First Week Home

Our first week home has been great! Some things we have learned so far:

• They grunt. A lot. They are incredibly noisy sleepers. So far Ollie is unaffected by it, and we've learned to sleep through their little noises as well.
• So far they only cry when they actually need something. Usually food, sometimes a snuggle, or (dum dum DUM) a particularly eventful diaper change. 
• They are good sleepers, usually 2-3.5 hour stretches so we are getting plenty of sleep too. I feel like I should knock on wood every time I say this! Hopefully it continues.
• Jake is louder than Abby. A LOT louder. Their personalities are starting to show more, and he is definitely more like me (impatient, total meltdown if he's hungry or cold) and Abby is like Jeff (laid back, not quite as impatient). 
• It's hard to tell who they look like so far, but they are getting bigger every day. Our next visit to the pediatrician is in two weeks for their 2 month shots, and by then Jake should be 8 pounds and Abby 6 pounds...although the way Abby is eating the last few days, she may catch up to him by then.
• Someone asked this week if we are changing a ton of diapers. The answer is yes...we are changing a ton of diapers!

We had family photos taken this week and the few we have seen so far are adorable. You can view them here. We'll share all of them when they are available. We have taken a bunch of pictures of our own too, including Abby and Jake's first baths tonight! Enjoy!

Jake's last NICU bottle

Angela, one of our favorite nurses

Bye bye NICU!

Car seat ready for a fast getaway

Jake, looking terrified that they are allowing us to take him home

 

Laid back Abby sleeping through the whole thing

   

Terrified

Laid back

Here we go!

Wait, we're really going??

YES, WE'RE REALLY GOING!

 

So far Ollie's life has changed very little

We sleep...

...a LOT.

 

Sometimes we wake up...

 

...and it's usually because we're not happy.

 

 

Even the cats are interested!

 

We started having awake time even when we're not eating!

Like the rattle...

...not sure how I feel about the whale.

Photo shoot before our first outing to the pediatrician! This is when I realized that I can dress them up and make them pose for pictures WHENEVER I WANT TO. 

No babies were harmed in the making of these pictures

 Our first baths! Abby, then Jake