We had their 4 month appointment this morning and it went well! The babies needed shots but I think i was more worried than I needed to be. They cried for a few seconds but once they were picked up by Patrick or I, they were fine. It was hard to watch though!
We talked about starting solids, because I wanted to make sure we had the right plan. We want to start at 6 months but with them being preemies, I wanted to see if we should use their adjusted age or not. Because of how well they are growing and developing, the pediatrician said we can just go with the actual age. We talked about baby-led weaning which is what we are going to do, and about skipping rice cereal. She thinks everything sounds great and is on board! So if anyone has tips of blw, let me know! Im doing my research now :)
Weights and Lengths: Declan: 13 pounds 2 ounces and 24 inches long. Owen: 13 pounds 5 ounces and 24 inches long. Evelyn: 13 pounds even and 23.5 inches long.
Eating: They are eating every 3-3.5 hours during the day and for about 20-25 minutes except the feeding right before we put them down for the night, then they eat for anywhere from 30-45 minutes.
Sleep: They are sleeping through the night! We put them down around 9:30 and they sleep until 6 or 6:30! Sometimes they wake up between 4:30 and 5 but for the most part they sleep. It has been awesome. They also take 2 or 3 good 2+ hour naps a day. Depending what we are doing, since I like to get out of the house with them, their middle of the day nap isn't always as long. They also are all basically awake for the rest of the day.
Clothes Sizes: They fit perfectly in 3 months sizes but wear some 3-6 as well.
Diaper Size: They are completely out of their newborn cloth diapers now, if not from weight it's because they out pee them and its not worth stuffing them more when they fit so well in our other ones!
Favorite Diapers: We are loving our bottombumpers. They are so trim and since they are sized they fit them the best. We also love our os simplex and tots bots. Overall Im really loving our one size stash!
Least Favorite Diapers: I love them all! But if I was to pick I would say prefolds just because they are getting so squirmy and they are more difficult and time consuming to get on. But they certainly have their place!
Favorite Things: They LOVE bath time and going outside. When they are fussing, if we bring them into the back yard they stop. They also love their bumbos and sitting and standing (with our help). We have recently started using the excersaucers for short periods because they love to stand and grab things, and they love them. They also love people. We take them to the playground and they just stare and are so interested in older kids. They are all such flirts and smile at everyone!
Least Favorite Things: Still waiting for things, they are getting a bit more demanding when they want something now that they are older so it can get pretty crazy around here. They don't like diaper changes but aren't too bad if we distract them.
Milestones: They are talking, babbling, and laughing more, grabbing things, they all have great head control, they are getting great at rolling from tummy to back and do it almost every time They think its hilarious. They are close to rolling from back to tummy.
Pictures:
Declan giving me a sweet smile
Owen loving his bumbo!
Evelyn being a daddy's girl
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