Once family members kiss the babies goodbye for the last time and drive away, Eric and I are left with two emotions. One - our little family has time to be by ourselves and bond, and two - oh crap, we're on our own now. We had to quickly figure out a system for feeding, burping, diapering, bathing, sleeping, etc. At first we both did everything together - for instance, we got up together for every feeding during the night. That did not work, since we both ended up severely sleep deprived. So, we borrowed a system from other parents of multiples - shift sleeping. So, on this new system, I go to sleep early in the night, and Eric stays up until 2 or 3 am doing all baby care until then. Thus, I feasibly get a good 4-5 hours of solid sleep. Then, he brings the babies upstairs, and I take over all baby care until morning so he gets a good chunk of sleep. We both try to sleep when the babies are sleeping at night, but that's sometimes easier said than done with two babies:) During the day, we still share responsibilities (when Eric is home from class/work), although we have found that it is easier to have one of us responsible for feeding/burping/changing one baby each.
Today, Eric is out running errands, and I thought I would show how I set up for a double bottle (pumped breastmilk) feeding - thank goodness for Boppy pillows! (Asher is on the right, Felix on the left.)
And after a rousing game of Who Can Pee on Mommy the Most, both boys are wide awake in the Pack N' Play...
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