Yay babies!

I've been thinking about doing a post with all of the neat things we've learned about the babies, and today seems like a great day because I'm so super proud of them the last few days. Last night I did bedtime by myself, and they both finished their bottles and went right to sleep in their room by 8:00pm - I didn't have to go in there once! Jake woke up for about 30 seconds at 1:00am and again at 3:00am, but I blame myself for that because he was busting out of his swaddle and I knew it was too small for my big guy. Other than that...they slept until 6:15am! We had breakfast, we played a little, then we went back down for a nap in our cribs right away...amazing. I love it. I almost feel bad when people tell me they don't know how I do it, because Jake and Abby make it so easy on me. They're the reason I can do it!


So Jake is turning in to the happiest, smiliest baby ever. He has started "talking" and gets SO excited when I make noises to him that he can repeat. His big open mouth smile is so adorable. Right now his favorite thing is to be on the play mat that we have for them, which has a toy that they can kick to play music and lights. They both figured out how to do it, and he LOVES it, especially because he can kick it and look at Mr. Octopus above him at the same time which is just the best. He is also obsessed, as he has been since basically day one, with the bird mobile over the swing where he naps during the day. Sometimes when I put him in there he'll fuss for a second until the birds go on like he's waiting for it. The other day he was falling asleep, and after he closed his eyes he would peep them open for a second to make sure the birds were still there, then smile when he saw them. Seriously? That's awesome. He is starting to get enough control to suck his thumb instead of just shoving his whole hand in his mouth. If he wants to be a thumb sucker, I say have at it - no more me hopping up to replace a pacifier! We'll worry about how to get the thumb out of his mouth later! My sweet, happy boy. Such a cutie.

Miss Abby could be the easiest baby of all time. She wakes up in the morning when Jake does, and she plays happily by herself on their playmat while he eats breakfast every morning. Last weekend when I was feeding Jake, I had to tell Jeff to go ahead and feed her because I knew if he was waiting for her to cry for her bottle, he would be waiting a long time! She is so patient. The only time she really cries is when she wants some company. She is definitely a napper that likes to be held sometimes. Yesterday I was trying to get some things done around the house, so instead of holding her I put a little stuffed pig, Peppa, in with her during nap time. She was totally fascinated, and every time I peeked in to see how she was doing she was calmly petting Peppa, and then she'd see me watching her and smile. It just about melted my heart to see her, it was the sweetest thing ever. She also likes the playmat a lot, and the past few days she's started to wiggle around more so I bet she'll be rolling over like Jake in no time. She is such a happy baby too, and has this hilarious smile where she sort of tips her chin down to the side and grins at you from the corner of her eye. Such a flirt! Although my singing voice leaves a lot to be desired, singing silly songs to her almost always makes her smile. I think she's going to turn out to be such a girly girl. Jeff won't stand a chance against her! Who could say no to that face!

Life's pretty great. I read somewhere that when you have kids, the days are slow and the years are fast. We have rough days - like Sunday, when Jeff texted me while I was at the mall to tell me that he had a new respect for me because he got the pleasure of spending four hours with them when they would. not. be quiet - but we have great weeks. I can't believe it's been 3 months since the day we brought them home from the hospital. I've come a long way since that day when I yelled at Jeff for leaving the room to go to the bathroom while one of them was crying because I didn't know what to do by myself!