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Question

Why are babies digestive systems so immature? I mean I know they aren't full sized yet but does it make sense to have a stomach so tiny that if you aren't burped after eating, you automatically throw up? Or you throw up because you get a little upset? The worst is the hiccups. I swear, the most important thing these days is making sure folks burp after they eat. This drives me crazy. But the babies are so much more fun now than they were just a few weeks ago when they couldn't see very well. Aw shit, Aaron just spit up...no joke. I told you!!!

Anyway, now I can prop each babe up on a boppy and talk to them. So far, Stella is the only one who really tries to have a conversation with me but Aaron's not far behind. He mostly tries to mimic whatever your lips are doing. It's hilarious. Stella though will coo back at you if you coo at her. Her dad insists on talking to her as if she understands English when all she wants is for him to make the same noises she makes. Someday he shall learn. But Stella totally flirts with her dad. He'll ask her if she's smiling at him and she'll turn her head and bat her eyes at him. 9 weeks old and already a master manipulator. That's my girl.

It is nice that they recognize me either by my face or voice. It's awesome that they turn towards me whenever they hear my voice. It is not, however, cool when I pick them up in the middle of the night and they don't recognize me in my glasses. It freaks them out something fierce. I actually have to take the glasses off my face to feed Aaron or he just stares at me with this disturbed look on his tiny face. I take them off and then he smiles. To me it's like the whole Clark Kent/Superman thing - this is like the worse disguise ever but it gets them every time. Silly babies.

Taking a nap

Stella and Dad

Touchdown!

sleep, perchance to dream

At first, Aaron and Stella could totally ignore each others crying but that phase seems to be over. During the day I've worked out a way to feed them both at the same time (prop each up on a boppy) but then you have to remove both bottles so you can burp one and not have the other one choke while your hands are full. That is doable. But when they both finish and start to get drowsy you have to pick the one most likely to act up and hold them until they fall asleep. And if the other one (which I tend to call the 'good baby') decides that they no longer want to be mellow and starts crying then neither baby falls asleep. It's awesome. And by awesome I mean it sucks. Now you've got two howling babies - one in your arms and another staring at you wondering why you picked up the other baby. So you can choose to take care of one fully or do a really lame job of taking care of both. Both kids decided that naps were for suckers so they chose not to take them. I guess we can't complain as long as they keep sleeping well at night.

On another note, the babies are officially on the grid: Their social security cards came in the mail. Now if I could only get them jobs...

Aaron's first 7 weeks

PUnching my bro in the head

Hooray!

Congrats to the Collins Clan as they welcome Lillian Grace to the fold. Yay, more friends for Aaron and Stella!

Stella's first 7 weeks

7 weeks and counting

So we are in week 7 with two babies and so far it's going as well as can be expected. Both babies are sleeping less and have also become more demanding when they want to be held or fed or whatever.

I have discovered that my new definition of hell on earth is the smell of the Diaper Champ with a weeks worth of two babies diapers. I swear, the smell will curl your hair.