napping again....for now

It scares me to write this but the babies are napping today!!! Elliott is falling asleep. . .on is own. . . in his crib!!! I rocked both of the back to sleep once during their first nap which lasted over an hour and a half. I didn't think I would get so lucky with the second one....but....Aaron slept for over 2 and a half hours and Elliott for over an hour and a half again. Elliott woke up and I was rocking him to sleep...his eyes were closed but he wasn't really sleeping I think...he was humming and smiling...anyway....they are now down for their third nap of the day. This one shouldn't be too long. I wish I knew that the second nap was going to be so awesome...I would have taken a nap myself but I didn't...I looked at double strollers online. I love our stroller but am interested in a side by side stroller that will fit through doorways and stores. They are super expensive. I am thinking that at some point in the near future the baby in the back of our stroller is going to be getting upset when he can't see anything. Maybe I should just wait until that happens. I would also love the convience of being able to steer it with one hand so I can read books better when we go on walks. I guess I am just acting spoiled. I am thankful for what I have.

So...a couple days ago Elliott decided that it was cool to sit and roll around. He doesn't sit as well as Aaron yet and doesn't roll as much but he is getting there. I can't decide if it was a terrible idea to sell (actually I guess we kind of gave it away since we didn't recieve any money) our pack and play. Our babies exceed the weight limit together for it so I guess it's okay. I have been wanting to get a supergate but now I don't know that we actually need it. I found a super fun one today that had all these toys on the "walls" of it. I suppose we can do without. I just need to babyproof the living room and get a gate to close off the kitchen. I think that Christmas is going to be crazy this year. Aaron touches EVERYTHING and wants EVERYTHING. I can't imagine the tree staying up and not falling over on him without some kind of gate to block it off...I guess we have a while to figure that out.

Jackson turned one a few weeks ago and it got me excited for the twins first birthday. I told Julie (the very old wise one) that she needed to start planning now...we are talking fireworks and slideshows....not really but I do want a super celebration of their life and how far they have come.....and the fact that hopefully Andrew and I will still be sane =)

I don't think that I have been poisoning Aaron. I think he has acid reflux and he maybe needs a different medicine. I am annoyed with him m a bit...he won't finish his bottles during the day and wakes up at night for a bottle. This morning when he woke up and I couldn't rock him back to sleep I freaked out and told Andrew to take him to work and see if anyone wanted him. I meant it a tiny bit too!!! The next time someone asks me which one they can take home you had better be prepared!!! I might have Aaron's stuff packed and ready to go =)

I can't get over how they are sleeping today! What had changed? I guess that eventually God does answer prayers...or it could be that I am having them drink their bottles before trying to feed them....Elliott still wants food...both his and Aaron's share...Aaron hasn't finished a bottle and isn't interested in food. I am not fearful of him losing weight...he is a butterball!!! If he's not hungry he is not hungry and the formula is more important than food I think. I do wish that I could just stop giving them formula. I could afford a fancy stroller if I wasn't giving them formula.

One more thing and then I will be done. I am currently using the laptop upstairs with internet provided by a fancy smart phone from Verizon Andrew gets to borrow so he can better educate his customers about this phone. I am trying to download pictures to snapfish. You may be getting a fun email with TONS of pictures in the near future...I know you are oh so excited =)