Garrett's new trick: Eating his toes! He even tries this while trying to eat solids - NICE!

Kathryn is SO STRONG! She is ALMOST sitting up-she can hold herself up with her arms now!

Here is Garrett lovin' on YaYa at the Lake on Easter weekend!

Two happy babes with their daddy!


And my little Easter Bunnies!

We are doing Great!! After thinking and struggling and worrying, I decided to close down the "Mommy Cafe" and the babies are now getting all bottles and formula! I am a WHOLE new person - I have SO much more energy and we are able to get out and about more now and I don't worry if one wakes up early or this or that...It has been a GREAT decision for me. The only guilt I feel now is that I am so happy about stopping :) Most importantly though, they are gaining weight and healthy! They have started solids - veggies only and they love them! It is fun to feed them at this point - I'm sure it will get old and messy!

Stats!

Kathryn:
Weight: 12 lbs 15 oz 5%
Height: 25" 25-50%
Head: 16.5 cm 50%

Dr. G said she was doing great and was developing really well! No concerns with her! The nurse was laughing at how much she was twisting and rolling around. After all that activity though, she DRENCHED her daddy on his nice - fresh - from - the - cleaners shirt! He was not happy - he was actually holding her b/c she usually doesn't spit up as much as Garrett...ooops! Thankfully, we live across the street from the doctor's office so Brad was able to come right home and change and then go to work!


Garrett:
Weight: 13 lbs 11oz 3%
Height: 26.3" 50-60%
Head: 17.3 cm 50-75%

We are a little more concerned with Garrett b/c he dropped from 10% on the weight chart to 3%. He was following a perfect curve last week when we went to the pulmonologist so I am not too worried about it. Dr. G just told us to get him on foods quickly-he is ready and needs the extra calories. As for the MAJOR spit-up issues, he gave us some samples of Enfamil A.R. to help reduce it. Supposedly it thickens when it hits the stomach therefore reducing the reflux-worth a try and I was needing to get some formula anyways to use at night for their bottles-the freezer stash is almost gone-only 5 bags of milk left :( It used to completely fill the freezer.

So there are our latest stats and reports! I will have to post some pics of the adventures in eating as they occur! Happy Tuesday!

SIX MONTHS!!!

Making Funny Faces!

Sweet Jenny and Brody brought K and G a Happy 1/2 Birthday Cookie Cake! It was so cute and DELISH!!

Here is Kathryn on the move! She is definitely mobile - not crawling at all but certainly rolling and scooting to where she wants to go. Gotta watch that girl!

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The gang's all here! Ranger, Tripp, Brody, K & G, and Luke! We love these baby boys and most of all I love their mommies. They are so encouraging and uplifting and I treasure our get-togethers!

Meet Pete! Pete is Emily's pet monkey that went everywhere with her while she stayed with Mimi & Papa last week. We were luck enough to get to spend some time with them and K & G love their cousin Emily!!

RayRay & BobBob came over and got some good lovin' from the babies! I will have to download the pics from our video camera too - G was being a super cuddle-bug with RayRay!

Garrett's newest trick is holding his own bottle! It is FABULOUS! He can't always keep it upright especially when it is full but he can certainly get it to his mouth and back if it falls out. HE LOVES HIS BOTTLE!!!

We have been practicing sitting in our booster seats anxiously awaiting starting solids. They have had a few bites of avocado but nothing major. We go to the dr tomorrow for their 6 month check-up so we will start after that - depending on what he says!

Kathryn is still my little rock star! She is so strong and LOVES to be on her tummy! Can't keep her off of it! I think she is going to have excellent tricepts.

Garrett is my silly boy for sure. Mr. Personality. He FINALLY will roll over to his side from his back but not to his tummy. If you put him on his tummy he is back on his back in literally 2 seconds! He was having so much fun wrapping himself up in his blanket the other day! He thought he was really funny!