EY all of sudden could not sleep through the night about one month ago. She needed a pacifier to fall in asleep. We have been given her the pacifier to help her sleep. But, when she woke up at the middle of the night, she didn't know where the pacifier went. Sometimes she pulled it out of her own mouth and not knowing how to put it back in. She tried but no success so far. Then, she cried for help and we had to get up to look for the pacifier and put it back in her mouth. Luckily, most of the time she went back to sleep. Unfortunately, she usually wakes up 3-4 times at night now so we had to get up 3-4 times. Lately, after the second time getting up, I just put her next to me knowing she would need the pacifier assisting again. But we don't want to make it into a habit for her to sleep in our bed.
HY in other hand, figured out how to suck her fingers to sooth herself to sleep. That was nice. We didn't need to wash more pacifier and she woke up and put her fingers right into her mouth and sucked. She made a quite loud sucking sound. I was just grateful that she didn't need night time assistant much. Once a while though, she did want the pacifier, more for playing. She loved to pull it out and threw over the crib and landed it on the floor and made it difficult for Mama who has short arms to reach the abandon pacifier.
I wonder when EY could finger out how to sooth herself or how to put the pacifier back in her mouth. Yeah, we want our sleep:-)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Evening walk
EY had some constipation and I was told that plum would help. Since I didn't know how to make puree plum, I had to get it from Safeway. Normally, we would took them out on the stroller but it was very cloudy and we didn't know what to do if it started to rain all of a sudden. We decided to sling them to safeway instead.
This was the second time that we sling them facing outwards. They got to see what we saw. It was windy so we covered them with the "peanut shell", a brown thick and warm shell-shaped blanket. They were covered from their neck down, with their little heads popping out. It was very funny and cute. EY was so excited and curious that she could not stop screaming. Her eyes were wide open so was her mouth. She had her neck so straight and turned her head to the left and right quickly so eager to see everything out there. HY was excited as well. She opened her mouth widely with her little tongue sticking out half way. They looked at each other and laughed, opened the little mouths even wider briefly, squeezing their little noses bridges to wrinkle.
A lady at Safeway saw us and said they looked like little butterfly pocking their little heads out of the pupa.
This was the second time that we sling them facing outwards. They got to see what we saw. It was windy so we covered them with the "peanut shell", a brown thick and warm shell-shaped blanket. They were covered from their neck down, with their little heads popping out. It was very funny and cute. EY was so excited and curious that she could not stop screaming. Her eyes were wide open so was her mouth. She had her neck so straight and turned her head to the left and right quickly so eager to see everything out there. HY was excited as well. She opened her mouth widely with her little tongue sticking out half way. They looked at each other and laughed, opened the little mouths even wider briefly, squeezing their little noses bridges to wrinkle.
A lady at Safeway saw us and said they looked like little butterfly pocking their little heads out of the pupa.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Love Rub
I loved to squeezed them in my arms and put my chin onto their foreheads. To show me their affections, they would rub their eyes across my chin back and forth. Specially when they were tired, instead of rubbing their own eyes, they tent to lean on my face and rubbed their forehead or eyes on my chin.
They did that to each other as well. When they were sitting up on the floor to play, they shared toys and cooed to each other, and smiled sometimes. When one of them was tired, she would lean on her sister's shoulder then slide to her sister's back, rubbing her own forehead onto the back of her sister's head a few times. Eventually she would loss her balance and fell onto the pillow behind sister's back. Then, she will play with sister's clothes or back laying down resting. When her sister was also tired, she knew her sister was behind her, so, she would fall to her side and landed her body on sister's legs. Then, they got themselves in trouble and screamed for help. We always broke out in laughter when we saw that.
They did that to each other as well. When they were sitting up on the floor to play, they shared toys and cooed to each other, and smiled sometimes. When one of them was tired, she would lean on her sister's shoulder then slide to her sister's back, rubbing her own forehead onto the back of her sister's head a few times. Eventually she would loss her balance and fell onto the pillow behind sister's back. Then, she will play with sister's clothes or back laying down resting. When her sister was also tired, she knew her sister was behind her, so, she would fall to her side and landed her body on sister's legs. Then, they got themselves in trouble and screamed for help. We always broke out in laughter when we saw that.
miss each other
On Thursdays and Fridays, the girls go to daycare. Haven't seen them all day, I always missed them very much. I couldn't wait till I got home and hugged my little birds. When I opened the door, just like me looking for where they were sitting, they were looking at the door to see how was coming. When I saw them, I called their names with a big smile on my face. In return, they also gave me a big big smile. They were happy to see Mama. They must wonder where I went. When I approached them to hold them, they were so excited that they would kick their little chubby legs and laughed. That always melts my heart! I held one of them up to swing her around and said hi to the other one who was usually held by Baba. They giggled together when I swing one of them. It was funny that the other one who was watching had fun watching and giggled just as loud as her sister.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Lion and Elephant of the swing
The swing has been our best friend in the past months. The girls love it and always enjoy riding it. They were about 2-3 months old when we asked to borrow their cousin TY's swing. It was because I was having trouble taking care and holding two crying babies at the same time. I figured if they liked it, at least one of them would be calm and sleepy swinging to her dream land while I could take care of the other one.
They always fell in asleep in the swing for the first month. There were a lion and an elephant attached to swing. They didn't care much about them. They would always stare at this yellow local on the swing and fell in asleep.
As time went on, they started to notice the animals. They looked at them as they swing and swing. They had no interest of touching and reaching out to the toys. They eventually fell in asleep again. Sometimes, it was the only way that HY would stop crying by sitting in the swing.
We stopped using the swing for a while when the girls had flat heads. We focused on the exer-saucers which their heads were not being pressured at all.
They knew how to play with toys and they played on the floor sitting up. We took off the lion and elephant from the swing for them to play. HY somehow found herself in the swing again lately because she was not napping while sister was napping. I put the two animals back onto the swing. Now, HY quickly reached out and touched the animals, then, grabbed and pulled them off. At first she would take one off at a time. She got so good at it now she used both hands and hanged onto the animals and then snapped them off at the same time.
EY didn't play with the swing much cuz she was able to nap when I put her down. Wonder whether she liked to pull off the animals like sister did.
They always fell in asleep in the swing for the first month. There were a lion and an elephant attached to swing. They didn't care much about them. They would always stare at this yellow local on the swing and fell in asleep.
As time went on, they started to notice the animals. They looked at them as they swing and swing. They had no interest of touching and reaching out to the toys. They eventually fell in asleep again. Sometimes, it was the only way that HY would stop crying by sitting in the swing.
We stopped using the swing for a while when the girls had flat heads. We focused on the exer-saucers which their heads were not being pressured at all.
They knew how to play with toys and they played on the floor sitting up. We took off the lion and elephant from the swing for them to play. HY somehow found herself in the swing again lately because she was not napping while sister was napping. I put the two animals back onto the swing. Now, HY quickly reached out and touched the animals, then, grabbed and pulled them off. At first she would take one off at a time. She got so good at it now she used both hands and hanged onto the animals and then snapped them off at the same time.
EY didn't play with the swing much cuz she was able to nap when I put her down. Wonder whether she liked to pull off the animals like sister did.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The new record in 6 months
Two nights ago was bad. HY woke up at 2:30am and was not able to fall back in asleep on her own. Hubby offered the pacifier but rejected by her. He couldn't get her quiet down. I was so tired that I was going to sleep through the cry. Well, I got kicked a couple of times signaling me to help. I got out of bed and checked on this loud crying baby. She was quite awake. She seemed to be hungry. Well, milk would always put them to sleep. I made her a small bottle and fed her. As expected, she felt in asleep after finished the bottle. 45 minutes later, we both went back to bed.
4am, EY woke up and cried. We both too tired to get up, thinking she would fall back in asleep. Well, bad idea, EY's cry woke HY up. Now, we had two crying babies, we had to do something about it. Hubby put the pacifiers in their mouths and they were sucking away with it. Great, back to sleep. Ten minutes later, both crying again. Their pacifiers were out of their mouths. One was holding it in her finger and not able to put back into her mouth. The other one was sucking too hard and spitted it out instead. Well, then, I got up and reinserted pacifiers, praying that they would sleep till morning.
Nope! EY broke out into crying again. HY was sleeping. I immediately got up and took EY to the living room. Didn't want to make the same mistake - allowing one crying baby to awake the other sleeping baby. I made EY a small bottle and fed this hungry baby. Finally EY went to bed again. In my head, I was like please not to wake up until 7am.
The girls were really tested us. Two more times they woke up after than. Hubby had to walk one of them back to sleep and let the pacifier do the job for the other baby.
Total, we were waken up EIGHT times! By the time it was morning 7am, they were up and crying for food again. Ohh mine, that was the record in 6 months.
4am, EY woke up and cried. We both too tired to get up, thinking she would fall back in asleep. Well, bad idea, EY's cry woke HY up. Now, we had two crying babies, we had to do something about it. Hubby put the pacifiers in their mouths and they were sucking away with it. Great, back to sleep. Ten minutes later, both crying again. Their pacifiers were out of their mouths. One was holding it in her finger and not able to put back into her mouth. The other one was sucking too hard and spitted it out instead. Well, then, I got up and reinserted pacifiers, praying that they would sleep till morning.
Nope! EY broke out into crying again. HY was sleeping. I immediately got up and took EY to the living room. Didn't want to make the same mistake - allowing one crying baby to awake the other sleeping baby. I made EY a small bottle and fed this hungry baby. Finally EY went to bed again. In my head, I was like please not to wake up until 7am.
The girls were really tested us. Two more times they woke up after than. Hubby had to walk one of them back to sleep and let the pacifier do the job for the other baby.
Total, we were waken up EIGHT times! By the time it was morning 7am, they were up and crying for food again. Ohh mine, that was the record in 6 months.
Sour faces
I was excited to find out that it might be time for the girls to try the snack fruit puff. We were at JR's place and he gave me a couple of Ethan's cherry puff to feed the girls. I broke the puffs into little pieces and put a piece in each girl's little mouth. Ohh, you should see their faces. They first had a sour face - nose and eyebrows wrinkled up :-) They moved their little tongues back and forth testing out this new texture and gave me a look with their doubtful eyesight, "WHAT IS THAT, MAMA?" EY quickly pushed it out and tightened her lids, still had a sour look on her face. I reached over the scoped it back in her mouth. She chewed and chewed but the sour face remained. After HY started to chew, her sour face went away. She enjoyed it and swallowed it. I approached her with another piece and she opened her mouth to welcome it. EY was still doubtful on what was in her mouth. She took the second piece with the same expression. By the third piece, she was enjoying it as well!
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