All about Austin

HE ROLLED OVER!!!! and of course I missed it :( I was changing a poopy diaper from Jason and I heard Rob get all excited downstairs. He rolled from his tummy to his back. We are thinking it was on accident because he hasn't done it again. But next time I will be ready! Austin has been feeling so much better since we put him on this new formula called Nutramigen ...crazy expensive but it is lactose free. This makes all to much since that his tummy has been so upset...daddy is lactose intolerant. The formula smells so bad and it took a whole day of mixing old and new to get him to drink it and I still don't think he likes it. His poops awful...seriously I try to pawn him off to daddy as soon as I hear the familiar grunting coming from my little man. ugh no thanks! It has taken almost 5 months to figure out how to make this kid happy....cheap garage sale toys and smelly formula...what a boy!

The Gift

For Valentines Day most women want diamonds and pearls not this girl and my hubby knows it! I want SLEEP...Austin has become our tummy sleeper and while he is now getting amazing amounts of sleep at night mommy is not. I have this fear inside that if anything happens its all my fault. The doctor warned us about SIDS. I hate SIDS. What the heck is it. No one can tell you how it happens or what will prevent it...just that lying a baby on his back decreases the chances. So of course we can never take the easy road with Austin who wants to sleep on his tummy. Rob gets me the Angel Care monitor for Valentines Day ( I love that man) this monitor feels for movement in the crib (i.e. breathing) so if there is no movement after 20 seconds it sends off alarms and I can come running. I have now been getting a lot better sleep in my own bed AMAZING! Thank you honey!

At Wits End

I do believe that the phrase "At my wits end" came from a mother of multiples. I have never before reached the point where I was at a wit end until this week. Jason is impossible to get down for naps or bed time :/ Once you get the boy down everything is peachy but getting him down is a fierce battle which he is currently winning. I am at the point where I don't even want to try putting him in his crib eh but I know that I have to keep it up. That is where my wit ends! On a lighter note the boys have taken notice of each other this week. I caught them laying on a blanket just starring at one another. I hope that they love each other and are best buds some day. It is hard at this age to keep them together. I mean entertaining two 4 month olds all day long makes you crazy by the days end. I feel bad that I have kept them so separate  but I don't know how to make sure they are getting enough sleep and eating well with Austin crying like he does and Jason refusing to sleep. Some how we will figure it out. I do however have a photo treat for all of you.






Austin wants to crawl to the bug so bad. He is talking to it.



4 Month Check Up

The boys had their 4 month check up yesterday and much to our pediatricians surprise the boys are growing good. Austin is weighing in at 7 pounds 3 ounces and Jason is a whopping 18 pounds 6 ounces...he is over a pound heavier than his brother. I love their doctor because not only does she do the health part but also gives us guidance for raising these two handsome fellas. So our new task is to start having naps in their cribs and implementing a 4 hour eating schedule rather than the 3 that we have them on now. The only sad news is that she wants us to wait to feed them solid foods until 6 months ...whoopsie we already started Jason on rice cereal..to bad so sad. I am keeping him on the cereal because he loves it! So I am thinking they are either destined for hockey or football :) Proud momma!
As for myself I have to say that before I got pregnant I was about 20 pounds over weight. I was working real hard to lose the pounds by exercising and lifting weights but little did I know that I just needed to get pregnant. The twin diet is AWESOME...I am eating and exercising don't you worry but with a little help from the boys right off the bat I lost 10 pounds of my original weight when I gave birth and I am continuing to lose more weight. I am just 5 pounds away from my college weight. WHOO HOO! I also have a little muscle tone from lugging the boys around in their car seats. WOW they are heavy. So I would say our check up went real well. I am excited for what the next few months have to bring. Jason wants to sit on his own and Austin is so close to rolling over. They are chatting and love their Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show. The boys are growing everyday and I am thankful to see them making new discoveries everyday.


P.S. I am writing this while the boys are taking a nap in their OWN CRIBS :) Shhhh don't tell anyone it might jinx it!

The Bread

Update on that banana bread....I actually haven't even started making it mainly because the recipe calls for sifted flour. Sifted Flour? I am still googling the correct way to approach this. In the mean time I made beer bread that was dry and had absolutely no flavor...not even of beer. So my bread making skills are basically a BUST as of right now. I am also waiting to see which dog poops out a butter wrapper because I am missing the entire stick that I left out to soften. So note to self put butter where dogs won't eat it....oh my life!