Friday, October 29, 2010

There you are!

In the last couple days my girls have found each other. Before then it seemed like they never even looked at each other but all of a sudden their sister is fascinating and entertaining. It is the sweetest thing to watch.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

X3

Vaccinations were last week, they give these little girls so 6 needles, 2 sore babies and one sad Mommy later the first round of vaccinations are done. While the girls usually sleep about 8 or 9 hours they woke up in the middle of that fir three nights after their shots. They were not their usual happy selves and would make achy little cries. By today, a week later, they are back to normal and once again sleeping though the night. Yay.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Success!

I felt a little silly running four washes just for two diapers and just hoped it would be worth it. After washing the Applecheeks 4 times in hot water without any soap I tried them once more and they did not leak! So there you have it folks, if your diapers leak don't give up on them right away, there is hope!

Now that I like Applecheeks again I will tell you one nice thing about their design. The opening for the covers is in the middle instead of the back where it usually is this allows the insert to agitate itself out in the wash so you don't have to remove it before washing. Clever.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Difference

My girls have very similar personalities. They sleep for a similar amount of time, they enjoy similar things, follow the same schedule but there is one thing that they have very differing opinions on; bottles. In the evenings they each get one bottle. J takes them easily, occasionally fussing a little bit, but she generally finishes her 100mil bottle no problem. K on the other hand does not cooperate. She cries and spits the bottle out or spits the milk out or both. We are usually happy when she takes 30mil and who knows how much of that she spit out.

There are a couple things we can do to help her take it:
-Hold her so she feels like she is nursing
-Let her suck on a finger then sneak the bottle in
-Work quickly, go from cuddling bottle in her mouth before she can freak out
-Get her bottle ready before she is too hungry and mad already
-Distract her with something to look at
-Try to reason with her that it is for her own good

A couple times she has managed to not take any bottle in an evening but usually we manage to get some into her.

Leaky Cheeks

I am ready to give up on my Applecheeks diapers because they always end up leaking. I started reading on their website to see if there was anything I could do and I learnt about stripping. Even when using the proper amount and type of detergent cloth diapers can get some build up which causes them to repel instead of absorb. By washing them in hot water without detergent a few times in a row you can 'strip' them and they will be back to their usual useful selves. At least that is what they say. So here is hoping, stay tuned for the result.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Applebumcheeksgenius

Today I bought 4 more Bumgenius diapers as well as inserts for my AppleCheeks covers so I can use them again.

Stash:
7 Blueberry Bamboo Deluxe One Size Pocket Diapers
7 Bumgenius 4.0 One size Pocket Diapers
2 Applecheeks size 1 Envelope covers c/w bumgenius inserts

Stains & Laundry

The Blueberry Bamboo Diapers have arrived and I love the fun patterns. They fit really well and have not leaked yet. After the first time being worn and washed they looked very stained while the Bumgenius diapers came out looking clean. My washer does not have a rinse cycle so my diapers get washed once quickly in cold water then again for a full wash with Country Save detergent in hot water with an extra rinse. I dry the liners and hang the covers. Since there are not alot of detergents that are safe for cloth diapers I decided to try out the magical bleaching power of the sun. I dried my blueberries inside where the sun was shining and PRESTO! by the time they were dry the stains were faded considerably. Magical. It is still a little annoying that I need to bleach them every wash so I am a big fan of the un-stained Bumgenius!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Bumgenius

Today the girls are wearing their bumgenius 4.0 diapers for the first time. I thought that they may be very bulky but they fit them really well. I only own three right now, I want to get some of the new artist series patterns so I am holding out.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Q&A

Yes, they are identical

I can tell them apart, they look different and they have different birthmarks

A few times during the first weeks at home I would mix them up at night but always figured out who I had pretty quick.

There are a few twins somewhere in the family but identical twins are not genetic, identicals occur 1 in every 250 pregnancies.

Two babies, two hands. Yes, my hands are full.

It's awesome having twins, what is it like to have one baby?

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Moving

We moved this weekend. Babies make everything more of an adventure. Thankfully we had lots of help. The girls room is now set up and, once we get unpacked and settled in, no longer needs to double as a storage room.

Today we met with a bunch of families from our twin prenatal class for a reunion of sorts. I have rarely been in a room with so many babies! There was a baby for every adult there.