... and is there nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby? So angelic!
I used to take pictures of Corbin in his Crawler Covers, so I felt it was only fair to take pics of the twins in theirs
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
4 Month Appointments & Bounce House
The twins turned 4 months old on the 18th! Time is zooming by. They are already 1/3 of a year old.
Their stats are: Cameron- 23 1/2" long, 12 # 6 oz, 16 3/4" head circumference. He is about the 5th percentile, except for his head, which is about the 60th percentile. Jameson- 24 1/2" long, 14#, 17" head circumference. He is about the 25th-30th percentile. I just have little kids!
Dr. Black started Cameron on Zantac for reflux due to his arching & fussiness. We have to go back in a month for a quick follow up. There is some concern about Jameson, but nothing to really worry about. When you pick him up by his arms, he has a little bit of a head lag, which means his neck strength isn't quite up to par. He has great abdominals & back strength, but his head is a little weaker than she likes to see. She says it's probably totally fixable with more tummy time. I admit, we have been very slack with tummy time this time around. It's not as easy to lay babies down on the floor with a toddler running around!
A couple of bonus pics:
Jameson, taken the same time as his 4 month photo:
Our oldest baby. Yes, he climbed in there himself!
We went to the House of Bounce for the first time today as a family. Very good fun, and it only cost us $7. Corbin really wore himself out & is taking a nice long nap right now. While he was playing with Daddy, I was keeping an eye on the twins, who posed for a few pics themselves.
Going down the big slide with Dad
Trying the little slide by himself
Playing with balls in the bounce house
Found some big blocks to build a tower with
Peek!
One more slide down for the road!
Afterward, we went to El Vaquero to have lunch. It went very well- I can't believe all 3 kids were well behaved in the restaurant while we ate! It sure did help that our food was out to the table in 5 minutes. We will keep that in mind if we need to grab a quick bite out in the future for sure!
Their stats are: Cameron- 23 1/2" long, 12 # 6 oz, 16 3/4" head circumference. He is about the 5th percentile, except for his head, which is about the 60th percentile. Jameson- 24 1/2" long, 14#, 17" head circumference. He is about the 25th-30th percentile. I just have little kids!
Dr. Black started Cameron on Zantac for reflux due to his arching & fussiness. We have to go back in a month for a quick follow up. There is some concern about Jameson, but nothing to really worry about. When you pick him up by his arms, he has a little bit of a head lag, which means his neck strength isn't quite up to par. He has great abdominals & back strength, but his head is a little weaker than she likes to see. She says it's probably totally fixable with more tummy time. I admit, we have been very slack with tummy time this time around. It's not as easy to lay babies down on the floor with a toddler running around!
A couple of bonus pics:
Jameson, taken the same time as his 4 month photo:
Our oldest baby. Yes, he climbed in there himself!
We went to the House of Bounce for the first time today as a family. Very good fun, and it only cost us $7. Corbin really wore himself out & is taking a nice long nap right now. While he was playing with Daddy, I was keeping an eye on the twins, who posed for a few pics themselves.
Going down the big slide with Dad
Trying the little slide by himself
Playing with balls in the bounce house
Found some big blocks to build a tower with
Peek!
One more slide down for the road!
Afterward, we went to El Vaquero to have lunch. It went very well- I can't believe all 3 kids were well behaved in the restaurant while we ate! It sure did help that our food was out to the table in 5 minutes. We will keep that in mind if we need to grab a quick bite out in the future for sure!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Changes
It seems like things are constantly changing around here.
Cameron has taken to waking every 2-3 hours because of his stupid tooth that is coming in. He's pretty much medicated these days. I am looking forward to using Ibuprofren in a couple of months- it handles teething so much better than Acetametaphin! He has also started to lose most of the cute hair he had on top. His hormone levels have started to come down like mine, so we are both shedding. He also had cradle cap, which I think contributed to the hair loss.
His eyes are turning darker, too. I can only imagine that they will be brown, as they have an amber hue to them if you look at them from the side.
Jameson has been a bedtime nightmare for the past few weeks, although he sleeps so soundly overnight. He only complains a little if he gets his legs stuck in the crib rails. He doesn't even wake up- I just move him back to the center of the crib & he's more comfortable. He moves all over that crib at night. He has great upper body strength & just started to use the exersaucer. I finally figured out an easy way to get him to sleep. It goes back to the Harvey Karp Happiest Baby on the Block method. I swaddle him up, bounce him on my lap, give him a bottle to suck on & "Shhhhhhhh!" him for a few minutes.
Corbin says more and more every day. He's so smart, too. Yesterday, we did an ABC sticker book together & he surprised me by wanting to put the alphabet in order, which is what the book is actually used for. I thought he would just want to play with the stickers & name them independently. It's neat that he can organize his thoughts like that already.
And here is a bonus pic of Jameson in his big boy outfit, for Ethan's party on Saturday:
Cameron has taken to waking every 2-3 hours because of his stupid tooth that is coming in. He's pretty much medicated these days. I am looking forward to using Ibuprofren in a couple of months- it handles teething so much better than Acetametaphin! He has also started to lose most of the cute hair he had on top. His hormone levels have started to come down like mine, so we are both shedding. He also had cradle cap, which I think contributed to the hair loss.
His eyes are turning darker, too. I can only imagine that they will be brown, as they have an amber hue to them if you look at them from the side.
Jameson has been a bedtime nightmare for the past few weeks, although he sleeps so soundly overnight. He only complains a little if he gets his legs stuck in the crib rails. He doesn't even wake up- I just move him back to the center of the crib & he's more comfortable. He moves all over that crib at night. He has great upper body strength & just started to use the exersaucer. I finally figured out an easy way to get him to sleep. It goes back to the Harvey Karp Happiest Baby on the Block method. I swaddle him up, bounce him on my lap, give him a bottle to suck on & "Shhhhhhhh!" him for a few minutes.
Corbin says more and more every day. He's so smart, too. Yesterday, we did an ABC sticker book together & he surprised me by wanting to put the alphabet in order, which is what the book is actually used for. I thought he would just want to play with the stickers & name them independently. It's neat that he can organize his thoughts like that already.
And here is a bonus pic of Jameson in his big boy outfit, for Ethan's party on Saturday:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Catching Up with Photos
Last week, we took some photos of Corbin & his Duplos. He built the majority of this tower.
Cameron, teething. My kids spend a lot of time with their hands in their mouth, despite other pain relief efforts.
Corbin playing with markers at the cottage
Daddy playing with markers at the cottage
Happy birthday, Grandma Kranz
The most handsome 2 year old that I know
Jameson's first 2 teeth
Cameron, teething. My kids spend a lot of time with their hands in their mouth, despite other pain relief efforts.
Corbin playing with markers at the cottage
Daddy playing with markers at the cottage
Happy birthday, Grandma Kranz
The most handsome 2 year old that I know
Jameson's first 2 teeth
Monday, February 8, 2010
First Weekend Away! AKA Quincygate
We all took a weekend trip away to Quincy, Michigan to celebrate Grandma Kranz's birthday at Marble Lake. We had high aspirations, good intentions... we prepared quite a bit- made lists & checked them twice, etc., etc.
However, it is one thing to envision yourself embarking on this adventure, and it is another to experience it! The very worst part is the packing and organizing. Three little boys require so much stuff- the bottles, the pump, the clothes, the diapers, the travel swings (they nap in them), the carriers, the pain reliever, rash cream, eczema cream, etc. We decided to stay in a hotel instead of the cottage. We just felt it would be easier on everyone, as we still get up in the middle of the night with Cameron & I pump then, too. While it was easier once we got to the hotel to go to sleep, the packing and unpacking to go back and forth was killer. If only we had two of everything! I couldn't keep straight where everything was & when we would need it, all hell would break loose for a minute until mommy could find it.
Friday night, we kept Corbin up too late, and we mistakenly thought that he would just be tired. He wasn't. He was exhausted, but he showed it by running around the house like a crazy boy instead of cuddling up somewhere. He crashed when we got to the hotel, but that was at 1:00 AM! We kept him in bed with us & he slept like a rock. I had no idea how truly sound of a sleeper he is until we slept next to him. If you wake him, he's like a teenager. He just wants to shut his eyes again, so stop interrupting his sleep, darnit! Both days he slept in until 8 AM or later, so that was good.
Corbin was also quite a hit with the bigger kids. They were quizzing him with reading and saying words. Corbin was eating it up. That kid loves to interact with the big kids.
Jameson got two bottom teeth while we were there, too. That must be the reason he has turned into a night owl. He likes to stay up until Mommy & Daddy go to bed every night, which is around 11 or 12. Every. night. It doesn't give us much alone time, which is a shame. There are so many kid-free things I would like to be doing, but alas, our time will come later, I guess. The nice thing about Jamie is that he also sleeps like a rock. He's also quite a peach during the day.
Cameron was good, too. He has been waking once or twice in the night, then he takes a couple sips from a bottle & goes right back to sleep. We might try not feeding him in the middle of the night soon to see how it goes. Maybe a pacifier would have the same effect. He's obviously not needing that half an ounce overnight to keep him full or anything. He is also getting another tooth right now, so he will soon have 2 in his mouth (and that one in the keepsake treasure chest).
While it was really nice to see everyone at the cottage, that's truly about all that I did was see everyone. I can count the conversations I had on one hand, I think. Mostly, I was just asking people to hold a baby while I took care of something! Jon did get to play a little poker though, and I did have some retail therapy of my own. Grandma seemed to like her present & I know she enjoyed seeing the kids.
We did cancel our trip to Florida. It's just too much stress on Jon & I right now, and we really don't like being at each other's throats. We really hope to get to the lake this summer & we are making plans to reschedule Florida in November when the twins are over a year old. And I think we will attempt flying at that point in time.
However, it is one thing to envision yourself embarking on this adventure, and it is another to experience it! The very worst part is the packing and organizing. Three little boys require so much stuff- the bottles, the pump, the clothes, the diapers, the travel swings (they nap in them), the carriers, the pain reliever, rash cream, eczema cream, etc. We decided to stay in a hotel instead of the cottage. We just felt it would be easier on everyone, as we still get up in the middle of the night with Cameron & I pump then, too. While it was easier once we got to the hotel to go to sleep, the packing and unpacking to go back and forth was killer. If only we had two of everything! I couldn't keep straight where everything was & when we would need it, all hell would break loose for a minute until mommy could find it.
Friday night, we kept Corbin up too late, and we mistakenly thought that he would just be tired. He wasn't. He was exhausted, but he showed it by running around the house like a crazy boy instead of cuddling up somewhere. He crashed when we got to the hotel, but that was at 1:00 AM! We kept him in bed with us & he slept like a rock. I had no idea how truly sound of a sleeper he is until we slept next to him. If you wake him, he's like a teenager. He just wants to shut his eyes again, so stop interrupting his sleep, darnit! Both days he slept in until 8 AM or later, so that was good.
Corbin was also quite a hit with the bigger kids. They were quizzing him with reading and saying words. Corbin was eating it up. That kid loves to interact with the big kids.
Jameson got two bottom teeth while we were there, too. That must be the reason he has turned into a night owl. He likes to stay up until Mommy & Daddy go to bed every night, which is around 11 or 12. Every. night. It doesn't give us much alone time, which is a shame. There are so many kid-free things I would like to be doing, but alas, our time will come later, I guess. The nice thing about Jamie is that he also sleeps like a rock. He's also quite a peach during the day.
Cameron was good, too. He has been waking once or twice in the night, then he takes a couple sips from a bottle & goes right back to sleep. We might try not feeding him in the middle of the night soon to see how it goes. Maybe a pacifier would have the same effect. He's obviously not needing that half an ounce overnight to keep him full or anything. He is also getting another tooth right now, so he will soon have 2 in his mouth (and that one in the keepsake treasure chest).
While it was really nice to see everyone at the cottage, that's truly about all that I did was see everyone. I can count the conversations I had on one hand, I think. Mostly, I was just asking people to hold a baby while I took care of something! Jon did get to play a little poker though, and I did have some retail therapy of my own. Grandma seemed to like her present & I know she enjoyed seeing the kids.
We did cancel our trip to Florida. It's just too much stress on Jon & I right now, and we really don't like being at each other's throats. We really hope to get to the lake this summer & we are making plans to reschedule Florida in November when the twins are over a year old. And I think we will attempt flying at that point in time.
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