Something that makes you go Hmmm...or Yuck!

WARNING: S.G.I.A (Slightly Graphic Information Ahead)

Not for the Squeamish or Faint of Heart

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So when people ask me if the babies are on the same sleeping schedule (I actually get this question a lot!) I have to say no. The typical response is "Awww, poor mommy!" I agree but can then honestly say "At least they are on the same poo schedule." And then give them my best smile. No...I really don't say that, or I haven't said this to anyone yet... although I am considering making this my standard response. :)

The girls are still taking about 3 naps a day, at least one good nap and sometimes two good naps with one or two naps that are very short. It all kind of depends on the day. Most often when one baby girl is taking her really good nap the other is not. It is weird that it happens like that because they really are on the same schedule as far as eating and being put down to sleep.

On the other hand I find it increasingly interesting that both babies manage to poo at almost always the exact same time. Sure, they eat at the same time and generally eat the same thing; the only difference is that sometimes one baby will eat more at one sitting than the other. If digestive habits aren't twin typing characteristics then I don't know what is.

More to Come; which may or may not be a good thing :)

Jess

Turning a Corner

Jillian(Left in both pictures) and Jenna pose for pictures

Jenna loves her puppy dog

You know the expression "If you blink you will miss it?" Sometimes that's how our lives are. All of a sudden, before you know it Jillian and Jenna are reaching another milestone. This last week we have reached several!

The other evening Jared and I were trying to make our own dinner, after the girls had eaten, and we hear Jillian cracking up. She is laughing and laughing....having the best time. I figured Shelby was licking her toes or ears so I go check it out and Jillian is on her back staring up at Jenna who is on her tummy. I guess seeing Jenna above her like that just tickled her.

Jillian thinks her sister is funny

Before now the girls hadn't really interacted with each other beyond an occasional smile or glance at the other. I have been waiting for them to figure out that there is another baby, someone who can provide additional entertainment besides Mommy. :) One of my favorite You Tube videos is of twin baby boys cracking up at each other. The boys were 4 months old at the time and they aren't doing anything but laughing...Jilly and Jenna's laughs weren't quite the same caliber as the boys but it gives me hope for the future.

Another milestone we reached is that the girls are now able to sit up by themselves. They have to use their arms to keep themselves upright and they fall over quite easily still; but hey, it is something! We started Phase 2 in our Baby Builders Exercise Book late last week and by Saturday Jillian was sitting up. We got the book from the Occupational Therapist at Cooks. The exercises are supposed to help babies reach their milestones faster than they would if the parents didn't do they exercises. That doesn't mean they reach the milestones on time, it just means they reach them sooner than they would. For example, according to the baby books most babies can sit up unassisted around five months. The girls will be 7 months in 5 days and are just beginning to sit up on their own with their own assistance.

Jillian practices sitting up

We still use the Bumbo seats given to us quite a lot. The girls don't like to sit in them for longer than about 10 minutes but they tolerate the seats enough to get those important muscles built up. Here is a video I took of the girls in their Bumbos. I think the way the girls are positioned in the seat allows gas out of their tummies. Almost every time they sit in the seat they burp or spit up. I was going to capture a little more of the girls staring at Shelby but had to go as you will see:

The video does highlight another milestone in that both girls know their names now. They turn their heads almost every time when I call their names. :)

Okay, so off of the subject of milestones. Is it weird that my kids don't like the baby fruits? We've been through all of the veggies with no allergy incidents and so we were finally able to start fruits. I was excited because I figured if we could get them to eat fruits then maybe I could put the fruits in the Rice Cereal and have another go at it....thinking they might like it sweetened up. Uh uh, nope, not a chance.

So far bananas and peaches aren't making the cut. Next week is pears and then apples followed by plums the following weeks. Maybe we will have better luck with those fruits. I know Jared was quite disappointed with the banana outcome. He loves, loves, loves bananas and was hoping at least a little of himself had rubbed off on the girls (everyone we meet says they look just like me). I guess not, or at least those traits aren't visible yet.

Curious as to what our favorite foods are so far? Sweet potatoes and green peas. Whodda thunk?

More to Come,

Jessica

Chaos Continues

Grandma gets unexpected kisses from a stinky puppy :)


Jilly and Jenna get silly



Jenna isn't ready to wake up from her nap

Jillian gets a taste of her sister :)

Jillian (L) and Jenna (R) practice sitting and reaching

Life around our household hasn't changed much in the last few days. We are continuing the daily battle of naps, which Jared and I are sorely loosing. :( I can't complain too much because they are sleeping pretty soundly for about 10 hours at night. During the day they usually have at least one solid 2 hour nap and then about a half hour to hour nap in the morning and late afternoons. I almost wish we could get on a schedule with just two long naps, one in the morning and another in the afternoon but am not quite sure how to do it with our current 4 hour feeding schedule.

I am also still trying to get the girls to roll over from their tummies to their backs. It seems like a couple months ago they could do that fairly easily...especially since they hated being on their tummies. Now that they like to be on their tummy for a while it seems as if they have lost the skill of tummy to back motion. I feel kind of bad for them because they become so defeated once they want to turn back over and can't because they are stuck. When do babies usually roll from back to tummy to back pretty easily I wonder?

Anyhoo, the girls have been down for about 20 minutes so I have about 15-30 to take a shower and get ready. I will leave you with the latest pictures and mosey on to the shower. :)

More to Come,

Jess