The sick household
posted on 10/18/2008
Well, just when it seems that the babies are getting better I have started to feel like crap. Sore throat, headache, tired (more so than usual) - sounds like a cold to me (that sucks)! I hope I don't give it to Tyler and Katie, but as you can imagine with two of them it is impossible for me not to handle them and do things that may pass along germs. I am trying to increase their breastmilk intake in hopes that it will give them the antibodies they need to stave it off, but I have been unsuccesful to this point increasing the amount so I have no idea why I think it will suddenly work now. I just really, really hope that Lance avoids it, (I can say this since I know he doesn't read this) because the absolute last thing I need around here is a third baby, not to mention the lack of help that having him laid out would create.
All in all though everyone is doing good. Tyler and Katie are still full tilt in the "witching hours" and in fact I am sitting here now listing to Tyler scream his head off anytime I try to put him anywhere but in my arms (I really do hope the "experts" are right that they can't be spoiled before 3 months). They have started to like baths better and are still sleeping well. In fact, Katie has stopped waking up automatically for the 2:00 AM feeding. We are still making her eat then because she can't go much longer than that but it gives me hope that at 12 weeks or so she may be able to make it through the night. When both of them are 10 pounds or at 3 months we are going to start trying to wean them off the middle of the night feeding - I can't wait but I already know it will scare me to death - I have been up multiple times in the night since they have been sick because it sounds like they are having trouble breathing, I can't imagine what I will be like when they don't make noise!
It is bathtime now so we are going to make our way upstairs - I hope to have more pictures to post soon - I tried to take some today in their outfits So So made them but they are still a little big. If all else feils there will be Halloween pics - Katie is going to be a pumpkin (I know so unoriginal but oh so cute) and Tyler has a spider costume - I can't wait to see them in the outfits!