Its amazing what a little sleep can do.....

Thanks to my wonderful wife, I got a lot of sleep last night.  She secretly devised a system where she managed to wake up at the first sign of restlessness and feed the ladies.  This kept them quiet for a large portion of the night.  So, thanks to her and the batch of positive responses already received, I have decide to forge ahead with this little project.  

Now, an update on our ladies:

Sanna had lost the most weight in the hospital due to her latching issues, but that is a thing of the past.  She is going strong now, and has gained back at least four ounces (as of yesterday's appointment).  She was born at 5lb 10oz, but left the hospital at or below 5 (they weighed her the night before we left at 5.0).   After two days at home, she is up to 5lb 4oz.  She also put her inability to create a dirty diaper behind her with a monstrous effort yesterday afternoon.  She enjoys sleeping on her side and doesnt care too much for bright lights.  She has a very expressive face (we will try to catch her in action).   She is a fan of Arsenal for some reason, but Im working on that.  She clearly hasnt seen the beauty that is Fernando Torres (Chris Taylor can attest to this), or the game-changing ability of Steven Gerrard.  Anyway, we have 11 days until the start of the season to change her mind.

Riley had similar weight loss issues, going from 6lb 10z to 6.0 in the hospital.  In a eating performance that shows talent that could eventually land her on ESPN next to Kobayashi or Joey Chesnut, she has gained a massive 8 oz in two days since leaving the hospital.   Her little round face gets her pretty much whatever she wants.  She was a dirty diaper machine in the hospital, once cranking out 8 in a 24 hours period.  She has since come back down to earth, going a pedestrian 2-3 times a day.   She enjoys long walks down the esplanade and hours upon hours laying on her bear with Sanna.  She tolerates licks and sniffs from Owen/Frankie.   Riley in a devoted Liverpool fan, and she looks forward to rubbing it in her sister's face when we take home the hardware this year.  

There still seems to be some confusion as to who is who, so here are two pictures.  Riley is on the left and Sanna is on the right.  Sanna is a little lighter complected and smaller.  Her face isnt as round.

In my next post, I will be starting a feature I schemed up pre-babies called "cuteness cage match".  Similar to weekly radio features, we will pit two things against eachother and let the fans vote.  To kink things off, I will submit a picture of something relates to our twins.  In return, I welcome the readership of Verbal Diarrhea to submit something they think can trump my little angels.  The voting will stay open for 48 hours, and a champion will be crowned.  I will take submission in the order received.  The pictures do not have to be of babies either.  If someone wants to submit some silly Anne Geddes picture of a random baby in a flower pot, be my guest.  Or, a kitten sleeping with a bear.  I will submit my entry when I get a competitor.  Submit your entries via email to rcsmith794@yahoo.com.

Anyway, Im back and looking forward to many more hours toiling away on this blog.