How old? 6 months
Our weights:
Alexis: 11 lbs 14 oz
Jack: 12 lbs 6 oz
Faith: 11 lbs 6.5 oz
Size clothes: aAthough they still fit in some of their 3 month clothes (especially the girls), they now fit in a lot of 6 months clothes as well. PJ's seem to be sized differently as they wear 6 month or bigger (or maybe it's just that we have long, skinny babies as they outgrow everything in length).
Our sleeping patterns? There have actually been some major changes in the last couple of nights as they all slept through the night (or at least only woke up for a paci and not a bottle), so we're hoping that's not a fluke! We also are working on changing their schedule right now so they only get 5 bottles a day instead of 6 (or 7 for Lexi as she would wake up screaming in the middle of the night and the only way to calm her was to feed her). But for the last month they have been taking a nap after every bottle and the length of the nap varied between 45 minutes and 2 hours (unfortunately they never all take a 2 hour nap at the same time but I'm hoping that will change). For nap times we often separate them by putting one in our room and another in the guest room, so that they don't wake each other up. The last couple of nights Lexi has been sleeping in the guest room, so maybe that has somehow helped her sleep through the night.
Nighttime: "Bedtime" has been between 7:00 and 8:00 depending on when they drink their bottle, but up until a couple of days ago we had been waking them for a 10:00/11:00 p.m. bottle, which they mostly slept through. Jack has continued to sleep through the night (he has been doing so for awhile now), Faith has been sleeping through the night for a couple of weeks (except for needing her paci some nights), and Alexis had been needing a middle of the night bottle.
Our eating schedule: Generally 7:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., plus or minus 30 minutes throughout the day. Alexis ate again between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. (Micah had been waking up to feed her which really helped me!). We offer the girls 5 ounces and Jack 6 ounces, but they rarely drink the whole thing. The last couple of days we have changed this so they only get five bottles and the last one is around 8:00 at night, but we'll see if this sticks as they have to continue to gain weight!
Favorite foods: Qe have not started feeding solids yet. My understanding is that this usually starts around 6 months, but as our trio's adjusted age is 4 months I am going to ask the pediatrician at our appointment on Friday what she recommends.
Our likes? Mom's singing, the bouncy chair, the play yard, sitting in their Bumbo chairs, seeing new things (although we don't get out much!), sucking / chewing on hands, putting things in their mouths, the exersaucer (although this is really new as we just started using it this week!). The girls both love their pacifiers and Jack is sucking his left thumb. Jack still loves to stand with assistance, but we are trying to deter him from doing so very often as we're realizing that he is very stiff and standing supported may not be the best thing for him right now.
Our dislikes? Being laid down when they don't want to sleep, even if we gave in and got them out of their cribs and brought them back to the living room. Being left in their Rock n Play Sleepers for too long, which is funny since they used to spend most of their time in those but now they want to get out and sit (assisted or in Bumbos) and play!
Our favorite games/toys? play yard, crinkly toys made by Grammy Howard, Bumbos, bouncy chair, fish toy rattle, Angel Dear animal blankets, and listening to books and looking at the pictures.
Our milestones? Lots of babbling and cooing, Alexis is figuring out how to put her pacifier in her own mouth, Faith is super strong with her tummy time, and Jack is now big enough to be carried in the Ergo baby carrier without the infant insert (12 lb minimum).
Things we do to make Mom and Dad smile? babble & coo, laugh, smile a lot, watch each other play, smile when we kiss them, play "airplane" when we hold them high in the air.
Our Pictures:
JACK
ALEXIS
FAITH
ALL TOGETHER (L to R: Alexis, Jack, Faith)
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