Sunday, January 30, 2011

We are growing so fast!

It has been a while since my last post.... and boy has a lot been going on.

I have gone back to work full time... BOO! Nathan took the month of January off to stay home with the babies. They all had a great time and are sad that he has to return to work tomorrow. We are very fortunate to have my mom coming to watch the babies for the month of February. We have also been interviewing babysitters and have found two great girls (Sam and Danielle) who will start soon.

Liam and Olivia are growing so big. Liam is 29 inches long (98th percentile) and weighs almost 22 lbs (97th percentile). Olivia is 27 1/2 inches (96th percentile) and weighs almost 19 lbs (93rd percentile). The doctor is amazed at how well they are growing, especially for twins. They also got their 6 month immunizations and a flu shot. A total of four shots each!!! It was not fun but they did a great job.

They both got their two, front, bottom teeth on the same day! They have been troopers as they are teething. Hardly any whining and just a little bit of oragel every now and then. The doctor has instruced up to start "brushing" their teeth twice a day. They were also prescribed a multi-vitamin with fluoride to take every morning.

They have started eating solid food! First rice cereal, and then we tried yellow squash and sweet potatoes. Next up is green beans and carrots... yum yum! They are both doing great eating from a spoon and love every bite. Olivia picked it up faster than Liam, which was surprising since he always seems to be hungry. We have also introduce sippy cups, but they haven't quite gotten the hang of those yet. Good thing they are made with "anti-spill" technology, or we would be cleaning up lots of extra messes.

Both babies can easily roll over now, and Liam enjoys spending a lot of time on his tummy. He hasn't crawled anywhere yet, but he can roll and roll and roll several feet across the room. They love to go in their "jumpies" that hang from the door frame - especially Olivia. I think she would spend all day in there if we would let her. And she never seems to run out of energy to jump. They also love their walkers. Another favorite is to chase Peyton (with help from Mommy or Daddy). They squeal as he runs from them. We also purchased a double jogging stroller and love to go on walks around the neighborhood.

I will try my best to post more often... but after coming home from work, feeding babies, bath time, bed time, getting things ready for the next day, oh and lets not forget tooth brushing... I am exhausted! For now enjoy this video clip... Liam and Olivia playing when they were 5 months old.

2 comments:

  1. Oh My Gosh... amazing, how fast they are growing and developing!! Thanks for the update, I know you are tired by the end of the day.

    I'm really looking forward to my time with them in March and with you and Nathan :) Watch out trail walkers, the jogging stroller is coming through!! :o

    Love
    Laura(Gran)
    xoxoxoxo

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  2. Oh, wow! They're getting big so fast! It's exciting to hear how things are going, and I'm so glad that you, Nathan, and your mom are getting time with them ... but I'm sure it's still tough to get back to work. Hope it's going well! The video was great!

    Hugs,
    Tiffany Wolfskill :)

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