Well things have finally gotten back to normal now that the fair is over and school has started. There are a lot of things to tell! Dave took care of the kids for most of the fair. He is an amazing father! Yesterday he mentioned something about how taking care of the kids during the day is harder then going to work. :D
We have a new nanny two days a week and she is amazing. She was one of the few people we interviewed that Lilah took to right away. She was the ONLY one that Lilah started talking to the minute she held her. There were lots of other reasons we chose Sue, but that was really reassuring to see.
Alec has teeth! His two bottom teeth came through during the fair. I found them one day when I was trying to help him get a wagon wheel in his mouth and he bit me. SURPRISE! It explained a few of the odd behaviors from him. I thought it was just me being gone so much.
He has also started to rock on hands and feet, mostly pushing himself backwards as well as pull himself up on things. We are in the process of removing everything from the house... I mean baby proofing the house.
Lilah has really gained strength over the last few weeks. She is sitting up alone and can maintain her balance for the most part. Her OT coach said she should really only have one or two more sessions and then be done! YAY!
Speech is a whole different ball game. Lilah is struggling to eat anything that isn't a puree. She immediately gags and then wants nothing to do with eating. I have slowly given in to the struggle. I am realizing that it doesn't do any good to get upset that she isn't eating and that it's not my fault (this was a SUPER hard thing for me to realize). So we do our best and don't worry. I know one day she will get it and take off eating like nothing we've ever seen.
Both kids are doing great. Their smiles in the morning or when I walk in the door from work are priceless. We just recently took them to the doctor for their 9 month checkup. Alec was 19lbs and in the 25th percentile for kids born on his actual due date (no adjustment there!) and Lilah came in at 14lbs... just barely on the chart but we'll take it! It's hard to believe we are getting so close to 1 year. Someone had recently asked me if I had gone through the blog and re-read some of the earlier posts. I think I might have to be a few years out in order to do that. Dave pulled up one photo from back in the NICU and I started to cry. I actually even saw one of our core nurses on the fair grounds on my way home one day and I couldn't bring myself to go over and say hi. I didn't think I could make it through a sentence without losing it. Those ladies were so amazing to my kids I tear up just thinking about how blessed we have been.
Here are some photos/videos:
We have a new nanny two days a week and she is amazing. She was one of the few people we interviewed that Lilah took to right away. She was the ONLY one that Lilah started talking to the minute she held her. There were lots of other reasons we chose Sue, but that was really reassuring to see.
Alec has teeth! His two bottom teeth came through during the fair. I found them one day when I was trying to help him get a wagon wheel in his mouth and he bit me. SURPRISE! It explained a few of the odd behaviors from him. I thought it was just me being gone so much.
He has also started to rock on hands and feet, mostly pushing himself backwards as well as pull himself up on things. We are in the process of removing everything from the house... I mean baby proofing the house.
Lilah has really gained strength over the last few weeks. She is sitting up alone and can maintain her balance for the most part. Her OT coach said she should really only have one or two more sessions and then be done! YAY!
Speech is a whole different ball game. Lilah is struggling to eat anything that isn't a puree. She immediately gags and then wants nothing to do with eating. I have slowly given in to the struggle. I am realizing that it doesn't do any good to get upset that she isn't eating and that it's not my fault (this was a SUPER hard thing for me to realize). So we do our best and don't worry. I know one day she will get it and take off eating like nothing we've ever seen.
Both kids are doing great. Their smiles in the morning or when I walk in the door from work are priceless. We just recently took them to the doctor for their 9 month checkup. Alec was 19lbs and in the 25th percentile for kids born on his actual due date (no adjustment there!) and Lilah came in at 14lbs... just barely on the chart but we'll take it! It's hard to believe we are getting so close to 1 year. Someone had recently asked me if I had gone through the blog and re-read some of the earlier posts. I think I might have to be a few years out in order to do that. Dave pulled up one photo from back in the NICU and I started to cry. I actually even saw one of our core nurses on the fair grounds on my way home one day and I couldn't bring myself to go over and say hi. I didn't think I could make it through a sentence without losing it. Those ladies were so amazing to my kids I tear up just thinking about how blessed we have been.
Here are some photos/videos:
Alec telling me that the shelf needs to find a new home.
Watching Zeke play fetch with mom
Lilah this morning
A photo that Dave just sent me from his phone. This was one of the first days that Lilah was home.
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The "Lilah's Selfie" photo. I don't think I will be this lucky getting a shot this good again!
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