Photos from June

And more photos! More with Kelsi, Great Grandpa Paul & Great Grandma Joan, Bekah and her mirror toy that she LOVES, Kimberly with the tunnel that she LOVES (and it's "window"), their first attempts at self-feeding with arrowroot biscuits, and their current method of smiling. Kimberly grins really big, and Rebekah loves to scrunch up her nose when she smiles.

Photos from May

Here are some photos from last month: Rebekah with the red car, Kimberly playing with Daddy, Kimberly & Rebekah showing how well they share their toys with each other, modeling Mommy's mother's day present (the double jogging stroller), playing outside, playing inside, and playing with Great Grandpa Paul & Great Grandma Joan when they came to visit.

Future Tiny Tigers of America!

The outside photos are Rebekah in blue and Kimberly with the big grin in yellow. The measuring cups are from their helping in the kitchen... Then sitting up in the family room playing with their toys (Rebekah in purple, Kimberly in pink). The tiger is in fact Kimberly!

A new update? Could it be?

Well, they’re not six months old anymore! We’re at 7 ½ months now! A quick update for those I haven’t been talking to directly: They still seem to be gaining weight well, so we’re happy about that. They still really get excited about solid food eating and have had all sorts of fruits and veggies at this point (from apple to zucchini!) as well as rice cereal and oatmeal. They really don’t seem to have a favorite, as long as we put whatever it is in their mouth quickly. Rebekah’s pet peeve is watching Kimberly get a spoonful of food without one also going into her mouth which makes for a fun time trying to feed them one-on-two. They seem to manage just fine, though. Kimberly liked razzing whenever Marty would put a spoonful of food in her mouth, but she’s learned it’s best not to mess with Daddy and has slowed down on that one. Breast feeding is going well, they are pros at this point and much more efficient at it than they used to be.

They love to sit unsupported on the family room floor and suck on anything they can get their hands on. Luckily we have lots of toys just for that purpose! Kimberly is really close to crawling and I’m sure once she gets it down Rebekah won’t have a problem catching up. Kimberly gets on her hands and toes like she’s going to do pushups, so her core strength is definitely there. Kimberly also is working on getting better at going on her hands and knees without doing a face plant or going backwards.

They’ve both slept over 12 hours at night; they just haven’t done it on the same night yet. Hopefully soon! It’s tough to balance their need for sleep with Kelsi’s commitments outside the house in the afternoons, but we’re getting there. Having people help with taking Kelsi to and from her activities sure has helped.

Work is going well for me. I’ve been back two months now and still just work part-time in the mornings while Daddy gets to stay home with his girls.

I’ll attach a few pictures from Aunt Vikki’s visit… more to come, but I make no promises as to when! Hee hee hee. The indoor photos, Bekah is in the green and Kimberly in pink. The outdoor ones it's Kimberly in the green and Rebekah in the pink.

6 months old!!

Well, Saturday they turned 6-months-old, which means we were able to introduce solid foods to our nicely plumping Kimberly and Rebekah. They now weigh 12 lbs 3 oz (Kimberly) and 11 lbs 13 oz (Rebekah) and they're both right about 24.5 inches long. That's more than a pound in 3 weeks for Bekah, so we're excited that she's back on track. They are LOVING the foods so far. We started with rice cereal and are now on carrots. Here's some photos of their first attempt at eating, and also some cute ones of Bekah from this afternoon's carrot adventure. Daddy got to feed Kimberly, and I fed Rebekah. They've gotten the hang of it now and I describe their eating time as being like baby birds. Heads up and ready, eyes and mouth wide and eagerly awaiting the food to come to their mouths.

Our future's so bright...

Some photos of the ladies in their currently plump state.. Rebekah is doing much better and Kimberly is getting her chubby chin back as well. Lots and lots and lots of smiles and rolling and pooping! Kimberly on the left and Rebekah on the right.. and Kimberly trying to figure out who that big person is getting in on their photo session. Wearing their new pants that don't quite fit yet... Some face shots -- trying to show how their eyes aren't gray-blue anymore, but they're not brown either. And the last one... you'll be seeing a lot more of the shades in the future since they're finally growing into them. :) Mostly.

Can you feel the love?

Here are the girls.. very happy and progressing right along. Rebekah is doing better and we think she might actually be gaining again (we'll see next week for sure). Rebekah on the left and Kimberly on the right for all three photos. They're rolling like crazy, holding hands lots (see bottom photo), grabbing their feet, and generally being the happy babies they are. Right before I took the first photo they were both giggling, too. And they love it when I read books to them at night before bedtime. I've been back at work for just over a week now, working a few hours in the mornings while Daddy has his play time with the girls. I know there's more that I'm missing, but since I hadn't updated in a while, I wanted to get this posted.