It is funny how true the expression "time flies when you're having fun" is. We certainly are having fun here. It is extremely hard to believe that it is August 30th today and that a week from now kids will be heading back to school and we will have marked the "unofficial" end of summer with the passing of Labour Day weekend...but most of all it is hard to believe that Charlotte and Jacob are 8 months old today. A lot has happened from August 1st - August 30th including:
Gaining more weight: Charlotte weighs 15 lbs 12 oz and Jacob weighs an impressive 15 lbs 6 oz.
Sleeping through the night: Doyle and I continue to enjoy our consecutive stretches of sleep thanks to the fact that both kids continue to sleep through the night. We are trying to stretch their bedtime to 7pm in preparation for my return to work (so we'll get some good play time with them when we get home ) and in the hope they'll sleep a bit longer in the morning. They have been waking between 5:30 and 6am for their morning feed but we'd love to hear from them around 6:30 or 7am - or even later if they felt so inclined ;)
Rolling over: We officially have two "rollers" in the house. They can now roll completely (back to front and front to back). They even prefer to play on their tummy vs their back when we put them down on their play mat.
"Words": Both Charlotte and Jacob started saying "da da da" this month. It is often the first thing they say when they wake up in the morning. Doyle thinks this is a very fun way to start the day and is often the first in their room to get them from their crib. Last night Charlotte discovered the "t" sound and was saying it over and over again - Doyle said she's practising for our adventure to the CNE on Friday when she'll ask us for "Tiny Tom" donuts!
Sitting up: I decided to test Charlotte and Jacob today to see if they could sit for a short period of time on their own...both were successful and seemed quite proud of themselves. We still have a bit of work to do before they are sitting alone for long periods of time but it's exciting to see they are developing the core strength to keep them upright.
Solid food: We continue to experiment with solid foods. This month they have tried actual pieces of food along with their "baby mush in the jar". They enjoyed turkey deli meat, cheese, yoghurt, bread, and beans in tomatoe sauce.
Favourite things: I have started to notice that the kids have some favourite things. These include...
- Bath time (they love kicking and splashing in the big tub)
- Their blankets in their beds (they love to suck the satin edge when they go to sleep)
- Sophie the giraffe (both love to chew on Sophie on the play mat)
- Fingers (Charlotte loves her fingers - she has started to grab her pinky finger with one hand and wave her fingers around like she's making a bird - we can't help but laugh every time she does it)
- Exersaucer (We now have two because the kids loved the one we had so much - so now they spend time playing beside each other upright in their exersaucer)
Activities outside the house: Walks in the stroller, More Stars and Strollers movies (Friends with Benefits, The Help, and 30 Minutes or Less), We completed our 8 week session at Rainbow Songs music class last Friday
Tomorrow we have our NICU follow-up at Sunnybrook. They will be observing the kids at their "six month corrected age". Stay tuned for that update...
