A Full Year - Jack

My big boy...Jack...

This is my very first picture! It's a little blury, but Daddy is so proud

My first smile was in January!

By February I am totally cuter than Daddy!

March brought the realization that jumperoos are AWESOME!

I could hardly contain my excitement in April

Food? Is THAT what this is? (May)

In June I decided "up" was a great position to be in!

In July I had a wonderful time with my Grandparents

Munchmunchmunch August was yummy munchmunchmunch

I CAN STAND!!! (september)

Baths were more fun that Trick-or-Treating in October

What do you mean I have banana on my face? It was all the rage in November!

yumyumyumyum Cake is GOOD yumyumyumyum Oh and toys rock yumyumyumyum

It's hard to believe that it's been one year since my baby boy made his way into the world. Again, saying the time flew by is an understatement! My baby boy started out at 6lb 7oz and 18 1/2" long; He's now 21lbs and 29 3/4" high. He's also built just like his Daddy...solid. Jack started out this little bundle of sweetness that seemed to take everything around him in and not much has changed but his size. He is still so curious about everything and will stare and fiddle with something for the longest time until he figures it out (he knows how to open the baby gates but doesn't have the strength. figured them out months ago). He's also such a sensitive little thing; telling his brother "no" sets him into tears just as his brother "yelling" at him does. I think this little one is going to have so much to teach me and look forward to it every day! Happy Birthday Jack-Jack, my little love-nugget!

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A Full Year - Trip

My little guy...Trip...

My very first picture - 1 day old in the Level II Nursery

Because this is how I spent a good bit of January

I could smile, but no one could catch it on film in February

2 hour bottles have made me happy and round in March

Sun & Fun in the park in April

I don't like food too much in May, but I Love Mommy!!

 

Tummy time in June isn't quite as miserable as it used to be

This water stuff is kind of cool...especially in July

Is it still a raspberry if you do it with blueberries in your mouth? (august)

September brought my first cold. Do I look sick to you?

By October I've realized that I AM the most beautiful baby in the mirror!

In November I realized that banana was GREAT for styling my hair. Don't you agree?

This December I got to eat a lot of cake and got fun new toys and got the Happy Birthday song sung to me a billion times (I counted)

It's been a year since my little Monster made his way into this world. It seems almost unreal! To say the time flew by is an understatement. My little guy started out at 6lb 5oz and 19" long; He's now 18.8lbs and 29 3/4" high. He started out this little bundle of baby that had a problem with his oxygen levels and wailed because the nurses wouldn't leave him alone; Now he's this super smiley little toddler that loves to hear his own voice and thinks climbing on things is just the most fun! He changes and grows and changes some more every day. Each day (even the bad ones) is a blessing that I wouldn't trade for anything! Happy Birthday Trip!

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My Review of Safety 1st Tot Lok Starter Set

Originally submitted at Toys R Us

As the leader in child safety, Safety 1st is proud to offer you the most unique and effective cabinet locking system on the market. Tot Locks are the only locking devices available that utilize a magnetic key to access cabinets and drawers, detering curious toddler from reaching potentially danger...

Safety 1st Tot Lok Starter Set

Works even better than I'd hoped!

By Mother of busy twins from Charleston, SC on 10/22/2009

 

4out of 5

Pros: Easy Use, Useful Application, Strong Construction

Cons: Difficult To Install

Best Uses: Kitchen/Bathroom, Toddlers, Crawlers, Accident Prevention

Describe Yourself: First Time Parent, Parent of Multiples (Twins etc)

These are not the easiest cabinet locks to install, but they are by far the best! It took my husband about two hours to install them on 9 doors, but that's only because we have older cabinets and couldn't use the templates. If we had newer ones it would have been a BREEZE!

My boys (10 months) are a little disappointed that they can no longer get to the pots and pans, but I am tickled pink!

(legalese)

Tell me what you really think of those cookies

191 Photos from the month of June

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6 Months Already??

The boys had their 6 month check-up today and all went wonderfully! We actually got to meet the pediatrician on base for the first time. I LOVE him! He's very pleased with how the boys look and act.

It turns out that what I thought was an allergic reaction to carrots for Trip was actually just a flare up of eczema. The doc did explain that with his skin already so sensitive and Tim's family history of food allergies we do need to keep an eye on him; eczema can be caused by food allergies. He also said that the fact that Trip will only really eat squash or carrots might be his way of protecting himself from food allergies, but to keep trying new stuff (and retry ever couple of weeks). He took the cream that the urgent care gave me for Trip's eczema and threw it away but gave me a new prescription for something safer for his face. If the eczema gets worse or doesn't get better after a while he wants to send him to a dermatologist and allergist to see if we can figure out a cause. He also said to not be concerned that Trip just rolled back to front for the first time 2 days ago and front to back 1 day ago, as long as he can do it and he's not behind anywhere else.

As far as Jack is concerned, there is zero concern. Jack is a human garbage disposal. Whether or not he likes the food you give him he usually keeps eating it. It's so funny, though. He makes this horrible face and shakes his head, swallows, then opens his mouth for another bite! Crazy little guy. He does seem to have a touch of eczema on his face, but we're only supposed to put Vaseline or something like it on it.

At 6 months:

Trip is 16.4 pounds, and that is
at the 21st percentile for weight.

Trip is 27 inches, and that is
at the 60th percentile for height.

Trip has a head circumference of 17.1 inches, and that is
at the 32nd percentile for head circumference.



At 6 months:

Jack is 16.8 pounds, and that is
at the 28th percentile for weight.

Jack is 28.5 inches, and that is
at the 41st percentile for height.

Jack has a head circumference of 17.7 inches, and that is
at the 75th percentile for head circumference.

2 months ago Trip was 20th% for height and weight; Jack was 8th% for height and 29th% for weight. I’m so proud that they’re doing so well! I'm also extremely happy that they’re in the middle range for height now instead of on the smaller side. Tim is so excited at the thought that the boys might be “average” height (which is 6” taller than him).

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The Boys vs Solids

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Welcome Home Daddy!

Tim’s been gone a week today. All three of us have missed him horribly. Wait, I can’t forget the dogs. All five of us have missed him horribly!

Hopefully he’ll be home tomorrow or Thursday. When he walks up to the door, this is what he’ll see on it:

I can’t wait for him to be home!

Sorry

Sorry about the multiple emails from the last post. I was trying to send it from my cell-phone and it appears that it has a limit on how many characters you can send. Here's what the post was supposed to say:

Hey grandparents and aunts and uncles! Jack-Jack & Trip-Monster here!

We just wants to let you know that Mommy added an amazon wish list buttons to our page. She said she's going to keep it updated with ideas for our bithdays and Christmases. 'Cause we loves getting new stuff to slobber on!

http://my-boys-were-worth-the-wait.blogspot.com/



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Hey grandparents and aunts and uncles! Jack-Jack & Trip-Monster here!

We just wants to let you know that Mommy added an amazon wish list buttons to our page. She said she's going to keep it updated with ideas for our bithdays and Christmases. 'Cause we loves getting new stuff to slobber on!

http://my-boys-were-worth-the-wait.blogspot.com/

Spottings...

The Easter Bunny has been spotted...


I even found another one!

HAPPY EASTER!

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My Review of Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumper

Toys R Us

Babies will jump for joy in this stationary activity jumper! Baby can swivel 360 degrees for full access to four fun developmental activity stations. Jumper features piano toy with volume control, dancing lights and 7 classical melodies. Choose from 2 piano play modes: Piano Notes and Melodies. Oth...

Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumper

Boring - Not Interactive

Mom of happy twins Charleston, SC 4/1/2009

 

1 5

Pros: Durable

Cons: Boring, Poor Design, Very large seat

Describe Yourself: First Time Parent, Stay At Home Parent, Parent Of Multiples (Twins etc)

I already had a Fisher Price jumperoo that my boys loved, but saw that the Baby Einstein one would go a little lower (for my smaller twin). The only pro it has is that it is super adjustable as far as height goes. The seat is so big that even my bigger boy swims in it. Whereas the FP jumperoo reacts by making noise when the baby jumps, this one does nothing. The piano and the beads are the only redeeming qualities, but interest in those only lasts so long.

I was also a little concerned because at its lowest height the springs are so close together that the seat actually wobbles from side to side if they move. With the wobble and the huge seat I was concerned that my little one would lose his already poor balance and hit his head on the frog.

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Teefies!

Trip is getting his first tooth! All you can see is the tiniest bit of white poking through so there is no photo proof, yet. He's been drooling quite a bit and constantly chewing his hands, clothes, and anything else that gets near his mouth. I decided to just take a peek in his mouth, since he had it open smiling at me anyway. I was completely shocked to see a little white spot on his lower gum. I guess I need to watch my fingers, now. ;-)



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Don't touch my baby there!

Trip had his pediatric urologist appointment this afternoon to check on his hydrocele. Just as we suspected, they just want us to keep an eye on it for a while. If it suddenly gets larger, call immediately (as in during business hours, not ER-worthy). If he still has it when he turns a year old then we'll need to follow up with the urologist. More than likely it will resolve itself by his first birthday.

Trip seemed to like the doctor. He even gave him one of his not-very-common smiles. Wow!

The news that really pleased me is that, according to their measurements, he's now in the 25th percentile. Up from the 9th a month ago! Yay! I credit this to switching the boys to a two hour schedule. Trip now eats 3-4 ounces every two hours during the day and a 5 ounce bottle at night. Jack eats 2-4 ounces every two hours with a 5 ounce bottle at night. My boys are growing so fast!

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We're 3 Months Old!

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Happy Smiley Babies

You can scroll through to see different videos. It's a playlist of all of the videos of the boys! (It should update as I add more videos.)

2 Month Well Baby

The boys had their 2-month well baby appointment. Everything went OK. Not beautifully, but OK. They both got all but one of the vaccines (that one is on backorder) and seem to be doing fine, now.

Jack as all smiles for the doctor part of the appointment. The doctor seemed to enjoy holding him and said he looked beautiful!

Trip wasn’t too happy being examined, but didn’t fuss too much. Due to his sensitive skin he’s got a little bit of a rash on his neck and face and the beginning of diaper rash in the crease of his legs. I really don’t believe that the redness in the crease of his legs is diaper rash since he’s had it for so long. I’m of the opinion that it’s merely his sensitive skin reacting to the fact that there’s a diaper pressing into it there – kind of like when your waist band leaves a red mark on your skin. I’m supposed to use “moisturizer” on both of these issues, though.

Trip also possibly has thrush. I figured the doctor would swab his tongue and look at it under a microscope or something, but he didn’t. Due to a coating (which he’s had for 2 months, now) and the fact that he fights after he’s had two ounces of his bottle, he’s on medicine. We’re also supposed to give the medicine to Jack just in case. Hopefully this will help Trips recent eating issues and he’ll begin to put on more weight!

Trip also has hydrocele. It’s not a big deal, but they do have to keep an eye on it (especially since it didn’t seem to be there at all of his previous appointments). We’re waiting on a referral to a pediatric urologist. Typically with infants it resolves itself within the first year.

Here are their stats:

At 2 months:

Trip is 10.4 pounds, and that is
at the 9th percentile for weight.

Trip is 22.25 inches, and that is
at the 9th percentile for height.

Trip has a head circumference of 16 inches, and that is
at the 49th percentile for head circumference

At 2 months:

Jack is 11.4 pounds, and that is
at the 24th percentile for weight.

Jack is 22.75 inches, and that is
at the 22th percentile for height.

Jack has a head circumference of 16 inches, and that is
at the 49th percentile for head circumference.

Check them out this morning before their appointment on their play mat!

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