Bath Seats

I need some more help...

Brandon is sitting up on his own all the time now and John is getting there. John is just so active that when he sits he wants to stand or get something that he falls but he can do it when he wants to. So now I am looking into bath seats... any of you out there have any suggestions on a good one to buy?

Car seat and sippy cups

So the pedi said we could start teaching the boys to use sippy cups if we want... well why not. They said they wean the bottle at 12 months but if they can start to learn early then great and we will be out in hot TEXAS weather so water and juice cut with water can be in the sippy cup plus if they learn we can put their formula in it! Any one out there have their favorite one for teaching little ones???

Also the boys are 26 inches long and our car seats fit 27 inches max so we are on the look out for convertible car seats. If anyone has a good suggestion or any info on them please let me know!!

6 month check-up

Little Men

Brandon

John

John
The Podee bottle
Brandon
Sleeping boy

Brandon and John had their 6 month check up today. They are both doing really well and we now have to buy convertable car seats!!! Just another thing to do for them. They did good with the shots and just cried for a little bit and calmed down. I asked about the formula issue and she said that as long as they are are drinking as much as they want (anywhere from 4 ounces to 8 ounces) then I should not worry, I need to take thier cues for hunger! We are still on a 4 hour schedule and once they have tried all 1st food we can move to 2nd foods. YIPPIE

Things the boys are doing:
wearing stage 2-3 diapers

loving talking and smiling

rolling over on each other

eating all types of first foods

still in stage 2 nipples

Brandon

Stats:
weight- 18pounds 5.7ounces (50-75%)

height-26 inches (25-50%)

head- 45cm (75-90%)

Things he is doing:
sitting up on his own
flipping from back to tu0mmy
scooting around on his back
laughing and smiling FINALLY
loves to play with daddy's face

John

Stats:
weight- 17pounds 6.3 ounces (50%)

height- 26inches (25-50%)

head- 43cm (25-50%)

Things he is doing:
flipping from tummy to back and back to tummy
scooting around on his tummy
talking and laughing
plays with his feet all the time
loves to be tickled




** Sorry I have not been around much but my friend Dana got me on a book series I could not put down. I read three books in a week! The series is Twilight my Stephenie Meyer. If you are a Harry Potter fan you might like these books!!!

So Sorry

6 months!!!!

That I have made some friends worry about the boys and myself. Today has not been any easier but I am not doing it alone. My mom and Brian are here. Mom has fed Brandon all day so far and I have fed John... who is still being a stinker. I am having trouble getting even 5 ounces in him at noon, he had 6 ounces at breakfast. Brandon had his full bottle this morning and 6 1/2 ounces at noon, that one being a hard feed as well.... and remember this is all being held, not in there boppy's or highchairs.
I know we will get through this but I truly do not know what is going on. We have our check-up this coming Wednesday and this will be talked about as well as getting shots :-(

Anyhow the boys are 6 MONTHS OLD!!

***the boys take their bottle first then have food and John is now back on preemie formula as of last night at 8pm***

Today was not my day

I was alone all afternoon.... on my own accord and it has been the worst day since I became a mother. I have to admit now and please don't think wrong of me but this is the longest I have been alone with the boys... yes only 6 hours. I have been alone with them overnight but they were sleeping. So today I had them since noon. The noon feed was miserable. I fed them at the same time and that was okay till they had about 3 ounces and then they started looking around and trying to pull the bottle out of their mouth and just stopped eating. So I picked up John and tried to make him take his bottle, we got to 5 ounces and he spit up a bunch. I had to have my mom feed Brandon as it was already 12:15 and I was no where close to finishing with John. Brandon took at least 6 ounces and then mom fed him. I fed John his food and mom left. They went down around 1pm and slept till around 2 or 2:30, i can't even remember. Then they woke up and cried till I fed them at 3:45. I tried the same thing because they were just both crying non-stop. They did the exact same thing. So after I got 3 ounces in them both I pick Brandon up and he finished his bottle and then I picked John up and coaxed him to drinking around 6 ounces and then he spit up yet again. He did not even want squash and oatmeal. I got it down him but it was not fun at all. I know what they can drink and eat so I know I am not over feeding them I just don't know what the deal is. They played for about 45 minutes to an hour after they ate and went down... they crying was over. They woke up right when daddy came in and the crying has started again, John just won't stop. We are thinking about going back to the preemie formula. We just don't know what else to do. I have to say I cried through feeding John because I feel so defeated and I just feel like I can't do this alone. Mom will be here tomorrow to help so we can go to little gym then she goes to the lake at 2pm... we shall see how tomorrow goes. Please pray for us all!

Dinner

Dinner first of all was somewhat better...

*** if you look closely they are trying to hold their bottle which is good and bad***

The lights were out from a storm, which never happens at our house but it was quiet so that was good!



I put the boys in their infant seats to see if they would not move around as much. It helped a little. I was still not able to make them take their whole bottle. Most of the time when they are in their infant seats or highchairs they always leave an ounce. Hopefully they will get use to it and take their whole bottle.... did I mention that at noon while mom and I fed them in our arms they took the full bottle.



I have the podee bottles but I do not know if they have a strong enough sucking reflex to use them. I will try them tomorrow just to see!

Random pic of Brandon sitting and John and his feet

Lunch Feeding

From this mornings feeding till noon went well. Mom cleaned my house while I played with the boys and stuff. I decided that feeding them at the same time is not my thing so I fed Brandon first.... well that didn't go was I wanted. Brandon seems to like to grunt through his noon feed, he usually has his BM around this time so he takes longer to eat! I fed him around 11:45am but by noon he was not done so I had mom feed John. So I did not feed them both which I am totally bummed because I thought I could. I did give them both their green beans and apple sauce though. At 4pm I am going to try again but putting them in their infant seats that recline a little better than their high chairs and try it that way at the same time.

We shall see!