K&K are still talking non stop, learning new words everyday. They have started learning colors and counting in the past month or so. They are sleeping great. I think they may be growing bc they have been eating a lot more than usual lately! Kaleiah has gotten her first bottom molar! They love brushing their teeth! Kaden's hair has really started to come in more and more and it's so flippin cute. I love the color.
I went on my first trip away from them last week and it was sooooooooo hard be away from them but we all did great including Daddy. He kept their schedule to a tee (the babies love and thrive off of their schedule and always have which is so great)! He sent me TONS of pictures so I could see the little things they were doing throughout the day. He even did fine with bed time and through the night being on his own! I was so proud of him but I never had any doubt. They babies did great too but he said he could tell they missed me and wondered where I was. I could NOT WAIT to get home!! When I landed back home I came down the escalator and ran to them, scooped them both up in my arms and started crying!
I hope I don't have to leave them again ANY time soon!
I can't believe that in about 3-4 months I will have to start planning for their 2nd birthday!!!
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times goes by SO FAST. i cant get over it! it seems like they were just having their first birthday!! i cant wait to see what you do for the second! any ideas yet?
i love how scheduled they are. brady is also a very scheduled baby. i totally believe that babies thrive on a schedule and it has sure proven true for us! and doesnt it make life so much easier? as far as planning outtings and events and stuff? i just love having a baby on a schedule! and brady totally fell into his own, with no effort on my part, which was even nicer!
i love the pics! they are looking so old these days! like little toddlers, no longer babies! so cute!
Yes, I LOVE having such scheduled babies! With multiples, you NEED a schedule. But even if I had one, I would do the same thing. I believe that babies thrive and crave routine and like you have seen with Brady, we have seen that it clearly works with our children! It gives them security, they ALWAYS know what to expect, their needs are met before they even know they have one. Like you said, it makes planning the day and outings so much easier and again...with twins...you have to have that. I love knowing what my day looks like and be able to plan accordingly. I really don't get how people don't put their babies on at least some sort of schedule like meals or naps. Some people just drag the poor baby along with them wherever they go, making them sleep wherever they fall asleep. I think it makes it hard for the baby to know what to expect which can create and insecure, needy baby. I have people who think I am missing out on life bc we are so scheduled. They think, oh sucks that you can't just pick up and go bc you have to worry about nap time etc. Obviously we're doing what works for us, and a schedule is what works! :)
I really just think a schedule is the way to go. They are going to have to have one in a few years when they start school so why not implement it right away? Wouldn't it be hard than trying to put them on one at 3 or 4 when they are used to just doing whatever, whenever? I mean, you at least have to have set meals times! Sorry, I could go on and on. Glad you are a fan of schedules too :)
They really look like little kids! It's kind of sad but I love it at the same time. It really just keeps getting better and better!
Amen for schedules!! getting off schedule makes me anxious. haha! If it is getting to be past nap time and the girls have not napped, I can feel my heart rate go higher and higher..LOL, maybe im crazy. The kids are just darling!! THey look so grown up!! I love how different they are! I really can't believe they are gonna be 2 in just 6 months!!!
oh i could not agree more. i see people all the time dragging their poor babies here and there, letting them go to bed at different times/places everynight (cuz mom and dad wanted to go out and do things in the evenings) and napping here and there, not having any routine throughout their day (all because of what the parents selfishly want to do) and then parents complain that their baby is fussy or wont nap or wont sleep through the night or whatever. im like, HELLO!!
parenting is ALL about sacrifice. if you think you're going to live the same life and same schedule and do the same things you did pre babies, unfortunately, you've got another thing coming (or you probably shouldnt have kids cuz you will be in for a wake up call-haha!). you need to give certain things up to have a happy child, happy homelife and be a good parent.
we've given up going out to a lot of things at night because brady is ready for bed by 730 every night (which means bath, stories, bottle, etc. starts at 7). would i have liked to go out on those double dates? yes. would i have enjoyed going to those parties or get togethers? yes. is it worth it to miss all these things to have a happy, well adjusted child? ABSOLUTELY.
i try to keep my mouth shut, cuz to each their own, but it makes me wonder every day what these people are thinking...especially when clearly their babies are showing the effects of not being on some sort of a schedule or routine.
I FULLY AGREE!!!
Oh, P.S someone actually said to me once that by being so scheduled, that the twins won't be able to adjust well in life. Can you imagine how steamed I got?! ACTUALLY... BECAUSE they are "so" scheduled, they ARE so well adjusted!! I seriously have some of THE happiest, content and even keeled babies ever (sure I may be biased :) and I credit it to the fact that they have a routine. They love it as much as we do. When it gets off even slightly you can see how it affects them. They still always do amazing and can go with the flow if we need to but they prefer the same schedule everyday. As I'm sure you are, we are obviously flexible and can adjust their schedule if need be. Right?! But unless it's super important, we don't. And we would NEVER throw it off completely. But my friends who don't have a schedule just don't understand my world! Gosh, some people just say the darnedest things :)
could.not.agree.more.
you absolutely took the words right out of my mouth.
and wow, those people have NO CLUE what they are talking about with their comment to you. i would have been steaming, too.
i have no doubt about your twins because brady is the same.exact.way. he is THE happiest, most well adjusted child, and it is because he is so scheduled and on such a great routine! i firmly believe that!
and as you know, i was a nanny for 8 years, full time, 50+ hours a week...and the babies whose parents allowed me to implement a schedule were happy and never fussy and well adjusted. the babies whose parents did not allow me to implement a schedule were fussy all.the.time. and not well adapted and had so many issues i could write a book.
i believe with every fiber of my being that babies thrive more and better and develop healthier and have less issues if they are scheduled. im not saying a crazy OCD obsessive schedule, but some sort of a routine in general.
i LOVE the way you think! :)
It's refreshing to talk to someone who see's it the same way I do! Great minds think alike :)
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