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Some fun things I have learned about boys:

The are more smelly {although it could be the combo of breast feeding and formula}
I think I am pretty fast at changing diapers - they are even faster at peeing!
They are easier to get ready because I don't have to find a matching bow that they will pull off and lose later anyways.
When they are hungry - they are instantly starving. With my girls they would start to stir at feeding time and then slowly get to a cry. With my boys once the 3 hours are up they are starving and they let me know. They SCREAM!

Some fun things I have learned about twins:

They go through a TON of diapers
They go through a TON of wipes
They go through a TON of outfits
I have to do a lot of laundry!
They go through a lot of milk! {wither I am pumping or formula - it's a lot}
They go through a lot of bottles!
Even though they are small - it is very tricky and exhausting to have to carry two at once.
It is even trickier to feed them both at the same time.
It stinks when they are both fussy at the same time.
But it also stinks when they alternate. I finally get one calm, go about trying to get something done, and one of them is crying. I get them settled and go about trying to get something done and I hear crying again, but this time it is the other baby... They seriously take turns all day long!!
My Dr. said don't wake them up in the middle of the night so they will learn to sleep through the night- I tried it and FAILED big time. Instead of having to be up for an hour - I was awake at 3:30 feeding Crew, I laid him down, crawled into bed, and within a minute {not kidding} Carter woke up to eat. So I sadly took him down and feed him, then I laid him down, crawled into bed and within a minute {not kidding} Crew woke up again. SERIOUSLY!?! It turned into a 3 hour ordeal and I was SO TIRED! I have not done that again. I always wake up the other one when one is hungry.
I don't love either one more than the other. They are both so precious!!
Getting two car seats out the door and in the car is insane. I should hopefully be getting some serious arm muscles. I don't like to leave them out in the car alone in the heat so I try to take them both in a the same time. It is very tricky when I am alone.
Getting out the door is tricky! I have to make sure I have enough bottles, diapers, outfit changes, binky's, you name it! My diaper bag is not big enough! I finally put a whole bag of diapers and wipes and other essential stuff in the back of my car so I wouldn't run out.
Finally {although I am sure there are more things} having twins gets you a lot of looks when you are out and about - or it could be the twins plus my other 3 kids. Especially here in Vegas. I have definitely heard "Are these ALL yours?" and even "Where they an accident?" RUDE!! I love them all and even though it is a little rough - I wouldn't change it for the world!!

Had my camera out at the perfect time. SO SWEET!!

Alyvia is a great big sister!

Crew Goes cross eyed a lot - it's pretty funny and cute!

Chloe loves the babies. She stops whatever she is doing and runs over to give them kisses EVERY twenty minutes {this isn't always a great thing} but at least she loves them!