Sox and Schedules

First thing first, I want to let everyone know that Piper and Fletch are ready for the weekend series with the Yankees (thanks to our friend Kathy!). Just because they were born in Virginia doesn't mean that don't know their Boston roots. :)

Second, let's talk schedules. When you first find out you're pregnant, you envision yourself having wonderful days with your baby, full of playing, napping whenever needed, feeding the baby while at the park, at the mall, etc. Then, one day, you find you are having twins, and your whole outlook changes. The advice you get from every mom of multiples is, "Get them on the same schedule!" and "Stick to a schedule!" We did all that and had a great schedule. Everyday for the past 7 months, the babies ate at 5am, 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, and then at bedtime. Between bottles, they would play and nap, and life was dandy.

One day recently, we realized that weren't napping very well anymore and they were spitting up half their bottle and a lot of their solids. It was time to change the schedule. Fewer bottles, more solids, two long naps during the day rather than lots of short ones. So, for the past few weeks, we've been trying this. It hasn't been easy, but I think the babies are adjusting and they aren't spitting up as much. Hopefully at some point, this will translate to better sleep at night. Fletch seems to be doing better, but Piper has a cold and has been waking a lot. If anyone has any advice on transitioning schedules, I'd love to hear it.

So, that's where we're at this weekend--trying to make this new schedule work. I'm sure as soon as we have it figured out, things will change again.