YESTERDAY was as close to the perfect day the Twins have had.
Dad has worked with the Twins to help their daytime sleep coalesce into longer periods with fewer naps. Hitherto their naps were highly fragmented; they took frequent, short naps, and rarely in congruence. You can imagine how busy that is. He has longed for the pattern they presented yesterday when they took three naps during the day at the same time, two greater than 90 minutes duration and a short one in the evening, then down to sleep at 7:30.
Then the entire family slept until morning! EJ was up at 6:26 while Liesel rested until 7:15 (7:15 exactly, someone tell the New Family Mom).
Their feedings too have consolidated into less frequent sessions coupled with greater formula intake. Dad will next introduce scheduled feedings to reduce the random pattern of feeding them on demand.
Diaper changes continue to be as needed but should become regular in response to regular feedings.
So far today, they seem to be repeating yesterday's pattern.
Dad attributes their success to the sleep books he read. He doesn't expect linear progression; one or both may relapse, but he is hopeful that this pattern becomes the new normal.
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