Am I really updating about their SEVEN MONTH checkup???
Where the heck has all this time gone? Good Grief! It is going by way too fast! I am going to have to have another set of twins just so I don't forget what having 2 itty bitty babies at the same time was like! :)
My Itty Bitty's are turning into chunky monkey's! Of course, statistically they are still low on the charts, but to me...they are SO far away from being 2 and 3 pounds that now they just appear to be huge!
Emma weighed 14lbs 4.5oz on 10/22/10
Molly weighed 13lbs 7oz on 10/22/10
Here is a little more about my girls at 7 months...
Emma's extra chunk is in her cheeks and in her belly!
Molly seems to just be very porportioned. She obviously is the smaller one between the two.
They are both wearing clothes with in their age group now. They are in 6-9 month clothes!
Emma still has the most hair which may not come in her favor since I caught Molly trying to pull her hair out last night! Emma eats the most too.
Molly hasnt had much of an appetite lately. I think its her gums bothering her. However, she isnt loosing weight so she is apparently eating enough. She just doesnt eat as much as her sister.
They went from sharing a stage 1 baby food jar to eating their own Stage TWO jar all by themselves!!! And afterwards...they still take a bottle! Emma finishes a 6 to 8 oz bottle after eating her babyfood...Molly usually only takes 4-5 ounces After eating her food.
They have learned what their exercauser is and they LOVE it! Molly taught Emma how to bounce up and down and back and forth in it and they love doing that! It's the cutest thing. I know I have posted a video of Molly in the past doing it.
Molly also loves to rock back and forth when she is being held. She will pull her body forward and then throw it back really fast. It's so funny.
They still roll and scoot all over the place.
They both grab for things in front of their face. They can pick up their own toys, paci's, blankets, etc now.
They have both discovered other peoples faces. They love to put their hands on your cheeks and nose, grab your glasses, and touch your mouth. Although I am not a big fan of when people let my babies touch their mouth or when they kiss their hands! Their hands go in their mouth and you have germs! I know, I am one of those. I can't help myself! But this friend of mine had a friend with her one day and she asked to hold my baby and next thing I know she was kissing her hands! Totally Urked me!
Emma has a HUGE Temper when something does not go her way. Maybe she gets that from me? haha...Nah, I still say she got it from her Grumpaw!
For example, the other day when we were at the fair there was this stand of T-shirts for sale and I had the stroller right next to the stand because I was holding Emma and had stopped to put her back in it. Well, she did NOT want to go back in her stroller. She wanted Mommy to hold her. And she got so mad when I sat her in that stroller that she started bucking so hard that it was banging the stroller with Molly in it against the T-shirt stand! :)
She normally only throws these fits when she is overly tired. And she was such a trooper for so long at the fair that day, that I could do nothing but love her through that little tantrum she was having. lol
She is also very timid. Isn't so big on people she isnt familiar with getting right in her face. Sometimes she will smile, often times she will cry. Guess it depends on how bad she was startled.
Molly has become my laid back child. It was not always this way when they were younger. Molly is also the serious one.
Now dont get me wrong, she laughs and giggles with the best of them. But, she can also give these looks that are so grown up! She will cock one eye brow, or crinkle her nose...and let me tell you...the girl is a TOTAL BED HOG!!! A very wild sleeper!
She always wakes up the opposite direction of which I laid her down, sometimes I will find her legs thrown across Emma or during the day when I am up, I will let them nap with a blanket and she always snuggles as much of the blanket she can in her arms.
Oh and this is my favorite thing that they do right now.
If you put them face to face and say "Give sissy kisses"...I lie not...they will grab onto eachother's shirts and lock lips! haha They give kisses with their mouths wide open. It is the stinkin' sweetest thing! I am going to video this soon and share it with all of you.
The girls chatter more than ever. And they LOVE Playing with their feet. And they think it is so hilarious when I tell them they have stinky feet. And it's true. Their cute little toes stink!!
This cloth book that crinkles is their favorite toy right now. Especially Emma's. She will sit and play with that toy for an hour!
They can both balance themselves very well on their feet when you are holding their hands and Molly will actually take steps with you. Emma, however will not. They both can pull up and down on their feet too when you are holding their hands.
They are both my snuggle bugs. They love to be cuddled. And I love it too. I get so tired of hearing people say I am going to spoil them. I do not believe for one second that I can spoil them by spending too much time with them! That's why I am at home and not out working. So that I CAN have these moments with them.
My girls play very well independently, so I do not feel that they are anywhere close to what being "spoiled" is. Hopefully, I never have to eat my words by saying that. haha
They have the perfect balance of knowing how to play on their own and also LOVE being cradled in someones arms.
Oh Goodness, don't let me forget to mention that they also LOVE the TV. No matter what is on, it always seems to catch their attention and if you don't divert their attention elsewhere, they will sit and watch it for as long as you let them!
Well Halloween is coming up...
You will have to stay tuned to see how stinkin' adorable they will look! :)
Love my Sweet Angels, and time is passing too quickly. Before I know it, I will be sending them off to pre-school!
There are so many days that I go to call my Grandma to tell her about what the Girls are doing now, and then I quickly remember that I can't call her. I miss her so much, and wish that she was still here for me to share "her twins" with her.
Didnt mean to end this on such a gloomy note, but when I sit here and think about how much the girls have grown these past almost 2 months, It just kills me that I can't pick up the phone and share all this with her.
Happy 7 Months Baby Girls. More than anything in the whole wide world...
Mommy Loves You!!!!
