Twin Troubles

If you came here for a funny story....not happening. There is nothing cute going on in my house this week. Instead the kids have been overly obnoxious (writing on faces with sharpies, Gavin of course) and the girls have been sick.

The twins, almost 21 months, have been separated at night since they were about 7 months old. The reason we did this was because they were starting to wake one another up. When we put them in different cribs, set up beside one another, the problem ceased and they were sleeping through the night once again.

OK, fast forward to the present time. I was putting the girls to bed the other night and Maya started crying. I asked her what was wrong and she stood up and reached her arms out saying "Sissy!"

It was so sweet. I laid her down next to her sister and they slept all night and actually slept in later than normal...8 AM!! (Usually up by 7, so this was amazing)

The girls have continued sleeping together at night. Unfortunately sleeping in until 8am was a one time thing.

Camille, the bitee

Nap time is a different story. Which brings me to a new problem we are facing......BITING! Ugh. My boys never really bit each other...well, not like this anyway.

SOOOO...I put them down for naps in the same crib. They had their little baby dolls and were playing....and then fighting....which, of course, led to biting. I had no clue at this point, I just heard screaming and crying....which I separated and they went to sleep.

Maya, the biter

I didn't notice until baths that night. Let me tell you...it was BAD! Poor little Camille had FOUR bite marks!

Any biting advice out there? Especially when you aren't around to see it? And if your going to tell me to bite my kid back, save it. Not going to happen.

Morning Naps Are Back!....sometimes

Maya, Camille, and Papa (my dad)

I have a love/hate relationship with the morning nap. On one hand, I get a lot during the time the twins are down. (Like take a shower!) But on the flip side, it really cuts into our day if we have somewhere to be.

For the past 3 mornings I've been trying something new. Call me crazy, but it works for us. I get the girls up between 5:30-6am. Ely is already up during this time, getting ready for work. He's been working so much this summer it's actually nice to spend the mornings with him and the babies....btw, the boys are still sleeping...

Getting up that early, the twins have been happy to go down for a nap at 8:30am. I get to get ready for the day and clean up the house a little, spend time with the boys and help them get ready for the day. The girls usually wake up around 10am...still plenty of time to meet up with friends for play dates and such.

Getting the girls up so early has it's advantages. They are in bed, for the night, between 6:30-7pm. That's AWESOME in my book. It gives me and my hubby time to ourselves in the evenings.

Wow, this entry is very boring...but I wanted to post it so I could look back and remember how crazy I was.