On Tuesday, January 2, 2012, my beautiful daughter gave birth to two sweet little twins, Mr. O and Miss A. "O" weighed in at 5 pounds 6 ounces, and "A" weighed in at 4 pounds 15 ounces. Thankfully, both are healthy and thriving. For the last week, I've been staying at my daughter's house to help her with the twins, and with her two older children. Although I miss my home and husband, who is back home in Flyover Country taking care of the dog and horses, I feel so blessed to be able to spend this time with my daughter and her family. It's been wonderful getting to know these two new little souls. Even though they're only just over a week old, each already has a distinct personality.
Mr. O is a cuddler. He likes to be held; but he also has temper and isn't afraid to express it with a loud cry. He doesn't like being wet or hungry. He doesn't like it if Grandma has cold hands when she changes his diaper. When he wants to eat, he wants it NOW! Even with that temper, he's so sweet. He likes to hold onto something (like Grandma's fingers) when he eats. He doesn't like to take a break from eating to burp, but shivers with pleasure when he does let out a big belch. After he eats, he wants to be held until he falls back into full-tummy-stupor. When he's awake, he looks at you with those big, slightly-unfocused, baby eyes that feel like he's looking directly into your heart. He loves to look at the light, and enjoys being rocked.
Miss A is also a cuddler, but she's got a laid-back temperament, compared to her twin. She wakes up slowly; stretching and squeaking herself awake. She doesn't cry very loudly, but she will protest if she's cold or if you take too long to feed her once she's decided it's time to eat. She takes a while to wake up, so don't try to feed her right away....she'll just fall back asleep and then she doesn't get enough to make it to the next scheduled feeding. When she does decide to eat, she goes about it deliberately, but slowly. She doesn't like air-bubbles in her tummy, and will squirm until you burp her; and more often than not, she'll take a bit of a snooze until she gets the burp out. Like Mr. O, she doesn't like cold fingers on her tummy or bottom; nor does she enjoy a baby-wipe that hasn't been warmed up first. Also like her brother, she likes to cuddle after she eats and loves to look at bright lights.
Right now, these preemie-twins are so little that their life consists of eating, burping, sleeping, taking care of the natural consequences of eating, and growing. It's going to be so much fun to watch these two precious beings grow and develop. They've already got a big place in Grandma's heart.....along with their big brother and big sister and their two cousins.
Welcome to the world, Mr. O and Miss A!
Mr. O is a cuddler. He likes to be held; but he also has temper and isn't afraid to express it with a loud cry. He doesn't like being wet or hungry. He doesn't like it if Grandma has cold hands when she changes his diaper. When he wants to eat, he wants it NOW! Even with that temper, he's so sweet. He likes to hold onto something (like Grandma's fingers) when he eats. He doesn't like to take a break from eating to burp, but shivers with pleasure when he does let out a big belch. After he eats, he wants to be held until he falls back into full-tummy-stupor. When he's awake, he looks at you with those big, slightly-unfocused, baby eyes that feel like he's looking directly into your heart. He loves to look at the light, and enjoys being rocked.
Miss A is also a cuddler, but she's got a laid-back temperament, compared to her twin. She wakes up slowly; stretching and squeaking herself awake. She doesn't cry very loudly, but she will protest if she's cold or if you take too long to feed her once she's decided it's time to eat. She takes a while to wake up, so don't try to feed her right away....she'll just fall back asleep and then she doesn't get enough to make it to the next scheduled feeding. When she does decide to eat, she goes about it deliberately, but slowly. She doesn't like air-bubbles in her tummy, and will squirm until you burp her; and more often than not, she'll take a bit of a snooze until she gets the burp out. Like Mr. O, she doesn't like cold fingers on her tummy or bottom; nor does she enjoy a baby-wipe that hasn't been warmed up first. Also like her brother, she likes to cuddle after she eats and loves to look at bright lights.
Right now, these preemie-twins are so little that their life consists of eating, burping, sleeping, taking care of the natural consequences of eating, and growing. It's going to be so much fun to watch these two precious beings grow and develop. They've already got a big place in Grandma's heart.....along with their big brother and big sister and their two cousins.
Welcome to the world, Mr. O and Miss A!
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