Six Months Old!

JuJu

Weight: 12.13 pounds (2nd%ile) Height: 24 inches* (0%ile) Head Circumference: 41.5cm (20th%ile)

*- I think Juju's height might be a little off because her neck was a little bent when the nurse was taking the measurement.  Oh well!

She is little, but it's no cause for concern, because she is growing proportionately.  It's crazy how differently the babies metabolize their feedings considering the difference of their intake is marginal.  One of the many, many differences that I find to be so intriguing watching these two grow and develop.  Julia is rolling over from belly to back with ease and is working on sitting up, although she isn't there yet.  She loves to tinker around with the toys on the jumperoo or the play mat.  She chews on whatever she can, which tells me that teeth are on the way!  Juju is a little chatterbox and has quite a range to her noises.  She is waking up twice a night still for a feeding, and, given her size, we always indulge her.  No crying it out yet until little miss fills out a bit more!  As much as I am a walking zombie from the sleep deprivation, I do cherish my private cuddle time with my Juj.  Also, on the flat-spot head front, their pediatrician isn't worried about them!  Given that they have the capacity to move around now, minimizing the time that they are flat on their backs, their heads will continue to round out on their own!  Praise the Lord!!!!

Her silly face!  She'll usually make this face and then start squawking. :)

Jamesy Boy

Weight: 17.6 pounds (40th%ile) Height: 26 inches (15%ile) Head Circumference: 43.25 cm (36th%ile)

Jamesy is a big boy-and loves to be reminded of that!  He is rolling over easily now from belly to back, and can shimy his way around on the floor (so can Juju.)  He is a STRONG baby; his is noticeably more physical than Juju in his play and has been for awhile now.  His core strength is very strong as are his legs, and he stands well in his jumperoo (sweet Juju's feet barely touch the floor.)  He also loves to tinker with his toys and has great stamina for playtime.  He very carefully inspects his toys with his hands.  He is very, very grabby and seems committed to plucking each one of my hair follicles out of my scalp.  Good thing he's cute! He, too, is chewing on anything and everything, and producing copious amounts of drool.  I anticipate teeth in the not-too-far-off future!  (Hopefully before Daddy deploys in June, two teething babies and no Mom's Day Out for five weeks might be the end of me!) My boy sleeps well through the night from 730PM to 630AM, and has for the last few months.  God bless that child!!  How he sleeps through Juju's screaming is beyond me, but it must have something to do with the Horn male genes. ;)  Each time I focus in on my boy he lights up and starts giggling (Juju starts cooing,) I am thrilled to know that his sense of humor is already developing!

This is his silly face.  He usually dissolves into giggles after he make it.

Table for Six

The babies started solid foods this past week!  So far, they've only had sweet potatoes, and so far, they are really unimpressed...

Emmy is eager to help out in any way that she can.  She appointed herself the bib applicator!

Jamesy's first breakfast was a little overwhelming (Juju was on the mend after a lingering fever, so she started her solids the following day.)  Hannah and Emmy both climbed onto my chair so that they could  be a part of the experience.  Emmy grabbed another spoon so that she could offer Jamesy some puree between my spoonfuls.

Juju was also perplexed by the new taste of food.

Waiting on their breakfast day #3!

It's coming!

Just Three Words

MY NEW(ish) RIDE!

As we were driving home from church a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that someone had put some items near the curb, one of them being a stroller and another a soft play gym.  I asked Nick to please pull into the driveway so I could see what was up.  It didn't take me long to realize that the stroller was unlike any I'd ever laid eyes on...It had 4 seats!  The woman of the home met me at the curb and explained how she used to run an in-home day care but that her family had fallen on hard times because her husband has been hospitalized since last August from complications with a brain tumor.  She was unloading some items to make some extra money because she was eating most of her meal out at restaurants near to Vanderbilt Medical Center.  After a quick chat with my hubs, we decided to expand our stroller collection yet again!

The girls helped me clean it up, and today was the first day that the weather has been warm enough to venture outside for a walk...And it went swimmingly!  It was WONDERFUL to be able to walk at my own pace (rather than chasing a child or dealing with a whiny slow poke!)  I have a feeling this is going to be my ticket to some outdoor exercise!  HALLEJUAH!!!!

Snow Days Part 2!

We had an unexpected snow storm the beginning of the week.  Others might've anticipated it, but, because I live under a rock I was completely unaware.  So it was like Christmas morning for me waking up to a thick, white blanket of snow last Monday.  There was so much ice and snow accumulated that the schools shut down for the whole week!  We had so much fun playing in it whenever we could, but we had a serious case of cabin fever by the end of it, and that's saying a lot since the kids and I spend most all of our time at home anyways!

Daddy even had two snow days from work!  The roads were a mess and all of Fort Campbell was shut down except for critical personnel!  That NEVER happens!  It was AWESOME!!

Laundry basket sledding!

This didn't last long!

Snowbabies!  Bottle propping at it's finest!

Building Frosty the Snowman!!

Snow ice cream!  We pulled out all the stops!

One of the most requested movies in our house is a previously DVR-ed showing of the original "Frosty the Snowman."  SO, Emmy took it on herself to recreate the scene when Frosty melts.

Paying homage.

Sis was pretty sad about it, too.

Random Pictures

My Hannah helping make waffles for Saturday breakfast!

Sweet James succumbs to his fatigue.

A little heavy handed on the salt.

I was finally taking down our front door Christmas decor (in February) and the girls made the tree their own in the time it took me to carry the other one to the attic.

I asked Emmy to grab some toys for the babies...She brought them Barbies, naturally.

Hannah loves to help feed the babies...

A new way to play. :)