Full-on new mommy mode

Now they're definitely becoming regular babies. The schedule is mostly out the window, except that we do wake them up for bottles if they don't wake up on their own after 4 hours. The babies make no distinction between night and day in either their feeding or wakefulness patterns. I have also lost track of what day and time it is, though at least I know what the bright light outdoors means.

We are sticking to the "one eats, both eat" rule (if one wakes up hungry, the other gets a bottle too) to forestall utter chaos. Splitting up the night time duties is also working out fairly well. We each get a shot at 4 or 5 hours of relatively uninterrupted sleep each night, barring monitor alarms or extreme crying.

I am still having trouble napping during the day, though it's getting easier as I become more zombie-like. Putting a snoozing baby on top of me is also a great sleep-inducer. Someone should bottle that and sell it, but it's probably even more addictive than what they've got now.

On the upside of regular-baby-ness, they are spending more time awake, and are more alert and aware of what's around them. They're both getting better and better at lifting their heads, looking around, and focusing on interesting things. On the downside, they are also getting better and more insistent at expressing their displeasure at being hungry, having a dirty diaper, or being subjected to the indignity of a diaper change. They are also soiling things (clothes, bedding, blankets, Mommy, etc.) in various ways at an alarming rate, times two. But they're really cute doing it.