JULIA
Height: 29 inches tall (40th percentile)
Weight: 17 pounds 11.5 ounces (17th percentile)
Head Circumference: 45.5cm/17.91 inches (65th percentile)
Precious little Juj has such a sweet and vibrant personality. She is a ray of sunshine, and so full of smiles and silly giggles. She has a signature growl that has inspired one of her many nicknames: "Juju Monster." She cracks herself up every time she makes it. She's game for anything. She loves to play by herself, especially in the play kitchen. She has a little kitten stuffed animal that she has taken as her lovey and only parts with it when it requires laundering. She has a silly side to her and hides her face when she's being goofy. She's not one for demanding a lot of attention, she usually sits back while James makes his presence known, but she will let me know if she needs something. Julia began crawling at 10 1/2 months and is now pulling up all over the place and cruising. She is a great sleeper; she is down to one morning nap and an afternoon nap. She sleeps from 7PM to 630AM each night. She is a great little eater, her favorite breakfast is pancakes, eggs and blueberries. Lunch favorite is a bean and cheese quesadilla and banana. Dinner favorite is chicken meatballs, buttered pasta and steamed carrots or sweet potatoes. For snack, she loves watermelon and cheerios. I finally hung up my pump the middle of August-my deadline was our reunion with Nick, who was ready to have his wife back. :) I had enough of a freezer stash for the babies to get a bottle each day until a week after their birthday, but they have otherwise gotten formula. A couple of weeks after the twins' birthday, they started getting a mix of formula and whole milk, and will until their due date (October 7th) when I'll phase out the formula and they'll continue on with just whole milk. So far, their tolerating it well, thankfully. We are still waiting on Juju's first teeth! After chatting with the dentist and the pediatrician, we are not at all concerned. In the meantime, we lovingly call her "Toothless."
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| Juju and her beloved kitty. |
JAMES
Height: 31 inches (87th percentile)
Weight: 23 pounds 12 ounces (83rd percentile)
Head Circumference: 46 cm/18.11 inches (46th percentile)
My boy! This kid rocks my world. He is a boy in every sense of the word. He's loud, he's a mess most of the time and he smells, but I would follow him to the ends of the earth. I think the feeling may be mutual, because he always seems to know where I am, and is quick on my heals. He has such a zest for life and a magnetic personality. He laughs so much of the time (making him Sir James Who Laughs A Lot.) He's endlessly entertained by silly noises and games like blowing raspberries and peek-a-boo. He also has an intensity about him. When he wants something, he will stop at nothing to get it. He loves any toy that he can bang on things. He is strong and rough, which makes me uneasy about the idea of leaving he and Julia alone in a pack'n play. He craves her attention, but gets it in all the wrong ways...Usually by pulling her hair. James has the permanent right of way, so if you happen to be in his path, he will go over you to get to the object of his fixation, there's no going around for this boy. He started army crawling at about 10 months, and has kept with it ever since. He pulls up and cruises all over, too. James is a ravenous eater, but also lover of playing with his food. Feeding this boy should require a hazmat suit. He loves pancakes and eggs, but also loves him some oatmeal (probably because it's better for spreading all over the place.) For lunch, he likes deli meat and a cheese stick and some fruit-pears are always a fan favorite. For dinner, he also loves chicken meatballs, buttered pasta and steamed veggies. He is also a spectacular sleeper, he and Julia follow the exact same schedule...Praise the Lord for that! His smile boasts six shiny teeth! Four on top and two on the bottom. Julia made a grave mistake by putting her fingers in his mouth and learned the hard way that those puppies are sharp!
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| He had just pulled her hair. |
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| Recreating my last belly picture on their birthday haha! |
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Emmy and Hannah helped to pick out one gift for James and one for Julia, they did an great job!! They've got the babies' interests pinned!
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| The babies' birthday gifts! The big girls are fans! |
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| Emmy stayed up late the night before to help me decorate the kitchen, she had planned it out for days! This girl LOVES a birthday surprise!! |
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| Birthday cupcake time!! |
