The sleep deprivation is getting to us...

Paul and the family at the zoo! Notice our gigantic stroller....

So if I don't post a lot of updates it's because things are so crazy around here that I literally don't have time. Which is probably why I have laundry to do, thank you notes I still need to write (sorry everybody), and baby books to read that I never seem to have time for.

The good news is that Corinne and the boys are all doing well. The bad news is we don't seem to be making much progress on sleep. We kind of keep waiting to turn the corner and not much is happening. I know that we just have to hang in there and this time will pass, but right now we are just tired! They are on a great schedule with at the babysitter and we are grateful for that. It is hard to know what to expect from them because they have an "adjusted" age of only 8 weeks, so they are sleeping well for 8 week olds. So anyways, let's just say that I now am a coffee drinker.

The boys had their 3 month pics on Sat that I will post later, they turned out really cute. As for other updates, Corinne is hilarious. If we are eating something she wants, she will come up and say "I can have some of that", more of a statement. She says a lot of funny things that I need to start righting down.

Pics!!!

So I am officially a blogging slacker. But I finally have uploaded some pics! The kids are doing great. The boys get cuter and cuter and are starting to have pretty good head control. They are even starting to sit in their bumbo seat for small periods of time. They definitely have a fussy time in the early even, and we have times where we struggle to entertain them.

Sleeping is about the same with them. Every time I think we are in a pattern they switch it up on me. Drew seems to be the cuddlier of the two. He always wakes up an hour before Donovan in the morning and sleeps on one of us until his brother wakes up. Sometimes we think the boys look so completely different that they can't be identical, and sometimes I get them confused! It is very crazy. So onto the pics:

Corinne cramming herself into the bumbo seat!
The boys all dressed up and no where to go! Drew is on the left, Donovan on the right.

Corinne giving Drew (I think it's Drew) a kiss.

10 weeks today!

So the boys are 10 weeks today, and it has gone by pretty fast! Here is what they are up to:

-They are now eating more consistently 4 ounces at a time, which is a big deal for them.

-Drew rolled over from his stomach to his back yesterday, which Donovan has been doing for 6 weeks, so he finally caught up!

-My babysitter said Donovan laughed yesterday. Of course I had to miss that. :(

-The boys are going to sleep at 7 and then up to eat around 11, then 3, then 6. I am glad they are pretty consistent but I am looking forward to them dropping one of these feedings. Corinne just started dropping one feeding without help when she was a baby, so I am hoping these guys do the same.

I really really need to take and upload new pics. Things have been busy around here. On Thursday night it was just me and the boys since Paul had an overnight business trip. It was definitely a lot to have everyone, but we did it. Corinne helped, and even helped feed her brother with me! She is a big help, although I have to keep an eye on her "helping" sometimes.

This pic is about 2 weeks old, like I said I need to take new pics!

Back to Work!

On Wednesday I officially went back to work. I have mixed feelings about going back and being away from the boys, but it is also nice being able to eat lunch without interruption! Plus we are lucky to have a great babysitter that does a great job with all our kids.

The boys also celebrated their 9 week birthday on Friday. It has really gone by fast! Paul and I took all the kids to the mall yesterday and they were great. Just when we got our confidence up we took all 3 to Target, Drew cried the entire time for no apparent reason other than he didn't want to be at Target. So that was a fast trip.

The boys are up around every 3 hours in the evening still. Our new goal is to get them to take naps in their cribs instead of their bouncy seats or on us. I will keep everyone posted on how this goes.


Some pics: Corinne after a bath....

Donovan and Drew after their bath. In most of our pics, you will notice that Drew is in blue. This is so our babysitter can tell them apart!

Two months stats!

Corinne entertaining her brothers. After a bath....I think they look really identical in this pic.

Me trying to catch a smile from one of the boys.....

The boys turned 2 months last Friday. They had a good doc appointment. Donovan was 9lbs 15 oz and 22 3/4 inches tall, Drew was 9lbs 4 oz and 22 inches tall. They got all their shots too and handled them as well as to be expected.

I go back to work on Wednesday which should be interesting!

Finally some pics!

I found my camera, the cord, and my computer, so here are some pics!

Here is Donovan, our friend's Tracy and Nick's baby Andre (7 months) and Drew. Here is Donovan looking cute and just kind of staring into space...

Here is Drew in his bouncy seat. He can fall asleep in the craziest positions. Here he is with his arms straight out sleeping.

And here is the same pic as up top, but Donovan crying.

And finally, I will end this with something funny Corinne said.

Corinne: I went fishing.

Me: Did you catch a fish?

Corinne: No, I caught a worm!

Sorry the lack of updates!

This is Drew in his blanket from Catherine!

I have been in Michigan for the last week since Paul had to go out of town. It was so great to have help for a week, I feel so lucky! I even got to go to a movie and out for drinks with my sister in law, which was totally fun!

The boys are doing great. I have been taking pics but apparently having my camera, the cord, and my laptop all in the same place at the same time has become some sort of black hole in my house. So, sorry for the lack of pics.

The boys are still up at night every 2-3 hours. It's still exhausting, especially since I go back to work next week. However, now they are both smiling on occasion which makes the tiredness all worth it! They kind of switch off daily on who is the crankier one that day. Our 2 month doctors appointment is this Friday and I can't wait to see how much they weigh. They are finally out of most of their newborn clothes and are wearing their 3 months! I think Corinne was in her 3-6 month at this point so it's pretty crazy.

Corinne is doing well and had fun at "Papa's house". She likes to say that things are "pretty cool" and is now 99% potty trained! It is great.