Welcome
cranberries! I'm so glad we have another set of twins here! Angel will probably be a big help to you. How are things going so far? 12 days is so young! I'm sorry that your OH is having so much trouble adjusting; I hope it'll get better soon!
Sorry guys; I've just been out of it. Tired.
I have an incredibly long post that I started around three days ago (four days?), but I kept getting interrupted, or fell asleep while writing it. So, let me parse through it and see if there's anything still worth salvaging...
Written a few days ago, but never finished:
Jules--a bed post? Well, why not. If he isn't currently a pole dancer, he then certainly missed his calling. How old was he?
I've got to ask my SIL how long L's "Mad Bam" went on for...
Oh, I always intended to ask: do you know what caused your thin lining? When I turned 38, suddenly, my lining disappeared. I would barely get a period, and when my lining was measured at the beginning of a round of IUI, and then when being monitored, the REs were never impressed. They would be shocked at how thin it was just after my period started, and it never made it above 6 mm (it's mm, right? not cm?), even on injectables. Finally they upped the Menopur I was on the cycle J was conceived, and my lining was a gorgeous 11 mm (cm?). Was it an estrogen problem for you? And, if I may ask, what was your AMH number, and when did you find out it was so low?
Talking about thin linings, I really wish it would go back that way now. I used to be worried all the time about those "non-periods" before I conceived, but now, the idea of AF barely visiting sounds divine...
And I hope you and your grandmother are okay!
Kosh--let's see:
I had 3 grandparents alive when I was born. My maternal grandfather was killed in the first two weeks of the war while my Omi was pregnant with my mum. So even my mum never met him. As for the remaining three, two passed away while I was in school, and my paternal Grossmutti passed when I was in my twenties. I wasn't particularly fond of any of them (my mum's mum was also bipolar and self-medicated with alcohol), but they also lived in Germany and Spain (my father's parents retired there), so I never really saw them.
J typically takes two long naps a day, though he's starting to drop the afternoon one. Actually, now that I think about it, he drops it more often than not.
I'm glad that Gael is sleeping better, and that you get at least a 3 hour stretch! I find that info you told us on sleep patterns for babies with difficulties fascinating. Do they grow out of it?
Borboleta--It's easy to find time to make a turtle when your kid goes down at 7 pm. And it's a really easy pattern (despite how it looks), so it knits up really quick.
Have you tried giving T a broom or a mop? He might like it--J loves both because they're a challenge to walk with and a challenge to use (it's hard learning to sweep, I suspect, when the broom is 3x your size...). Our mop has a telescopic handle, and I shortened it to fit J, and he wouldn't touch it. It had to be grown-up size. I just didn't realize that he understood the word "sweep"! I also have to teach him that sweeping a carpet is not the most effective use of a broom. Next time, I'll instruct him to go sweep the
kitchen floor. I think I need to be more specific with my unintentional directives.
ETA: Yay for two STTNs! I guess his molars are giving him a break for a while?
Angel--I've decided to knit the whole turtle, though I love your idea! And I totally understand what you mean by the massive silver lining/cuddling thing. If J wakes up in the night because of teething and needs some meds, I love to cuddle him afterwards. So while I don't want him to be in pain, I will also take any opportunity to cuddle him because he won't let me do it any other time, either.
A question about the Snuza: are you still worried about SIDs? Are you intending on keeping the Snuzas on after the boys turn one? I guess the same question could be asked of
SK as well.
And hooray for the boys! And S and your OH's game sounds really cute. And I love those baby belly laughs, too. J really only does it if we are playing peek-a-boo. Otherwise, he just giggles, or emits a very high pitched squeal.
ETA: Seb's uglydoll is so cute! I love the different coloured teeth! And yes, we have Big Toe.
Oh, and does Alfie use a kitty litter, seeing as he is an outdoor cat? Toronto houses and apartments in houses are notorious for mice, but we never had them because Spider, my cat at the time, for some reason kept them away without ever hunting them. A scientist friend of mine said that it is actually the smell of cat urine that keeps the mice away if the cat doesn't hunt. So, the kitty litter's smell actually had a benefit!
Leeze--I'm sorry things are rough right now. I guess I should be glad that it's taking so long for J to start on the molars. How many are in now? (I can't remember if you had already told us.)
Claire and Storm--what's this obsession with OBEM? I saw one episode, but turned it off pretty quickly; it reminded me too much of my own labour. Why is it so popular?
ETA: Storm--yay for outgrowing the reflux! Give L a high five from me. Turns out my sister's baby has reflux (baby drinks for around ten minutes then starts screaming and goes rigid as a board. Yesterday, she threw up for the first time). So I was able to explain to my mother about the strengthening of the muscles because of what you had written. I sounded so smartly!
SK--I'm glad that Daphne is okay! You must feel so relieved! I'm amazed that F still fits into a Moses basket, even if it is an extra long one. How come he doesn't sleep in his crib without it, though?
As for us, we got J some boots (rain boots, as we have to believe that the snow will end at some point), and he LOVES them. He went for a walk around the block yesterday, and here you can see his joy at being a "big boy":
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8557599702_36fa9dd275_n.jpg
And I adore this one. It's as if he's going: "What! OMG! I can't believe what I'm seeing!" I think he saw a car.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8556491023_dc9cafe416_n.jpg
Oh, and then he did a face plant and scraped up his entire nose.
Carrying home while he was screaming bloody murder was fun.
Okay, I'm finally posting this.
I have twins too! My boys are almost a year old and yes time does fly! What do you have? Boys or girls? 
Even with something simple as a carrot puff or a biscotti, they end up smeared from head to toe (and they wear coveralls!) 
So for now we are blocking the door with a packaged letter puzzle mat. The mat was a bit of a failed investment as the boys pull the letters apart no problem 
Shame cause it would be a great surface for them. Ah well. 
I like mice and I think they are cute but NOT in my house! I took away the skirting board so that Alfie can get under there and he is definitely very interested in the smell under there but I am not sure he is a good hunter. He hasn't brought anything home, even though he has been allowed out of the house a good 3 months now. Not that I want him to bring us presents mind you! My Schnitzel (the cat I had in Switzerland who died about 5 or 6 years ago) was an extremely good huntress and brought presents at least once or twice a week. Usually she ate them on the drive though, just leaving the entrails for us 
. How about you, are you adjusting well?
loving your babies names
Btw, on this thread no one will judge you either way or for anything else (cause it is not Baby Club 
!!! 
