Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Odds and ends

I have a new layout, so for those in reader, come check it out, at least to see the beautiful pictures of my daughters! The "design" is nothing fancy, mostly because no one designed it. I just changed the template and such. No need to get all complicated until I become a big famous blogger. Or get 10 comments on a post... whichever comes first.

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I go back to work in one week. ONE WEEK. I have all sorts of feelings. Read all about them tomorrow.

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This is how my girls sleep: all bundled up in their sleep sack/swaddler/straight jackets. Those were THE BEST GIFT we received and anyone who wants to swaddle their kid to sleep needs one. Even as five pound preemies, my girls could get out of a receiving blanket. These Halo sacks are amazing. The girls also always sleep touching one another. No matter how we lay them down, one of them always scoots over to the other. It is adorable. I love sneaking in to see who has done the shifting. Usually it is Grace.
Now a question for my mommy readers: I still don't know what to do with the kid who doesn't want to be swaddled. Ana has figured out how to get out of the swaddle part of this getup. The problem is that once her arms are free she wakes herself up. We have tried letting her sleep without it; she can't fall asleep. I just don't know how to make this transition. Help! Someone?!

15 comments:

  1. these are the cutest girls in the world

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  2. toohey G its nicole from loretto.. idk if this thing says who i am but i didnt want you to think i was some creep .. haha

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  3. i think you should let morgan babysit

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  4. she loves twins, who doesnt love twins, theyre amazing,

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  5. i wish you could go on kairos with us because today i was commenting on how much i miss loretto and all the teachers there!

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  6. you were my best religion teacher so far, i still remember the story you acted out about moses and the baby hahaha

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  7. and those baby projects! thank goodness for those, toohey G, i bet you are the best mother! you seem so maternal like (:

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  8. well basically you are A BIG FAMOUS blogger because you now have ten comments (: i wish you and the girls much love! <3

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  9. I'm sure you hear this all the time, but I'm sure you'll never get tired of hearing it: your girls are gorgeous.

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  10. I have taken to reading your blogs... I dont get out much! I basically love reading about your adorable little girls. I am always waiting for a new one to come out! Keep Writing!
    Love, Katie

    ps. When I'm home on spring break I would love to have lunch or bring you lunch and see your beautiful, fast-growing, little girls.

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  11. Yeah. That sucks when they make a jail break from their straight jackets. Back in my day, I had to use a regular o' blanket, which was pretty easy to free from. So if Ana is getting out of the afore-pictured contraption? I think she's about done with the whole swaddle business. Which sucks for you, because now she needs some sleep training. Will she sleep on her (GASP!) stomach?

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  12. isa started doing that early too, but she soon after found her thumb. the compromise was to swaddle her with one arm out so she could bond with her thumb... and she was out of the swaddle completely around 2.5 mo.

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  13. If you just wrap her arms and torso (and not her legs) you can probably get her hands inescapably tight in the swaddle. This will probably involve a regular blanket, not one of the fleecy swaddlers. Good luck!

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