The babes are two weeks old already!
(OK, 17 days, but who's counting?)
It has been an eventful two weeks, that's for sure!
The first 4 days were by far the most tiring. Even though we sent the babies to the nursery at the hospital for the 2 nights we were there, they still brought them back to us every two hours for feedings. They took them and changed their diapers, but not much else. And with either babies or Megan getting poked and prodded on an hourly basis and with the grandparents visiting the newborns, we had no chance to grab a nap during the day.
Things were a little better when we got home, though, if only because we could take naps during the day. It took us four days of only getting 3 or so hours of sleep per night before I (Kevin) decide to double the amount of formula we were supplementing them with at the night-time feedings. Once we started doing this, the babies would sleep for 3 hours (IN A ROW!!!).
The first time that happened, I turned to Meg and exclaimed: "THAT, was AAAAAaaawwesome!" and we gave each other a high five before feeding the little birds.
The first two weeks have been full of other firsts, too.
We've had our first little walk around the block.
Our first trip to the doctor's office (Jorge stayed home, but they're both doing great and have regained their birth weight after only 8 days).
The first time the babes met their cousins Owen, Hugh, and Finn (Hugh and Finn (and Jorge) were happy playing Legos).
Their first bathes.
Their first time meeting Aunt Karen and cousin Ashley.
And all the while, we have had Maureen (Megan's Mom, a.k.a. GG (short for "Grandma Gallagher")) staying with us and helping us through all these firsts. We are Tremendously grateful for all the time she spent here with us and our little ones and all the burping and feeding and diaper changing help and keeping the groggy parents well nourished.
A very close second on gratefulness scale has been Aunt Mary Grace (or, plain ol' MG as she'd like the little ones to call her). Not once, but TWICE, she's come in and spent the night and let me get 8 hours of sleep in a row. As much as I love my children (even at 3am), I do enjoy a good night's sleep. Thanks, MG!
I'm sure the next two weeks will be just as exciting. In fact, I know it already has since technically we're on day #17 and things have been pretty crazy around here the past few days. I'll try to find some time tomorrow to write about it (but I'm making no promises...).
