can say their d's first, to which he said, "I knew you'd say that." Oh well, I guess since he's her favorite, he will be happy to get up with her every hour tomorrow night.

No signs of crawling yet. Robyn's baby, Mary, who is a week older than the girls, is crawling all over the place and then stopping to sit herself up! I don't think we will be there any time soon. That is ok with me though since it means we can hold off on babyproofing for a few more weeks.

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Swim Lessons

The girls had their first swim lesson yesterday. I know, it seems a little early for swim lessons, right? However, it was so much fun. They had us dunk their heads under and everything, and the girls loved it. The trick is to blow in their face so that they hold thier breath before you dunk them. We have 5 more lessons and then they should be ready for MEXICO!!!

If these babies could talk....

They'd say..."Don't elect Sarah Palin as VP! "

If you still aren't sure why she's so bad, read this article written by a leading feminist...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eve-ensler/drill-drill-drill_b_124829.html

Babywise is my Bible

I can't believe I haven't posted anything about this yet since this literally is our go-to guide for anything schedule/sleep/food related. I was pretty much a schedule nazi for the first 4 months and have only recently relaxed a bit and moved from a 3 hour feeding schedule to a 4 hour schedule. The Babywise book warned not to do this until the babies were sleeping through the night. However, with returning to work, the 4 hour schedule seemed so much more convienient, so I decided to try it. For the past 3 weeks I've been trying to figure out why in the *&*&(*^ Fiona is waking up 2-4 times a night. It just dawned on me that she is not getting enough calories during the day. Duh! Needless to say we are back to the 3 hour schedule and she is sleeping better. They claim that most Babywise babies are sleeping through the night by 3 months. I think Isla would have been but Fiona just needs lots of food.

Anyway, On Becoming Babywise is certainly controversial. Just do a Google search and you will find lots of anti-Babywise moms. However, I love it! It hasn't been perfect. I think with one baby it would be close, but "Letting them cry" is so much harder when they wake each other up. The book's basic principal is following an eat, wake time, sleep schedule that teached the baby to fall asleep on their own. I figuered there was no way I could rock two babies to sleep so the earlier they could get themselves to sleep the better. The book does leave a lot of questions unanswered, so thank God there is a fantastic blog out there that answers every possible question. http://www.chroniclesofababywisemom.blogspot.com/ is awesome!

Having the babies on a schedule makes it possible for us to plan our day. We know when they will be napping, eating and going to bed each night. Of course, it doesn't always work perfectly but we have two happy babies and I'm convinced that this is a major reason.

New Slideshow

I updated the slideshow above. Click on a picture to see it enlarged. It will take you to Picasa and then choose "slideshow" to watch.

Hey Look, I have a sister!

They are starting to notice one another. Check it out.