Saturday, February 23, 2008

4 months old

It has been a while since I have posted, we have been so busy and there is much to report!
We saw the pedi again on Feb 11th for Maia's reflux and she changed her prescription to Prevacid and about a week later we noticed a difference. We also scheduled an Upper GI for Tues Feb 26th at Childrens' Hospital to see how bad her reflux is and rule out anything else.
The pedi also gave the ok to start Sofia on cereal as well and said to try oatmeal as it is less binding than rice, so we started the oatmeal on Valentines Day and they love it!

On Thurs Feb 21st, we had our 4mo pedi appt. She was happy that Sofia's flathead was improving, said to keep doing what I was doing to continue strengthening those neck muscles and she did not think a helmet was necessary.
She was very impressed with their weight gain:

Sofia: 13 lbs 4.5 oz, 24.25" long (50th percentile for both)
Maia: 11 lbs 3 oz, 24.5" long (25th for weight and 50th for length)

The girls had their 4mo shots and were told we can start trying fruits and vegetables. We started prunes to help keep things 'regular' and they like them.


Sofia can now also roll from her belly to her back, any object she picks up she puts into her mouth or she licks, and she manages to get her thumb into her mouth atleast 15-20x per feeding, but cannot find it to go to sleep. She smiles and talks endlessly and 'coughs' to get attention. She also has a fondness for guys and loves to cuddle.


Maia started laughing about a week ago, it is the cutest giggle, she thinks sneezing is hilarious, and laughter is contagious. She also has been smacking her lips to show how much she is enjoying her food. She grabs for everything and even 'pets' the kitties. She has quite the temper and gets frustrated if she cannot do something. Her hair is really starting to come in now and its darker than when she was born.


Maia has been falling asleep on her own whereas Sofia still needs quite a bit of help falling asleep. Once asleep Sofia will usually take long naps, she really loves her sleep. Maia, on the other hand, is a 30min napper, occassionally she will surprise us and take a 2hr nap but its a rarity.
They love taking a bath together, looking in the mirror, and music.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Cereal for Maia

So in another attempt to stop Maia's puking, the pedi increased her Zantac dosage by 1.5x and suggested we start giving her 1 tsp of cereal per day to give her some substance in her belly. She originally suggested 1 tsp per 4 oz bottle once a day but since the girls refuse bottles most of the time especially from Mommy, she said use a spoon! It went surprisingly well!!

Patiently waiting in her feeding seat...


Patiently waiting for another spoonful...



MMmmmm, good stuff...

Cleaning up the mess...



"I can do it myself, Mom!"



And of course, Mommy had to see what Sofia thought of cereal, we couldn't let her sister have all the fun!!



Mommy also witnessed Maia rolling over this morning, in 'the big bed'! Everytime Mommy rolled her back, she would do it again.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Things

Just a picture taken today because they are so cute and so are their outfits!

Rolling right along

So its been a while since I posted because the girls have kept me very busy.... and very tired!
After a few trips to the pediatrician, we decided to switch Maia back to Zantac because although she is still pukey and fussy, its a little better than with other meds.

January 28th weights
Sofia: 12 lbs 10 oz
Maia: 10 lbs 10.5 oz


Maia and Sofia showing off their awesome shirts



Maia finally rolled over last Tuesday, back to belly, TWICE! And Mommy missed it because she was in the shower, and Maia has not done it again since!

My little roller Maia



We have been spending a lot of time on the floor, practicing rolling, sitting, standing, dancing, and doing TUMMY TIME!!

Maia



Sofia