Angels we have heard on high, sweetly sleeping through the night?

Clara in her night cap.

Glo-o-o-O-ri-a...Amen! It's official, Clara and Wilson are "sleeping" through the night! We normally wait a few days before posting any positive news to eliminate the chance of it being a coincidence. However, Clara and Wilson have been sleeping consistently for several days in a row.  We still feed them at midnight, but after that feeding they sleep until close to 6:00 a.m. This still only equals roughly five hours of sleep for us, but after months of sleeping in 3 hour increments, the first morning they both slept until 6:00 a.m. we thought we could run a marathon. Of course, that was after our panic attack. I was so afraid I woke up Morgan and made him check to make sure they were still alive. We haven't talked about it, but I'm not sure this was a task he particularly enjoyed. Later in the morning I called the neonatalogist's office to find out what we should do. Any parent reading this blog is probably thinking how neurotic we are and that we should just let them sleep and hope they keep sleeping. Normally we would agree. The difference with preemies is the importance of weight gain, and five hours of sleep means they miss a feeding.  The doctors, however, told us not to worry because they will eat more throughout the day. So far, so good. Clara last weighed in at 9 pounds 6 1/2 ounces and Wilson is holding steady at 10 pounds 4 ounces. Over the past two weeks Clara has continued to eat more than Wilson. Are you surprised? It seems that whenever she catches wind of him getting all the praise, she buckles down and tries to catch up.

They also continue to get cuter by the day. Maybe it is because we are all getting more sleep but regardless they've weaseled their way into our hearts. Okay, it didn't take much. Wilson is a talker, I guess at this age you call it a cooer? He smiles all the time and likes to converse. Clara is either screaming at you or smiling so big it melts your heart. We are a little concerned because every time we ask Clara "are you gorgeous?" she gets a big smile on her face. Being a diva has to be nature not nurture; she has brought the drama since day one.

Several times a day we do tummy time. Tummy time is when you put them on their stomachs and allow them to lift their necks and heads with their forearms and shoulders. The purpose of this is help them build the muscles necessary to hold up their heads, roll over, and and eventually crawl. Below is how Clara and Wilson respond to tummy time (when they're not crying).

We are exhausted! There is no need for exercising, let's just lay here.

Clara and Wilson also seem to increasingly grow more aware of one another. 

Earlier this week, I was laying with both of them on the couch (this seems to be the only way restore peace during a melt down) when I looked down and saw Clara's hand over Wilson's. We'll be sure to save this picture as a reminder they really did like each other once upon a time.

On Saturday we took advantage of what was likely the last nice fall day. It will soon be too cold for our four mile walks. 

Since we are stuck inside and cannot go anywhere, we have to be creative and find new ways to entertain ourselves. Click on the picture to enjoy the pre-bath show, brought to you by Martha Washington.

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