0_o <-- how I feel today

Crying every 2 or 3 hours, diaper blowouts, spit up. So this is what it feels like to have one baby. It's a lot. What are we going to do with TWO crying?

Cody is adjusting to the new life, too. He's VERY interested in what's in the playpen and he's just tall enough for a looksie. Too bad we don't let him, which makes him try to sneak peeks when he can. Say hello to your new horsesie, Sophie!

But when she's sleeping, oh the sweet peace! Too bad we've started to let her sleep on the boppy pillow on our bed, which is infinitely preferable over her own bed.

Sophia home!

Miss Sophie had the window at the hospital and took a hankering after the view outside. She decided to bust outta the joint today!

Here's a low quality pic taken with the iPhone. Of course it's game day. Daddy's trying to get her to Hook 'Em, but she's got other ideas.

Stressful times

I just found a white hair.

Lights, Camera, Action!

I don't know how baby photographers do it. Especially with more than one baby. One cries, one is fine. The next minute, they switch! No cooperation when you need it. What can a camera-wielding mom do?

Well, this week we captured some real gems. No, of course there was no cooperation on the girls' part. Just some plain 'ole action shots. But oh, the characters they play! Almost like on a TV show or something.

Olivia telling Sophia a joke:

Act Happy!

Act Sad!

The subtlety of Sophia's performance - pure brillance!

I could toggle between these last two pics all day. It's what brightens my day.

Happy 1 month!

Today the girls are one month old! They are growing steadily and are getting bigger everyday. Looking a little less monkey-ish and more like tiny people. Although I see them 2x a day, it still shocks me to see how they've changed so much. And that they are mine and Denver's.

Big milestones this week:
Olivia finally ditched her incubator and into a big-girl crib, like Sophia got last week. Sophia got to try breastfeeding - another first!

We also moved Sophie to Olivia's bedside for some pics!




Don't cry, Sophie!

Sophie protesting at a bath

Two steps forward, one step back

Olivia didn't do so well without the CPAP machine so she's back on.

Sophia was fine without it so she's starting to look more like a normal baby.

In a month full of firsts, I held both girls together for the first time! I needed another arm or three. Life is going to be very interesting, I can already tell!

Yum yum!

Sophia got to try drinking from a bottle today! She couldn't before because before the 34 week mark babies don't have the suck/swallow/breathe coordination down - kinda needed to get it down the hatch! Also, the CPAP doesn't quite allow for a full experience of drinking by mouth with all those tubes up the nose. =)

She drank almost half of her feed. Just the first step to becoming a foodie!