And just like that we have one month olds! I never knew how fast time could fly until these two came into our lives. I swear we were just in the hospital with them yesterday. Let's take a little look back at all that month one had to offer! (And in case you were wondering, they were most definitely worth the wait!)
February 14th will forever be one of the best days of my life. Our first family picture.
Their first baths.
Lots of cuddles with mom and dad.
They celebrated their first Valentine's Day.
Did I mention lots of cuddles with mom and dad?
They had their first day outside in the fresh air- it was much needed for all of us!
They met their French/German cousin Catalina via video chat.
And they met their cousins Grant and Emily.
We had our first walk outside.
And they enjoyed some time on their play mat. They are staying awake for longer times now and they are getting so fun!
On Madison's birthday they got to visit the cemetery to see her and Ian.
They spent lots of time cuddling each other.
They met almost all of their great grandparents this month. We still need to visit Great Grandma Flood (and get a picture of them with Great Grandma Blievernicht).
They had their first and second doctor's appointments. At the end of month one Brayden weighs 8 pounds 2 ounces and is 20 and 3/4 inches long.
Ashley weighs 7 pounds 1 ounce and is 20 and 1/4 inches long. They sure are growing like weeds!
And a picture of them in their cribs from this week so I can remember how tiny they looked in them. With how fast this month has gone, they will be in big kid beds before I know it.
A few other tidbits of info I don't want to forget this month...
- They both currently still have blue eyes, but I'm sure that they will both change to brown soon.
- Brayden is the noisiest child. He grunts and moans when he's doing just about anything- eating, sleeping, and while awake. He is a very gassy baby and farts just about as often as his daddy does. He is also pretty congested, but we are trying to stay on top of sucking out his buggers and have just started using saline drops to see if that will help.
- Ashley loves her swing. And she also loves her pacifier, though she is the absolute worst at keeping it in her mouth.
- At night they love to be swaddled, and we put a heating pad on the spot that Ashley sleeps while she's eating so that by the time she goes to bed and we take the heating pad away, her bed is nice and warm and she (usually) stays asleep when we lay her down that way. Speaking of nights, they usually eat around 9 or 10, then let us sleep until about 1 or 2, and then until around 5 or 6. We have had some really good nights where they have slept 4 or 5 hours in a row. And of course some not so good nights where they have been awake for 3 or 4 hours in a row. Thankfully the sleeping scenario is winning out this month- let's hope it stays that way!
- We bottle feed them at night to speed things up, and they are currently both taking 4 ounces by bottle. Brayden used to beat Ashley done by a good 30 minutes at least, but since switching up Ashley's bottle from a Tommee Tippee to a Dr. Brown's she is getting done at the same time as he is.
- We go through roughly 20 diapers a day.
- They are both still in newborn clothing, though Brady can fit into some 0-3 month things, especially shirts.
What an exciting first month this has been, and I know it will only keep getting better from here!
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