Swimming

We took the twins swimming last night. They've been joining us at the pool since they were a week old, but they've never gone in the water before. From the moment we got there, they knew something was up. Mira seemed super excited, Leia was cautious, as usual. Mira's a lot like Adia. Since there was only Gramma and me with 3 girls in the dressing room, it took us awhile to get everyone ready. Adia got herself undressed and dressed, all by herself. I was so proud. She didn't want to wear a swim diaper ("I don't need those anymore!") and so her swimming suit was a little big.


The twins weren't so sure about the water. Mira enjoys baths a ton so she was much happier in the water. Leia never cried, but she didn't smile either. I don't think she knew what to make of it. We were in the water for almost 90 minutes. My lens fogged up so the pictures in the beginning were foggy. Luckily, it defrosted and I was able to get some good pics.










For the first time, Adia acted horribly jealous. I've never seen her like that. She wasn't even like that when we first brought the twins home. She kept trying to splash them and get in trouble. She even sat and pouted for the longest time. I'm guessing she thinks the pool is "her turf", but after some one on one time with mommy and then with Papa, she was better. I took Adia in the deep, big pool and we swam around a bit. Then she jumped from the side a whole bunch. She did it without me holding her, which is a big change. She never went under either.


Adia let us know it was time to leave. She was up bright and early, hadn't napped and was exhausted. She timed it perfectly because the twins had decided it was time to go too.






Getting dressed was a lot harder than putting swim suits on. I took Adia in the shower first, while Gramma held both babies (32 lbs worth). Adia tried to make a run for it when I went to wash her hair. Then I took one baby while Gramma took Adia over to sit on the bench. Adia sat their patiently while Gramma and I traded babies. I felt so bad for Adia because as she was sitting there on her towel, she peed! She let us know and Gramma took her over to shower off again. At least we know she didn't pee in the pool. It's her first accident in at least a week and she's been sleeping without a pull up that entire time. Adia dressed herself, only needing help with strapping her shoes. She even put her socks on by herself! I was so proud of her. The twins were screaming by this point because Mira needed her zantac and Leia was starving. Adia fell asleep on the ride home, even though we had promised a chocolate sundae from DQ. I guess we'll do that today.

Leia's almost sitting now. She still arches her back and is constant motion so she falls a lot. Mira's drooling up a storm.




And my favorite:

6 months

The twins are 6 months old today. I remember thinking that January was so far away when they were born and yet, here we are. I'm still shocked. I just wish they were sleeping better. It's probably just teething, but it's been horrible. They got me up at 4:30a on Thursday. They finally went back to sleep around 7 and of course, Adia woke up at 7:15. I was then up all day, but once again, the twins wouldn't sleep so I was up until 4:30a. Being awake for 24 hours with 3 kids is rough. All the screaming also woke Adia up so she was up for a big chunk of it too.



They've certainly come a long way in 6 short months. Adia looks pretty different too:






newborn


1 month


2 months


3 months


4 months


5 months


6 months

2010

I was going to do a year in review or resolutions or something, but yeah, with 3 under 3, I'm lucky I can even turn my computer on. The twins will be 6 months tomorrow and it's supposed to get "easier". From what I've seen lately, it's gotten tougher. They're more demanding because they want to play and they're BOTH teething, so they're not sleeping well anymore. Throw in a demanding toddler who needs attention too and Mommy's pretty worn out. DiDi had to go back to school too, so it's been rough adjusting back to normal. Adia cries several times a day that she wants DiDi and wants to go to DiDi's house. It breaks my heart because I know she loves DiDi, but DiDi's just not home. She also likes the quiet time she can have there.

On a big positive, I can say that Adia's pretty much potty trained. She hasn't had an accident in at least a week and she's been sleeping in underwear for the last few days. I probably just jinxed myself though.


The twins have been eating solids. Mira now enjoys sweet potatoes, applesauce and bananas. Leia's not a huge fan of solids yet, but she does like applesauce. I haven't had a chance to try bananas on her. We've also pulled out a sippy cup for them to play with. I was originally trying to get some apple juice in Mira because she gets painfully constipated. They can drink out of them, but they just spit it back out.




As for teething, Mira's getting her top left canine first. That surprised me, but I can see and feel the very tip through the gums. I can't tell which tooth Leia's getting first, but I think it's one of the bottom ones. Both of them are chewing on everything and drooling like crazy. Mira can soak a onesie in 10 minutes flat.

Mira just started sitting unassisted yesterday. She's still a little wobbly, but she's already improving. Leia won't stop arching her back.




Adia thought Mira sitting up was awesome. They sat and played with the star stacker for ages. She'd put it together and then help Mira take it apart again, handing her pieces. She shared really well with Mira. Leia watched from the jumperoo, giggling at the two.