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10/14/2009

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Day one of real work was a success!!  I had both boys today from 8am to 5pm, and it went pretty smoothly overall.  Both boys went down for a nap shortly after I got there, which left me some time to prepare all bottles and meals for  when they woke up.  After they were awake, they both got fed and dressed, and I decided to take them out for a walk while the weather was still nice.  Well let me tell you, getting out of the house with 2 babies is quite a mission.  Once they were fed, I changed both of their diapers, got them all dressed, packed a few diapers and a leftover bottle for Hugo, transported one baby to the stroller, came back for the other baby, who in the 30 seconds since I had changed his diaper had already pooped, so I had to go get the other baby out of the stroller and back inside, change another diaper, and then start over.  FINALLY I got them all in the stroller and ready to go, when both of them started to yawn... I looked at my watch and they were both due to go back to sleep in about 30 minutes.  So we went for a quick walk, and then back to bed they went.

Now you might think that my job sounds like a piece of cake... feeding, changing diapers, and then the babies just sleep.  Well, not exactly.  There are many little details that make this job difficult, such as...

(1) Getting both babies up and down the stairs at the same time...
(2) I can't have both boys in the same room when feeding them a bottle, because they get too distracted by the other one and then don't eat, but I can't leave one baby alone in a room while I feed the other one, so I have to kind of "hide" so that I can see the baby I'm not feeding, but they cannot see us.  Tricky.
(3) One baby is slightly scared of the other baby and cries when he gets too close.  And the other baby ALWAYS wants to be close.
(4) The babies feed off each others cries.
(5) I can't feed both babies at the same time (only one high chair), but when one baby sees the other one being fed (solid food), he immediately wants some and gets mad when he has to wait.
(6) The babies get verrrrry jealous of my attention.  For example, when the babies are alone, they are very happy to play on the floor, or sit in the walker, or roll around with toys without me hovering or holding them.  But as soon as there are two babies, if I hold one or play with one, the other one cries until I pick him up, and then the one I was holding first cries when I put him down.   Jealous babies!
(7) Hugo is now nicknamed "Rolley Poley" because every time I change his diaper, he immediately rolls onto his stomach.  You try changing a baby's diaper when he is on his stomach... so he has to be distracted (somehow) or he cries!
(8) These babies are TOUGH to feed solids.  Well, mostly just Hugo.  I have to practically pin his hands down and trick him into opening his mouth and then I can shovel the food in his mouth.  By the time he's done eating there is always food all over his face, hair, clothes, hands, MY clothes, hands, etc. etc. etc.
Oh yeah, one I forgot to mention.  Teeth.  These babies both have teeth coming in, making them a little extra fussy. See??
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But anyway, it's all worth it when I get these HUGE gummy smiles and kisses from these two precious babies!
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