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My internet was down for a while so I haven’t told you that the babies rolled over last week! Both on the same day! I knew Eliot was close, he’d been practicing all week by throwning all limbs straight into the air and propelling himself onto his side, but I thought Lucas was going to take a little longer because he hadn’t been practicing at all. Eliot did it first and then just hours later, Lucas surprised me! Now they are doing it all day long and are starting to scoot around the playmat. I no longer find them as I left them in their cribs either, they move all over the place!
I figured out how to upload videos on here so there a few that follow, they’re cute but there will be more to come. Be sure to turn up the volume when you watch them so you can hear the babies laughing and talking, they’re adorable!
Here are some images of Lucas on his belly and Eliot after his cereal dinner. 
Now that they are eating solids, dinner time is a huge mess! I cant keep Eliot’s hands out of his mouth when I feed them both at the same time so he ends up with cereal everywhere. It always makes me laugh so I wanted to share it with you
I can’t beleive I made it through an entire week, including the weekend, alone with the babies. I am celebrating with a glass of wine and some serious chocolate. This evening they were good boys for me; not much crying and straight to bed, peacefully. We’ll see how the night goes… it has been pretty bad this week. So bad that I had to start with CIO sleep training. Everyone tells me they’re old enough now. It is heartbreaking but I feel like I have no choice. They need me to be sane during the day, they need that more than they ‘need’ to eat five times each during the night! At their weight, they should be able to go the whole night sans sein. How long does miserable sleep last for parents? I am afraid this is going to persist for years. Will it?
Bertram, Isa, Christian, Valerie and Robert’s birthdays are on the 18th, it is also the day the boys turn 5 months old!!! Yipee!! Happy birthday to all! and happy Valentine’s day.
We had our 4 month check up last week and the boys had grown a lot! They each weigh 18.5 lbs!! Lucas is a bit taller than Eliot and Eliot has a slightly larger head The doctor was impressed with their strength; Eliot can stand very well on his legs and Lucas has a very strong neck. This past week brought many changes: On the same day at the same exact time, both boys reached up to their pacifiers, pulled them out by the handle, and put them back in their mouths. They had never done that before, then they did it at the same time, and kept doing it for the rest of the day. Eliot has been sitting up for a few seconds at a time and both of the boys are now actively playing with their toys. They can play for a few minutes alone while I do something else; what a welcome change that is!! They are both also doing quite a bit of loud squealing when they are happy or excited. It is so cute. Eliot does more squealing but Lucas does more babbling. He has a lot to say. They both laugh all day long and have the biggest smiles.
Bertram is out of town for the week and I am braving bedtime alone. Tonight it was tough. I have to make some adjustments for tomorrow night. The babies seem to protest Bertram’s absence by not sleeping at night. It sucks. They have been waking up every hour for the past two nights and I think I have gotten about 4 hours of broken sleep. My nanny, Souad, came today for me at 10am and I slept until 3. It is like I have jet lag. I hope to God tonight is better. Please, Please God. Waking up every hour is so painful. It physically hurts, like an ice pick in the eye. I can’t wait for sleep to be mine again.
I hope you enjoy the new pictures that follow, we had fun taking them tonight. Oh, and this week, last year, I found out I was pregnant. what a ride.
