It's a Twin Life at 2 Months

So, I just realized I was writing this around the time the girls were 2 months and never posted it. Oops. I won't add to it.... I'll just write a more updated one soon. :)


First and foremost -- I have two of the most beautiful little girls on the planet.

That sounded biased... but it isn't. It's the cold hard truth.

Maybe I am a little biased....

Secondly, I cannot imagine having a more blessed life than I do right now. I have a loving husband, two daughters, a roof over my head, food, an income, etc. God has been incredibly good to us. Emmalyn and Harper are such sweet babies and are starting to learn different noises instead of just crying and grunting. They are trying to pick up their heads a little more which is exciting, too!

Nursing them has been a challenge. Keeping up a milk supply to satisfy two babies is difficult. Plus, they like to nurse for a long time. It's hard to sit in one position for such a long time, all day long. Now that they are getting older and bigger, they at least can go a little longer than every 2 hours at night which is good. I don't nurse at night, just pump and then Kyle feeds them the expressed milk. It's the only way I can get the rest I need.

Thirdly, they are hard work! No one realizes how hard being a mother will be until you actually become one. I know that having one baby would have been difficult, but having 2 that equally vie for your attention and who depend on you for literally everything is way more difficult than I could have imagined. I'm sure some people give birth to twins and it's super easy. Let's face it, some babies are easier than others. Mine, on the other hand, are sweet but needy. They LOVE to be held. Shocking! I guess it isn't since for their first 6 weeks of life, there were plenty of arms around to hold them. Now, they are spoiled rotten already and want to be held all the time.

Now that everyone has gone home and I am left alone to deal with the babies, they are getting a nasty reality check that they can't be held all the time. Poor babies have to cry, a lot, but I do what I can and try not to lose my mind. Swaddling and pacifiers are my attempt to keep them calm but it doesn't always work. Taking them on walks has been pretty helpful but I can't always take them out when they get fussy. Thankfully I've met a fellow marine wife in my neighborhood who has a baby a few weeks older than the girls, and she goes on frequent walks so I've been able to join her several times. It's a blessing, because I walk longer than if I was just by myself! Plus, it give some adult interaction during the day.

Even though it's hard, it's worth it! Kyle and I are pretty content with just the two babies at the moment and aren't really sure we want to deal with all of this baby stuff again, haha! It's hard, and we like our sleep!