Cuteness is Ellie's thing...

8 months!

We made it to 8 months today! Ellie and Grey are doing wonderful. They are such amazing little babies. Grey is starting to crawl while Ellie is sitting pretty unassisted. They are happy and we have them on a great schedule as follows:
7am. Bottles
8 am Breakfast
8:30am nap time
10 am playtime
11 am bottles
12:30pm nap time
2 pm playtime
3 pm bottles
4:15pm nap time
5 pm playtime
6 pm bottles
7 pm dinner
7:30 to 8 pm. Night night
They love the routine and so do mommy and daddy. Next step: baby proofing!

My new tooth!

I gots a new tooth mommies. It feels different and I like to bite on fabrics now. It's on my bottom mouth. Maybe it feels funny sometimes and so I been waking up at night lately. Also because I misses mommy and daddy.
Love,
Ellie Bellie

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Ellie likes to play with her pop bowl

6 months and counting!

Everyone used to say "they grow up so fast".  I never understood the meaning of that until having children of my own.  We are coming up on 6 1/2 months and I find myself thinking to myself, "they are growing so fast!".  I want it to slow down. 
Their 6 month check-up revealed that their heads are in the 90-95th percentile!  And Ellie's height is in the 90th percentile, while Grey's is in the 75th percentile.  Their weights are a bit lower, 50th for Elle's and 25th for Grey. So they are long and lean, with giant heads.  The doctor said that head size is genetic so if one of the parents has a large hat size....um....I'm just saying...Dad has a pretty big head. :)

This is such a fun age.  Ellie and Grey are eating their solids and initially we thought Grey was going to just eat everything in front of him.  However, surprisingly, Ellie has been the bigger chow-hound!  They are eating their purees great.  So far, they both love their fruits and veggies, although I think Ellie doesn't quite care for bananas.  We haven't tried any meats yet, so that will be next.

We are working on sitting unassisted.  Grey-Grey does pretty well, but still topples over.  Ellie requires a bit more support.  We are actually thinking Grey-Grey is going to learn to crawl soon.  He can get his knees up under him but hasn't yet figured out what to do with his arms.  Ellie seems content to play on her back or stomach.  We figure that once she sees Grey make a move, she'll learn pretty quick after that.

I started back to work for the first time after a 9 month hiatus.  I had to dust off the cobwebs in my head.  It was good to be back, but it was so hard to leave the twins.  Coming home and seeing their faces light up was the best welcome.  Their faces show pure joy and innocence and I am reminded of how much my viewpoint and priorities have changed since having them.  I am proudest and happiest just being their mom. 

Yay for #3 Fast Flow Nipples!!!

What an amazing day!  We changed out the nipples to the #3 nipples and feedings just went from challenging to downright pleasant!  What used to take up to 45 minutes of fighting and struggling just became 10-15 minutes (or less!) of pleasant feeding!!!  Where were you all my life, #3 fast flow nipple???

The twins are happier now.  I think they were fussy eaters because they were frustrated with the slower flow nipples.  So the question now is - what am I going to do with all my time now??!!!

I LOVE YOU #3 NIPPLE!!!

Good job Ellie and Grey!!

Love, Mom