Ups and downs!

Well another few weeks have gone by and we are hanging in there.  One thing that our doctor said that I am finding to be more and more true is that having twins is not twice the work of having one baby but that it is exponentially more work!  We have been so thankful to our family and friends who have taken the time to help us.  Quick shout out to... my mom who helps me during the week while Brett is at work, my friend Christy who has been a saint too and is always willing to help when I need her, my mom's friends Mollie and Sue who have been here and have given me a chance to get out once in a while, my friend Amy who helped the first week they were both home, and my aunt Laurie and cousin Jenna who let us get our first full night of sleep this past weekend (it was awesome!), and everyone else who has brought us a meal or has been here to help too.  We appreciate all of you!

In the past few weeks, we have discovered that both Ella and Eva have colic and the best part (sarcasm) is that they are colicky between the hours of 7:00 and 2:00 EVERY night.  Both girls during this time, are wide awake and are not happy unless they are being held and walked around.  This is a challenge because most nights I will let Brett go to sleep because he is working and needs to rest.  So it's just me (unless I feel like I'm losing it), trying to calm two colicky, screaming babies.  I will hold and walk one until the other one starts screaming, and then I pick her up and put the other one down.  This continues until they have eventually worn themselves out finally go to sleep sometime after midnight.  It's so hard and so frustrating!  Each night, I contemplate hiring a night nanny to help me get through this stage, but each day I talk myself out of it and tell myself that it isn't that bad and that I can do it.  We will just see how long it takes before I am a completely crazy person! :)  I've heard and read that it should go away by 3 months, so I am hoping we only have another month or two left, and then we will say "adios" to colic for good!  

                                                          Sleepy by day...

                                                      WIDE awake by night!

Ok, done complaining! :)  We are so blessed to have these sweet little babies, and continue to be amazed by how far they have come.  A few weeks ago, they impressed us while they were doing "tummy time" and they rolled over!  My friend Amy was here and we were so impressed that they did this.  We looked up when it is developmentally appropriate for a baby to roll from their tummies to their backs and most places said about 4 months.  The girls were both doing this by their due date!  This past weekend, we couldn't keep them on their bellies long enough to get a good video, but we tried!  I will leave you with a video of the little peanuts rolling.