Getting taller and chunkier every day!
We had a nine month check-up and got updated stats on the girls. Morgan weighs 19 lbs 13 oz and is 28 inches tall. Avery weighs 19 lbs 7 oz and is also 28 inches tall. I think Avery was squirming a little when her height was measured because she seems a little shorter than Morgan. Their weight is around the 75-80th percentiles and their height is around the 60th percentile. Both girls have big heads, around the 90th percentile.
Non-stop teething!
We had a nine month check-up and got updated stats on the girls. Morgan weighs 19 lbs 13 oz and is 28 inches tall. Avery weighs 19 lbs 7 oz and is also 28 inches tall. I think Avery was squirming a little when her height was measured because she seems a little shorter than Morgan. Their weight is around the 75-80th percentiles and their height is around the 60th percentile. Both girls have big heads, around the 90th percentile.
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| Wait... you're 9 months old? I'm 9 months old, too! |
Non-stop teething!
Morgan has six teeth already and two more about to break through. She has been teething like crazy the last few weeks! Unfortunately, the two that have not broke through yet are the two top middle front teeth. Hopefully, they will come in soon, so she doesn't look like a little vampire baby anymore. She has been grinding her top and bottom teeth together lately, which I hate - it's like nails on a chalkboard! Avery has three teeth now, two on the bottom and one on the top that just broke through.
Look out, they're crawling!
Both girls are crawling and can get anywhere they want to go. Morgan has the proper form for crawling on hands and knees. Avery has a modified crawl where she's on one knee and uses her foot to push off. The gates (aka "the pen") are coming in very handy these days.
Both girls are crawling and can get anywhere they want to go. Morgan has the proper form for crawling on hands and knees. Avery has a modified crawl where she's on one knee and uses her foot to push off. The gates (aka "the pen") are coming in very handy these days.
Keep it steady!
The girls are climbing up on anything they can - us, the gates, furniture, laundry baskets, each other, etc. They are both good at standing and can move around a little while upright. Avery has even stood unassisted for a few seconds. She loves to "practice" walking with us holding her hands. I predict she will be walking before her sister. It's fun to watch them figure out these new skills, because they get so excited and proud of themselves. :)
Get in my belly!
The girls are great eaters, if you couldn't tell that by their chunkiness! There are not too many things they don't like. If we are eating, they want to be eating, too. We've been giving them more finger foods to practice feeding themselves. For as much solid food as they eat, they still really love their bottles.
What did you say???
Morgan is our talker. She says quite a few vowel/consonant noises. She most consistently says "da-da-da" and "eye-eye-eye" or "ya-ya-ya". There have only been a few "ma-ma"s so far. Avery is still on the raspberry blowing and grunting. She just started saying "mm-mm-mm", which I keep trying to get her to turn into "ma-ma-ma". No luck yet.
"NO"
We have been trying this word out lately without much success. The girls seem to think "NO" means "stop for a second, then try again". Even when we accompany it with a stern look. Sometimes, we get a sassy little smile back from Avery. Um, kid, this face isn't a joke.
They're quite a pair!
The girls are fun to watch interact. When we put them to bed at night, they will sit up in their cribs facing each other and "chat" back and forth. Apparently, Avery is very funny, because she gets Morgan giggling a lot. They will be going on and on one minute and the next, they are both fast asleep. They don't really play "together". It's more like when one does something, the other one wants to do it, too. Or if one picks up a certain toy, the other one wants that toy, too.
Love, love, love these little girls!
Get in my belly!
The girls are great eaters, if you couldn't tell that by their chunkiness! There are not too many things they don't like. If we are eating, they want to be eating, too. We've been giving them more finger foods to practice feeding themselves. For as much solid food as they eat, they still really love their bottles.
What did you say???
Morgan is our talker. She says quite a few vowel/consonant noises. She most consistently says "da-da-da" and "eye-eye-eye" or "ya-ya-ya". There have only been a few "ma-ma"s so far. Avery is still on the raspberry blowing and grunting. She just started saying "mm-mm-mm", which I keep trying to get her to turn into "ma-ma-ma". No luck yet.
"NO"
We have been trying this word out lately without much success. The girls seem to think "NO" means "stop for a second, then try again". Even when we accompany it with a stern look. Sometimes, we get a sassy little smile back from Avery. Um, kid, this face isn't a joke.
They're quite a pair!
The girls are fun to watch interact. When we put them to bed at night, they will sit up in their cribs facing each other and "chat" back and forth. Apparently, Avery is very funny, because she gets Morgan giggling a lot. They will be going on and on one minute and the next, they are both fast asleep. They don't really play "together". It's more like when one does something, the other one wants to do it, too. Or if one picks up a certain toy, the other one wants that toy, too.
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| Best pic of the two of them - So hard to get them both looking at the camera! |
Love, love, love these little girls!
1 comment:
GREAT updates! This is my fave: "Apparently, Avery is very funny, because she gets Morgan giggling a lot." Would love to see that!
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