Liza weighs 12 lb 6 oz and Kate weighs 12 lb 1 oz so they are both around the 20th percentile. Which for my kids is pretty good! I don't think Madison and Emma were in the 20th percentile until they were almost a year old. AND--Liza is in the 77th percentile for length! That is definately a family first. Kate is 11th percentile for length which explains why she looks so much chubbier. She packs around just as much weight as Liza almost but is 2" shorter. I know what that's like, Kate. It's kinda crummy, huh? But good news for you--babies are supposed to be chubby! The chubbier and better!
Kate is really diggin the bumbo already. After about two minutes she starts to look like a bobble head....but I think she feels like such a big girl! She likes to sit up all the time so that she doesn't miss out on a thing. Kate has to start some physical therapy sessions now because she has something called tortecolous (spell?)--it's where they tip their head to one side always and the muscles in their neck get really tight and pull their head to that side more and more.....anyway, we have to get that fixed so that she doesn't end up wearing a helmet in a couple months! But other than that she is great!
Liza isn't so sure about the bumbo and she doesn't really care if she feels like a big girl or not. She's a little more calm and relaxed than Kate is, usually. She hardly ever cries but when she does decide to, watch out! She has a set of lungs on her and she'll scream for 20 minutes straight if she's mad enough. I can probably count on one hand how many times she's done that, though, thank goodness. She's a little more smiley than Kate is right now and she loves to tell little stories.
Some other things about them:
Kate's cry: sounds like the saddest "wah, wah"
Liza's cry: more of an upset "gggggggg" sound
When Kate drinks her bottles she gets milk all over her face. You can see the little hairs on her lower lip/chin because she collects milk there. It's just cute.
Liza's expressions. She makes so many truly entertaining expressions.
Kate gets so excited about toys already. She bats at them with her hands and loves watching them move when she does that. Liza couldn't care less about toys. She just wants people.
Liza is starting to blow bubbles and drool all over. Bibs are coming in handy!
They've been sampling a little bit of juice here and there. Kate can't decide half the time if she likes it but she'll eventually drink it (I try to get it down her so she'll keep pooping!). Liza hoards it down.
For nap time they sleep in separate places--one in the crib, the other in the playpen/bassinet. This is because they wake each other up and sit and stare at each other if they are together during the day. They are both really good at falling asleep on their own when I lay them down. They take two pretty good naps and a couple short cat naps during the evening.
They usually both go to bed around 9 and sleep until 4 or 5 (which is good enough for me!) Kate has this trend of being a night owl one night, staying up until ten or even eleven (crazy girl) and then the next day she crashes by dinnertime and never wakes up again until morning, except to eat a couple of times. We don't have baths for a bedtime routine because night-time is just too crazy with 5 kids to get to bed. But, I always wrap them up in a blanket and put them in their bouncy chairs in front of the recliner in my room. I sit in the recliner and they nibble on one last bottle and stare up at me like little birdies in their nest. I just think it's funny. Eventually when we've stared at each other long enough and they're tummies are full they drift off and I carry them to the crib.
I wish they would grow at about half the rate that they are. It seems like they should still be two months old, not four! They are my last babies--they have to last for a long time. Wishful thinking....they are both such little angels and we are so happy to have them!
Love the updates, I just read both of your most recent updates, and I cannot stop laughing about the dinosaur prayer - what a little sweet heart! not to mention he's adorable on the throne :) those girls are SO cute and growing REALLY FAST! Hard to believe...can't wait to spend more time with them!
ReplyDeleteThey're getting so big so fast. At least you caught Kate's torticollis early. We just found out that Max has it! I didn't notice it until he started crawling and his head was tilted to one side. Now we're doing therapy with him, but his head is already a little flat on the right side, not bad obviously since no one's ever noticed it, not even his doctor, until I pointed it out to him. But because of his age, we're going to get him a helmet. I'm SO sad we have to do this. I'm trying to look at is as being like braces, or a cast for a broken arm. It's only temporary. I just don't want people looking at my little guy weird. I wish I'd noticed sooner! They say it's because he was so big when he was born (9 lbs.). He's always had the torticollis, and that caused the plagiocephaly. Hopefully since you're starting Kate's therapy early, she won't have to have the helmet. If not, they'll be helmet buddies. I know there are worse things. I just wanted to let you know that we're right there with you.
ReplyDeleteI can't even believe how big these cute girls are getting!! i absolutely need to come and visit soon!!
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute! We never finished our picture session. Do you have any free time? Are you going to the reunion? ( totally will understand if you aren't. i know I wouldn't!)
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