Go is going .........................

A refresher for those of you who may have just recently begun following the blog.

Our twins were conceived through IVF.  We were not expecting twins.  Therefore, the twins acquired the nicknames of Bo & Go. BOGO, buy one, get one free.

Back to the story.

Go (Nathan) is a very active child.  He has learned to roll from his back to this stomach so now he can roll wherever he wants.  Until he hits an obstacle and cries for help.  The good news is that he is also active when he is at the halte garderie(HG).

The women at the HG tell us that Samuel ignores his brothers when they are there except when another child comes near the boys.  Then Samuel will walk over and stand nearby, watching his brothers to ensure that they are okay.

It is quite adorable to watch the boys interact with Samuel.  Whatever he does to them they just laugh and smile and look at him as if he could do no wrong.  Nathan is especially taken with Samuel.  We have tried to take video of their interactions but every time we break out the video cam Samuel runs over and thinks it is a new toy to play with.

Bo (Benjamin) is still very attentive if not overly active yet.

We have had a good week with the boys.  It has now been 8 days since we changed their schedule from 5 bottles to four per day and changed their bed time from 2230 to 2030.   So far (knock wood) they have slept through the night until we wake them at 0700 for their morning bottle.

Samuel had his first potty accident yesterday.  He enthusiastically carried his potty into the living room just as we were sitting down to give the boys their bottles.  He sat on the potty for a few seconds before jumping up and running off to the dining room with no pants or diaper.  After a few minutes he returned and while he was standing in the living room he quite suddenly proceeded to have a poo on the living room tiles.  I admonished him with a strong "Samuel" and immediately realized I was wrong to have done so.  We both then encouraged him that accidents happen and tried to teach him so that the could learn from the accident.  This parenting gig is not easy, but it is fun.  Most of the time.

Luckily I was feeding Nathan so Julia had to clean up the mess.  Nathan is a picky eater and we do not stop once he has taken the bottle into his mouth,.  If we take the bottle out of his mouth he may stop eating even if he has taken only a few ounces of milk.  Benjamin on the other hand, is a beast and will eat anything anytime we give it to him. He does become quite agitated if we take the bottle away before he finishes but he calms down and returns to drinking as soon as we return the bottle to his mouth.

I am still recovering from my vasectomy.  No pain but I am still feeling groggy and queasy from the anesthesia. I have had three surgeries in the US and fully recovered from all of them in less than 24 hours.  I am left to assume that the anesthesiologist used  a inordinate amount of anesthesia to put me under as I am still feeling the effects 96 hours later.

Julia goes in for her surgery tomorrow.  The boys will be in the HG so I will be able to take her to the hospital but she will have to take a cab home on Tuesday as I will be home with the boys.  She has been told her recovery will be anywhere from 2-3 weeks.  The primary restriction will be on lifting so she will be unable to be left alone with the boys.

-Dave