My mom left on October 26th, and Brian and I have been on our own since then (two weeks now!). We're a bit more sleep-deprived, but things are going surprisingly well. I have now taken the girls to four different doctor appointments on my own. We've even been on time every time! The first appointment was just a follow-up with the ENT to check their tongues. They definitely have a lot more movement, and he said their tongues looked fine. The next appointment was their 2-month visit on Halloween. Ella weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce, and Lily was 7 pounds 13 ounces. They had to get shots. They cried for a bit at the office, but then fell asleep on the way home. They slept for a long time at home, and I had to work really hard to wake them up to eat. They were fine through their feeding, but then they decided to show me how they felt about the shots... and they were NOT happy. The third appointment was for Lily with the lung specialist. We were hoping Lily could stop using her apnea monitor, but he said he always likes to have them on it for at least two months. The good news is she only has to use it at night from now on. The fourth appointment was actually for me. I developed mastitis and had to bring the girls with me so I could get antibiotics.
Ella has become a pro at nursing! Lily has always been pretty good at it, but Ella has struggled a bit. Just in the last week, Ella started nursing all the time. Now the girls only get bottles when we go out to doctor appointments, or occasionally at night. It's great to not have to pump all the time.
Now that I've bored everyone with lots of writing, I'll include some pictures.
Brian has returned home from work several days to find me like this.
The girls love sleeping on Daddy.
They love playing together.
Haha, I love this picture!
