Thursday, July 28, 2011
New video!
These two bring us so much joy! They are really happy babies and their giggles and smiles are so precious!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
July in pictures ...
The babies went today for their six month check-ups. Luke weighed in at 18 lbs, 10 oz (63%) and was 27 inches long (61%). Amelia was 15lbs, 7oz (30%) and 25 inches long (31%). Those numbers aren't adjusted for the fact that they were two months premature ... they are growing just wonderfully! Both of their head circumferences were in the 99th percentile ... Considering that Scott had a huge head as a child and we all know that the Hayford family has large foreheads ... can't say I'm surprised by that :) Luke and Amelia will fit right in! I'm feeling so thankful today for two healthy babies. Being back at work is a constant reminder to me that good health is not a guarantee and every time I come home from work I give my babies extra kisses. It's been a good summer so far ... I saw an ad today for back to school supplies which made me sad because I seriously can't believe it's almost August. Yikes. But we've had fun taking the babies on lots of walks, to the pool, farmers markets and BBQs. My niece Kylee has been here for a few weeks which has been a lot of fun. Life feels very full and sometimes a bit on the chaotic side with two babies and two jobs ... I'm very very thankful to only be working the small amount that I am (10-15 hrs/week) because it feels like a good balance. Here are a few recent pictures ...
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| Dad and Luke at the downtown farmers market |
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| Cousin Kylee!! |
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| My dear childhood friend Nina and her daughter ... Only in Portland is it too cold to add water to the pool in July! |
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| BBQ at Auntie Michelle's in Eugene (plus Sam, of course!) |
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
6 months?!
I can't believe that Luke and Amelia turn SIX months old this week. Holy cow! Now I get why parents are always saying it goes by too quickly. I'll post some recent pictures and also a video of Luke laughing ... so sweet! I'm not the best with technology and I can't figure out how to edit the video either in iphoto or on youtube so ignore the fact that it's turned the wrong way ... sorry about that! I'll figure it out one of these days (maybe when I'm not so tired :) ) Since I haven't had a chance to start their baby books I'll try to write down some of my favorite things about them right now.
Amelia: Oh Amelia! What a fun little girl you are! In the mornings Amelia is all smiles. She doesn't wake up often at night anymore (only once or twice to feed) so she wakes up happy and refreshed. She is extremely social. She loves when we have visitors or go to parties or out for adventures. She just soaks it all in. She can totally hold her head up now so she's loving being in the Jolly Jumper and bumbo chair. She tracks Molly everywhere she goes and just giggles and laughs at the dog. She tends to get over tired easily so I have to be careful to get her down for naps in time or she has a complete meltdown. We try to avoid those!
Luke: My sister calls Luke "the little professor" ... he does have a very wise look to him. We joke that he always looks like he's contemplating serious world issues. But when he laughs, boy does he laugh! Luke has amazing eyes, they look right into your soul ... and the most beautiful eyelashes (his sister will be jealous one day). He isn't totally able to hold his head up yet (maybe because it's on the big side?!) so he's a bit less independent. I think he's working on his first tooth and he's definitely entered the phase where everything goes into his mouth. He's quite a bit bigger than his little sister. Someone at church today was like, "Oh, they're twins?! But he's so much bigger!" I think he might take after his dad. Good thing we shop at Costco! We haven't taken them for their six month appointment but I think he's about 18 pounds.
Now that the babes are six months old I've decided to stop pumping. What a relief! Since Luke never learned to breastfeed after his weeks in NICU I've been pumping 7-8times/day for the last six months. Each time takes about 20 minutes so I don't even want to know how many hours that equals! On the days I was alone with them it was so challenging to feed both babies and then pump. But I really wanted them to get the benefits of breast milk for the first six months. Now that I'm back at work and they're not sleeping through the night it just doesn't feel possible to keep pumping. I need those nighttime hours to sleep! While I feel a bit guilty about stopping, I mostly feel relieved and like I'll have a bit more time ... although since they're almost mobile that time will be used for running after two babies!
And now for the pics and video :)
Amelia: Oh Amelia! What a fun little girl you are! In the mornings Amelia is all smiles. She doesn't wake up often at night anymore (only once or twice to feed) so she wakes up happy and refreshed. She is extremely social. She loves when we have visitors or go to parties or out for adventures. She just soaks it all in. She can totally hold her head up now so she's loving being in the Jolly Jumper and bumbo chair. She tracks Molly everywhere she goes and just giggles and laughs at the dog. She tends to get over tired easily so I have to be careful to get her down for naps in time or she has a complete meltdown. We try to avoid those!
Luke: My sister calls Luke "the little professor" ... he does have a very wise look to him. We joke that he always looks like he's contemplating serious world issues. But when he laughs, boy does he laugh! Luke has amazing eyes, they look right into your soul ... and the most beautiful eyelashes (his sister will be jealous one day). He isn't totally able to hold his head up yet (maybe because it's on the big side?!) so he's a bit less independent. I think he's working on his first tooth and he's definitely entered the phase where everything goes into his mouth. He's quite a bit bigger than his little sister. Someone at church today was like, "Oh, they're twins?! But he's so much bigger!" I think he might take after his dad. Good thing we shop at Costco! We haven't taken them for their six month appointment but I think he's about 18 pounds.
Now that the babes are six months old I've decided to stop pumping. What a relief! Since Luke never learned to breastfeed after his weeks in NICU I've been pumping 7-8times/day for the last six months. Each time takes about 20 minutes so I don't even want to know how many hours that equals! On the days I was alone with them it was so challenging to feed both babies and then pump. But I really wanted them to get the benefits of breast milk for the first six months. Now that I'm back at work and they're not sleeping through the night it just doesn't feel possible to keep pumping. I need those nighttime hours to sleep! While I feel a bit guilty about stopping, I mostly feel relieved and like I'll have a bit more time ... although since they're almost mobile that time will be used for running after two babies!
And now for the pics and video :)
Saturday, July 2, 2011
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