I can't seem to keep up with this blog! The girls are just changing so much. It's incredible to see but I want time to slow down!!
So on March 14th, Sofi figured out how to get into a sitting position from her belly. Now she just does that to move around and get to the toy that she wants! And nothing can get in her way. She constantly sits on poor Alex - and Alex gets the "WTF! Get off of me!" look going. But Alex is also quick to take the opportunity to give Sofi a huge hug like that! With Sofi's back at her chest. It's priceless.
Then yesterday, March 21, I went home early to take Sof to the GI doctor's appointment and my mom had the girls dressed and sitting in their cribs. They were cranky, they needed to eat, but we wanted to get them in their car seats first and hit the road. So I see Alex actually kneeling in her crib and think it's cute that her paci reaches the top of the rail. I go to grab my jeans to change out of my work clothes and come back to see her standing in her crib and smiling from ear to ear! I yell for my mom to come and see! Then I run to get the camera, and by the time I got back she had fallen and was back to being miserable again. We coaxed her for a little bit and finally got her to stand again to get a quick pic.
Alex has also mastered the art of clapping. After the dr, we went to grab some take-out and there was a tv in the restaurant showing the NY Nicks and the 76ers (that's basketball), Alex sat in her stroller watching the game and cheering (aka screeching)and clapping. I was too busy ordering the food to really see when she was "cheering", but it was the cutest thing to me. I tried to tape it, but as soon as she saw the camera - she would look at me and smile and stop what she was doing. Oh well, I see many more sporting events in her future, I'm sure I'll capture it then.
So the GI dr said that we should try to get the girls eating more solids and reducing the amount of formula. The reduction in the liquid should help with her spit-up. He also said that new studies are showing that kids should be allowed to/given whatever they want to eat except for honey. This means that there is no need to wait for eggs, peanut butter, strawberries, etc. The research has shown that there may be a small window of opportunity to introduce all of these foods and have the child to help build up their immune systems/tolerance for this stuff. They don't think it helps to prevent allergies by waiting so long. So, this is what we shall aim for. It should be much more fun to get them to eat so many different things. Even I was getting sick of the 10 things they were eating!
Thankfully my mom understands my frustration - I've been trying to follow all the guidelines the medical world offers and yet not dismiss the "old school" things that have gone on for generations. This is going to be a change for me, but a good one. I really want the girls to be exposed to all types of food and to have healthy eating habits. I see too many kids around me who don't - not that they're unhealthy, but it's heartbreaking to see the parents have to try so hard to feed them and the kids becoming so frustrated by it. It's just not a battle I want.
So other than that - all things are good! My cousin just got engaged and is getting married in October. She really wants the girls to walk down the aisle - not really as flower girls, but junior flower girls - I guess. They should be walking by that age if they follow all the regular milestones. I just have a fear that they'll reak havoc! We'll see how they are as we get closer - but they will be attending the ceremony for sure. The reception - not so much - that's when mommy wants to kick off her heels and celebrate with her little sister! But how the heck do I find a sitter when the ENTIRE family is going to be there. I hope by bff is up to the task of watching them!
And they turn 8 months old tomorrow .... someone hold me... how is this happening so fast...mommy isn't ready.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
More clapping!
Alex has officially entered the world of clapping too! Her little chubby hands look so adorable when she claps. She also has a habit of staring at her hand and just twisting it and concentrating on it. It's so cute!
Miss Alex is also teething yet again. Poor little thing had a really rough day on Monday, so I resorted to giving her some T.yl.enol. She was biting down on her toys and just not letting go. She was all red and hot looking and just miserable.
On the Sofi front, she's a little dare-devil! We officially have to take the riser's out of the pack n' play's. I let her do her thing yesterday, and she almost fell out of it. She doesn't stand up straight - so she ends up with her head hanging over the side of the PNP. Not good.
We also took her to Dr K for her spitting up. DH had noticed that she was spitting up food she had eaten over 6-8 hours earlier. Apparently she should not have that food in her stomach by 6-8 hours. It's only happened a few times, but it's also hard to tell when they don't eat a colorful food - so she's having us go to a pediatric GI specialist. The appointment is on the 21st so we'll see what they say. I don't think there is anything super serious going on with her, but it would make me feel much better talking to a specialist. I don't think we'll do any extreme testing on her yet. She's growing just fine - she's still in the 40th percentile for her weight and we're all happy with that. I guess only time will tell.
Miss Alex is also teething yet again. Poor little thing had a really rough day on Monday, so I resorted to giving her some T.yl.enol. She was biting down on her toys and just not letting go. She was all red and hot looking and just miserable.
On the Sofi front, she's a little dare-devil! We officially have to take the riser's out of the pack n' play's. I let her do her thing yesterday, and she almost fell out of it. She doesn't stand up straight - so she ends up with her head hanging over the side of the PNP. Not good.
We also took her to Dr K for her spitting up. DH had noticed that she was spitting up food she had eaten over 6-8 hours earlier. Apparently she should not have that food in her stomach by 6-8 hours. It's only happened a few times, but it's also hard to tell when they don't eat a colorful food - so she's having us go to a pediatric GI specialist. The appointment is on the 21st so we'll see what they say. I don't think there is anything super serious going on with her, but it would make me feel much better talking to a specialist. I don't think we'll do any extreme testing on her yet. She's growing just fine - she's still in the 40th percentile for her weight and we're all happy with that. I guess only time will tell.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Milestones and other happenings
So this post may be all over the place. A lot of wonderful things have happened in the last few weeks!
2/29/2012 - Sofi will now clap when we coax her to! She tends to hold her left hand still and slap it with her right one. Grandma had turned on the Nat.e Be.rk.us Show and Sofi started to clap when the audience was clapping! I can totally picture this in my head. I'll have to record some talk shows and get her to do it again.
2/27/2012 - I'm noticing Alex propping herself up on all fours!! Like that chubby little belly is totally off the floor. OMG - she'll be on the go in no time at all! She gets up on all fours and is rocking a little back and forth, but doesn't get the idea that she needs to move her arms. My lazy little girl likes to show us all up!
2/21/2012 - We started to officially put them in their cribs at night. I'm sad that they're not in our room - well, we've had them in separate rooms for about two months now, but you know what I mean. They're big girls now and mama is sad to have this happen - selfishly. But they're still keeping their same pattern. They tend to get up at least once to eat, but I can usually put them back to sleep the other times.
They also took their first vacation! We went us to the mountains (La.ke Ar.rowh.ead) and rented a cabin with some family. It was chilly but we didn't get any fresh snow while we were there. However, there was some on the ground (granted it was basically ice) but they were able to feel it for the first time. They didn't have much of a reaction to it.
We're also fully into solids. They have had many different things: avocado, bananas, mango, green beans, broccoli, apples, pears, yams, carrots, acorn squash, and I'm sure a few others. We've also tried both rice cereal and oatmeal. Everything has been a winner - except green beans. It's not like they hate it, but especially Sofi, only tolerates a few bites. Hopefully they'll change their minds when we use them as finger foods. We also gave them a few Puffs. I love seeing their expressions! They still look like they're thinking really hard and trying to figure out how to move their mouth! It's so cute!
What else. Oh - we had their tooth party! It was a fun afternoon, though I think they knew something was going on, because they refused to nap all morning! But they tolerated the swarm of people very well. Sofi grabbed a stethoscope. My MIL was happy that DH would experience all the struggles they did putting a child through medical school and everything that comes with it! It was funny. Alex first grabbed her favorite saxophone toy and everyone thought that I shouldn't have included that one - so they took it away from her and she eventually grabbed the book. So it looks like we could have two highly educated little ladies!
The tooth party is an old tradition where you celebrate the child's first tooth. You place a few toys/objects in front of them to symbolize various career paths, then you hold a piece of lace over their head and shower them with candy, money and grains (weird combo - I know) and all of this is supposed to wish them well for their future.
OK - those are the main points I had to make sure to document so I didn't forget! I'll be back with pics and some more cute stuff.
2/29/2012 - Sofi will now clap when we coax her to! She tends to hold her left hand still and slap it with her right one. Grandma had turned on the Nat.e Be.rk.us Show and Sofi started to clap when the audience was clapping! I can totally picture this in my head. I'll have to record some talk shows and get her to do it again.
2/27/2012 - I'm noticing Alex propping herself up on all fours!! Like that chubby little belly is totally off the floor. OMG - she'll be on the go in no time at all! She gets up on all fours and is rocking a little back and forth, but doesn't get the idea that she needs to move her arms. My lazy little girl likes to show us all up!
2/21/2012 - We started to officially put them in their cribs at night. I'm sad that they're not in our room - well, we've had them in separate rooms for about two months now, but you know what I mean. They're big girls now and mama is sad to have this happen - selfishly. But they're still keeping their same pattern. They tend to get up at least once to eat, but I can usually put them back to sleep the other times.
They also took their first vacation! We went us to the mountains (La.ke Ar.rowh.ead) and rented a cabin with some family. It was chilly but we didn't get any fresh snow while we were there. However, there was some on the ground (granted it was basically ice) but they were able to feel it for the first time. They didn't have much of a reaction to it.
We're also fully into solids. They have had many different things: avocado, bananas, mango, green beans, broccoli, apples, pears, yams, carrots, acorn squash, and I'm sure a few others. We've also tried both rice cereal and oatmeal. Everything has been a winner - except green beans. It's not like they hate it, but especially Sofi, only tolerates a few bites. Hopefully they'll change their minds when we use them as finger foods. We also gave them a few Puffs. I love seeing their expressions! They still look like they're thinking really hard and trying to figure out how to move their mouth! It's so cute!
What else. Oh - we had their tooth party! It was a fun afternoon, though I think they knew something was going on, because they refused to nap all morning! But they tolerated the swarm of people very well. Sofi grabbed a stethoscope. My MIL was happy that DH would experience all the struggles they did putting a child through medical school and everything that comes with it! It was funny. Alex first grabbed her favorite saxophone toy and everyone thought that I shouldn't have included that one - so they took it away from her and she eventually grabbed the book. So it looks like we could have two highly educated little ladies!
The tooth party is an old tradition where you celebrate the child's first tooth. You place a few toys/objects in front of them to symbolize various career paths, then you hold a piece of lace over their head and shower them with candy, money and grains (weird combo - I know) and all of this is supposed to wish them well for their future.
OK - those are the main points I had to make sure to document so I didn't forget! I'll be back with pics and some more cute stuff.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Green Beans and Outings
Apparently I can spell if my life depended on it. Sorry.
Saturday was my parents anniversary but as far as I knew, they were heading home and we would maybe do something on Sunday. Well, after calling them to congragulate them, my mom chimes in that they're going out with one of my aunt's and her daughter (my cousin) and it would be such a surprise if we were to meet up with them. And the best part - they would come closer to us. Sure - why not.
So dh, the girls and I finished our little shopping trip. Decided to stop and have some pho for lunch. It was yummy and thankfully there weren't many people in the restaurant. We ordered and dh went to bring the car closer. As soon as he came back I needed to take Alex to the car and change her dirty diaper. Bad mommy forgot wipes/papertowels so I tried to use the disposable changing pad to clean her up. Needless to say, the poor kid had to sit there with poop on her for a little while until we got home. So we went back in the restaurant and tried to eat. Miss Alex was in a chatty mood and kept yelling! It's cute for us, but not the other 5 people who are trying to have a quiet meal. DH took them outside while I finished and we got home, fed the girls, gave them each a bath and got ready to go out again.
We get to the mall where we're meeting everyone and my cousin is so excited to see Alex and Sofi - she comes over to Alex's side of the car and all she gets is a huge pouty face from her. We chalk it up to the fact that she was sleeping in the car. Nope - the little stinker kept up that pouty face everytime my poor cousin tried to hold her! I don't know how she went from the loud and happy baby at lunch to the pouty face. Oh well! We had some great coffee and dessert, walked around and then headed home. There was a live band and everything at the outdoor mall - wish we had gotten there earlier.
Sunday we decided to stay home most of the day. DH took my car for a wash and since the girls wouldn't stop crying, I took off their diapers and let them lay around and play for a while. Ummm....Alex pooped. Yuck! Thankfully DH walked in right as I had discovered this and helped clean them up. My parents came over and we headed to the park to have lunch. For some reason Sofi wasn't having much of the park - she usually loves the one by our house, but I guess she didn't like the pond and the ducks!
Then it was off to TJ's for some shopping. Picked up some green beans for the girls first "real" food! We got home and I started to make their food, since I thought I had just enough time to make it and get them fed. They watched the end of the Super Bowl with Grandpa and Daddy while I made it. We got them in their high-chairs and started to feed them. Alex did great! She was mastering swallowing without spitting out most of it! But towards the end she would open her mouth and stick out her tounge with all the green beans on it! Pretty funny - but that was the hint that she was done with it.
Sofi - she didn't like the beans as much, but I think it was because she was just too hungry. Hubby tried, but then just gave her a bottle and she was a happy camper. We'll try them again today and see what she thinks.
Oh - did I mention that after their first try with cereal, I gave Sofi the warm bottle of formula that I had used for the cereal and she wanted nothing to do with it. I made her a regular bottle with room temp water and she took it with no issue! Kind of funny since I sometimes feel bad that I only give them room temp bottles - but that's what they are used to.
Saturday was my parents anniversary but as far as I knew, they were heading home and we would maybe do something on Sunday. Well, after calling them to congragulate them, my mom chimes in that they're going out with one of my aunt's and her daughter (my cousin) and it would be such a surprise if we were to meet up with them. And the best part - they would come closer to us. Sure - why not.
So dh, the girls and I finished our little shopping trip. Decided to stop and have some pho for lunch. It was yummy and thankfully there weren't many people in the restaurant. We ordered and dh went to bring the car closer. As soon as he came back I needed to take Alex to the car and change her dirty diaper. Bad mommy forgot wipes/papertowels so I tried to use the disposable changing pad to clean her up. Needless to say, the poor kid had to sit there with poop on her for a little while until we got home. So we went back in the restaurant and tried to eat. Miss Alex was in a chatty mood and kept yelling! It's cute for us, but not the other 5 people who are trying to have a quiet meal. DH took them outside while I finished and we got home, fed the girls, gave them each a bath and got ready to go out again.
We get to the mall where we're meeting everyone and my cousin is so excited to see Alex and Sofi - she comes over to Alex's side of the car and all she gets is a huge pouty face from her. We chalk it up to the fact that she was sleeping in the car. Nope - the little stinker kept up that pouty face everytime my poor cousin tried to hold her! I don't know how she went from the loud and happy baby at lunch to the pouty face. Oh well! We had some great coffee and dessert, walked around and then headed home. There was a live band and everything at the outdoor mall - wish we had gotten there earlier.
Sunday we decided to stay home most of the day. DH took my car for a wash and since the girls wouldn't stop crying, I took off their diapers and let them lay around and play for a while. Ummm....Alex pooped. Yuck! Thankfully DH walked in right as I had discovered this and helped clean them up. My parents came over and we headed to the park to have lunch. For some reason Sofi wasn't having much of the park - she usually loves the one by our house, but I guess she didn't like the pond and the ducks!
Then it was off to TJ's for some shopping. Picked up some green beans for the girls first "real" food! We got home and I started to make their food, since I thought I had just enough time to make it and get them fed. They watched the end of the Super Bowl with Grandpa and Daddy while I made it. We got them in their high-chairs and started to feed them. Alex did great! She was mastering swallowing without spitting out most of it! But towards the end she would open her mouth and stick out her tounge with all the green beans on it! Pretty funny - but that was the hint that she was done with it.
Sofi - she didn't like the beans as much, but I think it was because she was just too hungry. Hubby tried, but then just gave her a bottle and she was a happy camper. We'll try them again today and see what she thinks.
Oh - did I mention that after their first try with cereal, I gave Sofi the warm bottle of formula that I had used for the cereal and she wanted nothing to do with it. I made her a regular bottle with room temp water and she took it with no issue! Kind of funny since I sometimes feel bad that I only give them room temp bottles - but that's what they are used to.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Solids and our first injury!
What a week! On Monday evening we started solids. Rice cereal is the first thing on the list. Sofi took to it very easily! She barely made a mess! Alex - not so much. I think she was too hungry. She would let it just sit in her mouth and couldn't get the hang of swallowing it.
Tuesday they did a little better. I'm learning to make sure they are not too hungry and somewhat calm before feeding them. We did much better today. And I also realized that warming up the formula a bit could make it feel more like a meal for them - or so my mind things that!
Wednesday grandma had to give them half their cereal at lunchtime. They were just too fussy. Then we had a little more for dinner.
The Ped had told us to start with one meal a day for a week then switch to two a day and then finally start adding different foods - so they are eased into it. We'll see how the girls do and go from there.
So this brings us to last night (Thursday) We sat the girls in their chairs and fed them. They stayed there as we ate our dinner - grandma and grandpa were there. Sofi was sitting between my mom and I - I look down and see that her feet are red. She ALWAYS rubs her feet together. For a second I thought it was either the color from her red pj's that were left on her feet or food coloring (why?!?) or maybe she rubbed her feet so much that she caused an actual open wound. Nope. Apparently one of her toe nails must have gotten too long and tore off at a bad angle and very deep - it caused bleeding and the fact that she is always rubbing her feet together, caused the blood to spread. Poor baby girl! I wiped it off with a wet cloth and applied pressure while my mom got her a band aid and bigger socks (in hopes that she wouldn't rub them so much they would fall off her feet) By the time we gave her a bath an hour later, the bleeding had stopped. And may I say that she wasn't even phased by this - she carried on like I was interrupting her playtime! I hate cutting their nails - I can only do it when they're asleep - so I have to make sure I take any opportunity I can. But the situation is usually not good for cutting nails so they grow a little too long. Mommy needs to do a better job.
And can I just add how much I stinkin' love these girls! When I walk in the door from work, I get the biggest smiles and grins and just the excitement in their eyes is priceless! Then when they're in the bath (we still wash them one at a time while they lay down on the bath seat "thingy") the smiles that you get from them are just so pure and innocent. I love that time with them. As hard as it can be to do bath-time with both of them - those smiles are soooo worth it! I don't want to share them!
Then last night I did what I know I shouldn't - I let them sleep with me at different times. After Alex's bath she got her bottle and fell asleep in my arms. I had to do the whole "hold her upright for 20-30 minutes" - I love that time - but then I fell asleep and no one came to take her from me - so she slept with me for a good two hours. Then when Sof got up to eat at 1am - the same thing happened - I fell asleep and even after I woke up I let her stay with me. Just holding her like that is so wonderful - and I enjoyed every moment of it! And I wonder why I can't get them to sleep through the night in their own PnP.
Tuesday they did a little better. I'm learning to make sure they are not too hungry and somewhat calm before feeding them. We did much better today. And I also realized that warming up the formula a bit could make it feel more like a meal for them - or so my mind things that!
Wednesday grandma had to give them half their cereal at lunchtime. They were just too fussy. Then we had a little more for dinner.
The Ped had told us to start with one meal a day for a week then switch to two a day and then finally start adding different foods - so they are eased into it. We'll see how the girls do and go from there.
So this brings us to last night (Thursday) We sat the girls in their chairs and fed them. They stayed there as we ate our dinner - grandma and grandpa were there. Sofi was sitting between my mom and I - I look down and see that her feet are red. She ALWAYS rubs her feet together. For a second I thought it was either the color from her red pj's that were left on her feet or food coloring (why?!?) or maybe she rubbed her feet so much that she caused an actual open wound. Nope. Apparently one of her toe nails must have gotten too long and tore off at a bad angle and very deep - it caused bleeding and the fact that she is always rubbing her feet together, caused the blood to spread. Poor baby girl! I wiped it off with a wet cloth and applied pressure while my mom got her a band aid and bigger socks (in hopes that she wouldn't rub them so much they would fall off her feet) By the time we gave her a bath an hour later, the bleeding had stopped. And may I say that she wasn't even phased by this - she carried on like I was interrupting her playtime! I hate cutting their nails - I can only do it when they're asleep - so I have to make sure I take any opportunity I can. But the situation is usually not good for cutting nails so they grow a little too long. Mommy needs to do a better job.
And can I just add how much I stinkin' love these girls! When I walk in the door from work, I get the biggest smiles and grins and just the excitement in their eyes is priceless! Then when they're in the bath (we still wash them one at a time while they lay down on the bath seat "thingy") the smiles that you get from them are just so pure and innocent. I love that time with them. As hard as it can be to do bath-time with both of them - those smiles are soooo worth it! I don't want to share them!
Then last night I did what I know I shouldn't - I let them sleep with me at different times. After Alex's bath she got her bottle and fell asleep in my arms. I had to do the whole "hold her upright for 20-30 minutes" - I love that time - but then I fell asleep and no one came to take her from me - so she slept with me for a good two hours. Then when Sof got up to eat at 1am - the same thing happened - I fell asleep and even after I woke up I let her stay with me. Just holding her like that is so wonderful - and I enjoyed every moment of it! And I wonder why I can't get them to sleep through the night in their own PnP.
Monday, January 30, 2012
More teeth!!
On Wednesday January 25th I felt Sofi's first little tooth poking out! My baby girls are just growing up so fast - I want to press the stop button.
We had out OT appointment that day. I love Jocelyn. She's such a sweetheart and just takes her time with us and my neurotic questions. Sofi is doing great. She even commented that she could be crawling very soon...like in as little as two weeks! I have a hard time believing that - she's just not quite there. She's doing amazing sitting up! I left her to play a bit yesterday and I think she sat up on her own for about 3-5 minutes! Then she reached for something and toppled over! She's such a trooper though - not a complaint. So we were given a few exercises for teaching her how to crawl on all fours and to keep helping her strengthen her core muscles.
Alex - well, Alex is just like her daddy. She only does things when she wants to and you can't force her. She has a killer grasp! But needs a bit more trunk strengthening. So we got some exercises for her and we need to not support her as much when she sits up. Just let her feel like she's tipping over so she understands what to do. But when she wants to do something - she's do it!
We also had our 6 month visit with Dr K. Went very well! Little Alex is now 9 ounces heavier than Sofi. I need to get a copy of their stats from home and post them - but overall they are in the 50th percentiles - except Alex's head is in the 90th! Takes after her mamma!
We also got the ok to start solids!!! YAY!!! So hopefully tonight they'll be in a good mood and I can try it out. Their spoons are washed and the rice cereal is sitting in thier cupboard!
We still have the girls in separate rooms at night, but I think they're getting better at sleeping for longer periods of time. It also helps that I think I finally figured out their bedtime should be at about 7:30 for things to go well. That doesn't mean it works out every day - Alex decided that she was pooped at 5pm yesterday and slept until about 9:30pm - but that also meant she was pretty wide awake at 4am. It's a work in progress.
I just can't stop saying how much I love these two. They are just so different yet as loveable as can be. How did I get so lucky? Sofi just has the softest little hands. They do feel like satin. And when she wants to hold your hand - omg. Her little face lights up already when she sees Alex. It's the sweetest thing ever. And Alex - she gets so excited at times and smiles so wide that it's just contagious. I try to have her sit in a chair so I can take a picture of her and she gets so excited that she tips over! Thankfully I'm always holder her and quick to grab her! My heart is just so full.
We had out OT appointment that day. I love Jocelyn. She's such a sweetheart and just takes her time with us and my neurotic questions. Sofi is doing great. She even commented that she could be crawling very soon...like in as little as two weeks! I have a hard time believing that - she's just not quite there. She's doing amazing sitting up! I left her to play a bit yesterday and I think she sat up on her own for about 3-5 minutes! Then she reached for something and toppled over! She's such a trooper though - not a complaint. So we were given a few exercises for teaching her how to crawl on all fours and to keep helping her strengthen her core muscles.
Alex - well, Alex is just like her daddy. She only does things when she wants to and you can't force her. She has a killer grasp! But needs a bit more trunk strengthening. So we got some exercises for her and we need to not support her as much when she sits up. Just let her feel like she's tipping over so she understands what to do. But when she wants to do something - she's do it!
We also had our 6 month visit with Dr K. Went very well! Little Alex is now 9 ounces heavier than Sofi. I need to get a copy of their stats from home and post them - but overall they are in the 50th percentiles - except Alex's head is in the 90th! Takes after her mamma!
We also got the ok to start solids!!! YAY!!! So hopefully tonight they'll be in a good mood and I can try it out. Their spoons are washed and the rice cereal is sitting in thier cupboard!
We still have the girls in separate rooms at night, but I think they're getting better at sleeping for longer periods of time. It also helps that I think I finally figured out their bedtime should be at about 7:30 for things to go well. That doesn't mean it works out every day - Alex decided that she was pooped at 5pm yesterday and slept until about 9:30pm - but that also meant she was pretty wide awake at 4am. It's a work in progress.
I just can't stop saying how much I love these two. They are just so different yet as loveable as can be. How did I get so lucky? Sofi just has the softest little hands. They do feel like satin. And when she wants to hold your hand - omg. Her little face lights up already when she sees Alex. It's the sweetest thing ever. And Alex - she gets so excited at times and smiles so wide that it's just contagious. I try to have her sit in a chair so I can take a picture of her and she gets so excited that she tips over! Thankfully I'm always holder her and quick to grab her! My heart is just so full.
Monday, January 23, 2012
6 months - wow - just wow!
Oh boy - I've slacked.
They are officially 6 months old.
How did that happen? How did my wrinkled little girls grow up so fast?!? Now they're amazing little babies who smile all the time, love to chat and sing, and are starting to realize they actually have a sister! It's been amazing to watch them grow and learn. They are both pretty much masters of rolling over these last two weeks. Took alot of practice and teaching from mom and grandpa - but they're masters now! We can't leave them alone anymore!
Alex got her bottom two teeth on January 5th - well we felt the first one and by the time I looked again, the second was already there! I think it happened within a day or two of each other.
Sofi is almost there! Finally! This little lady started her drooling and hand biting way before Alex - but still no teeth. Thankfully Hubby let me know that you can sort of see the white of the tooth from under her gums - so we're reallllyyyyy close!!
We're also working on sleeping a bit more. They're doing much better - usually one or two wake-ups at night. But they are very much like their mommy - they're usually up for the day by 6am - if not 5am. Well - let's just hope this is still the case over the next 18+ years. I don't want to fight them to get up for school.
We have officially made the switch to soy formula as of last night - per dr's advice. Let's see if this helps with their spitting up. She also suggested adding rice cereal to the formula - but I'm holding off on it to see how just the formula switch goes. They just spit up so much - though they're "happy spitters", it also makes me wonder why it's so much. It's not like they eat alot at each feeding - they are 6 months and only eat 4 ounces every 2.5 hours, we burp them and hold them upright for at least 30 minutes. And they're on meds for the reflux too. Hopefully this helps.
Oh geez - there is so much to say about how wonderful it is to watch them change every day. I don't know how to put it into words. I'm so thankful that my mom made a suggestion early on - to take at least one picture of them each and every day. I really need to put them in a slide-show type thing for each of them and just see how they have changed. She also suggested to write something down everyday in a journal for the girls - but I've totally failed at that. I wanted to write everything from the first day - so since I started it late - it's still not done. I really need to make it a priority and get it up-to-date and keep it up going forward. I think 6 months is a great time to start!
Oh how I love my babies!!
They are officially 6 months old.
How did that happen? How did my wrinkled little girls grow up so fast?!? Now they're amazing little babies who smile all the time, love to chat and sing, and are starting to realize they actually have a sister! It's been amazing to watch them grow and learn. They are both pretty much masters of rolling over these last two weeks. Took alot of practice and teaching from mom and grandpa - but they're masters now! We can't leave them alone anymore!
Alex got her bottom two teeth on January 5th - well we felt the first one and by the time I looked again, the second was already there! I think it happened within a day or two of each other.
Sofi is almost there! Finally! This little lady started her drooling and hand biting way before Alex - but still no teeth. Thankfully Hubby let me know that you can sort of see the white of the tooth from under her gums - so we're reallllyyyyy close!!
We're also working on sleeping a bit more. They're doing much better - usually one or two wake-ups at night. But they are very much like their mommy - they're usually up for the day by 6am - if not 5am. Well - let's just hope this is still the case over the next 18+ years. I don't want to fight them to get up for school.
We have officially made the switch to soy formula as of last night - per dr's advice. Let's see if this helps with their spitting up. She also suggested adding rice cereal to the formula - but I'm holding off on it to see how just the formula switch goes. They just spit up so much - though they're "happy spitters", it also makes me wonder why it's so much. It's not like they eat alot at each feeding - they are 6 months and only eat 4 ounces every 2.5 hours, we burp them and hold them upright for at least 30 minutes. And they're on meds for the reflux too. Hopefully this helps.
Oh geez - there is so much to say about how wonderful it is to watch them change every day. I don't know how to put it into words. I'm so thankful that my mom made a suggestion early on - to take at least one picture of them each and every day. I really need to put them in a slide-show type thing for each of them and just see how they have changed. She also suggested to write something down everyday in a journal for the girls - but I've totally failed at that. I wanted to write everything from the first day - so since I started it late - it's still not done. I really need to make it a priority and get it up-to-date and keep it up going forward. I think 6 months is a great time to start!
Oh how I love my babies!!
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