12.30.09 ~ dog hats

Here are the adorable pictures Dan took of the girls last week. They love their little dog hats :)

Avery

Brelynn

Camille

12.29.09 ~ Six Months Old

Wow, the girls are six months old already. The time is flying by, but I have to say I don't mind right now because life is starting to get much easier as they get older. We are on a beautiful routine most days now. The girls wake up between 5 and 6 in the morning, drink a bottle, and go back to bed. They sleep for another few hours and are usually up by 8am. We play, change diapers, get dressed, take medicine, and get into the high chairs for breakfast between 9 and 10. They love to eat soilds. They eat cereal, fruits, and veggies now. So far, bananas and peaches have been favorites. After breakfast they all go down for a nice nap (usually 1-3 hours). They wake up and play, drink a bottle between 1 and 2, play again, and take a short nap before dinner. Dinner is usually at 5:00. They play for about an hour after dinner then take another short nap. They are very close to rolling over and love to stand and jump. While they are napping Dan gets home and we are able to finish our dinner just as the girls start waking up. We play for a few hours and then they drink one more bottle before bed at about 8:30. Jammies on, snuggles, and bedtime by 9:00 usually. If we're lucky they go to bed without too many protests and sleep until morning.


Their reflux is finally starting to get under control. We figured out what dose of medicine they should be on and it is working. I think the solid foods are helping, too. We had their 6 month check up on 12/28 and they all had a jump in their weights...woo hoo! As compared to other 6 monthers:

Avery was 12 lbs 10 oz (3%), 24 inches (5%), and head 16.4 inches (27%)
Brelynn was 13 lbs 8 oz (9%), 24.5 inches (12.5%), and head 17.2 inches (85.5%)
Camille was 11 lbs 10 oz (0.58%), 24 inches (5%), and head 16.2 inches (15%)

Avery

Camille

Camille

Brelynn

Brelynn

 

12.22.09 ~ Photo Contest

My mom told me about a local holiday photo contest for Snohomish County residents through Stadium Floral. I checked it out and there were only a few entries so I entered this photo of the girls.

We found out today that we won first place! We will be receiving a $300 gift basket tomorrow sometime between 10-2 :) I have no idea what will be in it, but it's pretty cool that we won. Thanks to everyone who voted!

12.21.09 ~ Christmas dresses

Wow, the time is sure flying by. The girls are almost 6 months old and they are keeping us really busy now. They continue to grow and learn new things. Weights as of last Wednesday were: Camille 11 pounds, 1 ounce. Avery 12 pounds, 0 ounces. Brelynn 13 pounds, 4 ounces. They are all reaching for objects, laughing, and standing with a little help. They love to play in the jumper in the kitchen, exersaucers, and the play mat. They can even wiggle their way off the mat at times. We have adorable little Christmas dresses for them this year (thanks Grandma C!). We got some other really cute pictures, but Dan is making me wait until after Christmas to post them. Some people may be getting copies at Christmas time :)

Here I am with Brelynn, Camille, and Avery (from L to R)

Avery, Brelynn, Camille

12.7.09 ~ 5 month check up

We had the girls 5 month weight check today. They're doing great but dropping a little bit in their weight percentiles. Height and head circumfrence are still tracking well. We're increasing their reflux medication to see if that will help them eat a bit better, and they are already on high calorie formula. Overall, not concerning but how are they gonna dunk a basketball if they're shorties??? Grow, babies, grow!!!

These numbers are compared to 5 month old babies, not adjusted for prematurity so they're actually doing much better than this!
Avery: ht-23.5" (4.67%), wt-11 lb, 3 oz (0.89%), hc-16.06" (18.45%)
Brelynn: ht-23.25" (2.73%), wt-12 lb, 7 oz (5.79%), hc-16.93" (79.09%...no, not a typo!)
Camille: ht-23.0" (1.51%), wt-10 lb, 8 oz (0.24%), hc-15.83" (8.29%)

12.1.09 ~ Mmmmm....rice cereal

Camille and Brelynn love their rice cereal :) Avery's working on it...she was too hungry last night to eat cereal...the bottle was much quicker.

11.28.09 ~ Go Huskies!!!

Dan and I are die-hard Husky fans so we had to get the girls in the action for this year's Apple Cup...

Camille ready to crush the Cougs

Go Huskies!

Brelynn's lounging in the recliner watching the game

Avery's a true dawg...look at the drool!

 

Avery cheering for the Dawgs