Half Year Birthday

Where has the time gone? Just 6 short months ago, we welcomed our little Luke and Olivia into the world. Now they are each thriving and growing so much each day. We couldn't be prouder of them.

They also had to get their 6 mth shots (2 shots and an oral medication) and check-up today. Here are their measurements:

Luke
17.4 pounds; 50%
26.5" long; 50%
Head circumference: 44 50-75%

Olivia
13.13 pounds; 10%
25.25" long; 25%
Head circumference: 40 3%

Even though Olivia is quite a bit tinier, they are both doing great. Dr. Colyer said she was impressed with how well they are sitting up, rolling over and trying to talk. We are going to pretty much stick to their same eating schedule, but take the rice cereal out of their bottle and give it to them in the morning with a spoon. Dr. Colyer said if the reflux returns, we can return to putting the cereal in their bottles. We really don't want to have to put them back on Prevacid. So for now, they will stick with 5 bottles a day and now 1/4 cup of solids total, once in the am and once in the pm. If they still seem hungry, we can certainly adjust as needed.

We have fallen into a great evening routine of feeding them a bottle around 5pm, solids around 6:30pm and then a quick walk around the neighborhood. Then it's the 3 B's: bath, bottle, and bed (hopefully by around 8:30pm).

Happy Half Year Birthday, Luke and Olivia. We love you so much!!!