Because we're off to NZ soon and some of the boys' Christmas presents are just too big/heavy to take, they opened one this morning - a set of blocks! They really seemed to enjoy them.
In the last week or so, Kason & Cohen have both been waking for an extra feed about 11pm - usually just as I'm about to go to bed. Not sure why...they are now having three meals of solid food a day, plus the same number of breastfeeds as they have always had...
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We had an errand to run this morning which took us out about 10mins away from Simon's work about an hour before he started. It was quite nice actually, as we were out of the house with some time to spend together. We were in a suburb we haven't been to much, so we found a little cafe and had a milkshake (for me) and a coffee (for him).
Kason & Cohen had an odd day after we got home...not quite sure what is going on with them lately, but we'll get there!
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Cohen was drooling on my leg this morning. This, in itself, is by no means uncommon. Both he and Kason are teething, although they are yet to get any teeth. Anyways, when I moved Cohen from his spot, I saw the pattern his drool made - a perfect heart! I thought it was cute!
We've had a good day today, just pottering around home mainly, although we did drop off the baby capsules we hired and went for a walk for over an hour. It was a beautiful day and not too hot, so perfect walking weather! It's nice that we still have places nearby to explore that we haven't ever been to.
This week is going to be a busy one for us, especially tomorrow. But it will be a good week, I'm sure :-) Kason & Cohen are just so much fun, they make me laugh and smile all the time, I love being their Mum. They are going through a bit of separation anxiety at the moment, and just yesterday both cracked it when a couple of friends wanted cuddles with them. They have known both of these people their whole lives, and see one of them at least every week. We're off to NZ soon, so I hope that doesn't continue too much - LOTS of people there are wanting cuddles with them!
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I love these little suits! Unfortunately the boys are bigger than I thought...I only bought them the other day and they are already almost too small! I hope they are able to get at least some wear out of them before we pass them on. I just like how bright they are :-)
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Kason (L) & Cohen (R) are always, always, always super happy in the mornings! I'm so lucky in that Simon will get up with them when they wake up about 7am so I can have a bit of extra sleep, which is particularly nice at the moment as the boys are both a bit unsettled and waking 3-4 times a night, as opposed to their usual once! It's all good though, I'm sure it's just a phase and they are so darn cute! It's quite nice being up with them (usually one wakes at a time) when everything in the house is dark and quiet.
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Simon doesn't start work until 5:30pm on Fridays, and now that Neonates playgroup has ended for the year (and we've graduated from the physio one!), we spent the day out at the shops. The Littles (Kason (L) & Cohen (R)) don't look all too impressed in this picture!
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The littles have been so happy for the majority of today :-) We spent the morning at the shopping mall just down the road, just to get out of the house for a bit of a change of scenery. It was well worth it, and not long after we got there I had another twin mum with older twins come up to me and say, "it gets easier!" - after my day yesterday, I needed to hear that! It's nice taking them out, people just can't help but smile at them, and it's lovely to be able to cause strangers' smiles :-D
The boys have really started to take to solid food, they are just loving it - especially their veges! They get so excited when they get that first spoonful on their tongues, and Cohen thinks he needs to guide my hand to his mouth - unfortunately his hand-eye coordination is still improving and he ends up with it everywhere, but it's all so much fun so who cares about the mess!!!
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Yesterday was a l-o-n-g day! We went to the Multiples club playgroup after lunch, and the little flat out refused to sleep - they were getting too much attention and there was too many people to charm! We got home in time for their next feed and I thought that might put them to sleep...it did not. Come time for their next nap they were acting tired, but again, refused to sleep! I tried for about 1.5 hours to get them to sleep in their cots, to no avail. Put them in their umbrella strollers, clicked on the connectors and off down the street we went! It worked, and they fell asleep, so we headed home and I transferred them to theie beds...only for them to wake up 10mins later for their next feed! Overnight they woke every two hours!
So little time. Just feeling a little overwhelmed with all I have to get done tonight, so I'm procrastinating...which makes it worse!
I still have to fold and put away yesterday's washing, hang up today's washing (which I had to grab in off the line when it started pouring with rain this afternoon only 30mins after I hung it out!), stuff nappies for tomorrow, wash, dry and put away dishes, cut 54 fleece squares for my next quilt project. Which I'm aiming to get done by the end of this weekend. Not sure if it's going to happen. I might have to get Simon to take the boys out on Saturday or Sunday.
Anyways, I better get onto it all. Oh what to start with?!
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We had a fairly quiet day today. Headed out to the mall this morning to get a couple of things and to post Master M's quilt, dropped Simon off at work, then spent the afternoon at home. K&C were both so happy today, they are just so awesome! Love them to bits!!! Today's pic is just of them when they were playing.
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Another fav photo! I took this one of Cohen (L) & Kason (R) at the Multiple Birth club Christmas picnic on Sunday.
We had such a busy, but great weekend! Saturday we dropped Simon off at his work Christmas picnic about 30mins north of our place, then drove back about 10mins south of our place to our Mums n Bubs Christmas BBQ, then back up to Simon's.
Simon's picnic was at a park in Seacliff, across the road from the beach (Day 21 picture!), and as it was SUCH a hot day (read: 38 degrees Celcius!), we took K&C for their first real swim in the ocean. They just LOVED it, which is awesome. My three brothers and I all love the beach and we are out swimming as much as possible. Simon and I are planning on spending a lot of time at the beach with K&C this summer (in the mornings!), particularly as Cohen has quite bad eczema and swimming in chlorine would aggravate it I think. We are so lucky that there are so many great beaches near where we live - many with no surf, so great for taking the little ones in :-)
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Kason & Cohen had their 6-month vaccinations this morning, and they handled them like champs! After that, we dropped Simon into work - he was teaching at a school this afternoon instead of the studio. He reckons it went really well and the school is interested in possibly making it an on-going thing next year which is really exciting for him!
On our way home, we stopped at Spotlight and got a couple of robot patches to try to fix Master M's quilt. I should really be working on that...I've decided to hand-stitch the hole, then put the robot patch over it. I'll then put another robot patch in another random place. I think it should look ok...I've used a robot flannel, so the patches won't be too out of place!
Oh, today's pic is of Kason (L) and Cohen (R) hanging out in their new (empty) paddling pool. If we get a chance this weekend, we might put some water in it and let them have a play - I just need Simon around for that extra pair of hands!
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Kason & Cohen will often hold hands while they are breastfeeding, it's the sweetest thing to see. They are starting to be much more aware of each other now, and will just stare at each other and babble away. While having twins can be really challenging some days, most days are great and it's so cool to see them interacting with each other. I can't wait to watch them grow together and see their unique bond develop. It would be such an amazing thing to have an identical twin!
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Master M's rag quilt is all done - snipping and washing included. It has frayed just great! Now I have to decide if it's better to post it to NZ, or take it when we head over...! I'm stoked with how it has turned out, and I think I like the smaller seam better. I had a bigger seam on the quilt I made for S.
My Mum surprised us and was on the Gold Coast for the weekend when we were there! Everyone else in the family knew but us - it was so awesome to see her, and she LOVED spending time with her three Grandsons for the first time - the littlest one is just four weeks old!
My smiley boy, Kason! He will usually crack a smile whenever he sees the camera, cheeky monkey!
I love this picture of Cohen's tiny feet next to his uncle's foot!
This shot is out of our window when we flew into the Gold Coast on Friday
Kason: "I may have liked pumpkin yesterday, but today, I'm going to sit here all cute and not open my mouth."
I thought I was all packed and ready for our trip to the Gold Coast, but have just weighed our bag (we were hoping to get away with just taking one) and it's more than 45kg...yeah...I'm going to be repacking that tonight, and splitting it into two. Bugger! Two suitcases, two carseats, two strollers, two babies and two adults. For three days.
Kason & Cohen had their 6-month check-up today, and our CYH nurse is really pleased with their progress - they are both on the 25th percentile for all their measurements, which is awesome - they used to be tracking along the 10th percentile (non-adjusted age)! They are in a few 'grey' areas, but they are likely due to their prematurity and we'll check them again in a few weeks.
Better get onto the packing. And the dishes. And straightening my hair. Somehow I don't think I'll get to bed early tonight! Not like that would happen anyways, I kinda suck at getting to bed for 11pm!
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This is my spare room as of tonight...it's chaotic!!! You can't see it all in this picture, but I have three piles of Christmas presents, two half-packed suitcases, two packed baby bags, the airer of clothes, and the sheets hanging on our spare umbrella strollers! Oh, and an uninflated paddling pool! I'm trying to get all sorted for our Gold Coast trip and our NZ trip. I think I'm almost done with all the organising, including most of the Christmas presents. Just have a couple more to get, but we will get those in NZ.
I did several big loads of washing this morning because it was supposed to be overcast but warm with showers tonight. Supposed to be. The boys and I were out for half of the day, and while we were out, it started pouring. down. As soon as we got home, I brought the washing in, but it was soaking wet, so I had to put it on a spin cycle in the machine. Hence the full airer and the creative hanging of sheets on the strollers! I also have a blanket draped over our breakfast bar stools!
I have so much I need to get done tonight, should really stop procrastinating and turn my computer off and get onto it all...
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Rag Quilt #2...so far! This one is for some friends of ours, for their new son. I made a quilt for their older son when he was born, so makes sense that I make their new baby one too! Simon and his aunty took Kason & Cohen out on Saturday afternoon, so I was at home by myself for the first time in a. long. time! I managed to get this sewn up in the 2 or so hours they were gone, and I've just now finished snipping the seams so it's ready to be washed tomorrow. I had aimed to have it finished by this coming Friday, and last week I was highly doubting it was going to happen! I think it has turned out really well :-)
Today has been ridiculously hot! When we went to playgroup at 9:30am, it was 28 degrees!!! Cohen's eczema really gets aggravated with the heat, so we try to keep him inside where it's cool. But it can be hard, because I can't handle being stuck inside all day everyday - I need a change of scene to stay sane!
Got lots on this week...it's going to be mega crazy, but I'm sure we will come out the other side just fine!
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These are Kason & Cohen's new dolls, Sammy & Andy. I had been searching for quite a while for 'boy' dolls...they are quite hard to come across! Obviously I managed to find them, and the boys just love them.
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Had a lovely day yesterday up at Hahndorf. The weather was just stunning - blue skies and so warm! Unfortunately it was a bit too warm for Cohen as his flared up his eczema, poor little guy :-(
Anyways, there were several of these little gardens on the main street in Hahndorf yesterday, and the roses were so fragrant, just beautiful.
Vines at Rosemount Winery, McLaren Vale. We spent this morning showing Simon's aunty aroud the area - she is here from England at the moment. It's fantastic having an extra set of hands to help!
Cohen's early Christmas present - his new doll, Andy! He just LOVES it!!! Kason loves his too :-)
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First we iced each cupcake with blue icing, then put in half a mini chocolate chip cookie for it's mouth, then put blue-tinted coconut* on the icing. We then put two dollops of white icing for the eyes and small chocolate chips for the pupils.
It's a fantastic buggy (Mountain Buggy Duo 2010), I particularly like that each baby has their own sunhood (which also has a mesh sun visor which isn't in this picture) and it's SO easy to push and manuovre.
