Viki & Joe's Big Adventure: Big girls now!

Mommy is FUNNY!

We made it to three months and we are all in one piece! Whenever you talk to parents of twins, they always tell you that when you make it to six months, life will be so much easier so we are officially halfway there. Of course, I ran into a mom the other day with 12 year old twins and she said it is all a lie!!!!!! HA! And the more I think about it, how could six months be easier? Crawling and soon walking. At least now you can put them in the bouncy chair or swing and not have to worry about them sticking their finger in the electrical outlet. Hmmmmmm... I guess we will see.

What I do know is that they are more fun to watch as they return your smiles, laugh and coo. And they are now on the 50% growth chart weighing in at 11.5 pounds so they are catching up. Well, at least I thought so until I just learned my new niece that is one month old weighs the same thing!! Anyway, things are great and I'm already forgetting the days of fussiness and crying that tempted me to put them up for adoption. KIDDING!

So some of the things I have learned in my short period as a mom...

Identical twins don't have anything identical about them... sleeping, eating, crying, moods, etc.
Sleep and showers are not a natural human right but a privilege.
Poop does become your world and a good BM can change the entire outlook of a day.
Everyone thinks they have the right answers. Listen to mother's instinct... if I would have then I probably would never have experienced the middle of the night poop shoot that I got from using the wrong formula.
A nake baby is a weapon of mass destruction. Always have that second diaper ready to go... unless you are Joe Peltier who has never had a diaper ready to go and lets them roll around naked and has yet to get squirted on. So irritating.
Wet paper towels do not work the same as a baby wipe.
Don't squirt medicine in your babies mouth when they are screaming. The horrible choking sound that comes from them is not a good feeling.
Don't ask other parents for advice on crying, sleeping or fussiness. They ALL claim they never had those issues and their baby was perfect. They are all liars.
Be weary of sticking your finger in a diaper to see if it is wet... enough said.
The most important thing I have learned... there is nothing better than watching their peaceful faces when they are sleeping and then waking up and seeing those two happy smiles staring back at you!!!

So here is a look back at their short little lives. Joe and I still find ourselves on a daily basis staring at them in disbelief that they are really ours. Seems so incredible after the years and tears of trying. And as he always asks me, "can you believe we have two?"