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"Mia Comida!" Dos Bebes Giving Up the Bottle?

This was a big feeding milestone for Dos Bebes.  Yes, the are just about at the six month mark, which means its time to start supplementing the milkage with some real food. We're talking gourmet stuff, like rice cereal.  One spoon at a time. Don't believe us, check this out.

Dos Bebes Do Brunch!

Breastmilk, Anyone?

And now for a long-overdue word about breastmilk.  According to Dr. Nofziger, both Liam and Leila are on track to boost their IQ scores by upwards of 15 points because of breastmilk.  We're not sure if that's 100% true, but we're nonetheless firmly bought into the "breastmilk beats formula" school of thought. Consequently, every couple hours (yes, I'm not kidding), heroic mother Erika flips the switch to our industrial strength hospital-loaned breast pump which looks something like this contraption in the photo.  Erika's becoming a bit of a machine, cranking out upwards of 64 fluif ounces of breast milk a day, which means she's flipping the switch about ten times a day.  We've got a set up in the main baby room as well as on the third floor (which keeps a semplance of privacy).  A word on formula: we're not against formula, and we periodically use it as a supplement to breast milk.  Enfamil's our choice on this front.

You Know You are A Father When...

Moments before leaving for tennis earlier this evening, two of the biggest explosions on record took place by Liam and Leila, respectively.  First, Liam upchucked about two ounces of milk all over the couch, floor, and his father.  Then, minutes later, Leila started wailing over what turned out to be enough poo-poo to humble all the diaper manufacturers combined.  I assumed I cleaned all of this off before darting off to play tennis, but I was constantly reminded this was not the case while jumping and lunging arcoss the tennis court.  Forehands brought an accent of barfola while backhards seemed to wreak of poopage.  Dead serious. 

"How To" and Demos

You learn quite a few things while trying to take care of Dos Bebes.  We've captured a few of the lessons so far. They include the following:

-- How to Burb the Baby: Download BurpingLesson.avi

-- How to Feed a Baby: Download FeedingDemo.avi

-- All About the Car Seats: Download CarSeatDemo.avi

Guzzlers and Gourmet Eaters

Liam and Leila are barely five weeks old and I'm already seeing some peculiar and unique behaviors emerge...especially around the eating process.   Liam is a Guzzler, and Leila is a Gourmet.  Put the nipple of the feedback bottle anywhere the vicinity of his mouth and he will lunge for action.  Leila, on the other hand, takes it slow and steady, like a Gourmet eater.  At the end of the day, Leila takes less time to feed because there's far less upchuck or puke built into the routine.