Well, it's official. The left side of Daniel's head is flat. Apparently, he naturally rolls over to that side and it flattened his head out. This must have been one of those things that they don't tell you about before you have kids.
We can't do anything to get him to stay on his right side. We've moved his toys to that side. We've got the TV over there. I play with him over there. Yet he refuses to roll that direction.
Folks, my child is made of clay.
Mike
Monday, June 22, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Oops, I dropped Sophie today
Actually, she kinda slid out of her stroller as I was lifting it.
Rats, I was really hoping that Deena would drop one of them first.
Rats, I was really hoping that Deena would drop one of them first.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Slowly moving in the right direction...
A big step up: We've gone from six meals per day to five, condensing them in the afternoon and evening. Three big bonuses: First, the nanny gets in the penultimate feeding, meaning that we only have one at night. Second, we have moved the last feeding from 10 pm to 9 pm, meaning that we are able to get to sleep an hour earlier. And finally, the kids are generally more alert, meaning that it is easier to feed them and burp them. Hey, it's a win-win for everyone.
Meanwhile, in the developmental department, Daniel rolled over today, meaning that we are now at risk of having no more than one child go to college without being able to roll over. Of course, given the way Sophie likes her naked time, I'm unconvinced that she should ever be let out of my sight...
Meanwhile, in the developmental department, Daniel rolled over today, meaning that we are now at risk of having no more than one child go to college without being able to roll over. Of course, given the way Sophie likes her naked time, I'm unconvinced that she should ever be let out of my sight...
Friday, June 5, 2009
Okay, I've been bad...
But I promise to try and update more.
The kids are growing like weeds. Chubby weeds, just like Daddy! A month ago, Daniel was at 13 lbs and Sophie at 12, with their next check-up to come in July. The doctor says that they have hit virtually every milestone at four months that they were supposed to except for rolling over, but did remind us that no child has ever gone to college without being able to roll over. Does that mean that they can't go to college if they haven't rolled over by age 18?
The two most common questions we get are about eating and sleeping. So let's hit those.
The kids are still eating every three hours, starting at about 7:30 am with the last feeding around 10 pm. And we have been serving them two "food" meals per day, with one meal being a fruit/veggie puree (The apple sauce is actually pretty good, although after four months, I still haven't gotten up the guts to try the formula.) and the other being rice cereal, which strongly resembles a mixture of paste and oatmeal. The kids addressed the food skeptically the first time we fed it to them, but seem to have adapted nicely. The added bonus is that we can mix and match the types of food, leading to a lot of dinners for the kids of "whatever's on sale." Unfortunately, I can't buy stock in Babies R Us. We're now at the point at which the kids are grabbing for the spoons when we feed them. Now if I could only teach them how to feed themselves...
Sleeping: The kids are sleeping through the night. We had some issues with Daniel, who decided that 4am was a good wake-up time, but a double-swaddle seems to be keeping him down. We still get the occasional cries between 4 and 6 am, but a pacifier usually, well, pacifies them. Oh, that's how it got that name. "Binky" just doesn't cut it.
Mike
The kids are growing like weeds. Chubby weeds, just like Daddy! A month ago, Daniel was at 13 lbs and Sophie at 12, with their next check-up to come in July. The doctor says that they have hit virtually every milestone at four months that they were supposed to except for rolling over, but did remind us that no child has ever gone to college without being able to roll over. Does that mean that they can't go to college if they haven't rolled over by age 18?
The two most common questions we get are about eating and sleeping. So let's hit those.
The kids are still eating every three hours, starting at about 7:30 am with the last feeding around 10 pm. And we have been serving them two "food" meals per day, with one meal being a fruit/veggie puree (The apple sauce is actually pretty good, although after four months, I still haven't gotten up the guts to try the formula.) and the other being rice cereal, which strongly resembles a mixture of paste and oatmeal. The kids addressed the food skeptically the first time we fed it to them, but seem to have adapted nicely. The added bonus is that we can mix and match the types of food, leading to a lot of dinners for the kids of "whatever's on sale." Unfortunately, I can't buy stock in Babies R Us. We're now at the point at which the kids are grabbing for the spoons when we feed them. Now if I could only teach them how to feed themselves...
Sleeping: The kids are sleeping through the night. We had some issues with Daniel, who decided that 4am was a good wake-up time, but a double-swaddle seems to be keeping him down. We still get the occasional cries between 4 and 6 am, but a pacifier usually, well, pacifies them. Oh, that's how it got that name. "Binky" just doesn't cut it.
Mike
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