Names and the first week

Our daughters are more than a week old now, and are doing great! We totally love them.

We had a little trouble naming them because I've always disliked my name so I didn't want to give my girls weird names. We decided on Camille Katherine (fka Athena) and Macy Elizabeth (fka Xena). John's only serious suggestion was that we name our girls after his twin sisters Camille and Maryanne who were stillborn (though he was still suggesting "Moki" and "Mogli" as we were filling out papers). I like the name Macy, so we substituted that for Maryanne. We then realized that Camy and Macy are anagrams....then debated whether that was a good idea. We gave them middle names so that they would have nick name options and could sort of choose their own names in a few years. For now we are calling them Camy and Macy.

Both girls are happy babies, fuss very little, and love to cuddle. Camy is most often awake and loves to interact, much like Athena. Macy sleeps more, loves using her hands, and likes to snuggle, like Xena. As I suspected, both girls sleep with their elbows sticking out, just like their Dad.

Monday we had our postpartum visit where our girls and I were assessed. John was prepared with a full report of how many diapers and bottles of what sorts and when, with daily averages and standard deviations. The nurse was quite impressed. The girls are maintaining their weights, and we have a plan to help them gain weight. I've lost 50 pounds in the last two weeks and am quickly recovering.

Wednesday had our first visit to the pediatrician. The girls are almost back up to their birth weights, and we are trying to decide what to do about our tongue tied little Camy. For John and me the strangest part of the visit was when the nurse asked to see the patients- Camille and Macy. It was odd to hear them referred to as separate individuals, no longer part of me.

Here are a few pictures from the first days at home.

Camy and Macy sleeping, and Camy's and Macy's Halloween costumes

John's response to above bunny suits "Hi. I'm John and I completely disapprove of this." He also asked that I include this video to point out the inappropriateness of bunny suits.

More Camy shots

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