Over the past few weeks, things seem to be happening with the twins so fast! Each day it seems they are doing something new. They had their 9 month checkup on Monday and Skylar now weighs 21 pounds 2 ounces and Elaina weighs 18 pounds 7 ounces. They are both about 29 inches long. If you wonder why Skylar looks so much bigger, it might be because his head size is in the 70%tile while Elaina's is in the 10%! She is our long, lean, tiny headed beauty and Skylar is out tall, strong one. He seems to be just a big, solid baby....not chubby as much. My how they have caught up from their birthweight! Imagine how big they would be now if they were born full term!
The doctor says both are developmentally on track too which is so reassuring to us. On Sunday both started picking up food and feeding it to themselves. Skylar sometimes forgets to open his fist so he is chomping on his hand trying to get to the food. Elaina is more graceful with her feeding.
Elaina gets on all fours and rocks but still thinks rolling will get her places faster. She moves quickly that way! Last night she pushed herself into a sitting position but still had one arm supporting her before tumbling over. Skylar is now rolling all over the place and enjoying moving around.
They are definitely communicating more too which is so fun. They babble mama all the time but not specifically to me yet. Elaina claps her hands and laughs and Skylar gets super excited when he sees the dog or cats. It is so much fun to see them interact with each other. Each morning I put them in one crib while I unload the dishwasher and they get so excited to see each other. This morning Skylar gave Elaina a huge smile and then reached for her hand to hold it. Such a sweet bond!
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