I have been so busy lately and haven't had time to update each of you on our beautiful little girls. It is hard to believe but they are 4 months old now. As you can tell by all of the pictures I have uplodaed, a lot has gone on in the past month.
The girls have definitely revelaed their personalities to us. Our Sophia Bug is very laid back and quiet. She continues to analyze everything around her which is why we have named her the "thinker" She is very serious until she catches something that brings a smile to her face. Her smile is enormous and lights up the room. She loves to sit and watch her sister who is the active one. Sophia has a difficult time getting in any words/sounds because Claire doesn't ever stop.
Claire Bear is always on the move. Not a second goes by where at least one body part isn't moving. She loves to kick her legs and throw her arms around which often times leaves Sophia on the receiving end. Claire can say so much through her eyes. They sparkle! She uses her voice all day long. She is pretty loud but becomes louder if you aren't giving her the attention she wants.
Both girls notice each other more and more every day. They hold hands all the time and are always sucking on the others hands. It is precious to watch and still brings tears to my eyes.
The 4 month doctor visit was exciting for Matt and I. We love finding out how our girls are progressing. Both girls got an A+ again which makes us both very very happy. They are now on the growth chart and accomplished all of the things expected at 4 months. The girls stats are below.
Claire
11 lbs 15 oz (25th percentile)
24 3/4 inches long (75th percentile)
30th percentile in head size
Sophia
12 lbs 1 oz (25th percentile)
24 inches long (50th percentile)
25% percentile in head size
Dr. Freeman gave me the ok to begin rice cereal. I was excited to begin giving them cereal just for a change of pace. The first feeding was so funny. Neither of the girls knew what to do except spit the cereal out. We had cereal everywhere!!! Since then, the girls are getting better. Sophia now screams for more. Claire still gags when it gets to the back of her throat. She has not figured out the swallowing concept. I have tried blending a small amkount of peaches into the cereal for taste but it hasn't helped Claire. I am sure they will begin to like it more...at least I hope so.
Claire is now rolling over. The first time was September 27th. She first rolled from tummy to back but now is rolling over from back to tummy. It is so cute to watch her figure out these new things. Sophia watches her sister but doesn't seem to have a desire to do the rolling. That is fine by me. She will do it on her own time.
Sophia's foot is doing wonderful. She got her cast off again. We tried using the brace again at night but the blisters began causing problems. We had to go without it for a couple weeks and only use Sophia's special shoe. Thankfully it is doing the job and we don't have to use the brace at all now. She will wear the shoe until the age of 1. I have met with a therapist and we will begin weekly sessions soon to make sure her foot does not regress. We are so thankful her foot is healing!!! The bad part about her shoe is that it can be a dangerous weapon. I have bruises on my chins from her kicking me with it (she is starting early) and her cousin Will found out the hard way that an orthopedic shoe in the eye does not feel good.
Uncle Chris and Aunt Shannon babysat the girls a few weeks ago so that Matt and I could have a date night. We got to go see a movie (The Hangover) and have dinner. I knew we needed a night out but I didn't realize how much. We had a great time! Chris and Shannon did a great job with the girls. Chris even got to change his first poopy diaper. Claire had saved up for it all day. Aunt Shannon got it on video tape...needless to say Claire pulled out all the stops for Chris. She decided to poop a second time during the diaper change. Little Sophia was much nicer to him the weekend before when he changed his very first diaper. The girls had a great time!!
Unfortunately Claire and Sophia lost their great grandpa Anderson this past week. We are thankful that Grandpa was able to meet the girls before he went to be with the Lord.
I will finish this with a funny story involving Sophia. I went to kiss Sophia on the lips and simultaneously she spit up directly in my mouth. I didn't even know what to do except try to spit it out. Matt and I were laughing so hard. The life of a Mom!!!
