Twinsie Tuesdays...

Twinsie Tuesdays are all about twins and this first post I thought I would talk about the number one advice I received from every parent of multiples that we know. That is GET THEM ON A SCHEDULE/ROUTINE. It's been almost 7 months ago since our precious boys came into our lives. It has gone by so fast, but at times felt so slow. The first few months were literally a blur. I don't remember much because in the first few months I did nothing but feed, change diapers, feed again, change more diapers, and oh did I mention feed? I was on auto pilot mode.
The arrival of our precious boys marked the departure of my sleep and ushered in a little chaos. The most important thing for our family and the new babies was routine. With our first baby we were on his schedule we could feed him when HE wanted and we worked on a sleep schedule later at about 5 months or so. But with the twins a routine and scheduled feedings brought peace and stability to our family life. We spent a lot of time before the boys arrived praying and believing for our twins to be good sleepers and because my husband and I worked hard on sticking with a schedule the twins started sleeping through the night between 3-4 months. And let me tell you the first time I slept uninterrupted was so wonderful...it brought life back to my body and I felt so refreshed. With one baby I experienced some sleep deprivation, but with two it really was much more difficult.
I know we had it easy when it came to twins and the first few months, but the lack of sleep wasn't pleasant to ride out. So let me pass on the best advice we received...Routine and a Schedule, I think, are vital to parents expecting multiples and make parenting newborn multiples easier and more enjoyable. But a good nights sleep always helps!