Because I don't take the babies out in public a lot, it's still surprising to me that the double stroller attracts so much attention. I've never really been a baby person - it would never occur to me to stop to look at a baby on the street, or to ask someone what their baby weighs or eats, and even now unless it's a baby I am related to or almost related to (Allie and Jess, talking about your kids) I'm not interested in holding the baby. ESPECIALLY now - I get enough baby holding at home! So it's always unexpected to me that there are so many baby people in the world, and they go freaking nuts when they see twins. Right now it seems a little strange. I am sure by the end of this summer it will drive me insane, like when people thought it was okay to touch my belly while I was pregnant (hello?! NO! Not okay!).
I was super excited that the first person we saw when we went up to the Mother Baby floor was one of our old NICU primary nurses! She recognized me right away (bonus), told me how great I looked (double bonus), AND remembered Jake and Abby (ding ding ding for the win)! It was so much fun to chat with her for a few minutes about how they're doing and what they're up to these days. Also, they were totally adorable, and I was so proud that they didn't immediately barf on themselves or start screaming when I was trying to show them off. While we were waiting for my new pump I saw a few more nurses that I recognized from my time at CDH last summer, and it was so neat to see how excited they were to meet the babies. What was just a random errand turned out to be really fun, so it was a great day.
As we approach Jake and Abby's six month birthday, I've been thinking about all of the things I have learned in the past six months. Like, the sound of a pacifier hitting the crib when you are steps away from it can be a noise worse than nails on a blackboard! It was just about one year ago today that we found out we were going to be having a baby, and if you had told me then what a roller coaster ride we were in for over the next 12 months, I would not have believed you. Now I can tell the difference between their cries on the monitor, and when they're bored, and when they're getting tired, and the things that will definitely make them throw up (bottles before tummy time are like beer before liquor around here). Every once in awhile they'll do something so them and I'll laugh and say, "I knew you were going to do that! I didn't meet you yesterday!" but sometimes it feels like it. I can't believe how fast the time is going by!
In other news, *sniff sniff*, I think we are approaching the end of the days of the babies sharing a room. Jake isn't as great a napper as Abby is, and the result is that he wakes her up sometimes. It's nothing unbearable, but if we have room for them to be split up and they sleep better that way, why not? So we're going to work on that in the coming weeks.
If you've made it this far in my rambling post, here's your reward!
I can't get enough of these sweet faces! |
I'm going to start showing people this picture when they ask what Ollie thinks of the babies... |
...or I could always show them this one. |
Jake: Is The Bachelor really going to pick THAT girl?! Abby: Yep. Dumb. |
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