- 2 months -
Ethan, Owen
- 3 months -
Ethan 13.8 lbs, Owen 12 lbs
~ Owen is a quick tempered screamer. He actually screams so forcefully that his entire head turns crimson. Sometimes its as if he screams so deep that the sound somehow surpasses his vocal cords and it comes out this pathetic hoarse sound.
On the contrary, Ethan is patient (most of the time). He reserves screaming for emergencies only (most of the time).
~ Owen has managed to accomplish something that not even his 2 year old brother has yet to do...a trip to the emergency room. Little stinker. So, here's the story. Owen was getting increasingly inconsolable starting Saturday morning. At first I thought it might be because in the middle of the previous night his very sleep deprived mama thought she was feeding Ethan and didn't notice it was Owen until the feed was complete. Owen has a milk protein intolerance and thus has special formula. Whoops. So, the following Monday the twins had an appointment to get their shots. Because Owen was now ridiculously inconsolable, I asked to see the NP to have him evaluated. She could find nothing wrong with him, other than the awful screaming so she sent us to the ER.
After a day spent in the ER he was diagnosed with, brace yourself, CRYING BABY. Yep. Crying baby. I was given discharge instructions describing how to take care of a crying baby. Thanks! No, seriously, this was good news. Nothing was wrong with him other than an attitude problem which seemed to resolve itself shortly after the ER visit.
~ Both boys can melt my heart with their smiles. They mostly smile at people but occasionally I see one smiling at a hanging toy. They are also staring to coo. I feel like this stage is the very beginning of their personalities shining through and I love it!
~ While both boys continue to have blue eyes, Ethan has super long eyelashes. I'm very envious.
~ Both Ethan and Owen don't hate tummy time. And they enjoy free time, on their backs, in their play
yard or on a blanket.
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~ Feeding is such an ordeal with these two. For many reasons, and after much thought and many tears, I stopped breastfeeding. Ethan's feeds go one of two ways, with or without spit-up. I swear sometimes half his food comes back up, often out of his little nose. It doesn't seem to matter how much he eats, sometimes he just can't keep it down. Poor baby. He continues to be on reflux meds so I think his pain is minimal.
As for Owen, his feedings are simple yet costly due to his milk protein intolerance. His pediatrician is working on getting our insurance to cover the cost. Cross your fingers.
~ Owen has infant torticollis, a muscle spasm that causes him to favor one side, the left. FYI, he doesn't have any associated pain. He's able to turn to the right, he just needs a lot of encouragement to do so. The condition has caused an asymmetrical head shape because he always sleeps facing left. Physical therapy may be in his future.
~ Ethan wears size 2 diapers and Owen wears size 1's. Oh, and Ryan's in size 5's! As soon as we run out of size 1's Owen will be moving to size 2 for simplicity.
~ Ethan's slept through the night on several occasions! And Owen is doing great too, he's usually up only once a night and he goes right back to sleep after eating. Of course, I know this is subject to change at any moment. As for naps, they are all over the board. In fact, there was one day Ethan was awake for over 8 hours. He was a wreck. And he was up twice that night.
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~ These boys are 2 of the 3 most loved boys in all the world!
