Growing Like Weeds

Despite my best intentions, yes it has been since February 12 since I last posted here. Sorry!! The twins entered a more difficult stage, requiring a lot more active soothing to get them to sleep. They were also having MAJOR growth spurts where all they wanted to do was eat. Sean and I figured out that it tended to run on a 36-hour cycle...a day and a half of absolute craziness--tons of crying, fussing, grunting, burping, spitting up, and generally being unsettled--followed by a day and a half of some VERY sleepy girls. The cycle seems to be breaking up a bit now, so here's hoping!

They really are good sleepers for the most part, though. Some time a few weeks ago, they started sleeping longer stretches at night (when they were not in the crazy part of the 36-hour cycle, that is). We have had a couple of 6-hour sleep stretches and several fours and fives. I'll take it!!!

We also had a pediatrician appointment last week, and both girls are growing really, really well. As of March 1st, Lyanna weighed 9lbs, 9oz and was 23" long. Keira weighed 7bs, 14oz and was 22" long. That means they have each gained about three pounds since birth! Crazy!

I will do my very best to post more updates more often moving forward. The sleep deprivation has been really tough, but hopefully we're kind of on the downhill now from the peak of fussiness. I have also noticed that the first thing to go when I'm so sleep deprived is my creativity...so if the girls continue to keep me up at night you can expect some pretty boring and poorly written blog posts, like this one. :)

Cheers,
Alicia