Wow! I can't believe that my little babies are half a year old. Time flies! Rob and I cannot even express how much joy these little girls bring to our lives. It has been truly a blessing to watch them grow and learn and hit new milestones. Both girls are doing wonderfully and surpassing the expectations (or lack thereof) placed on preemies. They are so interactive, talkative, and mobile! No crawling yet, but they sure are little scooters! And we've been practicing every night with our solid foods. So far the girls have had rice cereal, oatmeal, applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes, peas, bananas, and avocados.
Miss Caroline is able to roll over both ways and loves to flip herself over when placed on her back. She's our little tummy sleeper and squirms a lot. When she gets excited she does a back bend, kicks her little legs and smiles so big. She is super ticklish on her feet, knees and tummy, and has the sweetest little laugh. Liners also loves to straighten her legs and try "standing" (with our help of course). She doesn't like to sit and is always pushing herself up. I have a sneaking suspician that child might skip crawling all together and go straight to walking. She holds her head up very well and is working on sitting up by herself, but she LOVES to be held (all the time, which I've been told is just like her mommy was!). And since we've switched her to the reflux formula we've seen a drastic change for the better, and she is working hard to catch up to her sister. Her favorite foods so far are sweet potatoes and pears.
Miss Olivia also rolls both ways, but mostly stays put how you put her down. She is a VERY good eater (can't you tell from those cheeks!) and is a VERY good sleeper. She is out cold for a good 11-12 hours a night, and usually sleeps through her sister's crying fits with ease. She is so close to sitting up unassisted! She loves to talk to us all the time and as of late has been screeching a lot. I think she likes to hear her own voice. She is just a happy baby and can entertain herself for a good 30 minutes at a time with her toys (Grandma Diane says that daddy was like that too). Liv loves to smile and laugh, and is ticklish on her tummy and crazy ticklish on her neck. She thinks mommy is the funniest person ever! I think she'll be cutting a tooth first because she is constantly gnawing on anything she can get her chubby little hands on... and drooling like crazy! Liv's favorite foods thus far are applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes, and avocados... well, there's really nothing that she won't eat!
Our pediatrician couldn't get us in for their 6 month appointment until next Wednesday, so I'll have weights and other stats then. And I'll try to get a 6 mo. picture of the two of them this week - it's hard to find the time for it now that I'm back at work. Squeezing in a nap, veggie/fruit high chair session, bath time, and then bedtime bottle all in 1.5 hours before they go to bed is quite challenging!
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