Revelry Reverie

Last night was tough – only 2 hours of sleep for me. But little things make it seem ok.

Happiness is having a twin to scratch the parts you can’t reach. 

Babies are gas factories. This is one of the many things I managed to forget between the twins’ infancy and Grant.  In newborns, the ‘ole digestive tract is not developed (they get nourished through the umbilical cord, remember), so when they start gulping stuff down, they are in for a rude awakening.  For whatever reason,…

Yesterday the big kids showed me what a good mama and da they are. They got out their baby dolls and modeled some baby wearing, breastfeeding, and putting their babies down to sleep.  Hard to tell, but Ele is wearing a ring sling with her doll inside it.  Henry nursing. The twins had a logic-based…

This post was written by Bob to mark our one year anniversary in North Carolina. I blogged pretty extensively throughout the past year so I wanted some additional perspective on this period.  Today marks the 1 year anniversary of us moving to North Carolina. Until now, I haven’t been able to reflect on the whirlwind…

Ok, so it’s just a gassy smile, but I’ll take it. 

After my twin birth, when I was told a lot that I shouldn’t come up with a very detailed birth plan because it would likely be disregarded, I didn’t really come up with one for Grant’s birth either.  Knowing what I know now, however, there’s no reason I couldn’t have a birth plan for the…

Sleeping in a sleepy world. He took the swaddle train to anywhere. 

Breastfeeding is my whole job right now, so it’s on my mind a lot. Here are some interesting facts (how interesting they are depends on your level of interest, I am sure): While pregnant, you need from 250-500 calories a day more than usual to support your growing baby (it depends on your starting weight).…