As of May 22, 2009:
Hannah Eve
18 pounds, 3 ounces (50th percentile)
28 inches (55th percentile)
Abigail Eden
17 pounds, 8 ounces (25th percentile)
28 1/4 inches (55th percentile)
What is interesting, to me at least, is that Hannah was the smaller twin at birth. Since then, she has always been the bigger twin. Similarly, Abbie was the shorter twin at birth and now she is the taller twin. Our pediatrician said that they look great and that they are verbally advanced. I guess the apple didn't fall too far from that tree. They babble constantly, and they have clearly mastered "mamama" and "dadadadada." And while I was skeptical as to whether or not they understood the difference between "mama" and "dada," the more I watch them in action the more I think they know the difference.
Hannah and Abbie both are little slow in mastering their gross motor skills, but that is to be expected because they were premature. They're hitting their milestones, but they are hitting them on their own schedule. Dan and I have been absolutely amazed at how much they have started doing just in the last two weeks:
Hannah can move from all-fours to the sitting position and in the last 48 hours she has mastered crawling. . . true crawling where she gets on her knees and alternates between moving her legs and her arms. Abbie can crawl too, but Abbie "army crawls" across the room which is different. Both girls also also working on pulling themselves up to the standing position. They get about 3/4 of the way there, but with some more practice they should have it soon. Needless to say, the girls are very mobile. In this area, Abbie is more adventurous. . .and fast! They have also started swimming which has been a lot of fun. Hannah is happy just floating in the water (she has one of these (http://www.shoppaddock.com/swimways-baby-spring-float.html) whereas Abbie (like her brother) is a little fish trying to kick and drink the water.
Finger food is their new favorite toy. Put them in a highchair with a handful of Cheerio's and they're good to go. Hannah especially will eat anything you give her. Especially bagels and kosher pickles (she is a Jewish girl after all). They love their meals. Fruits, pasta, mac n' cheese, graham crackers, cheese, pancakes, you name it!
Their personalities are also starting to come through more and more each day. Hannah is very mellow and laid-back. She's just happy. It's sometimes a bit harder to draw her out, but she is just a very zen-like baby. Abbie not only looks like her older brother, but her personality resembles his too. She has a lot of fire in her and always has a smile (or smirk!) for you. She also has a temper and has earned the nickmame "crabby-Abbie." When she gets pissed, watch out! But overall, they are both good girls and very good babies. Plus they sleep through the night. Always a plus.
And now, we bring you the picture portion of the post. . . .
Hannah
Abbie
Together
1 comment:
I can't believe we haven't met them yet! But we're proud of them, and still can't wait. They just get cuter and cuter all of the time!
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