It has
become increasingly difficult to keep track of time. On one hand, time has
flown. It still feels like the boys are brand new. Then again, I also feel like
I've aged quite a lot. Adding to the confusion, just last week I was asked the
following questions, "Are the twins here yet," and, "your kids
are, what, a year old now?" All of that is to say that we had our 4 month
checkup on Friday.
Let's
start with some stats. Daniel weighs 15lbs, 9oz, and is 25 inches long. Ryder
is 13lbs 2oz, and is 23.75 inches long. Garrett is 15lbs, 11oz, and is 24.5
inches long. For comparison, at 4 months Maddy was 13lbs 12 oz, 24.5 inches
long. The boys are huge.
Aside
from learning how much weight we're lifting, the 4 month mark is also bringing
some developmental milestones. Daniel and Ryder are rolling on to their bellies
regularly now. We've stopped swaddling the boys for that reason. They're still
sleeping really well, and Daniel and Ryder are usually on their bellies when we
wake them in the morning. Garrett gets about 80% of the way over, and then
seems content to be on his side. Everyone has been rolling onto their backs for
a few weeks now.
We are
seeing more personality and smiles every day. Garrett seems to be about as much
of a morning person as his daddy, and needs a little more time first thing in
the morning before he is ready to eat and get on with his day. Daniel likes to
wake up a few minutes before his brothers and is typically smiling and giggling
right away.
The boys
have started cereal. They love
eating and think it is so much fun to “help”! (We just
started peas the end of the week – it took that long to get the update into the computer!)
The
family has been super busy lately. I attempted to plan a birthday get together
for Jennifer, but we have no free weekends for the foreseeable future. Maddy
has been enjoying a weekly dance class with her friends. Jen is back to work,
and I have started to travel a little more. Life has become quite the balancing
act... We still try to make time daily to reflect on just how blessed we have
been with 4 awesome kids, good health, and a great support system.
On
another note, the boys got to experience a great weekend of football, seeing
4th quarter comeback victories by Penn State on Saturday and by the Pittsburgh
Steelers (sorry Eagles fans!) on Sunday. (and we don’t want to talk about the loss
to the titans on Thursday night)
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