According to the Daily Mail, the naughtiest girl's name is Ella!
You can read it here = Daily Mail Article
We've noticed how popular the name Ella is and in contrast how few Carls there are amongst children. Poor Carl will never find his name on anything in the gift shops!
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Monday, 24 November 2014
Daddy Daycare
Last Saturday, I (Karen) had to work all day in Central London attending a conference. It was a bit of an early return to all things work related but it was just a one-off day which was important for work I have booked in 2015. So Dan was left in charge of the babies for the first time. I actually left around 9pm the night before and stayed at Mum's to get enough sleep before attending the conference so Dan had to do all overnight feeds too.
It was really hard to leave the house, saying goodbye to them. I did feel quite guilty but I knew I was leaving them in safe hands. I appreciated how hard it must have been for Dan to go back to work after his two weeks of paternity leave.
During the day I texted or phoned during my breaks to ask Dan how things were going. He kept saying everything was fine. At one point he actually said he had considered making up a problem to make me feel needed! Cheeky!
Overall things went well with no major problems. I think though that Dan now has more of an awareness of how it is with two babies on your own so perhaps he appreciates a little more what my day is usually like. He admitted that he had lots of fun but doing it day in day out would be a very different story.
I returned at 7pm to two peaceful sleeping babies and a husband looking proud of himself drinking a beer. Sweet domestic bliss!
It was really hard to leave the house, saying goodbye to them. I did feel quite guilty but I knew I was leaving them in safe hands. I appreciated how hard it must have been for Dan to go back to work after his two weeks of paternity leave.
During the day I texted or phoned during my breaks to ask Dan how things were going. He kept saying everything was fine. At one point he actually said he had considered making up a problem to make me feel needed! Cheeky!
Overall things went well with no major problems. I think though that Dan now has more of an awareness of how it is with two babies on your own so perhaps he appreciates a little more what my day is usually like. He admitted that he had lots of fun but doing it day in day out would be a very different story.
I returned at 7pm to two peaceful sleeping babies and a husband looking proud of himself drinking a beer. Sweet domestic bliss!
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Visitors
Nana, Nannies, Grandad, Great Uncle and Great Godmother! (Jill I don't think we took any pictures! Sorry)
Aunts, Uncles & Cousins
Friends
Monday, 17 November 2014
The First 4 Weeks at Home
The first 4 weeks have been really hectic but also really fun.
At first we were under strict instructions from the hospital SCBU staff and the Health Visitor not to stimulate them. It was very important that we just let them sleep as they were 6 weeks' premature and needed sleep to grow and catch up. So things were quite calm at first but that's all starting to change now. We got the go ahead on Fri 14th November to start building in stimulating activities and keeping them a bit more awake during the day. So we are far more open to visitors these days and we've got the activity gym out for them to start using.
We take them out for walks in the monster buggy as much as possible and we are learning which doors it will and won't go through.
We've been getting to know our babies and this is what we've found out about them so far.
Carl - currently weighs 3.1 kilos / 6lbs 13 oz Wearing 'Tiny Baby up to 7lbs' clothes. Carl is now in Size 1 nappies.
Carl is a very placid baby. He doesn't often cry so when he does, we know it is something quite important. He puts up with a lot from his sister. When they sleep together in the moses basket, she often hits or kicks him and he doesn't make a fuss at all.
He likes his food! He was legendary in the hospital for being a guzzler! He used to wolf it down (like his dad :-) and then have all sorts of trouble burping but recently has slowed down to a normal speed and we are managing to get a couple of burps out of him. Infacol helps too. He feeds through the bottle (expressed + formula) and is not interested in direct breastfeeding - why make the effort when there's an easier option - I can understand that!
Carl loves his baths too and doesn't mind water on his face or in his eyes so we feel sure he'll enjoy swimming soon.
Recently he caught a cold and was very brave (no man flu here). It has made his breathing a bit wheezy and sometimes it can be very noisy at night. He often finds it hard to sleep when he's like this and ends up crashing out only when nestled on one of us which then makes it hard for us to sleep.
He has started making eye contact when feeding and attempting to move his hands to grab things but in a half hearted way. He didn't seem too impressed by Tummy Time at all.
Ella - currently weighs 2.5 kilos / 5lbs 8 oz Wearing 'Early Baby up to 5lbs' clothes but not for much longer. She is just growing out of her Micro Nappies Size Zero.
Ella has a fine set of lungs and loves to let us hear what they can do. She cries and screams as a way of communicating with us. She stops as soon as she's got what she wanted so it's usually quite easy to respond to her cries. She's a young lady that knows what she wants and doesn't want and can get that message across with ease. I think there is a stubborn streak that we may see more of as she gets older. She's definitely the boss at the moment with Carl.
She's also got a bit of the Houdini about her and has learned how to move when on her tummy. She's not that fast but she can work her way off the mat, move away from something she doesn't like and turn around.
Ella has struggled to feed as well as we would like her to and her weight is following the 2nd percentile. She mainly feeds through the bottle (a mix of expressed milk and formula) but does like to breastfeed too.
She sleeps very well and doesn't wake us up during the night unless she's had a nappy explosion. In fact, we wake her up to feed. She sleeps so silently and so still that we often find ourselves checking if she is breathing.
Just like her brother, Ella loves her baths and doesn't mind water on her face.
She looks so chilled out having a float in the baby bath. She's still so tiny that she can float around easily in it. We often get the comment of how much she looks like a little doll.
At first we were under strict instructions from the hospital SCBU staff and the Health Visitor not to stimulate them. It was very important that we just let them sleep as they were 6 weeks' premature and needed sleep to grow and catch up. So things were quite calm at first but that's all starting to change now. We got the go ahead on Fri 14th November to start building in stimulating activities and keeping them a bit more awake during the day. So we are far more open to visitors these days and we've got the activity gym out for them to start using.
Carl - currently weighs 3.1 kilos / 6lbs 13 oz Wearing 'Tiny Baby up to 7lbs' clothes. Carl is now in Size 1 nappies.
Carl is a very placid baby. He doesn't often cry so when he does, we know it is something quite important. He puts up with a lot from his sister. When they sleep together in the moses basket, she often hits or kicks him and he doesn't make a fuss at all.
He likes his food! He was legendary in the hospital for being a guzzler! He used to wolf it down (like his dad :-) and then have all sorts of trouble burping but recently has slowed down to a normal speed and we are managing to get a couple of burps out of him. Infacol helps too. He feeds through the bottle (expressed + formula) and is not interested in direct breastfeeding - why make the effort when there's an easier option - I can understand that!
Carl loves his baths too and doesn't mind water on his face or in his eyes so we feel sure he'll enjoy swimming soon.
Recently he caught a cold and was very brave (no man flu here). It has made his breathing a bit wheezy and sometimes it can be very noisy at night. He often finds it hard to sleep when he's like this and ends up crashing out only when nestled on one of us which then makes it hard for us to sleep.
He has started making eye contact when feeding and attempting to move his hands to grab things but in a half hearted way. He didn't seem too impressed by Tummy Time at all.
Ella - currently weighs 2.5 kilos / 5lbs 8 oz Wearing 'Early Baby up to 5lbs' clothes but not for much longer. She is just growing out of her Micro Nappies Size Zero.
Ella has a fine set of lungs and loves to let us hear what they can do. She cries and screams as a way of communicating with us. She stops as soon as she's got what she wanted so it's usually quite easy to respond to her cries. She's a young lady that knows what she wants and doesn't want and can get that message across with ease. I think there is a stubborn streak that we may see more of as she gets older. She's definitely the boss at the moment with Carl.
She's also got a bit of the Houdini about her and has learned how to move when on her tummy. She's not that fast but she can work her way off the mat, move away from something she doesn't like and turn around.
Ella has struggled to feed as well as we would like her to and her weight is following the 2nd percentile. She mainly feeds through the bottle (a mix of expressed milk and formula) but does like to breastfeed too.
She sleeps very well and doesn't wake us up during the night unless she's had a nappy explosion. In fact, we wake her up to feed. She sleeps so silently and so still that we often find ourselves checking if she is breathing.
Just like her brother, Ella loves her baths and doesn't mind water on her face.
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
The Arrival
As most of you know, Carl and Ella arrived a little ahead of schedule on Monday October 6th 2014 at 34 weeks gestation. Their EDD (estimated due date) was Nov 17th (40 weeks) but we had a pre-booked C-section for October 29th (37 weeks) as they were twins and I had Gestational Diabetes etc. Neither date was to be reached!
I had problems with swelling and blood pressure and was having extra ante-natal appointments as a result. On one of these appointments, I went in for a blood pressure check and ended up being escorted (by two midwives) to the labour ward. I knew it was serious when they wouldn't let me go to the hospital shop to buy a magazine :-)
Talk of an emergency C section that night (Thursday) scared me but luckily the medication they gave me brought down the blood pressure enough that we were able to wait a few days to deliver the babies on the Monday morning, October 6th.
The procedure went well. Dan was with me the whole time
and we got to see both babies being pulled out. Carl first at 10:52
then Ella at 10:54
both weighed 3lbs 12oz Ella came out screaming but Carl needed a few artificial breaths to get started.
They were brought to me for a quick kiss before being whisked off to the Neonatal Unit (SCBU)
I spent a while in recovery then back on the Labour ward overnight with plenty of morphine!
Dan was able to visit the babies in SCBU and bring back pics to show me.
I was able to visit the next day and was wheeled round to see them. They then spent around a week in SCBU in incubators for the first few days, while I stayed in the post natal ward. Both babies were fed through tubes at first but Carl soon learned to drink from a bottle.
Once I was better we moved to the Transitional Care Unit where we stayed together and I learned how to be their Mum with the help of some amazing midwives. Once Ella could feed from a bottle a week later we were free to go home.
I can't explain how good it felt when all four of us were in the car going home as a family after two weeks in hospital but many years of waiting :-) We celebrated with a lovely dinner at home.
I had problems with swelling and blood pressure and was having extra ante-natal appointments as a result. On one of these appointments, I went in for a blood pressure check and ended up being escorted (by two midwives) to the labour ward. I knew it was serious when they wouldn't let me go to the hospital shop to buy a magazine :-)
Talk of an emergency C section that night (Thursday) scared me but luckily the medication they gave me brought down the blood pressure enough that we were able to wait a few days to deliver the babies on the Monday morning, October 6th.
The procedure went well. Dan was with me the whole time
and we got to see both babies being pulled out. Carl first at 10:52
They were brought to me for a quick kiss before being whisked off to the Neonatal Unit (SCBU)
I can't explain how good it felt when all four of us were in the car going home as a family after two weeks in hospital but many years of waiting :-) We celebrated with a lovely dinner at home.
Monday, 10 November 2014
Welcome to our little blog
The Boresjö family of Old Windsor have two tiny new members so we thought we would start a blog about it.
Here are Carl Peter and Ella Rebecca Boresjö, at approx 3 weeks old:
Here are Carl Peter and Ella Rebecca Boresjö, at approx 3 weeks old:
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