What to say? The girls are doing great. Both learn so much every day, their giggles and laughs and squeals and squeaks increasing along with their proficiency for picking up a chunk of steak or a piece of carrot. Watching them grow has been the most rewarding experience of my life thus far. Taking care of them while they grow - one of the toughest.
It seems I hear two things from parents of infants. In public, it's usually "my child is so great and did this and did that and they are so wonderful and I love being a parent!" (while said kid sits in a sandbox eating a cat turd). In private, the horror and war stories come out;
"the little shit screams non-stop for three hours during my favorite TV time of the day, and then proceeds to scream for four hours non-stop starting at 1am!"
"Little Johnny was like a park fountain, spraying liquid from both orifices, all over the bills and tax papers sitting on the table! Then he bit me!"
"Yep, kid just picked up the ninja throwing star and hucked it at me. Good aim for a six month old - just grazed my ear. Maybe I shouldn't have left that next to his high chair....."
"I think the twins are ganging up on me! Ahhhhhhhh!"
There definitely is a love / 'not liking so much at this time right now' relationship with infants. You never stop loving them, no matter what they do. It doesn't mean you have to smile through it all, though. The outside world generally only gets to see the good times through pictures and videos. Well, I guess I've included some of the bad stuff too (I find it funny at times). It's all part of the experience in my eyes. The good and the bad. And yes, any parent who says, "what bad?", is absolutely full of shit.
Now, here's the part where I get to sound like a proud parent: we have been blessed with some incredible little girls. Many of the issues and problems that we hear others complain about don't register with our little family. The girls are both so well-mannered, happy, and joyful babies. Except for the occasional hiccup, they really have no problems with sleeping or eating, are easy to cheer up when they get grumpy, and usually have a smile for you, even if you're a perfect stranger.
They also burp and fart and tend to slobber on themselves a lot. Don't tell anyone, but sometimes they still mess their diapers, too! Siena has been having some issues with her eyes, in the morning looking much like mine did in college upon waking after a previous full day of football and tailgating. Névé still has remnants of her cradle cap on the top of her head, reminding me of the friendly alien from "The Last Starfighter". Both girls can be a handful in the evening before bed, Névé refusing to finish her dinner while Siena whines about a bloated belly. So no, they aren't perfect, but we love them exactly how they are. The next six months with these girls is going to be a lot of fun!
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