Ethan now weighs 3.47kgs and is 50.5cm long. Ethan is our quiet, contented cuddly little baby. He will quite happily lie there and look around and take in the world. He only gets upset when he is hungry, and then his cry is almost like he is panting. Ethan enjoys his tummy time and bath time and LOVES to be cuddled. His favorite position is chest to chest so he can hear our heart beats. His favorite song is 'hush little baby' and will usually calm down and stop crying if you sing him that song and give him and cuddle. He gets called Ethan, Little E and Baba.
Benjamin now weighs 3.03kgs and is also 50.5cm long. Benjamin is the demanding child. He doesn't like to be kept waiting and will scream if he's ignored! He loves his food and eats more than his bigger brother, and then when he's done will often ask for more. Benjamin loves the song '10 little ducks' and usually singing him this song and bobbing him up and down will help settle him. He does not like 'hush little baby' and will cry if you sing it to him!!! Benjamin likes to be cuddled chest to chest but arches his back so he can look up and see your face. He loves it when you talk to him. He never gets called Benjamin..... we call him Benj, Benji, Benji-boy and Baba.
Tracie is getting over her birthing ordeal. She is able to move around and pick up the boys without too much pain. She still has some pain from the c-section that varies through the day. She is able to take pain killers that help. She still gets tired easily due to the low Hb from the blood loss. The broken sleep of newborn twins doesn't help the situation. Overall Tracie is doing very well considering everything that happened to her.
In general the mums are going well. We are trying to work out our sleeping and eating routines and settle into our new house. We are almost unpacked (thanks to all our family and friends that helped us unpack and clean the house and garden). Neither boy is very interested in breastfeeding, and prefers the laziness of bottle feeding. Tracie is putting in hours of effort on the breast pump to ensure these boys are getting the best start in life. We are getting into a routine of breast milk in the day and formula at night (as there is not enough milk for both babies for all feeds). The doctors said that due to the large bleed that Tracie had after their birth, her milk may not come in at all.... Tracie is managing to produce enough milk for about 70% of their feeds and we are both very happy with that. During the day we each pick a child and change, feed and settle that child (They feed every 3 hours during the day). Tracie expresses milk between feeds and Sal catches up on housework and unpacking. During the night one of us goes to the kitchen to prepare the food while the other gets the boys up and clean and ready to eat. Sal bottle feeds both boys at once while Tracie expresses milk. We are getting it down to a fine art, but it still takes us about an hour to feed them and then they sleep for about 2-3 hours and the routine repeats its self. We are getting used to this broken sleep, but we're still tired. Overall it's all worth it..... we love being parents and we love our little boys!
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