Gracie Meets the Girls

She's not sure what to think about these babies, but she starts purring as soon as they get near. Bailey, by the way, was not around when this meeting took place. He would never allow it!!

A Protective Beagle

Madeline on the left, Savannah on the right (Above)

Savannah on the left, Madeline on the right (Above)

These two pics are taken of the girls basking in the afterglow of a great meal! They are so funny how lazy they get once they are happy with full bellies! One thing I have started to notice is how protective big brother Bailey is getting of the girls. I was so worried that Bailey would have a hard time adjusting to life with two new babies in the house, but instead, he is becoming more protective of them! Every time that I feed the babies, Bailey has to sit right by my side. And more recently, I've noticed that our cat Gracie has not been coming around...this is because whenever I am holding the babies and Bailey starts to see Gracie walking across the room, he will lunge towards her to back off!! She will not come near me or the babies when Bailey is around! Also, today Bailey started licking Savannah's hand and just loving on her. It was so precious - he loves his baby girls!! And yes, she got a good hand washing after that.

A Solo Week

This is one of my favorite pictures of little Madeline getting a sponge bath. She was screaming so loud that I put her paci in her mouth and she grabbed hold of her towel and just sucked like crazy! It was as if she was literally bracing herself for this "awful" bath!! And no, the pacifier is not huge, she is just that small!

So this week Chris is off to Pastor's meetings and I am juggling the girls by myself. Thankfully for me, he is commuting. So, he comes home at night - not thankfully for him though I'm sure as sleep is non-existent! However, I thought I'd share how my morning alone has gone.

At 10:30 it was feeding time. By the time I got the first baby - Savannah - up and ready, it was about 10:45. I took her to change her diaper, and in the middle of changing, she had a "minor" diaper explosion that proceeded to run all the way up her back and on her legs. I went ahead and undressed her and knew I needed to give her a bath! She is not fond of baths and screamed the whole time. Meanwhile, I could hear Madeline screaming in the bassinet as she was now hungry. I finished bathing Savannah and sat down to feed her. The entire time she was being fed, Madeline was screaming! Changing and bathing Savannah ran into Madeline's feeding time and she was certainly letting me know!

By the time I finished with Savannah, I immediately fed Madeline before changing her. Because I keep the girls on the same schedules, I bathed Madeline after feeding her since Savannah had a bath. Even though I had her wrapped tight in her towel and dried off her hair, she got so cold after bath time that her little hand turned blue!!!! So, once all was finished, I wrapped both girls up in warm blankets, sat down on the couch and cuddled both of them up onto my chest. They both settled in and fell asleep, warm and happy.

Those are the moments that make the crazy moments worth it (which in 30 minutes, feeding and changing time starts up all over again!) :-) There is nothing better than snuggling with my two baby girls....it is double the blessing to make up for double the work and there is no greater joy than being their mother.

Life at Home

I have 10 minutes until the next feeding to update how life at home with the girls is going. That statement in a nutshell explains life at home with these precious baby girls!! Everything is about the schedule, schedule, schedule. The girls have to keep gaining weight to get out of their preemie stage, and because of that we must wake them every 3 hours to feed. Chris and I must basically remind them to eat.....so after about an hour to an hour and a half of feedings and diaper changes, the 2 hour to 1 1/2 hours in between fly by and it's time to wake them up again! But these girls are such an amazing joy, the hectic pressure of the clock is an unbelievable blessing and brings such happiness to our life!!

Last week, Savannah reached her birth weight - 4 pounds, 11 ounces. Madeline had flown by her birth weight and weighed 4 pounds, 9 ounces. The girls seem much more than 2 ounces a part as little Madeline seems so much smaller than Savannah!

Two more minutes to go....so I will post more later. In the meantime, I must confess that I am having a much easier time posting pics to my Facebook as I can post pics directly from my Blackberry which is often easier than being able to log onto my computer. To view the album, copy this link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=12927&l=a9d9f&id=1274319768

It's feeding time again! Chris and I are thankful each day to God for these little bundles of blessings!