Progress

THE New Family Twins are progressing along nicely. EJ regularly engages his sister in "conversation." He loves his ExerSaucer. After regressing last week to more frequent and shorter duration naps, this week he has decided that he really does prefer longer and fewer naps. By doing this he wakes more refreshed and cooing instead of screaming. Also, he is more pleasant for longer periods while awake. Dad is still working to perfect the timing, but he is sincerely persuaded that nailing that point when the boy first becomes drowsy is the fastest way to get him to sleep with a minimum of fuss.

EJ is regularly eating his oatmeal, but has decided that crying in protest makes for a accompaniment. Liesel doesn't care for the spoon and has difficulty in transporting the food from the front of her mouth to her throat. The Parents have bought rice and barley to see if she has a greater preference for either of those, though nutritionally they prefer the oats.

Liesel takes one really long nap and many shorter naps. She is yet convinced that life is more enjoyable when well rested. She too loves her ExcerSaucer and when both are in them, engaging her brother in "conversation." Yesterday set a record for dialogue length. It lasted several minutes. Unfortunately Dad was preoccupied and didn't get video. She also set a new low yesterday for worst blowout. She had to have an unscheduled bath, a treat for her, after that incident because the mess was so bad.

EJ sleeps on his back, and now does so on a flat surface. Liesel will not fall to sleep on her back. EJ, up until recently, slept in a bassinet that prevented him from rolling over. So either it is an innate preference, or it is a learned one. Dad believes it is the latter. Liesel, however, transitioned to her crib several weeks ago and quickly learned to flip over. In doing so she discovered that lying on her tummy is more pleasant for sleeping than lying (or is it laying?) on her back. Dad would like to try an experiment and switch their early sleeping equipment to see if she would now be a back sleeper, but time only moves in one direction with no do overs.

Both are healthy and happy.

Play time together