They are still interactive with
each other. Owen seems to be the one who
wants to be with Griffen. He gravitates
to him and is constantly climbing, laying, mauling Griffen. He also is the binkie stealer. Griffen usually has to have a binkie and Owen
will always go take it even if he already has one. Griffen doesn’t seem to want to be messed
with and cries when Owen is by him. I’m
having a harder time bonding with Griffen but I think that’s because Owen wants
me and will constantly come to me.
Griffen just seems to cry and thrash and doesn’t care who takes care of
him. I’m trying to bond better with him. There were no problems at the Dr except
making sure they are drinking at least 20 ounces of milk daily and should also
be having foods 3 times daily. They don’t
want much milk especially after their food.
I’m going to cut back on how much oatmeal/food combo I give and see if
they’ll drink more milk.
Owen:
Weight: 18 lbs 9 oz-29%
Height:68.8 cm-6%
Head Circumference: 42.7-3%
Still such a chunk! He
doesn’t eat much different or more for that fact. It’s so interesting to see him weigh as much
as Boden who is 3 months older and had a bigger start! He’s starting to look thinner though
especially his face.
*Size 3 diapers
*6-9 month clothes and a few 12 month
*Eats solids 2 times a day with a 3-5 oz bottle, a 2 7 oz bottles (one being
bedtime)
*Sleeps better but gets fussy at 9:30-9:45 wanting to go to bed. Fusses at 7:30-7:45 to be up. Wants to eat by 8:30. He doesn’t cry hardly during the night.
*Sleeps in his own crib…I had them together in the same crib but
Owen wakes up earlier and would seem to wake up Griffen. It wasn’t a bad thing as it kept them more on
the same schedule forcing Griffen up.
But I moved them into separate cribs when they were puking 2 weeks
ago. They seemed to also do better in
their own cribs since they weren’t forced to be on the edges of the crib.
*Loves the jumper and roaming from room to room. He occasionally uses the swing (I used it for
their morning naps up until a month ago when they just didn’t seem to be
sleeping as long).
*Loves to chew on darts! He doesn’t seem
to play with much just scoots to all areas of the house exploring.
*Not crawling only scooting.
He gets up on all fours but then just plops down. He’s been scooting since around 7
months. He has been getting into the
sitting position by himself though.
*Sits for long periods of time
*Still content being on
his own and not being held but does love attention. He loves when others talk to him
*Likes the binkie a lot and is the binkie thief!
*He does not do very well with chunky food…if it’s chunky he’ll
either gag or spit and blow raspberries.
He’s becoming more picky on his food choices.
*Follows me from room to room and gets around FAST! So fast he’s fallen down both flights of
stairs.
*Mommy's boy...seems to prefer me over others. My favorite thing is when he’ll crawl to me
when I’m standing and hold onto my feet or lay his head on my feet. He also loves to come untie my shoes while I’m
exercising.
*He gets so happy when he sees his siblings
*He loves to push down the bumper pads in the crib to see out
*Looks like he’ll get his top 2 teeth first and one of the top
any day now
Griffen:
Weight:16 lbs 8 oz-6%
Height:67.4-2%
Head Circumference-43.5 cm-10%
Griffen
seems to have multiple personalities. He's very unpredictable. He's
always been more fussy but does seem to soothe down easily. He seems
harder to entertain and wants to be held or being interacted with. This
bolded description of Griffen still seems to hold true. If he has a binkie when he is fussy that does
seem to soothe him. He does throw quite
the tantrums though. It’s not just
screaming or crying when he’s upset (Owen just screams and cries). He will throw his body around. He also gets onto his tummy, put his head
down, and rock and kick his legs. I’m
scared for the tantrums he’ll throw when he’s older.
*Size 3 diapers
*Size 3-6 clothes, 6-9 jammies and some 6-9 month
*Eats solids 2 times a day with a 3-5 oz bottle, 2 7 oz bottle
*He’s been getting fussy 2 times at night. Once at like 2-3 and then again at 6. All he wants is a binkie so I’ll keep
multiple ones in the crib but I usually get up twice to give it to him. I do let him cry for a few minutes before
going in. He does sleep in longer in the
morning especially now that he’s in his own crib. Wakes about 9 and goes to bed same time as
Owen 9:45-10:30. He doesn’t take great
naps unless I put him in the crib with the door shut and no interruptions
*Scoots since about 8 months.
About 3 days ago he’s started getting in the crawling position and seems
to want to crawl more than Owen. I won’t
be surprised if he crawls first. *Loves
the binkie and does not soothe for much else
*Starting to love to roam but seems to stay in the same room
*Loves pulling down the DVD’s on the bottom row in my room
*Loves the jumper
*Hates hates hates diaper time and getting dressed. This is the time when he throws himself
around in a full on fit. I feel like I’m
wrangling a alligator changing him.
*Doesn't seem to have a preference on a person...just anyone
willing to hold him or talk to him
*He lights up anytime Oaklee is around.
*Has 2 bottom teeth. You
can see a top tooth coming in (maybe a week away?)
*He’ll also come to my feet and hold on but not as often
*Does better with chunky foods and feeding himself
They have been a lot more fussy the past few months. They have had a few colds in that time plus
it’s got to be the teeth! I’m noticing
if they are crying hysterically and it’s not time to eat it’s because they’ve
pooped. They poop so much and have the
worse butt rashes. I’m not sure if
teething causes acidic poop or if it’s the food we’re giving them. The rashes could be from the acid food or
because I’m not always quick to check if they’ve pooped. They are getting to be fun and wanting to
interact and play. They love when we are
down on the ground with them.
