General Update

Things are going well. We are getting into a good routine these days. The boys feed every 3 hours during the day and every 3-4 hours at night. Breastfeeding is still not happening.... but the boys still get expressed breast milk through the day and formula combined with breast milk at night. They are now drinking about 700mls (7x100mls) a day each! We look at them now and can see how big they are getting.

Benji was so small at birth and when he came home we had to go shopping and buy him some smaller clothes..... we put a body suit on him yesterday and decided that would be the last time he wore it.... it's too small now. He's officially grown out of 2 body suits!!

Ethan is also getting bigger and heavier. Tracie was holding him yesterday across her body and Sal looked at them both and noticed how long he was getting... he stretched across her whole tummy! You can also notice when you pick him up that he feels heavier.

Tomorrow they will get weighed again.

Washing baby clothes, wraps, sheets, bibs and blankets has become a daily event. I can't believe how much washing we do! We sit on the couch and fold and sort the clean clothes. Because our boys are different sizes, they have their own clothes. We make an Ethan pile and a Benji pile... Benji's pile is usually about 3-4times bigger than Ethan's pile. He is a VERY messy baby. He manages to dribble, throw-up and wee on his clothes several times a day. 3-4 outfits in one day is normal for him. Ethan is much cleaner and can wear the same clothes for the whole day!

We have been managing to get out a little. Yesterday we went to the local shopping centre to do some chores. We decided to try carrying one baby in a sling/pouch each. Sal carried Benji in a sling and Tracie carried Ethan in a pouch. (We each bought the sling/pouch of our choice before the boys were born). It worked quite well. They both seemed comfortable and slept through most of it. They woke towards the end of the trip and we had to feed them in the car before we went home. We have been to the shops before. Last time we used the pram. Both ways work quite well, but Ethan prefers to be carried, he was more settled in the pouch.

At the shops we ordered a picture of the boys. Harvey Norman (an electrical store in Australia like Best Buy) can turn a digital prints into canvas pictures. They look so cool. We decided to get the following picture enlarged and made into a black and white canvas print. It takes 2 weeks... we're looking forward to getting it.