Tales from the "Twin" Cities: How fast they grow up

Dad has quickly come to the realization that financial analysis pays the bills while blogging doesn’t! Hopefully as our schedule starts to get ironed out with my return to work, I can get back to a more regular posting schedule. Here is a bit of what we’ve been up to since I last wrote:

Mr. Oliver is no longer sleeping in his carseat! We discovered that he was a pretty big fan of swaddling and finally were brave enough to attempt the switch on Saturday night. It worked like a charm, so we’ll go with it until further notice.

Burrito Wrap

Their weights…after the brief scare we had with Stella during week 1 at home, we vigilantly adhered to the every 3-hour feeding schedule. At their appointment last Friday, we saw the fruits of that labor. Stella had gained a whopping 12 ozs. in one week to now weigh in at 5 lbs. 13 oz. She has really been a great eater lately (even better than Big Brother O). Oliver also had an impressive showing, gaining 11 ozs. to tip the scales and 7 lbs. 2 oz. It’s been a big relief that they have been such great eaters and are putting on weight so quickly.

We also brought O & S to their first church service on Sunday. Each year, all of the churches around Lake Harriet host an outdoor service at some point during the summer. This Sunday, it was our church’s turn (Knox Presbyterian). We decided that taking them to an outdoor service where there were other noises and easy getaways, was a much lower risk than bringing them to the actual church for their first time. The twins did great, sleeping through the entire service and pleasing their many admirers!

Knox Lake Harriet Bandshell Service

Stella had her first “real” bath this weekend as well. She was a real trooper through the whole ordeal (as mom and dad learn how to do this). Oliver is still on the sponge bath routine though as his umbilical cord stump still hasn’t fallen off.

Rub a dub dub!

It was a big week for our little girl. Not only did she get her first bath, she had her first “surgery” as she got her frenulum clipped. We noticed after she had been home for a couple of days that she was “tongue-tied”. The little piece of skin underneath her tongue that keeps your tongue attached to the bottom of your mouth went all the way to the end of her tongue, which didn’t allow her to stick it out at all. A quick 5-minute procedure at the Ear/Nose/Throat Specialist took care of this and our little peanut didn’t even cry, despite not getting any numbing medication. Way to go Stella!

We’ve also had plenty of visitors. Our friends John and Jennifer, Nick and Jen, Kristie and Erin, and Shannon all stopped by last week to shower the little ones with love. Thanks all! We have a number of visitors scheduled for this week as well, but Oliver and Stella are really looking forward to seeing Grandma K. again on Thursday!