little messes

there are so many new moments for the senses round this house.

right now, as i bounce little v in her seat i can see as her eyes get just a little too heavy for her gentle face. with m against my chest in a post-nurse stupor i can feel his fine (barely-there) hair so soft against my face and hear a tiny whistle escaping with each deep breath he takes. his body is so warm against mine.

we’re in a holding pattern at the moment. soon it will be time for our daily walk with the pup. can’t leave henry out of this equation. he drags us to the park each afternoon, past the falling leaves, through the mud and with only a quick stop off for coffee delaying our trip.

i so love these days. knew i would, but never could have guessed how much.

i anticipated the craziness of adding two babies to our household at once, but what i didn’t see coming was the magic of the quiet moments. they are sometimes few and far between but after everyone is changed and fed and placed down to sleep the quiet pull itself over the house like a thick warm blanket.

and believe it or not i’ve actually found myself rather productive. productive perhaps being a relative term but for the last month or so of pregnancy i had a hard time motivating for just about anything. i either sat or slept in my rocking chair until it was time to eat or nap again. i was just so sleepy, trying to remain still and savor the last few weeks of our two-member household. but now, when the babes are down i know i only have but a few hours to myself. there’s bread to bake and cookies to make (the perfect way to warm the kitchen for bath-time of course!) and i’ve even enjoyed the laundry if you can imagine, finding purpose in this work, the quiet of this work. and when the kitchen is clean and the dishes are dry, the diapers are warm and ready for use. i just get to sit and stare at these little lovely people that i’m oh so thankful for and can’t wait to get to know.

perhaps the antithesis of quiet but that’s what you get when you try to have a photo session right before lunchtime.

i can’t believe this thursday will mark four whole weeks since these little people came into our lives. four weeks of the biggest learning curve i’ve ever tackled and most likely the least amount of sleep i’ve garnered in my 34 years. the bubs are growing growing growing, nearly 7lbs now and their wee little butts finally starting to fit into their cloth diapers.

we’ve been lying low for the most part, especially with the rainy days that set upon us this week. luckily before the cold snap appeared we did venture out for a lovely fall hike at oregon ridge state park. we popped the little ones into some carriers and wandered in the woods for a while with the pup. it was just so nice to be out of the house for a spell and breathing the crisp fall air. i’d love to say they enjoyed it as well, but mostly they were sleeping, okay there’s no mostly in that statement they slept the entire time with the exception of the drive home when vera screamed for nearly 12 miles straight. as soon as i pulled over to try to calm her down she stopped and fell asleep. such is the life of a baby.

i haven’t quite yet gotten down a routine for my day. i seem to quickly run out of time between feedings and diaper changes. but darn they are adorable and if all i have time to do is snap a few photos of their little faces, well that’s a good day in my book.

i’m oh so happy to introduce you to the new little people that have moved in with us.

meet miles and vera. after making it full term, these two crazy lovely babes made their arrival on september 24th after just 12 hours of labor and a lot of laughs. seriously. it was an amazing birth experience and i’m just so excited to get to know these two. and though my body is quite exhausted after the first 11 days of parenthood my heart is oh so full.

10 days old (miles on left, vera on right)