4 Months Already!

Lexyn and Brittyn are now 4 months old. It just seems crazy. I really can't believe how fast it is going by. Time really needs to slow down. They are getting so big, both weighing just a few ounces under 9 pounds. They have really come a long way, almost 6 pounds in 4 months. They are very smiley babies; Brittyn a little more so than Lexyn but she hasn't felt good for so long. They are cooing, and it is precious. Lexyn has been put on Nutramigen formula and it is a miracle formula. She is a total different baby now, we just have to now brake the spoiledness of needing to be held all the time. When she is doing tummy time, which she doesn't really care for, she scoots forward and pushes over top of the boppy. She loves to stand up with us just holding her hands for support. She is taking about 3 ounces of formula every 5 hours and now has one 2 ounce pear juice bottle a day and loves it! Lexyn is finally growing back some hair on the top of her head. She likes to sleep on her tummy and she rooted around so much that she rubbed all her hair off and was bald on top for about a month.

Brittyn is still on soy formula and doing very good with it. She scoots backwards off the boppy during her tummy time. She loves tummy time, really she likes to lay on the floor any way. She enjoys stretching out. She likes to stand with just us holding her hands to support her and she bounces up and down. She is taking about 3 ounces every 4-5 hours and loves her 2 ounce pear juice bottle each day. She is about an inch to and inch and a half longer than Lexyn when she stretches out. She is my tall and skinny baby. Her hair is getting really long on top and is very curly when it is wet.

The girls turned 4 months old last Thursday and on Saturday night we moved them into their own bedroom. They still sleep in the same bed but they are now in their crib and not a pack and play. They have done very well, along with mom, and actually they are sleeping longer through the night. Sunday the 5th they went 9 hours before waking up. That was nice, but hasn't happened again! We have the girls on a schedule now and they are doing very well with it. They get a bath around 7:00pm and then we feed them a bottle and lay them down between 7:30 and 8:00pm. Most nights now, they lay down and go to sleep without even crying. I haven't really kept them on a schedule during the day until a few days ago. They usually wake up around 9:00-10:00am and we play on the floor for about 30 minutes. Then they take a bottle and sit in their swing. Around 12:00 -12:30 I have started putting them back in their crib for a nap instead of just letting them just catnap in their swings. They take a nap for about 2 and half hours. When they wake up they we play for a while until they start to fuss and then they get a bottle. We have been going on a walk each day since the weather has been great, and they love their stroller and love being outside. The only time of the day that we haven't mastered is from about 4:00pm until bath time. They are usually tired but whiny so they won't sleep in their swing or their bed they just want to be held, and unfortunately that is cooking and dinner time. So they spend a lot of that time crying to be held. Other than that the routine is great and they are pretty good babies. I am really enjoying being a stay at home mom and raising my 2 sweet baby girls.

By the way, our Branson trip was great. But unfortunately we have no pictures because the girls slept just about the entire time. We did lots of shopping and they slept in their stroller. The ride up there and back they slept the whole way waking up once each time to take a bottle. They were great travelers, for that trip anyway!