Four Months Old!

The babies have reached another monthly milestone! They are growing and changing every day.

George weighs 12 lbs. and is in the 50% for head circumference, 25% for length, and 5% for weight. Basically he is long and skinny with a normal sized noggin. He loves to smile and has started to find his voice...cooing and figuring out different mouth positions for different sounds. He loves to laugh! He kicks his legs like crazy...maybe a budding soccer player or runner? His daddy would be thrilled! His right side of his neck is still weaker than it should be, so it is tough for him to hold his head up, though he does well for about a minute while on his tummy. He doesn't like to stand assisted and has not rolled over yet, so Sooner Start (early childhood intervention) will be coming out to do an eval for physical therapy to strengthen his little muscles and reduce some tone. We will be trying to get more weight on him so rice cereal will begin tonight--Matt is excited about that! His left foot is still turning in quite a bit, so we will go to the pediatric orthopedist in the next few weeks for an evaluation. He is a great sleeper (just like his momma) but stays awake the whole time on outings---too many bright lights to look at! His smile and laugh will melt your heart.

Abigail is still little and fiesty. She weighs 11 lbs. and measures 50% for head circumference, 5% for weight and length. Her weight is appropriate for her length...she just needs to grow a bit! She learned a new trick this weekend, she is able to roll over from back to tummy to back!!! As I write this, she is on the floor doing alligator rolls from one side of the living room to the other! She has definitely found her voice and seems to be following in her momma's footsteps with the chatter. Her favorite positions are standing and being held facing out. She loves to look at her surroundings. Her best friend is still Mr. Fan. She is on target for her developmental milestones and should be starting on rice cereal pretty soon. She also sleeps well but sometimes has a hard time falling asleep on her own. She grabs at toys and pulls them to her, which is neat to watch.

I am thrilled to say that both babies are still exclusively breast fed. I feel very proud as a mom to know that my body is providing for my babies...we will focus on trying to get them to eat more and adding cereal to their menu now to continue increasing their weight. They are tolerating baths better now... wouldn't say they enjoy them, but they don't scream through them anymore. Their dispositions are so positive and we feel blessed that they usually don't cry at the same time...in fact, their latest thing is one will laugh while the other is crying! We enjoy outings and have a pretty good routine. They stay awake about 1 to 1 1/2 hours after eating, then sleep for an hour or two. If we go out after their feeding, sometimes they will sleep in the car. They have been sleeping from 4-6 hours at a time at night which is wonderful!!! Last night, they went 6 1/2 hours between feedings--woo hoo! And Abigail woke up smiling to boot! Doesn't get much better than that...

We upgraded to a king sized bed last weekend which is so fun! Our mattress was REALLY old and now our new mattress takes up most of our bedroom. It is big enough for us, Boomer, and the cats, and as the babies grow, they will pile in with us! What a zoo we have!

Today is Matt's 31st birthday! Happy Birthday my love!