Party All Night

I don't know what it is about birthday's and our ability to get excited and just stay awake all night long. I will be sure to ask the twins when they get old enough to form their lips into words. Yesterday they were officially eight weeks old! They had a great day at work with Mom and then had a relaxing afternoon at the house. I should have known the calmness before the storm! They were up all night! If it wasn't Olivia wanting to nurse out of comfort, not hunger, it was Gabby wanting to sleep in the bed or just being WIDE awake! Gabby already has already got Dad wrapped around her finger. There was a point in the chaos where I was going to let her cry it out...but Dad brought her to me about ten minutes later. And no kidding, as soon as Pete left for work at about 6:30am, they slept the rest of the morning in their own bed! AMAZING!

All that aside, the girls are doing fantastic! Gabby is still bringing up the rear as far as the weight gain is concerned. She is about one pound, if not more, less than Olivia. You can really tell in the pictures!

My Grandparents came into town to see the girls and we all had a great time. They are officially GG and Grampa. We love them so much and are so excited they got to come!

Pete and I are attending a function for the Library in Azle on Friday night and will be gone for quite a while. This will be the first night out on the town and first night away from the girls for an extended amount of time! Exicted and nervous all at the same time! Of course, who knows how long my mammary glands will let me be gone! We will take lots of pics and put them up next week!

Seven Weeks

The girls are just the sweetest things ever...most of the time. We have accepted the challenge of taking them to the office and they have proven to be well-behaved...for two days so far! I have had some help with the bottle feeding and the crying while at work, but for the most part, they have been a pleasure to have. I will put of pics of their new lime green nursery at the office as soon as we are done with the decor.

The girls are ever changing and developing more unique personalities. Gabby is still the fiesty one. A friend says she is the "mexican" one and Olivia is the "white" one. I guess that means Mexicans are fiesty...who knew! They are definitely stronger by the day. Still breastfeeding all through the night. Sometimes just two or three times and sometimes what feels like six.

I always said I would never let my kids sleep in bed with us. WRONG! At 3am when they just want to nuzzle up to my warm body and pass out in a milk-drunken state...who could resist. I keep telling myself...just as long as they aren't starting off in the bed I am sticking to my guns...just keep on saying that.

We are officially out of preemie clothes and I think there are about three diapers left to use. The newborn diapers still are a little big, but there is no way I am buying any more preemie.

We have set our first experimental weekend roadtrip to the ranch in Kerrville for the last weekend in April. Pete is concerned about where everything will fit...I am worried about how long it will take to get there with two kids that eat every two hours and take an hour to feed!

Would-Be Birthday

Yesterday, March 10th, was the girls actual due date. Beacuse they were delivered at 34 weeks to the day, their six week birthday fell on their due date. In celebration, being the housewife that I am, I made cupcakes and had some of the family over.

The girls are doing great. Olivia is a heaping seven pounds now and Gabby is bringing up the rear at 6.5. Their head and body control is amazing. I never would have thought they could hold up their heads and look around at just 6 weeks old! They have both started smiling, although not intentionally. Usually when satisfied after eating or as they drift off to a SHORT night's sleep.

The nights around the Garcia house are interesting. Sometimes they decide to cooperate and stick to a schedule, but during any off-times or growth spurts, they have staggered their feeding schedule or just gone crazy. We are getting through it and Pete proves to be a huge help after I yell for him through the monitor.

Things in our lives are slowly getting back to normal. I have gone back to work on Tuesday's and Thursday's and every two weeks I add a day. Next week is my first Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It is challenging to get up and going in the morning, but we are slowly building a routine. We have built on at the office and the construction should be completed by Friday. We have added a nursery for the girls, new bathroom, manager's office, dark room and two massage therapy rooms. The girls are going to work with me in their new lime green nursery! Very exciting!! Pete's business is about to take off the way it does at March/April every year. We are thankful that the both of us have such a wonderful profession that has been able to put on hold for our little angels arrival.