There are a lot of pics on this post, but I could not resist...they were all precious!
Here is our trip to Shreveport to celebrate Madeline's 1st bday a week and a half ago. It was great getting to spend time with Coll, Drew, George, Teresa Post Willis and the whole Kirby clan. Mommy even got to go out on the town with the girls!! Loved breakfast with Trey, Candi, Alex and Emilie too!
Wonderful time with friends and Nana and Pop, beautiful spring in Shreveport, blooming flowers....makes us miss being "home".
(Funny how we still call Shreveport home even though we haven't lived there in 12 years---guess the place where you grew up will always be "home")
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Six Month Check-ups
George and Abigail went to the pediatrician Monday for well-baby check-ups and immunizations. They are doing well and growing, slowly but surely.
George weighs 14 1/2 lbs. and measures 26.5 inches long, which is 50% for his length (average) but only 7% for his weight...basically, he's still long and skinny. Hard to believe since he eats sooooo much!! His head circumference is still steady at 50%.
Abigail weighs 13.6 lbs and measures 24 inches...she's a short little thing. Her length was 5% as was her weight, which is good to have the weight and length percentiles match. Her head circumference was also 50%.
The main hiccup this past week has been eating. They have both REFUSED to take a bottle of breastmilk. They wouldn't take it from Misty (she kept the babies last week as our nanny was out with the flu), Matt or myself. I'm flattered that they are so devoted to me, but really! I would like them to accept other means of getting their milk. So...after lots of stress and crying (the babies!), we tried the sippy cup. This would tell us if it was the bottle they were protesting or getting milk from another source. They were fascinated with it, but did not consume enough milk for it to be an acceptable alternative yet. The kicker was on Tuesday when George sucked down a bottle of apple juice in 30 seconds flat! It took Abs a few minutes to figure out that she liked it but then she didn't hesitate to take it either. The little turkeys WILL take the bottle after all! What to do????
Our pediatrician recommended that this is a good point to reduce two breastfeeding sessions and replace with solid food meal and juice from a bottle while I am at work. I can pump during their feeding time and mix oatmeal with breastmilk so they still get the good stuff from my milk. I will continue to come home at lunch to nurse. Yesterday was the trial run and they did okay, but were not happy with not being able to be close to mommy. They were fussy and feverish from their shots so they real reason they weren't happy was not clear. I guess this means we have to introduce a more "time-based" schedule so they will be hungry to nurse when I am able to be home. Unclear as to how that is going to go...we are not a "time-centered" family, as many of you know since we are late to everything, especially now that we have two babies! Sonya is here keeping the babies today but I botched the "time schedule" by allowing the babies to sleep until 8am instead of getting them up at 7am. I have such a hard time waking peacefully sleeping babies......
This new feeding schedule will be a work-in-progress for the few few weeks until we get the kinks ironed out. We go from one hurdle to the next...welcome to the marathon of parenthood!
George weighs 14 1/2 lbs. and measures 26.5 inches long, which is 50% for his length (average) but only 7% for his weight...basically, he's still long and skinny. Hard to believe since he eats sooooo much!! His head circumference is still steady at 50%.
Abigail weighs 13.6 lbs and measures 24 inches...she's a short little thing. Her length was 5% as was her weight, which is good to have the weight and length percentiles match. Her head circumference was also 50%.
The main hiccup this past week has been eating. They have both REFUSED to take a bottle of breastmilk. They wouldn't take it from Misty (she kept the babies last week as our nanny was out with the flu), Matt or myself. I'm flattered that they are so devoted to me, but really! I would like them to accept other means of getting their milk. So...after lots of stress and crying (the babies!), we tried the sippy cup. This would tell us if it was the bottle they were protesting or getting milk from another source. They were fascinated with it, but did not consume enough milk for it to be an acceptable alternative yet. The kicker was on Tuesday when George sucked down a bottle of apple juice in 30 seconds flat! It took Abs a few minutes to figure out that she liked it but then she didn't hesitate to take it either. The little turkeys WILL take the bottle after all! What to do????
Our pediatrician recommended that this is a good point to reduce two breastfeeding sessions and replace with solid food meal and juice from a bottle while I am at work. I can pump during their feeding time and mix oatmeal with breastmilk so they still get the good stuff from my milk. I will continue to come home at lunch to nurse. Yesterday was the trial run and they did okay, but were not happy with not being able to be close to mommy. They were fussy and feverish from their shots so they real reason they weren't happy was not clear. I guess this means we have to introduce a more "time-based" schedule so they will be hungry to nurse when I am able to be home. Unclear as to how that is going to go...we are not a "time-centered" family, as many of you know since we are late to everything, especially now that we have two babies! Sonya is here keeping the babies today but I botched the "time schedule" by allowing the babies to sleep until 8am instead of getting them up at 7am. I have such a hard time waking peacefully sleeping babies......
This new feeding schedule will be a work-in-progress for the few few weeks until we get the kinks ironed out. We go from one hurdle to the next...welcome to the marathon of parenthood!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Happy Half Birthday, almost!!
George and Abigail will be 6 months old tomorrow...hard to believe! I remember thinking when they were a few days old "We'll never make it to 6 months!" Look how far we have come!
(By the way, as I write this, the babies are sleeping for their morning nap and we have snow falling outside--yesterday, I was outside in a tank top and today it is 32 degrees--welcome to Oklahoma!)
Updates on daily life:
We stopped swaddling the twins to sleep as soon as we returned from Austin. Major accomplishment! Now they sleep in their sleep sacks and stay plenty warm. I also tried to cease pacifiers to sleep, but upon major rebellion from George, decided that one hurdle was enough for that week. One battle at a time.
Major accomplishment: they finally love bathtime!! We have a system: Matt bathes and I lube and clothe them. They are learning to kick the water and are still smiling at the end.
George and Abigail are now eating peas, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, and oatmeal. George is starting to gain a bit of weight...he feels heavier, but the scales still don't show it. ***Note: weighed G tonight and he is 15 lbs. according to our bathroom scale! Woo hoo! We'll see the official weight next week at their 6 month check-up and shots.*** His legs are getting a wee bit chunky and his belly is usually round after eating. Abigail's legs are so plump (she'll be mad at me when she is 15 for saying this!) and adorable. I cannot wrap my whole hand around her thighs!!! Her cheeks are coming back too! It makes me a proud mama to see them growing so well.
They are back to nursing every 3-4 hours at night--yikes! They do the same during the day, which is great, but the nights are tough. Perhaps we have a growth spurt again? It's about that time developmentally...
Abigail still LOVES to be on her tummy. She automatically rolls over to her tummy unless you give her a toy to play with on her back. She pushes her chest completely off of the floor and has learned to scoot backwards. She can't quite figure out how to pull her knees underneath her....but that is a-ok with Mommy!! She wakes up singing and cooing most times and goes to sleep easily for naps. She takes her time with eating and loves everything but peas. She doesn't eat a whole lot, but she gives it her best. Pretty funny when she grabs the spoon full of food with her hand, what a mess! She would rather "talk" than eat (imagine that, my child?). Her hair is still reddish blonde and her bald patch in the back is getting bigger. Such a sweet love, my most intimate moments with her are putting her down for naps when I get right in her face kissing it all over, she just smiles and closes her eyes sleepily. She has turned out to be a very happy baby--a smile and rosy cheeks to melt your heart. Don't get me wrong...she still has a temper. She goes from cheerful and laughing to screaming in .6 seconds. Most of the time she is blissful. When we take her to the nursery at church, Ms. Patsy and Ms. Katie are thrilled to see her (nice reassurance for the parents).
George is getting stronger every day. He can roll from side to side on the floor when on his back and will occasionally roll from his tummy to his back. He is fascinated with toys and loves to manipulate them with his hands. He has become very verbal lately and discovered a new sound this weekend which was hilarious(making an Mmmm sound--open mouth but closed lips). His abdominal muscles are getting so strong and he will definitely have soccer legs with all the kicking. His new thing is wrapping his legs/feet around my arm when we are feeding him solid foods. He found his feet late last week and figured out how to pull off his socks this weekend! Another first this weekend...he now loves to look out the window of the car when we go anywhere--there's a whole world out there. He cracks up laughing when he sees himself in the mirror in the backseat (he laughed the whole way to the Y the other morning). Wonderful little personality; still a cuddlebug and loves to sweetly grab at my face. He cracks up laughing whenever we yell at Boomer, which is a lot of the time. George is a good sleeper like his mommy and takes long naps easily. His face is getting rounder, like it was when he was first born. Still as handsome as his daddy....
We are more in love with them than ever before. They have both stolen our hearts!!!
Happy Half Birthday our little miracles!!
(By the way, as I write this, the babies are sleeping for their morning nap and we have snow falling outside--yesterday, I was outside in a tank top and today it is 32 degrees--welcome to Oklahoma!)
Updates on daily life:
We stopped swaddling the twins to sleep as soon as we returned from Austin. Major accomplishment! Now they sleep in their sleep sacks and stay plenty warm. I also tried to cease pacifiers to sleep, but upon major rebellion from George, decided that one hurdle was enough for that week. One battle at a time.
Major accomplishment: they finally love bathtime!! We have a system: Matt bathes and I lube and clothe them. They are learning to kick the water and are still smiling at the end.
George and Abigail are now eating peas, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, and oatmeal. George is starting to gain a bit of weight...he feels heavier, but the scales still don't show it. ***Note: weighed G tonight and he is 15 lbs. according to our bathroom scale! Woo hoo! We'll see the official weight next week at their 6 month check-up and shots.*** His legs are getting a wee bit chunky and his belly is usually round after eating. Abigail's legs are so plump (she'll be mad at me when she is 15 for saying this!) and adorable. I cannot wrap my whole hand around her thighs!!! Her cheeks are coming back too! It makes me a proud mama to see them growing so well.
They are back to nursing every 3-4 hours at night--yikes! They do the same during the day, which is great, but the nights are tough. Perhaps we have a growth spurt again? It's about that time developmentally...
Abigail still LOVES to be on her tummy. She automatically rolls over to her tummy unless you give her a toy to play with on her back. She pushes her chest completely off of the floor and has learned to scoot backwards. She can't quite figure out how to pull her knees underneath her....but that is a-ok with Mommy!! She wakes up singing and cooing most times and goes to sleep easily for naps. She takes her time with eating and loves everything but peas. She doesn't eat a whole lot, but she gives it her best. Pretty funny when she grabs the spoon full of food with her hand, what a mess! She would rather "talk" than eat (imagine that, my child?). Her hair is still reddish blonde and her bald patch in the back is getting bigger. Such a sweet love, my most intimate moments with her are putting her down for naps when I get right in her face kissing it all over, she just smiles and closes her eyes sleepily. She has turned out to be a very happy baby--a smile and rosy cheeks to melt your heart. Don't get me wrong...she still has a temper. She goes from cheerful and laughing to screaming in .6 seconds. Most of the time she is blissful. When we take her to the nursery at church, Ms. Patsy and Ms. Katie are thrilled to see her (nice reassurance for the parents).
George is getting stronger every day. He can roll from side to side on the floor when on his back and will occasionally roll from his tummy to his back. He is fascinated with toys and loves to manipulate them with his hands. He has become very verbal lately and discovered a new sound this weekend which was hilarious(making an Mmmm sound--open mouth but closed lips). His abdominal muscles are getting so strong and he will definitely have soccer legs with all the kicking. His new thing is wrapping his legs/feet around my arm when we are feeding him solid foods. He found his feet late last week and figured out how to pull off his socks this weekend! Another first this weekend...he now loves to look out the window of the car when we go anywhere--there's a whole world out there. He cracks up laughing when he sees himself in the mirror in the backseat (he laughed the whole way to the Y the other morning). Wonderful little personality; still a cuddlebug and loves to sweetly grab at my face. He cracks up laughing whenever we yell at Boomer, which is a lot of the time. George is a good sleeper like his mommy and takes long naps easily. His face is getting rounder, like it was when he was first born. Still as handsome as his daddy....
We are more in love with them than ever before. They have both stolen our hearts!!!
Happy Half Birthday our little miracles!!
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