Things to look forward to...

My boys are almost three weeks old and we are just in survival mode right now, but I was just wondering what are some things that I can look forward to during the first year??? Everyone I talk to seems to focus on the negative and how hard the first twelve months are.

 

My boys are only two months old but i am really looking forward to hearing them laugh, seeing them interact with one another and their older brothers, when they start crawling and discovering new things i can't wait!

... now just give me nerves of steel until they get there

 

Beautiful baby smiles, laughing, giggling, them discovering each other, crawling, walking, baby babble, first words, and playing. The first year has some trying times but there are some really rewarding and wonderful times too :wub:

 

the first year is hard but you are repaid for every sleepless night, poopy diaper and spit up covered shirt with smiles, giggles, wet sloppy kisses, hugs around the neck and the amazement and joy of watching two little human beings discovering themselves, each other and the world around them.

sure, it's no cake walk being a mom of twins, but i wouldn't trade it for all the tea in china!

 

i agree with PPs - i'd also add watching their personalities start to emerge, getting to really play with them, watching them chase each other around the house. and nothing in the world beats 2 x the giggles & smiles. :hug: these first hard weeks will be over before you know it - hang in there!

 

Smiles, giggles, laughs, wet baby kisses, hugs, crawling, walking, first sounds & words, a growing personality of their very own, seeing the world through their eyes as they discover new things.... the first year is very difficult but so very rewarding! :wub:

 

A couple weeks ago I posted this video of my girls at bedtime. It was one of the first times they really were interacting with each other. This moment alone made all that hard work the first few months worth every bit. They are just over 6 months, and every day gets better! They are really looking at each other all the time now and they smile at each other. You will be out of survival mode before you know it! Good luck and hang in there!

 

I loved the 9-10 months age. Crawling, pulling up, taking a couple steps with help. Oh so fun!!!!

 

...all of the above...and yesterday going out to a restaurant, having them sit on the high chairs and behaving GREAT, they
ate bread and had their bottle while we ate and got TONS of compliments from the waitress and other customers that
enjoyed the babies smiling at them

I LOVED when they could sit on their own...much more indepent and easier for me to play with or go out to other people's houses.

 

The first year IS difficult but it is so incredibly rewarding to get to the point when you KNOW you can do this and your babies are just fine. The first few months were, of course, exhausting and full of a lack of sleep and nourishment for mom and dad but ... when that day comes, and it does (for me - right around the 4 month mark for them getting on a schedule and the 6 month mark for them to start STTN and more personality's were showing), it's soo worth it. I'm truly enjoying all of the wonderful milestones they are accomplishing and watching them in amazement because they came from me!! My favorite part is watching them talk and interact with each other; sometimes it's suttle and other times it's a full on conversation. Enjoy it! It goes by so fast!

 

I completely agree with all PP'S!! For me finding the light, routine and happy babies at the end of colic, reflx and sleepless nightshas made this yr for me!! The babies seem to achieve something amazing almost daily of late and it's amazing. Thye have come such a long way, as a parent it makes you so proud.. In a silly way that i said i'd never be lol Highlights for me so far have been the babbas's copying "kissy kissies" and smacking there lips together for a snog :wub:

 

For me, I think the first 6 months were really hard, and the last 6 were much easier. There wasn't a lot of "fun" at the beginning; just survival. But after about 6 months, they got to be just such a joy to be around.

Jack pushes Nate on their ride-on car, they chase each other around the dining room table screaming with laughter, Nate gives Jack big sloppy kisses. Sure, there are lots of other cool milestones like smiling and walking, but you will get to enjoy the special interactions that are unique to twins.

My boys are going to be one tomorrow. I don't envy what you are going through right now, but I'm almost jealous of the fun you'll have; I almost want to do it again!! :lol:

 

My girls had bad colic it seems from the day they came home from the hospital.It is so much better now in month four.They are sleeping through the night and taking naps so I am getting plenty of rest. But one of the best things is now they are noticing each other. Just this week they started giggling and smiling while laying next to each other and will even grab and hold hands,its the best.Dont worry the first few months go really fast just try to enjoy the time while they are really little.

 

For me, the whole first year was not hard and awful. It was actually really great most of the time. You have a ton to look forward to - first smiles, first laughs, first time they "see" each other, first time they smile at each other, rolling, sitting, crawling, learning to hold and play with toys, pulling up, walking, first words and sounds, first experience with baby food, developing personalities. In the short term - next month or so, I'd look for the smiles, for them to get the hang of bottles/BFing, for them to start to sleep a little more reliably.