Wow these past two months have gone by so fast! Hard to believe I go back to work next week. It will be an adjustment trying to get three kids ready to go in the morning. The grandparents will take turns watching them the first week I'm at work and then they will go to an in home day care after that. There are two providers at the day care and they will be the only infants. We are hoping it will be a very positive experience. If not, we will be able to get them into Principal's day care in April (they do not have any spots open until then).
They continue to be on a good schedule: The first feeding of the day is usually around 7, and then they eat every three hours until their evening feeding which is around 9:30 or 10:00. Caleb is now taking 4 oz every three hours (sometimes he wants a little more so he gets a little formula), and Lauren is drinking 3.5 oz every three hours. Lauren continues to be my little peanut-Caleb is gaining weight faster than her. We can really tell a difference when we are holding one twin and need to put that one down to pick up the other. Lauren continues to struggle with some acid reflux (arching her back and crying during some feedings-we're going to try a different medication). Caleb is VERY gassy so we're trying to figure out the culprit. He doesn't get much formula but it may be the formula making him more gassy and a little fussy so we may need to switch to a different one. If that doesn't help, I will need to eliminate dairy from my diet to see if that helps (I have had to make a lot of sacrafices for these babies! :)).
They had their 2 month check up today and I'm pleased to say that both babies are now on the growth chart-woo hoo! Caleb weighs an even 10 pounds (12%) and is 22.8 inches long (39%). Lauren weighs 8 pounds 10 oz (5%), and is 21.5 inches long (16%). Every doctor visit has lasted nearly 2 hours long and I can't imagine doing the trip by myself! Thankfully Grandma Joyce came this time. They handled their shots great (it's always much harder on the mom).
